2007 National Hurling League

2007 National Hurling League
League details
Dates	18 February – 29 April, 2007
Teams	33
League champions
Winners	Waterford (2nd win)
Captain	Michael "Brick" Walsh
Manager	Justin McCarthy
League runners-up
Runners-up	Kilkenny
Captain	Henry Shefflin
Manager	Brian Cody
Other division winners
Division 2	Laois
Division 3	Roscommon
← 2006 2008 →

The 2007 National Hurling League was the 76th season of the National Hurling League, the top leagues for inter-county hurling teams, since its establishment in 1925. The fixtures were announced on 28 November 2006. The season began on 18 February 2007 and concluded on 29 April 2007.

Division 1

National Hurling League Division 1
Season	2007
Champions	Waterford 2nd National League title Captain: Michael Walsh Manager: Justin McCarthy
Relegated	Down
Matches played	36
Top goalscorer	Eoin Kelly (1-61)
Best goalkeeper	Brian Murray P. J. Ryan (4 clean sheets)
Biggest home win	Wexford 3-31 - 0-6 Down (1 April 2007)
Biggest away win	Down 1-13 - 3-25 Clare (18 February 2007)
Highest scoring	Limerick 6-20 - 1-18 Offaly (8 April 2007)
← 2006 2008 → All statistics correct as of 19 February 2016.

Kilkenny came into the season as defending champions of the 2006 season. Dublin entered Division 1 as the promoted team.

On 29 April 2007, Waterford won the title after a 0-20 to 0-18 win over Kilkenny. It was their first league title since 1963 and their second National League title overall.^[1]

Antrim and Down were the first two teams to be relegated to Division 2 after finishing bottom of Divisions 1A and 1B respectively. Offaly were the third team to be relegated after being beaten by Limerick in a play-off.^[2] Antrim and Offaly subsequently earned reprieves and retain their Division 1 status as the proposed restructuring of the 2008 league was scrapped.

Waterford's Eoin Kelly was the Division 1 top scorer with 1-61. Limerick's Brian Murray and Kilkenny's P. J. Ryan were the top goalkeepers having kept 4 clean sheets.

Structure

A total of 12 teams contested the top division of the league, including 11 sides from the 2006 season and one promoted from the 2006 National League Division 2. On 30 April 2006, Dublin earned promotion from the 2006 National League Division 2 after a one-year absence from the top flight. They were crowned Division 2 champions after beating Kerry. They replaced Laois who were relegated to Division 2 at the end of the previous season.^[3]

The 12 teams in Division 1 were divided into two groups of six team - 1A and 1B. Each team played all the others in its group once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. The first-placed teams in 1A and 1B advanced to the league semi-finals. The second and third-placed teams in 1A and 1B advanced to the league quarter-finals.

Division 1A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	Notes
1	Cork	5	4	0	1	4-73	3-67	8
2	Waterford	5	3	0	2	6-94	6-59	6	Division 1 champions
3	Wexford	5	3	0	2	6-89	4-67	6
4	Clare	5	2	1	2	6-78	3-63	5
5	Offaly	5	1	1	3	9-74	5-83	3
6	Down	5	0	0	5	5-42	15-111	0

Group stage

18 February 2007 Round 1	Cork	1-21 - 1-14	Offaly	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	K Murphy (0-5, one free, one 65), E Murphy (1-1), N Ronan (0-4, three frees), J Deane (0-3, one free), T Kenny (0-3), N McCarthy (0-3), T McCarthy (0-1), D O'Sullivan (0-1).	Report	J Bergin (0-7, free), D Molloy (1-1), S Dooley (0-2), G Hannify (0-1), R Hanniffy (0-1), E Bevans (0-1), C Parlon (0-1).	Referee: M Wadding(Waterford)

18 February 2007 Round 1	Wexford	1-12 - 1-23	Waterford	Wexford Park, Wexford
	M Jacob (0-5, two frees), E Quigley (1-1), D Fitzhenry (0-1, a pen), S Nolan (0-1), P Roche (0-1), M Jordan (0-1), R Codd (0-1), R Jacob (0-1).	Report	E Kelly (0-10, five frees), K Moran (1-2), S Molumphy (0-3), S Prendergast (0-3), J Mullane (0-2), D Shanahan (0-2), J Kennedy (0-1).	Referee: É Morris (Dublin)

18 February 2007 Round 1	Down	1-13 - 3-25	Clare	St.Patrick's Park, Portaferry
	G Johnson (0-7, all frees), M Coulter (1-0, free), A Savage (0-2), E Trainor (0-2), P Hughes (0-1), E McGuinness (0-1).	Report	B Nugent (2-5), B Gaffney (1-2), A Quinn (0-4, all frees), F Lynch (0-4), A Markham (0-4, two 65s, two frees), N Gilligan (0-3, one free), B Bulgar (0-1), T Griffin (0-1), J Clancy (0-1).	Referee: G Devlin (Armagh)

4 March 2007 Round 2	Clare	1-10 - 1-12	Wexford	Cusack Park, Ennis
	N Gilligan (0-4, 2f), B Nugent (0-3), B Gaffney (1-0), T Carmody (0-2), J Clancy (0-1).	Report	P Carley (0-4, 2f), R Kehoe (1-0), R Jacob (0-2), M Jacob, E Quigley, S Nolan, M Jordan, R Codd, S Banville (all 0-1 each).	Referee: J Sexton (Cork)

