1931 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

The 1931 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the fifth series of the inter-provincial hurling Railway Cup. Two matches were played between 8 February and 17 March 1931. It was contested by Connacht, who returned after a three-year absence, Leinster and Munster.

1931 Railway Cup
Dates8 February 1931 – 17 March 1931
Teams3
Champions Munster (4th title)
Phil Purcell (captain)
Runners-up Leinster
Tournament statistics
Matches played2
Goals scored14 (7 per match)
Points scored29 (14.5 per match)
Top scorer(s) Mick Ahern (6-08)
1930 (Previous) (Next) 1932

Munster entered the championship as the defending champions.

On 17 March 1931, Munster won the Railway Cup after a 1–12 to 2–06 defeat of Leinster in the final at Croke Park, Dublin. This was their fourth title over all and their fourth title in succession.

Munster's Mick Ahern was the Railway Cup top scorer with 6-08.

Results

Semi-final

8 February 1931 Semi-final Munster 10-09 - 1-02 Connacht St. Brendan's Park, Birr
M Ahern 6-5, P Cahill 1-1, M Cross 1-1, T Treacy 1-2, E Coughlan 1-0. Cummins 1-0, Keating 0-1, I Harney 0-1.

Final

17 March 1931 Final Leinster 2-06 - 1-12 Munster Croke Park, Dublin
M Power 2-1, S Hegarty 0-2, T Quinlan 0-1, Thompson 0-1, C Griffin 0-1. T Considine 1-1, M Ahern 0-3, P Cahill 0-3, J Hurley 0-2, E Coughlan 0-1, M Kennedy 0-1. Attendance: 12,700
Referee: S Jordan (Galway)

Top scorers

Top scorers overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Mick Ahern Munster 6-08 26 2 13.00
2 Matty Power Leinster 2-01 7 1 7.00
Phil Cahill Munster 1-04 7 2 3.50

Sources

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