1971 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

The 1971 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 45th staging of the Railway Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1927. The championship ended on 17 March 1971.

1971 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

Dates	21 February 1971 - 17 March 1971
Teams	4
Champions	Leinster (12th title) Tony Doran (captain)
Runners-up	Munster Ray Cummins (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	3
Goals scored	18 (6 per match)
Points scored	71 (23.67 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Eddie Keher (0-18)
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Munster were the defending champions.

On 17 March 1971, Leinster won the championship following a 2–17 to 2–12 defeat of Munster in the final.^[1] This was their 12th Railway Cup title and their first since 1967.

Leinster's Eddie Keher was the Railway Cup top scorer with 0-18.

Results

Preliminary round

Ulster v Connacht

21 February 1971 Preliminary round	Ulster	1-04 - 4-11	Connacht	Casement Park, Belfast
	B McGarry 1-1, A McCallin 0-3.		A Kenny 2-2, John Connolly 0-4, B O'Connor 1-0, A Fenton 1-0, P Fahy 0-2, P Mitchell 0-2, S Stanley 0-1.	Referee: C Foley (Dublin)

Semi-final

Leinster v Connacht

28 February 1971 Semi-final	Leinster	5-13 - 4-14	Connacht	Páirc Chiaráin, Athlone
	T Doran 3-0, E Keher 0-9, M Bermingham 2-0, H Dalton 0-2, F Cummins 0-1, P Delaney 0-1.		P Fahy 1-6, S Stanley 1-1, B O'Connor 1-0, A Fenton 1-0, S Hogan 0-3, P Mitchell 0-3, John Connolly 0-1.	Referee: S O'Connor (Limerick)

Final

Munster v Leinster

17 March 1971 Final	Munster	2-12 - 2-17	Leinster	Croke Park, Dublin
	R Cummins 1-1, N O'Dwyer 1-1, F Loughnane 0-4, M Roche 0-2, P Hegarty 0-2, PJ Ryan 0-1, J Flanagan 0-1.		E Keher 0-9, M Bermingham 1-0, T Doran 1-0, D Bernie 0-2, F Cummins 0-2, H Dalton 0-2, P Delaney 0-1, J Quigley 0-1.	Attendance: 20,306 Referee: P Spain (Offaly)

Scoring statistics

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Eddie Keher	Leinster	0-18	19	2	9.00
2	Tony Doran	Leinster	4-00	12	2	6.00
3	Pádraic Fahy	Connacht	1-08	11	2	5.50
4	Mick Bermingham	Leinster	3-00	9	2	4.50
5	Andy Kenny	Connacht	2-02	8	2	4.00

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Tony Doran	Leinster	3-00	9	Conancht
	Pádraic Fahy	Conancht	1-06	9	Leinster
	Eddie Keher	Leinster	0-09	9	Conancht
	Eddie Keher	Leinster	0-09	9	Munster
2	Andy Kenny	Conancht	2-02	8	Leinster
3	Mick Bermingham	Leinster	2-00	6	Conancht
4	Brendan McGarry	Ulster	1-01	4	Conancht
	Sam Stanley	Conancht	1-01	4	Leinster
	Ray Cummins	Munster	1-01	4	Leinster
	Noel O'Dwyer	Munster	1-01	4	Leinster
	Francis Loughnane	Munster	0-04	4	Leinster
	John Connolly	Connacht	0-04	4	Ulster

Bibliography

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