2013 National Hurling League

National Hurling League 2013

League details
Dates	23 February – 5 May 2013
Teams	34
League champions
Winners	Kilkenny (16th win)
Captain	Colin Fennelly
Manager	Brian Cody
League runners-up
Runners-up	Tipperary
Captain	Shane McGrath
Manager	Eamon O'Shea
Other division winners
Division 1B	Dublin
Division 2A	Laois
Division 2B	London
Division 3A	Fingal
Division 3B	Longford
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The 2013 National Hurling League commenced in February 2013.^[1] 34 GAA county hurling teams: 32 from Ireland (including Fingal but not Cavan), London and Warwickshire, contested it.^[2]

On the final day of fixtures in division 1A on 31 March, all six teams had a chance of either reaching the league semi-finals, or suffering relegation.^{[3][4][5][6][7]}

Kilkenny won the NHL, defeating Tipperary in the final by 2-17 to 0-20 in the final on 5 May in Nowlan Park.^[8][9][10] Michael Fennelly scored two goals and three points in the first half as Kilkenny led by 2-07 to 0-11. In the second half Lar Corbett and JJ Delaney were sent off in the 46th minute after they wrestled each other on the ground near the Kilkenny goal. ^[11][12]

On 13 May Kilkenny's Lester Ryan was named as the GAA-GPA Hurler of the League for 2013. Ryan scored 1-10 in six games from midfield including 0-3 in the semi-final win over Galway and 0-3 in the final victory against Tipperary. ^[13][14][15]

Format

• Division 1A: Top three teams qualify for NHL semi-finals. Bottom two teams play a relegation playoff, with the losing team relegated.
• Division 1B: Top two teams play division final, with the winner being promoted and qualifying for NHL semi-final. Bottom two teams play a relegation playoff, with the losing team relegated.
• Divisions 2A and 3A: Top two teams play division final, with the winner being promoted. Bottom two teams play a relegation playoff, with the losing team relegated.
• Divisions 2B: Top two teams play division final, with the winner being promoted. Bottom team relegated.
• Division 3B: Top two teams play division final, with the winner being promoted.

The current format of the National Hurling League has been criticised by many including current managers, claiming that it's not benefitting the game in several counties.^[16][17]

Fixtures and results

Division 1A

      NHL semi-finals       Relegation play-off

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts
Tipperary	5	3	0	2	10-85	4-93	10	6
Kilkenny (C)	5	3	0	2	6-81	8-71	4	6
Galway	5	2	1	2	7-71	6-81	-5	5
Waterford	5	2	1	2	3-72	4-75	-6	5
Cork (R)	5	1	2	2	6-78	4-80	4	4
Clare	5	2	0	3	4-86	10-73	-5	4

Fixtures and results

Cork v Tipperary

23 February 2013 Round 1	Cork	0-26 - 1-11	Tipperary	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
19:00	P Horgan (0-13, 10f), D Kearney (0-3), S Moylan (0-2), C Joyce (0-1), L O'Farrell (0-1), L McLoughlin (0-1), C McCarthy (0-1), W Egan (0-1), P O'Sullivan (0-1), C Lehane (0-1), M Walsh (0-1).	Report	J O'Dwyer (0-3), N McGrath (0-3f), E Kelly (1-0), J Forde (0-2), L Corbett (0-2), A Ryan (0-1).	Attendance: 6,381 Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)

Galway v Kilkenny

24 February 2013 Round 1	Galway	3-11 - 0-17	Kilkenny	Pearse Stadium, Galway
14:00	J Canning 0-6 (5fs, 165), D Glennon 1-1, D Hayes 1-1, N Healy 1-0, J Cooney 0-1, A Harte 0-1, D Collins 0-1.		R Power (0-8), R Hogan (0-4), A Fogarty (0-2), T Walsh (0-1), L Ryan (0-1), E Larkin (0-1).	Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)

Clare v Waterford

24 February 2013 Round 1	Clare	1-17 - 2-15	Waterford	Cusack Park, Ennis
14:00	C Ryan 0-9 (0-5f, 0-1 ’65), T Kelly 1-4, S Morey 0-2, F Lynch, S O’Donnell 0-1 each.		J Dillon 1-5 (0-3f), S Prendergast 1-1, B O’Halloran 0-4, P Mahony 0-3 (0-3f), D Fives, B O’Sullivan 0-1 each.

Tipperary v Kilkenny

10 March 2013 Round 2	Tipperary	2-17 - 1-19	Kilkenny	Semple Stadium, Thurles
14:00	E Kelly (0-9, 7f, 1'65), L Corbett (1-1), J O'Dwyer (1-0), P Bourke (0-2, 1f), P Maher (0-1), B Maher (0-1), N McGrath (0-1), S Bourke (0-1), S Callanan (0-1).	Report	R Power (0-9, 8f, '65), R Hogan (1-2), E Larkin (0-3, 1 sl), P Hogan (0-2, 1f), C Fennelly (0-1), M Ruth (0-1), A Fogarty (0-1).	Attendance: 5,697 Referee: M Wadding

Waterford v Cork

10 March 2013 Round 2	Waterford	0-15 - 1-12	Cork	Fraher Field, Dungarvan
14:00	P Mahony (0-6f), B O'Halloran (0-3), S Prendergast (0-3), B O'Sullivan (0-2), S O'Sullivan (0-1).	Report	P Horgan (0-8, 5f, 1'65), S Moylan (1-1), C McCarthy (0-1), P O'Brien (0-1), C Lehane (0-1).	Referee: A Kelly

Clare v Galway

10 March 2013 Round 2	Clare	0-18 - 1-13	Galway	Cusack Park, Ennis
14:00	Colin Ryan 0-8 (0-7f), T Kelly, J Conlon 0-3 each, P Collins 0-2, S O'Donnell, F Lynch 0-1 each.	Report	J Canning 1-9 (1-8f), D Glennon, A Harte, A Smith, N Donoghue 0-1 each	Referee: C Lyons (Cork)

Cork v Clare

16 March 2013 Round 3	Cork	1-16 - 1-22	Clare	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
19:00	P Horgan 0-9 (0-8fs), L O’Farrell 1-0, S Harnedy, L McLoughlin and P O’Sullivan 0-2 each, D Kearney 0-1.	Report	Colin Ryan 0-12 (0-9fs), T Kelly 0-4, S O’Donnell 1-0, J Conlon 0-2, P O’Connor, Conor Ryan, N O’Connell and D Honan 0-1 each.	Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary)

