2016 National Hurling League

National Hurling League 2016

League details
Dates	13 February – 8 May 2016
Teams	34
League champions
Winners	Clare (4th win)
Captain	Tony Kelly & Cian Dillon
Manager	Davy Fitzgerald
League runners-up
Runners-up	Waterford
Captain	Kevin Moran
Manager	Derek McGrath
Other division winners
Division 1B	Clare
Division 2A	Westmeath
Division 2B	Armagh
Division 3A	Roscommon
Division 3B	Fermanagh
← 2015 2017 →

The 2016 National Hurling League was the 85th season of the National Hurling League for inter-county hurling teams since its establishment in 1925. The fixtures were announced on 16 November 2015.^[1] The season began on 13 February 2016, and finished on 8 May 2016.

Waterford came into the season as defending champions of the 2015 season. Kerry entered Division 1 as the promoted team from the 2015 season.

Clare won the title for the first time since 1978 after a 1-23 to 2-19 win against Waterford in a replay.^[2][3]

Format

League structure

Thirty four teams compete in the 2016 NHL – six teams in the top five divisions (Divisions 1A, 1B, 2A, 2B & 3A) and four teams in Division 3B. Thirty one county teams from Ireland take part (Cavan do not). Fingal, London and Warwickshire complete the lineup.

Each team plays all the other teams in their division once, either home or away. 2 points are awarded for a win, and 1 for a draw.

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 them.

Finals, promotions and relegations

• Division 1A
  • The top four teams qualify for the Division 1 quarter-finals
  • The bottom two teams meet in a relegation play-off, with the loser relegated to Division 1B
• Division 1B
  • The top team is promoted to Division 1A and qualifies for the Division 1 quarter-finals
  • Teams ranked 2, 3 & 4 qualify for the Division 1 quarter-finals
  • The bottom two teams meet in a play-off, with the loser playing a relegation/promotion match against the Division 2A champions
• Division 2A
  • The top two teams meet in Division 2A final, with the winner playing a relegation/promotion match against the loser of the Division 1B play-off
  • The bottom team is relegated to Division 2B
• Division 2B
  • The top two teams meet in Division 2B final, with the winner being promoted
  • The bottom two teams meet in a play-off, with the loser playing a relegation/promotionn match against the Division 3A champions
• Division 3A
  • The top two teams meet in Division 3A final, with the winner playing a relegation/promotion match against the loser of the Division 2B play-off
  • The second bottom team play a relegation/promotion match against the Division 3B champions
  • The bottom team is relegated to Division 3B
• Division 3B
  • The top two teams meet in Division 3B final, with the winner playing a relegation/promotion match against the second bottom team in Division 3A

Division 1

National Hurling League Division 1

Season	2016
Matches played	41
Top goalscorer	T. J. Reid (2-61)
Biggest home win	Limerick 6-29 - 1-12 Laois (12 March 2016)
Biggest away win	Wexford 2-25 - 0-8 Kerry (6 March 2016)
Highest scoring	Limerick 6-29 - 1-12 Laois (12 March 2016)
← 2015 2017 → All statistics correct as of 8 May 2016.

Waterford came into the season as defending champions of the 2015 season. Kerry entered Division 1 as the promoted team.

On 8 May 2016, Clare won the title following a 1-23 to 2-19 win over Waterford in a replay of the final. It was their first league title since 1978 and their fourth National League title overall.

Galway, who actually finished above Cork, were relegated from Division 1A after losing the relegation play-off to Cork by 2-22 to 0-25. Clare, who were undefeated in Division 1B, secured promotion to the top tier.

Kilkenny's T. J. Reid was the Division 1 top scorer with 2-61. Clare's Patrick Kelly was the top goalkeeper having kept 4 clean sheets.

Structure

The 12 teams in Division 1 were divided into two groups of six teams named Division 1A and Division 1B. Each team played all the others in its group once. Two points were awarded for a win and 1 for a draw. The first four teams in 1A and 1B advanced to the league quarter-finals with the top team in Division 1A playing the fourth team in Division 1B, the second team in Division 1A playing the third in Division 1B, etc.

Division 1A Table

  NHL runners-up   Relegated team

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts
Kilkenny	5	4	0	1	4-94	4-82	12	8
Waterford	5	3	1	1	1-90	3-81	3	7
Dublin	5	3	0	2	6-83	3-90	2	6
Tipperary	5	2	1	2	5-107	7-81	20	5
Galway	5	1	2	2	5-94	3-105	-5	4
Cork	5	0	0	5	8-89	9-118	-32	0

Division 1A Rounds 1 to 5

13 February 2016 19:00 Round 1	Tipperary	1-23 - 0-12	Dublin	Semple Stadium Attendance: 5,105 Referee: C Lyons (Cork)
	J Forde (1-5), J McGrath (0-7, 5f), C Kenny (0-3), J O’Dwyer (0-3), Padraic Maher (0-2), N McGrath (0-2), D Fitzelle (0-1).	Report	D Treacy (0-3f), N McMorrow (0-2), D Plunkett (0-1), E Dillon (0-1), D O’Callaghan (0-1), P Ryan (0-1f), M Schutte (0-1), C Cronin (0-1), D O’Connell (0-1).

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14 February 2016 14:00 Round 1	Galway	1-27 - 1-21	Cork	Pearse Stadium Attendance: 5,800 Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)
	J Canning (0-9, 7 frees), N Burke (1-2), D Glennon (0-4), C Whelan (0-3), D Burke (0-3), P Brehony (0-2), C Mannion (0-2), G Lally (0-1 free), A Harte (0-1).	Report	P Horgan 0-9 (0-5f), S Harnedy 1-0, B Cooper 0-2, P O’Sullivan 0-2, C Murphy 0-1, A Nash 0-1 (0-1f), A Cadogan 0-1, L O’Farrell 0-1, C Lehane 0-1, L McLoughlin 0-1, C McCarthy 0-1, D Cahalane 0-1.

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14 February 2016 14:00 Round 1	Waterford	0-14 - 0-10	Kilkenny	Walsh Park Attendance: 6,000 est. Referee: A Kelly
	S Bennett (0-3, two frees), M Shanahan (0-3, one free), P Curran (0-3, one free), J Dillon (0-2), C Dunford (0-2), A Gleeson (0-1).	Report	TJ Reid (0-7, six frees), P Walsh (0-1), R Hogan (0-1), C Fennelly (0-1).

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20 February 2016 19:00 Round 2	Cork	1-14 - 0-20	Waterford	Páirc Uí Rinn Attendance: 4,000 est. Referee: J Owens (Wexford)
	P Horgan (1-0 pen, 0-4 frees)(1-6); C Lehane (0-3); B Lawton (0-2); D Kearney, A Walsh (sideline), A Cadogan (0-1 each).	Report	M Shanahan (0-5 frees, 0-1 65)(0-6); A Gleeson (0-1 f), P Curran (0-3 each); J Barron, C Dunford (0-2 each); J Dillon, S Bennett, D Fives, K Moran (0-1 each).

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20 February 2016 19:00 Round 2	Dublin	1-17 - 0-13	Galway	Parnell Park Attendance: 4,754 Referee: F Horgan (Tipperary)
	D Treacy 0-10 (9f, 1'65), N McMorrow 0-4, S McGrath 1-0, D O'Callaghan, D McConnell, C Cronin 0-1.	Report	J Canning 0-5 (4f), C Mannion 0-3 (2f, 1'65), D Burke (1f), P Brehony, N Burke, A Harte, A Smith 0-1.

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21 February 2016 14:00 Round 2	Kilkenny	2-17 - 0-18	Tipperary	Nowlan Park Attendance: 10,982 Referee: C McAllister (Cork)
	TJ Reid 0-10 (6f, 1 65), K Kelly 2-1, J Maher 0-4, P Walsh & W Walsh 0-1 each.	Report	J O’Dwyer 0-9 (3f, 2 65s), J McGrath 0-4 (1f), C Kenny & N McGrath 0-2 each, M Breen 0-1.

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5 March 2016 17:00 Round 3	Dublin	4-21 - 2-17	Cork	Croke Park Attendance: 20,280 Referee: A Kelly (Galway)
	D Treacy (1-7, 0-5 frees); E Dillon (2-2); S McGrath (1-0); M Schutte, N McMorrow S Barrett (0-2 each); D O'Callaghan, L Rushe, J McCaffrey, S Treacy, D Plunkett (0-1 each).	Report	P Horgan (0-7, 0-6 frees, 0-1 '65); S Harnedy (2-0); C Lehane (0-4); P Haughney (0-1 '65), L Farrell (0-2 each); B Lawton, B Cooper (0-1 each).

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6 March 2016 14:00 Round 3	Kilkenny	0-21 - 1-14	Galway	Nowlan Park Attendance: 7,402 Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)
	TJ Reid (0-14, 7 frees, 3 65s); R Hogan, C Fogarty, J Maher (0-2 each); C Fennelly (0-1).	Report	J Canning (0-8, 3 frees); P Hoban (1-0); I Tannian, D Glennon (0-2 each); J Flynn, P Brehony (0-1 each).

