2020 National Hurling League

2020 National Hurling League
League details
Dates25 January – 25 October 2020
Teams35
League champions
WinnersLimerick (13th win)
CaptainDeclan Hannon
ManagerJohn Kiely
League runners-up
Runners-upClare
CaptainDavid McInerney
ManagerBrian Lohan
Other division winners
Division 2AAntrim
Division 2BDown
Division 3ADonegal
Division 3BSligo
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The 2020 National Hurling League was the 89th season of the National Hurling League for county teams.

Division 1 was restructured in 2020 into two groups of approximately equal strength.[1][2][3]

The league was originally scheduled to end on 29 March 2020. The public health measures introduced to combat the COVID-19 pandemic in Ireland resulted in most of the final stages being delayed to October and the Division 1 final stage being reduced from five games to one.[4][5][6]

Eir Sport and RTÉ provide live TV coverage of the league on Saturday nights. TG4 broadcast Sunday afternoon games. The highlights programmes are RTÉ2's League Sunday on Sunday evenings, TG4's GAA 2020 on Monday evenings and Eir Sport's Allianz Leagues Reloaded on Wednesday evenings.

Limerick were the winners, defeating Clare in the final on 25 October.[7][8]

Format

League structure

Thirty-five teams compete in the 2020 NHL –

  • twelve teams organised in two six-team groups of approximately equal strength in Division 1
  • six teams in Divisions 2A, 2B and 3A
  • five teams in Division 3B.

All thirty-two county teams from Ireland take part. London, Lancashire and Warwickshire complete the lineup.

Teams by Province and Division
Province Div 1 Div 2A Div 2B Div 3A Div 3B Total
Connacht 1 1 1 0 2 5
Leinster 6 3 1 2 0 12
Munster 5 1 0 0 0 6
Ulster 0 1 2 4 2 9
Britain 0 0 2 0 1 3
Total 12 6 6 6 5 35

Each team plays all the other teams in their division once, either home or away. Two points are awarded for a win, and one for a draw.

The Division 1 semi-finals had been proposed to finish on the day the games are played avoiding the need for replays. If a semi-final is level after the initial seventy minutes, still level after two ten minute periods of extra time played each way, and still level after two further five minute periods of extra time, the outcome is to be decided by a free-taking competition. This is intended to prevent games from going to a replay and allow the league finals to be held on the scheduled date.[9]

Tie-breaker

  • If only two teams are level on league points, the team that won the head-to-head match is ranked ahead. If this game was a draw, score difference (total scored minus total conceded in all games) is used to rank the teams.
  • If three or more teams are level on league points, score difference is used to rank the teams.

Finals, promotions and relegations

Division 1

  • The top team in each group qualifies for the NHL final. (Originally, the group winner would have advanced to the semi-finals, and the second- and third placed team in each group qualify for the NHL quarter-finals)
  • The bottom team in each group meet in a relegation play-off, with the losers being relegated to Division 2A

Division 2A

  • The top two teams meet in Division 2A final, with the winners being promoted to Division 1
  • The bottom team is relegated to Division 2B

Division 2B

  • The top two teams meet in Division 2B final, with the winners being promoted to Division 2A
  • The bottom two teams meet in a relegation play-off, with the losers being relegated to Division 3A

Division 3A

  • The top two teams meet in Division 3A final, with the winners being promoted to Division 2B
  • The bottom team is relegated to Division 3B

Division 3B

  • The top two teams meet in Division 3B final, with the winners being promoted to Division 3A[10]

Division 1

Division 1 Format

The top twelve teams compete in Division 1 in two six-team groups of approximately equal strength based on their league performance in 2019. This group structure was introduced in 2020. (Previously the top six ranked teams were in Division 1A and the teams ranked 7–12 were in Division 1B.)

Each team play all the other teams in their group once. Two points are awarded for a win and one for a draw. The top team in each group qualifies for the league final. The last-placed team in each group plays in the relegation playoff with the losers being relegated to Division 2A.

Division 1 Group A

Division 1 Group A Table

  NHL final

Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts
Limerick 5 5 0 0 5-107 3-88 25 10
Waterford 5 3 0 2 7-92 5-93 5 6
Galway 5 3 0 2 6-93 5-75 21 6
Cork 5 2 0 3 11-90 5-110 -2 4
Tipperary 5 2 0 3 7-107 9-91 10 4
Westmeath 5 0 0 5 2-72 11-105 -59 0


