1954 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

The 1954 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 28th series of the inter-provincial hurling Railway Cup.[1] Three matches were played between 21 February 1954 and 17 March 1954 to decide the title. It was contested by Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster.

1954 Railway Cup
Date21 February 1954 - 17 March 1954
Teams Connacht
Leinster
Munster
Ulster
Champions Leinster (6th title)
Johnny McGovern (captain)
Runners-up Munster
Christy Ring (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored16 (5.33 per match)
Points scored41 (13.67 per match)
1953 (Previous) (Next) 1955

Munster entered the championship as the defending champions.[2]

On 17 March 1954, Leinster won the Railway Cup after a 0-09 to 0-05 defeat of Leinster in the final at Croke Park, Dublin. It was their sixth Railway Cup title overall and their first title since 1941. The final, which had a record attendance of 49,023, was the first which failed to produce a goal from either team.

Results

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Semi-finals

21 February 1954 Semi-final Munster 4-12 - 3-07 Connacht Croke Park, Dublin
C Ring 1-4, J Smyth 2-0, WJ Daly 1-2, J Hartnett 0-2, M Nugent 0-2, J Kiely 0-1, S Bannon 0-1. B Duffy 1-4, T Glynn 1-0, G Dolan 1-0, J Molloy 0-3. Attendance: 18,336
Referee: J Mulcahy (Kilkenny)
21 February 1954 Semi-final Leinster 8-07 - 1-01 Ulster Croke Park, Dublin
M Kelly 3-0, P Fitzgerald 3-0, J Langton 1-1, T Flood 1-1, M Ryan 0-2, N Wheeler 0-2, N Allen 0-1. S Fitzgerald 1-0, R McMullan 0-1. Attendance: 18,336
Referee: M Leahy (Dublin)

Final

17 March 1954 Final Munster 0-05 - 0-09 Leinster Croke Park, Dublin
C Ring 0-3, J Kiely 0-1, S Bannon 0-1. J Langton 0-3, J Sutton 0-2, M Kelly 0-1, P Fitzgerald 0-1, N Allen 0-1, T Flood 0-1, Attendance: 49,023
Referee: MJ Flaherty (Connacht)

Top scorers

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Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Mickey Kelly Leinster 3-01 10 2 5.00
Paul Fitzgerald Leinster 3-01 10 2 5.00
Christy Ring Munster 1-07 10 2 5.00
Single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Mickey Kelly Leinster 3-00 9 Ulster
Paul Fitzgerald Leinster 3-00 9 Ulster
2 Christy Ring Munster 1-04 7 Connacht
Billy Duffy Connacht 1-04 7 Munster
3 Jimmy Smyth Munster 2-00 6 Connacht

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.