1966 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

The 1966 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 40th staging of the Railway Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1927. The cup began on 28 February 1966 and ended on 17 March 1966.

1966 Railway Cup Hurling Championship
Dates28 February 1966 – 17 March 1966
Teams4
ChampionsMunster (28th title)
Jimmy Doyle (captain)
Runners-upLeinster
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored24 (8 per match)
Points scored58 (19.33 per match)
Top scorer(s)Frankie Walsh (2-07)
1965 (Previous) (Next) 1967

Leinster were the defending champions.

On 17 March 1966, Munster won the cup following a 3-13 to 3-11 defeat of Leinster in the final.[1] This was their 28th Railway Cup title and their first since 1963.

Munster's Frankie Walsh was the top scorer with 2-07.

Results

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Semi-finals

27 February 1966 Semi-final Connacht 3-03 - 6-10 Munster Duggan Park, Ballinasloe
M Regan 2-1, F Connaire 1-0, F Coffey 0-1, J Conway 0-1. J Doyle 2-5, S McLoughlin 2-0, J McKenna 1-2, D Nealon 1-1, M Roche 0-1, L Danagher 0-1.
6 March 1966 Semi-final Ulster 3-07 - 6-14 Leinster Pearse Park, Ballybay
J Campbell 1-4, B Campbell 1-0, P McShane 1-0, E Faloona 0-1, S Gallagher 0-1, P Branniff 0-1. T Walsh 2-0, P Dillon 2-0, E Keher 1-3, B Cooney 1-2, W Walsh 0-3, S Cleere 0-2, J O'Brien 0-2, J Foley 0-1, D Quigley 0-1. Referee: C Foley (Dublin)

Final

17 March 1966 Final Munster 3-13 - 3-11 Leinster Croke Park, Dublin
F Walsh 2-7, D Nealon 1-1, L Kiely 0-3, J McKenna 0-2. E Keher 1-2, T Walsh 1-2, P Dillon 1-1, T Forrestal 0-2, J O'Brien 0-1, S Cleere 0-1, B Cooney 0-1, P Molloy 0-1. Attendance: 24,312
Referee: MJ Flaherty (Galway)

Statistics

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Top scorers overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Frankie Walsh Munster 2-07 13 1 13.00
2 Tom Walsh Leinster 3-02 11 2 5.50
Jimmy Doyle Munster 2-05 11 2 5.50
Eddie Keher Leinster 2-05 11 2 5.50
3 Pa Dillon Leinster 3-01 10 2 5.00
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Frankie Walsh Munster 2-07 13 Leinster
2 Jimmy Doyle Munster 2-05 11 Connacht
3 Mick Regan Connacht 2-01 7 Munster
J. Campbell Ulster 1-04 7 Leinster
4 Seán McLoughlin Munster 2-00 6 Connacht
Tom Walsh Leinster 2-00 6 Ulster
Pa Dillon Leinster 2-00 6 Ulster
Eddie Keher Leinster 1-03 6 Ulster

Bibliography

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

References

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