Division 1 Group A Rounds 1 to 5

Division 1 Group A Round 1
25 January 2020
5:15 pm
Round 1 		Tipperary 0-18 - 2-14 Limerick Semple Stadium, Thurles
Attendance: 11,867
Referee: P Murphy (Carlow)
J Forde 0-10 (0-8f, 0-1 sideline), J Morris 0-3, J McGrath 0-3, P Cadell 0-1, W Connors 0-1. Report A Gillane 1-6 (0-4f, 0-1 sideline), D Dempsey 0-3, G Hegarty 1-0, T Morrissey 0-2, D Byrnes 0-2 (0-1ff), S Flanagan 0-1.
26 January 2020
12:30 pm
Round 1 		Galway 1-24 - 0-10 Westmeath Pearse Stadium, Galway
Referee: J Murphy (Limerick)
J Canning (0-12, 0-09f, 0-01 '65), T Haran (0-06); C Whelan (1-00), C Mannion (0-03); S Linnane (0-01), T Monaghan (0-01), S Bleahane (0-01). Report K Doyle (0-07, 0-07f), E Price (0-02, 0-01f), C Boyle (0-01).
26 January 2020
2:00 pm
Round 1 		Waterford 1-24 - 3-17 Cork Walsh Park, Waterford
Referee: J Keenan (Wicklow)
S Bennett 0-11 (0-7f, 0-1 ’65), P Curran 1-3, K Bennett 0-5 (0-1 sideline), J Fagan 0-2 (0-1 sideline), I Daly, J Prendergast, M Kearney 0-1 each. Report S Kingston 2-2, P Horgan 0-6 (0-6f), C Lehane 1-0, D Cahalane 0-3, S Harnedy, D Fitzgibbon, M Coleman 0-2 each_
Division 1 Group A Round 2
1 February 2020
7:00 pm
Round 2 		Cork 2-24 - 1-25 Tipperary Páirc Uí Chaoimh
Attendance: 9,821
Referee: J Owens (Wexford)
P Horgan 1-9 (pen, 0-8f), R O'Flynn 1-3, A Cadogan 0-4, S Harnedy, D Fitzgibbon 0-2 each, D Cahalane, A Walsh, L Meade, M Coleman 0-1 each. Report B Hogan 1-0 (pen), M Kehoe, J McGrath, J Forde (3f) 0-4 each, P Maher 0-3, P Cadell, J Morris 0-2 each, J Cahill, R Maher (f), N O'Meara, A Flynn 0-1 each.
2 February 2020
2:00 pm
Round 2 		Limerick 1-19 - 0-14 Galway LIT Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
Attendance: 14,151
Referee: C Lyons (Cork)
D Reidy 0-7 (0-4f), D Dempsey 1-1, G Hegarty, T Morrissey, A Gillane (0-1f) 0-2 each, D O’Connell, D Hannon, S Flanagan, G Mulcahy, W O’Donoghue 0-1 each. Report J Canning 0-7 (0-5f), C Whelan 0-2, S Bleahane, S Cooney, A Harte, C Cooney (0-1f), C Mannion 0-1 each.
2 February 2020
2:00 pm
Round 2 		Westmeath 1-15 - 3-18 Waterford TEG Cusack Park, Mullingar
Referee: S Stack (Dublin)
N Mitchell 1-6 (5fs), C Doyle 0-4, A Devine 0-2, E Price, D Clinton and S McGovern 0-1 each. Report S Bennett 2-8 (4fs, 4 65s), J Fagan 1-0, D Lyons and P Curran 0-2 each, J Dillon, B Nolan, P Mahony, M Kearney, I Daly and D Hutchinson 0-1 each.
Division 1 Group A Round 3
7 March 2020
5:30 pm
Round 3 		Limerick 1-21 - 1-17 Waterford LIT Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
Attendance: 9,097
Referee: P O'Dwyer (Carlow)
G Hegarty 1-5, A Gillane 0-7 (5 frees), G Mulcahy 0-4, D Dempsey 0-2, P O'Loughlin, D Reiby, R Hanley 0-1 each. P Mahony 0-7 (6 frees), J Fagan 1-0, S Bennett 0-3 (1 free), J Barron 0-2, C Lyons, P Hogan, I Daly, B Power, D Lyons (0-1 each).
8 March 2020
2:00 pm
Round 3 		Galway 3-21 - 3-13 Tipperary Pearse Stadium, Galway
Referee: J Murphy (Limerick)
E Niland 0-14 (13f), C Whelan 2-0, B Concannon 0-4, C Mannion 1-0, C Cooney, J Coen, J Flynn (1 sl) 0-1 each. Report J Forde 1-5 (2 65, 2f), J McGrath 2-1, C Darcy 0-2, P Maher, R Maher, D Quirke, M Breen, S Callanan 0-1 each.
16 February 2020
2:00 pm
Round 3 		Westmeath 1-14 - 3-12 Cork TEG Cusack Park, Mullingar
Referee: L Gordon (Galway)
A Devine 1-8 (7f, 1-0 “65”), D McNicholas 0-2, D Clinton 0-2, J Boyle 0-1, A Clarke 0-1. Report P Horgan 2-8 (7f, 2-0 “pens”, 1 “65”), B Cooper 1-0, C Lehane 0-2, T O’Mahony 0-1 (1 S/L), L Meade 0-1.
Division 1 Group A Round 4
23 February 2020
2:00 pm
Round 4 		Cork 2-21 - 0-29 Limerick Páirc Uí Chaoimh
Attendance: 11,212
Referee: S Cleere (Kilkenny)
P Horgan 0-17 (0-15f, 0-1 65), S Kingston 1-1, A Walsh 1-0, D Dalton 0-02 (0-1 sideline), B Cooper 0-1. A Gillane 0-13 (0-11f), D O'Donovan 0-3, C Lynch, S Flanagan, P O'Loughlin, K Hayes (0-2 each), W O'Donoghue, D Dempsey D Byrnes (65), T Morrissey, G Hegarty 0-1 each.
23 February 2020
2:00 pm
Round 4 		Waterford 0-17 - 0-16 Galway Walsh Park
Attendance: 3,652
Referee: J Owens (Wexford)
P Mahony 0-8 (5fs, 1 65), J Fagan 0-2, C Lyons, A Gleeson (f) K Moran, J Barron, S Bennett, P Curran, P Hogan 0-1 each. Report C Whelan 0-4, T Haran (3fs) C Mannion 0-3 each, E Niland (2fs), B Concannon 0-2 each, S Loftus, S Bleahane 0-1 each.
23 February 2020
2:00 pm
Round 4 		Tipperary 3-27 - 0-16 Westmeath Semple Stadium
Referee: P Murphy (Carlow)
J Forde 0-14 (0-9f, 0-1sl), J Morris 1-3, C Darcy 1-1, S Callanan 1-1, R Maher 0-3, A Flynn 0-2, M Breen 0-2, M Kehoe 0-1. Report K Doyle 0-7 (0-6f, 0-1 65), A Devine 0-5 (0-5f), D McNicholas 0-2, A Clarke 0-1, C Doyle 0-1.
Division 1 Group A Round 5
1 March 2020
2:00 pm
Round 5 		Limerick 1-24 - 0-18 Westmeath LIT Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
Referee: S HYnes (Galway)
D Reidy 0-8 (0-7f), T Morrissey 0-7 (0-4f), S Flanagan 0-4, D Dempsey 1-0, B Ryan 0-2, B Nash 0-2, D O’Connell 0-1. Report D McNicholas 0-10 (0-8f, 0-2sl), D Clinton 0-3, J Galvin 0-2, J Coll 0-2, S Clavin 0-1.
1 March 2020
2:00 pm
Round 5 		Galway 2-18 - 1-16 Cork Pearse Stadium
Referee: F Horgan (Tipperary)
B Concannon (1-2); J Flynn (1-1); C Mannion (0-5, 0-3 frees); C Cooney (0-3, 0-2 frees); E Niland (0-2 frees), N Burke (0-2 each); A Tuohey, A Harte, D Burke (0-1 each). Report P Horgan (0-9, 0-9 frees); T O'Mahony (1-1, 0-1 sc); S Kingston (0-2); D Fitzgibbon, C Lehane, B Cooper, A Walsh (0-1 each).
1 March 2020
2:00 pm
Round 5 		Tipperary 0-24 - 2-16 Waterford Semple Stadium
Referee: S Stack (Dublin)
J Forde 0-11 (5 65s, 4fs), D Quirke 0-4, S Callanan, P Maher 0-2 each, J McGrath, C Barrett, N McGrath, N O'Meara, C Darcy all 0-1 each Report P Mahony 0-7 (6fs), P Hogan 1-2, S Bennett 1-1, J Barron 0-2, K Moran, D Hutchinson, N Montgomery, C Gleeson all 0-1 each

