1958 Railway Cup | |
Date: | 16 February 1958 - 17 March 1958 |
Teams: | Connacht Leinster Munster Ulster |
Champions: | Munster |
Champions Captain: | Phil Grimes |
Runners-Up: | Leinster |
Matches: | 3 |
Goals: | 20 |
Points: | 48 |
Top Scorer: | Christy O'Brien (4-00) |
Previous Year: | 1957 |
Previous Tournament: | 1957 Railway Cup Hurling Championship |
Next Year: | 1959 |
Next Tournament: | 1959 Railway Cup Hurling Championship |
The 1958 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 32nd series of the inter-provincial hurling Railway Cup. Three matches were played between 16 February 1958 and 17 March 1958 to decide the title. It was contested by Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster.
Munster entered the championship as the defending champions.
On 17 March 1958, Munster won the Railway Cup after a 3–07 to 3–05 defeat of Leinster in the final at Croke Park, Dublin. It was their second Railway Cup title in succession.
Leinster's Christy O'Brien was the Railway Cup top scorer with 4-00.
Semi-finals
Final
Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Christy O'Brien | Leinster | 4-00 | 12 | 2 | 6.00 |
2 | Jimmy Smyth | Munster | 1-07 | 10 | 2 | 5.00 |
3 | Denis Heaslip | Leinster | 2-03 | 9 | 2 | 4.50 |
Mick Kenny | Leinster | 1-06 | 9 | 2 | 4.50 |