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6 March 2016 15:00 Round 3	Tipperary	1-17 - 1-18	Waterford	Semple Stadium Attendance: 6,540 Referee: C Lyons (Cork)
	J O'Dwyer (0-11)(0-9 frees); J McGrath (1-2); M Breen (0-2); B Maher, N McGrath (0-1 each).	Report	P Curran (0-8)(0-6 frees); T Devine (1-0), S Bennett (0-3); K Moran, A Gleeson (0-2 each); J Barron, C Dunford (0-1 each).

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12 March 2016 19:00 Round 4	Cork	2-22 - 2-23	Kilkenny	Páirc Uí Rinn Attendance: 8,105 Referee: F Horgan (Tipperary)
	S Harnedy 1-3, P Horgan 0-6 (0-4f, 0-1 65), C Lehane 0-6 (0-1f), B Cooper 1-0, C Murphy 0-2, D Kearney, P Haughney, L O’Farrell, B Lawton, L McLoughlin 0-1 each.	Report	TJ Reid 1-12 (0-10f), C Fennelly 1-2, W Walsh, L Ryan 0-3 each, D Cody, R Hogan, J Power 0-1 each.

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13 March 2016 14:00 Round 4	Galway	2-19 - 1-22	Tipperary	Pearse Stadium Attendance: 6,619 Referee: J Owens (Wexford)
	J Canning 1-11 (0-8f, 0-1 s-l), N Burke 0-4, J Flynn 0-3, I Tannian 1-0, D Glennon 0-1.	Report	J McGrath 0-6 (0-5f), N O’Meara 1-0, M Breen 0-3, N McGrath 0-3, B Maher 0-2, A Ryan 0-2, J O’Dwyer 0-2, D Quinn 0-1, C Barrett 0-1, P Maher 0-1, B Heffernan 0-1.

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13 March 2016 14:00 Round 4	Waterford	0-14 - 0-19	Dublin	Walsh Park Attendance: 6,362 Referee: P O'Dwyer (Carlow)
	P Curran (0-1 65, 0-5 frees)(0-7); A Gleeson (0-2 frees)(0-3); J Barron, S Bennett, J Dillon, C Dunford (0-1 each)	Report	D Treacy (0-9 frees); E Dillon (0-4); D O'Connell, J McCaffrey, N McMorrow, S McGrath, S Treacy, C Crummy (0-1 each).

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20 March 2016 14:00 Round 5	Kilkenny	0-23 - 1-14	Dublin	Nowlan Park Attendance: 8,871 Referee: J Keenan (Wicklow)
	TJ Reid 0-11 (0-6f), R Hogan 0-3, W Walsh 0-3, P Walsh 0-2, L Ryan 0-2, J Power 0-1, K Joyce 0-1 (0-1f).	Report	D Treacy 0-5 (0-4f), F MacGib 1-1, E Dillon 0-3, N McMorrow 0-2, M Schutte 0-1, J McCaffrey 0-1, L Rushe 0-1.

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20 March 2016 14:00 Round 5	Waterford	0-24 - 1-21	Galway	Walsh Park Attendance: 5,029 Referee: B Gavin (Offaly)
	M Shanahan (0-9, 0-8f), S Bennett (0-6), B O’Halloran (0-3), M Kearney (0-2), T Ryan (0-1), T Devine (0-1), G O’Brien (0-1), C Roche (0-1).	Report	N Burke (1-3), J Canning (0-6,0-4f), C Mannion (0-2), C Whelan (0-2),E Burke (0-2), D Glennon (0-2), D Burke (0-2), A Harte (0-1), J Flynn (0-1).

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20 March 2016 14:10 Round 5	Tipperary	2-27 - 2-15	Cork	Semple Stadium Attendance: 7,251 Referee: P O'Dwyer (Carlow)
	J O’Dwyer 0-10 (9f), M Breen 1-4, J McGrath 0-5, N O’Meara 1-1, N McGrath, S Callanan & D McCormack 0-2 each, B Maher 0-1.	Report	P Horgan 1-8 (0-6f), P O’Sullivan 1-0, C Lehane 0-3, P Haughney, B Lawton, B Cooper & L O’Farrell 0-1 each.

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Division 1B Table

  NHL champions

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts
Clare	5	5	0	0	6-107	2-69	50	10
Limerick	5	4	0	1	10-108	3-75	54	8
Wexford	5	2	0	3	6-84	4-92	-2	4
Offaly	5	2	0	3	5-85	8-84	-8	4
Kerry	5	2	0	3	5-74	9-103	-41	4
Laois	5	0	0	5	3-78	9-113	-53	0

Division 1B Rounds 1 to 5

13 February 2016 19:00 Round 1	Limerick	2-23 - 0-15	Wexford	Gaelic Grounds Attendance: 2,359 Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)
	D Hannon (1-4, 0-3f), G Mulcahy (1-1), P Browne (0-4), D Byrnes (0-4, 3f), T Morrissey (0-2), B Nash (0-2), G O’Mahony (0-2), J Fitzgibbon (0-1), D Reidy (0-1), S Tobin (0-1), C Lynch (0-1).	Report	H Kehoe (0-6f), I Byrne (0-2f), L Chin (0-2), A Shore (0-2), M O’Hanlon (0-1), L Og McGovern (0-1), S Murphy (0-1).

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14 February 2016 14:00 Round 1	Clare	2-21 - 0-15	Offaly	Cusack Park Referee: S Cleere (Kilkenny)
	C Ryan 0-9 (7f); J Conlon 0-3; P Duggan 1-0, A Shanagher 1-0; D McInerney, B Duggan (1f) 0-2; C Galvin, C Dillon, D Reidy, C Cleary, S O’Donnell 0-1 each.	Report	S Dooley 0-8 (6f, 1′ 65); P Camon 0-3; P Murphy 0-2; C Doughan, S Kinsella 0-1 each.

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14 February 2016 14:00 Round 1	Laois	2-14 - 1-24	Kerry	O'Moore Park Referee: C McAllister (Cork)
	PJ Scully 0-6 (0-4f, 1 ’65), C Dwyer 0-4, C Healy, P Purcell 1-0 each, C Collier 0-2, M Whelan, S Maher 0-1 each.	Report	S Nolan 0-8 (0-5f, 0-2 ’65s), M Boyle 1-1, J Egan 0-4, J Goulding 0-3, M O’Leary, P Kelly, C Harty 0-2 each, J Griffin, J Conway 0-1 each.

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21 February 2016 14:00 Round 2	Kerry	1-15 - 1-19	Limerick	Fitzgerald Stadium Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary)
	S Nolan 0-5 (0-4f), J Egan 0-4, M Boyle 1-0, P Lucid (0-1f), M O’Leary 0-2, C Harty, J Goulding 0-1 each.	Report	D Hannon 1-4, B Nash 0-4, D Byrne (0-2f, 0-1 ’65), D Reidy 0-3 each, P Browne 0-2, C Lynch, G Mulcahy 0-1 each.

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21 February 2016 14:00 Round 2	Offaly	1-17 - 0-15	Laois	O'Connor Park
	S Dooley 0-12 (0-6f, 0-1 ’65), L Langton 1-0, P Murphy 0-2, J O’Connor, S Kinsella and C Egan 0-1 each.	Report	PJ Scully 0-5 (0-3f), S Maher 0-3, R King, E Rowland and Z Keenan 0-2 each, W Hyland 0-1.

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21 February 2016 14:00 Round 2	Wexford	1-11 - 0-18	Clare	Innovate Wexford Park Referee: J McGrath (Westmeath)
	H Kehoe 0-6 (0-6f); M Fanning 1-0 (pen); D Dunne 0-2; P Doran, E Moore and A Shore 0-1 each.	Report	C Ryan 0-10 (0-8f, 0-1 ’65); C McGrath, J Browne and B Duggan 0-2 each; J Conlon and D Reidy 0-1 each.

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5 March 2016 19:00 Round 3	Laois	0-16 - 1-21	Clare	O'Moore Park Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)
	Z Keenan (0-5 (4f); W Hyland, PJ Scully (2f) (0-3 each); C Dwyer (0-2); L Bergin, S Maher, E Rowland (’65) (0-1 each).	Report	B Duggan (0-6f); J Conlon (1-2); Colin Ryan (0-5, 1f, 1’65); D Reidy (0-3); A Cunningham (0-2); G O’Connell, Conor Ryan, C O’Connell (0-1 each).

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6 March 2016 12:45 Round 3	Kerry	0-8 - 2-25	Wexford	Austin Stack Park Referee: J O'Brien (Tipperary)
	S Nolan (0-5, 4 frees); M Boyle, J Egan, C Harty (0-1 each).	Report	A Shore (1-7); H Kehoe (0-6 frees); C McDonald (1-2); S Tomkins, I Byrne (pen), A Nolan (0-2 each); L Óg McGovern, L Chin, E Moore, D O’Keeffe (0-1 each).

