1971 Railway Cup Hurling Championship | |
Dates: | 21 February 1971 - 17 March 1971 |
Teams: | 4 |
Champions: | Leinster |
Count: | 12 |
Champions Captain: | Tony Doran |
Runners-Up: | Munster |
Runners-Up Captain: | Ray Cummins |
Matches: | 3 |
Goals: | 18 |
Points: | 71 |
Top Scorer: | Eddie Keher (0-18) |
Previous Year: | 1970 |
Previous Tournament: | 1970 Railway Cup Hurling Championship |
Next Year: | 1972 |
Next Tournament: | 1972 Railway Cup Hurling Championship |
The 1971 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 45th staging of the Railway Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1927. The championship ended on 17 March 1971.
Munster were the defending champions.
On 17 March 1971, Leinster won the championship following a 2–17 to 2–12 defeat of Munster in the final.[1] This was their 12th Railway Cup title and their first since 1967.
Leinster's Eddie Keher was the Railway Cup top scorer with 0-18.
Preliminary round
Semi-final
Final
Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Eddie Keher | Leinster | 0-18 | 19 | 2 | 9.00 | |
2 | Tony Doran | Leinster | 4-00 | 12 | 2 | 6.00 | |
3 | Pádraic Fahy | Connacht | 1-08 | 11 | 2 | 5.50 | |
4 | Mick Bermingham | Leinster | 3-00 | 9 | 2 | 4.50 | |
5 | Andy Kenny | Connacht | 2-02 | 8 | 2 | 4.00 |
Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tony Doran | Leinster | 3-00 | 9 | Conancht |
Pádraic Fahy | Conancht | 1-06 | 9 | Leinster | |
Eddie Keher | Leinster | 0-09 | 9 | Conancht | |
Eddie Keher | Leinster | 0-09 | 9 | Munster | |
2 | Andy Kenny | Conancht | 2-02 | 8 | Leinster |
3 | Mick Bermingham | Leinster | 2-00 | 6 | Conancht |
4 | Brendan McGarry | Ulster | 1-01 | 4 | Conancht |
Sam Stanley | Conancht | 1-01 | 4 | Leinster | |
Ray Cummins | Munster | 1-01 | 4 | Leinster | |
Noel O'Dwyer | Munster | 1-01 | 4 | Leinster | |
Francis Loughnane | Munster | 0-04 | 4 | Leinster | |
John Connolly | Connacht | 0-04 | 4 | Ulster |