1975_Railway_Cup_Hurling_Championship

1975 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

1975 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

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The 1975 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 49th staging of the Railway Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1927. The cup began on 16 February 1975 and ended on 17 March 1975.

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Leinster were the defending champions.

On 17 March 1975, Leinster won the cup following a 2-09 to 1–11 defeat of Munster in the final.[1] This was their 16th Railway Cup title overall and their fifth title in succession.

Results

Semifinals

16 February 1975 Semi-final Munster 4-16 - 2-05 Ulster Parnell Park, Dublin
F Loughnane 1-7, J McKenna 2-0, J Kehoe 1-2, G McCarthy 0-3, J Cullinan 0-2, W Walsh 0-1, E O'Connor 0-1. R McDonnell 1-1, M O'Flynn 1-0, S Collins 0-3, S Sands 0-1. Attendance: 300
Referee: C Foley (Dublin)
16 February 1975 Semi-final Connacht 1-07 - 1-11 Leinster Duggan Park, Ballinasloe
J Connolly 1-1, G Coone 0-2, P Fahy 0-1, PJ Molloy 0-1, F Burke 0-1, P Ryan 0-1. T Doran 1-0, P Quigley 0-4, M Quigley 0-3, L O'Brien 0-1, P Delaney 0-1, M Brennan 0-1, J Quigley 0-1. Referee: S O'Meara (Tipperary)

Final

17 March 1975 Final Leinster 2-09 - 1-11 Munster Croke Park, Dublin
E Keher 0-7, J Quigley 1-1, T Doran 1-0, L O'Brien 0-1. W Walsh 1-1, F Loughnane 0-3, S Hogan 0-2, G McCarthy 0-2, J Kehoe 0-1, N O'Dwyer 0-1, E O'Connor 0-1. Referee: P Robinson (Galway)

Scoring statistics

Top scorers overall
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Bibliography

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

References

  1. [1]
    "Railway Cup Hurling". Munster GAA. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
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