1957 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

The 1957 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 31st series of the inter-provincial hurling Railway Cup.[1] Four matches were played between 17 February 1957 and 17 March 1957 to decide the title. It was contested by Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster.

1957 Railway Cup
Date17 February 1957 - 17 March 1957
Teams Connacht
Leinster
Munster
Ulster
Champions Munster
Mick Cashman (captain)
Runners-up Leinster
Jim English (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored28 (7 per match)
Points scored62 (15.5 per match)
Top scorer(s) Christy Ring (5-10)
1956 (Previous) (Next) 1958

Leinster entered the championship as the defending champions.

On 17 March 1957, Munster won the Railway Cup after a 5–07 to 2–05 defeat of Leinster in the final at Croke Park, Dublin.[2] It was their 23rd Railway Cup title overall and their first Railway Cup title since 1955.

Munster's Christy Ring was the Railway Cup top scorer with 5–10.

Results

Semi-finals

17 February 1957 Semi-final Munster 3-11 - 3-11 Connacht Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
C Ring 1-3, P Barry 1-2, P Kenny 1-0, J Smyth 0-2, M Ryan 0-2, D Kelly 0-1, P Stakelum 0-1. J Molloy 2-2, P Egan 1-1, B Duffy 0-4, J Duggan 0-2, J Salmon 0-1, M Cullinane 0-1. Referee: T O'Sullivan (Limerick)
17 February 1957 Semi-final Ulster 2-05 - 7-07 Leinster Casement Park, Belfast
R McMullan 1-1, P Mullaney 1-1, F Fahy 0-2, D Cormican 0-1. S Clohessy 2-4, M Kenny 1-1, W Walsh 1-1, D Rockett 1-0, B Dwyer 1-0, N Rackard 1-0, L Cashin 0-1. Referee: J Howard (Limerick)
3 March 1957 Semi-final replay Munster 6-06 - 0-10 Connacht Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
P Kenny 2-1, F Walsh 2-0, C Ring 1-2, T Kelly 1-1, D Kelly 0-2. J Salmon 0-2, J Molloy 0-2, J Duggan 0-2, B O'Neill 0-2, P Egan 0-1, S Collins 0-1. Referee: T O'Sullivan (Limerick)

Final

17 March 1957 Final Munster 5-07 - 2-05 Leinster Croke Park, Dublin
C Ring 3-5, P Barry 1-0, F Walsh 1-0, J O'Connor 0-1, M Ryan 0-1. B Dwyer 1-2, M Kenny 1-0, N Rackard 0-1, W Walsh 0-1, T Flood 0-1. Attendance: 43,805
Referee: C McLoughlin (Dublin)

Top scorers

Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Christy Ring Munster 5-10 25 3 8.33
2 Paddy Kenny Munster 3-01 10 3 3.33
Seán Clohessy Leinster 2-04 10 2 5.00
John Molloy Connacht 2-04 10 2 5.00
Single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Christy Ring Munster 3-05 14 Leinster
2 Seán Clohessy Leinster 2-04 10 Ulster
3 John Molloy Connacht 2-02 8 Munster
4 Paddy Kenny Munster 2-01 7 Connacht
5 Christy Ring Munster 1-03 6 Connacht

Sources

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

References

  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.
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