The2002 National Hurling League , known for sponsorship reasons as theAllianz National Hurling LeagueNational Hurling League (NHL), an annualhurling competition for theGAA county teams .Kilkenny won the league, beatingCork in the final.[ 1] [ 2]
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.
Pos Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts Notes 1 Kilkenny 5 4 0 1 9-75 1-56 43 8 Division 1 champions 2 Galway 5 4 0 1 6-86 6-61 25 8 3 Clare 5 3 0 2 6-86 7-59 24 6 4 Waterford 5 2 0 3 6-69 3-68 10 4 5 Dublin 5 2 0 3 6-56 6-79 -23 4 6 Meath 5 0 0 5 4-42 14-91 -79 0 Relegated to Division 2
Meath vClare 25 February 2002 Round 1 Meath 1-8 - 4-24 Clare Páirc Tailteann ,Navan 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. Referee: T McIntyre (Antrim)
Kilkenny vWaterford 25 February 2002 Round 1 Kilkenny 1-12 - 0-12 Waterford Nowlan Park ,Kilkenny 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. Referee: G Harrington (Cork)
Waterford vMeath 9 March 2002 Round 2 Waterford 4-12 - 1-5 Meath Fraher Field ,Dungarvan 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. Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)
Galway vKilkenny 10 March 2002 Round 2 Galway 0-15 - 0-9 Kilkenny Duggan Park,Ballinasloe 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. Referee: P Horan (Offaly)
Clare vDublin 10 March 2002 Round 2 Clare 0-18 - 2-7 Dublin Cusack Park ,Ennis 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. Referee: J Sexton (Limerick)
Galway vClare 18 March 2002 Round 3 Galway 1-17 - 1-16 Clare Duggan Park,Ballinasloe 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. Referee: W Barrett (Tipperary)
Dublin vWaterford 18 March 2002 Round 3 Dublin 1-19 - 1-14 Waterford Parnell Park ,Dublin 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. Referee: D Murphy (Wexford)
Kilkenny vMeath 18 March 2002 Round 3 Kilkenny 2-22 - 0-9 Meath Nowlan Park ,Kilkenny 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. Referee: D Richardson (Limerick)
Meath vDublin 24 March 2002 Round 4 Meath 0-9 - 1-15 Dublin Páirc Tailteann ,Navan 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. Referee: J Kelly (Wexford)
Clare vKilkenny 24 March 2002 Round 4 Clare 1-12 - 3-14 Kilkenny Cusack Park ,Ennis 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. Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)
Waterford vGalway 24 March 2002 Round 4 Waterford 1-16 - 0-16 Galway Walsh Park ,Waterford 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. Referee: S Roche (Tipperary)
Dublin vGalway 30 March 2002 Round 1 refixture Dublin 2-9 - 2-20 Galway Parnell Park ,Dublin 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. Referee: T McIntyre (Antrim)
Galway vMeath 7 April 2002 Round 5 Galway 3-18 - 2-11 Meath Kenny Park,Athenry 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. Referee: J Sexton (Limerick)
Kilkenny vDublin 7 April 2002 Round 5 Kilkenny 3-18 - 0-8 Dublin Nowlan Park ,Kilkenny 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. Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)
Clare vWaterford 7 April 2002 Round 5 Clare 0-16 - 0-15 Waterford Cusack Park ,Ennis 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. Referee: J McDonnell (Tipperary)
Limerick vCork 25 February 2002 Round 1 Limerick 0-9 - 0-11 Cork Gaelic Grounds ,Limerick 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. Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)
Wexford vDerry 25 February 2002 Round 1 Wexford 2-20 - 3-4 Derry Bellefield Park,Enniscorthy 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. Referee: P Aherne (Carlow)
Derry vOffaly 9 March 2002 Round 2 Derry 0-9 - 1-16 Offaly Lavey Sportfield ,Lavey 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. Referee: G Devlin (Armagh)
Cork vWexford 9 March 2002 Round 2 Cork 0-24 - 2-12 Wexford Páirc Uí Chaoimh ,Cork 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. Referee: A Mac Suibhne (Dublin)
Tipperary vLimerick 10 March 2002 Round 2 Tipperary 1-12 - 2-13 Limerick Semple Stadium ,Thurles 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. Referee: S McMahon (Clare)
Derry vCork 16 March 2002 Round 3 Derry 1-12 - 1-24 Cork Davitt Park ,Swatragh 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.
