2001 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Calendar

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.

Provincial championships

[[Leinster Senior Hurling Championship]]

date = April 15, 2001 First preliminary round | team1 = Wicklow | score = 2–16 – 5–11 | team2 = Kildare | goals1 = J. Keogh (0–8), D. Hyland (1–2), W. O'Gorman (1–0), Michael Moran (0–1), C. O'Brien (0–1), J. Murphy (0–1), M. J. O'Neill (0–1), J. O'Toole (0–1), J. Berkery (0–1). | goals2 = T. Carew (1–8), T. Spain (2–2), J. Dempsey (2–0), J. Brennan (0–1). | stadium = Pearse Park, Arklow| attendance = | referee = T. McIntyre (Antrim)

date = April 15, 2001 First preliminary round | team1 = Carlow | score = 2–13 – 0–14 | team2 = Westmeath | goals1 = T. Walsh (1–3), J. Kavanagh (1–3), D. Murphy (0–4), D. Roberts (0–1), M. Farrell (0–1), J. Hickey (0–1). | goals2 = A. Mitchell (0–11), B. Kennedy (0–1), N. Gavin (0–1), B. Williams (0–1). | stadium = Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow| attendance = | referee = J. Sexton (Limerick)

date = April 29, 2001 Second preliminary round | team1 = Carlow | score = 1–4 – 2–17 | team2 = Laois | goals1 = D Murphy (1–0), J Nevin (0–1), D Roberts (0–1), T Walsh (0–1), J Kavanagh (0–1). | goals2 = D Conroy (1–2), D Rooney (1–2), D Cuddy (0–4, three frees), O Dowling (0–3), P Phelan (0–2), F O'Sullivan (0–1), J Phelan (0–1), C Cuddy (0–1), J O'Sullivan (0–1). | stadium = Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow| attendance = | referee = G. Devlin (Armagh)

date = April 29, 2001 Second preliminary round | team1 = Kildare | score = 2–24 – 2–25 (AET) | team2 = Meath | goals1 = T Carew (0–16, 15 frees), C Sheridan (1–1), C Buggy (0–4), A McAndrew (1–0), N O'Callaghan (0–2), J Dempsey (0–1). | goals2 = N Horan (2–15, one penalty and 12 frees), N Reilly (0–2), P Potterton (0–2), F McMahon (0–2), C Keena (0–1), P Donnelly (0–1), T Reilly (0–1, a 65), J Canty (0–1). | stadium = Conneff Park, Clane| attendance = | referee = S. Roche (Tipperary)

date = May 7, 2001 First Round| team1 = Laois | score = 3–16 – 1–7 | team2 = Meath | goals1 = D. Cuddy (1–5), F. O'Sullivan (0–5), J. Young (1–1), D. Culleton (1–0), D. Rooney (0–2), D. Conroy (0–1), N. Lacey (0–1), J. O'Sullivan (0–1). | goals2 = N. Horan (0–6), N. Reilly (1–0), P. Potterton (0–1). | stadium = O'Connor Park, Tullamore| attendance = 1,500| referee = D. Kirwan (Cork)

date = May 20, 2001 Quarter-Final | team1 = Laois | score = 1–15 – 2–11 | team2 = Dublin | goals1 = D. Cuddy (0–10), P. Cuddy (1–0), D. Conroy (0–2), F. O'Sullivan (0–1), D. Culleton (0–1), D. Rooney (0–1). | goals2 = T. McGrane (0–5), S. Martin (1–1), G. Ennis (1–0), K. Flynn (0–3), D. Sweeney (0–2). | stadium = Nowlan Park, Kilkenny| attendance = 3,250 | referee = G. Harrington (Cork)

