1980 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

1980 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

Dates	17 February - 17 March 1980
Teams	Connacht Leinster Munster Ulster
Champions	Connacht (2nd title)
Runners-up	Munster
Tournament statistics
Matches played	3
Goals scored	8 (2.67 per match)
Points scored	61 (20.33 per match)
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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.[1] 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 1980
Semi-final

Connacht	1-13 - 1-10 (aet)	Leinster
J. Connolly 0-6 N. Lane 1-1 G. Curtin 0-2 M. Kilkenny 0-2 P. J. Molloy 0-1 J. Henry 0-1.		N. Buggy 0-4 P. Quirke 1-0 P. Kirwan 0-3 M. Walsh 0-2 B. Fitzpatrick 0-1

Dunlo Gaa Grounds

Referee: J. Woods (Clare)

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17 February 1980
Semi-final

Munster	4-16 - 1-10	Ulster
M. Walsh 0-7 J. Callinan 1-2 R. Cummins 1-1 O. O'Connor 1-1 É. O'Donoghue 1-0 G. Loughnane 0-2 M. Carroll 0-1 T. Cashman 0-1 P. O'Connor 0-1		D. Donnelly 1-1 P. Boyle 0-3 S. Boyle 0-2 T. Donnelly 0-1 J. Hughes 0-1 C. O'Flynn 0-1 P. Devlin 0-1

Croke Park

Referee: C. Foley (Dublin)

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Final

17 March 1980
Final

Connacht	1-5 - 0-7	Munster
S. Silke 1-0 J. Connolly 0-2 I. Clarke 0-1 S. Mahon 0-1 M. Kilkenny 0-1		J. Callinan 0-2 R. Cummins 0-1 G. Loughnane 0-1 T. Cashman 0-1 P. McGrath 0-1 M. Walsh 0-1

Croke Park

Referee: S. Denton (Wexford)

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Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Team	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	John Connolly	Connacht	0-8	8	2	4.00
	Mossy Walsh	Munster	0-8	8	2	4.00

Single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Mossy Walsh	Munster	0-7	7	Ulster
2	John Connolly	Connacht	0-6	6	Leinster
3	John Callinan	Munster	1-2	5	Ulster

References

1. Ní Fhlatharta, Bernie (20 August 2013). "1980 change of luck was all down to Pope John Paul II". Connacht Tribune. Retrieved 11 October 2015.