2001 National Hurling League

2001 National Hurling League
League details
Dates 4 February – 5 August, 2001
Teams 33
League champions
Winners Tipperary (18th win)
Captain Tommy Dunne
Manager Nicky English
League runners-up
Runners-up Clare
Captain Brian Lohan
Manager Cyril Lyons
Other division winners
Division 2 Kerry
Division 3 Donegal
2000
2002

The 2001 National Hurling League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Church & General National Hurling League, was the 70th edition of the National Hurling League (NHL), an annual hurling competition for the GAA county teams.[1] Galway won the league, beating Tipperary in the final.[2]

Structure

There are 14 teams in Division 1, divided into 1A and 1B. Each team plays all the others once, either home or away. Teams earn one point for a draw and two for a win. The top two teams in 1A and 1B play each other in the NHL semi-finals and final. The bottom teams in each group play each other in a relegation playoff.

There are 10 teams in Division 2. The top two play each other in the final, with the winner promoted. The bottom team is relegated.

There are 9 teams in Division 3. The top two play each other in the final, with the winner promoted.

Division 1

Division 1A

Team Pld W D L SF SA SD Pts
1Clare 650112-1047-734610
2Galway 650110-817-543610
3Limerick 640211-10010-9768
4Offaly 63039-958-80186
5Meath 62044-608-68-84
6Dublin 61059-6112-107-552
7Antrim 41038-4010-59-172

Division 1B

Team Pld W D L SF SA SD Pts
1Tipperary (C) 65016-976-663110
2Kilkenny 64118-832-64379
3Cork 640212-883-72408
4Wexford 63039-826-73186
5Waterford 630312-839-73196
6Derry 61053-4815-110-982
7Laois 60062-5814-91-790

Knock-out stage

Semi-finals

Final

Statistics

Top scorer overall
Rank Player Team Tally Total Matches Average
1 Mark Keane Limerick 1-30 33 6 5.50
2 Jamesie O'Connor Clare 1-29 32 6 5.33
Single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Damien Murray Offaly 0-14 14 Galway
2 Greg O'Kane Antrim 2-7 13 Dublin
3 Brian O'Keeffe Cork 3-3 12 Derry
Mark Keane Limerick 1-9 12 Antrim
Paul Flynn Waterford 1-9 12 Tipperary
6 Alan Kerins Galway 2-5 11 Antrim
Colm Byrne Wexford 2-5 11 Derry
8 Joe Deane Cork 2-4 10 Laois
Mark Keane Limerick 0-10 10 Dublin
Paul Codd Wexford 0-10 10 Waterford
Jimmy Coogan Kilkenny 0-10 10 Wexford

Division 2

Division 3

References

  1. Gaelic Games
  2. "National Hurling League Results 1925-2009". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
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