date = June 10, 2001 Semi-Final | team1 = Wexford | score = 0–17 – 0–10 | team2 = Laois | goals1 = P. Codd (0–10), R. McCarthy (0–2), D. Ruth (0–1), M. Jordan (0–1), G. Laffan (0–1), B. Goff (0–1), A. Fenlon (0–1). | goals2 = D. Cuddy (0–4), D. Rooney (0–2), J. Young (0–1), J. Phelan (0–1), P. Cuddy (0–1), D. Culleton (0–1). | stadium = Croke Park, Dublin| attendance = 45,475 | referee = A. Mac Suibhne (Dublin)

date = June 10, 2001 Semi-Final | team1 = Kilkenny | score = 3–21 – 0–18 | team2 = Offaly | goals1 = H. Shefflin (1–6), C. Carter (0–6), E. Brennan (1–2), J. Hoyne (1–0), J. Power (0–2), E. Kennedy (0–2), P. Larkin (0–1), D. J. Carey (0–1), A. Comerford (0–1). | goals2 = J. Dooley (0–9), B. Murphy (0–2), R. Hanniffy (0–2), J. Troy (0–2), G. Hanniffy (0–1), C. Cassidy (0–1), J. Errity (0–1). | stadium = Croke Park, Dublin| attendance = 45,475 | referee = M. Wadding (Waterford)

date = July 8, 2001 Final | team1 = Kilkenny | score = 2–19 – 0–12 | team2 = Wexford | goals1 = C. Carter (0–7), B. McEvoy (0–4), H. Shefflin (0–4), D. J. Carey (1–0), E. Brennan (1–0), C. Brennan (0–2), J. Hoyne (0–1), S. Grehan (0–1). | goals2 = P. Codd (0–5), D. Stamp (0–2), L. Murphy (0–1), B. Goff (0–1), T. Kelly (0–1), M. Jordan (0–1), R. Quigley (0–1). | stadium = Croke Park, Dublin| attendance = 41,146 | referee = P. O'Connor (Limerick)

[[Munster Senior Hurling Championship]]

date = May 27, 2001 Quarter-Final | team1 = Cork | score = 1–15 – 1–16 | team2 = Limerick | report = (Report)| goals1 = J. Deane (0–4), A. Browne (1–3), M. Landers (0–2), S. McGrath (0–2), B. O'Connor (0–2), P. Ryan (0–1), J. O'Connor (0–1), D. O'Sullivan (0–1). | goals2 = P. O'Grady (0–5), B. Foley (0–4), J. Butler (1–1), O. Moran (0–3), B. Begley (0–3). | stadium = Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork| attendance = 37,792 | referee = P. Horan (Offaly)

date = June 3, 2001 Semi-Final | team1 = Tipperary | score = 0–15 – 0–14 | team2 = Clare | report = (Report)| goals1 = E. Kelly (0–7), E. Enright (0–2), T. Dunne (0–2), B. O'Meara (0–1), L. Corbett (0–1), D. Ryan (0–1), P. Kelly (0–1). | goals2 = J. O'Connor (0–7), D. Forde (0–4), S. McMahon (0–3). | stadium = Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork| attendance = 42,063 | referee = D. Murphy (Wexford)

date = June 10, 2001 Semi-Final | team1 = Limerick | score = 4–11 – 2–14| team2 = Waterford | report = (Report)| goals1 = P. O'Grady (0–7), B. Begley (2–0), O. Moran (1–1), J. Butler (1–0), J. Foley (0–2), MJ Moran (0–1). | goals2 = P. Flynn (1–4), K. McGrath (0–4), S. Prendergast (1–0), T. Browne (0–2), D. Shanahan (0–1), F. Hartley (0–1), J. Mullane (0–1), M. White (0–1). | stadium = Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork| attendance = 40,673 | referee = P. Horan (Offaly)

date = July 1, 2001 Final | team1 = Tipperary | score = 2–16 – 1–17 | team2 = Limerick | report = (Report)| goals1 = D. Ryan (1–1), L. Corbett (1–1), M. O'Leary (0–3), B. O'Meara (0–2), E. Enright (0–2), T. Dunne (0–2), E. Kelly (0–2), P. Kelly (0–1), E. O'Neill (0–1), J. O'Brien (0–1). | goals2 = S. O'Connor (1–3), P. O'Grady (0–5), M. Foley (0–2), C. Carey (0–1), M. O'Brien (0–1), J. Foley (0–1), O. Moran (0–1), J. Butler (0–1), B. Begley (0–1), B. Foley (0–1). | stadium = Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork| attendance = 43,500 | referee = P. Horan (Offaly)

