1997 National Hurling League

1997 National Hurling League
League details
Dates	9 March – 5 October 1997
Teams	32
League champions
Winners	Limerick (11th win)
Other division winners
Division 2	Dublin
← 1995–96 1998 →

The 1997 National Hurling League (known as the Church & General National Hurling League for sponsorship reasons) was the 66th seasons of the National Hurling League.

Structural changes

At a meeting of Central Council on 18 May 1996, the GAA decided to scrap winter league hurling for a two-year trial period. It was also decided, by a margin of 23 votes to 15, to complete the National Hurling League within the calendar year. After further negotiations the GAA decided to run the league on a March to October basis. Other provisions included the playing of three matches in March, two in April and one each in May and June. The league final was to be played in October. Play-offs to determine the standings of teams within the divisions were also abandoned in favour of using scoring averages.

Division 1

National Hurling League Division 1
Season	1997
Champions	Limerick 11th National League title Captain: Gary Kirby Manager: Tom Ryan
Relegated	Clare, Laois, Wexford
Matches played	33
Top goalscorer	D. J. Carey (5-43)
Biggest home win	Limerick 2-14 - 0-2 Laois (27 April 1997)
Biggest away win	Tipperary 1-23 - 2-9 Laois (23 March 1997)
Highest scoring	Laois 3-9 - 3-16 Wexford (13 April 1997)
← 1995-96 1998 → All statistics correct as of 2 April 2017.

Galway came into the season as defending champions of the 1995-96 season. Laois, Limerick and Wexford joined Division 1 as the promoted teams.

On 5 October 1997, Limerick won the title after a 1-12 to 1-9 win over Galway in the final. It was their 11th league title overall and their first since 1991-92.^[1]

Clare, Laois and Wexford were relegated.

Kilkenny's D. J. Carey was the Division 1 top scorer with 5-43.

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	Notes
1	Kilkenny	7	5	0	2	10
2	Limerick	7	4	2	1	10	Division 1 champions
3	Galway	7	5	0	2	10	Division 1 runners-up
4	Tipperary	7	4	1	2	9
5	Offaly	7	4	0	3	8
6	Clare	7	2	1	4	5	Relegated to Division 2
7	Wexford	7	2	0	5	4	Relegated to Division 2
8	Laois	7	0	0	7	0	Relegated to Division 2

Group stage

9 March 1997	Kilkenny	2-10 - 3-8	Limerick	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	N Moloney 2-2, DJ Carey 0-5, C Carter 0-1, P O'Neill 0-1, K O'Shea 0-1.		G Kirby 1-2, D Hennessy 1-1, M Galligan 1-0, O O'Neill 0-2, TJ Ryan 0-1, B Tobin 0-1, S O'Neill 0-1.	Referee: P Aherne (Carlow)

9 March 1997	Clare	2-19 - 2-9	Laois	Cusack Park, Ennis
	E Taaffe 1-3, J O'Connor 0-6, N Gilligan 0-5, C Clancy 1-0, S McMahon 0-2, C Lynch 0-1, F Tuohy 0-1, D Forde 0-1.		D Cuddy 0-7, O COss 2-0, N Rigney 0-2.	Referee: J Cooney (Galway)

9 March 1997	Wexford	0-7 - 0-14	Galway	Wexford Park, Wexford
	E Scallan 0-2, T Dempsey 0-2, A Fenlon 0-1, L Dunne 0-1, L O'Gorman 0-1.		K Broderick 0-4, L Burke 0-3, O Fahy 0-2, R Gantley 0-1, V Maher 0-1, A Kerins 0-1, M Coleman 0-1, J Cooney 0-1.	Referee: A Mac Suibhne (Dublin)