Wexford vTipperary 18 March 2002 Round 3 Wexford 3-13 - 1-10 Tipperary Wexford Park ,Wexford 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. Referee: P Neary (Kilkenny)
Offaly vLimerick 18 March 2002 Round 3 Offaly 2-10 - 1-18 Limerick St. Brendan's Park ,Birr 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. Referee: P Aherne (Carlow)
Wexford vLimerick 24 March 2002 Round 4 Wexford 1-12 - 2-16 Limerick Wexford Park ,Wexford 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. Referee: M Wadding (Waterford)
Cork vOffaly 24 March 2002 Round 4 Cork 4-17 - 1-10 Offaly Páirc Uí Chaoimh ,Cork 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. Referee: S McMahon (Clare)
Tipperary vDerry 24 March 2002 Round 4 Tipperary 5-23 - 0-3 Derry MacDonagh Park ,Nenagh 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. Referee: E Morris (Dublin)
Offaly vTipperary 30 March 2002 Round 1 refixture Offaly 3-8 - 2-21 Tipperary St. Brendan's Park ,Birr 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. Referee: P Dunphy (Kilkenny)
Derry vLimerick 7 April 2002 Round 5 Derry 2-9 - 3-21 Limerick Lavey Sportsfield ,Lavey 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. Referee: J McClean (Antrim)
Offaly vWexford 7 April 2002 Round 5 Offaly 2-17 - 2-16 Wexford St. Brendan's Park ,Birr 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. Referee: A Mac Suibhne (Dublin)
Cork vTipperary 7 April 2002 Round 5 Cork 1-14 - 1-17 Tipperary Páirc Uí Chaoimh ,Cork 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. Referee: P Ahern (Carlow)
Relegation play-offs [ edit ] Semi-finals
Offaly vMeath 14 April 2002 Semi-final Offaly 0-16 - 0-14 Meath O'Connor Park ,Tullamore 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. Referee: G Devlin (Armagh)
Dublin vDerry 14 April 2002 Semi-final Dublin 2-16 - 5-6 Derry Brewster Park ,Enniskillen 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. Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)
Final
Meath vDerry 21 April 2002 Final Meath 2-12 - 2-16 Derry Brewster Park ,Enniskillen 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. Referee: A Mac Suibhne (Dublin)
Quarter-finals
Clare vLimerick 14 April 2002 Quarter-final Clare 0-9 - 0-23 Limerick Semple Stadium ,Thurles 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. Referee: A Mac Suibhne (Dublin)
Semi-finals
Cork vTipperary 21 April 2002 Semi-final Cork 0-21 - 1-10 Tipperary Páirc Uí Chaoimh ,Cork 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. Referee: D Murphy (Wexford)
Limerick vKilkenny 21 April 2002 Semi-final Limerick 0-15 - 2-14 Kilkenny Gaelic Grounds ,Limerick 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. Referee: P Horan (Offaly)
Final
Kilkenny vCork 5 May 2002 Final Kilkenny 2-15 - 2-14 Cork Semple Stadium ,Thurles 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.
Top scorers overall Top scorers in a single game Pos Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts Notes 1 Laois 4 4 0 0 4-70 3-41 32 8 Division 2 champions 2 Kerry 4 2 0 2 7-49 3-41 20 4 3 Carlow 4 2 0 2 9-45 10-48 -6 4 4 Wicklow 4 2 0 2 10-53 7-46 -16 4 5 London 4 0 0 4 5-29 12-70 -62 0 Relegated to Division 3
Relegation play-offs [ edit ] Relegation play-off [ edit ]
