1962 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

The 1962 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 36th staging of the Railway Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1927. The cup began on 18 February 1962 ended on 17 March 1962.

1962 Railway Cup Hurling Championship
Dates18 February 1962 - 17 March 1962
Teams4
ChampionsLeinster (8th title)
Noel Drumgoole (captain)
Runners-upMunster
Jimmy Doyle (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored26 (8.67 per match)
Points scored41 (13.67 per match)
Top scorer(s)Billy Dwyer (6-02)
1961 (Previous) (Next) 1963

Munster were the defending champions.

On 17 March 1962, Leinster won the championship following a 1-11 to 1-09 defeat of Munster in the final.[1] This was their 8th Railway Cup title and their first since 1956.

Leinster's Billy Dwyer was the top scorer with 6-02.

Results

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Semi-finals

18 February 1962 Semi-final Connacht 1-03 - 6-11 Munster Duggan Park, Ballinasloe
PJ Lawless 1-0, M Cullinan 0-1, Salmon 0-1, T Sweeney 0-1. C Ring 3-1, Jimmy Doyle 1-4, S Power 2-0, PJ Keane 0-2, T English 0-2, J Smyth 0-1, T Morrissey 0-1.
25 February 1962 Semi-final Ulster 6-03 - 11-04 Leinster Breffni Park, Cavan
J McVeigh 3-0, B McGurk 1-0, F Cullinan 1-0, D Crawford 1-0, P Mullaney 0-2, S Gallagher 0-1. W Dwyer 6-1, W Jackson 2-1, A Boothman 1-1, O McGrath 1-0, C O'Brien 1-0, F Whelan 0-1.

Final

17 March 1962 Final Leinster 1-11 - 1-09 Munster Croke Park, Dublin
D Heaslip 1-0, A Boothman 0-3, F Whelan 0-3, M Kennedy 0-2, S Foley 0-2, W Dwyer 0-1. L Devaney 0-5, Jimmy Doyle 0-3, D Nealon 1-1.

Scoring statistics

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Top scorers overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Billy Dwyer Leinster 6-02 20 2 10.00
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Billy Dwyer Leinster 6-01 19 Ulster
2 Christy Ring Munster 3-01 10 Connacht
3 J. McVeigh Ulster 3-00 9 Leinster
4 Billy Jackson Leinster 2-01 7 Ulster
Jimmy Doyle Munster 1-04 7 Connacht

Bibliography

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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. Archived from the original on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 10 April 2018.