1928 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

1928 Railway Cup
Dates 12 February – 17 March 1928
Teams Connacht
Leinster
Munster
Champions Munster (1st title)
Seán Óg Murphy (captain)
Runners-up Leinster
Mick Gill (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played 2
Goals scored 12 (6 per match)
Points scored 11 (5.5 per match)
1927 (Previous) (Next) 1929

The 1928 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the second series of the inter-provincial hurling Railway Cup. Two matches were played between 12 February and 17 March 1928. It was contested by Connacht, Leinster and Munster.

Leinster entered the championship as the defending champions.

On 17 March 1928, Munster won the Railway Cup after a 2-02 to 1-02 defeat of Leinster in the final at Croke Park, Dublin. This was their first Railway Cup title.

Participants

The teams involved were:

Province Captain
Connacht Jim Power
Leinster Mick Gill
Munster Seán Óg Murphy

Results

Semi-final

Final

Sources

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