4 March 2007 Round 2	Offaly	4-18 - 1-11	Down	St. Brendan's Park, Birr
	J Bergin 2-5 (1-4f); D Molloy 2-0; B Carroll 0-5; G Hanniffy, E Bevans 0-3 each; B Teehan, B Murphy 0-1 each.	Report	G Johnson 0-5 (4f); B McGourty 0-4; E Trainor 1-0; A Savage 0-2.	Referee: F Smith (Meath)

11 March 2007 Round 2	Waterford	0-16 - 0-12	Cork	Walsh Park, Waterford
	E Kelly 0-8 (6f), K McGrath 0-4 (2 65s, 2f), S Prendergast 0-2, M Walsh, K Moran 0-1 each.	Report	N McCarthy, P Cronin 0-3 each, J Deane 0-2 (2f), N Ronan, R Curran, D O'Sullivan and P O'Sullivan 0-1 each	Referee: B Gavin (Offaly)

18 March 2007 Round 3	Wexford	1-16 - 1-11	Offaly	Wexford Park, Wexford
	P Carley 1-4, E Quigley 0-5, R Jacob 0-4, S Banville 0-2, D Lyng 0-1.	Report	J Bergin 1-1, S Hanniffy 0-3, B Carroll 0-1, D Molloy 0-1, A Egan 0-1, B Teehan 0-1, R Hanniffy 0-1, P Cleary 0-1, D Franks 0-1.	Referee: S Roche (Tipperary)

18 March 2007 Round 3	Clare	1-13 - 0-9	Waterford	Cusack Park, Ennis
	B Gaffney 1-4 (0-4f), B Nugent, N Gilligan (2f) 0-3 each, F Lynch, T Carmody, K Dilleen 0-1 each.	Report	E Kelly 0-3 (3f), D Shanahan, S Molumphy, S Prendergast, K McGrath (‘65'), N Jacob, J Nagle 0-1 each.	Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary)

18 March 2007 Round 3	Down	2-5 - 1-10	Cork	Mitchel Park, Ballygalget
	G Johnson 1-2, P Coulter 1-0, B McGourty 0-2, A Savage 0-1.	Report	E Murphy 1-0, K Murphy 0-4, J Deane 0-3, P Cronin, T Kenny, C Naughton 0-1 each.	Referee: J O'Rourke (Monaghan)

25 March 2007 Round 4	Cork	1-17 - 0-18	Wexford	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	N Ronan 0-5 (2f, 1 '65); C Naughton 1-2; J Deane 0-4 (1f); P Cronin 0-2; K Murphy (Sars), N McCarthy, K Murphy (Erins Own) and P Kelly 0-1 each.	Report	R Jacob 0-5; P Carley 0-5 (3f); B Lambert 0-4f; D Lyng 0-2; R Kehoe, M Jacob 0-1 each.	Referee: M Haverty (Galway)

25 March 2007 Round 4	Offaly	1-16 - 1-16	Clare	St. Brendan's Park, Birr
	J Bergin 0-5 (4f); D Molloy 1-1; B Carroll, R Hanniffy 0-3 each; P Cleary 0-2f; B Teehan, B Murphy 0-1 each.	Report	B Gaffney 1-8 (4f and 1 '65); F Lynch 0-4; N Gilligan 0-2 (1f); B Nugent, T Carmody 0-1 each.	Referee: P O'Connor (Limerick)

25 March 2007 Round 4	Waterford	4-27 - 1-7	Down	Fraher Field, Dungarvan
	S Molumphy 2-2, K McGrath 1-4, E Kelly 0-7, D Bennett 0-4, J Nagle 1-0, E McGrath 0-3, D Shanahan 0-3, M Walsh 0-2, S Prendergast 0-2.		E Trainor 1-1, B McGourty 0-3, G Johnson 0-1, F Conway 0-1, P Coulter 0-1.	Referee: J Owens (Wexford)

1 April 2007 Round 5	Clare	0-14 - 1-13	Cork	Cusack Park, Ennis
	N Ronan 1-2 (0-1f), J Deane 0-5 (2f, 1 '65), P Cronin 0-2, T Kenny 0-2, K Murphy 0-2.	Report	B Gaffney 0-6 (6f), B Nugent 0-2, K Dilleen, B Bugler, D O'Rourke, F Lynch, N Gilligan, T Carmody 0-1 each.	Referee: D Richardson (Limerick)

1 April 2007 Round 5	Waterford	1-19 - 3-15	Offaly	Walsh Park, Waterford
	E Kelly 0-8, J Mullane 1-3, K McGrath 0-4, D Shanahan 0-1, S Molumphy 0-1, S Prendergast 0-1, J Kennedy 0-1.		J Bergin 2-5, G Hanniffy 1-1, E Bevans 0-3, R Hanniffy 0-2, B Teehan 0-2, B Carroll 0-1, B Murphy 0-1.	Referee: S McMahon (Clare)

