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2008 National Hurling League
League details
Dates10 February – 20 April 2008
Teams34
League champions
WinnersTipperary (19th win)
CaptainEoin Kelly
ManagerLiam Sheedy
League runners-up
Runners-upGalway
CaptainOllie Canning
ManagerGer Loughnane
Other division winners
Division 2Westmeath
Division 3Louth
Division 4Monaghan
← 2007
2009 →

The 2008 National Hurling League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz National Hurling League, was the 77th edition of the National Hurling League (NHL), an annual hurling competition for the GAA county teams. Tipperary won the league, beating Galway in the final.[1][2][3] The tournament saw the first appearance of Fingal and South Down as "county" teams in the NHL.

Format[edit]

The 2008 format of the National Hurling League was a new system consisting of four divisions. There are thirty-four teams competing: Divisions One and Two have twelve teams in each, and there are five teams in Divisions Three and Four.

Division One[edit]

Division One is made up of two groups of six teams. Each team plays all the others in their group once. The two group winners receive a semi-final spot; second and third in each group play in the quarter-finals. The winners of the final are the 2008 NHL champions.

Division Two[edit]

Division Two is made up of two groups of six teams. Each team plays all the others in their group once. The top two in each group enter the semi-finals.

Division Three[edit]

Five teams play in Division Three. Each team plays all the others once. The top two teams contest the Division Three final.

Division Four[edit]

Five teams play in Division Four. Each team plays all the others once. The top two teams contest the Division Four final.

Promotion and relegation for 2008
Promoted Relegated
Division 1 - 4
Division 2 0 8
Division 3 0 1
Division 4 0 -

Division 1A[edit]

National Hurling League Division 1
Season2008
ChampionsTipperary
19th National League title
Captain: Eoin Kelly
Manager: Liam Sheedy
Matches played36
Top goalscorer Ger Farragher (4-53)
Best goalkeeperBrendan Cummins
James Skehill (3 clean sheets)
Biggest home winKilkenny 3-22 - 1-8 Antrim
(23 March 2008)
Biggest away winLaois 0-8 - 6-26 Galway
(16 March 2008)
Highest scoringWaterford 3-29 - 3-10 Antrim
(9 March 2008)
← 2007
2009 →
All statistics correct as of 19 February 2016.

Waterford came into the season as defending champions of the 2007 season. Laois entered Division 1 as the promoted team.

On 20 April 2008, Tipperary won the title after a 3-18 to 3-16 win over Galway. It was their first league title since 2001 and their 19th National League title overall.[4]

Wexford, Antrim, Laois and Offaly were the bottom-placed teams of their respective groups and were relegated to a newly-structured Division 2 for the 2009 league.

Galway's Ger Farragher was the Division 1 top scorer with 4-53. Tipperary's Brendan Cummins and Galway's James Skehill were the top goalkeepers having kept 3 clean sheets.

Structure[edit]

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 29 April 2007, Laois earned promotion from the 2007 National League Division 2 after a one-year absence from the top flight. They were crowned Division 2 champions after beating Wicklow.[5] They replaced Down who were relegated to Division 2 at the end of the previous season.

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 table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L Diff Pts Notes
1 Kilkenny 5 5 0 0 +54 10
2 Cork 5 3 0 2 +24 6
3 Waterford 5 3 0 2 +14 6
4 Dublin 5 1 1 3 –13 3
5 Wexford 5 1 1 3 –23 3 Relegated to Division 2
6 Antrim 5 1 0 4 –56 2 Relegated to Division 2


