The 1963 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 37th staging of the Railway Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1927. The cup began on 24 February 1963 and ended on 14 April 1963.
Leinster were the defending champions.
On 14 April 1963, Munster won the championship following a 2–08 to 2–07 defeat of Leinster in the final. This was their 27th Railway Cup title and their first since 1961.
Munster's Jimmy Doyle was the Railway Cup top scorer with 4-09.
Results
Semi-finals
Finals
Cup statistics Scoring
Top scorers overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Jimmy DoyleMunster4-092137.002Denis HeaslipLeinster5-021735.66Jimmy SmythMunster5-021735.663Ned WheelerLeinster4-011334.334Donie NealonMunster3-021133.66
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Jimmy SmythMunster4-0113Ulster2Denis HeaslipLeinster3-009ConnachtJimmy DoyleMunster2-039Leinster3Jimmy DoyleMunster2-028Ulster4Christy RingMunster2-006UlsterNed WheelerLeinster2-006ConnachtChristy O'BrienLeinster2-006ConnachtEddie KeherLeinster0-066Connacht5Denis HeaslipLeinster1-025MunsterS. PhelanUlster1-025Munster
Miscellaneous
Christy Ring claimed his 18th winners' medal after making his 23rd consecutive appearance in the Railway Cup Championship.
Bibliography
Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
References