Division 1 Group B

Division 1 Group B Table

  NHL final   Relegated

Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts
Clare 5 4 1 0 4-102 2-72 36 9
Wexford 5 4 0 1 7-101 4-77 33 8
Kilkenny 5 3 1 1 11-97 5-75 40 7
Dublin 5 2 0 3 5-89 7-88 -5 4
Laois 5 1 0 4 5-76 9-98 -34 2
Carlow 5 0 0 5 1-57 6-112 -68 0


Division 1 Group B Rounds 1 to 5

Division 1 Group B Round 1
25 January 2020
7:00 pm
Round 1 		Laois 2-16 - 2-27 Wexford MW Hire O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Referee: F Horgan (Tipperary)
R King 0-11 (7f), E Rowland 1-1 (f), W Dunphy 1-0, J Kelly, A Bergin, J Keyes, E Gaughan 0-1 each Report J O'Connor 0-6f, C McDonald 1-3, P Morris 0-4, R O'Connor, P Foley (fs) 0-3 each, A Nolan 1-0, K Foley, L Óg McGovern, C Dunbar 0-2 each, S Murphy, S Casey (f) 0-1 each.
26 January 2020
2:00 pm
Round 1 		Clare 1-27 - 0-14 Carlow Cusack Park, Ennis
Referee: L Gordon (Galway)
T Kelly (0-12, 6f), S O’Donnell (1-2), J Conlon (0-3,1f), D Fitzgerald (0-2), A McCarthy (0-2), D McInerney (0-1), P O’Connor (0-1), I Galvin (0-1), D Reidy (0-1), R Taylor (0-1), D McMahon (0-1). Report M Kavanagh (0-8, 7f), C Nolan (0-3, 1f), John Michael Nolan (0-2), R Coady (0-1).
26 January 2020
2:00 pm
Round 1 		Kilkenny 3-21 - 0-18 Dublin UPMC Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
Attendance: 5,605
Referee: P O'Dwyer (Carlow)
A Murphy 0-8 (0-6 frees, 0-1 65), B Ryan 2-0, G Aylward 1-0, P Deegan 0-2, C Fogarty 0-2, N Brassil 0-2, W Walsh 0-2, M Keoghan 0-1, B Sheehan 0-1, M Carey 0-1, J Donnelly 0-1, L Scanlon 0-1. Report O O’Rorke 0-6 (0-4 frees), S Moran 0-4 (0-3 frees), R Hayes 0-2 (0-1 free), E Dillon 0-2, C Crummey 0-1, R McBride 0-1, T Connolly 0-1, D Sutcliffe 0-1.
Division 1 Group B Round 2
2 February 2020
2:00 pm
Round 2 		Dublin 4-18 - 2-17 Laois Parnell Park
Referee: D Hughes (Carlow)
O O'Rorke 1-7 (0-6 frees, 0-1 '65), D Keogh 1-2, S Moran 0-3 (0-2 frees), E Dillon and R Hayes 1-0 each, D Burke and J Hetherton 0-2 each, J Malone and R McBride 0-1 each. W Dunphy 2-1, R King 0-6 (0-5 frees), S Bergin 0-3, C McEvoy 0-2, A Dunphy, J Kelly, E Rowland (free), P Purcell and J Ryan 0-1 each.
2 February 2020
2:00 pm
Round 2 		Wexford 0-15 - 0-18 Clare Chadwick's Wexford Park
Referee: S Cleere (Kilkenny)
J O’Connor 0-4 (3 frees), P Foley 0-3 (3 frees), R O’Connor, C McDonald (0-2 each), A Rochford, M Fanning, P Morris, L Óg McGovern 0-1 each. Report T Kelly 0-12 (10 frees), D Fitzgerald 0-3, R Taylor 0-2, S O’Donnell 0-1.
2 February 2020
2:00 pm
Round 2 		Carlow 0-09 - 3-21 Kilkenny Netwatch Cullen Park
Referee: C McAllister (Cork)
M Kavanagh (0-6, five frees); C Nolan, T Joyce, E Byrne (0-1 each). A Murphy (0-8, frees); R Hogan (1-3); J Maher (1-2); G Aylward (1-1); W Walsh, N Brassil (0-2 each); E Murphy (0-1, free); A Nolan, B Sheehan (0-1 each).
Division 1 Group B Round 3
15 February 2020
5:00 pm
Round 3 		Carlow 0-09 - 0-20 Dublin Netwatch Cullen Park
Referee: T Walsh (Waterford)
