1963 Railway Cup Hurling Championship Explained

1963 Railway Cup Hurling Championship
Dates:24 February 1963 – 14 April 1963
Teams:4
Champions:Munster
Count:27
Champions Captain:Jimmy Doyle
Runners-Up:Leinster
Runners-Up Captain:Billy Rackard
Matches:4
Goals:34
Points:54
Top Scorer:Jimmy Doyle (4-09)
Previous Year:1962
Previous Tournament:1962 Railway Cup Hurling Championship
Next Year:1964
Next Tournament:1964 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

The 1963 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 37th staging of the Railway Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1927. The cup began on 24 February 1963 and ended on 14 April 1963.

Leinster were the defending champions.

On 14 April 1963, Munster won the championship following a 2-08 to 2-07 defeat of Leinster in the final.[1] This was their 27th Railway Cup title and their first since 1961.

Munster's Jimmy Doyle was the Railway Cup top scorer with 4-09.

Results

Semi-finals

Finals

Cup statistics

Scoring

Top scorers overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Jimmy DoyleMunster4-092137.00
2Denis HeaslipLeinster5-021735.66
Jimmy SmythMunster5-021735.66
3Ned WheelerLeinster4-011334.33
4Donie NealonMunster3-021133.66
Top scorers in a single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1Jimmy SmythMunster4-0113Ulster
2Denis HeaslipLeinster3-009Connacht
Jimmy DoyleMunster2-039Leinster
3Jimmy DoyleMunster2-028Ulster
4Christy RingMunster2-006Ulster
Ned WheelerLeinster2-006Connacht
Christy O'BrienLeinster2-006Connacht
Eddie KeherLeinster0-066Connacht
5Denis HeaslipLeinster1-025Munster
S. PhelanUlster1-025Munster

Miscellaneous

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Railway Cup Hurling. Munster GAA. 10 April 2018.