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6 March 2016 14:00 Round 3	Offaly	0-14 - 1-19	Limerick	O'Connor Park Referee: J Keenan (Wicklow)
	S Dooley 0-8 (5fs, 1 s-l), J Bergin 0-2, C McDonald, C Egan, S Gardiner, J Sampson 0-1 each.	Report	D Hannon 1-6 (0-2fs), D Byrne (3fs), T Morrissey, P Browne 0-3 each, G O'Mahony 0-2, S Hickey, D O'Donovan 0-1 each.

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12 March 2016 17:00 Round 4	Limerick	6-29 - 1-12	Laois	Gaelic Grounds Referee: J McGrath (Westmeath)
	J Fitzgibbon 1-14 (0-9f, 0-1 sideline), B Nash 2-2, G Mulcahy 1-1, P Browne 0-4, T Morrissey 0-4, P Ryan 1-0, M Ryan 1-0, K O’Brien 0-2, G O’Mahony 0-1, D Byrnes 0-1 (0-1f).	Report	PJ Scully 1-5 (0-4f), C Dwyer 0-3, R Mullaney 0-1, C Collier 0-1, R King 0-1, S Maher 0-1.

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13 March 2016 13:00 Round 4	Wexford	3-11 - 2-22	Offaly	Innovate Wexford Park Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary)
	C McDonald (2-0 pens, 0-7 frees) 2-8, A Nolan 1-0, A Shore, D O’Keeffe, J O’Connor 0-1 each.	Report	S Dooley (0-11 frees, 0-1, 65) 0-15, P Murphy, J Bergin (1-2 each), S Ryan, J Mulrooney 0-1 each.

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13 March 2016 14:00 Round 4	Clare	2-28 - 1-9	Kerry	Cusack Park Referee: B Gavin {Offaly}
	B Duggan 1-7 (1-0 Pen, 5f, 1 '65'); A Cunningham 1-6; C McGrath 0-5; C Galvin 0-5; D Reidy 0-2; C O’Connell, C Cleary, B Bugler 0-1 each	Report	J Egan 0-4 (3f); D Collins 1-0f; M O’Leary 0-2; J Diggins, J Buckley, B Brosnan 0-1 each

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20 March 2016 14:00 Round 5	Clare	1-19 - 0-18	Limerick	Cusack Park Attendance: 8,847 Referee: F Horgan (Tipperary)
	B Duggan 0-6 (0-6f), C McGrath 0-5, J Conlon 1-1, C Galvin, C O’Connell (0-2f) 0-2 each, D McInerney, D Reidy, C Dillon 0-1 each.	Report	D Hannon 0-9 (0-8f), P Browne 0-4, D Byrnes (0-1f), G Mulcahy, J Ryan, D O’Donovan, D Reidy 0-1 each.

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20 March 2016 14:00 Round 5	Laois	0-21 - 0-22	Wexford	O'Moore Park Referee: S Cleere (Kilkenny)
	PJ Scully (0-9, 0-7f), C Dwyer (0-3), W Hyland (0-2), P Purcell (0-2), W Dunphy (0-2), S Maher (0-1), C Stapleton (0-1), J Lennon (0-1).	Report	C McDonald (0-8, 0-6f), I Byrne (0-5, 0-1f), S Tomkins (0-4); P Morris (0-2), C Dunbar (0-1), L Óg McGovern (0-1), L Chin (0-1).

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20 March 2016 14:00 Round 5	Offaly	2-17 - 2-18	Kerry	St. Brendan's Park, Birr Referee: J Keane (Galway)
	S Dooley (0-13, 0-8f, 0-1 sideline, 0-1 '65'), J Mulrooney (1-1), J Bergin (1-1), C Egan (0-1), S Ryan (0-1).	Report	J Egan (1-10, 0-9f), C Harty (1-0), J Conway (0-3), M Boyle (0-2), J Griffin (0-1), S Nolan (0-1).

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Division 1 Quarter-finals

2 April 2016 19:00 Quarter-final	Dublin	1-19 - 1-21	Limerick	Parnell Park Attendance: 4,000 est. Referee: B Gavin (Offaly)
	D Treacy 1-8 (0-7f), N McMorrow 0-4, E Dillon 0-3, D O'Connell 0-2, F MacGib 0-1, D O'Callaghan 0-1	Report	S Dowling 0-6 (0-4f, 0-1 65), K Downes 1-2, D Byrnes 0-3, T Morrissey 0-2, B Nash 0-2, G O'Mahony 0-2, P Browne 0-1, R Lynch 0-1 (0-1f), J Fitzgibbon 0-1, P O'Brien 0-1

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3 April 2016 15:30 Quarter-final	Wexford	1-13 - 0-17	Waterford	Innovate Wexford Park Attendance: 4,000 est. Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary)
	I Byrne 0-4 (3fs, 1 65’); C McDonald 1-0; H Kehoe 0-3, L Chin, A Nolan 0-2 each; S Tomkins, P Morris 0-1 each.	Report	M Shanahan 0-12 (9fs, 1 65’); A Gleeson 0-2; P Mahony, P Curran, M Walsh 0-1 each.

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3 April 2016 15:45 Quarter-final	Kilkenny	6-20 - 0-14	Offaly	Nowlan Park Attendance: 5,000
	K Kelly (1-7, 0-7f), C Fennelly (2-1), L Blanchfield (1-3), J Power (1-2), L Ryan (1-2), M Fennelly (0-2), W Walsh (0-1), C O'Shea (0-1), C Buckley (0-1).	Report	S Dooley (0-6, 0-6f), K Connolly (0-3), J Mulrooney (0-2), P Murphy (0-1), J Bergin (0-1), C Egan (0-1).

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3 April 2016 15:45 Quarter-final	Clare	2-13 - 0-18	Tipperary	Cusack Park Attendance: 9,038 Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)
	J Conlon 1-1, A Shanagher 1-0, B Duggan (2f), D Honan 0-3 each, C Galvin, C McGrath, C O’Connell (2f) 0-2 each.	Report	J McGrath 0-6, J O’Dwyer 0-3 (3f), S Callanan (2f), M Breen P Maher 0-2 each, J Forde, R Maher, N McGrath 0-1 each.

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Division 1 Semi-finals

17 April 2016 2:00 pm Semi-final	Limerick	1-18 - 3-23	Waterford	Semple Stadium Attendance: 20,481 Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)
	R Lynch 0-7f, S Dowling 1-1f, T Morrissey 0-3, D Byrnes & B Nash 0-2 each, P Browne, J Ryan & T Condon 0-1 each.	Report	P Curran 1-10 (0-7f, 0-2 65s), S Bennett 1-3 (1-0 pen), T Devine 1-1, A Gleeson 0-3 (1f), C Dunford 0-2, T de Búrca, D Fives, K Moran & B O’Halloran 0-1 each.

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17 April 2016 4:00 pm Semi-final	Clare	4-22 - 2-19	Kilkenny	Semple Stadium Attendance: 20,481 Referee: F Horgan (Tipperary)
	A Cunningham 2-3, C McGrath 1-6 (0-2f, 0-2 65s), C Galvin 0-5, J Conlon 1-1, D Honan & T Kelly 0-2 each, D Reidy, P Collins & C O’Connell 0-1 each.	Report	TJ Reid 1-7 (1-6f), JJ Farrell 1-1, P Walsh, W Walsh, K Kelly & C Bolger 0-2 each, C Buckley, J Power & R Hogan 0-1 each.

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Division 1 Final & Replay

1 May 2016 3:30 pm Final	Waterford	0-22 - 0-22 (a.e.t)	Clare	Semple Stadium Attendance: 19,498 Referee: B Gavin (Offaly)
	S Bennett (0-9, 6f), P Curran (0-4, 2f), A Gleeson (0-2, 2f), T Ryan (0-2), B O'Halloran (0-1), M Shanahan (0-1f), P Mahony (0-1), J Barron (0-1), C Dunford (0-1).	Report	C McGrath (0-13, 10f), T Kelly (0-3), C Galvin (0-2), P Duggan (0-1), D Reidy (0-1), P Collins (0-1), C Ryan (0-1).

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8 May 2016 3:30pm Final replay	Waterford	2-19 - 1-23	Clare	Semple Stadium Attendance: 14,210
	P Curran 1-9 (0-6f, 0-1 ’65), A Gleeson 0-3, J Dillon 1-0, J Barron, S Bennett 0-2 each, K Moran, D Fives, B O’Halloran 0-1 each.	Report	T Kelly 1-6 (0-1f), C McGrath 0-8 (0-5f), D Honan, C Ryan (0-1f) 0-2 each, P O’Connor, D Fitzgerald, D Reidy, A Cunningham, P Collins 0-1 each.

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Division 1A Relegation Play-Off

3 April 2016 Play-off	Galway	0-25 - 2-22	Cork	Pearse Stadium Attendance: 6,110
	J Canning 0-13 (11f, 1’65, 1’sl), N Burke 0-3, C Mannion 0-3, D Burke 0-1, A Harte 0-1, P Brehony 0-1, C Whelan 0-1, I Tannian 0-1, A Smith 0-1.	Report	P Horgan 1-7 (3f), C Lehane 0-6, A Cadagon 0-3, S Harnedy 1-0, D Kearney 0-2, B Lawton 0-2, W Egan 0-1, B Cooper 0-1.