1 April 2007 Round 5	Wexford	3-31 - 0-6	Down	Wexford Park, Wexford
	R Jacob 1-7; B Lambert 0-8, 5f; D Stamp 2-1; M Jacob 0-5; D Lyng 0-3; R McCarthy 0-2; W Doran, D Fitzhenry f, P Roche, K Kavanagh, M Doyle 0-1 each.	Report	B McGourty 0-3; P Hughes f, C Courtney, G Johnson 0-1 each.	Referee: D Copps (Cork)

Division 1B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	Notes
1	Kilkenny	5	3	1	1	7-89	5-67	7	Division 1 runners-up
2	Galway	5	3	0	2	4-94	7-60	6
3	Tipperary	5	3	0	2	11-68	5-69	6
4	Dublin	5	2	1	2	5-63	7-70	5
5	Limerick	5	2	0	3	8-66	2-85	4
6	Antrim	5	1	0	4	1-57	10-86	2

Group stage

18 February 2007 Round 1	Dublin	2-13 - 0-19	Kilkenny	Parnell Park, Dublin
	K O'Reilly (1-3, 1-0 pen, 0-2 frees), J Kelly (1-1), J McCaffrey (0-3, one sideline), D Curtin (0-3, one 65, two frees), K Flynn (0-2), L Ryan (0-1).	Report	E Larkin (0-6, five frees), E Brennan (0-6), W O'Dwyer (0-3), E McCormack (0-2), M Comerford (0-1), A Fogarty (0-1).	Referee: J McGrath (Westmeath)

18 February 2007 Round 1	Tipperary	0-16 - 2-13	Limerick	MacDonagh Park, Nenagh
	E Kelly (0-12, seven frees, two 65s), L Corbett (0-3), P Kelly (0-1).	Report	A O'Shaughnessy (1-8, eight frees), O Moran (1-1), N Moran (0-2), M O'Brien (0-1), B Foley (0-1).	Referee: D Murphy(Wexford)

18 February 2007 Round 1	Galway	3-25 - 0-12	Antrim	Pearse Stadium, Galway
	E Cloonan 1-10 (4f, 3 '65), K Broderick 1-3, N Healy 0-4, D Tierney 1-0, R Murray 0-3 (1f), A Kerins and M Kerins 0-2 each, D Hayes 0-1.	Report	L Watson 0-3 (1f), K McKeegan, B Herron and M Herron 0-2 each, P Richmond and N McAuley 0-1 each, J Campbell 0-1 ('65).	Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)

4 March 2007 Round 2	Kilkenny	2-13 - 3-13	Tipperary	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	R Power 0-7 (5f), E Brennan 1-1, M Comerford 1-0, E McCormack, B Hogan, J Dalton (65) 0-1 each.	Report	D O'Hanlon 2-1, P Kelly 1-3, E Kelly 0-6 (6f), J Carroll 0-2, B Dunne 0-1.	Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)

4 March 2007 Round 2	Limerick	1-9 - 0-17	Galway	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	S O'Connor 1-1, A O'Shaughnessy 0-3 (3f), JV O'Brien 0-2, C Fitzgerald, P Tobin, B Geary (1f) 0-1 each.	Report	E Cloonan 0-9 (6f), D Hayes, K Broderick 0-2 each, N Healy, F Healy, A Kerins, R Murray 0-1 each.	Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)

28 March 2007 Round 2	Antrim	1-13 - 0-12	Dublin	Casement Park, Belfast
	N McManus 1-3; B McFall 0-5 (4f); P Shields, J McIntosh (2f) 0-2 each; M Herron 0-1.	Report	K O'Reilly 0-8 (6f); K Dunne 0-2; K Flynn, P O'Driscoll 0-1 each.	Referee: G Devlin (Armagh)

18 March 2007 Round 3	Dublin	2-7 - 1-8	Galway	Parnell Park, Dublin
	P O'Driscoll 1-2, L Ryan 1-0, D Curtin 0-2 (f), K Flynn, S Mullen, K O'Reilly 0-1 each.	Report	N Healy 1-3 (1f), A Kerins, E Cloonan 0-2 each, M Kerins 0-1 (f)	Referee: D Murphy (Wexford)

18 March 2007 Round 3	Tipperary	1-11 - 0-8	Antrim	Páirc Shíleáin, Templemore
	E Kelly 0-7, P Bourke 1-1, W Ryan, C O Mahoney 0-1 each.	Report	B McFall 0-4, K McKeegan 0-3, B Herron 0-1.	Referee: J O'Mahoney (Limerick)

19 March 2007 Round 3	Kilkenny	2-17 - 0-12	Limerick	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	R Power 0-6, M Comerford 1-2, D Lyng 1-0, E McCormack 0-3, M Rice 0-2, E Brennan 0-1, A Fogarty 0-1, E Larkin 0-1, P Cleere 0-1.		A O'Shaughnessy 0-5, N Moran 0-4, M Fitzgerald 0-1, Mike O'Brien 0-1, K Tobin 0-1.	Referee: A Heagney (Clare)

25 March 2007 Round 4	Limerick	1-15 - 0-22	Dublin	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	A O'Shaughnessy 0-4, S O'Connor 1-0, O Moran 0-3, P Tobin 0-2, Mike O'Brien 0-2, M Fitzgerald 0-1, D Ryan 0-1, B Foley 0-1, D O'Grady 0-1.		K O'Reilly 0-7, J Kelly 0-4, K Flynn 0-3, P O'Driscoll 0-2, J Boland 0-2, G O'Meara 0-1, S Mullen 0-1, D Qualter 0-1, D O'Reilly 0-1.	Referee: C McAllister (Cork)