M Kavanagh 0-6 (4f), JM Nolan 0-2, D English 0-1 (1f). Report P Ryan 0-5 (3f, 1 “65”), R McBride 0-4, O O’Rorke 0-3 (3f), S Moran 0-2 (1f), D Keogh 0-2, D Gray 0-2, C Crummey 0-2.
16 February 2020
2:00 pm
Round 3 		Clare 0-17 - 0-09 Laois Cusack Park, Ennis
Referee: J Keenan (Wicklow)
T Kelly 0-8 (four frees), A Shanagher 0-3, I Galvin 0-1, A McCarthy 0-1, J Browne 0-1, D McMahon 0-1, D Reidy 0-1, A Cunningham 0-1. Report R King 0-4 (four frees), W Dunphy 0-3 (one free), P Purcell 0-1, A Dunphy 0-1.
16 February 2020
2:00 pm
Round 3 		Wexford 1-16 - 1-14 Kilkenny Chadwick's Wexford Park
Referee: F Horgan (Tipperary)
P Morris 0-7 (6 frees), C McDonald 1-1, J O’Connor 0-3, A Nolan 0-2, D Reck, P Foley (free), D O’Keeffe 0-1 each. Report A Murphy 0-4 (4 frees), R Hogan 0-3, B Ryan 1-0, J Donnelly 0-2, J Maher, W Walsh, D Brennan (free), M Keoghan, P Deegan 0-1 each.
Division 1 Group B Round 4
22 February 2020
5:00 pm
Round 4 		Dublin 0-18 - 2-14 Wexford Croke Park
Attendance: 26,153
Referee: J Murphy (Limerick)
P Ryan 0-8 (8fs), R McBride and R Hayes (1f) 0-2 each, E Dillon, C Boland, J Madden, C Crummey, D Burke, and O O'Rorke (f) 0-1 each. Report P Morris 0-7 (4fs, 165) R O'Connor 0-4 (1f), J O’Connor and M Fanning (pen) 1-0 each P Foley, D O'Keeffe and L Chin (f) 0-1 each.
22 February 2020
7:00 pm
Round 4 		Laois 0-15 - 0-14 Carlow MW Hire O'Moore Park
Referee: C McAllister (Cork)
R King 0-12 (9f), C McEvoy, W Dunphy, A Dunphy 0-1 each. Report M Kavanagh 0-11 (8f), C Nolan 0-2, J Nolan 0-1.
23 February 2020
2:00 pm
Round 4 		Kilkenny 1-19 - 3-13 Clare UPMC Nowlan Park
Referee: L Gordon (Galway)
A Murphy (0-7, frees); G Aylward (1-1); A Mullen, J Donnelly, W Walsh (0-2 each); D Mullen, R Leahy, B Ryan, R Hogan, E Cody (0-1 each). Report S O’Donnell (2-1); T Kelly (0-7, four frees); R Taylor (1-0); D Reidy, J Conlon, C Guilfoyle, D Ryan, A Cunningham (0-1 each).
Division 1 Group B Round 5
1 March 2020
2:00 pm
Round 5 		Wexford 2-29 - 1-11 Carlow Chadwick's Wexford Park
Referee: C Cunning (Antrim)
R O’Connor (1-4 frees) 1-6, D O’Keeffe 1-2, P Morris (4f) 0-8, J O’Connor 0-3, C Flood, A Nolan, H Kehoe 0-2 each, S Donohoe, M Dwyer, C McDonald, C Dunbar 0-1 each. Report D Byrne 1-1, C Nolan (6f) 0-8, T Joyce, M Kavanagh 0-1 each.
1 March 2020
2:00 pm
Round 5 		Clare 0-27 - 1-15 Dublin Cusack Park, Ennis
Attendance: 3,360
Referee: D Hughes (Carlow)
T Kelly 0-12 (10f, 0-1 '65), D McInerney 0-4, D McMahon 0-2, D Ryan 0-1, S O'Donnell 0-3, J Conlon 0-1, D Reidy 0-2, A Shanagher 0-1, G Cooney 0-1 Report D Burke 0-10 (6f), E Dillon 1-0, P Crummey 0-3, D Gray 0-1, R Hayes 0-1
1 March 2020
2:00 pm
Round 5 		Kilkenny 3-22 - 1-19 Laois UMPC Nowlan Park
E Cody 1-8 (1-0 penalty, 0-4 frees, 0-2 65s), A Murphy 1-5 0-3 frees, 0-1 65), B Ryan 1-1, J Maher, M Keoghan 0-2 each, R Leahy, G Aylward and J Bergin 0-1 each. D Brennan 0-1 free. Report R King 0-8 (0-4 frees, 0-2 65s), P Purcell and W Dunphy 0-3 each, E Rowland 1-0 (penalty), E Gaughan 0-2, J Lennon, A Dunphy and J Ryan 0-1 each.