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Division 1B Play-Off

2 April 2016 Play-off	Kerry	2-27 - 1-19	Laois	Austin Stack Park Referee: S Cleere (Kilkenny)
	S Nolan 1-9 ( 0-6 frees), J Egan ( 1-6), M O’Leary 0-3, J Griffin, B O’Leary , M Boyle and J Goulding 0-2 each , C Harty 0-1.	Report	PJ Scully 0-7 ( 0-3, 0-1 ’65), S Maher 1-1, C Dwyer 0-4, C Healy and W Hyland 0-2 each, E Rowland (0-1 free), P Purcell and W Dunphy 0-1 each

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Division 1B Relegation/Promotion Play-Off

9 April 2016 3:30 pm Relegation/Promotion Play-off	Laois	0-23 - 0-16	Westmeath	O'Connor Park Referee: J Keenan (Wicklow)
	PJ Scully (0-10, 0-6f, 0-1 '65'), C Dwyer (0-6), W Dunphy (0-2), N Foyle (0-1), E Rowland (0-1f), J Lennon (0-1), Z Keenan (0-1), M Kavanagh (0-1).	Report	N O’Brien (0-7), B Murtagh (0-3f), E Price (0-3), L Varley (0-1), N Dowdall (0-1), C Boyle (0-1).

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Statistics

Top scorer overall

Rank	Player	Team	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	T. J. Reid	Kilkenny	2-61	67	6	11.16
2	Shane Dooley	Offaly	0-62	62	6	10.33
3	Joe Canning	Galway	1-52	55	6	0.16
4	P. J. Scully	Laois	2-47	53	7	7.57
5	Patrick Horgan	Cork	3-43	52	6	8.66
6	Patrick Curran	Waterford	2-45	51	8	6.37
7	David Treacy	Dublin	2-42	48	6	8.0
8	Conor McGrath	Clare	1-41	44	8	5.50
9	John O'Dwyer	Tipperary	0-38	38	6	6.33
10	Conor McGrath	Clare	1-33	36	7	5.14

Top scorer in a single game

Rank	Player	Team	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	John Fitzgibbon	Limerick	1-14	17	Laois
2	T. J. Reid	Kilkenny	1-12	15	Cork
	Shane Dooley	Offaly	0-15	15	Wexford
4	Conor McDonald	Wexford	2-8	14	Offaly
	Joe Canning	Galway	1-11	14	Tipperary
	T. J. Reid	Kilkenny	0-14	14	Galway
7	John Egan	Kerry	1-10	13	Offaly
	Shane Dooley	Offaly	0-13	13	Kerry
	Conor McGrath	Clare	0-13	13	Waterford
	Joe Canning	Galway	0-13	13	Cork

Clean sheets

Rank	Goalkeeper	Team	Clean sheets
1	Patrick Kelly	Clare	4
2	Eoin Murphy	Kilkenny	3
	Stephen O'Keeffe	Waterford
	James Skehill	Galway
	Conor O'Leary	Wexford
6	Nickie Quaid	Limerick	2
	Conor Dooley	Dublin
	Anthony Nash	Cork
	Enda Rowland	Laois
10	Darren Gleeson	Tipperary	1
	Mark Fanning	Wexford
	James Dempsey	Offaly
	Andrew Fahey	Clare
	Gary Maguire	Dublin
	Paddy Maloney	Westmeath

Division 2A

National League Division 2A

Season	2016
Champions	Westmeath
Relegated	Derry
Matches played	16
Top goalscorer	Kevin O'Loughlin (3-37)
Best goalkeeper	Patrick Maloney (4 clean sheets)
Biggest home win	Carlow 2-25 - 0-9 Derry (6 March 2016)
Biggest away win	Carlow 1-11 - 5-16 London (21 February 2016)
Highest scoring	Antrim 3-25 - 3-13 Kildare (21 February 2016)
← 2015 2017 → All statistics correct as of 29 March 2016.

On 26 March 2016, Westneath won the title after a 0-10 to 0-8 win over Carlow.^[4] It was their first league title since 2008 when they claimed the Division 2 title in the old system.

London's Kevin O'Loughlin was the Division 2A top scorer with 3-37.

Table

  Division 2A Champion   Relegated to Division 2B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts
Carlow	5	4	0	1	6-86	7-65	18	8
Westmeath	5	4	0	1	7-74	0-66	29	8
London	5	3	1	1	7-77	4-73	13	7
Antrim	5	2	0	3	6-86	9-74	3	4
Kildare	5	1	1	3	5-69	7-86	-23	3
Derry	5	0	0	5	3-63	7-91	-40	0

Rounds 1 to 5

14 February 2016 14:00 Round 1	Derry	2-12 - 1-21	Antrim	Celtic Park Referee: J Keane (Galway)
	R Convery (1-8, all frees), G O'Kane (1-0), S Farren (0-2), B Quigley (0-1), B Laverty (0-1).	Report	C Clarke (0-8, 6 frees), K McKernan (0-4), D Nugent (1-0), E McCloskey (0-3), Conor Johnston (0-2), J Black (0-1), N McKenna (0-1), J McGreevy (0-1), S McCaughan (0-1).

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14 February 2016 14:00 Round 1	Kildare	0-14 - 2-13	Carlow	St. Conleth's Park Referee: G McGrath (Dublin)
	M Fitzgerald 0-7(5f)G Keegan and J Byrne 0-2 each, J Sheridan, P Divilly, P Ryan 0-1 each.	Report	D Murphy 0-9(6f, 1'65), R Smithers and S Murphy 1-0 each, K Mc Donald, D Byrne, D English, C Wall 0-1 each.

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14 February 2016 14:00 Round 1	London	0-13 - 2-16	Westmeath	Irish TV Grounds, Ruislip Referee: P Murphy (Carlow)
	K O'Loughlin (0-10, 8f, 1'65), S O'Donnell (0-1), K Reid (0-1), N McDonnell (0-1).	Report	C Boyle (1-2), B Murtagh (0-5, 4f), R Greville (1-1), N Dowdall (0-3), D Egerton (0-2), N O'Brien (0-1f), L Varley (0-1), P Lynam (0-1).

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21 February 2016 13:00 Round 2	Carlow	1-11 - 5-16	London	Netwatch Cullen Park Referee: J O'Brien (Tipperary)
	C Wall 0-4, S M Nolan 0-3, S Whelan 1-0, D English 0-2 (1 '65, 1 pen), S Murphy, C Lawlor 0-1 each.	Report	K O'Loughlin 3-9 (0-3fs, 3 '65s', 1-0 pen, 0-2s-l), M Duggan 1-1, B Walsh 1-0, Mark O'Dwyer, D Roberts 0-2 each, N McDonnell, K Reid 0-1 each.

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21 February 2016 14:00 Round 2	Antrim	3-25 - 3-13	Kildare	Páirc Mac Uílín Referee: D Hughes (Carlow)
	C Clarke 1-9 (0-5fs, 0-1 '65'), S McCaughan 2-1, K McKernan 0-5 (1f), N McKenna, Conor Johnston 0-3 each, J McGreevy 0-2, E McCloskey, S McCrory 0-1 each.	Report	M Fitzgerald 0-7 (6fs), G Keegan 1-3, J Sheridan 2-0, N O Muineachain, R Casey, P Cocoman 0-1 each.

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21 February 2016 14:00 Round 2	Westmeath	2-11 - 0-13	Derry	Cusack Park Referee: J Keenan (Wicklow)
	A Devine, D McNicholas (1f) 1-1 each, L Varley, C Doyle, B Murtagh (2f) 0-2 each, A Clarke, C Boyle, E Price 0-1 each.	Report	R Convery 0-6 (6f), J O'Dwyer, M McGuigan 0-2 each, P Kelly, G O'Kane, P Cleary 0-1 each.

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5 March 2016 14:00 Round 3	London	1-11 - 0-14	Kildare	Irish TV Grounds, Ruislip Referee: É Hassan (Derry)
	K Reid (1f) 0-5; M Duggan 1-1; K O'Loughlin (3f) 0-3, D Roberts, D Browne 0-1 each.	Report	G Keegan (3f) 0-6; M Fitzgerald 0-2; M Delaney, M Moloney, N O'Muineachain, P Cocoman, D Flaherty, J Sheridan 0-1 each.

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6 March 2016 14:00 Round 3	Carlow	2-25 - 0-9	Derry	Netwatch Cullen Park Referee: P Burke (Kilkenny)
	D Murphy 1-12 (0-9fs), M Kavanagh 0-5, J Kavanagh 1-1, James Doyle 0-2, J O'Hara, Seamus Murphy, S Whelan, R Kelly, Seán Murphy 0-1 each.	Report	O McCloskey, J O'Dwyer 0-3 each, R Convery 0-2 (2fs), G O'Kane 0-1 (1f).