Kilkenny v Waterford

18 March 2013 Round 3	Kilkenny	2-15 - 0-16	Waterford	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
14:00	E Larkin (0-06, 5f), G Aylward (1-01), M Ruth (1-01), A Fogarty (0-03), R Hogan (0-02), L Ryan (0-01), C Fennelly (0-01).	Report	P Mahony (0-06, 5f), J Dillon (0-03), S O’Sullivan (0-02), S O’Keeffe (0-01), K Moran (0-01), B O’Halloran (0-01), S Walsh (0-01), M Shanahan (0-01).	Referee: J McGrath (Westmeath)

Galway v Tipperary

18 March 2013 Round 3	Galway	1-20 - 4-22	Tipperary	Pearse Stadium, Galway
14:00	J Canning (1-10, 1-7fs), D Glennon (0-02), N Healy (0-02), D Hayes (0-02), A Harte (0-02), I Tannian (0-01), C Donnellan (0-01).	Report	J O'Dwyer (1-06), S Callanan (0-07, 4fs, 265s), S Bourke (1-02), L Corbett (1-01), B Maher (1-00), J Woodlock (0-03), C O'Mahony (0-01), J Forde (0-01), S McGrath (0-01).	Referee: B Gavin (Offaly)

Clare v Kilkenny

24 March 2013 Round 4	Clare	1-15 - 3-10	Kilkenny	Cusack Park, Ennis
14:00	Colin Ryan (0-11, 10f), C Galvin (1-0), T Kelly (0-1), S O'Donnell (0-1), J Conlon (0-1), D Honan (0-1).	Report	E Larkin (0-5, 4f, '65), A Fogarty (1-2), G Aylward (1-1), L Ryan (1-1), R Hogan (0-1).	Referee: A Stapleton (Laois)

Galway v Cork

24 March 2013 Round 4	Galway	2-12 - 2-12	Cork	Pearse Stadium, Galway
14:30	J Canning (0-10, 7f, 1sl), C Donnellan (1-2), D Hayes, D Glennon (1-0).	Report	P O'Sullivan (1-1), A Nash (1-0 pen), L McLoughlin (0-3), C McCarthy (0-2f), S Moylan (0-1), L O'Farrell (0-1), P Horgan (0-1f), P Cronin (0-1), W Egan (0-1), C Lehane (0-1).	Referee: J Owens

Waterford v Tipperary

24 March 2013 Round 4	Waterford	1-14 - 0-16	Tipperary	Walsh Park, Waterford
14:30	J Barron (1-01), M O’Neill (0-04, 0-04f), P Mahony (0-04, 0-04f), J Dillon (0-02), K Moran (0-01), B O’Halloran (0-01), M Shanahan (0-01).	Report	S Callanan (0-10, 0-04f, 0-01 '65'), B O’Meara (0-02), S McGrath (0-01), N McGrath (0-01), S Bourke (0-01), L Corbett (0-01).	Referee: C McAllister (Cork)

Tipperary v Clare

31 March 2013 Round 5	Tipperary	3-19 - 1-14	Clare	Semple Stadium, Thurles
15:00	E Kelly 2-8 (1-6 frees); S Bourke 0-4; L Corbett 1-1; N McGrath 0-3; B Maher 0-2; M Cahill 0-1 each.	Report	Colin Ryan 0-8 (7 frees, 1 65); T Kelly 1-1; J Conlan 0-2; S Morey, Conor Ryan, F Lynch 0-1 each.	Referee: J Owens (Westmeath)

Kilkenny v Cork

31 March 2013 Round 5	Kilkenny	0-20 - 2-12	Cork	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
15:00	E Larkin 0-6 (5f 0-1 65); C Fennelly 0-4; R Hogan 0-4; R Power 0-3 (1pen); T Walsh, L Ryan, M Fennelly, 0-1 each.	Report	C Lehane 1-3; L Farrell 1-1; P Horgan 0-3 (3f); P O’Sullivan 0-2; S Moylan 0-2; D Kearney 0-1.	Referee: B Gavin (Offaly)

Waterford v Galway

31 March 2013 Round 5	Waterford	0-12 - 0-15	Galway	Walsh Park, Waterford
15:00	M Shanahan 0-7 (5fs, 1 65), J Dillon, S Prendergast, B O’Halloran, S O’Sullivan, J Barron 0-1 each.	Report	J Canning 0-5 (3fs), D Glennon 0-4, I Tannian, N Burke 0-2 each, C Donnelan, D Burke 0-1 each.	Referee: A Stapleton (Laois)

Clare v Cork

14 April 2013 Relegation play-off	Clare	0-31 - 2-23 (AET)	Cork	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
15:00	Colin Ryan 0-10 (6f), T Kelly 0-6, J Conlon 0-4, C Galvin 0-3, D Honan, C McGrath 0-2 each, P Kelly (f), F Lynch, P Collins and C McInerney, 0-1 each.	Report	P Horgan 0-11 (6f, 1 65), P Cronin 1-3, L O’Farrell 1-2, C Naughton 0-2, C O’Sullivan, D Kearney, C Lehane, S Moylan and C McCarthy 0-1 each.	Referee: J McGrath (Westmeath)

Tipperary v Dublin

21 April 2013 Semi-final	Tipperary	4-20 - 0-17	Dublin	Semple Stadium, Thurles
14:00	S Callanan (1-07, 1-0 pen, 0-2f, 1 65), S Bourke (1-01), J Forde (0-04, 1 sl), M Heffernan (1-00), Patrick Maher (1-00), P Bourke (0-03), N McGrath (0-03), S McGrath (0-01), L Corbett (0-01).	Report	D Sutcliffe (0-04), P Ryan (0-04, 3f, 1 65), D Treacy (0-03, 1f), D O’Callaghan (0-02), S Durkin (0-02), J Boland (0-01), C Keaney (0-01).	Referee: B Gavin (Offaly)

Kilkenny v Galway

21 April 2013 Semi-final	Kilkenny	1-24 - 1-17	Galway	Semple Stadium, Thurles
15:45	E Larkin (0-10, 0-06f, 0-03 65s), R Hogan (0-05), C Fennelly (1-00), L Ryan (0-03), A Fogarty (0-02), M Rice (0-02), C Buckley (0-01), R Power (0-01).	Report	J Canning (0-08, 0-06f, 0-02 65s), C Donnellan (1-03), A Harte (0-02), J Cooney (0-01), D Burke (0-01f), D Hayes (0-01), A Smith (0-01).	Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)

Kilkenny v Tipperary

5 May 2013 Final	Kilkenny	2-17 — 0-20	Tipperary	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
15:30		Report		Attendance: 21,447 Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)

Top scorers

Season

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Colin Ryan	Clare	0-58	58	6	9.67
2	Joe Canning	Galway	2-48	54	6	9.00
3	Patrick Horgan	Cork	0-45	45	6	7.50
4	Eoin Larkin	Kilkenny	0-31	31	6	5.16

