1964 Railway Cup Hurling Championship Explained

1964 Railway Cup Hurling Championship
Dates:16 February 1964 – 17 February 1964
Teams:4
Champions:Leinster
Count:9
Champions Captain:Séamus Cleere
Runners-Up:Munster
Runners-Up Captain:Phil Grimes
Matches:3
Goals:21
Points:43
Top Scorer:Eddie Keher (2-09)
Previous Year:1963
Previous Tournament:1963 Railway Cup Hurling Championship
Next Year:1965
Next Tournament:1965 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

The 1964 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 38th staging of the Railway Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1927. The cup began on 16 February 1964 and ended on 17 March 1964.

Munster were the defending champions.

On 17 March 1964, Leinster won the championship following a 3-07 to 2-09 defeat of Munster in the final.[1] This was their 10th Railway Cup title and their first since 1962.

Leinster's Eddie Keher was the Railway Cup top scorer with 2-09.

Results

Semi-final

Final

Statistics

Scoring

Top scorers overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Eddie KeherLeinster2-091628.00
2Tom WalshLeinster3-021125.50
3Jimmy SmythMunster2-041025.00
4Ned WheelerLeinster3-00924.50
5Jimmy DoyleMunster1-05824.00
Top scorers in a single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1Tom WalshLeinster3-0211Ulster
Eddie KeherLeinster2-0511Munster
2Ned WheelerLeinster3-009Ulster
3Jimmy SmythMunster2-028Connacht
Liam DevaneyMunster2-028Leinster
4Mick BerminghamLeinster2-017Ulster
5M. FoxConnacht2-006Munster
6Phil GrimesMunster1-025Connacht

Miscellaneous

Bibliography

Notes and References

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