1938 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

1938 Railway Cup
Dates 20 February – 17 March 1938
Teams Connacht
Leinster
Munster
Champions Munster (7th title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played 3
Goals scored 20 (6.67 per match)
Points scored 25 (8.33 per match)
Top scorer(s) Mick Daniels (3-01)
1937 (Previous) (Next) 1939

The 1938 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 12th series of the Railway Cup, an annual hurling championship organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association. The championship took place between 20 February and 17 March 1938. It was contested by Connacht, Leinster and Munster.

Munster entered the championship as the defending champions.

On 17 March 1938, Munster won the Railway Cup after a 6-02 to 4-03 defeat of Leinster in the final at Croke Park, Dublin. It was their 7th Railway Cup title overall and their second in succession.

Leinster's Mick Daniels was the Railway Cup's top scorer with 3-01.

Results

Semi-finals

Final

Top scorers

Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Mick Daniels Leinster 3-01 10 3 3.33
2 Johnny Quirke Munster 3-00 9 1 9.00
Willie Delaney Leinster 3-00 9 3 3.00
Single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Johnny Quirke Munster 3-00 9 Leinster
2 Mick Daniels Leinster 2-01 7 Connacht
3 Willie Delaney Leinster 2-00 6 Connacht
Willie Cullinane Connacht 2-00 6 Leinster

Sources

  • Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
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