1988 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

Irish hurling competition April 2022 1988 Railway Cup Hurling Championship 15 October 1988 – 16 October 1988 4 Leinster 19 Connacht 4 18 100 Nicky English (2-10) 1987 1987 Railway Cup Hurling Championship 1989 1989 Railway Cup Hurling Championship The 1988 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 62nd staging of the Railway Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1927.https://www.balls.ie/gaa/railway-cup-decline-354359-354359 The fall and fall of the Railway Cup 12 December 2016 ball.ie 27 December 2018 Conor Neville 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 Semi-finals 15 October 1988 Semi-final Connacht 4-13 - 2-11 Munster 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. Corrigan Park, Belfast 15 October 1988 Semi-final Ulster 1-08 - 1-13 Leinster 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. Corrigan Park, Belfast Shield final 16 October 1988 Shield final Ulster 0-12 - 7-17 Munster 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. Casement Park, Belfast S Brennan (Galway) Final 16 October 1988 Final Leinster 2-14 - 1-12 Connacht 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. Casement Park, Belfast T Murray (Limerick) Scoring statistics Top scorers overall Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Nicky EnglishMunster2-101628.002Mark CorriganLeinster0-121226.003Michael ConnollyConnacht0-111125.50 Bibliography Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005). References Category:Railway Cup Hurling Championship Railway Cup Hurling Championship Hurling