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6 March 2016 14:00 Round 3	Westmeath	2-11 - 0-10	Antrim	Cusack Park Referee: G McGrath (Wexford)
	D McNicholas (1-5, 0-4 frees), R Greville (1-0), L Varley (0-2, both frees), B Murtagh (0-1), N O Brien (0-1 free), C Boyle (0-1), G Greville (0-1).	Report	C Clarke (0-4, 3 frees), Conor Johnston (0-2), K McKernan (0-2, 1 free), J Connolly (0-1), L Watson (0-1).

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12 March 2016 14:00 Round 4	Kildare	0-10 - 0-21	Westmeath	St. Conleth's Park
	G Keegan 0-3, M Fitzgerald 0-2, S Gainey 0-1, N Ó Muineacháin 0-1, J Sheridan 0-1, M Delaney 0-1, J Byrne 0-1.		D McNicholas 0-7, C Boyle 0-3, A McGrath 0-2, A Devine 0-2, L Varley 0-2, G Greville 0-1, B Murtagh 0-1, K Doyle 0-1, R Greville 0-1, D Egerton 0-1.

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13 March 2016 13:00 Round 4	Derry	0-13 - 0-16	London	Celtic Park Referee: J Keane (Galway)
	R Convery 0-6 (5f), A Grant 0-4(4f), T McCloskey 0-2 and J O'Dwyer 0-1.	Report	K O'Loughlin 0-7, (6fs), M Duggan 0-3, K Reid 0-2, T Lawrence, M Murphy, M O'Dwyer 0-1 each and E Kelly 0-1 (1f).

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13 March 2016 14:00 Round 4	Antrim	1-11 - 1-17	Carlow	Páirc Mac Uílín Referee: S Cleere (Kilkenny)
	C Johnston 0-3, 1f, J Connolly 1-0, C Clarke (2f), L Watson (1f, 1 '65') 0-2 each, K McKernan, E McCloskey, M Dudley, N McKenna 0-1 each.	Report	D Murphy 0-7f, M Kavanagh 1-1, J Doyle, Sean Murphy, S Whelan, 0-2 each, D English, J Kavanagh, JM Nolan 0-1 each.

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20 March 2016 14:00 Round 5	Carlow	0-20 - 1-15	Westmeath	Netwatch Cullen Park Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary)
	J Doyle 0-7 (5fs), M Kavanagh (1f), K McDonald, J Kavanagh 0-3 each, D Byrne, J O'Hara, Seán Murphy, Seamus Murphy 0-1 each.	Report	B Murtagh 1-4 (0-1f), L Varley 0-5 (4fs), C Boyle, E Price 0-2 each, R Greville, D Egerton 0-1 each.

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20 March 2016 14:00 Round 5	Kildare	2-18 - 1-16	Derry	St. Conleth's Park Referee: J Herffernan (Wexford)
	M Fitzgerald 1-9 (5fs, 3'65), J Byrne 1-3, P Ryan 0-3, P Cocoman 0-2, N O'Muineachain 0-1.	Report	R Convery 0-10 (7fs, 1'65, 1s), O McCluskey 1-2, A Grant 0-2, M McGuigan, J O'Dwyer 0-1.

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20 March 2016 14:00 Round 5	London	1-21 - 1-19	Antrim	Irish TV Grounds, Ruislip Referee: E Hassan (Derry)
	K O'Loughlin 0-8 (3fs, 2 '65s');S O'Donnell 1-2; K Reid 0-4; M Duggan 0-2; E Kelly (f); T Lawrence, B Regan, O Gately, M O'Dwyer 0-1.	Report	C Johnston 0-6 (3f); E McCloskey 0-4; N McKenna 1-0 ;J Connolly, S Beatty 0-2; C Clarke 0-2 (1f); D Nugent, D Hamill, K McKernan 0-1.

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Division 2A Final

26 March 2016 Final	Carlow	0-8 - 0-10	Westmeath	O'Connor Park Referee: J Keane (Galway)
	K McDonald (0-4f); M Kavanagh (0-3, 2 frees); J Doyle (0-1)	Report	B Murtagh (0-7, 5 frees, 2 ‘65s); A Devine, E Price & C Boyle (0-1 each).

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Statistics

Top scorer overall

Rank	Player	Team	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Kevin O'Loughlin	London	3-37	46	5	9.2
2	Ruairí Convery	Derry	1-32	35	5	7.0
3	Denis Murphy	Carlow	1-28	31	3	10.3
4	Martin Fitzgerald	Kildare	1-27	30	5	6.0
5	Ciarán Clarke	Antrim	1-25	28	5	5.6
6	Brendan Murtagh	Westmeath	1-20	23	6	3.8
7	Derek McNicholas	Westmeath	2-13	19	5	3.8
8	Gerry Keegan	Kildare	1-14	17	5	5.4
9	Marty Kavanagh	Carlow	1-12	15	4	3.75
10	Kevin McKernan	Antrim	0-13	13	5	2.6

Single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Kevin O'Loughlin	London	3-9	18	Carlow
2	Denis Murphy	Carlow	1-12	15	Derry
3	Ciarán Clarke	Antrim	1-9	12	Kildare
	Martin Fitzgerald	Kildare	1-9	12	Derry
5	Ruairí Convery	Derry	1-8	11	Antrim
6	Kevin O'Loughlin	London	0-10	10	Westmeath
	Ruairí Convery	Derry	0-10	10	Kildare
8	Denis Murphy	Carlow	0-9	9	Kildare
9	Derek McNicholas	Westmeath	1-5	8	Antrim
	Ciarán Clarke	Antrim	0-8	8	Derry
	Kevin O'Loughlin	London	0-8	8	Antrim

Division 2B

National League Division 2B

Season	2016
Champions	Armagh
Matches played	17
Top goalscorer	Ryan Gaffney (0-53)
Biggest home win	Meath 2-35 - 0-9 Donegal (6 March 2016)
Biggest away win	Donegal 0-14 - 3-22 Down (13 March 2016)
Highest scoring	Wicklow 2-27 - 0-17 Donegal (20 March 2016)
← 2015 2017 → All statistics correct as of 30 March 2016.

On 26 March 2016, Armagh won the title after a 0-20 to 1-15 win over Down.^[5] It was their first league title since 2006 when they claimed the Division 3 title in the old system. The victory also secured promotion to Division 2A for 2017.

Armagh's Ryan Gaffney was the Division 2B top scorer with 0-53.

Table

  Champions and promoted team   Possible relegation

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts
Down	5	4	0	1	11-83	3-73	34	8
Armagh	5	4	0	1	7-88	7-59	29	8
Mayo	5	3	0	2	2-76	5-69	-2	6
Meath	5	2	0	3	6-90	2-84	18	4
Wicklow	5	2	0	3	6-80	6-81	-1	4
Donegal	5	0	0	5	1-61	10-112	-78	0

Rounds 1 to 5

14 February 2016 14:00 Round 1	Armagh	2-14 - 2-16	Down	Athletic Grounds Referee: É Hassan (Derry)
	C Corvan (1-4), R Gaffney (0-5, 0-3 frees), J Corvan (1-0), D Coulter (0-2 65s), N Curry (0-1), E McGuinness (0-1), D McKenna (0-1).	Report	D Toner (1-6, 0-1 free), C Woods (1-3, 1-0 sideline), C Bailie (0-2), C O’Prey (0-1), D Hughes (0-1), S Nicholson (0-1), F Conway (0-1), C Mageean (0-1).

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14 February 2016 14:00 Round 1	Mayo	1-14 - 0-13	Donegal	Elverys, MacHale Park Referee: J Murphy (Limerick)
	K Feeney (1-5, 4f), K Higgins (0-4, 1f), C Freeman (0-2), S Regan (0-1), J McManus (0-1), E Collins (0-1)	Report	C Matthewson (0-5, 3f 1 65’), K Campbell (0-4, 4f), L Henderson (0-1), J O’Loughlin (0-1), J Boyle (0-1), B Lafferty (0-1).

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14 February 2016 14:00 Round 1	Wicklow	0-13 - 0-22	Meath	Pearse Park, Arklow Referee: P Quilty (Kilkenny)
	D Masterson 0-6f, G Weir, R Keddy 0-2 each, A Byrne, E Dunne, E Kearns 0-1 each.	Report	J Keena 0-8 (6f), J Regan 0-5 (1 '65, 4f), T Hammersley 0-3, K Keoghan 0-2, D Healy, N Heffernan, A Gannon, C Fitzsimons 0-1 each.

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21 February 2016 14:00 Round 2	Donegal	1-8 - 2-14	Armagh	O'Donnell Park Referee: C Cunning (Antrim)
	L Henderson 0-6 (6f), P Hannigan 1-0, J Boyle, S McVeigh 0-1 each.	Report	R Gaffney 0-8 (6f), C Corvan 1-2, D McKenna 1-0, S Keenan, J Corvan, D Coulter, J King 0-1 each.

