1974 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

1974 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

Dates	27 January 1974 - 18 March 1974
Teams	5
Champions	Leinster (15th title)
Runners-up	Munster
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Goals scored	22 (5.5 per match)
Points scored	80 (20 per match)
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The 1974 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 48th staging of the Railway Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1927. The cup began on 27 January 1974 and ended on 18 March 1974.

Leinster were the defending champions.

On 18 March 1974, Leinster won the cup following a 2-15 to 1-11 defeat of Munster in the final.[1] This was their 15th Railway Cup title overall and their fourth title in succession.

Results

Preliminary round

Combined Universities v Ulster

27 January 1974 Preliminary round	Combined Universities	4-10 - 2-07	Ulster	Croke Park, Dublin
	G O'Driscoll 1-1, J Spooner 1-1, N McInerney 0-3, S Ryan 1-0, P Quigley 1-0, P Fitzmaurice 0-2, J Callinan 0-2, J Buckley 0-1.		E Donnelly 1-3, W Richmond 1-1, M McKillop 0-2, P Barnniff 0-1.	Referee: C Foley (Dublin)

Semi-finals

Munster v Combined Universities

17 February 1974 Semi-final	Munster	5-11 - 2-07	Combined Universities	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	N Rea 2-1, C McCarthy 1-3, F Nolan 1-1, É Grimes 1-1, F Loughnane 0-2, A Heffernan 0-1, S Foley 0-1, PJ Ryan 0-1.		P Fitzmaurice 1-3, S Ryan 1-0, H Dolan 0-3, J Callinan 0-1.	Referee: T Kelly (Galway)

Leinster v Connacht

17 February 1974 Semi-final	Leinster	3-13 - 3-06	Connacht	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	P Quigley 1-4, M Brennan 1-3, K Purcell 1-3, T Doran 0-1, L O'Brien 0-1, M Quigley 0-1.		J Connolly 1-3, J McDonagh 1-2, PJ Qualter 1-0, S Grealish 0-1, G Holland 0-1.	Referee: N Dalton (Waterford)

Final

Leinster v Munster

18 March 1974 Final	Leinster	2-15 - 1-11	Munster	Croke Park, Dublin
	E Keher 1-7, K Purcell 0-4, P Quigley 1-0, M Quigley 0-2, C Kehoe 0-1, T Doran 0-1.		F Loughnane 1-4, É Grimes 0-3, G McCarthy 0-2, S Hogan 0-1, N Rea 0-1.	Referee: T Kelly (Galway)

Scoring statistics

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Eddie Keher	Leinster	1-07	10	Munster
2	Ned Rea	Munster	2-01	7	Universities
	Pat Quigley	Leinster	1-04	7	Connacht
	Francis Loughnane	Munster	1-04	7	Leinster
3	Eddie Donnelly	Ulster	1-03	6	Universities
	Charlie McCarthy	Munster	1-03	6	Universities
	Paudie Fitzmaurice	Universities	1-03	6	Munster
	Mick Brennan	Leinster	1-03	6	Connacht
	Kieran Purcell	Leinster	1-03	6	Connacht
	John Connolly	Connacht	1-03	6	Leinster

Bibliography

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

References

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