Division 1 Final

This game was also the 2020 Munster quarter-final.[11][12]

25 October 2020 NHL Final Clare 1-23 (26) – (36) 0-36 Limerick Thurles  
15:45 GMT (UTC±0) (HT: 0-15 – 0-15) Venue: Semple Stadium
Gls: Ryan Taylor 1
Pts: Tony Kelly 17 (9f), Cathal Malone 2, Diarmuid Ryan 2, Stephen O’Halloran 1, Ryan Taylor 1 		Report
Pts: Aaron Gillane 12 (9f, 1 ’65), Gearoid Hegarty 5, Tom Morrissey 4, Peter Casey 3, Kyle Hayes 3, Diarmaid Byrnes 3, Graeme Mulcahy 2, Cian Lynch 1, Declan Hannon 1, Seamus Flanagan 1, Pat Ryan 1 		Referee: Fergal Horgan (Tipperary)
Attendance: 0
TV: RTÉ 2


Division 1 relegation play-off

The bottom teams in the two Division 1 groups meet in a play-off with the losers being relegated to Division 2A.

8 March 2020
2:00 pm
Play-off 		Westmeath 1-17 - 2-08 Carlow TEG Cusack Park, Mullingar
Referee: S Cleere (Kilkenny)
K Doyle (1-14, 0-10 frees, 0-1 sideline ball, 0-1 ’65), D McNicholas (0-1), S Clavin (0-1), D Clinton (0-1). Report M Kavanagh (1-3, 1 penalty, 0-3 frees), D Byrne (1-1), C Nolan (0-3, 2 frees), J Kavanagh 0-1.

Division 1 scoring statistics

Top scorers overall
Rank Player Team Tally Total Matches Average
1 Tony Kelly Clare 0-68 68 6 11.33
2 Patrick Horgan Cork 3-49 58 5 11.60
3 Jason Forde Tipperary 1-44 47 5 9.40
4 Aaron Gillane Limerick 1-40 43 5 8.60
5 Ross King Laois 0-41 41 5 8.20
6 Marty Kavanagh Carlow 1-35 38 6 6.33
7 Stephen Bennett Waterford 3-24 33 5 6.60
8 Alan Murphy Kilkenny 1-32 35 5 7.00
9 Killian Doyle Westmeath 1-28 31 4 7.75
10 Paul Morris Wexford 0-27 27 5 5.40
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Team Tally Total Opposition
1 Killian Doyle Westmeath 1-14 17 Carlow
Tony Kelly Clare 0-17 17 Limerick (final)
Patrick Horgan Cork 0-17 17 Limerick
4 Patrick Horgan Cork 2-08 14 Westmeath
Stephen Bennett Waterford 2-08 14 Westmeath
Jason Forde Tipperary 0-14 14 Westmeath
Evan Niland Galway 0-14 14 Tipperary
8 Aaron Gillane Limerick 0-13 13 Cork
9 Patrick Horgan Cork 1-09 12 Tipperary
Ross King Laois 0-12 12 Carlow
Joe Canning Galway 0-12 12 Westmeath
Tony Kelly Clare 0-12 12 Carlow
Tony Kelly Clare 0-12 12 Wexford
Tony Kelly Clare 0-12 12 Dublin
Aaron Gillane Limerick 0-12 12 Clare (final)

Division 2A

Division 2A Table

  Division final, winner promoted   Automatic relegation to Division 2B

Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts
Antrim (P) 5 4 1 0 13-100 3-67 +63 9
Kerry 5 4 0 1 7-82 3-67 +27 8
Offaly 5 3 1 1 9-118 8-73 +48 7
Meath 5 2 0 3 5-86 8-102 -25 4
Wicklow 5 1 0 4 7-71 8-107 -39 2
Mayo 5 0 0 5 2-64 13-105 -74 0


Division 2A Rounds 1 to 5

Division 2A Round 1

25 January 2020
2:00pm
Round 1 		Mayo 0-13 - 2-24 Kerry Elverys MacHale Park, Castlebar
Referee: C Cunning (Antrim)
S Boland (0-11, 10fs), S Crinnigan (0-1), G Kelly (0-1, 1f). Report S Conway (0-11, 7fs), B Barrett (1-4), J Conway (1-3), S Nolan (0-4), F Mackessy (0-1); C Harty (0-1),
26 January 2020
2:00pm
Round 1 		Wicklow 0-11 - 0-20 Antrim Aughrim County Ground, Aughrim
Referee: C Mooney
E Donohue (0-3f), A O'Brien (0-2; 0-1f; 0-1 65'), E Kearns (0-2), J Doyle (0-2), D Staunton (0-1), P Doyle (0-1). Report N McManus (0-11; 0-10f), D McCloskey (0-2), G Walsh (0-2), C Johnston (0-1), E O'Neill (0-1), J McNaughton (0-1), M Bradley (0-1), N McKenna (0-1).
26 January 2020
2:00pm
Round 1 		Offaly 0-26 - 1-21 Meath St. Patrick's Park, Birr
Referee: M Murtagh (Westmeath)
L Langton 0-12 (7f, 1 '65); S Kinsella, T Geraghty 0-3 each; S Cleary, D Nally, E Cahill (2f) 0-2 each; L Fox (f), O Kelly 0-1 each. Report P O'Hanrahan 1-11 (9f, 1 '65); A Douglas, J Regan (f) 0-3 each; J Toher (f), S Geraghty, D Kelly, E O'Donnchadh 0-1 each.

Division 2A Round 2

2 February 2020
12:30 pm
Round 2 		Meath 2-25 - 3-18 Wicklow Páirc Tailteann, Navan
Referee: S Hynes
P O'Hanrahan 0-16 (0-12 fs, 0-1 65), J Regan 1-3 (1-0 pen), E O Donnchadha 1-1, J Toher 0-1, D Healy 0-1, P Slevin 0-1, A Healy 0-1 A O'Brien 1-9 (0-7 fs, 0-1 65), E McCormack 1-2, P Doyle 1-2, J Doyle 0-2, P Keane 0-1, D Staunton 0-1, C McNally 0-1
2 February 2020
2:00 pm
Round 2 		Kerry 2-11 - 0-14 Offaly Austin Stack Park, Tralee
Referee: N Wall (Cork)
S Conway (0-5); J Conway (1-1), C Harty (1-0), M Slattery (0-2), B Barrett (0-2), S Nolan (0-1). E Cahill (0-8), S Cleary (0-2), L Langton (0-2), C Kiely (0-1), B Duignan (0-1).
2 February 2020
2:00 pm
Round 2 		Antrim 4-19 - 0-07 Mayo Fr. Healy Park, Loughguile
Referee: G McGrath
A Delargy (2-0), N McKenna (1-3); N McManus (0-6), D McCloskey (1-2), E Campbell (0-4), C Boyd (0-1); G Walsh (0-1), J McNaughton (0-1), C McCann (0-1). S Boland (0-3), S Kenny (0-2), G Kelly (0-1); E Delaney (0-1).

