Club Timeline


YearEvent
1904Railway Union Hockey club founded as part of Railway Union Steampacket & Athletic Association
1904J. Peterson represents Ireland
1913Win 1st Senior Trophy (Leinster Senior Cup)
1923Win Leinster Senior League for first time
1925Win first Irish Cup - Irish Junior Cup
1929Win first Irish Senior Cup
1930Retain Irish Senior
1931Become first club ever to win trophy three times in a row !
1931Another hat trick with Irish Senior, Leinster League & Leinster Cup titles in one year !
1933Win Leinster Senior League for remarkable 11th time in a row !
1939Win Irish Senior Cup for 4th time
1957Seconds win Irish Junior Cup
1970Joey O'Meara makes Irish debut
1972Ireland win Intercontinental Cup (Spain) with Joey O'Meara as captain
1973Jackie Phelan makes Irish debut
1975Des Byrne captains 2nd XI to another Irish Junior Cup success
1977Joey O'Meara makes last of his 52 irish caps (still a club record today)
1980Ireland v England International played at Park Avenue
1990Synthetic Pitch laid on grounds
19961sts narrowly beaten by Pembroke in Irish Senior semi (1-0)
2001Relegated to Division 2
2002Indoor squad represent Railway in European C Division in Brussels
2002First eleven promoted to Senior One at first time of asking
2004New State of the Art Olympic Standard Water Base laid in Park Avenue
2005Indoor squad represent Railway in European C Division for 2nd time