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.2002 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
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
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 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
Knock-out stage
Division Three Results Relegation play-off
Knock-out stage
Division Four Results Knock-out stage
References