Division 2A Round 3

15 February 2020
2:00 pm
Round 3 		Meath 0-08 - 0-13 Kerry St. Loman's Park, Trim
Referee: D Cunning (Antrim)
P O'Hanrahan 0-5 (4f); J Regan, E O Donnchadha, J Kelly 0-1 each. Report S Conway 0-7 (4f, 2 '65); P Boyle, J Conway 0-2 each; B Barrett, M Leane 0-1 each.
16 February 2020
1:00 pm
Round 3 		Mayo 1-13 - 1-16 Wicklow Connacht Centre of Excellence, Bekan
Referee: M Murtagh (Westmeath)
S Boland 0-6 (6f); C Freeman 1-2 (1-0 pen); S Kenny 0-3 (2f); E Delaney 0-2. Report A O'Brien 0-12 (10f, 1 '65); E O'Donoghue 1-0; J Doyle, W Kavanagh, E McCormick, D Stanton 0-1 each.
8 March 2020
2:00 pm
Round 3 		Offaly 0-20 - 2-14 Antrim Bord na Móna O'Connor Park, Tullamore
Referee: D Hughes (Carlow)
E Cahill 0-11 (7f, 0-1 s/cut), P Geraghty 0-3 (0-1 s/cut), D Nally 0-3, B Watkins 0-1, S Cleary 0-1, B Murphy 0-1 Report N McManus 1-13 (10f, 0-1 65), D Nugent 1-0, C Johnson 0-1.

Division 2A Round 4

22 February 2020
2:00 pm
Round 4 		Wicklow 1-12 - 1-20 Kerry Pearse Park, Arklow
Referee: C Mooney (Dublin)
A O'Brien 0-9 (5f, 3' 65s); P Doyle 1-0; E Donohoe 0-2 (1f); D Staunton O-1. Report S Conway 0-12 (10f, 1' 65); Jason Diggins 1-0; B Barrett, M Slattery, D Goggin 0-2 each; M O'Leary, F O Sullivan 0-1 each.
23 February 2020
12:30 pm
Round 4 		Antrim 5-27 - 1-15 Meath Portglenone
Referee: S Stack
N McManus 2-9 (2f, 2 '65s); K Molloy, E Campbell, J McNaughton 1-2 each; D Nugent, N McKenna, A O'Brien, R Molloy 0-2 each; G Walsh, J Maskey, M Bradley, N McKeague 0-1 each. Report P O'Hanrahan 0-9 (6f); N Potterson 1-1; J Toher 0-2; A Douglas, S Morris, J Kelly 0-1 each.
23 February 2020
2:00 pm
Round 4 		Mayo 1-13 - 5-29 Offaly Connacht Centre of Excellence, Bekan
Referee: N Wall (Cork)
S Boland 0-6 (4f); B Morley 1-0; S Kenny 0-4 (f); S Mulroy, D Huane, C Freeman 0-1 each. Report E Cahill 0-12 (6f); D Nally 3-2; O Kelly 1-1; L Fox (1f), L Langton 0-4 each; D King 1-0, S Cleary, B Murphy 0-2 each; J Sampson, C Kiely (f) 0-1 each.

Division 2A Round 5

1 March 2020
12:30 pm
Round 5 		Offaly 4-29 - 2-14 Wicklow Bord na Móna O'Connor Park, Tullamore
Referee: A Kelly (Galway)
E Cahill 0-17 (0-13 frees), T Geraghty, P Geraghty and C Gath 1-1 each, D Nally 0-4, J Sampson 1-0, L Fox 0-2, D Doughan, B Murphy and P Kinsella 0-1 each. Report A O’Brien 1-9 (0-6 frees), E McCormack 1-0, M Boland 0-2, G Byrne, E Donohue and E Kearns 0-1 each.
1 March 2020
12:30 pm
Round 5 		Meath 1-17 - 0-18 Mayo Páirc Tailteann, Navan
Referee: M Murtagh (Westmeath)
P O'Hanrahan 0-8 (7f); J Regan 1-2 (1-0 pen); E Ó Donnchadha 0-3; J Kelly, M Burke, A Gannon, D Healy 0-1 each. Report S Boland 0-9 (7f); G Kelly, E Delaney 0-2 each; B Hunt, C Freeman, C Phillips, S Mulroy, A Phillips 0-1 each.
1 March 2020
12:30 pm
Round 5 		Kerry 2-14 - 2-20 Antrim Austin Stack Park, Tralee
Referee: C McAllister
P Boyle 0-6 (0-4f), J Conway (1-2), M Boyle (1-1), M Leane (0-2), B Barrett, S Nolan and M Slattery (0-1 each). Report N McManus (0-5, 3f, 1, 65), D Nugent (1-2), C McCann (1-0), K Molloy and N McKenna (0-3), J McNaughton (0-2), C Cunning, M Bradley, P Burke, E Campbell and D McCloskey (0-1 each).

