1965 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

The 1965 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 39th staging of the Railway Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1927. The cup started on 21 February 1965 and ended on 17 March 1965.

1965 Railway Cup Hurling Championship
Dates21 February 1965 - 17 February 1965
Teams4
ChampionsLeinster (10th title)
Paddy Moran (captain)
Runners-upMunster
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored15 (5 per match)
Points scored45 (15 per match)
Top scorer(s)Eddie Keher (3-04)
1964 (Previous) (Next) 1966

Leinster were the defending champions.

On 17 March 1965, Leinster won the cup following a 3-11 to 0-09 defeat of Munster in the final.[1] This was their 10th Railway Cup title and their first since 1962.

Leinster's Eddie Keher was the top scorer with 3-04.

Results

Semi-finals

21 February 1965 Semi-final Connacht 2-03 - 4-09 Leinster Pearse Stadium, Galway
J Conroy 1-0, P Burns 1-0, N Keary 0-2, M Sweeeny 0-1. E Keher 2-0, M Bermingham 1-1, J O'Brien 0-4, T Walsh 1-0, C O'Brien 0-2, P Bradley 0-1, P Moran 0-1. Referee: J Smyth (Clare)
28 February 1965 Semi-final Ulster 3-02 - 3-11 Munster Casement Park, Belfast
S Burns 1-1, J Phelan 1-0, T Purcell 1-0, B McGurk 0-1. M Keating 2-3, PJ Keane 0-4, L Devaney 1-0, Jimmy Doyle 0-3, T Wall 0-1. Referee: C Foley (Dublin)

Final

17 March 1965 Final Leinster 3-11 - 0-09 Munster Croke Park, Dublin
M Bermingham 2-2, E Keher 1-4, T Walsh 0-2, J O'Brien 0-2, S Cleere 0-1. Jimmy Doyle 0-4, L Devaney 0-2, J Bennett 0-2, M Roche 0-1. Attendance: 30,734
Referee: J Duggan (Galway)

Scoring statistics

Top scorers overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Eddie Keher Leinster 3-04 13 2 6.50
2 Mick Bermingham Leinster 3-03 12 2 6.00
3 Michael Keating Munster 2-03 9 2 4.50
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Michael Keating Munster 2-03 9 Ulster
2 Mick Bermingham Leinster 2-02 8 Munster
3 Eddie Keher Leinster 1-04 7 Munster
4 Eddie Keher Leinster 2-00 6 Connacht
5 Mick Bermingham Leinster 1-01 4 Connacht
S. Burns Ulster 1-01 4 Munster
Jimmy O'Brien Leinster 0-04 4 Connacht
P. J. Keane Munster 0-04 4 Ulster
Jimmy Doyle Munster 0-04 4 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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