1974 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

The 1974 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 48th staging of the Railway Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1927. The cup began on 27 January 1974 and ended on 18 March 1974.

1974 Railway Cup Hurling Championship
Dates27 January 1974 - 18 March 1974
Teams5
ChampionsLeinster (15th title)
Runners-upMunster
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored22 (5.5 per match)
Points scored80 (20 per match)
1973 (Previous) (Next) 1975

Leinster were the defending champions.

On 18 March 1974, Leinster won the cup following a 2-15 to 1-11 defeat of Munster in the final.[1] This was their 15th Railway Cup title overall and their fourth title in succession.

Results

Preliminary round

27 January 1974 Preliminary round Combined Universities 4-10 - 2-07 Ulster Croke Park, Dublin
G O'Driscoll 1-1, J Spooner 1-1, N McInerney 0-3, S Ryan 1-0, P Quigley 1-0, P Fitzmaurice 0-2, J Callinan 0-2, J Buckley 0-1. E Donnelly 1-3, W Richmond 1-1, M McKillop 0-2, P Barnniff 0-1. Referee: C Foley (Dublin)

Semi-finals

17 February 1974 Semi-final Munster 5-11 - 2-07 Combined Universities Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
N Rea 2-1, C McCarthy 1-3, F Nolan 1-1, É Grimes 1-1, F Loughnane 0-2, A Heffernan 0-1, S Foley 0-1, PJ Ryan 0-1. P Fitzmaurice 1-3, S Ryan 1-0, H Dolan 0-3, J Callinan 0-1. Referee: T Kelly (Galway)
17 February 1974 Semi-final Leinster 3-13 - 3-06 Connacht Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
P Quigley 1-4, M Brennan 1-3, K Purcell 1-3, T Doran 0-1, L O'Brien 0-1, M Quigley 0-1. J Connolly 1-3, J McDonagh 1-2, PJ Qualter 1-0, S Grealish 0-1, G Holland 0-1. Referee: N Dalton (Waterford)

Final

18 March 1974 Final Leinster 2-15 - 1-11 Munster Croke Park, Dublin
E Keher 1-7, K Purcell 0-4, P Quigley 1-0, M Quigley 0-2, C Kehoe 0-1, T Doran 0-1. F Loughnane 1-4, É Grimes 0-3, G McCarthy 0-2, S Hogan 0-1, N Rea 0-1. Referee: T Kelly (Galway)

Scoring statistics

Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Eddie Keher Leinster 1-07 10 Munster
2 Ned Rea Munster 2-01 7 Universities
Pat Quigley Leinster 1-04 7 Connacht
Francis Loughnane Munster 1-04 7 Leinster
3 Eddie Donnelly Ulster 1-03 6 Universities
Charlie McCarthy Munster 1-03 6 Universities
Paudie Fitzmaurice Universities 1-03 6 Munster
Mick Brennan Leinster 1-03 6 Connacht
Kieran Purcell Leinster 1-03 6 Connacht
John Connolly Connacht 1-03 6 Leinster

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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