1928–29 National Hurling League

1928–29 National Hurling League

League details
Dates	21 October 1928 – 8 December 1929
Teams	12
League champions
Winners	Dublin (1st win)
Captain	Mick Gill
League runners-up
Runners-up	Cork
Captain	Dinny Barry-Murphy
← 1927–28 1929–30 →

The 1928–29 National Hurling League was the third edition of the National Hurling League, which ran from 21 October 1928 to 8 December 1929.

The twelve participating teams were Clare, Cork, Dublin, Galway, Kerry, Laois, Limerick, Meath, Offaly, Tipperary, Waterford and Wexford who were divided into an Eastern Division and a Southwestern Division. Each team played each of their rivals once with two points awarded for a win and one point awarded for a drawn game. The two teams who finished top of their respective divisions would play a final, with the winners being declared National Hurling League champions.

Dublin defeated Cork by 7-4 to 1-5 in the final.[1]

National Hurling League

Eastern Division Pos Team Pld W D L Pts Notes 1 Dublin 4 4 0 0 8 National Hurling League champions 2 Offaly 4 3 0 1 6 3 Laois 4 2 0 2 4 4 Meath 4 1 0 3 2 5 Wexford 4 0 0 4 0

Southwestern Division Pos Team Pld W D L Pts Notes 1 Cork 6 5 0 1 10 National Hurling League runners-up 2 Tipperary 5 4 0 1 8 3 Limerick 3 2 0 1 4 4 Waterford 5 2 0 3 4 5 Kerry 5 1 0 4 2 6 Galway 5 1 0 4 2 7 Clare 3 0 0 2 0

Results

Cork v Limerick

13 October 1929 SW semi-final	Cork	4-7 - 3-1	Limerick	Cork Athletic Grounds
		Report		Attendance: 4,000

Tipperary v Cork

24 November 1929 SW final	Tipperary	3-3 - 5-4	Cork	Thurles Sportsfield
		Report		Referee: W Walsh

Cork v Dublin

8 December 1929 NHL final	Cork	5-5 - 7-4	Dublin	Thurles Sportsfield
		Report		Referee: S Robbins (Offaly)

External links

• 1928-29 National Hurling League results

References

1. "National Hurling League Results 1925-2009". Hogan Stand. Archived from the original on 5 August 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2011.