9 March 1997	Tipperary	1-15 - 2-14	Offaly	MacDonagh Park, Nenagh
	A Flanagan 0-7, D Ryan 1-2, B Gaynor 0-1, C Bonnar 0-1, L McGrath 0-1, J Enright 0-1, T Dunne 0-1.		M Duignan 2-0, Johnny Dooley 0-6, J Troy 0-3, B Whelehan 0-2, B Dooley 0-1, G Hanniffy 0-1, Joe Dooley 0-1.	Referee: G Harrington (Cork)

23 March 1997	Galway	2-11 - 3-11	Kilkenny	Duggan Park, Ballinasloe
	R Gantley 0-5, J Cooney 1-0, F Healy 1-0, O Fahy 0-2, J Campbell 0-1, L Burke 0-1, M Coleman 0-1, A Kerins 0-1.		DJ Carey 2-9, D Byrne 1-1, A Ronan 0-1.	Referee: P O'Connor (Limerick)

23 March 1997	Laois	2-9 - 1-23	Tipperary	Kelly Daly Park, Rathdowney
	O Dowling 1-1, N Rigney 1-0, D Cuddy 0-2, J Dollard 0-2, T Kenna 0-1, J Taylor 0-1, D Rooney 0-1, P Cuddy 0-1.		B O'Meara 1-2, A Flanagan 0-4, T Dunne 0-4, D Ryan 0-3, L Cahill 0-3, L McGrath 0-3, A Butler 0-2, L Sheedy 0-2.	Referee: J O'Leary (Cork)

23 March 1997	Offaly	1-18 - 1-13	Wexford	St. Brendan's Park, Birr
	Johnny Dooley 0-8, G Hanniffy 1-2, Joe Dooley 0-3, J Troy 0-3, J Pilkington 0-1, B Dooley 0-1.		E Scallan 0-6, L Murphy 1-0, P Codd 0-2, T Dempsey 0-2, A Fenlon 0-2, M Storey 0-1.	Referee: W Barrett (Tipperary)

23 March 1997	Limerick	1-10 - 0-13	Clare	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	D Hennessy 1-1, M Houlihan 0-4, J Moran 0-2, B Foley 0-2, TJ Ryan 0-1.		S McMahon 0-3, J O'Connor 0-3, D Forde 0-2, F Hegarty 0-2, R O'Hara 0-1, N Gilligan 0-1, PJ O'Connell 0-1.	Referee: J McDonnell (Tipperary)

30 March 1997	Clare	2-11 - 1-6	Offaly	Cusack Park, Ennis
	B Murphy 1-3, C Clancy 1-1, C Lynch 0-3, S McMahon 0-2, J O'Connor 0-1, E Taaffe 0-1.		S Óg Farrell 1-1, Johnny Dooley 0-2, J Troy 0-1, D Regan 0-1, G Hanniffy 0-1.	Referee: P O'Connor (Limerick)

30 March 1997	Wexford	0-16 - 0-18	Limerick	Bellefield Park, Enniscorthy
	T Dempsey 0-11, M Storey 0-3, R McCarthy 0-1, R Guiney 0-1.		G Kirby 0-9, M Houlihan 0-4, D Hennessy 0-2, O O'Neill 0-1, B Foley 0-1, TJ Ryan 0-1.	Referee: S MacMahon (Clare)

30 March 1997	Tipperary	0-17 - 1-16	Galway	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	A Flanagan 0-5, T Dunne 0-4, L Cahill 0-2, B O'Meara 0-2, J Leahy 0-1, L Sheedy 0-1, L McGrath 0-1, A Moloney 0-1.		D Coen 0-8, O Fahy 1-2, K Broderick 0-3, J Campbell 0-2, M Coleman 0-1.	Referee: D Murphy (Wexford)

30 March 1997	Kilkenny	1-14 - 0-10	Laois	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	DJ Carey 0-6, N Moloney 1-1, B McEvoy 0-2, A Comerford 0-1, A Ronan 0-1, D Byrne 0-1, C Carter 0-1, L Keoghan 0-1.		D Cuddy 0-5, D Conroy 0-1, O Dowling 0-1, P Cuddy 0-1, F O'Sullivan 0-1, T Dunne 0-1.	Referee: A Mac Suibhne (Dublin)