Division 2A Final

18 October 2020
1:30 pm
Final 		Antrim 2-23 – 2-20 Kerry O'Connor Park, Tullamore
Referee: L Gordon (Galway)
C Cunning (0-10,7fs), J McNaughton (1-5, 2fs), C McCann (1-1), N McKenna (0-3), P Burke, J Maskey, M Bradley and D Nugent (0-1 each). Report S Conway (1-14, 1-9fs, 2x 65s), M Boyle (1-1), M Leane (0-3), M O'Leary and S Nolan (0-1 each).

Division 2A scoring statistics

Top scorers overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Neil McManus Antrim 3-44 53 6 8.83
2 Shane Conway Kerry 1-49 52 5 10.40
Pádraig O'Hanrahan Meath 1-49 52 5 10.40
3 Eoghan Cahill Offaly 0-50 50 5 10.00
4 Andy O'Brien Wicklow 2-41 47 5 9.40
5 Shane Boland Mayo 0-35 35 5 7.00
6 David Nally Offaly 3-11 20 5 4.00
7 Jack Conway Kerry 3-10 19 5 3.80
8 Liam Langton Offaly 0-18 18 4 4.50
9 James McNaughten Antrim 2-11 17 6 2.83
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Shane Conway Kerry 1-14 17 Antrim
Eoghan Cahill Offaly 0-17 17 Wicklow
2 Neil McManus Antrim 1-13 16 Offaly
Pádraig O'Hanrahan Meath 0-16 16 Wicklow
3 Neil McManus Antrim 2-09 15 Meath
4 Pádraig O'Hanrahan Meath 1-11 14 Offaly
5 Andy O'Brien Wicklow 1-09 12 Meath
Andy O'Brien Wicklow 1-09 12 Offaly
Liam Langton Offaly 0-12 12 Meath
Eoghan Cahill Offaly 0-12 12 Mayo
Shane Conway Kerry 0-12 12 Wicklow
Andy O'Brien Wicklow 0-12 12 Mayo

Division 2B

Division 2B Table

  Division final, winner promoted   Relegated

Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts
Derry 5 4 1 0 7-72 4-54 +33 9
Down (P) 5 4 0 1 8-111 4-68 +53 8
Kildare 5 3 1 1 13-80 2-52 +61 7
Roscommon 5 2 0 3 4-65 9-80 -30 4
London 5 1 0 4 2-54 8-69 -34 2
Warwickshire 5 0 0 5 5-26 14-82 -83 0


Division 2B Rounds 1 to 5

Division 2B Round 1

25 January 2020
1:00 pm
Round 1 		Roscommon 2-19 - 1-10 Warwickshire Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon
Referee: J Clarke (Cavan)
MJ Egan 1-7, C Egan 1-1, P Kelly 0-4, G Egan 0-3, E Costello, J Kilkenny, A Moore, S Curley (SC) 0-1 each. Report L Hand 1-5 (5f), J Collins 0-3 (1 '65, 1f), W Allen (1f), R Duggan (SC) 0-1 each.
26 January 2020
12:30 pm
Round 1 		Kildare 2-26 - 0-20 London St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge
Referee: S Hynes (Galway)
B Byrne 1-13 (12f), J Sheridan 1-4 (f), M Delaney 0-3 (2f), J Burke, T Forde, S Christansen, R Kelly, P Divilly, Cathal Dowling 0-1 each. Report A Sheehan 0-12 (9f), K Morrissey 0-2, J Goulding, D Corrigan, S Lohan, B Hickey, O Royston, C Nelson 0-1 each.
26 January 2020
12:30 pm
Round 1 		Derry 1-19 - 0-19 Down Celtic Park, Derry
Referee: C McDonald (Antrim)
C O'Doherty 0-13 (12fs); R Mullan 1-0; O McKeever 0-2; C Kelly, E Cassidy, P Cleary and T Brady 0-1. Report O McManus 0-13 (12fs); R McCusker 0-2; J McManus, C Woods, P McCrickard and T Murray 0-1 each.

Division 2B Round 2

1 February 2020
2:00 pm
Round 2 		Warwickshire 0-01 - 5-19 Kildare Páirc na hÉireann, Birmingham
Referee: K Brady (Louth)
L Hands 0-1. Report B Byrne 3-9 (6f, 1 sideline); S Ryan 1-1; J Burke 0-3; D Molloy 1-0; N Ó Muineacháin, J Sheridan 0-2 each; A Kelly, S Whelan 0-1 each.
2 February 2020
12:30 pm
Round 2 		Down 3-23 - 0-11 Roscommon McKenna Park, Rubane
Referee: T Gleeson
2 February 2020
2:00 pm
Round 2 		London 2-19 - 4-15 Derry McGovern Park, Ruislip
Referee: T Walsh

Division 2B Round 3

15 February 2020
12:30 pm
Round 3 		Down 3-22 - 2-08 Warwickshire McKenna Park, Rubane
16 February 2020
1:00 pm
Round 3 		Roscommon 0-13 - 0-10 London Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon
Referee: K Jordan
C Dolan (0-10), MJ Egan (0-2), S Curley (0-1). D Nolan (0-10).
8 March 2020
2:00 pm
Round 3 		Derry 2-16 - 3-13 Kildare Owenbeg

Division 2B Round 4

22 February 2020
1:00 pm
Round 4 		Derry 4-22 - 2-07 Warwickshire
23 February 2020
12:30pm
Round 4 		Kildare 5-21 - 2-12 Roscommon
23 February 2020
2:00 pm
Round 4 		London 0-16 - 2-28 Down

Division 2B Round 5

1 March 2020
2:00 pm
Round 5 		London w/o - scr. Warwickshire McGovern Park, Ruislip
1 March 2020
2:00 pm
Round 5 		Down 0-19 - 1-14 Kildare Fontenoy Park, Castlewellan
1 March 2020
2:00 pm
Round 5 		Roscommon 0-10 - 0-16 Derry Connacht Centre of Excellence, Bekan