25 March 2007 Round 4	Galway	0-26 - 3-13	Tipperary	Pearse Stadium, Galway
	E Cloonan 0-10 (8f, 1 '65); M Kerins 0-4; I Tannion 0-3; A Kerins, R Murray, N Healy, D Hayes 0-2 each; F Healy 0-1.	Report	P Kelly 2-2; W Ryan 0-6f; E Kelly 1-0; E Corcoran 0-2 (2 sidelines); H Moloney, R O'Dwyer, P Bourke all 0-1 each.	Referee: M Wadding (Waterford)

25 March 2007 Round 4	Kilkenny	2-21 - 0-11	Antrim	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	E Brennan 1-4; M Comerford 1-3; A Fogarty 0-5; R Power 0-4; D Lyng 0-3; E McCormick, J Dalton 0-1 each.	Report	B McFall 0-8f; M Herron 0-3.	Referee: J Owens (Wexford)

1 April 2007 Round 5	Kilkenny	1-19 - 0-18	Galway	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	R Power 0-7, E McCormack 1-1, E Brennan 0-3, D Lyng 0-2, M Rice 0-2, E Larkin 0-1, M Comerford 0-1, J Tennyson 0-1, T Walsh 0-1.		E Cloonan 0-7, R Murray 0-2, D Collins 0-2, A Kerins 0-2, F Healy 0-1, K Broderick 0-1, D Tierney 0-1, I Tannian 0-1, T Óg Regan 0-1.	Referee: B Gavin (Offaly)

1 April 2007 Round 5	Tipperary	4-15 - 1-9	Dublin	MacDonagh Park, Nenagh
	D O'Hanlon 2-1, E Kelly 1-3 (0-2f), P Bourke 0-5 (2f), P Kelly 1-2, B Dunne, S McGrath, T Stapleton, J Carroll 0-1.	Report	S Mullen 0-5 (4f), E Carroll 1-1 (1-0f), R Fallon 0-2 (2f), K Flynn 0-1.	Referee: D Connolly (Kilkenny)

1 April 2007 Round 5	Limerick	4-17 - 0-13	Antrim	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	S O'Connor 3-0, B Foley 1-4, A O'Shaughnessy 0-7, E Foley 0-2, B Geary 0-1, H Flavin 0-1, O Moran 0-1, B Begley 0-1.		K McKeegan 0-6, M Herron 0-2, P Richmond 0-2, J McIntosh 0-1, N McManus 0-1, B McFall 0-1.	Referee: J McGrath (Meath)

Knock-out stage

Relegation play-off

8 April 2007 Relegation play-off	Limerick	6-20 - 1-18	Offaly	MacDonagh Park, Nenagh
	S O'Connor 2-3; B Foley 2-0; A O'Shaughnessy 1-4 (1-0 pen, 2f); O Moran 1-3; B Geary 0-4 (2 '65', 2f); J O'Brien 0-2; B Begley, M O'Brien, D Ryan, N Moran 0-1 each.	Report	J Bergin 1-8 (4f, 0-1 pen); R Hanniffy 0-3, E Bevans, S Dooley, B Carroll 0-2 each; D Molloy 0-1.	Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary)

Quarter-finals

8 April 2007 Quarter-final	Wexford	1-16 - 0-14	Galway	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	E Quigley 1-1, S Nolan 0-3, D Lyng, R Jacob, M Jacob, P Carley 0-2 each, W Doran, D Stamp, B Lambert (1f), M Jordan 0-1 each.	Report	E Cloonan 0-6 (2f), I Tannian 0-4, A Kerins 0-2, D Hayes, N Healy 0-1 each.	Referee: S McMahon (Clare)

8 April 2007 Quarter-final	Waterford	1-20 - 1-19	Tipperary	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	E Kelly 1-9 (6f, 2 '65s), D Shanahan 0-3, J Mullane 0-3, S Prendergast 0-2, J Kennedy 0-2 (1 lineball), S O'Sullivan 0-1.	Report	E Kelly 0-7 (6f, 1 '65'), P Kelly 1-1, L Corbett 0-4, W Ryan 0-3 (1f), R O'Dwyer 0-2, J Carroll, E Corcoran (lineball) 0-1.	Referee: M Haverty (Galway)

Semi-finals

15 April 2007 Semi-final	Cork	1-16 - 1-19	Waterford	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	B O'Connor 1-5 (4f, 1 s-line), P Cronin 0-3, J Gardiner 0-3 (2f, 1 '65), N McCarthy 0-2, J O'Connor, K Murphy, C Naughton 0-1 each.	Report	E Kelly 0-8 (5f), D Shanahan 1-1, S Prendergast, S Walsh, J Mullane, J Kennedy 0-2 each, K McGrath 0-2 (2f).	Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)

15 April 2007 Semi-final	Kilkenny	2-22 - 2-7	Wexford	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	R Power 0-9 (4f, 2 '65s), A Fogarty 2-1, E Larkin, J Fitzpatrick 0-3 each, M Comerford, D Lyng, E Brennan 0-2 each.	Report	D Stamp 2-0, D Lyng, P Carley (2f) 0-2 each, R Jacob, M Jacob, E Quigley 0-1 each.	Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)

Final

29 April 2007 Final	Kilkenny	0-18 - 0-20	Waterford	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	H Shefflin (0-12, 6f, 1 '65'), R Power (0-2), M Comerford (0-2), E Brennan (0-1), D Lyng (0-1),	Report	E Kelly (0-8, 6f), K McGrath (0-3, 1f), S Prendergast (0-3), J Mullane (0-2), P Flynn (0-1), E McGrath (0-1), D Shanahan (0-1), J Kennedy (0-1).