Single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Eoin Kelly	Tipperary	2-8	14	Clare
2	Joe Canning	Galway	1-10	13	Tipperary
	Patrick Horgan	Cork	0-13	13	Tipperary
4	Joe Canning	Galway	1-9	12	Clare
	Colin Ryan	Clare	0-12	12	Cork
6	Colin Ryan	Clare	0-11	11	Kilkenny
	Patrick Horgan	Cork	0-11	11	Clare
8	Séamus Callanan	Tipperary	1-7	10	Dublin
	Eoin Larkin	Kilkenny	0-10	10	Galway
	Joe Canning	Galway	0-10	10	Cork
	Colin Ryan	Clare	0-10	10	Cork
	Séamus Callanan	Tipperary	0-10	10	Waterford
13	John O'Dwyer	Tipperary	1-6	9	Galway
	Colin Ryan	Clare	0-9	9	Waterford
	Eoin Kelly	Tipperary	0-9	9	Kilkenny
	Richie Power	Kilkenny	0-9	9	Tipperary
	Patrick Horgan	Cork	0-9	9	Clare

Division 1B

      Division champions and promoted team       Relegated team

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts
Limerick	5	4	1	0	6-90	7-71	+16	9
Dublin	5	4	0	1	11-81	4-73	+29	8
Offaly	5	3	0	2	6-73	2-84	+1	6
Wexford	5	2	1	2	6-81	5-82	+3	5
Antrim	5	1	0	3	5-74	6-86	–15	2
Carlow	5	0	0	5	2-63	12-66	–33	0

Fixtures and results

Dublin v Offaly

23 February 2013 Round 1	Dublin	1-20 - 2-16	Offaly	Parnell Park, Dublin
19:00	P Ryan 0-7, C Keaney 0-5, D Sutcliffe 1-2, C McCormack 0-3, J Boland, K Byrne, J McCaffrey 0-1 each.	Report	S Dooley 2-9, J Bergin 0-2, C Parlon 0-2, R Hanniffy, B Carroll, J Mulrooney 0-1 each.

Carlow v Wexford

24 February 2013 Round 1	Carlow	0-16 - 2-15	Wexford	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
14:00	S Kavanagh 0-05 (0-03f), M Kavanagh 0-04 (0-03f), J Kavanagh, M Brennan 0-02 each, JM Nolan, R Coady (0-01 ’65') 0-01 each.	Report	G Moore 0-09 (0-08f), P. Morris 1-02, R Jacob 1-00, D Redmond, A Kenny, G Sinnott, H Kehoe 0-01 each.	Referee: B Gavin (Offaly)

Limerick v Antrim

24 February 2013 Round 1	Limerick	1-19 - 0-19	Antrim	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
14:00	D Hannon 0-09 (4f, 1 sl), S Hickey 0-04, D Breen 1-00, S Dowling 0-02, P Browne 0-02, G Mulcahy 0-01, J Ryan 0-01.	Report	N McManus 0-11 (8f), S Beattie 0-02, M Donnelly 0-01, K Stewart 0-01, KB McShane 00-1, S McNaughton 0-01, P Doherty 0-01, PJ O’Connell 0-01.	Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary)

Limerick v Carlow

10 March 2013 Round 2	Limerick	3-10 - 1-13	Carlow	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
12:45	D Hannon 2-6 (1-5f), S Tobin 1-0, S Hickey, G Mulcahy, A Breen, P O'Brien 0-1 each.	Report	S Kavanagh 0-9 (0-6f), C Doyle 1-2, E Coady, S Murphy 0-1 each.	Referee: C McAllister (Cork)

Antrim v Dublin

10 March 2013 Round 2	Antrim	1-10 - 3-12	Dublin	Casement Park, Belfast
14:00	N McManus (0-6, 0-5f), S Beatty (1-0), K McKernan (0-1), P Shiels (0-1), Eddie McCloskey (0-1), K Stewart (0-1).	Report	P Ryan (1-5, 0-4f), D O’Callaghan (1-1), M Carton (1-0), J McCaffery (0-2), J Boland (0-1), D Sutcliffe (0-1), C McCormack (0-1), D Treacy (0-1).	Referee: C Browne (Galway)

Offaly v Wexford

10 March 2013 Round 2	Offaly	0-16 - 0-14	Wexford	O'Connor Park, Tullamore
14:00	S Dooley 0-7 frees, J Bergin 0-2, C Parlon 0-1, D Molloy 0-1, J Mulrooney 0-1, C Egan 0-1, T Carroll 0-1, O Kealey 0-1, D Morkan 0-1.	Report	P Morris 0-10 (0-7 frees), R Jacob 0-2, C O’Shaugnessy 0-1, R Kehoe 0-1 free.	Referee: S Hourigan (Limerick)

Wexford v Antrim

16 March 2013 Round 3	Wexford	2-21 - 1-12	Antrim	Wexford Park, Wexford
	R Jacob 1-5, P Morris 0-6 (0-1 f, 0-1 65), D Redmond 1-2, G Sinnott 0-3, E Quigley 0-2, H Kehoe, G Moore, E Martin 0-1 each.	Report	N McManus 0-6 (0-5 f), S Casey 1-0, S McCrory, N McAuley, C Laverty, P Shiels, S McNaughton, T McCloskey 0-1 each.	Referee: A Stapleton (Laois)

Dublin v Limerick

16 March 2013 Round 3	Dublin	1-15 - 1-21	Limerick	Croke Park, Dublin
	C McCormack 1-1, J Boland 0-4, P Ryan 0-3, 1f, A Nolan 0-2, 2f, D Sutcliffe 0-2, J McCaffrey 0-1, C Keaney 0-1, D O’Callaghan 0-1.	Report	D Hannon 0-9, 6f, G Mulcahy 1-3, K Downes 0-4, P Browne 0-2, N Moran 0-2, P O’Brien 0-1.	Referee: J Owens (Wexford)

Carlow v Offaly

18 March 2013 Round 3	Carlow	1-10 - 1-12	Offaly	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
14:00	M Kavanagh (0-04, 0-04f), C Doyle (1-00), S Kavanagh (0-03, 0-02f), M Brennan (0-01), E Coady (0-01), JM Nolan (0-01).	Report	J Bergin (1-02, 0-02f), S Dooley (0-05, 0-03f, 0-01 '65), B Carroll (0-02), C Egan (0-01), C Parlon (0-01), S Ryan (0-01).	Referee: S Cleere (Kilkenny)

Carlow v Antrim

24 March 2013 Round 4	Carlow	0-13 - 3-14	Antrim	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
	M Kavanagh (0-08, 0-07f), S Kavanagh (0-03, 0-03f), E Coady (0-02).	Report	N McManus (1-06, 0-05f), S McNaughton (1-1), S Beatty (1-00), E McCloskey (0-03), J McGreevy (0-02), S McCrory (0-01), N McAuley (0-01).	Referee: T Carroll (Offaly)

Wexford v Dublin

24 March 2013 Round 4	Wexford	0-15 - 3-19	Dublin	Wexford Park, Wexford
14:00	P Morris (0-3, 0-2f), É Martin (0-2, 0-2f), R Jacob (0-2), E Quigley (0-2), G Moore (0-3, 0-1 '65', 0-1f), D Redmond (0-1), H Kehoe (0-1), G Sinnott (0-1).	Report	D Treacy (0-6, 0-4f, 0-1 '65'), D O’Callaghan (1-3), C McCormack (1-3), É Dillon (1-0), D Sutcliffe (0-3), K Byrne (0-2), J Boland (0-1), S Lambert (0-1).