Group stage

10 February 2008 Round 1 Waterford 3-8 - 2-12 Wexford Walsh Park
S Casey 1-1, D Shanahan 1-1, E Kelly 1-1, J Mullane 0-2, S Walsh 0-1, S O'Sullivan 0-1, S Prendergast 0-1. S Nolan 1-3, E Quigley 1-2, R Jacob 0-4, R Kehoe 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1, J Breen 0-1. Referee: J Sexton (Cork)
10 February 2008 Round 1 Dublin 0-22 - 0-15 Antrim Parnell Park
S Mullen 0-12, D O'Callaghan 0-3, D Qualter 0-2, R O'Carroll 0-2, K Flynn 0-1, J Boland 0-1, P O'Driscoll 0-1. L Watson 0-9, N McManus 0-3, E McCloskey 0-1, P McGill 0-1, S McCrory 0-1. Referee: J McGrath (Westmeath)
10 February 2008 Round 1 Kilkenny w/o - scr. Cork
17 February 2008 Round 2 Antrim 3-11 - 1-10 Wexford Pearse Park
K Stewart 2-0, L Watson 0-6, C Herron 1-0, N McManus 0-1, D McNaughton 0-1, B Quinn 0-1, P McGill 0-1, S McCrory 0-1. Report E Quigley 1-2, S Nolan 0-4, M Jacob 0-2, D O'Connor 0-1, PJ Nolan 0-1. Referee: B Sweeney (Cavan)
17 February 2008 Round 2 Kilkenny 1-21 - 2-10 Dublin Nowlan Park
E Brennan 0-6, R Hogan 1-2, R Power 0-3, J Fitzpatrick 0-2, W O'Dwyer 0-2, A Fogarty 0-2, E Reid 0-2, TJ Reid 0-1, M Comerford 0-1, S Mullen 0-6, K Flynn 1-1, P Carton 1-0, J McCaffrey 0-1, S Lambert 0-1, R O'Carroll 0-1. Referee: B Gavin (Offaly)
17 February 2008 Round 2 Waterford w/o - scr. Cork
9 March 2008 Round 3 Waterford 3-29 - 3-10 Antrim Fraher Field
E Kelly 1-6, D Shanahan 2-2, S Prendergast 0-6, K McGrath 0-4, M Walsh 0-3, S Walsh 0-3, D Prendergast 0-2, E McGrath 0-2, J Mullane 0-1. L Watson 0-5, P Richmond 1-1, S McCrory 1-0, K Stewart 1-0, P McGill 0-1, D McNaughton 0-1, C Donnelly 0-1, B Quinn 0-1.
9 March 2008 Round 3 Dublin 2-16 - 3-18 Cork Parnell Park
S Mullen 0-7, D O'Callaghan 0-5, K Flynn 1-0, P Kelly 1-0, D O'Dwyer 0-2, R O'Carroll 0-1, J McCaffrey 0-1. N Ronan 2-4, F O'Leary 1-0, T Kenny 0-3, J Gardiner 0-3, P Horgan 0-2, P Cronin 0-2, B Corry 0-2, T McCarthy 0-1, K McGann 0-1. Referee: S Whelan (Wexcford)
9 March 2008 Round 3 Wexford 1-5 - 0-23 Kilkenny Wexford Park
R Jacob 1-0, S Nolan 0-3, D Redmond 0-1,J O'Connor 0-1. R Power 0-7, M Rice 0-4, E Brennan 0-4, A Fogarty 0-3, E Reid 0-3, M Comerford 0-2. Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)
16 March 2008 Round 4 Antrim 1-7 - 1-24 Cork Casement Park
L Watson 1-1, K McKeegan 0-2, P McGill 0-1, K Stewart 0-1, P Shiels 0-1, B Quinn 0-1. P Cronin 0-6, K Canty 0-5, B Corry 1-0, B O'Connor 0-3, J Gardiner 0-3, T Kenny 0-2, C Naughton 0-2, T McCarthy 0-1, L Desmond 0-1, K Hackett 0-1. Referee: T Stapleton (Laois)
16 March 2008 Round 4 Kilkenny 0-25 - 0-14 Waterford Nowlan Park
R Hogan 0-7, M Rice 0-4, M Comerford 0-4, A Fogarty 0-3, J Fitzpatrick 0-3, M Fennelly 0-2, E Brennan 0-2. E Kelly 0-8, B Phelan 0-2, E McGrath 0-1, S Molumphy 0-1, D Prendergast 0-1, S O'Sullivan 0-1. Referee: M Haverty (Galway)
16 March 2008 Round 4 Wexford 2-9 - 0-15 Dublin Wexford Park
S Nolan 1-4, C Farrell 1-0, R Jacob 0-3, D Redmond 0-2. S Mullen 0-7, J McCaffrey 0-2, P Carton 0-2, D O'Callaghan 0-2, K Flynn 0-1, S Lambert 0-1. Referee: D Connolly (Kilkenny)
23 March 2008 Round 5 Kilkenny 3-22 - 1-8 Antrim Nowlan Park
R Hogan 0-7, A Fogarty 1-3, D Fogarty 1-3, M Comerford 1-2, E Brennan 0-2, J Fitzpatrick 0-2, J Ryall 0-1, E Reid 0-1, TJ Reid 0-1. L Watson 0-5, P Richmond 1-1, K Stewart 0-2.
23 March 2008 Round 5 Waterford 3-18 - 1-17 Dublin Walsh Park
J Mullane 3-4, E Kelly 0-9, S Prendergast 0-2, M Walsh 0-1, E McGrath 0-1, D Shanahan 0-1. D O'Callaghan 0-8, D O'Dwyer 1-1, J McCaffrey 0-2, P Kelly 0-1, P Ryan 0-1, K Flynn 0-1, S Lambert 0-1, S Mullen 0-1, J Burke 0-1. Referee: S McMahon (Clare)
23 March 2008 Round 5 Cork 0-22 - 1-17 Wexford Páirc Uí Chaoimh
N Ronan 0-10, C Naughton 0-3, J Gardiner 0-3, T McCarthy 0-2, S O'Neill 0-1, B Corry 0-1, P Horgan 0-1, K Canty 0-1. R Jacob 1-4, S Nolan 0-4, D Stamp 0-3, PJ Nolan 0-2, C Farrell 0-1, T Dwyer 0-1, D Lyng 0-1, S Doyle 0-1. Referee: G Hoey (Clare)

