1927–28 National Hurling League

Second season of the National Hurling League April 2022 1927–28 National Hurling League November 1927 – April 1928 9 Tipperary Johnny Leahy 1st Galway Jim Power 1925–26 1928–29 The 1927–28 National Hurling League was the second edition of the National Hurling League (NHL). The nine participating teams were Cork, Dublin, Galway, Kilkenny, Laois, Limerick, Offaly, Tipperary and Wexford who agreed to play an eight-game format whereby each team would play each of their eight rivals once with two points awarded for a win and one point awarded for a drawn game. The team with the most points at the completion of the season would be declared National Hurling League champions. Tipperary hurling won the league after securing 14 points from their eight games.http://www.hoganstand.com/general/leagues/nhlrecords.aspx National Hurling League Results 1925-2009 Hogan Stand 18 April 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20100805063526/http://www.hoganstand.com/general/leagues/nhlrecords.aspx 2010-08-05 dead Galway hurling were second with 12 points. Smith Raymond 1999 Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games Dublin, Ireland 208 0950175870 National Hurling League Table PosTeamPldWDLSFSADiffPtsNotes1 Tipperary 862044-2416-228614National League champions2 Galway 850328-3934-26-510National League runners-up3 Dublin 741233-2218-303794 Cork 740335-2721-125785 Laois 831425-1835-23-3576 Limerick 731324-2127-20-877 Kilkenny 620415-2028-21-4048 Offaly 611415-1327-20-4339 Clare 710618-2031-30-492 Results 16 October 1927 Clare 5-03 - 5-04 Kilkenny Cusack Park, Ennis 16 October 1927 Tipperary 4-04 - 4-04 Dublin Thurles Sportsfield, Thurles 6 November 1927 Kilkenny 3-03 - 2-01 Offaly St. James's Park, Kilkenny 6 November 1927 Dublin 4-02 - 4-04 Laois Croke Park, Dublin 6 November 1927 Limerick 8-06 - 3-02 Clare Markets Field, Limerick 6 November 1927 Tipperary 10-06 - 1-00 Galway Thurles Sportsfield, Thurles 20 November 1927 Laois 3-00 - 3-00 Tipperary O'Moore Park, Portlaoise 20 November 1927 Offaly 3-02 - 3-02 Limerick St. Brendan's Park, Birr 4 December 1927 Limerick 2-04 - 3-02 Galway Markets Field, Limerick 4 December 1927 Kilkenny 2-02 - 6-04 Laois St. James's Park, Kilkenny References Category:National Hurling League seasons League League