2007 National Hurling League

2007 National Hurling League
League details
Dates 18 February – 29 April, 2007
Teams 33
League champions
Winners Waterford (2nd win)
Captain Michael "Brick" Walsh
Manager Justin McCarthy
League runners-up
Runners-up Kilkenny
Captain Henry Shefflin
Manager Brian Cody
Other division winners
Division 2 Laois
Division 3 Roscommon
2006
2008

The 2007 National Hurling League was the 76th season of the National Hurling League, the top leagues for inter-county hurling teams, since its establishment in 1925. The fixtures were announced on 28 November 2006. The season began on 18 February 2007 and concluded on 29 April 2007.

Division 1

National Hurling League Division 1
Season 2007
Champions Waterford
2nd National League title
Captain: Michael Walsh
Manager: Justin McCarthy
Relegated Down
Matches played 36
Top goalscorer Eoin Kelly (1-61)
Best goalkeeper Brian Murray
P. J. Ryan (4 clean sheets)
Biggest home win Wexford 3-31 - 0-6 Down
(1 April 2007)
Biggest away win Down 1-13 - 3-25 Clare
(18 February 2007)
Highest scoring Limerick 6-20 - 1-18 Offaly
(8 April 2007)
2006
2008

All statistics correct as of 19 February 2016.

Kilkenny came into the season as defending champions of the 2006 season. Dublin entered Division 1 as the promoted team.

On 29 April 2007, Waterford won the title after a 0-20 to 0-18 win over Kilkenny. It was their first league title since 1963 and their second National League title overall.[1]

Antrim and Down were the first two teams to be relegated to Division 2 after finishing bottom of Divisions 1A and 1B respectively. Offaly were the third team to be relegated after being beaten by Limerick in a play-off.[2] Antrim and Offaly subsequently earned reprieves and retain their Division 1 status as the proposed restructuring of the 2008 league was scrapped.

Waterford's Eoin Kelly was the Division 1 top scorer with 1-61. Limerick's Brian Murray and Kilkenny's P. J. Ryan were the top goalkeepers having kept 4 clean sheets.

Structure

A total of 12 teams contested the top division of the league, including 11 sides from the 2006 season and one promoted from the 2006 National League Division 2. On 30 April 2006, Dublin earned promotion from the 2006 National League Division 2 after a one-year absence from the top flight. They were crowned Division 2 champions after beating Kerry. They replaced Laois who were relegated to Division 2 at the end of the previous season.[3]

The 12 teams in Division 1 were divided into two groups of six team - 1A and 1B. Each team played all the others in its group once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. The first-placed teams in 1A and 1B advanced to the league semi-finals. The second and third-placed teams in 1A and 1B advanced to the league quarter-finals.

Division 1A

Pos Team Pld W D L F A Pts Notes
1 Cork 54014-733-678
2 Waterford 53026-946-596Division 1 champions
3 Wexford 53026-894-676
4 Clare 52126-783-635
5 Offaly 51139-745-833
6 Down 50055-4215-1110

Group stage

Division 1B

Pos Team Pld W D L F A Pts Notes
1 Kilkenny 53117-895-677Division 1 runners-up
2 Galway 53024-947-606
3 Tipperary 530211-685-696
4 Dublin 52125-637-705
5 Limerick 52038-662-854
6 Antrim 51041-5710-862

Group stage

Knock-out stage

Relegation play-off

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Top scorers

Overall
Rank Player Team Tally Total Matches Average
1 Eoin Kelly Waterford 1-61 64 8 8.0
2 Joe Bergin Offaly 6-31 49 6 7.6
3 Eugene Cloonan Galway 1-44 47 6 7.8
4 Eoin Kelly Tipperary 2-35 41 6 6.8
5 Andrew O'Shaughnessy Limerick 2-31 37 6 6.1
6 Richie Power Kilkenny 0-35 35 6 5.8
Single game
Rank Player Team Tally Total Opposition
1 Eugene Cloonan Galway 1-10 13 Antrim
2 Eoin Kelly Waterford 1-9 12 Tipperary
Henry Shefflin Kilkenny 0-12 12 Waterford
Eoin Kelly Tipperary 0-12 12 Limerick
5 Barry Nugent Clare 2-5 11 Down
Joe Bergin Offaly 2-5 11 Down
Joe Bergin Offaly 2-5 11 Waterford
Bernard Gaffney Clare 1-8 11 Offaly
Andrew O'Shaughnessy Limerick 1-8 11 Tipperary
Joe Bergin Offaly 1-8 11 Limerick
Clean sheets
Rank Goalkeeper Team Clean sheets
1 Brian Murray Limerick 4
P. J. Ryan Kilkenny
3 Donal Óg Cusack Cork 3
4 Greg Kennedy Tipperary 2
Damien Fitzhenry Wexford
6 Clinton Hennessy Waterford 1
Philip Brennan Clare
Gary Maguire Dublin
Aidan Ryan Galway
Ryan McGarry Antrim

Division 2

National Hurling League Division 2
Season 2006
Champions Laois
Captain: Joe FitzPatrick
Manager: Damien Fox
Promoted Laois
Relegated Meath
Carlow
Armagh
Mayo
London
Matches played 30
Biggest home win Laois 3-26 - 2-9 Derry
(18 February 2007)
Wicklow 5-13 - 0-8 Armagh
(25 March 2007)
Biggest away win Armagh 1-5 - 3-15 Laois
(18 March 2007)
Highest scoring Westmeath 2-20 - 3-18 Laois
(15 April 2007)
2006
2008

All statistics correct as of 19 February 2016.

