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1988 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

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1988 Railway Cup Hurling Championship
Dates15 October 1988 – 16 October 1988
Teams4
ChampionsLeinster (19th title)
Runners-upConnacht
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored18 (4.5 per match)
Points scored100 (25 per match)
Top scorer(s)Nicky English (2-10)
1987 (Previous) (Next) 1989

The 1988 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 62nd staging of the Railway Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1927.[1] The cup began on 15 October 1988 and ended on 16 October 1988.

Connacht were the defending champions.

On 16 October 1988, Leinster won the cup after a 2-14 to 1-12 defeat of Connacht in the final at Casement Park. This was their 19th Railway Cup title overall and their first title since 1979.

Results

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Semi-finals

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15 October 1988 Semi-final Connacht 4-13 - 2-11 Munster Corrigan Park, Belfast
E Dervan 2-1, A Cunningham 1-2, M Naughton 0-4, M Connolly 0-4, J Commins 1-0, J Cooney 0-1, P Boland 0-1. N English 1-3, S Ahearne 1-0, D O'Connell 0-3, D Byrne 0-2, M Guilfoyle 0-1, B Finn 0-1, J Kennedy 0-1.
15 October 1988 Semi-final Ulster 1-08 - 1-13 Leinster Corrigan Park, Belfast
D Donnelly 1-2, D McNaughton 0-3, B Donnelly 0-2, C Barr 0-1. M Corrigan 0-5, L Ryan 1-1, B McMahon 0-4, S Dalton 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1, D Kilcoyne 0-1.

Shield final

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16 October 1988 Shield final Ulster 0-12 - 7-17 Munster Casement Park, Belfast
D Donnelly 0-4, P McKillen 0-3, B Donnelly 0-2, D McNaughton 0-2, B Laverty 0-1. N English 1-7, S Ahearne 2-1, T Guilfoyle 1-3, G Fitzgerald 1-1, J Kennedy 1-1, C Bonnar 1-0, S Fitzgibbon 0-1, B Finn 0-1, P Delaney 0-1, J Heffernan 0-1. Referee: S Brennan (Galway)

Final

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16 October 1988 Final Leinster 2-14 - 1-12 Connacht Casement Park, Belfast
M Corrigan 0-7, PJ Cuddy 2-0, C Heffernan 0-3, B McMahon 0-2, S Dalton 0-1, V Teehan 0-1. M Connoly 0-7, A Cunningham 1-0, M Naughton 0-2, M McGrath 0-2, P Malone 0-1. Referee: T Murray (Limerick)

Scoring statistics

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Top scorers overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Nicky English Munster 2-10 16 2 8.00
2 Mark Corrigan Leinster 0-12 12 2 6.00
3 Michael Connolly Connacht 0-11 11 2 5.50

Bibliography

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

References

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  1. ^ Neville, Conor (12 December 2016). "The fall and fall of the Railway Cup". ball.ie. Retrieved 27 December 2018.