1980 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

1980 Railway Cup Hurling Championship
Dates 17 February - 17 March 1980
Teams Connacht
Leinster
Munster
Ulster
Champions Connacht (2nd title)
Runners-up Munster
Tournament statistics
Matches played 3
Goals scored 8 (2.67 per match)
Points scored 61 (20.33 per match)
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The 1980 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 54th series of the Railway Cup, an annual hurling tournament organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association. The tournament took place between 17 February and 17 March 1980.

The championship was won by Connacht who secured the title following a 1-5 to 0-7 defeat of Munster in the final.[1] This was their 2nd Railway Cup title, their first since 1947.

Leinster were the defending champions, however, they were defeated at the semi-final stage.

Results

Semi-finals

17 February 1980
Semi-final
Connacht 1-13 - 1-10
(aet) 		Leinster
J. Connolly 0-6
N. Lane 1-1
G. Curtin 0-2
M. Kilkenny 0-2
P. J. Molloy 0-1
J. Henry 0-1. 		N. Buggy 0-4
P. Quirke 1-0
P. Kirwan 0-3
M. Walsh 0-2
B. Fitzpatrick 0-1
Dunlo Gaa Grounds
Referee: J. Woods (Clare)

17 February 1980
Semi-final
Munster 4-16 - 1-10 Ulster
M. Walsh 0-7
J. Callinan 1-2
R. Cummins 1-1
O. O'Connor 1-1
É. O'Donoghue 1-0
G. Loughnane 0-2
M. Carroll 0-1
T. Cashman 0-1
P. O'Connor 0-1 		D. Donnelly 1-1
P. Boyle 0-3
S. Boyle 0-2
T. Donnelly 0-1
J. Hughes 0-1
C. O'Flynn 0-1
P. Devlin 0-1
Croke Park
Referee: C. Foley (Dublin)

Final

17 March1980
Final
Connacht 1-5 - 0-7 Munster
S. Silke 1-0
J. Connolly 0-2
I. Clarke 0-1
S. Mahon 0-1
M. Kilkenny 0-1 		J. Callinan 0-2
R. Cummins 0-1
G. Loughnane 0-1
T. Cashman 0-1
P. McGrath 0-1
M. Walsh 0-1
Croke Park
Referee: S. Denton (Wexford)

Top scorers

Overall
Rank Player Team Tally Total Matches Average
1 John Connolly Connacht 0-8 8 2 4.00
Mossy Walsh Munster 0-8 8 2 4.00
Single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Mossy Walsh Munster 0-7 7 Ulster
2 John Connolly Connacht 0-6 6 Leinster
3 John Callinan Munster 1-2 5 Ulster

References

  1. ↑ Ní Fhlatharta, Bernie (20 August 2013). "1980 change of luck was all down to Pope John Paul II". Connacht Tribune. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
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