The 2001 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 114th staging of Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Tipperary won the championship, beating Galway 2–18 to 2–15 in the final at Croke Park, Dublin.
Calendar Round Date Leinster Round OneMonday 7 May 2001 Ulster Quarter-FinalTuesday May 15, 2001 Leinster Quarter-FinalSunday 20 May 2001 Munster Quarter-FinalSunday 27 May 2001 Munster Semi-FinalsSunday 3 June 2001Sunday 10 June 2001 Leinster Semi-FinalsSunday 10 June 2001 Ulster Semi-FinalsSunday 1 July 2001 Munster FinalSunday 1 July 2001 Leinster FinalSunday 8 July 2001 Ulster Final Sunday 15 July 2001 All-Ireland Quarter-Finals Sunday 29 July 2001 All-Ireland Semi-Finals Sunday 12 August 2001Sunday 19 August 2001 All-Ireland Final Sunday 9 September 2001
Format
The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was run on a provincial basis as usual. All games were played on a knockout basis whereby once a team lost they were eliminated from the championship. The format for the All-Ireland series of games ran as follows: The winners of the Munster Championship advanced directly to one of the All-Ireland semi-finals. The winners of the Leinster Championship advanced directly to the second All-Ireland semi-final. The winners of the Ulster Championship advanced directly to one of the All-Ireland quarter-finals where they were drawn to play Galway. The winners of this game would later play the Leinster champions in the All-Ireland semi-final. The Munster runners-up were drawn to play the Leinster runners-up in the second All-Ireland quarter-final. The winners of this game would later play the Munster champions in the All-Ireland semi-final.
Team changes
To Championship Promoted from the All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship
Kildare Meath Wicklow
From Championship Regraded to the All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship
Kerry
Teams
General information Twenty-one counties will compete in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: one team in the Connacht Senior Hurling Championship, ten teams in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, five teams in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship and five teams in the Ulster Senior Hurling Championship. CountyLast provincial titleLast championship titlePosition in 2000 Championship Antrim1999 —Runners-up (Ulster Senior Hurling Championship) Carlow — —Group Stage (Leinster Senior Hurling Championship) Clare19981997Semi-finals (Munster Senior Hurling Championship) Cork20001999Semi-finals Derry2000 —Quarter-finals Down1997 —Semi-finals (Ulster Senior Hurling Championship) Dublin19611938Semi-finals (Leinster Senior Hurling Championship) Galway19991988Semi-finals Kildare — —— Kilkenny20002000Champions Laois19491915Quarter-finals (Leinster Senior Hurling Championship) Limerick19961973Semi-finals (Munster Senior Hurling Championship) London —1901Semi-finals (Ulster Senior Hurling Championship) Meath — —— New York — —Quarter-finals (Ulster Senior Hurling Championship) Offaly19951998Runners-up Tipperary19931991Quarter-finals Waterford19631959Quarter-finals (Munster Senior Hurling Championship) Westmeath — —Group Stage (Leinster Senior Hurling Championship) Wexford19971996Semi-finals (Leinster Senior Hurling Championship) Wicklow — ——
Provincial championships
Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Ulster Senior Hurling Championship
Despite the Foot and Mouth and London withdraw from the football championship they remained in the Hurling championship at the time.
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Bracket
Note: * = Provincial Champion
All-Ireland quarter-finals
All-Ireland semi-finals
All-Ireland Final
Championship statistics
Top scorers
Overall Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Eugene CloonanGalway5–2540313.332Eoin KellyTipperary0–303056.003Nicky HoranMeath2–2127213.504Paul O'GradyLimerick0–252546.255Paul CoddWexford1–212446.006Henry ShefflinKilkenny1–192237.33David CuddyLaois1–192237.338Geoffrey McGonigleDerry1–172036.669Noel SandsDerry2–131936.6610Kevin BroderickGalway2–101635.33
Single game Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition1Nicky HoranMeath2–1521Kildare2Eugene CloonanGalway2–1117Derry3Eugene CloonanGalway2–915Kilkenny4Geoffrey McGonagleDerry1–811Down5David CuddyLaois0–1010DublinPaul CoddWexford0–1010Laois6Henry ShefflinKilkenny1–69OffalyJohnny DooleyOffaly0–99KilkennyKevin BroderickGalway2–39DerryEoin KellyTipperary0–99WexfordHenry ShefflinKilkenny0–99Galway Miscellaneous
Tipperary won their first All-Ireland since 1991. Despite on London's withdraw from the football championship due to Foot and Mouth crisis in England they decided to stay in the Hurling championship.
References Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005). Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
External links All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 2001 Results Official GAA Website