Division 2B Final

18 October 2020
2 pm
Final 		Derry 0-17 – 2-16 Down Athletic Grounds, Armagh
Referee: J Clarke (Cavan)
C O'Doherty (0-11, 10f), E McGill, J Mullan (0-2 each), O McKeever, P Cleary (0-1 each) Report E Sands, P Óg McCrickard (1-2 each), O McManus (0-5f), D Sands (0-3), P Savage (0-2), T Prenter, C Woods (1f) (0-1 each)

Division 2B relegation play-off

8 March 2020
Relegation play-off 		London 1-20 - 0-5 Warwickshire McGovern Park, Ruislip
Referee: Chris Mooney

Division 3A

Division 3A Table

  Division final, winner promoted   Automatic relegation to Division 3B

Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts
Armagh 5 3 2 0 9-86 2-77 +30 8
Donegal (P) 5 4 0 1 5-81 5-60 +21 8
Tyrone 5 3 1 1 4-101 8-77 +12 7
Longford 5 2 1 2 4-68 1-79 -2 5
Monaghan 5 1 0 4 6-52 9-83 -40 2
Louth 5 0 0 5 5-64 8-76 -21 0


Division 3A Rounds 1 to 5

Division 3A Round 1

26 January 2020
2:00 pm
Round 1 		Donegal 0-15 - 2-17 Armagh Letterkenny
Referee: Kevin Brady
26 January 2020
2:00 pm
Round 1 		Monaghan 0-18 - 2-16 Longford Inniskeen
Referee: Tarlach Conway
26 January 2020
2:00 pm
Round 1 		Louth 1-16 - 1-21 Tyrone Darver
Referee: Richie Fitzsimons

Division 3A Round 2

2 February 2020
2:00 pm
Round 2 		Longford 1-15 - 1-10 Louth Pearse Park, Longford
Referee: Chris Mooney
2 February 2020
2:00 pm
Round 2 		Tyrone 1-15 - 2-23 Donegal Healy Park
Referee: Tarlach Conway
2 February 2020
2:00 pm
Round 2 		Armagh 3-25 - 1-10 Monaghan Athletic Grounds
Referee: Colm McDonald

Division 3A Round 3

16 February 2020
2:00 pm
Round 3 		Longford 0-09 - 0-09 Armagh Pearse Park, Longford
16 February 2020
2:00 pm
Round 3 		Monaghan 1-7 - 2-17 Tyrone Castleblayney
16 February 2020
2:00 pm
Round 3 		Louth 1-10 - 2-9 Donegal Darver

Division 3A Round 4

23 February 2020
2:00 pm
Round 4 		Donegal 1-15 - 1-05 Monaghan Letterkenny
Referee: Tarlach Conway
23 February 2020
2:00 pm
Round 4 		Tyrone 0-23 - 1-15 Longford Healy Park
Referee: Colm McDonald
23 February 2020
2:00 pm
Round 4 		Armagh 1-19 - 1-18 Louth Athletic Grounds
Referee: Thomas Gleeson

Division 3A Round 5

1 March 2020
2:00 pm
Round 5 		Longford 0-13 - 0-19 Donegal
Referee: Richie Fitzsimons
1 March 2020
2:00 pm
Round 5 		Monaghan 3-12 - 1-10 Louth Inniskeen
Referee: Aidan Ferguson
1 March 2020
2:00 pm
Round 5 		Armagh 3-16 - 0-25 Tyrone Athletic Grounds
Referee: James Connors

Division 3A Final

8 March 2020 Donegal 1-18 – 0-19 Armagh Páirc Naomh Colmcille, Carrickmore
Report

Division 3B

Division 3B Table

  Division final, winner promoted

Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts
Sligo (P) 4 4 0 0 12-76 5-54 +43 8
Leitrim 4 2 0 2 4-54 5-45 +6 4
Lancashire 4 2 0 2 3-53 5-45 +2 4
Cavan 4 1 0 3 3-40 4-60 -23 2
Fermanagh 4 1 0 3 2-44 5-63 -28 2


Division 3B Rounds 1 to 5

Division 3B Round 1

25 January 2020
2:00pm
Round 1 		Lancashire 0-15 - 0-08 Cavan Abbotstown
Referee: Nathan Wall
26 January 2020
2:00 pm
Round 1 		Fermanagh 2-12 - 1-13 Leitrim Brewster Park, Enniskillen
Referee: Thomas Gleeson

Division 3B Round 2

1 February 2020
1:00 pm
Round 2 		Sligo 3-18 - 1-15 Lancashire Markievicz Park
Referee: James Clarke
2 February 2020
2:00 pm
Round 2 		Cavan 0-17 - 0-12 Fermanagh Breffni Park
Referee: Mick Murtagh

Division 3B Round 3

15 February 2020
2:00 pm
Round 3 		Leitrim 0-13 - 0-05 Cavan Ballinamore
8 March 2020
2:00 pm
Round 3 		Fermanagh 0-14 - 3-21 Sligo Brewster Park, Enniskillen
Referee: Thomas Gleeson

Division 3B Round 4

22 February 2020
3:30 pm
Round 4 		Lancashire 1-12 - 0-06 Fermanagh Abbotstown
23 February 2020
2:00 pm
Round 4 		Sligo 2-17 - 1-15 Leitrim Markievicz Park

Division 3B Round 5

1 March 2020
12:30 pm
Round 5 		Leitrim 2-13 - 1-11 Lancashire Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada
Referee: Colm McDonald
1 March 2020
12:30 pm
Round 5 		Cavan 3-10 - 4-20 Sligo Breffni Park
Referee: Kevin Jordan

Division 3B Final

18 October 2020
1:30 pm
Final 		Sligo 3-17 – 2-16 Leitrim Connacht Centre of Excellence, Bekan

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