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Team	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Eoin Kelly	Waterford	1-61	64	8	8.0
2	Joe Bergin	Offaly	6-31	49	6	7.6
3	Eugene Cloonan	Galway	1-44	47	6	7.8
4	Eoin Kelly	Tipperary	2-35	41	6	6.8
5	Andrew O'Shaughnessy	Limerick	2-31	37	6	6.1
6	Richie Power	Kilkenny	0-35	35	6	5.8

Single game

Rank	Player	Team	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Eugene Cloonan	Galway	1-10	13	Antrim
2	Eoin Kelly	Waterford	1-9	12	Tipperary
	Henry Shefflin	Kilkenny	0-12	12	Waterford
	Eoin Kelly	Tipperary	0-12	12	Limerick
5	Barry Nugent	Clare	2-5	11	Down
	Joe Bergin	Offaly	2-5	11	Down
	Joe Bergin	Offaly	2-5	11	Waterford
	Bernard Gaffney	Clare	1-8	11	Offaly
	Andrew O'Shaughnessy	Limerick	1-8	11	Tipperary
	Joe Bergin	Offaly	1-8	11	Limerick

Clean sheets

Rank	Goalkeeper	Team	Clean sheets
1	Brian Murray	Limerick	4
1	P. J. Ryan	Kilkenny	4
3	Donal Óg Cusack	Cork	3
4	Greg Kennedy	Tipperary	2
4	Damien Fitzhenry	Wexford	2
6	Clinton Hennessy	Waterford	1
	Philip Brennan	Clare
	Gary Maguire	Dublin
	Aidan Ryan	Galway
	Ryan McGarry	Antrim

Division 2

National Hurling League Division 2
Season	2006
Champions	Laois Captain: Joe FitzPatrick Manager: Damien Fox
Promoted	Laois
Relegated	Meath Carlow Armagh Mayo London
Matches played	30
Biggest home win	Laois 3-26 - 2-9 Derry (18 February 2007) Wicklow 5-13 - 0-8 Armagh (25 March 2007)
Biggest away win	Armagh 1-5 - 3-15 Laois (18 March 2007)
Highest scoring	Westmeath 2-20 - 3-18 Laois (15 April 2007)
← 2006 2008 → All statistics correct as of 19 February 2016.

On 29 April 2007, Laois won the title after a 2-19 to 0-8 win over Wicklow.^[4] It was their first league title since 1965 and their third National League Division 2 title overall.

Meath, Carlow, Armagh, Mayo and London were relegated to Division 3 as the bottom placed teams of Divisions 2A and 2B. All of these teams subsequently earned reprieves and retained their Division 2 status as the proposed restructuring of the 2008 league was scrapped.

Structure

A total of 11 teams contested the second division of the league, including 9 sides from the 2006 season and one relegated from the 2006 National League Division 1 and one promoted from the 2006 National League Division 3.

On 30 April 2006, Armagh earned promotion from the 2006 National League Division 3. They were crowned Division 3 champions after beating Longford. They replaced Roscommon who were relegated to Division 3 at the end of the previous season. On the same day, Laois were relegated from the 2006 National League Division 1. They replaced Dublin who were promoted to Division 1 at the end of the previous season.

The 11 teams in Division 2 were divided into two groups - 2A which consisted of six teams and 2B which consisted of five teams. Each team played all the others in its group once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. The first-placed teams in 2A and 2B advanced to the league semi-finals. The second and third-placed teams in 2A and 2B advanced to the league quarter-finals.

Division 2A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	Notes
1	Wicklow	5	5	0	0	12-67	4-61	10	Division 2 runners-up
2	Laois	5	3	1	1	11-82	8-40	7	Division 2 champions
3	Derry	5	2	1	2	13-62	7-75	5
4	Meath	5	2	1	2	5-62	8-72	5
5	Carlow	5	2	1	2	7-56	8-69	5
6	Armagh	5	0	0	5	1-53	14-65	0

Group stage

18 February 2007 Round 1	Armagh	0-17 - 2-12	Carlow	Garard McGleenan Park, Keady
	B Lawler 1-6, C Doyle 1-0, J Kavanagh 0-2, R Foley 0-2, S Murphy 0-1, S Kavanagh 0-1.		D Coulter 0-8 (4f, ‘65), G Enright 0-4, C Christie 0-3, P McCormack 0-1.	Referee: T McIntyre (Antrim)

18 February 2007 Round 1	Laois	3-26 - 2-9	Derry	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	N Costello 0-9, W Hyland 1-3, T Fitzgerald 1-2, P Russell 1-2, J Brophy 0-3, J Young 0-3, S Dollard 0-2, J Fitzpatrick 0-1, D McGill 0-1.		S McBride 2-7, O McCluskey 0-1, P McGlade 0-1.	Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary)

