1957 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

The 1957 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 31st series of the inter-provincial hurling Railway Cup.^[1] Four matches were played between 17 February 1957 and 17 March 1957 to decide the title. It was contested by Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster.

1957 Railway Cup

Date	17 February 1957 - 17 March 1957
Teams	Connacht Leinster Munster Ulster
Champions	Munster Mick Cashman (captain)
Runners-up	Leinster Jim English (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Goals scored	28 (7 per match)
Points scored	62 (15.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Christy Ring (5-10)
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Leinster entered the championship as the defending champions.

On 17 March 1957, Munster won the Railway Cup after a 5–07 to 2–05 defeat of Leinster in the final at Croke Park, Dublin.^[2] It was their 23rd Railway Cup title overall and their first Railway Cup title since 1955.

Munster's Christy Ring was the Railway Cup top scorer with 5–10.

Results

Semi-finals

Munster v Connacht

17 February 1957 Semi-final	Munster	3-11 - 3-11	Connacht	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	C Ring 1-3, P Barry 1-2, P Kenny 1-0, J Smyth 0-2, M Ryan 0-2, D Kelly 0-1, P Stakelum 0-1.		J Molloy 2-2, P Egan 1-1, B Duffy 0-4, J Duggan 0-2, J Salmon 0-1, M Cullinane 0-1.	Referee: T O'Sullivan (Limerick)

Ulster v Leinster

17 February 1957 Semi-final	Ulster	2-05 - 7-07	Leinster	Casement Park, Belfast
	R McMullan 1-1, P Mullaney 1-1, F Fahy 0-2, D Cormican 0-1.		S Clohessy 2-4, M Kenny 1-1, W Walsh 1-1, D Rockett 1-0, B Dwyer 1-0, N Rackard 1-0, L Cashin 0-1.	Referee: J Howard (Limerick)

Munster v Connacht

3 March 1957 Semi-final replay	Munster	6-06 - 0-10	Connacht	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	P Kenny 2-1, F Walsh 2-0, C Ring 1-2, T Kelly 1-1, D Kelly 0-2.		J Salmon 0-2, J Molloy 0-2, J Duggan 0-2, B O'Neill 0-2, P Egan 0-1, S Collins 0-1.	Referee: T O'Sullivan (Limerick)

Final

Munster v Leinster

17 March 1957 Final	Munster	5-07 - 2-05	Leinster	Croke Park, Dublin
	C Ring 3-5, P Barry 1-0, F Walsh 1-0, J O'Connor 0-1, M Ryan 0-1.		B Dwyer 1-2, M Kenny 1-0, N Rackard 0-1, W Walsh 0-1, T Flood 0-1.	Attendance: 43,805 Referee: C McLoughlin (Dublin)

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Christy Ring	Munster	5-10	25	3	8.33
2	Paddy Kenny	Munster	3-01	10	3	3.33
	Seán Clohessy	Leinster	2-04	10	2	5.00
	John Molloy	Connacht	2-04	10	2	5.00

Single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Christy Ring	Munster	3-05	14	Leinster
2	Seán Clohessy	Leinster	2-04	10	Ulster
3	John Molloy	Connacht	2-02	8	Munster
4	Paddy Kenny	Munster	2-01	7	Connacht
5	Christy Ring	Munster	1-03	6	Connacht

Sources

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

References

1. Neville, Conor (12 December 2016). "The fall and fall of the Railway Cup". ball.ie. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
2. "Munster Railway Cup-winning teams". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 27 December 2018.