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21 February 2016 14:00 Round 2	Down	4-12 - 0-11	Wicklow	McKenna Park Referee: J Clarke (Cavan)
	D Toner (3f) 1-4; S Nicholson (1f) 1-2; C Bailie, R Brannigan 1-1 each; C O'Prey (65), P Sheehan (1f), J McGrath, C Mageean 0-1 each.	Report	S Kelly, D Staunton (4f) 0-4 each; R Keddy 0-2; J Byrne 0-1.

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21 February 2016 14:00 Round 2	Meath	2-9 - 0-19	Mayo	St. Loman's Park Referee: R McGann (Clare)
	K Keoghan, S Quigley 1-1 each, J Regan 0-2fs, S Geraghty, J Keena (f), A Gannon, J Toher, T Clarke 0-1 each.	Report	K Feeney 0-7 (5fs), J McManus, S Boland 0-3 each, C Freeman, S Regan 0-2 each, G Nolan, C Scahill 0-1 each.

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6 March 2016 12:45 Round 3	Wicklow	2-15 - 2-17	Armagh	Aughrim County Ground
	C Moorehouse (1-5, 0-5f), D Masterson (0-5, 3f, 2'65), J Henderson (1-0), A Byrne (0-2), R Keddy (0-1), E Kearns (0-1), W Kavanagh (0-1).		R Gaffney (0-8, 6f, 2'65), C Corvan (1-3), J Corvan (1-0), S Gaffney (0-1), K McKernan (0-1), E McGuinness (0-1), C Carvill (0-1), D McKenna (0-1), D Coulter (0-1).

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6 March 2016 14:00 Round 3	Down	0-16 - 0-20	Mayo	McKenna Park
	D Toner (0-7f), S Nicholson (0-3), C Woods (0-3), C Bailie (0-3, 1f).		K Feeney (0-13, 5f, 1'65), S Boland (0-3), B Hunt (0-1), G McManus (0-1), C Scahill (0-1), S Mulroy (0-1).

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6 March 2016 14:00 Round 3	Meath	2-35 - 0-9	Donegal	St. Loman's Park
	S Clynch (0-12, 6f), A Gannon (1-3), T Clarke (0-6), S Morris (0-4), J Toher (0-4, 1f), L Martyn (1-0), J Keena (0-3), D Healy (0-1), S Geraghty (0-1), S Quigley (0-1).		L Henderson (0-5, 4f, 1'65), S McVeigh (0-3), S Doherty (0-1).

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13 March 2016 12:45 Round 4	Armagh	0-26 - 1-10	Meath	Athletic Grounds Referee: C Cunning (Antrim)
	R Gaffney 0-13 (13fs), C Carvill 0-6, C Corvan, C Devlin 0-2 each, D Carvill, D Coulter, S Renaghan 0-1 each.	Report	J Keena 1-3, R Sherlock, S Clynch 0-2 each, A Gannon, T Clarke, N Heffernan 0-1 each.

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13 March 2016 12:45 Round 4	Mayo	0-13 - 2-14	Wicklow	Elverys, MacHale Park Referee: K McGeeney (Roscommon)
	K Feeney 0-9 (9f), G McManus, S Mulroy, S Boland, and E Collins 0-1 each.	Report	C Moorehosue (7, 5f, 2'65), M Lee 1-4, E McCormack 1-0, G Weir and P Doran, M Lee 1-2.

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13 March 2016 13:15 Round 4	Donegal	0-14 - 3-22	Down	O'Donnell Park Referee: A Ferguson (Fermanagh)
	L Henderson 0-11 (10f), P Sheridan, P Hannigan, S McVeigh 0-1 each.	Report	D Hughes 1-3, D Toner 0-6 (3f), R Brannigan 1-1, S Nicholson 0-4 (2f), C Egan 1-0, R Campbell, C Woods, B Byres 0-2 each, C O'Prey, A O'Prey 0-1 each.

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20 March 2016 14:00 Round 5	Armagh	1-17 - 1-10	Mayo	Athletic Grounds Referee: G McGrath (Wexford)
	R Gaffney 0-7fs, D Coulter 1-3, C Corvan 0-3, D Carvill 0-2, E McGuinness, K McKernan 0-1 each.	Report	K Feeney 0-6 (3fs, 2 '65s'), P O'Flynn 1-0, C Charlton, C Freeman, G Nolan, C Scahill 0-1 each.

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20 March 2016 14:00 Round 5	Down	2-17 - 1-14	Meath	McKenna Park Referee: C Cunning (Antrim)
	D Toner 0-9 (7fs), R Brannigan, C Mageean 1-0 each, C O'Prey (2fs), S Dineen 0-2 each, S Nicholson, C Woods ('65'), D Hughes, C Egan 0-1 each.	Report	J Keena 0-7 (6fs), K Keena 1-0, K Keoghan 0-3 (3fs), J Toher (2fs), N Heffernan 0-2 each.

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20 March 2016 14:00 Round 5	Wicklow	2-27 - 0-17	Donegal	Pearse Park Referee: B Purke (Kilkenny)
	M Lee 1-8 (0-4fs), P Doran 1-2, E Kearns 0-4, D Masterson (1f), R Keddy 0-3 each, J Cranley, A Byrne 0-2 each, S Kelly, T Storey, G Weir 0-1 each.	Report	L Henderson 0-6 (5fs), B Lafferty, S McVeigh 0-3 each, P Nelson 0-2, J O'Loughlin, C Mathewson, C Flood 0-1 each.

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Division 2B Final

26 March 2016 14:00 Final	Down	1-15 - 0-20	Armagh	Páirc Naomh Brídl, Dowdallshill Referee: P Murphy (Carlow)
	D Toner 0-7 (4f), C Egan 1-0, C O' Prey 0-3 (3f), J McGrath 0-2, S Nicholson 0-2, R Brannigan 0-1.	Report	R Gaffney 0-11 (10f), D Coulter 0-4, S Renaghan 0-2, J Corvan, C Corvan, C Devlin 0-1 each.

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Division 2B Play-Off

2 April 2016 Play-off	Wicklow	2-19 - 1-9	Donegal	St. Colman's College Referee: J Clarke (Cavan)
	D Masterson (0-11, 0-6f), C Moorhouse (1-2), S Kelly (1-0), A Byrne (0-2), E Kearns (0-1).	Report	C Mathewson (1-2, 0-2f), L Henderson (0-3), S McVeigh (0-2), D Cullen (0-1), K Campbell (0-1).

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Division 2B Relegation/Promotion Play-Off

9 April 2016 Relegation/Promotion Play-off	Donegal	4-9 - 3-13	Roscommon	James Stephens Park, Ballina Referee: J Keane (Galway)
	A Murphy 3-0; J Fallon (3f), R O'Meara (2f) 0-3 each; C Egan, T Seale, E Flanagan 0-2 each; M Kelly 0-1.	Report	P Hannigan 2-0; C Mathewson 1-2 (0-1f); L Henderson (4f) 0-4; D Cullen 1-0; B Lafferty, C McDermott, S McVeigh 0-1 each.

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Statistics

Top scorer overall

Rank	Player	Team	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Ryan Gaffney	Armagh	0-53	52	6	8.6
2	Danny Toner	Down	2-39	45	6	7.5
3	Kenny Feeney	Mayo	1-40	43	5	8.6
4	Lee Henderson	Donegal	0-29	29	5	5.8
5	John Keena	Meath	1-22	25	5	5.0
6	Conor Corvan	Armagh	3-14	23	5	4.6

Single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Kenny Feeney	Mayo	0-13	13	Down
	Ryan Gaffney	Armagh	0-13	13	Meath
3	Stephen Clynch	Meath	0-12	12	Donegal
4	Mikey Lee	Wicklow	1-8	11	Donegal
	Lee Henderson	Donegal	0-11	11	Down
	Ryan Gaffney	Armagh	0-11	11	Down
	Diarmuid Masterson	Wicklow	0-11	11	Donegal
8	Adrian Murphy	Donegal	3-0	9	Roscommon
	Danny Toner	Down	1-6	9	Armagh
	Kenny Feeney	Mayo	0-9	9	Wicklow
	Danny Toner	Down	0-9	9	Meath

Clean sheets

Rank	Goalkeeper	Team	Clean sheets
1	Shane McGann	Meath	4
	Stephen Keith	Down
3	Donal O'Brien	Mayo	2
	D O'Neill	Wicklow
5	Bob Fitzgerald	Wicklow	1

Division 3A

National League Division 3A

Season	2016
Champions	Roscommon
Relegated	Warwickshire
Matches played	16
Top goalscorer	Damien Casey (2-52)
Best goalkeeper	Noel Fallon (3 clean sheets)
Biggest home win	Fingal 4-18 - 1-6 Warwickshire (14 February 2016)
Biggest away win	Monaghan 2-13 - 2-18 Tyrone (14 February 2016)
Highest scoring	Louth 2-19 - 2-16 Tyrone (13 March 2016)
← 2015 2017 → All statistics correct as of 30 March 2016.

