1980 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

54th series of an annual hurling tournament April 2022 1980 Railway Cup Hurling Championship 17 February - 17 March 1980 20px Connacht20px Leinster20px Munster20px Ulster Connacht Munster 2 3 8 61 1979 1979 Railway Cup Hurling Championship 1981 1981 Railway Cup Hurling Championship The 1980 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 54th series of the Railway Cup, an annual hurling tournament organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association. The tournament took place between 17 February and 17 March 1980. The championship was won by Connacht who secured the title following a 1-5 to 0-7 defeat of Munster in the final.http://connachttribune.ie/1980-change-of-luck-was-all-down-to-pope-john-paul-ii/ 1980 change of luck was all down to Pope John Paul II Connacht Tribune 20 August 2013 11 October 2015 Bernie Ní Fhlatharta This was their 2nd Railway Cup title, their first since 1947. Leinster were the defending champions, however, they were defeated at the semi-final stage. Results Semi-finals 17 February 1980Semi-final Connacht 1-13 - 1-10(aet) Leinster J. Connolly 0-6N. Lane 1-1G. Curtin 0-2M. Kilkenny 0-2P. J. Molloy 0-1J. Henry 0-1. N. Buggy 0-4P. Quirke 1-0P. Kirwan 0-3M. Walsh 0-2B. Fitzpatrick 0-1 Dunlo Gaa Grounds J. Woods (Clare) 17 February 1980Semi-final Munster 4-16 - 1-10 Ulster M. Walsh 0-7J. Callinan 1-2R. Cummins 1-1O. O'Connor 1-1É. O'Donoghue 1-0G. Loughnane 0-2M. Carroll 0-1T. Cashman 0-1P. O'Connor 0-1 D. Donnelly 1-1P. Boyle 0-3S. Boyle 0-2T. Donnelly 0-1J. Hughes 0-1C. O'Flynn 0-1P. Devlin 0-1 Croke Park C. Foley (Dublin) Final 17 March 1980Final Connacht 1-5 - 0-7 Munster S. Silke 1-0J. Connolly 0-2I. Clarke 0-1S. Mahon 0-1M. Kilkenny 0-1 J. Callinan 0-2R. Cummins 0-1G. Loughnane 0-1T. Cashman 0-1P. McGrath 0-1M. Walsh 0-1 Croke Park S. Denton (Wexford) Top scorers Overall Rank Player Team Tally Total Matches Average1John ConnollyConnacht0-8824.00Mossy WalshMunster0-8824.00 Single game Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Mossy WalshMunster0-77Ulster2John ConnollyConnacht0-66Leinster3John CallinanMunster1-25Ulster References Category:Railway Cup Hurling Championship Railway Cup Hurling Championship