Offaly v Limerick

24 March 2013 Round 4	Offaly	3-8 - 0-21	Limerick	O'Connor Park, Tullamore
14:00	S Dooley (2-6, 1-0 pen, 0-4f), C Egan (1-0), B Carroll (0-1), C Parlon (0-1).	Report	D Hannon (0-4, 0-4f), G Mulcahy (0-4), C Allis (0-4, 0-2f), K Downes (0-3), S Hickey (0-2), P Browne (0-2), W McNamara (0-1), G O'Mahony (0-1).	Referee: A Kelly (Galway)

Antrim v Offaly

31 March 2013 Round 5	Antrim	0-19 - 0-21	Offaly	Casement Park, Belfast
15:00	N McManus (0-12, 10f), P Shiels (0-2), S McCrory (0-1), E McCloskey (0-1), S McNaughton (0-1), T McCloskey (0-1), S McAfee (0-1).	Report	S Dooley (0-10, 7f, 0-1 sideline), C Slevin (0-7, 4f), B Carroll (0-1), R Hannify (0-1), K Brady (0-1), J Mulrooney (0-1).	Referee: A Kelly (Galway)

Dublin v Carlow

31 March 2013 Round 5	Dublin	3-15 - 0-11	Carlow	Parnell Park, Dublin
15:00	N McMorrow 2-1, P Ryan 0-7 (5fs), D Treacy 0-4fs, K Byrne 1-0, E Dillon, S Lambert, L Rushe 0-1 each.	Report	M Kavanagh 0-7 (6fs), S Kavanagh 0-2 (1f), D English, J Nolan 0-1 each.	Referee: C Browne (Galway)

Limerick v Wexford

31 March 2013 Round 5	Limerick	1-19 - 2-16	Wexford	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
15:00	S Dowling 0-8 (5fs), A Breen 1-1, K Downes 0-3, C Allis 0-2, J Ryan, P Ahern, N Moran, S Tobin, P O’Brien 0-1 each.	Report	P Morris 0-5 (3fs), E Quigley, G Sinnott 1-1 each, R Jacob, E Martin (2 65, 1f) 0-3 each, L Chin 0-2, D Redmond 0-1.	Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)

Limerick v Dublin

6 April 2013 Final	Limerick	1-15 - 1-16	Dublin	Semple Stadium, Thurles
19:00	D Hannon (1-7), G Mulcahy (0-2), C Allis (0-2), S Hickey (0-2), P O’Brien (0-1), K Downes (0-1).	Report	P Ryan (1-8), J Boland (0-1), S Lambert (0-1), J McCaffrey (0-1), D Sutcliffe (0-1), C McCormack (0-1), D O’Callaghan (0-1), N McMorrow (0-1), D Treacy (0-1).	Referee: A Kelly (Galway)

Antrim v Carlow

14 April 2013 Relegation play-off	Antrim	0-15 - 0-11	Carlow	Páirc Tailteann, Navan

Top scorers

Season

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Shane Dooley	Offaly	4-37	49	5	9.80
2	Neil McManus	Antrim	1-41	44	5	8.80
	Declan Hannon	Limerick	3-35	44	5	8.80
4	Paul Ryan	Dublin	2-30	36	5	7.20
5	Paul Morris	Wexford	1-26	29	5	5.80
6	Marty Kavanagh	Carlow	0-23	23	4	5.75
7	Shane Kavanagh	Carlow	0-22	22	5	4.40

Single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Shane Dooley	Offaly	2-9	15	Dublin
2	Shane Dooley	Offaly	2-6	12	Limerick
	Declan Hannon	Limerick	2-6	12	Carlow
	Neil McManus	Antrim	0-12	12	Offaly
5	Paul Ryan	Dublin	1-8	11	Limerick
	Neil McManus	Antrim	0-11	11	Limerick
7	Declan Hannon	Limerick	1-7	10	Dublin
	Paul Morris	Wexford	0-10	10	Offaly
	Shane Dooley	Offaly	0-10	10	Antrim
10	Neil McManus	Antrim	1-6	9	Carlow
	Gary Moore	Wexford	0-9	9	Carlow
	Declan Hannon	Limerick	0-9	9	Antrim
	Shane Kavanagh	Carlow	0-9	9	Limerick
	Declan Hannon	Limerick	0-9	9	Dublin

Division 2A

      Promoted team       Relegated team

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts
Laois	5	4	0	1	7-92	5-62	36	8
Westmeath	5	4	0	1	5–87	8-54	24	8
Kerry	5	4	0	1	8-63	7-66	0	8
Derry	5	2	0	3	4-65	6-70	-11	4
Wicklow	5	1	0	4	8-50	5-84	-25	2
Kildare	5	0	0	5	7-66	8-87	-24	0

Fixtures and results

Kerry v Westmeath

24 February 2013 Round 1	Kerry	2-10 - 0-13	Westmeath	Austin Stack Park, Tralee
13:00	S Nolan 1-7 (0-3 frees, 0-1 ’65), A Boyle 1-1, P Boyle and S Maunsell 0-1 each.	Report	D McNicholas 0-4, N O’Brien 0-4 (0-1 free), E Price 0-2 (0-1 free), C Jordan, S Power and J Shaw 0-1 each.	Referee: S Hourigan (Limerick)

Derry v Wicklow

24 February 2013 Round 1	Derry	2-19 - 0-10	Wicklow	Celtic Park, Derry
14:00	R Convery 0-7 (5fs), N Ferris 1-3, K Hinphey 1-2, B Rodgers, A Grant 0-2 each, P Cleary, C Convery, O McCloskey 0-1 each.	Report	J O’Neill 0-7, G Weir, C Moorhouse, L Kennedy 0-1 each.	Referee: L McAuley (Antrim)

Kildare v Laois

24 February 2013 Round 1	Kildare	1-10 - 1-19	Laois	St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge
14:00	P Divilly 1-5 (4fs, 1 65), R Hoban 0-2 (1f, 1 65), G Keegan 0-2, M Moloney 0-1.	Report	S Maher 0-9 (7fs), W Hyland 0-4, B Dunne 1-0, M Whelan 0-2 (65s), C Healy 0-1, J Walsh 0-1, Z Keenan 0-1, T Fitzgerald 0-1.

