2002 National Hurling League

2002 National Hurling League
League details
Dates 9 March – 11 May, 2002
Teams 33
League champions
Winners Kilkenny (10th win)
Captain Andy Comerford
Manager Brian Cody
League runners-up
Runners-up Cork
Captain Wayne Sherlock
Manager Bertie Óg Murphy
Other division winners
Division 2 Laois
Division 3 Longford
Division 4 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.[1][2]

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

Pos Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts Notes
1 Kilkenny 54019-751-56438 Division 1 champions
2 Galway 54016-866-61258
3 Clare 53026-867-59246
4 Waterford 52036-693-68104
5 Dublin 52036-566-79-234
6 Meath 50054-4214-91-790 Relegated to Division 2

Group stage

Division 1B Table

Pos Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts Notes
1 Cork 54106-905-60339 Division 1 runners-up
2 Limerick 54108-776-54299
3 Tipperary 530210-839-54356
4 Wexford 530210-738-7186
5 Offaly 52039-619-76-154
6 Derry 50056-3712-104-850

Group stage

Relegation play-offs

Semi-finals

Final

Knock-out stage

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Scoring statistics

Top scorers overall
Rank Player Team Tally Total Matches Average
1 Mark Keane Limerick 4-44 56 7 8.00
2 Eoin Kelly Tipperary 2-41 47 7 6.71
3 Nicky Horan Meath 2-38 44 7 6.28
4 Henry Shefflin Kilkenny 3-32 41 7 5.85
5 Eugene Cloonan Galway 1-28 31 4 7.75
6 John O'Brien Tipperary 6-09 27 6 4.50
Paul Flynn Waterford 3-18 27 5 5.40
Ken McGrath Waterford 1-24 27 5 5.20
Joe Dooley Offaly 0-27 27 5 5.20
10 Barry Lambert Wexford 1-23 26 4 6.50
Eddie Brennan Kilkenny 3-17 26 7 3.71
Ollie Collins Derry 1-23 26 7 3.71
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Team Tally Total Opposition
1 Mark Keane Limerick 2-08 14 Derry
2 Michael Collins Derry 4-01 13 Dublin
Mark Keane Limerick 2-07 13 Tipperary
4 Eugene Cloonan Galway 1-08 11 Tipperary
Geoffrey McGonagle Derry 0-11 11 Meath
Mark Keane Limerick 0-11 11 Clare
Eoin Kelly Tipperary 0-11 11 Galway
8 Éamonn Collins Cork 3-01 10 Offaly
Eddie Brennan Kilkenny 2-04 10 Meath
Mark O'Leary Tipperary 2-04 10 Derry
John O'Brien Tipperary 2-04 10 Derry
Barry Lambert Wexford 1-07 10 Offaly
Henry Shefflin Kilkenny 1-07 10 Limerick

Division 2

Division 2A

Pos Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts Notes
1 Antrim 44008-601-47348 Division 2 runners-up
2 Down 430110-505-42236
3 Kildare 41121-526-48-13
4 Westmeath 41123-427-53-233
5 Roscommon 40045-385-62-240

Division 2B

Pos Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts Notes
1 Laois 44004-703-41328 Division 2 champions
2 Kerry 42027-493-41204
3 Carlow 42029-4510-48-64
4 Wicklow 420210-537-46-164
5 London 40045-2912-70-620 Relegated to Division 3

Results

Relegation play-offs
Knock-out stage

Division Three

Results

Relegation play-off
Knock-out stage

Division Four

Results

Knock-out stage

References

  1. "National Hurling League Results 1925-2009". Hogan Stand. Archived from the original on 5 August 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  2. 2002 Hurling League fixtures
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