1954 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

Irish hurling competition April 2022 1954 Railway Cup 21 February 1954 - 17 March 1954 20px Connacht20px Leinster20px Munster20px Ulster 20px Leinster Johnny McGovern 6 20px Munster Christy Ring 3 16 41 1953 1953 Railway Cup Hurling Championship 1955 1955 Railway Cup Hurling Championship The 1954 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 28th series of the inter-provincial hurling Railway Cup.https://www.balls.ie/gaa/railway-cup-decline-354359-354359 The fall and fall of the Railway Cup 12 December 2016 ball.ie 27 December 2018 Conor Neville Three matches were played between 21 February 1954 and 17 March 1954 to decide the title. It was contested by Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster. Munster entered the championship as the defending champions.http://munster.gaa.ie/history/railway-cup-hurling/ Munster Railway Cup-winning teams Munster GAA website 27 December 2018 On 17 March 1954, Leinster won the Railway Cup after a 0-09 to 0-05 defeat of Leinster in the final at Croke Park, Dublin. It was their sixth Railway Cup title overall and their first title since 1941. The final, which had a record attendance of 49,023, was the first which failed to produce a goal from either team. Results Semi-finals 21 February 1954 Semi-final Munster 4-12 - 3-07 Connacht C Ring 1-4, J Smyth 2-0, WJ Daly 1-2, J Hartnett 0-2, M Nugent 0-2, J Kiely 0-1, S Bannon 0-1. B Duffy 1-4, T Glynn 1-0, G Dolan 1-0, J Molloy 0-3. Croke Park, Dublin 18,336 J Mulcahy (Kilkenny) 21 February 1954 Semi-final Leinster 8-07 - 1-01 Ulster M Kelly 3-0, P Fitzgerald 3-0, J Langton 1-1, T Flood 1-1, M Ryan 0-2, N Wheeler 0-2, N Allen 0-1. S Fitzgerald 1-0, R McMullan 0-1. Croke Park, Dublin 18,336 M Leahy (Dublin) Final 17 March 1954 Final Munster 0-05 - 0-09 Leinster C Ring 0-3, J Kiely 0-1, S Bannon 0-1. J Langton 0-3, J Sutton 0-2, M Kelly 0-1, P Fitzgerald 0-1, N Allen 0-1, T Flood 0-1, Croke Park, Dublin 49,023 MJ Flaherty (Connacht) Top scorers Overall Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Mickey KellyLeinster3-011025.00Paul FitzgeraldLeinster3-011025.00Christy RingMunster1-071025.00 Single game Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition1Mickey KellyLeinster3-009UlsterPaul FitzgeraldLeinster3-009Ulster2Christy RingMunster1-047ConnachtBilly DuffyConnacht1-047Munster3Jimmy SmythMunster2-006Connacht Sources Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005). References Category:Railway Cup Hurling Championship Railway Cup Hurling Championship