13 April 1997	Limerick	1-12 - 1-12	Tipperary	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	S O'Neill 1-0, G Kirby 0-3, M Houlihan 0-2, O Moran 0-2, B Foley 0-2, M Foley 0-1, B Tobin 0-1, P Tobin 0-1.		L Cahill 1-2, A Flanagan 0-3, T Dunne 0-2, K Tucker 0-2, B O'Meara 0-1, D Ryan 0-1, R Ryan 0-1.

13 April 1997	Galway	5-5 - 1-11	Clare	Kenny Park, Athenry
	O Fahy 2-1, J Rabbitte 1-2, D Coen 1-0, K Broderick 1-0, M Coleman 0-1, A Kerins 0-1.		N Gilligan 1-2, J O'Connor 0-4, C Lynch 0-1, R O'Hara 0-1, E taaffe 0-1, D Forde 0-1, PJ O'Connell 0-1.	Referee: P Delaney (Laois)

13 April 1997	Offaly	2-10 - 1-15	Kilkenny	St. Brendan's Park, Birr
	Johnny Dooley 0-5, J Pilkington 1-0, G Hanniffy 1-0, J Troy 0-2, G Cahill 0-2, J Ryan 0-1.		N Moloney 1-2, DJ Carey 0-5, C Carter 0-4, P Barry 0-1, P O'Neill 0-1, B McEvoy 0-1, D Byrne 0-1.	Referee: P. Aherne (Carlow)

13 April 1997	Laois	3-9 - 3-16	Wexford	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	T Kenna 2-0, D Cuddy 1-3, D Conroy 0-3, N Rigney 0-1, F O'Sullivan 0-1, B McEvoy 0-1.		E Scallan 0-10, L Murphy 1-1, G Laffan 1-0, B Byrne 1-0, M Jordan 0-2, P Finn 0-1, L O'Gorman 0-1, P Codd 0-1.	Referee: P Horan (Offaly)

27 April 1997	Kilkenny	2-10 - 1-8	Clare	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	DJ Carey 1-4, M Phelan 1-0, A Comerford 0-2, P O'Neill 0-1, N Moloney 0-1, D Byrne 0-1, B McEvoy 0-1.		N Gilligan 1-1, J O'Connor 0-4, S McMahon 0-1, C Lynch 0-1, PJ O'Connell 0-1.	Referee: P O'Connor (Limerick)

27 April 1997	Tipperary	2-12 - 1-8	Wexford	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	A Flanagan 1-8, L Cahill 1-0, M Cleary 0-2, K Tucker 0-1, T Dunne 0-1.		M Storey 1-1, T Dempsey 0-3, E Scallan 0-2, G Laffan 0-1, P Codd 0-1.	Referee: A Mac Suibhne (Dublin)

27 April 1997	Offaly	0-18 - 1-14	Galway	St. Brendan's Park, Birr
	Johnny Dooley 0-11, G Cahill 0-3, P Mulhare 0-2, J Pilkington 0-1, G Hanniffy 0-1.		D Coen 0-8, A Kerins 1-0, F Healy 0-2, J Rabbitte 0-1, O Fahy 0-1, N Shaughnessy 0-1, C Moore 0-1.	Referee: M Wadding (Waterford)

27 April 1997	Limerick	2-14 - 0-2	Laois	FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock
	G Kirby 2-7, D Hennessy 0-3, TJ Ryan 0-2, B Foley 0-1, S O'Neill 0-1.		P Delaney 0-2.	Referee: J Cooney (Galway)

10 May 1997	Wexford	2-10 - 2-11	Kilkenny	O'Kennedy Park, New Ross
	E Scallan 0-5, M Storey 1-1, G Laffan 1-0, T Dempsey 0-2, M Jordan 0-1, L Murphy 0-1.		DJ Carey 0-6, C Brennan 1-2, C Carter 1-1, A Comerford 0-1, P Larkin 0-1.	Referee: J O'Leary (Cork)

