1971 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

1971 Railway Cup Hurling Championship
Dates21 February 1971 - 17 March 1971
Teams4
ChampionsLeinster (12th title)
Tony Doran (captain)
Runners-upMunster
Ray Cummins (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored18 (6 per match)
Points scored71 (23.67 per match)
Top scorer(s)Eddie Keher (0-18)
1970 (Previous) (Next) 1972

The 1971 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 45th staging of the Railway Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1927. The championship ended on 17 March 1971.

Munster were the defending champions.

On 17 March 1971, Leinster won the championship following a 2–17 to 2–12 defeat of Munster in the final.[1] This was their 12th Railway Cup title and their first since 1967.

Leinster's Eddie Keher was the Railway Cup top scorer with 0-18.

Results

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Preliminary round

21 February 1971 Preliminary round Ulster 1-04 - 4-11 Connacht Casement Park, Belfast
B McGarry 1-1, A McCallin 0-3. A Kenny 2-2, John Connolly 0-4, B O'Connor 1-0, A Fenton 1-0, P Fahy 0-2, P Mitchell 0-2, S Stanley 0-1. Referee: C Foley (Dublin)

Semi-final

28 February 1971 Semi-final Leinster 5-13 - 4-14 Connacht Páirc Chiaráin, Athlone
T Doran 3-0, E Keher 0-9, M Bermingham 2-0, H Dalton 0-2, F Cummins 0-1, P Delaney 0-1. P Fahy 1-6, S Stanley 1-1, B O'Connor 1-0, A Fenton 1-0, S Hogan 0-3, P Mitchell 0-3, John Connolly 0-1. Referee: S O'Connor (Limerick)

Final

17 March 1971 Final Munster 2-12 - 2-17 Leinster Croke Park, Dublin
R Cummins 1-1, N O'Dwyer 1-1, F Loughnane 0-4, M Roche 0-2, P Hegarty 0-2, PJ Ryan 0-1, J Flanagan 0-1. E Keher 0-9, M Bermingham 1-0, T Doran 1-0, D Bernie 0-2, F Cummins 0-2, H Dalton 0-2, P Delaney 0-1, J Quigley 0-1. Attendance: 20,306
Referee: P Spain (Offaly)

Scoring statistics

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Top scorers overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Eddie Keher Leinster 0-18 19 2 9.00
2 Tony Doran Leinster 4-00 12 2 6.00
3 Pádraic Fahy Connacht 1-08 11 2 5.50
4 Mick Bermingham Leinster 3-00 9 2 4.50
5 Andy Kenny Connacht 2-02 8 2 4.00
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Tony Doran Leinster 3-00 9 Conancht
Pádraic Fahy Conancht 1-06 9 Leinster
Eddie Keher Leinster 0-09 9 Conancht
Eddie Keher Leinster 0-09 9 Munster
2 Andy Kenny Conancht 2-02 8 Leinster
3 Mick Bermingham Leinster 2-00 6 Conancht
4 Brendan McGarry Ulster 1-01 4 Conancht
Sam Stanley Conancht 1-01 4 Leinster
Ray Cummins Munster 1-01 4 Leinster
Noel O'Dwyer Munster 1-01 4 Leinster
Francis Loughnane Munster 0-04 4 Leinster
John Connolly Connacht 0-04 4 Ulster

Bibliography

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

References

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  1. ^ "THE FORGOTTEN MEN: HURLING". Irish Independent. 27 November 2002. Retrieved 10 April 2018.