1960 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

1960 Railway Cup
Date	21 February - 17 March 1960
Teams	Connacht; Leinster; Munster
Champions	Munster ; Frankie Walsh (captain)
Runners-up	Leinster
Tournament statistics
Matches played	2
Goals scored	14 (7 per match)
Points scored	34 (17 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Paddy Barry (4-01)
← 1959 (Previous)	(Next) 1961 →

The 1960 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 34th series of the inter-provincial hurling Railway Cup. Two matches were played between 21 February 1960 and 17 March 1960 to decide the title. It was contested by Connacht, Leinster and Munster.

Munster entered the championship as the defending champions.

On 17 March 1960, Munster won the Railway Cup after a 6-06 to 2-07 defeat of Leinster in the final at Croke Park, Dublin. It was their fourth Railway Cup title in succession.

Munster's Paddy Barry was the Railway Cup top scorer with 4-01.

Results

Semi-final

21 February 1960 Semi-final	Munster	5-12 - 1-09	Connacht	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	P Barry 2-1, Jimmy Doyle 2-0, C Ring 1-2, J Smyth 0-3, F Walsh 0-3, T Cheasty 0-1, John Doyle 0-1, S Power 0-1.		PJ Lawless 1-0, T Sweeney 0-3, T Conway 0-1, S Gohery 0-1, G O'Malley 0-1, J Conroy 0-1, F Egan 0-1, J Salmon 0-1.	Attendance: 5,000 Referee: S Spain (Offaly)

Final

17 March 1960 Final	Leinster	2-07 - 6-06	Munster	Croke Park, Dublin
	P Kehoe 0-6, C O'Brien 1-0, S Clohessy 1-0, T O'Connell 0-1.		P Barry 2-0, J Smyth 2-0, F Walsh 1-1, P Grimes 1-0, Jimmy Doyle 0-2, C Ring 0-2, T Cheasty 0-1.	Attendance: 40,473 Referee: C Foley (Dublin)

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Paddy Barry	Munster	4-01	13	2	6.50
2	Jimmy Smyth	Munster	2-03	9	2	4.50
3	Jimmy Doyle	Munster	2-02	8	2	4.00
4	Frankie Walsh	Munster	1-04	7	2	3.50
4	Christy Ring	Munster	1-04	7	2	3.50

Single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Paddy Barry	Munster	2-01	7	Connacht
2	Jimmy Doyle	Munster	2-00	6	Connacht
	Paddy Barry	Munster	2-00	6	Leinster
	Jimmy Smyth	Munster	2-00	6	Leinster
	Padge Kehoe	Leinster	0-06	6	Munster

External links

Munster Railway Cup-winning teams

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