Main article: 2001 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final

[[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.

date = May 15, 2001 Quarter-Final | team1 = New York | score = 2–12 – 1–16 | team2 = Down | goals1 = B. Kennedy (0–6), T. Moylan (1–2), J. Madden (1–0), B. McCabe (0–2), V. Norton (0–1), T. Simms (0–1). | goals2 = T. Coulter (1–4), N. Sands (0–9), M. Coulter (0–2), J. McGrattan (0–1). | stadium = Gaelic Park, New York City| attendance = | referee = P. O'Connor (Limerick)

date = July 1, 2001 Semi-Final | team1 = Derry | score = 1–24 – 0–12 | team2 = London | goals1 = O. Collins (0–6), G. McGonigle (0–6), J. O'Dwyer (1–2), Gregory Biggs (0–3), Gary Biggs (0–3), M. Collins (0–2), R. Kennedy (0–1), R. McCloskey (0–1). | goals2 = E. Kinlon (0–5), B. Keane (0–3), S. Linnane (0–3), I. Rocks (0–1). | stadium = Casement Park, Belfast| attendance = | referee = E. Morris (Dublin)

date = July 1, 2001 Semi-Final | team1 = Antrim | score = 1–10 – 2–14 | team2 = Down | goals1 = Graham O'Kane (1–1), Conor MacCambridge (0–4), J. McIntosh (0–1), J. Connolly (0–1), B. McFall (0–1), Ciarán MacCambridge (0–1), A. Delargy (0–1). | goals2 = N. Sands (0–4), P. Braniff (0–4), P. Mallon (1–0), M. Coulter (1–0), T. Coulter (0–3), G. McGrattan (0–1), G. Adair (0–1). | stadium = Casement Park, Belfast| attendance = | referee = P. Dunphy (Kilkenny)

date = July 15, 2001 Final | team1 = Derry | score = 1–17 – 3–10 | team2 = Down | goals1 = G. McGonigle (1–8), J. O'Dwyer (0–3), Greg Biggs (0–2), O. Collins (0–2), R. McCloskey (0–1), Gary Biggs (0–1). | goals2 = N. Sands (2–0), T. Coulter (0–5), P. Braniff (0–3), B. Coulter (1–0), G. McGrattan (0–1), G. Adair (0–1). | stadium = Casement Park, Belfast| attendance = 4,000 | referee = P. Aherne (Carlow)

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Bracket

| RD1-team1= [[File:Colours_of_Wexford.svg|border|20x20px]] Wexford | RD1-team2= [[File:Colours_of_Limerick.svg|border|20x20px]] Limerick | RD1-score1=4–10 | RD1-score2=2–15 | RD1-team7= [[File:Colours_of_Galway.svg|border|20x20px]] Galway | RD1-team8= [[File:Colours_of_Derry.svg|border|20x20px]] Derry* | RD1-score7=4–23 | RD1-score8=1–11 | RD2-team1= [[File:Colours_of_Tipperary.svg|border|20x20px]] Tipperary* | RD2-team2= [[File:Colours_of_Wexford.svg|border|20x20px]] Wexford | RD2-score1=1–16, 3–12 | RD2-score2=3–10, 0–10 | RD2-team3= [[File:Colours_of_Kilkenny.svg|border|20x20px]] Kilkenny* | RD2-team4= [[File:Colours_of_Galway.svg|border|20x20px]] Galway | RD2-score3=1–13 | RD2-score4=2–15 | RD3-team1= [[File:Colours_of_Tipperary.svg|border|20x20px]] Tipperary* | RD3-team2= [[File:Colours_of_Galway.svg|border|20x20px]] Galway | RD3-score1=2–18 | RD3-score2=2–15 Note: * = Provincial Champion