18 February 2007 Round 1	Meath	0-11 - 0-17	Wicklow	Páirc Tailteann,Navan
	M Horan 0-10 (7f, 1 65), J Farrell 0-1.		J O’Neill 0-9 (7f), E Glynn 0-3, A Tiernan 0-2 (1 sideline), D Hyland 0-1, D Moran 0-1, S Furlong 0-1.	Referee: B Gavin (Offaly)

4 March 2007 Round 2	Derry	2-13 - 0-9	Armagh	Celtic Park, Derry
	S McBride 2-1 (2-0 sidelines, 1f), G O'Kane 0-7f, L Hinphey 0-3 (2 '65s), K Hinphey 0-2.		D Coulter 0-4f, B McCann 0-2, G Enright 0-1, R Gaffney 0-1, P Breen 0-1.	Referee: T McIntyre (Antrim)

4 March 2007 Round 2	Wicklow	2-12 - 1-12	Laois	Pearse Park, Arklow
	J O'Neill 0-7, W O'Gorman 2-0, D Hyland 0-2, J Murphy (f) 0-1, L Glynn 0-1, S Furlong 0-1.		T Fitzgerald 1-1, J Young 0-2, N Costello 0-2, S Dwyer 0-2, C Dunne 0-1, J Fitzpatrick 0-1, W Hyland 0-1, S Dollard 0-1, D Carter 0-1.	Referee: D Murphy (Wexford)

10 March 2007 Round 2	Carlow	2-14 - 1-18	Meath	Páirc Uí Bhriain, Carlow
	B Lawler 0-7 (7f), S Murphy 1-1, S Kavanagh 1-1 (both f), R Coady 0-1, R Dunbar 0-1, J Coady 0-1.		M Cole 1-11 (1pen, 0-8f), E Brislane 0-3, S Clynch 0-2, P Durnin 0-1, G O'Neill 0-1.	Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary)

18 March 2007 Round 3	Armagh	1-5 - 3-15	Laois	Garard McGleenan Park, Keady
	D Coulter 1-3 (all frees), K Christie 0-1, C McAlinden 0-1.		P Russell 1-5, J Young 1-3 (1-0 pen, 1 '65'), J Brophy 0-5, T Fitzgerald 1-0, M Whelan 0-1, W Hyland 0-1.	Referee: J McGrath (Westmeath)

18 March 2007 Round 3	Carlow	1-8 - 2-14	Wicklow	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow

18 March 2007 Round 3	Meath	0-16 - 2-10	Derry	Páirc Tailteann, Navan

25 March 2007 Round 4	Wicklow	5-13 - 0-8	Armagh	Pearse Park, Arklow

25 March 2007 Round 4	Laois	4-17 - 2-5	Meath	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise

25 March 2007 Round 4	Derry	5-18 - 1-12	Carlow	Fr. McNally Park, Feeny

1 April 2007 Round 5	Carlow	1-9 - 0-12	Laois	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow

1 April 2007 Round 5	Meath	2-12 - 0-14	Armagh	Páirc Tailteann, Navan

1 April 2007 Round 5	Wicklow	3-11 - 2-12	Derry	Pearse Park, Arklow

Division 2B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Pts
1	Westmeath	4	3	1	0	9-57	4-44	7
2	Kildare	4	2	1	1	5-43	5-46	5
3	Kerry	4	2	0	2	8-39	7-45	4
4	Mayo	4	1	1	2	2-41	4-43	3
5	London	4	0	1	3	3-37	7-39	1

Group stage

18 February 2007 Round 1	Kerry	3-10 - 1-13	London	Austin Stack Park, Tralee

18 February 2007 Round 1	Kildare	1-10 - 0-11	Mayo	St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge

4 March 2007 Round 2	Mayo	2-13 - 1-8	Kerry	MacHale Park, Castlebar

4 March 2007 Round 2	Westmeath	1-16 - 2-13	Kildare	Cusack Park, Mullingar

17 March 2007 Round 3	Kerry	1-12 - 4-11	Westmeath	Austin Stack Park, Tralee

18 March 2007 Round 3	Mayo	0-6 - 0-6	London	MacHale Park, Castlebar

25 March 2007 Round 4	London	1-10 - 2-12	Kildare	Emerald GAA Grounds, Ruislip

25 March 2007 Round 4	Westmeath	2-19 - 0-11	Mayo	Cusack Park, Mullingar

1 April 2007 Round 5	Kildare	0-8 - 3-9	Kerry	St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge

1 April 2007 Round 5	London	1-8 - 2-11	Westmeath	Emerald GAA Grounds, Ruislip

Knock-out stage

Quarter-finals

7 April 2007 Quarter-final	Laois	4-15 - 4-9	Kerry	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	J Phelan (1-4), M Whelan (1-4), T Fitzgerald (1-2), J Brophy (1-0), J Fitzpatrick (0-2), P Russell (0-1), J Young (0-1), M McEvoy (0-1).	Report	JM Dooley (3-1), M Slattery (0-5, 5f), L Boyle (1-0), J Egan (0-1), J Casey (0-1), M Conway (0-1).	Referee: J Owens (Wexford)