Wicklow v Kildare

10 March 2013 Round 2	Wicklow	3-13 - 2-14	Kildare	Croke Park, Dublin
12:15	J O’Neill 0-7 (4f, 1 65’), M Lee 2-0, A O’Brien 1-2, R Keddy 0-2, W O’Gorman, E Kearns 0-1 each.	Report	D Harney 2-1, P Divilly 0-5 (3f, 1 65’), E O’Neill 0-3, G Keegan 0-2, M Moloney, B Nolan, T Murphy 0-1 each.

Westmeath v Derry

10 March 2013 Round 2	Westmeath	2-13 - 0-9	Derry	Cusack Park, Mullingar
12:45	N O'Brien (1-9), J Shaw (1-1), D McNicholas (0-1), J Clarke (0-1), M Keegan (0-1).	Report	R Convery (0-5), P Henry (0-2), P Cleary (0-1), O McCloskey (0-1).	Referee: F Horgan

Laois v Kerry

10 March 2013 Round 2	Laois	2-20 - 2-12	Kerry	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
14:00	S Maher 1-7 (1-0 pen, 5f), Z Keenan 0-5, A Collier 1-0, M Whelan (1f), Willie Hyland 0-2 each, B Dunne, J Brophy, T Fitzgerald, N Foyle 0-1 each.	Report	S Nolan 0-7 (7f), B O'Leary 1-1, A Boyle 1-0, P Boyle, J Griffin, D O'Connell, T Barrett 0-1 each.	Referee: S Cleere (Kilkenny)

Derry v Kildare

16 March 2013 Round 3	Derry	1-17 - 1-14	Kildare	Celtic Park, Derry
	P Henry 0-8, 5f, 2 65; R Convery 1-3, 2f; A Grant 0-4; P Cleary 0-2.	Report	P Divilly 0-5, B Nolan 1-0, E O'Neill 0-2, G Keegan 0-3, D Butler 0-2, D Harney 0-1, M Moloney 0-1	Referee: G Duffy (Antrim)

Kerry v Wicklow

16 March 2013 Round 3	Kerry	1-12 - 3-5	Wicklow	Austin Stack Park, Tralee
	S Nolan 1-5 (0-2 frees), D O’Connell 0-3 (0-1 free), P Boyle, D Collins, J Griffin and W O’Dwyer 0-1 each.	Report	W O’Gorman 1-1, J O’Neill 1-1 (0-1 free) A O’Brien 1-0, R Keddy 0-2, E Kearns 0-1.

Westmeath v Laois

18 March 2013 Round 3	Westmeath	2-18 - 2-15	Laois	Cusack Park, Mullingar
14:00	D McNicholas 0-12 (8f, 2 '65s’), N O’Brien 1-2 (0-1f), E Price 1-1, J Shaw 0-2, B Murtagh 0-1.	Report	T Fitzgerald and C Dwyer 1-0 each, M Whelan 0-5 (frees), S Maher 0-4 (1f), W Hyland 0-2, J Fitzpatrick (free), N Foyle, B Dunne and P J Scully 0-1 each.	Referee: P O'Dwyer (Carlow)

Kildare v Kerry

23 March 2013 Round 4	Kildare	1-16 - 2-16	Kerry	St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge
	P Divilly 0-7 (f); G Keegan 0-4, M Delaney 1-1, D Butler, B Nolan, P Reidy, R Kelly 0-1 each.	Report	S Nolan 2-10 (0-7f, 0-1 '65'), D O'Connell (1f), P Boyle 0-2 each, W Dwyer, J Griffin 0-1 each.	Referee: J O'Connell (Cork)

Wicklow v Westmeath

24 March 2013 Round 4	Wicklow	2-8 - 0-21	Westmeath	Arklow
	J O'Neill 0-5 (fs), M Lee, S Kinsella 1-0 each, B Osbourne 0-2, A O'Brien 0-1.		D McNicholas 0-7 (5fs), B Murtagh 0-4, A McGrath, A Price 0-3 each, J Boyle 0-2, R Greville and E Price 0-1 each.	Referee: P O'Dwyer (Carlow)

Derry v Laois

24 March 2013 Round 4	Derry	0-8 - 2-20	Laois	Celtic Park, Derry
	P Henry 0-5 (4fs), K Hinphey 0-2 and B Rodgers 0-1.	Report	Z Keenan 1-3, S Maher 0-5, W Hyland 0-5, T Fitzgerald 1-1, M Whelan 0-2, B Dunne, N Foyle, PJ Scully and C Dwyer 0-1 each.	Referee: O Elliott (Antrim)

Laois v Wicklow

31 March 2013 Round 5	Laois	0-18 - 0-14	Wicklow	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
15:00	S Maher 0-3 (0-1f), M Whelan 0-3 (0-2f, 0-1 '65), B Dunne 0-3, J Brophy 0-3, W Hylan 0-3, Z Keenan 0-2, C Dwyer 0-1.		J O'Neill 0-9 (0-4 frees, 0-2 '65s), E Kearns 0-1, A O'Brien 0-1, C Moorehouse 0-1, R Keddy 0-1, M Lee 0-1.	Referee: J Heffernan (Wexford)

Westmeath v Kildare

31 March 2013 Round 5	Westmeath	1-22 - 2-12	Kildare	Cusack Park, Mullingar
15:00	D McNicholas 0-8 (7fs), Anthony Price 1-2, B Murtagh 0-4 (1f), R Greville 0-3, J Shaw 0-2, E Price, A McGrath, T Gallagher 0-1 each.		P Divilly 0-8 (4fs), B Deay 1-1, D Harney 1-0, M Purcell 0-2, E O'Neill 0-1.	Referee: D Hughes (Carlow)

Kerry v Derry

31 March 2013 Round 5	Kerry	1-13 - 1-12	Derry	Austin Stack Park, Tralee
15:00	S Nolan 0-5 (4fs, 1 '65), S Maunsell 1-1, A Boyle 0-2, D O'Connell (f), J Griffin, D Collins, B O'Leary and P Boyle 0-1 each.		M Kirkpatrick 1-5 (0-2fs), P Henry 0-3fs, B Rodgers, A Grant, K Hinphey and S Farren 0-1 each.	Referee: F Horgan (Tipperary)