10 May 1997	Offaly	0-15 - 2-6	Laois	O'Connor Park, Tullamore
	P Mulhare 0-3, G Cahill 0-3, K Farrell 0-3, Johnny Dooley 0-2, B Whelehan 0-1, Joe Dooley 0-1, J Ryan 0-1, G Oakley 0-1.		O Coss 2-0, T Kenna 0-2, F Sullivan 0-2, N Rigney 0-1, R Cashin 0-1.	Referee: G Harrington (Cork)

10 May 1997	Clare	0-12 - 1-10	Tipperary	Cusack Park, Ennis
	J O'Connor 0-6, N Gilligan 0-3, B Murphy 0-2, D Fitzgerald 0-1.		T Dunne 1-1, K Tucker 0-2, M Cleary 0-2, J Leahy 0-2, R Ryan 0-1, A Flanagan 0-1, D Ryan 0-1.	Referee: P Horan (Offaly)

10 May 1997	Galway	1-24 - 1-10	Limerick	Kenny Park, Athenry
	D Coen 0-7, F Forde 1-2, K Broderick 0-5, L Burke 0-3, V Maher 0-2, J Rabbitte 0-2, J McGrath 0-2, O Fahy 0-1.		G Kirby 1-4, M Galligan 0-2, TJ Ryan 0-2, Shane O'Neill 0-1, P Heffernan 0-1.	Referee: L Barrett (Tipperary)

24 May 1997	Galway	3-16 - 1-10	Laois	Kenny Park, Athenry
	R Gantley 2-5, J Campbell 1-1, K Broderick 0-4, J McGrath 0-3, L Burke 0-2, F Forde 0-1.		D Cuddy 0-4, N Delaney 1-0, D Conroy 0-3, O Coss 0-1, N Rigney 0-1, PJ Peacock 0-1.

31 May 1997	Tipperary	3-19 - 3-11	Kilkenny	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	M Cleary 3-0, L Cahill 0-5, P O'Dwyer 0-4, T Dunne 0-4, K Tucker 0-3, A Butler 0-1, B Carroll 0-1, D Ryan 0-1.		DJ Carey 2-4, K O'Shea 1-2, L Keoghan 0-1, B McEvoy 0-1, A Comerford 0-1, D Byrne 0-1, D Cleere 0-1.	Referee: J O'Leary (Cork)

31 May 1997	Clare	0-16 - 3-14	Wexford	Cusack Park, Ennis
	A Whelan 0-4, S McNamara 0-4, A Neville 0-2, O Baker 0-2, P O'Rourke 0-2, B Murphy 0-1, Martin Conlon 0-1.		T Dempsey 1-5, L Murphy 1-1, B Byrne 1-0, M Storey 0-2, M Jordan 0-2, A Fenlon 0-2, G Laffan 0-1, L Dunne 0-1.	Referee: P Delaney (Laois)

31 May 1997	Offaly	0-16 - 1-16	Limerick	St. Brendan's Park, Birr
	G Cahill 0-4, K Farrell 0-3, B Dooley 0-2, C Cassidy 0-2, M Duignan 0-1, J Errity 0-1, Joe Dooley 0-1, G Hanniffy 0-1, J Troy 0-1.		O Moran 0-4, F Carroll 0-4, James Moran 1-0, P Heffernan 0-3, Shane O'Neill 0-2, D Hennessy 0-1, M Foley 0-1, M Galligan 0-1.	Referee: P Aherne (Carlow)

Knock-out stage

Quarter-finals

12 July 1997 Quarter-final	Tipperary	0-14 - 0-8	Dublin	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	B O'Meara 0-3, J Leahy 0-3, K Tucker 0-2, M Cleary 0-2, L McGrath 0-2, T Dunne 0-1, L Cahill 0-1.		J Brennan 0-4, A O'Grady 0-2, S Perkins 0-1, E Morrissey 0-1.	Referee: M Wadding (Waterford)