8 April 2007 Quarter-final	Derry	1-12 - 2-17	Kildare	St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
	R Convery 0-8, D McSorley 1-0, G O'Kane 0-2, P McCloskey 0-1, S McBride 0-1, K Hinphey 0-1.		B White 1-8, B Byrne 1-0, A McAndrew 0-3, K Divilly 0-2, M Dowd 0-1, O Lynch 0-1, C Buggy 0-1.	Referee: J McGrath (Westmeath)

Semi-finals

15 April 2007 Semi-final	Wicklow	4-12 - 2-17	Kildare	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
	J O'Neill 1-7, W O'Gorman 1-1, L Glynn 1-0, Kennedy 1-0, D Hyland 0-2, D Moran 0-1, S Furlong 0-1.		B White 1-5, O Lynch 1-3, A McAndrew 0-3, P O'Brien 0-3, R Hoban 0-1, K Divilly 0-1, C Buggy 0-1.

15 April 2007 Semi-final	Westmeath	2-20 - 3-18	Laois	O'Connor Park, Tullamore
	D Carty 0-10, B Murtagh 0-4, R Whelan 1-0, P Dowdall 1-0, B Smyth 0-3, J Shaw 0-1, L Smith 0-1, D McNicholas 0-1.		J Young 1-5, T Fitzgerald 2-2, E Jackman 0-3, M Whelan 0-3, W Hyland 0-2, J Brophy 0-2, J Phelan 0-1.

Final

29 April 2007 Final	Wicklow	0-8 - 2-19	Laois	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	J O'Neill 0-4, A Tiernan 0-2, J Keogh 0-1, D Hyland 0-1.		J Young 0-10, W Hyland 0-4, J Brophy 1-0, N Costello 1-0, Jason Phelan 0-2, E Jackman 0-1, P Russell 0-1, Joe Phelan 0-1.	Referee: S McMahon (Clare)

Division 3

National Hurling League Division 3
Season	2006
Champions	Roscommon Captain: Mervyn Connaughton Manager: David McConn
Promoted	Roscommon
Matches played	25
Biggest home win	Roscommon 4-20 - 2-4 Cavan (25 March 2007)
Biggest away win	Fermanagh 1-13 - 4-24 Roscommon (1 April 2007)
Highest scoring	Donegal 6-15 - 1-9 Leitrim (25 March 2007) Tyrone 1-21 - 2-15 Louth (25 March 2007)
← 2006 2008 → All statistics correct as of 19 February 2016.

On 29 April 2007, Roscommon won the title after a 1-13 to 0-15 win over Sligo.

Structure

A total of 10 teams contested the third division of the league, including 9 sides from the 2006 season and one relegated from the 2006 National League Division 2. On 30 April 2006, Armagh earned promotion from the 2006 National League Division 3. They were crowned Division 3 champions after beating Longford. They replaced Roscommon who were relegated to Division 3 at the end of the previous season

The 10 teams in Division 1 were divided into two groups of five teams - 3A and 3B. Each team played all the others in its group once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. The first-placed teams in 3A and 3B advanced to the league semi-finals. The second and third-placed teams in 3A and 3B advanced to the league quarter-finals.

The two bottom placed teams in each group contested the Division 3 Shield and advanced to the semi-finals. The winners of these two games contested the Shield final.

Division 3A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	Notes
1	Sligo	4	3	1	0	5-41	4-32	7	Division 3 runners-up
2	Louth	4	2	1	1	6-51	7-42	5
3	Donegal	4	2	0	2	12-43	3-42	4
4	Leitrim	4	1	1	2	6-31	11-44	3
5	Monaghan	4	0	1	3	2-42	6-48	1

Group stage

18 February 2007 Round 1	Louth	3-14 - 2-7	Leitrim	Drogheda Park, Drogheda

18 February 2007 Round 1	Monaghan	0-11 - 0-12	Sligo	Páirc Gaeltacht Corr Dubh, Corduff

4 March 2007 Round 2	Donegal	1-11 - 1-12	Louth	O'Donnell Park, Letterkenny

4 March 2007 Round 2	Leitrim	0-10 - 0-7	Monaghan	Seán O'Heslin Park, Ballinamore

18 March 2007 Round 3	Leitrim	3-5 - 2-8	Sligo	Seán O'Heslin Park, Ballinamore

18 March 2007 Round 3	Monaghan	0-8 - 5-9	Donegal	O'Neill, Clontibret

25 March 2007 Round 4	Sligo	2-9 - 1-7	Louth	Markievicz Park, Sligo

25 March 2007 Round 4	Donegal	6-15 - 1-9	Leitrim	O'Donnell Park, Letterkenny

1 April 2007 Round 5	Louth	1-18 - 2-15	Monaghan	Páirc na nGael, Dundalk

1 April 2007 Round 5	Sligo	1-12 - 0-9	Donegal	Tourlestrane GAA Grounds

Division 3B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Pts	Notes
1	Roscommon	4	4	0	0	11-67	6-34	8	Division 3 champions
2	Longford	4	3	0	1	8-49	3-45	6
3	Tyrone	4	2	0	2	6-61	7-34	4
4	Fermanagh	4	0	1	3	5-41	10-66	1
5	Cavan	4	0	1	3	8-26	12-65	1

