1992 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

The 1992 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 64th series of the inter-provincial hurling Railway Cup.^[1] Four matches were played between 14 March 1992 and 15 March 1992 to decide the title. It was contested by Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster.

1992 Railway Cup

Date	14 March 1992 - 15 March 1992
Teams	Connacht Leinster Munster Ulster
Champions	Munster (38th title) Noel Sheehy (captain)
Runners-up	Ulster
Tournament statistics
Matches played	4
Goals scored	10 (2.5 per match)
Points scored	79 (19.75 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Eamon Morrissey (2-05)
← 1991 (Previous) (Next) 1993 →

Connacht entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Ulster at the semi-final stage.

On 15 March 1992, Munster won the Railway Cup after a 3–12 to 1–08 defeat of Ulster in the final at Nowlan Park, Kilkenny.^[2] It was their 38th Railway Cup title overall and their first title since 1985.

Leinster's Eamon Morrissey was the Railway Cup top scorer with 2-05.

Results

Semi-finals

Ulster v Connacht

14 March 1992 Semi-final	Ulster	2-06 - 0-07	Connacht	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	N Sands 1-1, C Barr 1-0, P Jennings 0-1, P McKillen 0-1, A McCarry 0-1, K Coulter 0-1, S Downey 0-1.		M Coleman 0-4, É Burke 0-2, M McGrath 0-1.	Attendance: 3,500 Referee: A Mac Suibhne (Dublin)

Munster v Leinster

14 March 1992 Semi-final	Munster	1-12 - 0-10	Leinster	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	G Kirby 1-4, C Carey 0-3, A Ryan 0-2, M Cleary 0-2, D Carr 0-1.		É Morrissey 0-4, B McMahon 0-2, DJ Carey 0-2, J Power 0-1, R Mannion 0-1.	Attendance: 3,500 Referee: J Cody (Galway)

Shield final

Leinster v Conancht

15 March 1992 Final	Leinster	3-09 - 0-15	Conancht	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	É Morrissey 2-1, J Dooley 1-0, DJ Carey 0-3, M Mullins 0-2, P Kelly 0-1, M Phelan 0-1, T Dempsey 0-1.		E Burke 0-7, A O'Donoghue 0-2, M Coleman 0-2, L Burke 0-1, B Keogh 0-1, M McGrath 0-1, R Duane 0-1.	Referee: J O'Leary (Cork)

Final

Munster v Ulster

15 March 1992 Final	Munster	3-12 - 1-08	Ulster	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	M Cleary 1-2, C Walsh 1-1, A Ryan 0-4, M Houlihan 1-0, G Kirby 0-2, J O'Connell 0-1, C Carey 0-1, B O'Sullivan 0-1.		S Downey 1-2, O McFetridge 0-2, D Hughes 0-1, J Carson 0-1, N Sands 0-1, G O'Kane 0-1.	Referee: A Mac Suibhne (Dublin)

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Eamon Morrissey	Leinster	2-05	11	2	5.50

Sources

• Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).

References

1. Neville, Conor (12 December 2016). "The fall and fall of the Railway Cup". ball.ie. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
2. "Munster Railway Cup-winning teams". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 27 December 2018.