Kildare v Wicklow

14 April 2013 Relegation play-off	Kildare	2-12 - 0-12	Wicklow	O'Connor Park, Tullamore
14:00

Laois v Westmeath

14 April 2013 Final	Laois	3-14 - 1-09	Westmeath	O'Connor Park, Tullamore
15:45

Top scorers

Season

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Shane Nolan	Kerry	4-34	46	5	9.20
2	Paul Divilly	Kildare	1-30	33	5	6.60
3	Jonathan O'Neill	Wicklow	1-29	32	5	6.40
	Derek McNicholas	Westmeath	0-32	32	5	6.40
5	Stephen Maher	Laois	1-28	31	5	6.20

Single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Shane Nolan	Kerry	2-10	16	Kildare
2	Niall O'Brien	Westmeath	1-9	12	Derry
	Derek McNicholas	Westmeath	0-12	12	Laois
4	Shane Nolan	Kerry	1-7	10	Westmeath
	Stephen Maher	Laois	1-7	10	Kerry
6	Jonathan O'Neill	Wicklow	0-9	9	Laois
	Stephen Maher	Laois	0-9	9	Kildare
8	Michael Kirpatrick	Derry	1-5	8	Kerry
	Shane Nolan	Kerry	1-5	8	Wicklow
	Paul Divilly	Kildare	1-5	8	Laois
	Paddy Henry	Derry	0-8	8	Kildare
	Derek McNicholas	Westmeath	0-8	8	Kildare
	Paul Divilly	Kildare	0-8	8	Westmeath

Division 2B

      Division champions and promoted team       Relegated team

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts
Meath	5	5	0	0	9-90	4-59	46	10
London	5	4	0	1	6-85	7-60	22	8
Down	5	3	0	2	10-85	4-78	25	6
Mayo	5	1	1	3	8-67	8-84	-17	3
Armagh	5	1	0	4	7-66	13-80	-32	2
Roscommon	5	0	1	4	6-57	8-95	-44	1

Fixtures and results

Armagh v London

24 February 2013 Round 1	Armagh	0-14 - 0-21	London	Athletic Grounds, Armagh
13:00	D Coulter (0-7), M Lennon (0-2), R McGrattan (0-1), K McKernan (0-1), D Carvill (0-1), C Carvill (0-1), C Corvan (0-1).	Report	G Hennelly (0-11), M Duggan (0-5), K Bolger (0-3), C McAlinden (0-1), S Lambert (0-1).	Referee: G Duffy

Down v Meath

24 February 2013 Round 1	Down	1-18 - 2-16	Meath	Páirc Esler, Newry
14:00	P Braniff (1-10, 1 pen, 5f, 2'65's, 1 sl), T Toner (0-3), S Nicholson (0-2), M Ennis (0-1), C O'Prey (0-1), J Coyle (0-1).	Report	S Clynch (1-12, 1-7f, '65), B Slevin (1-1), P Durnin (0-2), P Conneely (0-1).	Referee: E Hasson

Mayo v Roscommon

24 February 2013 Round 1	Mayo	1-15 - 0-18	Roscommon	McHale Park, Castlebar
14:00	K Feeney 0-13 (12f, 1 sl), K Higgins 0-2 (1f), S Regan, B Hunt and A Guiry 0-1 each.	Report	C Kelly 0-8 (8f), G Fallon 0-4 (2f), N Connaughton 1-0, E Kenny 0-2, R O'Meara 0-1.	Referee: J Keane (Galway)

Meath v London

2 March 2013 Round 3	Meath	2-17 - 1-11	London	St. Loman's Park, Trim
	S Clynch 0-7 (5fs); P Durnin 0-4; B Slevin, S Morris 1-1 each; J Kelly 0-3; D Magee 0-1.	Report	G Hennelly 0-4 (2fs); T Dunne 1-1; J Maher 0-2; M Finn 0-2 fs; S Lambert 0-1, M Duggan 0-1 (f).	Referee: J Keane (Galway)

Roscommon v Armagh

10 March 2013 Round 2	Roscommon	2-11 - 3-15	Armagh	Athleague
13:00	Cathal Kelly (0-7), Cormac Kelly (1-1), M Kelly (1-0), G Fallon (0-2), D Nolan (0-1).	Report	D Coulter (1-8), C Corvan (2-2), P Hughes (0-1), K McKernan (0-1), R Gaffney (0-1), M Lennon (0-1), C Reid (0-1).	Referee: G Chapman (Sligo)

London v Down

10 March 2013 Round 2	London	0-21 - 2-8	Down	Emerald GAA Grounds, Ruislip
13:00	G Hennelly (0-12), J Egan (0-2), S Lambert (0-2), D Healy (0-1), G Hill (0-1), H Vaughan (0-1), M Finn (0-1), S Keane (0-1).	Report	P Braniff (0-6), D Toner (1-1), K McGarry (1-0), C O'Prey (0-1).	Referee: D Hughes

Meath v Mayo

10 March 2013 Round 2	Meath	1-19 - 1-11	Mayo	St. Loman's Park, Trim
14:00	S Clynch 0-9 (6s), A Gannon 1-1; B Slevin 0-3; P Conneely 0-2; P Durnin, S Morris, J Toher (f), E Marsh 0-1 each.	Report	K Feeney 0-8 (0-6fs); D O'Brien 1-0 (f); S Regan 0-2 (fs); G Nolan 0-1.	Referee: J Heffernan (Wexford)

Down v Roscommon

16 March 2013 Round 3	Down	2-24 - 1-12	Roscommon	Páirc Esler, Newry
	P Braniff (0-12), G Johnston (1-3), D Toner (1-2), J Coyle, M Ennis (0-2 each), A Savage, P Sheehan, M Turley (0-1 each).		C Kelly (1-6)

Mayo v Armagh

16 March 2013 Round 3	Mayo	4-16 - 3-12	Armagh	McHale Park, Castlebar
	S Regan (2-6 3f), K Feeney (0-7, 5f), S Hoban (1-1), D O'Brien (1-0, 1 pen), D McDonnell (0-1), A Butler (0-1).	Report	D Coulter (1-6, 6f), C Coran (2-1), F Bradley (0-2), N Curry (0-2), K McKernan (0-1).

