1992–93 National Hurling League

1992–93 National Hurling League
League details
Dates 18 October 1992 – 22 May 1993
League champions
Winners Cork (13th win)
Captain Brian Corcoran
League runners-up
Runners-up Wexford
Captain Tom Dempsey
Other division winners
Division 2 Laois
Division 3 Roscommon
1991-92
1993-94

The National Hurling League 1992–93, known for sponsorship reasons as the Royal Liver Assurance National Hurling League, was the 62nd staging of the National Hurling League. Cork won the league, beating Wexford by 3-11 to 1-12 after two replays of the final.[1]

Format

There are 12 teams in Division 1, divided into two groups. There are 8 teams in Division 2. Each team plays all the teams in its group once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw.

Eight teams progress to the NHL quarter-finals:

  • The top three in Division 1A
  • The top three in Division 1B
  • The top two in Division 2

Division 1

National Hurling League Division 1
Season 1992-93
Champions Cork
13th National League title
Captain: Brian Corcoran
Manager: Michael O'Brien
Matches played 43
Top goalscorer Barry Egan
Biggest home win Dublin 2-16 - 1-8 Cork
(25 October 1992)
Biggest away win Cork 5-16 - 1-6 Waterford
(4 April 1993)
Highest scoring Dublin 2-17 - 1-24 Waterford
(28 March 1993)
1991-92
1993-94
All statistics correct as of 18 January 2017.

Limerick came into the season as defending champions of the 1991-92 season.

On 22 May 1993, Cork won the title following a 3-11 to 1-12 win over Wexford in the final. It was their first league title since 1980-81 and their 13th National League title overall.

Cork's Barry Egan was the Division 1 top scorer.

Division 1A table

Pos Team Pld W D L Pts Notes
1 Tipperary 54018
2 Down 53026
3 Limerick 52125
4 Antrim 52125
5 Kilkenny 52034
6 Offaly 50050
  • Limerick are placed third after winning playoff.

Group stage

Division 1B table

Pos Team Pld W D L Pts Notes
1 Wexford 53208Division 1 runners-up
2 Galway 52216
3 Cork 51224Division 1 champions
4 Waterford 51224
5 Dublin 52034
6 Clare 52034
  • Cork are placed third after winning playoffs.

Group stage

Play-offs

Knock-out stage

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Finals

Scoring statistics

Top scorers overall
Rank Player Team Tally Total Matches Average
1 Barry Egan Cork 3-44 53 12 4.41
2 Gary Kirby Limerick 5-32 47 8 5.87
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Team Tally Total Opposition
1 Conor Stakelum Tipperary 1-10 13 Antrim
2 John Troy Offaly 2-05 11 Kilkenny
Michael Cleary Tipperary 1-08 11 Kilkenny
3 Jim McInerney Clare 3-01 10 Waterford
Brian Corcoran Cork 1-07 10 Dublin
Ray Heffernan Kilkenny 0-10 10 Offaly
4 J. P. McKillop Antrim 2-03 9 Tipperary
Brian McMahon Dublin 2-03 9 Cork
Gary Kirby Limerick 2-03 9 Galway
Barry Egan Cork 1-06 9 Wexford
Gary Kirby Limerick 1-06 9 Offaly
Aonghus O'Grady Dublin 0-09 9 Waterford

Division 2

Division 2 table

Pos Team Pld W D L Diff Pts Notes
1 Laois (C)770014Qualified for quarter-finals
2 Kerry 760112Qualified for quarter-finals
3 Meath 750210
4 Derry 73046
4 Westmeath 73046
6 Carlow 72054
7 Wicklow 71153
8 Kildare 70161

Division 3

Division 3A table

Pos Team Pld W D L Diff Pts Notes
1 Roscommon550010Division 3 champions
2 Armagh54018
3 Fermanagh53026
4 Sligo52034
5 Leitrim51042
6 Cavan50050

Division 3B table

Pos Team Pld W D L Diff Pts Notes
1 Mayo540110Division 3 runners-up
2 Monaghan54018
3 Louth53117
4 Tyrone52125
5 Donegal51133
6 Longford50141

Knock-out stage

Finals

References

  1. "National Hurling League Results 1925-2009". Hogan Stand. Archived from the original on 2010-08-05. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
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