1968 Railway Cup Hurling Championship
{{short description|Irish hurling competition}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox hurling championship
| name = 1968 Railway Cup Hurling Championship
| image =
| imagesize =
| caption =
| dates = 25 February 1968 - 17 March 1968
| teams = 4
| sponsor =
| champions = Munster
| count = 29
| champions captain = Mick Roche
| champions manager =
| runners-up = Leinster
| runners-up captain =
| runners-up manager =
| promoted =
| relegated =
| matches = 3
| goals = 12
| points = 62
| top scorer = Justin McCarthy (2-06)
| previous year = 1967
| previous tournament = 1967 Railway Cup Hurling Championship
| next year = 1969
| next tournament = 1969 Railway Cup Hurling Championship
}}
The 1968 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 42nd staging of the Railway Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1927. The cup began on 25 February 1968 ended on 17 March 1968.
Leinster were the defending champions.
On 17 March 1968, Munster won the cup following a 0-14 to 0-10 defeat of Leinster in the final.{{cite web|url=http://munster.gaa.ie/history/railway-cup-hurling/|title=Railway Cup Hurling|publisher=Munster GAA|access-date=10 April 2018}} This was their 29th Railway Cup title and their first since 1966.
Munster's Justin McCarthy was the top scorer with 2-06.
Results
Semi-finals
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|date = 25 February 1968
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|round = Semi-final
|team1 = Munster
|score = 3-15 - 1-05
|report =
|team2 = Connacht
|goals1 = J McCarthy 2-4, D Nealon 1-5, É Cregan 0-2, L Guinan 0-2, M Roche 0-1, P Cronin 0-1.
|goals2 =
|stadium = Thurles Sportsfield, Thurles
|attendance =
|referee = P Johnston (Kilkenny)
}}
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|date = 25 February 1968
|time =
|round = Semi-final
|team1 = Leinster
|score = 5-10 - 3-08
|report =
|team2 = Ulster
|goals1 = T Ring 1-3, J O'Brien 1-2, E Keher 1-2, T Doran 1-1, P Molloy 1-1, P Moran 0-1.
|goals2 = M Stafford 1-1, B McGarry 1-1, E Donnelly 1-1, P Branniff 0-2, P McShane 0-2, E Falcoona 0-1.
|stadium = Páirc Tailteann, Navan
|attendance =
|referee = C Foley (Dublin)
}}
Final
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|date = 17 March 1968
|time =
|round = Final
|team1 = Munster
|score = 0-14 - 0-10
|report =
|team2 = Leinster
|goals1 = M Roche 0-4, S Barry 0-3, J McCarthy 0-2, B Hartigan 0-1, G McCarthy 0-1, L Guinan 0-1, D Nealon 0-1, M Keating 0-1.
|goals2 = P Moran 0-2, E Keher 0-2, C Dunne 0-2, N Cleere 0-2, P Molloy 0-1, D Quigley 0-1.
|stadium = Croke Park, Dublin
|attendance =
|referee = A Higgins (Galway)
}}
Scoring statistics
;Top scorers overall
| class="wikitable" |
| Rank
! Player ! Club ! Tally ! Total ! Matches ! Average |
|---|
| rowspan=1 align=center|1
|align=center|2-06 |align=center|12 |align=center|2 |align=center|6.00 |
;Top scorers in a single game
| class="wikitable" |
| Rank
! Player ! Club ! Tally ! Total ! Opposition |
|---|
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|1
|align=center|2-04 |align=center|10 |
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|2
|align=center|1-05 |align=center|8 |
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|3
|align=center|1-03 |align=center|6 |
| rowspan="2" style="text-align:center;"|4
|align=center|1-02 |align=center|5 |
| Eddie Keher
|align=center|1-02 |align=center|5 |
Bibliography
- Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).