1927–28 National Hurling League

1927–28 National Hurling League
League details
DatesNovember 1927 – April 1928
Teams9
League champions
WinnersTipperary (1st win)
CaptainJohnny Leahy
League runners-up
Runners-upGalway
CaptainJim Power

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

National Hurling League

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L SF SA Diff Pts Notes
1 Tipperary 8 6 2 0 44-24 16-22 86 14 National League champions
2 Galway 8 5 0 3 28-39 34-26 -5 10 National League runners-up
3 Dublin 7 4 1 2 33-22 18-30 37 9
4 Cork 7 4 0 3 35-27 21-12 57 8
5 Laois 8 3 1 4 25-18 35-23 -35 7
6 Limerick 7 3 1 3 24-21 27-20 -8 7
7 Kilkenny 6 2 0 4 15-20 28-21 -40 4
8 Offaly 6 1 1 4 15-13 27-20 -43 3
9 Clare 7 1 0 6 18-20 31-30 -49 2

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

  1. ^ "National Hurling League Results 1925-2009". Hogan Stand. Archived from the original on 5 August 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  2. ^ Smith, Raymond (1999). Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games. Dublin, Ireland. p. 208. ISBN 0950175870.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)