1927 Railway Cup Hurling Championship | |
Dates: | – |
Teams: | 3 |
Champions: | Leinster |
Count: | 1 |
Champions Captain: | Tommy Daly |
Runners-Up: | Munster |
Runners-Up Captain: | Seán Óg Murphy |
Matches: | 2 |
Goals: | 13 |
Points: | 28 |
Top Scorer: | Din O'Neill (5-04) |
Next Year: | 1928 |
Next Tournament: | 1928 Railway Cup Hurling Championship |
The 1927 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the inaugural series of the inter-provincial hurling Railway Cup.[1] Two matches were played between 26 November 1926 and 17 March 1927. It was contested by Connacht, Leinster and Munster.
Leinster were the inaugural winners of the Railway Cup after defeating Connacht in the semi-final and Munster in the final at Croke Park, Dublin on 17 March 1927.[2]
Leinster's Din O'Neill was the Railway Cup top scorer with 5-04.
Province | Captain(s) | |
---|---|---|
Connacht | Ignatius Harney | |
Leinster | Dick Grace / Tommy Daly | |
Munster | Seán Óg Murphy |
Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Din O'Neill | Leinster | 5-04 | 19 | 2 | 9.50 |
2 | Matty Power | Leinster | 2-02 | 8 | 2 | 4.00 |
3 | Mick King | Connacht | 1-01 | 4 | 1 | 4.00 |
Lory Meagher | Leinster | 0-04 | 4 | 2 | 2.00 | |
Henry Meagher | Leinster | 0-04 | 4 | 2 | 2.00 |