1942 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

The 1942 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 16th series of the Railway Cup, an annual hurling championship organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association. The championship took place between 15 February and 17 March 1942. It was contested by Connacht, Leinster and Munster.

1942 Railway Cup
Dates15 February โ€“ 17 March 1942
Teams Connacht
Leinster
Munster
ChampionsMunster (10th title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played2
Goals scored19 (9.5 per match)
Points scored29 (14.5 per match)
Top scorer(s) Mossy McDonnell (4-06)
โ† 1941 (Previous) (Next) 1943 โ†’

Leinster entered the championship as the defending champions.

On 17 March 1942, Munster won the Railway Cup after a 4-09 to 4-05 defeat of Leinster in the final at Croke Park, Dublin. It was their 10th Railway Cup title overall and their first since 1940. Christy Ring made his first appearance for Munster in the final and won the first of a record 18 Railway Cup winners' medals.

Leinster's Mossy McDonnell was the Railway Cup's top scorer with 4-06.

Results

Semi-final

15 February 1942 Semi-final Connacht 4-07 - 7-08 Leinster Duggan Park, Ballinasloe
MJ Flaherty 0-6, B Mooney 1-1, L Connaire 1-0, M Duggan 1-0, T Doyle 1-0. M McDonnell 1-5, J Langton 2-1, C Downes 1-0, N Wade 1-0, J Mulcahy 1-0, P Larkin 1-0, J Walsh 0-1, J Byrne 0-1. Referee: M Hennessy (Clare)

Final

17 March 1942 Final Munster 4-09 - 4-05 Leinster Croke Park, Dublin
J Power 2-0, J Lynch 0-4, B O'Donnell 1-0, C Moylan 1-0, C Ring 0-3, W Barron 0-1, D Stokes 0-1. M McDonnell 3-1, F White 1-0, J Mulcahy 0-2, P Phelan 0-1, J Langton 0-1.

Top scorers

Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Mossy McDonnell Leinster 4-06 18 2 9.00
2 Jim Langton Leinster 2-02 8 2 4.00
3 Jackie Power Munster 2-00 6 1 6.00
Single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Mossy McDonnell Leinster 3-01 10 Munster
2 Mossy McDonnell Leinster 1-05 8 Connacht
3 Jim Langton Leinster 2-01 7 Connacht
4 Jackie Power Munster 2-00 6 Leinster
5 M. J. Flaherty Connacht 0-06 6 Leinster

Sources

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