1953 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

The 1953 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 27th series of the inter-provincial hurling Railway Cup.[1] Three matches were played between 8 February 1953 and 17 March 1953 to decide the title. It was contested by Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster.

1953 Railway Cup
Date8 February 1953 - 17 March 1953
Teams Connacht
Leinster
Munster
Ulster
Champions Munster (21st title)
Christy Ring (captain)
Runners-up Leinster
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored30 (10 per match)
Points scored35 (11.67 per match)
Top scorer(s) Christy Ring (3-05)
1952 (Previous) (Next) 1954

Munster entered the championship as the defending champions.

On 17 March 1953, Munster won the Railway Cup after a 5-07 to 5-05 defeat of Leinster in the final at Croke Park, Dublin.[2] It was their 21st Railway Cup title overall and their sixth title in succession.

Munster's Christy Ring was the Railway Cup top scorer with 3-05.

Results

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Semi-finals

8 February 1953 Semi-final Munster 8-06 - 1-05 Ulster Croke Park, Dublin
C Ring 3-2, D McCarthy 3-0, WJ Daly 1-3, P Kenny 1-0, J Fives 0-1. K Armstrong 1-0, S McDonnell 0-1, A Coulter 0-1, B Elliott 0-1, C Lynn 0-1, P Mullaney 0-1. Referee: D O'Shea (Dublin)
22 February 1953 Semi-final Leinster 7-09 - 4-03 Connacht O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Paddy Kehoe 3-3, N Wheeler 2-1, T Maher 1-2, T Flood 1-1, C Murphy 0-1, N Rackard 0-1. Nolan 3-0, McInerney 1-0, J Gallagher 0-2, Killeen 0-1. Attendance: 8,415
Referee: C Murphy (Cork)

Final

17 March 1953 Final Munster 5-07 - 5-05 Leinster Croke Park, Dublin
S Bannon 2-0, P Stakelum 1-3, M Nugent 1-0, D McCarthy 1-0, C Ring 0-3, WJ Daly 0-1. N Rackard 2-0, N Wheeler 2-0, T Flood 1-1, Walsh 0-2, B Rackard 0-1, N Allen 0-1. Attendance: 41,180
Referee: J Gallagher (Galway)

Railway Cup statistics

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Top scorers

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Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Christy Ring Munster 3-05 14 2 7.00
2 Ned Wheeler Leinster 4-01 13 2 6.50
3 Derry McCarthy Munster 4-00 12 2 6.00
Paddy Kehoe Leinster 3-03 12 2 6.00
Single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Paddy Kehoe Leinster 3-03 12 Connacht
2 Christy Ring Munster 3-02 11 Ulster
3 Derry McCarthy Munster 3-00 9 Ulster
P. Nolan Connacht 3-00 9 Leinster

Miscellaneous

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  • In the semi-final between Munster and Ulster, the referee, Dick O'Shea, blew the full-time whistle with 8 minutes of the second half remaining. Munster were leading by 22 points at that stage.

Sources

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

References

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  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.