1961 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

1960 Railway Cup
Date19 February - 17 March 1961
Teams Connacht
Leinster
Munster
Ulster
Champions Munster
Tony Wall (captain)
Runners-up Leinster
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored19 (6.33 per match)
Points scored51 (17 per match)
Top scorer(s) Jimmy Doyle (2-10)
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The 1961 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 35th series of the inter-provincial hurling Railway Cup. Three matches were played between 19 February 1961 and 17 March 1961 to decide the title. It was contested by Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster.

Munster entered the championship as the defending champions.

On 17 March 1961, Munster won the Railway Cup after a 4-12 to 3-09 defeat of Leinster in the final at Croke Park, Dublin. It was their fifth Railway Cup title in succession.

Munster's Jimmy Doyle was the Railway Cup top scorer with 2-10.

Results

Semi-final

19 February 1961 Semi-final Ulster 1-02 - 3-13 Munster Casement Park, Belfast
D Gallagher 1-0, J McVeigh 0-1, P Mullaney 0-1. C Ring 2-1, J Smyth 1-2, J Doyle 0-4, L Devaney 0-4, T Kelly 0-1, S Power 0-1. Referee: A McCallan (Antrim)
19 February 1961 Semi-final Connacht 3-07 - 5-08 Leinster Duggan Park, Ballinasloe
S Gohery 1-4, P Sweeney 1-0, PJ Lawless 1-0, J Salmon 0-2, J Conroy 0-1. B Dwyer 2-1, P Kehoe 1-4, S O'Brien 1-1, O McGrath 1-0, E Keher 0-2.

Final

17 March 1961 Final Munster 4-12 - 3-09 Leinster Croke Park, Dublin
J Doyle 2-6, T Cheasty 1-1, L Devaney 1-0, C Ring 0-2, T Wall 0-1, F Walsh 0-1, T English 0-1. T Flood 1-4, S Quaid 1-2, O McGrath 1-1, D Foley 0-1, S Clohessy 0-1. Attendance: 34,856
Referee: J Dowling (Offaly)

Top scorers

Overall

Rank Player County Tally Total
1 Jimmy Doyle Munster 2-10 16
2 Christy Ring Munster 2-03 9

Single game

Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Jimmy Doyle Munster 2-06 12 Leinster
2 Christy Ring Munster 2-01 7 Ulster
Billy Dwyer Leinster 2-01 7 Connacht
Séamus Gohery Connacht 1-04 7 Leinster
Padge Kehoe Leinster 1-04 7 Connacht
Tim Flood Leinster 1-04 7 Munster
3 Jimmy Smyth Munster 1-02 5 Ulster
Séamus Quaid Leinster 1-02 5 Munster