On 26 March 2016, Roscommon won the title after a 4-15 to 0-7 win over Monaghan.^[6] It was their first league title since 2011 when they claimed the Division 3B title in the old system. The victory also secured automatic promotion to Division 2B for 2017.

At the other end of the table, Warwickshire were relegated after losing all five of their group stage games. They had secured promotion in 2015 but will return to Division 3B in 2017.

Tyrone's Damien Casey was the Division 3A top scorer with 2-52. Roscommon's Noel Fallon was the top goalkeeper having kept 3 clean sheets.

Table

  Champions and possible promotion   Relegated team

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts
Roscommon	5	5	0	0	8-76	5-66	19	10
Monaghan	5	3	0	2	9-69	7-66	9	6
Louth	5	3	0	2	11-68	9-70	4	6
Fingal	5	2	0	3	11-71	11-63	8	4
Tyrone	5	2	0	3	6-82	13-67	-6	4
Warwickshire	5	0	0	5	9-46	9-80	-34	0

• Fingal are ranked ahead of Tyrone as they won the head-to-head match in the league

Rounds 1 to 5

14 February 2016 14:00 Round 1	Fingal	4-18 - 1-6	Warwickshire	DCU Showgrounds Referee: M Murtagh
	L Kelly 1-0, R McGarry 0-4, P Graves 0-1, K O’Sullivan 2-6, 4f, J.M Sheridan 0-4, P Sheridan 0-1, S Owens 0-1, S Goff 0-1, D Cullen 1-0.	Report	S Conlan 0-1, 1f, S Morrissey 1-2, 1f, J Reddan 0-1, K Dwyer 0-1, E O Long 0-1, 1f.

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14 February 2016 14:00 Round 1	Louth	1-14 - 1-16	Roscommon	Louth GAA Centre of Excellence, Darver Referee: P Burke
	L Dwan (0-6), S Callan (1-1), D Murphy (0-4), P Lynch (0-1), G Smyth (0-1), D O’Hanrahan (0-1).	Report	J Fallon (0-6, 5 five frees), C Egan (1-1), L Kilcline (1-1), J Kilkenny (0-3), C Dolan (0-2), J Lawlor (0-1), R O' Meara (0-1), T Doyle (0-1).

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14 February 2016 14:00 Round 1	Monaghan	2-13 - 2-18	Tyrone	St. Mary's Park Referee: J Connors (Donegal)
	M Treanor (1-4), S Lambe (0-6f), S Leonard (1-1), F Rafter (0-1), N Garland (0-1).	Report	D Casey (0-10, 8f, 1 ’65), M Mulgrew (1-1), C Grogan (1-0), A Kelly (0-3), R McKernan (0-1), S Óg Grogan (0-1), G Gilmore (0-1), E O’Sullivan (0-1).

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20 February 2016 15:00 Round 2	Warwickshire	2-10 - 2-11	Louth	Páirc na hÉireann
	S Morrissey (2-5, 2f), J Reddan (0-2), S Conlon (0-1), O Long (0-1), P Crehan (0-1).		L Dwan (1-5, 4f), T Hendry (1-0), D Murphy (0-3, 1f), N Stanley (0-1), G Smyth (0-1), S Callan (0-1).

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21 February 2016 14:00 Round 2	Roscommon	1-12 - 0-10	Monaghan	Athleague Referee: K Brady (Louth)
	C Egan 0-4, A Murphy 1-0, R O'Meara 0-3, G Fallon 0-2, J Kilkenny, M Kelly (f), E Flanagan 0-1 each.	Report	N Garland 0-5 (5fs), S Lambe 0-3 (2fs), F Rafter, M Treanor 0-1 each.

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21 February 2016 14:00 Round 2	Tyrone	1-17 - 4-10	Fingal	Healy Park Referee: A Ferguson (Armagh)
	D Casey 0-12 (8fs), C Grogan 1-1, T Morgan 0-2, C Cross, G Gilmore 0-1 each.	Report	JM Sheridan 2-0, K O'Sullivan 1-8 (0-5fs), TJ Howard 1-1, R McGarry 0-1.

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5 March 2016 17:00 Round 3	Tyrone	0-17 - 1-12	Warwickshire	Healy Park Referee: J Clarke (Cavan)
	D Casey 0-12, A Kelly 0-2, J Kelly 0-1, G Gilmore 0-1, M Mulgrew 0-1.	Report	P Crehan (0-5), S Morrissey (1-0), P Treacy (0-1), J Meagher (0-1), L Reale (0-1), C Robins (0-1), J Reddan (0-1), O Long (0-1).

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6 March 2016 13:00 Round 3	Monaghan	2-19 - 1-12	Louth	St. Mary's Park Referee: C Cunning
	S Lambe (1-6, 0-3f), F Rafter (1-2), C Boyle (0-4, 3f), B McGuigan (0-2), M Treanor (0-2), N Garland (0-1), D Crowe (0-1f), S McNally (0-1).		L Dwan (0-5), S Connolly (1-1), D Murphy (0-3), S Callan (0-1), A McCrave (0-1), G McKeown (0-1).

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6 March 2016 13:00 Round 3	Roscommon	1-14 - 0-16	Fingal	Athleague Referee: R McCann
	E Flanagan (0-4), J Fallon (0-4, 3f, 1'65), T Seale (1-0), A Murphy (0-3), C Dolan (0-3).		JM Sheridan (0-10, 7f), P Sheridan (0-3, 1f), K O'Flynn (0-1), E O'Connor (0-1), P Graves (0-1).

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12 March 2016 15:00 Round 4	Warwickshire	3-12 - 1-21	Roscommon	Páirc na hÉireann Referee: J Murphy (Limerick)
	P Crehan 2-7 (7fs), O Long 1-0, L Reale 0-3, S Morrissey, C Robins 0-1 each.	Report	G Fallon 0-12 (8fs, 2 65s), E Flanagan 1-3, C Egan 0-3, S Curley, A Murphy, M Kelly 0-1 each.

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13 March 2016 14:00 Round 4	Fingal	1-18 - 3-14	Monaghan	Swords Referee: G Quilty (Kilkenny)
	JM Sheridan 0-8(3f), E Thynne 1-1, I Furlong 0-4, P Graves 0-2, R McGarry, L Kelly, P Sheridan 0-1 each.	Report	S Lambe 1-6(3f), M Treanor 1-1, B McGuigan 1-1, N Garland 0-4(3f), D Crowe, F Rafter 0-1 each.

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13 March 2016 14:00 Round 4	Louth	2-19 - 2-16	Tyrone	Darver Referee: D Hughes (Carlow)
	L Dwan 1-6 (0-6fs); Shane Calla, G Smyth 0-4 each; A Mackin 1-0; N Stanley 0-3; D Murphy 0-2.	Report	D Casey 1-11 (0-6fs); G Gilmore 1-2; J Kelly, A Kelly, S Óg Grogan 0-1 each.

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19 March 2016 16:00 Round 5	Monaghan	2-13 - 2-6	Warwickshire	St. Tiernach's Park
	S Lambe 0-7, M Treanor 1-2, R Curran 1-0, F Rafter 0-2, B McGuigan 0-2.		L Teale 1-0, O Long 1-0, S Morrissey 0-2, P Crehan 0-2, C Robins 0-1, K Boxwell 0-1.

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20 March 2016 14:00 Round 5	Louth	5-12 - 2-8	Fingal	Darver Referee: G Quilty (Kilkenny)
	D Murphy 2-2 (0-1f, 1-0 pen), S Connolly 2-1, D Kettle 1-1, P Lynch 0-3 (1 sl, 1f) N Stanley, S Callan 0-2 each, R Byrne 0-1.	Report	P Graves 1-1, TJ Howard 1-0, JM Sheridan 0-4 (3fs), L Kelly, R McGarry, K O'Sullivan 0-1 each.

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20 March 2016 14:00 Round 5	Roscommon	4-13 - 1-14	Tyrone	Athleague Referee: J Murphy (Limerick)
	R O'Meara 2-1, J Fallon 0-7 (6fs), A Murphy 1-1, N Connaughton 1-0, M Kelly 0-2fs, T Seale, C Egan 0-1 each.	Report	D Casey 1-7 (1-4fs), G Gilmore 0-2, P McKillion, C Grogan, E O'Sullivan, C McNulty, P Daly 0-1 each.

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Division 3A Final

26 March 2016 16:00 Final	Roscommon	4-15 - 0-7	Monaghan	Aodh Ruadh, Ballyshannon Referee: M MUrtagh (Westmeath)
	C Egan (2-2), J Fallon (0-6, 4 frees, 1 sideline), M Kelly (0-3), A Murphy, C Duignan (1-0) each, T Seale (0-2), N Connaughton, R O’Meara (0-1) each.	Report	S Lambe (0-5, 4 frees), C McKenna, F Rafter (0-1) each.

