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1992 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

1992 Railway Cup
Date14 March 1992 - 15 March 1992
Teams Connacht
Leinster
Munster
Ulster
Champions Munster (38th title)
Noel Sheehy (captain)
Runners-up Ulster
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored10 (2.5 per match)
Points scored79 (19.75 per match)
Top scorer(s) Eamon Morrissey (2-05)
1991 (Previous) (Next) 1993

The 1992 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 64th series of the inter-provincial hurling Railway Cup.[1] Four matches were played between 14 March 1992 and 15 March 1992 to decide the title. It was contested by Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster.

Connacht entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Ulster at the semi-final stage.

On 15 March 1992, Munster won the Railway Cup after a 3–12 to 1–08 defeat of Ulster in the final at Nowlan Park, Kilkenny.[2] It was their 38th Railway Cup title overall and their first title since 1985.

Leinster's Eamon Morrissey was the Railway Cup top scorer with 2-05.

Results

Semi-finals

14 March 1992 Semi-final Ulster 2-06 - 0-07 Connacht Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
N Sands 1-1, C Barr 1-0, P Jennings 0-1, P McKillen 0-1, A McCarry 0-1, K Coulter 0-1, S Downey 0-1. M Coleman 0-4, É Burke 0-2, M McGrath 0-1. Attendance: 3,500
Referee: A Mac Suibhne (Dublin)
14 March 1992 Semi-final Munster 1-12 - 0-10 Leinster Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
G Kirby 1-4, C Carey 0-3, A Ryan 0-2, M Cleary 0-2, D Carr 0-1. É Morrissey 0-4, B McMahon 0-2, DJ Carey 0-2, J Power 0-1, R Mannion 0-1. Attendance: 3,500
Referee: J Cody (Galway)

Shield final

15 March 1992 Final Leinster 3-09 - 0-15 Conancht Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
É Morrissey 2-1, J Dooley 1-0, DJ Carey 0-3, M Mullins 0-2, P Kelly 0-1, M Phelan 0-1, T Dempsey 0-1. E Burke 0-7, A O'Donoghue 0-2, M Coleman 0-2, L Burke 0-1, B Keogh 0-1, M McGrath 0-1, R Duane 0-1. Referee: J O'Leary (Cork)

Final

15 March 1992 Final Munster 3-12 - 1-08 Ulster Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
M Cleary 1-2, C Walsh 1-1, A Ryan 0-4, M Houlihan 1-0, G Kirby 0-2, J O'Connell 0-1, C Carey 0-1, B O'Sullivan 0-1. S Downey 1-2, O McFetridge 0-2, D Hughes 0-1, J Carson 0-1, N Sands 0-1, G O'Kane 0-1. Referee: A Mac Suibhne (Dublin)

Top scorers

Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Eamon Morrissey Leinster 2-05 11 2 5.50

Sources

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

References

  1. ^ Neville, Conor (12 December 2016). "The fall and fall of the Railway Cup". ball.ie. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Munster Railway Cup-winning teams". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 27 December 2018.