1937 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

The 1937 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 11th staging of the Railway Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1927. The cup began on 14 February 1937 and ended on 17 March 1937.

1937 Railway Cup
Dates14 February – 17 March 1937
Teams3
Champions Munster (7th title)
Mick Mackey (captain)
Runners-up Leinster
Jack Duggan (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played2
Goals scored11 (5.5 per match)
Points scored16 (8 per match)
Top scorer(s) Mick Mackey (1-07)
1936 (Previous) (Next) 1938

Leinster were the defending champions.

On 17 March 1937, Munster won the cup following a 1-09 to 3-01 defeat of Leinster in the final at Croke Park.[1] This was their sixth Railway Cup title overall and their first title since 1934.

Results

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Semi-final

14 February 1937 Semi-final Munster 4-05 - 3-01 Connacht Cusack Park, Ennis
M Mackey 1-3, D Clohessy 1-1, M Brennan 1-0, M Hennessy 1-0, L Blake 0-1. Behan 1-0, Hoban 1-0, Darcy 1-0, Gill 0-1. Referee: J O'Regan (Cork)

Final

17 March 1937 Final Leinster 3-01 - 1-09 Munster Croke Park
M Whyte 1-0, H Gray 1-0, N Wade 1-0, P Phelan 0-1. M Mackey 0-4, M Brennan 1-0, J Quirke 0-2, J Mackey 0-1, C Moylan 0-1, J Cooney 0-1. Attendance: 14,483
Referee: I Harney (Galway)

Sources

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  • Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).

References

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  1. ^ "Railway Cup Hurling". Munster GAA. Retrieved 10 April 2018.