Mayo v London

24 March 2013 Round 4	Mayo	1-11 - 3-13	London	McHale Park, Castlebar
12:30	K Feeney (1-5), S Regan (0-6).	Report	T Dunne (1-3), G Hennelly (0-6), M Duggan (1-1), L Hands (1-0), G Hill (0-1), J Egan (0-1), M Finn (0-1).	Referee: J Keane

Roscommon v Meath

24 March 2013 Round 4	Roscommon	0-9 - 1-20	Meath	Athleague
13:00	Cathal Kelly (0-4), A Murphy (0-2), Cormac Kelly (0-1), C Dolan (0-1), M Kelly (0-1).	Report	S Clynch (0-6), J Toher (0-4), E Marsh (1-0), B Slevin (0-3), A Gannon (0-2), P Conneely (0-2), M O'Sullivan (0-1), J Kelly (0-1), B Hanley (0-1).	Referee: G Quilty

Armagh v Down

24 March 2013 Round 4	Armagh	0-15 - 4-13	Down	Athletic Grounds, Armagh
14:00	D Coulter 0-7fs, C Corvan 0-3, J Corvan, D Carvill 0-2 each, R Gaffney 0-1.	Report	G Johnson 2-2, P Braniff 1-5 (0-4fs), J Coyle 1-0, S Nicholson 0-4, D Toner, C Baillie 0-1 each.	Referee: E Hassan (Derry)

London v Roscommon

30 March 2013 Round 5	London	2-18 - 2-10	Roscommon	Emerald GAA Grounds, Ruislip
15:00	J Maher (2-2), D Reale (0-8), K Walsh (0-3), S Frawley (0-2), D Moore (0-1), E Cooney (0-1), S Keane (0-1).	Report	Cathal Kelly (0-5), R O'Meara (1-1), T Seale (1-1), S Curley (0-1), G Fallon (0-1), E Kenny (0-1).	Referee: L McAuley

Meath v Armagh

30 March 2013 Round 5	Meath	3-18 - 1-10	Armagh	Páirc Tailteann, Navan
15:00	B Slevin 1-5 (4fs), M O'Sullivan, B Hanley 1-1 each, N Kirby 0-3, A Gannon, A Ennis, P Conneely 0-2 each, J Kelly, D Magee (f) 0-1 each.	Report	M Lennon 0-5 (4fs), R Gaffney 0-3 (1f), C Reid 1-0, F Bradley, N Green 0-1 each.	Referee: G McGrath (Dublin)

Down v Mayo

30 March 2013 Round 5	Down	1-22 - 1-14	Mayo	Páirc Esler, Newry
15:00	P Braniff 0-6 (3fs), D Toner 1-2, P Sheehan 0-4, C Woods, S Nicholson 0-3 each, M Turley, E Clarke 0-2 each.	Report	K Feeney 0-6 (5fs, 1 '65'), S Regan 0-4 (2fs), S Hoban 1-0, D McTigue 0-2, P O'Flynn, D McDonnell 0-1 each.	Referee: P Murphy (Carlow)

Meath v London

14 April 2013 Final	Meath	1-14 - 1-16	London

Top scorers

Season

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Paul Braniff	Down	2-39	45	5	9.00
2	Kenny Feeney	Mayo	1-40	43	5	8.60
3	Stephen Clynch	Meath	1-34	37	4	9.25

Single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Stephen Clynch	Meath	1-12	15	Down
2	Paul Braniff	Down	1-10	13	Meath
	Paul Braniff	Down	1-10	13	Roscommon
	Kenny Feeney	Mayo	0-13	13	Roscommon
5	Seán Regan	Mayo	2-6	12	Armagh
	Gerard Hennelly	London	0-12	12	Down
7	Declan Coulter	Armagh	1-8	11	Roscommon
	Gerard Hennelly	London	0-11	11	Armagh

Division 3A

      Division champions and promoted team       Relegated team

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts
Fingal	5	5	1	0	7-52	5-55	14	9
Donegal	5	4	0	1	11-78	4-56	33	8
Louth	5	3	1	1	8-59	3-66	8	7
Fermanagh	5	2	0	3	6-63	6-64	-1	4
Tyrone	5	1	0	4	3-54	9-63	-17	2
Monaghan	5	0	0	5	2-51	10-64	-37	0

Results

Fermanagh v Tyrone

24 February 2013 Round 1	Fermanagh	2-12 - 1-11	Tyrone	Brewster Park, Enniskillen
14:00			D Casey 0-6 (5f), K Morgan 1-0, G Fox 0-2, M Mulgrew 0-2, J Connolly 0-1.

Donegal v Monaghan

24 February 2013 Round 1	Donegal	3-18 - 1-6	Monaghan	O'Donnell Park, Letterkenny
14:00	L Henderson (0-8), S Boyle (2-2), P Hannigan (1-1), S McVeigh (0-2), R McDermott (0-2), J Donnelly (0-1), D Cullen (0-1), C Mathewson (0-1).	Report	M McHugh (0-5), M McKenna (1-0), A Mac Suibhne (0-1).	Referee: B Mac Suibhne

Fingal v Louth

24 February 2013 Round 1	Fingal	0-15 - 1-12	Louth	Lawless Memorial Park, Swords
14:00

Louth v Fermanagh

10 March 2013 Round 2	Louth	0-13 - 0-12	Fermanagh	Páirc Naomh Bríd, Dowdallshill
12:45

Tyrone v Donegal

10 March 2013 Round 2	Tyrone	0-9 - 0-14	Donegal	Healy Park, Omagh
12:45	A Kelly (0-4), D Casey (0-4), K Morgan (0-1).	Report	L Henderson (0-7), P Sheridan (0-3), D Cullen (0-1), R McDermott (0-1), M McGee (0-1), E McDermott (0-1).

Monaghan v Fingal

10 March 2013 Round 2	Monaghan	1-9 - 2-10	Fingal	Inniskeen
14:00	H Byrne (0-6), P Boyle (1-0), T Hilliard (0-2), É Mac Suibhne (0-1).	Report	J M Sheridan (0-6), B McCarthy (1-1), D Smyth (1-0), D Flood (0-3).	Referee: B Sweeney

Tyrone v Fingal

16 March 2013 Round 3	Tyrone	0-15 - 2-11	Fingal	Healy Park, Omagh
14:00			J M Sheridan 0-6 (0-3f), D Smith 1-1, D Flood 1-0, B McCarthy 0-2, P Sheridan 0-1f, P Daly 0-1.

Fermanagh v Donegal

16 March 2013 Round 3	Fermanagh	1-20 - 4-14	Donegal	Brewster Park, Enniskillen
14:00

Louth v Monaghan

16 March 2013 Round 3	Louth	2-13 - 0-11	Monaghan	Páirc Naomh Bríd, Dowdallshill
16:00	S Fennell 0-6 (all frees), A Mackin 1-0, Ronan McAteer 1-0 (o.g.) N Stanley 0-2, D Mahony 0-2, G Smyth 0-1, D Dunne 0-1, B Corcoran 0-1.	Report	H Byrne 0-5 (all frees), É Mac Suibhne 0-4 (1 free), B McGuigan 0-1, C McKenna 0-1.