Division 1B[edit]

Division 1B table[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L Diff Pts Notes
1 Galway 5 3 2 0 +51 8 Division 1 runners-up
2 Tipperary 5 3 2 0 +42 8 Division 1 champions
3 Limerick 5 3 0 2 +16 6
4 Clare 5 2 1 2 –1 5
5 Laois 5 1 0 4 –74 2 Relegated to Division 2
6 Offaly 5 0 1 4 –34 1 Relegated to Division 2


Group stage

10 February 2008 Round 1 Limerick 3-23 - 2-11 Laois Gaelic Grounds
A O'Shaughnessy 2-6, P Tobin 1-7, O Moran 0-2, S O'Connor 0-2, P O'Dwyer 0-2, D O'Grady 0-1, K Tobin 0-1, M Fitzgerald 0-1, W McNamara 0-1. J Young 0-5, W Hyland 1-0, J Brophy 1-0, Z Keenan 0-3, T Fitzgerald 0-2, P Russell 0-1. Referee: M Wadding (Waterford)
10 February 2008 Round 1 Galway 2-24 - 3-17 Clare Pearse Stadium
G Farragher 1-11, A Cullinane 1-2, N Healy 0-3, I Tannian 0-5 ,A Callanan 0-2, K Hynes 0-1. M Flaherty 3-8, N Gilligan 0-3, D O'Rourke 0-3, J Clancy 0-2, G Quinn 0-1. Referee: S Roche (Tipperary)
10 February 2008 Round 1 Tipperary 2-25 - 2-8 Offaly Semple Stadium
E Kelly 1-10, P Kerwick 1-1, L Corbett 0-3, P Bourke 0-3, S Callinan 0-3, S Butler 0-2, R O'Dwyer 0-1, J O'Brien 0-1, W Ryan 0-1. D Molloy 1-1, D Murray 1-0, S Dooley 0-3, J Rigney 0-2, B Carroll 0-1, C Mahon 0-1. Referee: J Owens (Wexford)
17 February 2008 Round 2 Clare 1-25 - 1-15 Laois Scariff GAA Ground
M Flaherty 1-12, C Lynch 0-3, T Carmody 0-3, F Lynch 0-3, B Nugent 0-2, M Murphy 0-1, C Lafferty 0-1. J Young 1-10, Z Keenan 0-2, W Hyland 0-1, J Brophy 0-1, T Fitzgerald 0-1. Referee: M Haverty (Galway)
17 February 2008 Round 2 Offaly 3-9 - 0-18 Galway O'Connor Park
B Carroll 1-4, D Franks 1-2, G Healion 1-0, G Oakley 0-1, F Kerrigan 0-1, J Rigney 0-1. G Farragher 0-10, K Wade 0-2, D Forde 0-2, A Cullinane 0-1, K Hynes 0-1, A Kerins 0-1, A Callanan 0-1. Referee: D Murphy (Wexford)
17 February 2008 Round 2 Tipperary 2-20 - 2-9 Limerick Semple Stadium
E Kelly 1-12, S Callinan 1-1, C O'Mahony 0-2, S McGrath 0-2, S Butler 0-1, R O'Dwyer 0-1, J Woodlock 0-1. A O'Shaughnessy 2-3, P Tobin 0-3, H Flavin 0-1, P O'Dwyer 0-1, A O'Connor 0-1. Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)
9 March 2008 Round 3 Clare 0-12 - 2-15 Limerick Cusack Park
M Flaherty 0-3, N Gilligan 0-3, J Clancy 0-2, T Carmody 0-2, D Barrett 0-1, C Lynch 0-1. A O'Shaughnessy 1-2, S O'Connor 1-1, P O'Dwyer 0-2, N Moran 0-2, M Foley 0-2, O Moran 0-1, M Fitzgerald 0-1, W McNamara 0-1, D Ryan 0-1, B Foley 0-1, D O'Grady 0-1.