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Division 3A Relegation/Promotion Play-Off

9 April 2016 Relegation/Promotion Play-off	Tyrone	1-24 - 1-19 AET	Fermanagh	Aodh Ruadh, Ballyshannon
	D Casey 0-15 (9fs, 2 '65s'), A Kelly 1-0, C Grogan 0-3, A Kelly 0-2, T Morgan, S Og Grogan, E O'Sullivan, R McKernan 0-1 each.	Report	D Teague 1-2, S Corrigan 0-12 (9fs, 1 '65'), JP McGarry 0-3, F McBrien, R Bogue 0-1 each.

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Statistics

Top scorer overall

Rank	Player	Team	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Damian Casey	Tyrone	2-52	58	5	11.6
2	Stephen Lambe	Monaghan	2-33	39	6	6.5
3	Gerry Fallon	Roscommon	0-37	37	6	6.16
4	John Matthew Sheridan	Fingal	2-26	32	5	6.4
5	Liam Dwan	Louth	2-22	28	4	7.0
6	Kieran O'Sullivan	Fingal	3-15	24	4	6.0
7	Shane Morrissey	Warwickshire	4-10	22	5	4.40
8	Pauric Crehan	Warwickshire	2-15	21	4	5.25
9	Diarmuid Murphy	Louth	2-14	20	5	4.0
10	Mark Treanor	Monaghan	3-10	19	6	3.16

Single game

Rank	Player	Team	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Damien Casey	Tyrone	1-11	14	Louth
2	Pauric Crehan	Warwickshire	2-7	13	Roscommon
3	Kieran O'Sullivan	Fingal	2-6	12	Warwickshire
	Damian Casey	Tyrone	0-12	12	Fingal
	Damian Casey	Tyrone	0-12	12	Warwickshire
	Gerry Fallon	Roscommon	0-12	12	Warwickshire
7	Shane Morrissey	Warwickshire	2-5	11	Louth
	Kieran O'Sullivan	Fingal	1-8	11	Tyrone
9	Damian Casey	Tyrone	1-7	10	Roscommon
	Damian Casey	Tyrone	0-10	10	Monaghan
	John Matthew Sheridan	Fingal	0-10	10	Tyrone

Clean sheets

Rank	Goalkeeper	Team	Clean sheets
1	Noel Fallon	Roscommon	3
2	Michael Cremin	Warwickshire	1

Division 3B

National League Division 3B

Season	2016
Champions	Fermanagh
Matches played	7
Top goalscorer	Joe O'Brien (4-26)
Best goalkeeper	Reuben Murray (1 clean sheet)
Biggest home win	Longford 3-12 - 0-13 Leitrim (6 March 2016)
Highest scoring	Sligo 5-13 - 5-21 Longford (20 March 2016)
← 2015 2017 → All statistics correct as of 21 March 2016.

On 26 March 2016, Fermanagh won the title after a 2-13 to 3-8 win over Longford.^[7] It was their first league title since 2013 when they also claimed the Division 3B title.

Longford's Joe O'Brien was the Division 3B top scorer with 3-22. Longford's Reuben Murray was the top goalkeeper having kept one clean sheet.

Table

  Champion and possible promotion

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts
Fermanagh	3	2	0	1	6-42	5-38	7	4
Longford	3	2	0	1	11-46	8-43	12	4
Leitrim	3	1	0	2	4-39	7-41	-11	2
Sligo	3	1	0	2	8-40	9-45	-8	2

Rounds 1 to 3

6 March 2016 12:45 Round 1	Sligo	1-14 - 1-9	Fermanagh	Markievicz Park Referee: J Connors (Donegal)
	K Raymond 0-7 (4fs, 1 '65'), C Brenan 1-0, C Behan (2fs), M Davey, S Kenny 0-2 each, D Kriby 0-1.	Report	D McGarry 1-4 (0-1f), J Duffy 0-2fs, JP McGarry, F McBrien, S Corrigan 0-1 each.

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6 March 2016 14:00 Round 1	Longford	3-12 - 0-13	Leitrim	Allen Park Referee: K McGeeney (Roscommon)
	C Mullane 2-3, J O'Brien 1-5 (2f), J Casey, P Farrington, K Connelly, J Mulhern 0-1 each.	Report	C Cunniffe 0-7 (4fs, 2 '65s'), B Byrne 0-4 (3fs), P McWeeney, C Moreton 0-1 each.

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13 March 2016 14:00 Round 2	Fermanagh	3-17 - 3-13	Longford	Brewster Park (Enniskillen) Referee: J Clarke (Cavan)
	S Corrigan 0-10 (6fs, 1 ‘65’), D Teague 1-3, J Duffy 1-1, R Porteous 1-0, P McGarry 0-2, D McGarry 0-1.	Report	J O’Brien 1-7 (0-4fs), C Mullane 1-3, P Farrington 1-1, B Hanley, K Connelly 0-1 each.

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13 March 2016 14:00 Round 2	Leitrim	3-15 - 2-13	Sligo	Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada Referee: J Connors (Donegal)
	P O’Donnell 1-7(6fs); Z Moradi 1-4; K McDermott 1-0; C Cunniffe 0-2 (2fs); S Kiernan, J Ryan 0-1 each.	Report	K Raymond 0-8 (5fs); S Kenny 1-3; M Davey 1-0; D Kirby, C Brennan 0-1 each.

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20 March 2016 14:00 Round 3	Leitrim	1-11 - 2-16	Fermanagh	Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada Referee: K McGeeney (Roscommon)
	P O'Donnell 1-9 (1-0 pen, 0-5fs), C Cunniffe, D McGovern 0-1 each	Report	S Corrigan 1-8 (0-3fs), C McShea 1-1, J Duffy 0-3, R Bogue 0-2, T Cleary, J P McGarry 0-1 each.

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20 March 2016 14:00 Round 3	Sligo	5-13 - 5-21	Longford	Markievicz Park Referee: M Murtagh
	S Kenny 3-8 (1-0 pen, 1-5f), K Raymond 1-2 (1-0f), C Brenan 1-0, B O'Loughlin 0-2, L Reidy 0-1	Report	J O'Brien 1-10 (0-10fs), C Mullane 3-3, P Farrington 1-3, K Connelly 0-3, P Walsh and P Corcoran 0-1 each.

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Division 3B Final

26 March 2016 14:00 Final	Fermanagh	2-13 - 3-8	Longford	Markievicz Park Referee: K McGeeney (Roscommon)
	S Corrigan 0-5 (3f), R Bogue, C McShea 1-1 each, F McBrien, D Teague 0-2 each, J Duffy, J P McGarry 0-1 each.	Report	J O'Brien 1-4 (3f), C Mullane 2-1, P Walsh, B Hanley, K Conneely 0-1 each.

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Statistics

Top scorer overall

Rank	Player	Team	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Joe O'Brien	Longford	4-26	38	4	9.5
2	Cathal Mullane	Longford	8-10	34	4	8.5
3	Seán Corrigan	Fermanagh	1-24	27	4	6.75
4	Seán Kenny	Sligo	4-13	25	3	8.33
5	Pádraig O'Donnell	Leitrim	2-16	22	3	7.3
6	Keith Raymond	Sligo	1-17	20	3	6.66
7	Paddy Farrington	Longford	2-5	11	4	2.75
8	Clement Cunniffe	Leitrim	0-10	10	3	3.33
	Joe Duffy	Fermanagh	1-7	10	4	2.5
10	Declan McGarry	Fermanagh	1-5	8	3	2.66

Single game

Rank	Player	Team	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Seán Kenny	Sligo	3-8	17	Longford
2	Joe O'Brien	Longford	1-10	13	Sligo
3	Cathal Mullane	Longford	3-3	12	Sligo
	Pádraig O'Donnell	Leitrim	1-9	12	Fermanagh
5	Seán Corrigan	Fermanagh	1-8	11	Leitrim
6	Pádraig O'Donnell	Leitrim	1-7	10	Sligo
	Joe O'Brien	Longford	1-7	10	Fermanagh
	Seán Corrigan	Fermanagh	0-10	10	Longford
9	Cathal Mullane	Longford	2-3	9	Leitrim
10	Joe O'Brien	Longford	1-5	8	Leitrim
	Keith Raymond	Sligo	0-8	8	Leitrim

Clean sheets

Rank	Goalkeeper	Team	Clean sheets
1	Reuben Murray	Longford	1

References

1. ↑ "Allianz Football and Hurling fixture lists announced". Irish Times. 16 November 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2016. 
2. ↑ "Tony Kelly inspires Banner to first League title since 1978". Irish Independent. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016. 
3. ↑ "Clare take long-awaited Div 1 title in controversial circumstances against Waterford". Irish Examiner. 8 May 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2016. 
4. ↑ "HL2A final: Westmeath hang on". Hogan Stand. 26 March 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2016. 
5. ↑ "Gaffney pick of Orchard crop". Irish Independent. 28 March 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2016. 
6. ↑ "Roscommon's second half surge helps them to Division 3A title at Monaghan's expense". Irish Independent. 26 March 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2016. 
7. ↑ "Fermanagh clinch 3B title". Irish Independent. 27 March 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2016. 

External links

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