1933 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

The 1933 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the seventh series of the inter-provincial hurling Railway Cup. Two matches were played between 19 February and 17 March 1933. It was contested by Connacht, Leinster and Munster.

1933 Railway Cup Hurling Championship
Dates19 February 1933 – 17 March 1933
Teams3
Champions Leinster (3rd title)
Eddie Doyle (captain)
Runners-up Munster
John Joe Doyle (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played2
Goals scored14 (7 per match)
Points scored24 (12 per match)
Top scorer(s) Martin Kennedy (5-01)
1932 (Previous) (Next) 1934

Leinster entered the championship as the defending champions.

On 17 March 1933, Leinster won the Railway Cup after a 4-06 to 3-06 defeat of Munster in the final at Croke Park, Dublin. This was their second title in succession and their third title over all.

Munster's Martin Kennedy was the Railway Cup top scorer with 5-01.

Results

Semi-final

19 February 1933 Semi-final Connacht 3–07 – 4–05 Munster Portumna Sportsfield, Portumna
Ryan 1-1, Deely 1-0, Donohue 1-0, M King 0-3, Grififn 0-1, McInerney 0-1, Morgan 0-1. M Kennedy 2-0, T Considine 1-2, G Garrett 1-1, T Treacy 0-2.

Final

17 March 1933 Final Leinster 4–06 – 3–06 Munster Croke Park, Dublin
J Dunne 2-0, D O'Neill 1-1, J Walsh 1-1, L Meagher 0-3, E Byrne 0-1. M Kennedy 3-1, J Houlihan 0-3, W Clancy 0-1, T Ryan 0-1. Referee: S Jordan (Galway)

Top scorers

Top scorers overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Martin Kennedy Munster 5-01 16 2 8.00
2 Johnny Dunne Leinster 2-00 6 1 6.00
3 Tull Considine Munster 1-02 5 1 5.00

Sources

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