2002 National Hurling League

71st season of the National Hurling League April 2022 2002 National Hurling League 9 March – 11 May 2002 33 Kilkenny Andy Comerford Brian Cody 10th Cork Wayne Sherlock Bertie Óg Murphy Laois Longford Mayo 2001 2003 The 2002 National Hurling League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz National Hurling League, was the 71st edition of the National Hurling League (NHL), an annual hurling competition for the GAA county teams. Kilkenny won the league, beating Cork in the final.http://www.hoganstand.com/general/leagues/nhlrecords.aspx National Hurling League Results 1925-2009 Hogan Stand 18 April 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20100805063526/http://www.hoganstand.com/general/leagues/nhlrecords.aspx 5 August 20102002 Hurling League fixtures Structure There are 12 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 first-placed teams in 1A and 1B progress to the NHL semi-finals The second- and third-placed teams in 1A and 1B progress to the quarter-finals The fifth- and sixth-placed teams in 1A and 1B go into a relegation playoff. There are 10 teams in Division 2, split into 2A and 2B. The first- and second-placed teams in 2A and 2B progress to the Division 2 semi-finals The fourth- and fifth-placed teams in 2A and 2B go into a relegation playoff. There are 6 teams in Division 3. The top two play each other in the final, with the winner promoted. The bottom two teams play a relegation playoff. There are 5 teams in Division 4. The top two play each other in the final, with the winner promoted. Division 1 Division 1A PosTeamPldWDLFADiffPtsNotes1 Kilkenny 54019-751-56438 Division 1 champions2 Galway 54016-866-612583 Clare 53026-867-592464 Waterford 52036-693-681045 Dublin 52036-566-79-2346 Meath 50054-4214-91-790 Relegated to Division 2 Group stage 25 February 2002 Round 1 Meath 1-8 - 4-24 Clare N Horan 0-6, M Cole 1-1, D Dorran 0-1. T Carmody 1-4, D Forde 1-2, T Griffin 0-7, B Culbert 1-1, J O’Connor 0-4, A Quinn 1-0, N Gilligan 0-2, O Baker 0-2, C Lynch 0-1, C Plunkett 0-1. Páirc Tailteann, Navan T McIntyre (Antrim) 25 February 2002 Round 1 Kilkenny 1-12 - 0-12 Waterford H Shefflin 0-4, J Hoyne 1-0, E Brennan 0-2, A Cummins 0-1, K Power 0-1, R Mullally 0-1, D Lyng 0-1, M Comerford 0-1, B Dowling 0-1. P Flynn 0-8, T Browne 0-2, D Shanahan 0-1, E Murphy 0-1. Nowlan Park, Kilkenny G Harrington (Cork) 9 March 2002 Round 2 Waterford 4-12 - 1-5 Meath P Flynn 2-1, M White 2-1, K McGrath 0-3, T Browne 0-2, A Moloney 0-2, D Bennett 0-2, E McGrath 0-1. M Cole 1-0, N Horan 0-3, N Reilly 0-1, F McMahon 0-1. Fraher Field, Dungarvan D Kirwan (Cork) 10 March 2002 Round 2 Galway 0-15 - 0-9 Kilkenny E Cloonan 0-6, K Broderick 0-2, D Hayes 0-2, F Forde 0-2, R Gantley 0-1, D Tierney 0-1, J Rabbitte 0-1. H Shefflin 0-7, D Lyng 0-1, P Sheehan 0-1. Duggan Park, Ballinasloe P Horan (Offaly) 10 March 2002 Round 2 Clare 0-18 - 2-7 Dublin T Griffin 0-4, D Forde 0-3, O Baker 0-2, J O’Connor 0-2, C Lynch 0-2, N Gilligan 0-2, T Carmody 0-1, J Considine 0-1, A