Fingal v Fermanagh

23 March 2013 Round 4	Fingal	1-16 - 2-10	Fermanagh	Croke Park, Dublin
17:45	JM Sheridan 0-9 (4f), D Smyth 1-2, B McCarthy 0-3, D Flood, P Daly 0-1 each.	Report	S Corrigan 1-4 (0-5f), R Porteous 1-1, J Duffy (1f), B McGarry 0-2 each, J P McGarry 0-1.	Referee: B Sweeney (Cavan)

Monaghan v Tyrone

24 March 2013 Round 4	Monaghan	0-15 - 2-14	Tyrone	St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
14:00	M McHugh (0-8), E Mac Suibhne (0-3), B McGuigan (0-2), C McKenna (0-1), S Leonard (0-1).	Report	D Casey (0-9), M Devine (1-0), K Morgan (1-0), T Morgan (0-3), G Gilmore (0-2).	Referee: J Keenan

Donegal v Louth

24 March 2013 Round 4	Donegal	3-13 - 0-10	Louth	Brewster Park, Enniskillen
14:00	R McDermott (2-0), L Henderson (0-6), S Boyle (1-0), D Cullen (0-2), P Sheridan (0-1), E McDermott (0-1), S McVeigh (0-1), P Hannigan (0-1), C Matthewson (0-1).	Report	D Horan (0-3), D Murphy (0-2), N Stanley (0-2), D Mahony (0-1), G Smith (0-1), B Corcoran (0-1).	Referee: L McAuley

Donegal v Fingal

31 March 2013 Round 5	Donegal	1-9 - 2-11	Fingal	O'Donnell Park, Letterkenny
15:00

Fermanagh v Monaghan

31 March 2013 Round 5	Fermanagh	1-9 - 0-10	Monaghan	Brewster Park, Enniskillen
15:00

Tyrone v Louth

31 March 2013 Round 5	Tyrone	0-15 - 5-11	Louth	Sigerson Park, Strabane
15:00

Tyrone v Monaghan

13 April 2013 Relegation play-off	Tyrone	1-16 - 2-15	Monaghan	Breffni Park
14:00	D Casey 0-8 (5f); M Mulgrew 1-4; M Devine 0-3; G Fox 0-1.	Report	M McHugh 1-9 (8f); S Leonard 1-0; F Rafter 0-2; B McGuigan, P Boyle, G Fox, C McKenna 0-1 each.	Referee: J Clarke (Cavan)

Fingal v Donegal

13 April 2013 Final	Fingal	1-9 - 1-5	Donegal	Breffni Park
	P Daly 1-0; D Flood 0-3; JM Sheridan (1f), D Smyth 0-2 each; B McCarthy, P McAllister 0-1 each.	Report	R McDermott 1-0; L Henderson (2f), C Mathewson 0-2 each; P Hannigan 0-1.	Referee: G Chapman (Sligo)

Division 3B

      Promoted team

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts
Longford	3	2	1	0	6–47	3-32	24	5
Sligo	3	2	0	1	5-33	5–33	0	4
Warwickshire	3	1	0	2	6-47	6-48	-1	2
Leitrim	3	0	1	2	3-35	6–49	-23	1

Fixtures and results

Warwickshire v Sligo

9 March 2013 Round 1	Warwickshire	0-14 - 3-14	Sligo	Páirc na hÉireann
19:00	C Robbins (0-11), D Sheedy (0-2), P Duggan (0-1).	Report	G Waldron (1-5), C Brennan (1-3), K Gilmartin (1-3), E McGowan (0-1), B Kenny (0-1), M Gilmartin (0-1).

Leitrim v Longford

10 March 2013 Round 1	Leitrim	1-13 - 0-16	Longford	Ballinamore
12:45	C Cunniffe (0-10), Z Moradi (1-1), K McGrath (0-1), S Fox (0-1).	Report	E Donnellan (0-13), J Newman (0-2), K Murray (0-1).	Referee: J Clarke

Longford v Warwickshire

24 March 2013 Round 2	Longford	2-18 - 1-15	Warwickshire	Pearse Park, Longford
12:45	E Donnellan 1-11 (8fs, 1 '65'), K Connelly 1-3, J Newman 0-2, D Tanner (f), C Finucane 0-1 each.	Report	C Robbins 0-10 (10fs), A Morrissey 1-2, D Sheedy, M Bermingham, R McEntee 0-1 each.	Referee: G McGrath (Dublin)

Sligo v Leitrim

24 March 2013 Round 2	Sligo	1-15 - 1-6	Leitrim	Markievicz Park, Sligo
14:00	G Waldron 1-5 (3fs), N Cadden 0-3 (1f), A Morrison, B McMahon, B Kenny 0-2 each, C Brenan 0-1;	Report	C Cunniffe 0-6 (5fs, 1 '65'), Z Moradi 1-0.	Referee: C Browne (Galway)

Warwickshire v Leitrim

31 March 2013 Round 3	Warwickshire	5-18 - 1-16	Leitrim	Páirc na hÉireann, Birmingham
15:00	A O'Neill 3-1, C Robbins 0-9 (8fs), D Kelly 1-3, R McEntee 1-0, C Behan 0-3, A Morrissey 0-2.	Report	C Cunniffe 1-13 (12fs), S Fox, M Dolan, K O'Connor 0-1 each.	Referee: G McGrath

Longford v Sligo

31 March 2013 Round 3	Longford	4-13 - 1-4	Sligo	Pearse Park, Longford
15:00	D Tanner 2-2 (1f), J O'Brien 1-4 (2fs), E Donnellan 0-5 (5fs), J Newman 1-1, K Conelly, L Kelly 0-1 each.	Report	C Brennan 1-0, G Waldron 0-2, C O'Mahony, L Reidy (f) 0-1 each.	Referee: J Keane (Galway)

Longford v Sligo

14 April 2013 Final	Longford	1-8 - 0-9	Sligo

Top scorers

Season

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Eoin Donnellan	Longford	1-29	32	3	10.66
	Clement Cunniffe	Leitrim	1-29	32	3	10.66
3	Connor Robbins	Warwickshire	0-30	30	3	10.00
4	Gary Waldron	Sligo	2-12	18	3	6.00

Single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Clement Cunniffe	Leitrim	1-13	16	Warwickshire
1	Eoin Donnellan	Longford	1-11	14	Warwickshire
2	Eoin Donnellan	Longford	0-13	13	Leitrim
3	Connor Robbins	Warwickshire	0-11	11	Sligo
4	Alan O'Neill	Warwickshire	3-1	10	Leitrim
	Clement Cunniffe	Leitrim	0-10	10	Longford
	Connor Robbins	Warwickshire	0-10	10	Longford

Broadcasting rights

Setanta Sports and TG4 will provide live coverage of matches in Ireland with RTE providing highlights on Sunday nights. Setanta Sports broadcasts live matches in Australia. Setanta Sports also provides matches from the National Hurling League in Asia.

References

1. "Preview: Allianz Hurling League Division 1". RTÉ Sport. 21 February 2013. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
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External links

• 2013 National Hurling League at the GAA
• 2013 National Hurling League Fixtures at The Score
• 2013 National Hurling League at GAA Info