All-Ireland quarter-finals

date = July 29, 2001 Quarter-Final | team1 = Wexford | score = 4–10 – 2–15 | team2 = Limerick | goals1 = D. Fitzhenry (2–0), P. Codd (1–2), R. McCarthy (1–0), M. Jordan (0–2), L. Murphy (0–2), L. Dunne (0–1), G. Laffan (0–1), A. Fenlon (0–1), N. Lambert (0–1). | goals2 = P. O'Grady (0–8), B. Foley (2–0), B. Begley (0–2), M. Foley (0–1), C. Carey (0–1), O. Moran (0–1), J. Moran (0–1), D. Reale (0–1). | stadium = Croke Park, Dublin| attendance= 36,850 | referee= M. Wadding (Waterford))

date = July 29, 2001 Quarter-Final | team1 = Galway | score = 4–23 – 1–11 | team2 = Derry | report = (report) | goals1 = E. Cloonan (2–11), K. Broderick (2–3), A. Kerins (0–2), F. Healy (0–2), J. Rabbitte (0–2), R. Nurray (0–1), D. Shaughnessy (0–1), L. Hodgins (0–1). | goals2 = O. Collins (1–1), G. McGonigle (0–3), G. Biggs (0–3), J. O'Dwyer (0–1), D. McGrellis (0–1), R. Kennedy (0–1), M. Conway (0–1). | stadium = Croke Park, Dublin| attendance= 36,850 | referee= B. Kelly (Westmeath)

All-Ireland semi-finals

date = August 12, 2001 Semi-Final | team2 = Tipperary | score = 1–16 – 3–10 | team1 = Wexford | report = (report) | goals2 = E. Kelly (0–5), J. Carroll (1–1), M. O'Leary (0–4), T. Dunne (0–2), E. Enright (0–1), B. O'Meara (0–1), M. Ryan (0–1), L. Corbett (0–1). | goals1 = L. O'Gorman (2–0), M. Jordan (0–4), P. Codd (0–4), R. McCarthy (1–0), A. Fenlon (0–2). | stadium = Croke Park, Dublin| attendance= 50,274 | referee= P. O'Connor (Limerick)

date = August 18, 2001 Semi-Final Replay | team1 = Tipperary | score = 3–12 – 0–10 | team2 = Wexford | report = (report) | goals1 = E. Kelly (0–9), E. O'Neill (2–1), J. Carroll (1–0), M. O'Leary (0–2). | goals2 = P. Codd (0–7), L. Murphy (0–1), M. Jordan (0–1), B. Goff (0–1). | stadium = Croke Park, Dublin| attendance= 39,125 | referee= P. Horan (Offaly)

date = August 19, 2001 Semi-Final | team1 = Galway | score = 2–15 – 1–13 | team2 = Kilkenny | report = (report) | goals1 = E. Cloonan (2–9), K. Broderick (0–2), M. Kerins (0–1), R. Murray (0–1), J. Rabbitte (0–1), B. Higgins (0–1). | goals2 = H. Shefflin (0–9), D. J. Carey (1–1), J. Power (0–2), C. Carter (0–1). | stadium = Croke Park, Dublin | attendance= 34,801 | referee= P. O'Connor (Limerick)

All-Ireland Final

date = September 9, 2001 Final | team1 = Tipperary | score = 2–18 – 2–15 | team2 = Galway | report = (report) | goals1 = M. O'Leary (2–1), E. Kelly (0–7), T. Dunne (0–5), L. Corbett (0–2), J. Carroll (0–1), D. Ryan (0–1), P. O'Brien (0–1). | goals2 = E. Cloonan (1–5), F. Healy (1–2), K. Broderick (0–5), M. Kerins (0–2), J. Rabbitte (0–1). | stadium = Croke Park, Dublin | attendance= 68,515 | referee= P. O'Connor (Limerick)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Single game

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).