Markham 0-1. P Maguire 1-0, C Wilson 1-0, D Sweeney 0-3, D Curtin 0-2, C Keaney 0-1, S Martin 0-1. Cusack Park, Ennis J Sexton (Limerick) 18 March 2002 Round 3 Galway 1-17 - 1-16 Clare E Cloonan 0-8, R Murray 0-3, R Gantley 0-3, O Fahy 1-1, D Tierney 0-1, K Broderick 0-1. T Carmody 1-3, J O’Connor 0-5, S McMahon 0-2, T Griffin 0-2, O Baker 0-1, N Gilligan 0-1, A Markham 0-1, D Forde 0-1. Duggan Park, Ballinasloe W Barrett (Tipperary) 18 March 2002 Round 3 Dublin 1-19 - 1-14 Waterford S Martin 0-5, D Curtin 0-5, G Ennis 1-1, C Keaney 0-3, D Sweeney 0-3, P Maguire 0-1, C Meehan 0-1. K McGrath 1-5, P Flynn 0-3, M White 0-2, D Shanahan 0-2, D Bennett 0-1, P Queally 0-1. Parnell Park, Dublin D Murphy (Wexford) 18 March 2002 Round 3 Kilkenny 2-22 - 0-9 Meath E Brennan 2-4, H Shefflin 0-5, M Comerford 0-3, B Dowling 0-2, P Tennyson 0-2, A Cummins 0-1, S Grehan 0-1, D Lyng 0-1, K Power 0-1, A Geoghegan 0-1, E Behan 0-1. N Horan 0-7, J Canty 0-1, J McGuinness 0-1. Nowlan Park, Kilkenny D Richardson (Limerick) 24 March 2002 Round 4 Meath 0-9 - 1-15 Dublin N Horan 0-4, J McGuinness 0-2, A O’Neill 0-1, M Cole 0-1, N Reilly 0-1. D Curtin 0-9, S Martin 1-1, C Keaney 0-3, P Maguire 0-1, D Spain 0-1. Páirc Tailteann, Navan J Kelly (Wexford) 24 March 2002 Round 4 Clare 1-12 - 3-14 Kilkenny T Carmody 1-3, J O’Connor 0-3, D Forde 0-2, J Considine 0-2, T Griffin 0-1, S McMahon 0-1. S Grehan 2-1, H Shefflin 0-6, E Brennan 1-2, M Kavanagh 0-1, D Lyng 0-1, J Hoyne 0-1, M Comerford 0-1, A Geoghegan 0-1. Cusack Park, Ennis D Kirwan (Cork) 24 March 2002 Round 4 Waterford 1-16 - 0-16 Galway K McGrath 0-8, P Flynn 1-4, E Kelly 0-1, T Browne 0-1, S Prendergast 0-1, D Bennett 0-1 R Gantley 0-4, M Kerins 0-2, F Forde 0-2, J Rabbitte 0-2, F Healy 0-2, D Tierney 0-1, D O’Brien 0-1, O Fahy 0-1, Niall Hayes 0-1. Walsh Park, Waterford S Roche (Tipperary) 30 March 2002 Round 1 refixture Dublin 2-9 - 2-20 Galway S Martin 1-2, C Meehan 1-0, D Curtin 0-3, D Sweeney 0-2, D Spain 0-1, C Kearney 0-1. M Kerins 1-1, F Forde 0-4, D Tierney 1-0, D Hayes 0-3, A Kerins 0-2, F Healy 0-2, R Murray 0-2, O Fahy 0-2, R Gantley 0-2, J Rabbitte 0-1, M Cullinane 0-1. Parnell Park, Dublin T McIntyre (Antrim) 7 April 2002 Round 5 Galway 3-18 - 2-11 Meath D Hayes 2-2, M Kerins 1-4, E Cloonan 0-6, F Healy 0-3, R Gantley 0-2, R Murray 0-1. N Horan 1-6, N Reilly 1-1, J Donoghue 0-2, D Doran 0-1, C Sheridan 0-1. Kenny Park, Athenry J Sexton (Limerick) 7 April 2002 Round 5 Kilkenny 3-18 - 0-8 Dublin M Comerford 1-4, E Brennan 0-7, H Shefflin 2-0, J Hoyne 0-2, B Dowling 0-2, M Kavanagh 0-1, P Tennyson 0-1, P Sheehan 0-1. D Curtin 0-3, S O’Neill 0-1, P Maguire 0-1, D Sweeney 0-1, C Wilson 0-1, A de Paor 0-1. Nowlan Park, Kilkenny B Kelly (Westmeath) 7 April 2002 Round 5 Clare 0-16 - 0-15 Waterford J O’Connor 0-5, J Reddan 0-2, S McMahon 0-2, T Carmody 0-2, A Quinn 0-1, C Lynch 0-1, T Griffin 0-1, A Markham 0-1, O Baker 0-1. K McGrath 0-8, A Moloney 0-2, S Prendergast 0-2, P Flynn 0-2, J Mullane 0-1. Cusack Park, Ennis J McDonnell (Tipperary) Division 1B