1927–28 National Hurling League Explained

League:1927–28 National Hurling League
Dates:November 1927 – April 1928
Teams:9
Team1:Tipperary
Captain1:Johnny Leahy
Titles:1st
Team2:Galway
Captain2:Jim Power
Previous:1925–26
Next: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.

won the league after securing 14 points from their eight games.[1] were second with 12 points.[2]

National Hurling League

Table

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1 Tipperary 862044-2416-228614National League champions
2 Galway 850328-3934-26-510National League runners-up
3 Dublin 741233-2218-30379
4 Cork 740335-2721-12578
5 Laois 831425-1835-23-357
6 Limerick 731324-2127-20-87
7 Kilkenny 620415-2028-21-404
8 Offaly 611415-1327-20-433
9 Clare 710618-2031-30-492

Results

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 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.
  2. Book: Smith, Raymond . 1999 . Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games . Dublin, Ireland . 208 . 0950175870.