National Hurling League 2004

The 2004 season was the 73rd completed season of the National Hurling League.

Contents 1 Overview 1.1 Division 1 2 Tables 2.1 Phase 1 2.1.1 Division 1A 2.1.2 Division 1B 2.2 Phase 2 2.2.1 Group 1 2.2.2 Group 2 3 Results 3.1 Group 1 3.2 Knock-out stage 4 External links

Overview

Division 1

Galway won their first league title in four seasons, as 'the Westerners' recorded two defeats throughout the entire league. Waterford, who were league runners-up, suffered three defeats in the group stages before falling to Galway in the final.

Down at the other end of the table, Dublin and Antrim went through the initial group stages without a single victory. However, a relegation group of six teams resulted in Offaly ending up at the bottom and facing relegation for the following season.

Tables

Phase 1

Division 1A Pos Team Pld W D L Diff Pts Notes 1 Galway 5 4 0 1 8 Advance to Group 1 2 Clare 5 4 0 1 8 Advance to Group 1 3 Waterford 5 3 0 2 6 Advance to Group 1 4 Kilkenny 5 3 0 2 6 Advance to Group 2 5 Laois 5 1 0 4 2 Advance to Group 2 6 Dublin 5 0 0 5 0 Advance to Group 2

Division 1B Pos Team Pld W D L Diff Pts Notes 1 Cork 5 4 1 0 +17 9 Advance to Group 1 2 Tipperary 5 3 1 1 +50 8 Advance to Group 1 3 Limerick 5 3 0 2 +6 6 Advance to Group 1 4 Offaly 5 3 0 2 -1 6 Advance to Group 2 5 Wexford 5 1 0 4 -19 2 Advance to Group 2 6 Antrim 5 0 0 5 -53 0 Advance to Group 2

Phase 2

Group 1 Pos Team Pld W D L Diff Pts Notes 1 Waterford 3 2 1 0 +5 5 Division 1 runners-up 2 Galway 3 2 0 1 +13 4 Division 1 champions 3 Clare 3 2 0 1 +11 4 4 Tipperary 3 1 1 1 -3 3 5 Limerick 3 1 0 2 -13 2 6 Cork 3 0 0 3 -13 0

Group 2 Pos Team Pld W D L Diff Pts Notes 1 Kilkenny 3 3 0 0 +43 6 2 Laois 3 2 1 0 +11 5 3 Dublin 3 1 1 1 +14 3 4 Wexford 3 1 1 1 -4 3 5 Antrim 3 0 1 2 -34 1 6 Offaly 3 0 0 3 -30 0 Relegated to Division 2

Results

Group 1

Round 1 11 April 2004	Clare	1-20 - 1-15	Tipperary	Cusack Park, Ennis

Round 1 11 April 2004	Waterford	1-20 - 4-7	Limerick	Walsh Park, Waterford

Round 1 11 April 2004	Galway	3-13 - 1-15	Cork	Pearse Stadium, Galway

Round 2 18 April 2004	Limerick	2-11 - 1-12	Clare	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	N. Moran 1-3 (1-1 frees; 0-1 65); P. Tobin 1-0; E. O'Neill 0-3 (0-2 frees); M. McKenna, D. Ryan, J. O'Brien, S. O'Connor, J. Butler, 0-1 each.	Report	J. O'Connor 0-6 (all frees); A. Markham 1-1; S. McMahon 0-3 (0-2 frees, 0-1 65); B. O'Connor, G. Quinn, 0-1 each.	Referee: S. Hogan (Tipperary)

Round 2 18 April 2004	Tipperary	2-15 - 2-13	Galway	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	E. Kelly 0-8 (0-6 frees); P. O'Brien, J. Butler 1-0 each; J. Carroll, E. Enright, B. Dunne 0-2 each; P. Kelly 0-1.	Report	K. Broderick 2-1; E. Cloonan 0-6 (0-5 frees); A. Kerins, D. Forde 0-2 each; F. Healy, M. Kerins 0-1 each.	Referee: D. Kirwan (Cork)

Round 2 18 April 2004	Cork	0-13 - 0-14	Waterford	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	J. O'Callaghan 0-5 (0-4 from frees); J. Gardiner 0-4 (0-1 from free); T. McCarthy, N. McCarthy, B. Lombard and M. O'Connell 0-1 each.	Report	P. Flynn 0-5 (0-3 from frees); J. Mullane 0-3; D. Bennett 0-3 (0-2 from frees); D. Shanahan, E. Kelly and P. O'Brien 0-1 each.	Referee: A. Mac Suibhne (Dublin)

Round 3 24 April 2004	Cork	0-18 - 2-20	Clare	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	B. O’Connor 0-6 (0-3 frees, 0-2 65s); N. McCarthy, P. Tierney, J. Anderson, J. Deane, K. Murphy (Sars) 0-2 each; T. McCarthy, G. Callanan 0-1 each.	Report	N. Gilligan 1-8 (0-6 frees); D. O’Connell 1-1; S. McMahon (0-2 frees, 0-1 65), T. Griffin 0-3 each; C. Lynch 0-2; J. O’Connor, F. Lohan, A. Markham 0-1 each.	Referee: E. Morris (Dublin)

Round 3 25 April 2004	Galway	3-15 - 1-10	Limerick	Pearse Stadium, Galway
	E. Cloonan 1-8 (0-6 frees, 0-1 seventy); K. Broderick 1-2; D. Hayes 1-0; A. Kerins and A. Cullinane 0-2 each; T. Og Regan 0-1.	Report	N. Moran 1-2 frees; E. O'Neill 0-6 (0-4 frees); D. Sheehan 0-2.	Referee: A. Mac Suibhne (Dublin)

Round 3 25 April 2004	Tipperary	3-16 - 1-22	Waterford	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	E. Kelly(1-7, 0-4 frees); J. Carroll(1-2); S., Butler(1-0); C. Morrissey(0-2); B. Dunne(0-2); P. Kelly(free), P. O’Brien, E. Enright(0-1) each.	Report	P.Flynn(1-11, frees); E. Kelly(0-3); J. Mullane(0-3); D. Bennett(0-3, 0-2 frees); S. Prendergast(0-1); D. Shanahan(0-1).	Referee: T. McIntyre (Antrim)

Knock-out stage

Final 9 May 2004	Galway	2-15 - 1-13	Waterford	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	E. Cloonan 2-4 (1-3 frees); A. Cullinane, D. Hayes, K. Broderick, A. Kerins and D. Forde 0-2 each; D. Hardiman 0-1.	Report	D. Shanahan 1-3; P. Flynn 0-5 (0-3 frees); E. Kelly 0-2; D. Bennett, J. Mullane and S. Prendergast 0-1 each.	Attendance: 16,750 Referee: T. McIntyre (Antrim)

External links

• National Hurling League Division 1 results from 2004

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