1993–94 National Hurling League

1993-94 National Hurling League
League details
Dates	17 October 1993 – 8 May 1994
Teams	32
League champions
Winners	Tipperary (16th win)
Captain	George Frend
Manager	Michael "Babs" Keating
League runners-up
Runners-up	Galway
Captain	Gerry McInerney
Manager	Jarlath Cloonan
Other division winners
Division 2	Clare
Division 3	Carlow
Division 4	Louth
← 1992-93 1994-95 →

The 1993-94 National Hurling League was the 63rd edition of the National Hurling League, which ran from 17 October 1993 until 8 May 1994.

Thirty-two teams participated in the league, comprising four divisions of eight teams. Two points were awarded for a win and one point was awarded for a drawn game. The knock-out phase featured the top four teams from division one and the top two teams from division two.

Tipperary won the league, beating Galway by 2-14 to 0-12 in the final.^[1]

Overview

Division 1

The National Hurling League's top division featured eight teams. Galway, the 1993 All-Ireland runners-up, suffered just one defeat, topped the group and guaranteed themselves a place in the National League semi-final. Reigning league champions Cork finished second and booked their place in the second semi-final. Third placed Tipperary and fourth placed Antrim secured their places in the league quarter-finals. In spite of finished third, Tipperary defeated Galway in the National League final to secure their 16th title. It was the team's last silverware under the management of Michael "Babs" Keating.

Down at the other end of the table, Waterford, with five defeats, and Wexford, with six defeats, were relegated to Division 2 for the following season.

Division 2

In Division 2, Clare and reigning All-Ireland champions Kilkenny finished first and second respectively, thus securing automatic promotion to Division 1 for the following season. They also earned a place in the National League quarter-finals.

Westmeath, who only managed one draw during the group stage, were automatically relegated to Division 3.

Division 3

Carlow finished the group stage without defeat, topping the group with 14 points. Their success ensured automatic promotion to Division 2.

Mayo lost all seven of their group games, finishing with a points difference of -100, and were relegated to Division 4.

Division 4

Louth were the standard bearers in Division 4. They recorded six wins from seven games, thus ensuring their promotion to Division 3 for the 1994-95 National Hurling League.

Cavan lost all seven of their group games, finishing with a points difference of -116. They had the dubious honour of being the worst hurling team in Ireland.

National Hurling League

Division 1

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts	Notes
1	Galway	7	5	1	1	12-68	6-57	29	11	National Hurling League runners-up
2	Cork	7	5	0	2	8-99	5-74	34	10
3	Tipperary	7	5	0	2	10-101	11-75	23	10	National Hurling League champions
4	Antrim	7	4	1	2	12-73	11-84	-8	9
5	Limerick	7	3	2	2	9-75	5-81	6	8
6	Down	7	1	2	4	10-62	13-86	-33	4
7	Waterford	7	0	2	5	2-71	9-74	-24	2	Relegated to Division 2
8	Wexford	7	1	0	6	9-66	12-86	-38	2	Relegated to Division 2

Results

10 April 1994 Quarter-final	Antrim	0-10 - 2-17	Clare	Croke Park
				Attendance: 9,705 Referee: P Delaney

10 April 1994 Quarter-final	Kilkenny	1-12 - 2-18	Tipperary	Croke Park
				Attendance: 9,705 Referee: T Murray (Limerick)

24 April 1994 Semi-final	Clare	0-10 - 1-13	Galway	Semple Stadium
				Attendance: 14,000 Referee: W Barrett (Tipperary)

1 May 1994 Semi-final	Cork	1-13 - 2-13	Tipperary	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
				Attendance: 17,445 Referee: D Murphy (Wexford)

8 May 1994 Final	Tipperary	2-14 - 0-12	Galway	Gaelic Grounds
				Attendance: 26,100 Referee: D Murphy (Wexford)

Division 2

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts	Notes
1	Clare	7	5	1	1	8-78	7-60	20	11	Division 2 champions, promoted to Division 1
2	Kilkenny	7	5	0	2	12-69	4-70	23	10	Promoted to Division 1
3	Laois	7	4	0	3	17-64	6-62	35	8
4	Offaly	7	3	2	2	8-85	6-73	18	8
5	Dublin	7	4	0	3	6-80	10-72	-4	8
6	Kerry	7	3	0	4	5-72	12-59	-8	6
7	Meath	7	1	1	5	9-62	15-92	-48	3
8	Westmeath	7	0	1	6	3-55	8-77	-37	1	Relegated to Division 3

Division 3

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts	Notes
1	Carlow	7	7	0	0	20-90	10-46	74	14	Division 3 champions, promoted to Division 2
2	Roscommon	7	5	0	2	7-75	4-60	24	10
3	Wicklow	7	3	2	2	9-89	11-56	27	8
4	Derry	7	3	1	3	14-75	9-65	25	7
5	Kildare	7	2	3	2	13-65	13-62	3	7
6	Armagh	7	3	0	4	11-54	9-68	-8	6
7	Monaghan	7	1	2	4	14-49	15-81	-35	4
8	Mayo	7	0	0	7	5-44	22-93	-100	0	Relegated to Division 4

Division 4

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts	Notes
1	Louth	7	6	0	1	25-100	9-37	111	12	Division 4 champions, promoted to Division 3
2	Fermanagh	7	4	2	1	14-69	7-48	42	10
3	Longford	7	4	1	2	16-55	4-58	33	9
4	Tyrone	7	4	1	2	15-71	10-61	25	9
5	Donegal	7	3	0	4	10-55	16-67	-30	6
6	Sligo	7	3	0	4	9-49	14-85	-51	6
7	Leitrim	7	2	0	5	7-55	19-49	-30	4
8	Cavan	7	0	0	7	5-35	23-97	-116	0

External links

References

↑ "National Hurling League Results 1925-2009". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 18 April 2011.

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