9 March 2008 Round 3 Galway 0-16 - 0-16 Tipperary Pearse Stadium
K Wade 0-6, G Farragher 0-3, N Healy 0-2, A Cullinane 0-1, A Callanan 0-1, D Forde 0-1, K Hynes 0-1, G Mahon 0-1. C O'Mahony 0-5, E Kelly 0-4, S McGrath 0-2, J O'Brien 0-2, S Butler 0-1, H Moloney 0-1, P Kerwick 0-1. Referee: É Morris (Dublin)
9 March 2008 Round 3 Laois 1-17 - 2-13 Offaly O'Moore Park
J Young 0-6, E Holohan 1-2, T Fitzgerald 0-3, Z Keenan 0-3, J Dooley 0-1, C Coonan 0-1, J Fitzpatrick 0-1. G Oakley 2-1, B Carroll 0-5, J Bergin 0-3, S Dooley 0-2, J Rigney 0-1, D Franks 0-1. Referee: C McAllister (Cork)
16 March 2008 Round 4 Cllare 0-17 - 1-14 Tipperary Cusack Park
M Flaherty 0-10, F Lynch 0-2, D O'Rourke 0-2, C Lynch 0-1, J Clancy 0-1, D Barrett 0-1. E Kelly 0-6, T Fitzgerald 1-0, J Woodlock 0-3, S McGrath 0-1, D Egan 0-1, J O'Brien 0-1, S Butler 0-1, W Ryan 0-1. Referee: M Wadding (Waterford)
16 March 2008 Round 4 Offaly 1-17 - 5-19 Limerick O'Connor Park
B Carroll 0-6, G Healion 1-1, G Oalkey 0-3, J Gorman 0-2, D Molloy 0-1, D Horan 0-1, C Flannery 0-1, S Dooley 0-1, A Egan 0-1. D Ryan 2-2, A O'Shaughnessy 2-2, D O'Grady 0-4, S O'Connor 0-4, O Moran 1-0, N Moran 0-2, K Tobin 0-2, P O'Dwyer 0-1, M Foley 0-1, D Cosgrove 0-1 Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary)
16 March 2008 Round 4 Laois 0-8 - 6-26 Galway O'Moore Park
J Young 0-6, Z Keenan 0-1, N Holmes 0-1. G Farragher 2-12, N Healy 3-0, I Tannian 1-2, F Healy 0-5, A Cullinane 0-3, R Murray 0-2, A Callahan 0-2.
23 March 2008 Round 5 Tipperary 4-17 - 1-12 Laois Leahy Park
L Corbett 3-2, T Fitzgerald 1-0, P Bourke 0-3, P Kerwick 0-3, S Butler 0-3, C O'Mahony 0-1, S Maher 0-1, J Woodlock 0-1, J Ceaser 0-1, D Hickey 0-1, S McGrath 0-1. J Young 0-5, T Fitzgerald 1-0, Z Keenan 0-3, W Hyland 0-2, J Rowney 0-1, M Whelan 0-1.
23 March 2008 Round 5 Limerick 1-16 - 2-24 Galway Gaelic Grounds
K Tobin 0-5, A O'Connor 1-1, D O'Grady 0-3, D Ryan 0-2, P Tobin 0-2, N Moran 0-1, B Foley 0-1, Mike O'Brien 0-1. G Farragher 0-11, I Tannian 1-3, K Wade 1-2, F Healy 0-4, C Dervan 0-1, K Hynes 0-1, D Forde 0-1, N Healy 0-1. Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)
23 March 2008 Round 5 Offaly 2-13 - 1-18 Clare O'Connor Park
B Carroll 1-7, J Gorman 1-1, J Bergin 0-4, G Healion 0-1. M Flaherty 1-9, D O'Rourke 0-4, N Gilligan 0-2, F Lynch 0-1, B Buglar 0-1, B Nugent 0-1. Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary)

