1958 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

1958 Railway Cup
Date16 February 1958 - 17 March 1958
Teams Connacht
Leinster
Munster
Ulster
Champions Munster
Phil Grimes (captain)
Runners-up Leinster
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored20 (6.67 per match)
Points scored48 (16 per match)
Top scorer(s) Christy O'Brien (4-00)
1957 (Previous) (Next) 1959

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.

Results

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Semi-finals

16 February 1958 Semi-final Ulster 3-03 - 8-10 Leinster Casement Park, Belfast
S Fitzgerald 2-0, R Polly 1-0, S Wright 0-2, J Gibson 0-1. C O'Brien 4-0, A Young 2-0, D Heaslip 1-3, H McGrath 1-0, N Wheeler 0-3, M Brophy 0-2, M Kenny 0-2. Referee: J Howard (Dublin)
2 March 1958 Semi-final Connacht 1-08 - 2-15 Munster Pearse Stadium, Galway
J Gill 1-0, J Salmon 0-3, PJ Lally 0-2, M Cullinane 0-1, J Lyons 0-1, J Quigley 0-1. J Smyth 1-3, C Ring 0-4, P Grimes 1-0, L Moloney 0-3, J Doyle 0-3, D Kelly 0-2. Referee: M Spain (Offaly)

Final

17 March 1958 Final Munster 3-07 - 3-05 Leinster Croke Park, Dublin
J Smyth 0-4, D Whelan 1-0, J Doyle 1-0, P Barry 1-0, L Moloney 0-1, T Wall 0-1, C Ring 0-1. M Kenny 1-4, B Dwyer 1-1, D Heaslip 1-0, N Wheeler 0-1.

Top scorers

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Overall
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

References

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Sources

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