1961 Railway Cup Hurling Championship
| Date | 19 February - 17 March 1961 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams |  Connacht Leinster Munster Ulster | ||
| Champions | Munster Tony Wall (captain) | ||
| Runners-up | Leinster | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 3 | ||
| Goals scored | 19 (6.33 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 51 (17 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Jimmy Doyle (2-10) | ||
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The 1961 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 35th series of the inter-provincial hurling Railway Cup. Three matches were played between 19 February 1961 and 17 March 1961 to decide the title. It was contested by Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster.
Munster entered the championship as the defending champions.
On 17 March 1961, Munster won the Railway Cup after a 4-12 to 3-09 defeat of Leinster in the final at Croke Park, Dublin. It was their fifth Railway Cup title in succession.
Munster's Jimmy Doyle was the Railway Cup top scorer with 2-10.
Results[edit]
Semi-final
| 19 February 1961 Semi-final | Ulster | 1-02 - 3-13 | Munster | Casement Park, Belfast |
| D Gallagher 1-0, J McVeigh 0-1, P Mullaney 0-1. | C Ring 2-1, J Smyth 1-2, J Doyle 0-4, L Devaney 0-4, T Kelly 0-1, S Power 0-1. | Referee: A McCallan (Antrim) |
| 19 February 1961 Semi-final | Connacht | 3-07 - 5-08 | Leinster | Duggan Park, Ballinasloe |
| S Gohery 1-4, P Sweeney 1-0, PJ Lawless 1-0, J Salmon 0-2, J Conroy 0-1. | B Dwyer 2-1, P Kehoe 1-4, S O'Brien 1-1, O McGrath 1-0, E Keher 0-2. |
Final
| 17 March 1961 Final | Munster | 4-12 - 3-09 | Leinster | Croke Park, Dublin |
| J Doyle 2-6, T Cheasty 1-1, L Devaney 1-0, C Ring 0-2, T Wall 0-1, F Walsh 0-1, T English 0-1. | T Flood 1-4, S Quaid 1-2, O McGrath 1-1, D Foley 0-1, S Clohessy 0-1. | Attendance: 34,856 Referee: J Dowling (Offaly) |
Top scorers[edit]
Overall[edit]
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Doyle | Munster | 2-10 | 16 |
| 2 | Christy Ring | Munster | 2-03 | 9 |
Single game[edit]
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Doyle | Munster | 2-06 | 12 | Leinster |
| 2 | Christy Ring | Munster | 2-01 | 7 | Ulster |
| Billy Dwyer | Leinster | 2-01 | 7 | Connacht | |
| Séamus Gohery | Connacht | 1-04 | 7 | Leinster | |
| Padge Kehoe | Leinster | 1-04 | 7 | Connacht | |
| Tim Flood | Leinster | 1-04 | 7 | Munster | |
| 3 | Jimmy Smyth | Munster | 1-02 | 5 | Ulster |
| Séamus Quaid | Leinster | 1-02 | 5 | Munster |