1930 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

The 1930 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the fourth series of the inter-provincial hurling Railway Cup. One match was played on 17 March 1930 to decide the title. It was contested by Leinster and Munster.

1930 Railway Cup
Date17 March 1930
Teams2
Champions Munster (3rd title)
Dinny Barry-Murphy (captain)
Runners-up Leinster
Wattie Dunphy (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played1
Goals scored6 (6 per match)
Points scored13 (13 per match)
Top scorer(s) Tommy Treacy (3-00)
1929 (Previous) (Next) 1931

Munster entered the championship as the defending champions.

On 17 March 1930, Munster won the Railway Cup after a 4-06 to 2-07 defeat of Leinster in the final at Croke Park, Dublin. This was their second title over all and their third title in succession.

Munster's Tommy Treacy was the Railway Cup top scorer with 3-00.

Teams

Province Captain
Leinster Wattie Dunphy
Munster Dinny Barry-Murphy

Results

Final

17 March 1930 Final Munster 4-06 - 2-07 Leinster Croke Park, Dublin
T Treacy 3-0, M Kennedy 1-1, P Cahill 0-2, J Hurley 0-1, T Considine 0-1, M Cross 0-1. S Thompson 1-0, P Walsh 1-0, L Meagher 0-2, Martin Power 0-2, M Gill 0-2, Matty Power 0-1. Attendance: 10,552

Sources

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