Division 1 Knockout[edit]

Play-off

31 March 2008 Play-off Waterford 1-19 - 2-17 Cork Walsh Park, Waterford
S Prendergast (1-3), J Mullane (0-5), E Kelly (0-5, four frees), M Walsh (0-2), S O'Sullivan (0-2), E McGrath (0-2). Report B O'Connor (0-10, eight frees), L Desmond (0-4), C Naughton (1-0), F O'Leary (1-0), P Horgan (0-2, frees), S White (0-1). Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary)

Quarter-finals

6 April 2008 Quarter-final Limerick 0-8 - 0-13 Cork Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
A O'Shaughnessy (0-4, three frees), D O'Grady (0-1), N Moran (0-1), S O'Connor (0-1), P Tobin (0-1). Report B O'Connor (0-5, five frees), B Corry (0-3), C Naughton (0-2), J Gardiner (0-2, free and 65), S Óg Ó hAilpín (0-1). Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)
6 April 2008 Quarter-final Tipperary 1-16 - 0-14 Waterford Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
E Kelly (0-10, seven frees, one 65), S Butler (1-1), E Corcoran (0-1, line ball), C O'Mahony (0-1, free), S McGrath (0-1), L Corbett (0-1), S Callinan 0-1. Report D Bennett (0-8, six frees), E McGrath (0-1), K McGrath (0-1, free), S Prendergast (0-1), S O'Sullivan (0-1), J Mullane (0-1), S Casey (0-1). Referee: B Gavin (Offaly)

Semi-finals

13 April 2008 Semi-Final Galway 2-22 – 0-24 Cork Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
G Farragher (1-5, four frees), I Tannian (1-2), J Canning (0-4, one sideline), D Hayes (0-4), N Healy (0-3), A Cullinane (0-1), K Hynes (0-1), R Murray (0-1), E Lynch (0-1). Report B O'Connor (0-8, six frees, one sideline), P O'Sullivan (0-4), P Cronin (0-4), J Gardiner (0-3), T Kenny (0-3), C Naughton (0-2). Referee: J Owens (Wexford)
13 April 2008 Semi-Final Kilkenny 1-10 – 1-15 Tipperary Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
M Fennelly; R Power (0-6, four frees), E Brennan (1-0), J Fitzpatrick (0-1, free), M Rice (0-1), R Hogan (0-1), A Fogarty (0-1). Report E Kelly (0-7, four frees, one 65), L Corbett (1-0), T Fitzgerald (0-2), S Callinan (0-2), E Corcoran (0-1), S McGrath (0-1), S Butler (0-1), R O'Dwyer (0-1). Referee: M Wadding (Waterford)

Final

20 April 2008 Final Tipperary 3-18 – 3-16 Galway Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
4:15 p.m. E Kelly 0-7 (0-5 frees); L Corbett 1-3; S Butler 0-6; W Ryan 1-1; B Dunne 1-0; S McGrath 0-1. Report J Canning 1-6 (0-4 frees); F Healy and A Callinan 1-0 each; D Hayes 0-4; K Hynes 0-3; R Murray, J Skehill (free) and G Farragher (free) 0-1 each. Attendance: 16,315
Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)

Top scorers[edit]

Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Ger Farragher Galway 4-53 65 7 9.2
2 Eoin Kelly Tipperary 2-56 62
3 Mark Flaherty Clare 5-42 57 5 11.40
4 Andrew O'Shaughnessy Limerick 7-17 38 5 7.60
5 Eoin Kelly Waterford 2-29 35 6 5.83
James Young Laois 1-32 35 5 7.00
7 Stuart Mullen Dublin 0-33 33 5 6.60
8 Brian Carroll Offaly 2-23 29 5 5.80
Liam Watson Antrim 1-26 29 5 5.80
Single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Ger Farragher Galway 2-12 18 Laois
2 Mark Flaherty Clare 3-8 17 Galway
3 Mark Flaherty Clare 1-12 15 Laois
Eoin Kelly Tipperary 1-12 15 Limerick
5 Ger Farragher Galway 1-11 14 Clare
6 John Mullane Waterford 3-4 13 Dublin
Eoin Kelly Tipperary 1-10 13 Offaly
James Young Laois 1-10 13 Clare
9 Andrew O'Shaughnessy Limerick 2-6 12 Laois
Mark Flaherty Clare 1-9 12 Offaly
Stuart Mullen Dublin 0-12 12 Antrim
Clean sheets
Rank Goalkeeper Team Clean sheets
1 Brendan Cummins Tipperary 3
James Skehill Galway
3 Gary Maguire Dublin 2
Brian Murray Limerick
5 Damien Fitzhenry Wexford 1
Shane O'Connor Offaly
Donal Óg Cusack Cork
Ryan McGarry Antrim
P. J. Ryan Kilkenny
James McGarry Kilkenny

Division 2[edit]

Results[edit]

10 February 2008 Round 1 Kildare 2-12 - 0-11 Roscommon
10 February 2008 Round 1 Westmeath 0-17 - 1-11 Kerry
10 February 2008 Round 1 Wicklow 1-16 - 0-17 Mayo
10 February 2008 Round 1 Meath 1-25 - 0-8 Derry
10 February 2008 Round 1 Armagh 1-14 - 0-8 London
10 February 2008 Round 1 Down 1-11 - 0-14 Carlow
16 February 2008 Round 2 Westmeath 3-19 - 1-13 Roscommon
17 February 2008 Round 2 Kildare 1-15 - 1-14 Mayo
17 February 2008 Round 2 Kerry 4-7 - 1-11 Wicklow
17 February 2008 Round 2 Down 2-22 - 0-12 Armagh
17 February 2008 Round 2 Carlow 2-15 - 1-13 Meath
17 February 2008 Round 2 Derry 3-11 - 0-9 London

Knock-out stage[edit]

13 April 2008 Semi-Final Carlow 1-16 – 3-4 Kerry
13 April 2008 Semi-Final Westmeath 2-24 – 2-15 Down
20 April 2008 Final Westmeath 2-12 – 0-12 Carlow Gaelic Grounds
Report Attendance: 16,364
Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)

Division 3[edit]

Division 3[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L Diff Pts Notes
1 Donegal 4 4 0 0 +23 8 Division 3 runners-up
2 Louth 4 3 0 1 +16 6 Division 3 champions
3 Longford 3 1 0 2 +11 2
4 Tyrone 3 1 1 2 –5 2
5 Sligo 4 0 0 4 –45 0 Relegated to Division 4


Knock-out stage[edit]

13 April 2008 Final Louth 1-16 – 0-11 Donegal Roosky
Report

Division 4[edit]

Division 4[edit]

Pos Team Pld W D L Diff Pts Notes
1 South Down 4 3 0 1 +41 6 Division 3 runners-up
2 Monaghan 4 3 0 1 +27 6 Division 3 champions
3 Fermanagh 4 3 0 1 -11 6
4 Cavan 4 1 0 3 –28 2
5 Leitrim 4 0 0 4 –29 0


Knock-out stage[edit]

13 April 2008 Final South Down 5-14 – 1-27 Monaghan Breffni Park, Cavan
Report Referee: John Devlin (Tyrone)

2009 structure[edit]

  • Division One (8 teams) to consist of the top four teams in each of 1A and 1B in 2008.
  • Division Two (8 teams) to consist of the fifth- and sixth-placed in each of 1A and 1B, and the top two teams in each of 2A and 2B, in 2008.
  • Division Three (12 teams) to consist of the 3rd-6th teams in each of 2A and 2B, and the top four in Division 3, in 2008.
  • Division Four (6 teams) to consist of fifth-placed team in Division 3, and all teams in Division 4

References[edit]

  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
  3. ^ "Gaelic Games Scoreboard".
  4. ^ "Tipperary give Cody Cats some food for thought". Irish Independent. 21 April 2008. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
  5. ^ "Laois put up big win over disappointing Wicklow in one-sided NHL Division 2 final". Irish Independent. 3 May 2007. Retrieved 19 February 2016.

External links[edit]

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