1933 Railway Cup Hurling Championship
Appearance
Dates | 19 February 1933 – 17 March 1933 | ||
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Teams | 3 | ||
Champions | ![]() Eddie Doyle (captain) | ||
Runners-up | ![]() John Joe Doyle (captain) | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 2 | ||
Goals scored | 14 (7 per match) | ||
Points scored | 24 (12 per match) | ||
Top scorer(s) | ![]() | ||
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The 1933 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the seventh series of the inter-provincial hurling Railway Cup. Two matches were played between 19 February and 17 March 1933. It was contested by Connacht, Leinster and Munster.
Leinster entered the championship as the defending champions.
On 17 March 1933, Leinster won the Railway Cup after a 4-06 to 3-06 defeat of Munster in the final at Croke Park, Dublin. This was their second title in succession and their third title over all.
Munster's Martin Kennedy was the Railway Cup top scorer with 5-01.
Results
Semi-final
19 February 1933 Semi-final | Connacht | 3–07 – 4–05 | Munster | Portumna Sportsfield, Portumna |
Ryan 1-1, Deely 1-0, Donohue 1-0, M King 0-3, Grififn 0-1, McInerney 0-1, Morgan 0-1. | M Kennedy 2-0, T Considine 1-2, G Garrett 1-1, T Treacy 0-2. |
Final
17 March 1933 Final | Leinster | 4–06 – 3–06 | Munster | Croke Park, Dublin |
J Dunne 2-0, D O'Neill 1-1, J Walsh 1-1, L Meagher 0-3, E Byrne 0-1. | M Kennedy 3-1, J Houlihan 0-3, W Clancy 0-1, T Ryan 0-1. | Referee: S Jordan (Galway) |
Top scorers
- Top scorers overall
Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
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1 | Martin Kennedy | Munster | 5-01 | 16 | 2 | 8.00 |
2 | Johnny Dunne | Leinster | 2-00 | 6 | 1 | 6.00 |
3 | Tull Considine | Munster | 1-02 | 5 | 1 | 5.00 |
Sources
- Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).