19 July 1997 Quarter-final	Cork	1-10 - 3-12	Kilkenny	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	F McCormack 1-0, B Egan 0-3, A Browne 0-2, K Murray 0-2, B Corcoran 0-2, M Daly 0-1.		M Phelan 2-2, C Carter 1-4, C Brennan 0-3, DJ Carey 0-1, P Barry 0-1, A Comerford 0-1.	Referee: W Barrett (Tipperary)

Semi-finals

23 August 1997 Semi-final	Galway	1-14 - 0-6	Tipperary	Cusack Park, Ennis
	L Burke 1-1, O Fahy 0-4, E Cloonan 0-3, J Campbell 0-3, K Broderick 0-2, N Shaughnessy 0-1.		A Flanagan 0-2, L McGrath 0-1, R Ryan 0-1, D Hogan 0-1, K Tucker 0-1.	Referee: P O'Connor (Limerick)

24 August 1997 Semi-final	Kilkenny	0-10 - 1-17	Limerick	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	DJ Carey 0-3, B McEvoy 0-2, A Comerford 0-1, M Phelan 0-1, J Costelloe 0-1, N Moloney 0-1, PJ Delaney 0-1.		M Galligan 1-5, C Carey 0-3, B Foley 0-3, G Kirby 0-2, D Hennessy 0-1, O Moran 0-1, J Moran 0-1, F Carroll 0-1.	Referee: P Horan (Offaly)

Final

5 October 1997 Final	Limerick	1-12 - 1-9	Galway	Cusack Park, Ennis
	M Galligan 1-1, G Kirby 0-4, M Foley 0-2, J Moran 0-2, S O'Neill 0-1, B Foley 0-1, O Moran 0-1.		D Coen 0-6, O Fahy 1-0, J Campbell 0-1, M Coleman 0-1, J Rabbitte 0-1.	Referee: P Aherne (Carlow)

Scoring statistics

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	Team	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	D. J. Carey	Kilkenny	5-43	58	9	6.44
2	Gary Kirby	Limerick	4-31	43
3	Johnny Dooley	Offaly	0-34	34
4	Aidan Flanagan	Tipperary	1-30	33
5	Darragh Coen	Galway	1-29	32
6	Tom Dempsey	Wexford	1-25	28
7	Éamonn Scallan	Wexford	0-25	25
8	David Cuddy	Laois	1-21	24
8	Jamesie O'Connor	Clare	0-24	24
10	Tommy Dunne	Tipperary	1-18	21

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Team	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	D. J. Carey	Kilkenny	2-09	15	Galway
2	Gary Kirby	Limerick	2-07	13	Laois
3	Rory Gantley	Galway	2-05	11	Laois
	Aidan Flanagan	Tipperary	1-08	11	Wexford
	Johnny Dooley	Offaly	0-11	11	Galway
	Tom Dempsey	Wexford	0-11	11	Limerick
7	D. J. Carey	Kilkenny	2-04	10	Tipperary
7	Éamonn Scallan	Wexford	0-10	10	Laois
9	Michael Cleary	Tipperary	3-00	9	Kilkenny
9	Gary Kirby	Limerick	0-09	9	Wexford

Division 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	Notes
1	Dublin	7	7	0	14	Promoted to Division 1
2	Cork	7	6	1	12	Promoted to Division 1
3	Waterford	7	5	2	10	Promoted to Division 1
4	Antrim	7	3	4	6
5	Meath	7	3	4	6
6	London	7	2	5	4
7	Westmeath	7	1	6	2
8	Kerry	7	1	6	2

References

↑ "National Hurling League Results 1925-2009". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 18 April 2011.

External links

Kilkenny v Wexford 1997 NHL Final on YouTube

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