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)
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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

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

Top scorers
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
  • 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
  • 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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