Group stage

18 February 2007 Round 1	Longford	4-12 - 1-9	Cavan	Pearse Park, Longford

18 February 2007 Round 1	Tyrone	2-18 - 2-7	Fermanagh	Healy Park, Tyrone

4 March 2007 Round 2	Cavan	1-9 - 2-23	Tyrone	Kingspan Breffni Park, Cavan

4 March 2007 Round 2	Roscommon	1-15 - 2-7	Longford	Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon

18 March 2007 Round 3	Cavan	4-4 - 2-10	Fermanagh	Kingspan Breffni Park, Cavan

18 March 2007 Round 3	Tyrone	1-10 - 2-8	Roscommon	Healy Park, Omagh

25 March 2007 Round 4	Fermanagh	0-11 - 0-20	Longford	Cavancarragh

25 March 2007 Round 4	Roscommon	4-20 - 2-4	Cavan	Knockcroghery

1 April 2007 Round 5	Fermanagh	1-13 - 4-24	Roscommon	Lisnaskea

1 April 2007 Round 5	Longford	2-10 - 1-10	Tyrone	Pearse Park, Longford

Knock-out stage

Quarter-finals

8 April 2007 Quarter-final	Tyrone	1-21 - 2-15 (aet)	Louth	St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
	J Kelly 1-4, C McErlean 0-7, J Kerr 0-2, R Winters 0-2, P McMahon 0-1, J Treacey 0-1, D Lavery 0-1, J O'Neill 0-1, SP Begley 0-1, P Lavery 0-1.		C Connolly 1-6, S Callan 0-4, N McEneaney 1-0, S Fennell 0-2, E McCarthy 0-1, P Donohoe 0-1, T Hilliard 0-1.	Referee: T Mahon (Fermanagh)

8 April 2007 Quarter-final	Longford	1-16 - 0-13	Donegal	Markievicz Park, Sligo
	N Casey 0-5, C Finnucane 1-0, G Ghee 0-1, E Corcoran 0-1, R Stakelum 0-1, M Cassidy 0-1, M Heffernan 0-1.		D Cullen 0-6, K Campbell 0-2,E Organ 0-2, M McCann 0-1, P Hannigan 0-1, C Dowds 0-1.	Referee: J O'Rourke (Monaghan)

Semi-finals

15 April 2007 Semi-final	Roscommon	1-22 - 1-8	Tyrone	Breffni Park, Cavan
	S Sweeney 0-8, M Cunningham 1-3, A Cunniffe 0-2, T Reddington 0-2, T Lennon 0-2, J Moran 0-2, C Kelly 0-1, B Handley 0-1, G Fallon 0-1.		C McElerlean 1-2, P Lavery 0-4, P McMahon 0-1, D Lavery 0-1.	Referee: T Carroll (Offaly)

15 April 2007 Semi-final	Sligo	2-10 - 1-11	Longford	Breffni Park, Cavan
	K Raymond 0-8, M Shelly 1-0, J Mullins 1-0, J Quinn 0-1, M Gilmartin 0-1.		J O'Brien 1-2, E Donnellan 0-5, G Ghee 0-1, M Coyle 0-1, M Cassidy 0-1, M Cunningham 0-1.	Referee: M Bartley (Meath)

Final

29 April 2007 Final	Roscommon	1-13 - 0-15	Sligo	Breffni Park, Cavan
	S Sweeney 0-9, Colm Kelly 1-2, M Connaughton 0-1, T Reddington 0-1.		K Raymond 0-10, D Collery 0-1, P Severs 0-1, D Burke 0-1, M Fitzsimons 0-1, M Gilmartin 0-1.	Referee: P Greene (Galway)

Shield

Semi-finals

15 April 2007 Semi-final	Leitrim	4-11 - 2-4	Cavan	Markievicz Park, Sligo
	C Conniffe 0-6, M Burns 1-1, B Carroll 1-1, J McGrail 1-0, B Murra 1-0, S Walsh 0-2, D Poniard 0-1.		P Sheridan 1-4, R O'Hanlon 1-0.	Referee: D Magee (Down)

15 April 2007 Semi-final	Monaghan	0-5 - 1-12	Fermanagh	Markievicz Park, Sligo
	J Greene 0-2, D Connelly 0-1, H Cullen 0-1, N Morgan 0-1.		J McManus 0-5, N Óg Murphy 1-0, R Bogue 0-3, C McManus 0-2, P McManus 0-1, M Slavin 0-1.	Referee: J Devlin (Tyrone)

Final

29 April 2007 Final	Fermanagh	1-11 – 1-10	Leitrim	Markievicz Park, Sligo
	J McManus 1-3, D McGarry 0-3, P McManus 0-2, R Bogue 0-1, C McManus 0-1, D Curran 0-1.	Report	C Cunniffe 1-8, M Poniard 0-1. M Burns 0-1.	Referee: E O'Shaughnessy (Galway)

References

↑ Moran, Seán (30 April 2007). "Finale is great beginning to championship season". Irish Times. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
↑ "Offaly hit for six as Limerick consign Faithful to drop". Irish Independent. 16 April 2007. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
↑ "Down win to relegate Laois". RTÉ Sport. 30 April 2006. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
↑ "Laois put up big win over disappointing Wicklow in one-sided NHL Division 2 final". Irish Independent. 3 May 2007. Retrieved 19 February 2016.

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