The 1988 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 62nd staging of the Railway Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1927.[1] The cup began on 15 October 1988 and ended on 16 October 1988.
| Dates | 15 October 1988 – 16 October 1988 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 4 | ||
| Champions | Leinster (19th title) | ||
| Runners-up | Connacht | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 4 | ||
| Goals scored | 18 (4.5 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 100 (25 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Nicky English (2-10) | ||
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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 edit
Semi-finals edit
| 15 October 1988 Semi-final | Connacht | 4-13 - 2-11 | Munster | Corrigan Park, Belfast |
| 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. |
| 15 October 1988 Semi-final | Ulster | 1-08 - 1-13 | Leinster | Corrigan Park, Belfast |
| 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. |
Shield final edit
| 16 October 1988 Shield final | Ulster | 0-12 - 7-17 | Munster | Casement Park, Belfast |
| 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. | Referee: S Brennan (Galway) |
Final edit
| 16 October 1988 Final | Leinster | 2-14 - 1-12 | Connacht | Casement Park, Belfast |
| 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. | Referee: T Murray (Limerick) |
Scoring statistics edit
- Top scorers overall
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicky English | Munster | 2-10 | 16 | 2 | 8.00 |
| 2 | Mark Corrigan | Leinster | 0-12 | 12 | 2 | 6.00 |
| 3 | Michael Connolly | Connacht | 0-11 | 11 | 2 | 5.50 |
Bibliography edit
- Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
References edit
- ^ Neville, Conor (12 December 2016). "The fall and fall of the Railway Cup". ball.ie. Retrieved 27 December 2018.