2003 National Hurling League

2003 National Hurling League
League details
Dates	22 February - 5 May 2003
League champions
Winners	Kilkenny ( win)
Captain	D. J. Carey
Manager	Brian Cody
League runners-up
Runners-up	Tipperary
Captain	Eoin Kelly
Manager	Michael Doyle
Other division winners
Division 2	Antrim
Division 3	Mayo
← 2002 2004 →

The 2003 National Hurling League was the 72nd edition of the National Hurling League, which ran from 22 February to 5 May 2003.

The twelve participating teams in Division 1 were Clare, Cork, Derry, Dublin, Galway, Kilkenny, Laois, Limerick, Offaly, Tipperary, Waterford and Wexford who were divided into two divisions of six teams. The participants agreed to play an eight game format whereby each team would play each of their five rivals once, as well as three crossover games, with two points awarded for a win and one point awarded for a drawn game. The two teams with the most points in each division at the completion of the season would play a final, with the winners being declared National Hurling League champions.

Kilkenny defeated Tipperary by 5-14 to 5-13 in the final.^[1]

Kilkenny also won the All-Ireland Championship in 2003, the 18th time that a team completed the league-championship double.

National Hurling League

Division 1A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Diff.	Pts	Notes
1	Kilkenny	8	6	1	1	15-148	12-101	56	13	Division 1 champions
2	Waterford	8	4	0	4	17-117	18-109	5	8
3	Galway	8	3	1	4	11-118	13-113	-1	7
4	Laois	8	3	0	5	15-96	9-116	-2	6
5	Clare	8	3	0	5	15-115	12-128	-4	6
6	Dublin	8	3	0	5	18-83	20-128	-51	6

Division 1B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Diff.	Pts	Notes
1	Tipperary	8	6	1	1	19-138	14-104	49	13	Division 1 runners-up
2	Cork	8	6	0	2	19-122	15-97	37	12
3	Wexford	8	4	1	3	13-111	11-115	2	9
4	Offaly	8	4	0	4	12-120	19-104	59	8
5	Limerick	8	4	0	4	17-128	7-102	56	8
6	Derry	8	0	0	8	10-74	31-152	-141	0	Relegated to Division 2A

Results

5 May 2003 Final	Kilkenny	5-14 - 5-13	Tipperary	Croke Park
	H Shefflin 1-6 (0-4f), DJ Carey (0-3f), E Brennan 1-3 each, M Comerford 1-2, C Carter 1-0.	Report	E Kelly 1-7 (1-3f), L Corbett, J Carroll 2-0 each, C Gleeson 0-2, T Dunne (f), E Brislane, P Kelly, L Cahill 0-1 each.	Referee: P O'Connor (Limerick)

Division 2A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Diff.	Pts	Notes
1	Antrim	7	6	0	1	15-115	11-78	56	12	Division 2 champions

Division 2B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Diff.	Pts	Notes
1	Kerry	7	6	0	1	13-114	8-73	56	12	Division 2 runners-up

Results

5 May 2003 Final	Antrim	3-18 - 3-12	Kerry	Croke Park
	B McFaul 0-7; P Richmond 1-2; C McGuickian 1-3; G O’Kane 1-1; L Richmond 0-2; S Delargy 0-1; C Herron 0-1, P Close 0-1.	Report	S Brick 2-4 (4 Fs); M Slattery 1-3; Billy Brick (0-3); Pat O’Connell (0-2).	Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)

References

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

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