1975 Railway Cup Hurling Championship
{{short description|Irish hurling competition}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox hurling championship
| name = 1975 Railway Cup Hurling Championship
| image =
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| dates = 16 February 1975 - 17 March 1975
| teams = 4
| champions = Leinster
| count = 16
| runners-up = Munster
| matches = 3
| goals = 11
| points = 59
| top scorer = Francis Loughnane (1-10)
| previous year = 1974
| previous tournament = 1974 Railway Cup Hurling Championship
| next year = 1976
| next tournament = 1976 Railway Cup Hurling Championship
}}
The 1975 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 49th staging of the Railway Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1927. The cup began on 16 February 1975 and ended on 17 March 1975.
Leinster were the defending champions.
On 17 March 1975, Leinster won the cup following a 2-09 to 1–11 defeat of Munster in the final.{{cite web|url=http://munster.gaa.ie/history/railway-cup-hurling/|title=Railway Cup Hurling|publisher=Munster GAA|date=|accessdate=10 April 2018|first=|last=}} This was their 16th Railway Cup title overall and their fifth title in succession.
Results
Semifinals
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| date = 16 February 1975
| round = Semi-final
| team1 = Munster
| score = 4-16 - 2-05
| team2 = Ulster
| report =
| goals1 = F Loughnane 1-7, J McKenna 2-0, J Kehoe 1-2, G McCarthy 0-3, J Cullinan 0-2, W Walsh 0-1, E O'Connor 0-1.
| goals2 = R McDonnell 1-1, M O'Flynn 1-0, S Collins 0-3, S Sands 0-1.
| attendance = 300
| stadium = Parnell Park, Dublin
| referee = C Foley (Dublin)
}}
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| date = 16 February 1975
| round = Semi-final
| team1 = Connacht
| score = 1-07 - 1-11
| team2 = Leinster
| report =
| goals1 = J Connolly 1-1, G Coone 0-2, P Fahy 0-1, PJ Molloy 0-1, F Burke 0-1, P Ryan 0-1.
| goals2 = T Doran 1-0, P Quigley 0-4, M Quigley 0-3, L O'Brien 0-1, P Delaney 0-1, M Brennan 0-1, J Quigley 0-1.
| stadium = Duggan Park, Ballinasloe
| referee = S O'Meara (Tipperary)
}}
Final
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| date = 17 March 1975
| round = Final
| team1 = Leinster
| score = 2-09 - 1-11
| team2 = Munster
| report =
| goals1 = E Keher 0-7, J Quigley 1-1, T Doran 1-0, L O'Brien 0-1.
| goals2 = W Walsh 1-1, F Loughnane 0-3, S Hogan 0-2, G McCarthy 0-2, J Kehoe 0-1, N O'Dwyer 0-1, E O'Connor 0-1.
| stadium = Croke Park, Dublin
| referee = P Robinson (Galway)
}}
Scoring statistics
;Top scorers overall
| class="wikitable" |
| Rank
! Player ! Club ! Tally ! Total ! Matches ! Average |
|---|
| rowspan=1 align=center|1
|align=center|1-10 |align=center|13 |align=center|2 |align=center|6.50 |
;Top scorers in a single game
| class="wikitable" |
| Rank
! Player ! Club ! Tally ! Total ! Opposition |
|---|
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|1
|align=center|1-07 |align=center|10 |
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|2
|align=center|0-07 |align=center|7 |
| rowspan="1" style="text-align:center;"|3
|align=center|2-00 |align=center|6 |
Bibliography
- Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
References
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{{Railway Cup Hurling Championships}}
Category:Railway Cup Hurling Championship