1935 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

The 1935 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the ninth staging of the Railway Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1927. The cup began on 24 February 1935 and ended on 17 March 1935.

1935 Railway Cup Hurling Championship
Dates24 February 1935 – 17 March 1935
Teams3
Champions Munster (6th title)
Timmy Ryan (captain)
Runners-up Leinster
Charlie McMahon (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played2
Goals scored17 (8.5 per match)
Points scored13 (6.5 per match)
Top scorer(s) Mick Hennessy (6-01)
1934 (Previous) (Next) 1936

Munster were the defending champions.

On 17 March 1935, Munster won the cup following a 3–04 to 3–00 defeat of Leinster in the final at Croke Park.[1] This was their sixth Railway Cup title overall and their first second title in succession.

Results

Semi-final

24 February 1935 Semi-final Connacht 4-04 - 7-05 Munster Portumna Sportsfield, Portumna
R Donoghue 1-1, Ryan 1-0, G Heenan 1-0, Teehan 1-0, W Vaughan 0-1. M Hennessy 5-1, M Mackey 2-1, T Ryan 0-1, J Barrett 0-1, M Brennan 0-1.

Final

17 March 1935 Final Leinster 3-00 - 3-04 Munster Croke Park, Dublin
J Dunne 1-0, Mattie Power 1-0, L Byrne 1-0. S Harrington 1-0, M Hennessy 1-0, M Kennedy 1-0, M Mackey 0-2, G Garrett 0-2. Referee: S Jordan (Galway)

Top scorers

Top scorers overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Mick Hennessy Munster 6-01 19 2 9.50
2 Mick Mackey Munster 2-03 9 2 4.50
3 R. Donoghue Connacht 1-01 4 1 4.00

Bibliography

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

References

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