On 29 April 2007, Laois won the title after a 2-19 to 0-8 win over Wicklow.[4] It was their first league title since 1965 and their third National League Division 2 title overall.

Meath, Carlow, Armagh, Mayo and London were relegated to Division 3 as the bottom placed teams of Divisions 2A and 2B. All of these teams subsequently earned reprieves and retained their Division 2 status as the proposed restructuring of the 2008 league was scrapped.

Structure

A total of 11 teams contested the second division of the league, including 9 sides from the 2006 season and one relegated from the 2006 National League Division 1 and one promoted from the 2006 National League Division 3.

On 30 April 2006, Armagh earned promotion from the 2006 National League Division 3. They were crowned Division 3 champions after beating Longford. They replaced Roscommon who were relegated to Division 3 at the end of the previous season. On the same day, Laois were relegated from the 2006 National League Division 1. They replaced Dublin who were promoted to Division 1 at the end of the previous season.

The 11 teams in Division 2 were divided into two groups - 2A which consisted of six teams and 2B which consisted of five teams. Each team played all the others in its group once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. The first-placed teams in 2A and 2B advanced to the league semi-finals. The second and third-placed teams in 2A and 2B advanced to the league quarter-finals.

Division 2A

Pos Team Pld W D L F A Pts Notes
1 Wicklow 550012-674-6110Division 2 runners-up
2 Laois 531111-828-407Division 2 champions
3 Derry 521213-627-755
4 Meath 52125-628-725
5 Carlow 52127-568-695
6 Armagh 50051-5314-650

Group stage

Division 2B

Pos Team Pld W D L F A Pts Notes
1 Westmeath 43109-574-447
2 Kildare 42115-435-465
3 Kerry 42028-397-454
4 Mayo 41122-414-433
5 London 40133-377-391

Group stage

Knock-out stage

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Division 3

National Hurling League Division 3
Season 2006
Champions Roscommon
Captain: Mervyn Connaughton
Manager: David McConn
Promoted Roscommon
Matches played 25
Biggest home win Roscommon 4-20 - 2-4 Cavan
(25 March 2007)
Biggest away win Fermanagh 1-13 - 4-24 Roscommon
(1 April 2007)
Highest scoring Donegal 6-15 - 1-9 Leitrim
(25 March 2007)
Tyrone 1-21 - 2-15 Louth
(25 March 2007)
2006
2008

All statistics correct as of 19 February 2016.

On 29 April 2007, Roscommon won the title after a 1-13 to 0-15 win over Sligo.

Structure

A total of 10 teams contested the third division of the league, including 9 sides from the 2006 season and one relegated from the 2006 National League Division 2. On 30 April 2006, Armagh earned promotion from the 2006 National League Division 3. They were crowned Division 3 champions after beating Longford. They replaced Roscommon who were relegated to Division 3 at the end of the previous season

The 10 teams in Division 1 were divided into two groups of five teams - 3A and 3B. Each team played all the others in its group once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. The first-placed teams in 3A and 3B advanced to the league semi-finals. The second and third-placed teams in 3A and 3B advanced to the league quarter-finals.

The two bottom placed teams in each group contested the Division 3 Shield and advanced to the semi-finals. The winners of these two games contested the Shield final.

Division 3A

Pos Team Pld W D L F A Pts Notes
1 Sligo 43105-414-327Division 3 runners-up
2 Louth 42116-517-425
3 Donegal 420212-433-424
4 Leitrim 41126-3111-443
5 Monaghan 40132-426-481

Group stage

Division 3B

Pos Team Pld W D L F A Pts Notes
1 Roscommon 440011-676-348Division 3 champions
2 Longford 43018-493-456
3 Tyrone 42026-617-344
4 Fermanagh 40135-4110-661
5 Cavan 40138-2612-651

Group stage

Knock-out stage

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Shield

Semi-finals

Final

References

  1. Moran, Seán (30 April 2007). "Finale is great beginning to championship season". Irish Times. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  2. "Offaly hit for six as Limerick consign Faithful to drop". Irish Independent. 16 April 2007. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
  3. "Down win to relegate Laois". RTÉ Sport. 30 April 2006. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  4. "Laois put up big win over disappointing Wicklow in one-sided NHL Division 2 final". Irish Independent. 3 May 2007. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
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