1952 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

The 1952 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 26th series of the inter-provincial hurling Railway Cup.[1] Three matches were played between 17 February 1952 and 17 March 1952 to decide the title. It was contested by Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster.

1952 Railway Cup
Date17 February 1952 - 17 March 1952
Teams Connacht
Leinster
Munster
Ulster
Champions Munster (20th title)
Pat Stakelum (captain)
Runners-up Connacht
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored26 (8.67 per match)
Points scored42 (14 per match)
Top scorer(s) Christy Ring (4-05)
1951 (Previous) (Next) 1953

Munster entered the championship as the defending champions.

On 17 March 1952, Munster won the Railway Cup after a 5–11 to 4–02 defeat of Connacht in the final at Croke Park, Dublin.[2] It was their 20th Railway Cup title overall and their fifth title in succession.

Munster's Christy Ring was the Railway Cup top scorer with 4-05.

Results

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Semi-finals

17 February 1952 Semi-final Munster 4-08 - 3-05 Leinster Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
M Ryan 2-0, P Kenny 1-2, C Ring 1-2, S Bannon 0-2, P Stakelum 0-1, P Shanahan 0-1. P Kehoe 2-1, N Rackard 1-1, W Walsh 0-2, J Langton 0-1. Attendance: 12,000
Referee: J Phelan (Kilkenny)
17 February 1952 Semi-final Ulster 3-00 - 7-06 Conancht Corrigan Park, Belfast
Lynn 1-0, Carroll 1-0, Elliott 1-0. MJ Flaherty 4-0, Killeen 1-1, Manton 1-0, J Burke 1-0, J Gallagher 0-3, Duignan 0-2.

Final

17 March 1952 Final Munster 5-11 - 4-02 Connacht Semple Stadium, Thurles
C Ring 3-3, M Ryan 1-1, P Kenny 1-1, P Shanahan 0-3, S Kiely 0-2, S Bannon 0-1. J Gallagher 1-2, P Manton 1-0, MJ Flaherty 1-0, P Nolan 1-0. Attendance: 41,416
Referee: S Whelan

Sources

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

References

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  1. ^ Neville, Conor (12 December 2016). "The fall and fall of the Railway Cup". ball.ie. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Munster Railway Cup-winning teams". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 27 December 2018.