Table PosTeamPldWDLFADiffPtsNotes1 Cork 54016-905-60338 Division 1 runners-up2 Limerick 54018-776-542983 Tipperary 530210-839-543564 Wexford 530210-738-71865 Offaly 52039-619-76-1546 Derry 50056-3712-104-850 Group stage 25 February 2002 Round 1 Limerick 0-9 - 0-11 Cork P O’Grady 0-3, M Foley 0-3, S Lucey 0-2, E Foley 0-1. A Browne 0-4, B O’Connor 0-2, J O’Connor 0-2, K Murphy 0-1, N Ronan 0-1, S McGrath 0-1. Gaelic Grounds, Limerick B Kelly (Westmeath) 25 February 2002 Round 1 Wexford 2-20 - 3-4 Derry D Stamp 1-2, B Goff 0-5, M Jordan 0-4, L O’Gorman 1-0, A Fenlon 0-3, R McCarthy 0-2, D Fitzhenry 0-1, G Coleman 0-1, E Doyle 0-1, K Furlong 0-1. J O’Dwyer 3-0, O Collins 0-3, R Kennedy 0-1. Bellefield Park, Enniscorthy P Aherne (Carlow) 9 March 2002 Round 2 Derry 0-9 - 1-16 Offaly O Collins 0-6, D Magill 0-1, D McGrellis 0-1, J O’Dwyer 0-1. G Oakley 1-1, J Dooley 0-4, D Murray 0-3, B Carroll 0-3, M O’Hara 0-3, B Murphy 0-2. Lavey Sportfield, Lavey G Devlin (Armagh) 9 March 2002 Round 2 Cork 0-24 - 2-12 Wexford A Browne 0-7, J Deane 0-5, N McCarthy 0-3, J O’Connor 0-3, B O’Connor 0-2, S McGrath 0-2, A Cummins 0-1, T McCarthy 0-1. M Jordan 2-1, B Lambert 0-6, D O’Brien 0-2, L O’Gorman 0-1, A Fenlon 0-1, L Murphy 0-1. Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork A Mac Suibhne (Dublin) 10 March 2002 Round 2 Tipperary 1-12 - 2-13 Limerick E Kelly 0-6, E O’Neill 1-2, L Cahill 0-1, E Enright 0-1, M O’Leary 0-1, P Kelly 0-1. M Keane 2-7, M Foley 0-3, S Lucey 0-1, B Begley 0-1, S O’Connor 0-1. Semple Stadium, Thurles S McMahon (Clare) 16 March 2002 Round 3 Derry 1-12 - 1-24 Cork O Collins 0-8, D Doherty 1-0, D Magill 0-1, R McCloskey 0-1, D McGrelis 0-1, G McGonigle 0-1. J Deane 1-5, N Ronan 0-5, J O'Connor 0-4, S McGrath 0-3, A Cummins 0-2, E Collins 0-2, N McCarthy 0-1, P Ryan 0-1, T McCarthy 0-1. Davitt Park, Swatragh 18 March 2002 Round 3 Wexford 3-13 - 1-10 Tipperary L O’Gorman 1-4, D O’Brien 1-2, B Lambert 0-4, M Jordan 1-0, D Ruth 0-2, R Mallon 0-1. J O’Brien 1-1, E Kelly 0-3, T Dunne 0-2, J Enright 0-2, L Cahill 0-1, E O’Neill 0-1. Wexford Park, Wexford P Neary (Kilkenny) 18 March 2002 Round 3 Offaly 2-10 - 1-18 Limerick J Dooley 0-7, J Ryan 1-1, D Murray 1-1, B Carroll 0-1, M Keane 0-6, B Begley 1-0, J Butler 0-3, C Fitzgerald 0-2, S O’Connor 0-2, C Carey 0-2, M Foley 0-1, S Lucey 0-1, B Foley 0-1. St. Brendan's Park, Birr P Aherne (Carlow) 24 March 2002 Round 4 Wexford 1-12 - 2-16 Limerick B Lambert 0-6, L O’Gorman 1-0, A Fenlon 0-2, L Murphy 0-2, E Doyle 0-1, M Jordan 0-1. P O’Grady 1-2, M Keane 0-5, C Fitzgerald 1-0, B Foley 0-3, M Foley 0-2, B Begley 0-2, P Lawlor 0-1, M O’Brien 0-1. Wexford Park, Wexford M Wadding (Waterford) 24 March 2002 Round 4 Cork 4-17 - 1-10 Offaly E Collins 3-1, J O’Connor 0-5, D O'Sullivan 1-0, J Deane 0-3, S McGrath 0-2, B O’Connor 0-2, A Cummins 0-2, T McCarthy 0-1, N Ronan 0-1. J Dooley 0-6, R Hannify 1-1, J Ryan 0-2, J Brady 0-1. Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork S McMahon (Clare) 24 March 2002 Round 4 Tipperary 5-23 - 0-3 Derry M O’Leary 2-4, J O’Brien 2-4, E Kelly 1-5, L Corbett 0-3, J Enright 0-3, T Dunne 0-1, N Morris 0-1, P Kelly 0-1, B O’Meara 0-1. M Conway 0-1, Gregory Biggs 0-1, Gary Biggs 0-1. MacDonagh Park, Nenagh E Morris (Dublin) 30 March 2002 Round 1 refixture Offaly 3-8 - 2-21 Tipperary B Murphy 1-3, G Hanniffy 1-1, Brian Whelahan 1-0, J Dooley 0-3, B Carroll 0-1. E Kelly 0-9, L Cahill 1-3, J O’Brien 1-2, T Dunne 0-4, J Carroll 0-2, B Dunne 0-1. St. Brendan's Park, Birr P Dunphy (Kilkenny) 7 April 2002 Round 5 Derry 2-9 - 3-21 Limerick M Collins 2-1, G McGonigle 0-4, O Collins 0-3, G Biggs 0-1. M Keane 2-8, J Butler 0-4, S O’Connor 1-0, M Foley 0-2, C Fitzgerald 0-2, B Begley 0-2, B Foley 0-1, J Moran 0-1, P Carey 0-1. Lavey Sportsfield, Lavey J McClean (Antrim) 7 April 2002 Round 5 Offaly 2-17 - 2-16 Wexford J Dooley 0-7, R Hanniffy 1-2, B Murphy 1-0, B Carroll 0-3, G Hanniffy 0-2, N Claffey 0-1, Barry Whelehan 0-1, Brian Whelehan 0-1. B Lambert 1-7, B Goff 1-2, R McCarthy 0-3, A Fenlon 0-2, D Ruth 0-1, E Doyle 0-1. St. Brendan's Park, Birr A Mac Suibhne (Dublin) 7 April 2002 Round 5 Cork 1-14 - 1-17 Tipperary J Deane 1-3, E Collins 0-3, N McCarthy 0-2, A Browne 0-2, S McGrath 0-2, B O’Connor 0-2. E O’Neill 1-2, M O’Leary 0-4, E Kelly 0-4, T Dunne 0-2, L Cahill 0-2, N Morris 0-1, J Enright 0-1, J O’Brien 0-1. Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork P Ahern (Carlow) Relegation play-offs Semi-finals 14 April 2002 Semi-final Offaly 0-16 - 0-14 Meath B Whelehan 0-6, S Brown 0-5, B Murphy 0-2, M O’Hara 0-1, R Hannify 0-1, B Carroll 0-1. N Horan 0-6, T Reilly 0-3, C Sheridan 0-2, D Dorran 0-1, N Reilly 0-1, M Cole 0-1. O'Connor Park, Tullamore G Devlin (Armagh) 14 April 2002 Semi-final Dublin 2-16 - 5-6 Derry C Keaney 0-6, K Flynn 1-2, G Ennis 1-2, T McGrane 0-2, L Ryan 0-1, R Kennedy 0-1, S Martin 0-1, P Maguire 0-1. M Collins 4-1, O Collins 1-1, G McGonigle 0-4. Brewster Park, Enniskillen D Kirwan (Cork) Final 21 April 2002 Final Meath 2-12 - 2-16 Derry N Horan 1-6, J O’Toole 1-0, T Reilly 0-2, D Dorran 0-1, C Sheridan 0-1, N Reilly 0-1, M Cole 0-1. G McGonigle 0-11, M Collins 1-2, J O’Dwyer 1-0, O Collins 0-2, D Doherty 0-1. Brewster Park, Enniskillen A Mac Suibhne (Dublin) Knock-out stage Quarter-finals 14 April 2002 Quarter-final Clare 0-9 - 0-23 Limerick J O’Connor 0-3, D Forde 0-2, S McMahon 0-2, J Reddan 0-1, T Carmody 0-1. M Keane 0-11, O Moran 0-3, M Foley 0-2, B Foley 0-2, B Begley 0-2, C Fitzgerald 0-2, M O’Brien 0-1. Semple Stadium, Thurles A Mac Suibhne (Dublin) 14 April 2002 Quarter-final Tipperary 4-13 - 1-17 Galway E Kelly 0-11, J O'Brien 2-1, L Corbett 1-1, B O’Meara 1-0. E Cloonan 1-8, J Rabbitte 0-3, D Hayes 0-3, R Murray 0-2, R Gantley 0-1. Semple Stadium, Thurles B Kelly (Westmeath) Semi-finals 21 April 2002 Semi-final Cork 0-21 - 1-10 Tipperary B O’Connor 0-6, J O’Connor 0-6, N McCarthy 0-3, K Murphy 0-2, S Gardiner 0-2, D O'Sullivan 0-1, P Ryan 0-1. E Kelly 1-3, E O’Neill 0-2, L Corbett 0-2, L Cahill 0-1, J Carroll 0-1, T Dunne 0-1. Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork D Murphy (Wexford) 21 April 2002 Semi-final Limerick 0-15 - 2-14 Kilkenny M Keane 0-7, M Foley 0-2, D Ryan 0-2, B Begley 0-1, O Moran 0-1, M O’Brien 0-1, O O’Neill 0-1. H Shefflin 1-7, M Comerford 1-4, JJ Delaney 0-1, D Lyng 0-1, S Grehan 0-1. Gaelic Grounds, Limerick P Horan (Offaly) Final 5 May 2002 Final Kilkenny 2-15 - 2-14 Cork M Comerford 1-3, J Hoyne 1-0, H Shefflin 0-3, A Comerford 0-2, P Dowling 0-2, E Brennan 0-2, D Lyng 0-1, R Mullaly 0-1, S Dowling 0-1. E Collins 2-0, J O'Connor 0-4, A Browne 0-3, B O'Connor 0-2, D O'Sullivan 0-1, J Gardiner 0-1, N McCarthy 0-1, T McCarthy 0-1, K Murray 0-1. Semple Stadium, Thurles Scoring statistics Top scorers overall Rank Player Team Tally Total Matches Average1Mark KeaneLimerick4-445678.002Eoin KellyTipperary2-414776.713Nicky HoranMeath2-384476.284Henry ShefflinKilkenny3-324175.855Eugene CloonanGalway1-283147.756John O'BrienTipperary6-092764.50Paul FlynnWaterford3-182755.40Ken McGrathWaterford1-242755.20Joe DooleyOffaly0-272755.2010Barry LambertWexford1-232646.50Eddie BrennanKilkenny3-172673.71Ollie CollinsDerry1-232673.71 Top scorers in a single game Rank Player Team Tally Total Opposition1Mark KeaneLimerick2-0814Derry2Michael CollinsDerry4-0113DublinMark KeaneLimerick2-0713Tipperary4Eugene CloonanGalway1-0811TipperaryGeoffrey McGonagleDerry0-1111MeathMark KeaneLimerick0-1111ClareEoin KellyTipperary0-1111Galway8Éamonn CollinsCork3-0110OffalyEddie BrennanKilkenny2-0410MeathMark O'LearyTipperary2-0410DerryJohn O'BrienTipperary2-0410DerryBarry LambertWexford1-0710OffalyHenry ShefflinKilkenny1-0710Limerick Division 2 Division 2A PosTeamPldWDLFADiffPtsNotes1 Antrim 44008-601-47348 Division 2 runners-up2 Down 430110-505-422363 Kildare 41121-526-48-134 Westmeath 41123-427-53-2335 Roscommon 40045-385-62-240 Division 2B PosTeamPldWDLFADiffPtsNotes1 Laois 44004-703-41328 Division 2 champions2 Kerry 42027-493-412043 Carlow 42029-4510-48-644 Wicklow 420210-537-46-1645 London 40045-2912-70-620 Relegated to Division 3 Results Relegation play-offs April 13 Semi-final Westmeath 4-12 - 0-12 London Lawless Memorial Park, Swords April 13 Semi-final Carlow 2-24 - 2-16 Roscommon April 20 Final London 1-14 - 1-17 Roscommon Emerald GAA Grounds, Ruislip Knock-out stage April 21 Semi-final Laois 2-12 - 2-9 Down Drogheda Park, Drogheda April 21 Semi-final Antrim 4-14 - 3-8 Kerry St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge May 5 Final Laois 1-20 - 2-14 Antrim Semple Stadium, Thurles Division Three Results Relegation play-off April 20 Final Sligo 4-12 - 0-5 Fermanagh Fr. Tierney Park, Ballyshannon Knock-out stage April 21 Semi-final Longford 3-13 - 2-5 Donegal Brewster Park, Enniskillen May 5 Final Longford 1-12 - 0-12 Louth Páirc Tailteann, Navan Division Four Results Knock-out stage April 20 Semi-final Monaghan 4-10 - 0-10 Tyrone Healy Park, Omagh May 5 Final Monaghan 1-14 - 4-5 Mayo Cusack Park, Mullingar May 11 Final replay Mayo 1-15 - 1-5 Monaghan Markievicz Park, Sligo References League Category:National Hurling League seasons