1982 Railway Cup Hurling Championship Dates 14 February 1982 - 17 March 1982 Teams 4 Champions Connacht (3rd title)Runners-up Leinster Matches played 3 Goals scored 13 (4.33 per match) Points scored 58 (19.33 per match) Top scorer(s) P. J. Molloy (3-09)
The 1982 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 56th staging of the Railway Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1927.[1] The cup began on 14 February 1982 and ended on 17 March 1982.
Munster were the defending champions , however, they were beaten by Connacht in the semi-final.[2]
On 17 March 1982, Connacht won the cup after a 3-08 to 2-09 defeat of Leinster in the final at O'Connor Park . This was their third Railway Cup title overall and their first title since 1980 .
Results [ ]
Semi-finals [ ]
Connacht v Munster
14 February 1982 Semi-final Connacht 1-13 - 2-08 Munster Pearse Stadium , Galway
PJ Molloy 1-7, B Lynskey 0-2, N Lane 0-1, B Forde 0-1, J Henry 0-1, S Linnane 0-1.
J McKenna 1-2, J Greene 1-2, T Cashman 0-1, P McGrath 0-1, J Callinan 0-1, T Crowley 0-1.
Referee: N O'Donoghue (Dublin)
Ulster v Leinster
14 February 1982 Semi-final Ulster 2-05 - 3-15 Leinster Casement Park , Belfast
B Donnelly 1-1, J McLean 1-0, S Collins 0-1, E Sheehan 0-1, D Donnelly 0-1, E Donnelly 0-1.
M Brophy 0-6, P Delaney 1-2, P Carroll 1-1, PJ Cuddy 1-1, M Corrigan 0-3, M Walsh 0-1, B Fitzpatrick 0-1.
Referee: B Crawford (Down)
Final [ ]
Leinster v Connacht
17 March 1982 Final Leinster 2-09 - 3-08 Connacht O'Connor Park , Tullamore
B Fitzpatrick 1-2, PJ Cuddy 1-1, M Brophy 0-4, P Delaney 0-1, J Hennessy 0-1.
PJ Molloy 2-2, M Connolly 1-1, J Henry 0-3, S Linnane 0-1, B Lynskey 0-1.
Referee: N Dalton (Waterford)
Scoring statistics [ ]
Top scorers overall
Bibliography [ ]
Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
References [ ]
Interprovincial Hurling Championships (Railway Cup)
Championships