2001 Tipperary county hurling team season

Tipperary county hurling team
2001 season
Manager Nicky English
All-Ireland SHC Winners
Munster SHC Winners
National League Winners
Top scorer
Highest SHC attendance
Lowest SHC attendance
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In 2001 Tipperary competed in the National Hurling League and the Munster and All-Ireland championships. It was Nicky English's third year in charge of the team with Tommy Dunne also in his third year as team captain. Finches continued as sponsors of Tipperary GAA.[1]

Tipperary won the treble of League, Munster and All-Ireland titles.[2] [3] [4][5][6][7]

National Hurling League

Division 1B

Team Pld W D L SF SA SD Pts
1 Tipperary (C) 6 5 1 0 6-97 6-66 31 10
2 Kilkenny 6 4 1 1 8-83 2-64 37 9
3 Cork 6 4 0 2 12-88 3-72 40 8
4 Wexford ' 6 3 0 3 9-82 6-73 18 6
5 Waterford 6 3 0 3 12-83 9-73 19 6
6 Derry 6 1 0 5 3-48 15-110 -98 2
7 Laois 6 0 0 6 2-58 14-91 -79 0
Derry v Tipperary
11 February 2001 Derry 0-6 - 2-15 Tipperary Emmett Park, Slaughneil
O Collins (0-4), P Kelly (0-1), J O'Dwyer (0-1). Report L Cahill (0-7), L Corbett (1-1), J Carroll (1-0), B O'Meara (0-3), M O'Leary (0-2), M Ryan (0-1), E Kelly (0-1). Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)
Tipperary v Wexford
18 February 2001 Tipperary 1-16 - 1-12 Wexford Semple Stadium, Thurles
E O'Neill 0-6 (4f), L Cahill 0-4, L Corbett 1-1, E Corcoran 0-3 (1f, 2 '65), M Ryan, J O'Brien 0-1. Report L O'Gorman 1-1, C McGrath (3f), P Codd 0-3 each, L Dunne 0-2 (f), M Jordan, R Stafford, B Goff 0-1. Referee: P Dunphy (Kilkenny)
Tipperary v Waterford
1 April 2001 Tipperary 5-15 - 2-15 Waterford MacDonagh Park, Nenagh
E O'Neill 1-4 (3fs), B O'Meara 2-0, L Cahill 1-2, L Corbett 1-1, E Corcoran 0-4 (all fs), E Enright 0-2, M Ryan 0-1, T Dunne 0-1 ('65). Report P Flynn 1-9 (5f), K McGrath 1-1, T Browne 0-2, E Murphy, D Bennett, D Shanahan 0-1 each. Referee: S McMahon (Clare)
Kilkenny v Tipperary
8 April 2001 Kilkenny 1-12 - 0-15 Tipperary Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
H Shefflin 1-4, A Cummins 0-3, C Brennan 0-1, A Geoghegan 0-1, J Power 0-1, C Carter 0-1, J Coogan 0-1. Report E O’Neill 0-5, L Corbett 0-3, L Cahill 0-2, M O’Leary 0-2, E Enright 0-1, T Dunne 0-1, P Kelly 0-1. Referee: G Harrington (Cork)
Tipperary v Cork
15 April 2001 Tipperary 0-20 - 2-8 Cork Fraher Field, Dungarvan
E Kelly 0-5 (0-2 frees), M O'Leary 0-4, L Cahill and D Ryan 0-3 each, C Gleeson, N Morris, E Enright and J Leahy 0-1 each. P Kelly 0-1 ('65'). Report A Browne 2-2, J O'Connor 0-2, M Landers, K Murray and P Ryan 0-1 each. J Deane 0-1 (free). Referee: P Horan (Offaly)
Laois v Tipperary
21 April 2001 Laois 0-13 - 1-16 Tipperary O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
D Cuddy 0-4, C Cuddy 0-3, J Phelan 0-2, F O’Sullivan 0-2, D Conroy 0-1, C Coonan 0-1. D Ryan 1-3, E O’Neill 0-5, L Cahill 0-2, T Dunne, 0-2, N Morris 0-2, J O’Brien 0-2.


Galway v Tipperary
28 April 2001 Semi-final Galway 1-15 - 2-19 Tipperary Cusack Park, Ennis
M Kerins (1-3), E Cloonan (0- 5, four frees), L Burke (0-2, two frees), A Kerins (0-2), D Tierney (0-1); O Fahy (0-1), F Healy (0-1). Report M O'Leary (0-7, two frees), D Ryan (1-1), L Corbett (1-1), E Kelly (0-4, one free), E Enright (0-2), L Cahill (0-2), E O'Neill (0-1), J O'Brien (0-1). Referee: P Ahern (Carlow)
Tipperary v Clare
6 May 2001 Final Tipperary 1-19 - 0-17 Clare Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
E Kelly 0-5 (2f), L Corbett 0-4, D Ryan 1-1, E Enright, M O'Leary 0-3 each, T Dunne 0-2 (2f), B O'Meara 0-1. Report J O'Connor 0-6 (3f), N Gilligan 0-3 (2f), O Baker, A Markham 0-2 each, D Forde, C Lynch, B Murphy, S McMahon (f) 0-1 each. Attendance: 25,142
Referee: P O'Connor (Limerick)
Tipperary0-15 – 0-14Clare
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). (Report) J. O'Connor (0-7), D. Forde (0-4), S. McMahon (0-3).
Attendance: 42,063
Referee: D. Murphy (Wexford)
Tipperary2-16 – 1-17Limerick
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). (Report) 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).
Attendance: 43,500
Referee: P. Horan (Offaly)
Wexford1-16 – 3-10Tipperary
L. O'Gorman (2-0), M. Jordan (0-4), P. Codd (0-4), R. McCarthy (1-0), A. Fenlon (0-2). (report) 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).
Attendance: 50,274
Referee: P. O'Connor (Limerick)
Tipperary3-12 – 0-10Wexford
E. Kelly (0-9), E. O'Neill (2-1), J. Carroll (1-0), M. O'Leary (0-2). (report) P. Codd (0-7), L. Murphy (0-1), M. Jordan (0-1), B. Goff (0-1).
Attendance: 39,125
Referee: P. Horan (Offaly)
Tipperary2-18 - 2-15Galway
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). (report) E. Cloonan (1-5), F. Healy (1-2), K. Broderick (0-5), M. Kerins (0-2), J. Rabbitte (0-1).
Attendance: 68,515
Referee: P. O'Connor (Limerick)
Tipperary
Galway

Awards

Tipperary went on to win seven All Star Awards with Brendan Cummins, Philip Maher, Éamonn Corcoran, Tommy Dunne, Eddie Enright, Mark O'Leary, and Eoin Kelly all winning awards. Tommy Dunne was also named as the Hurler of the year with Eoin Kelly winning the Young hurler of the year award.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ "Controversy as Tipp appoint English". Irish Independent. 8 August 1998. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Tipperary win National Hurling League final". Irish Times. 6 May 2001. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Tipperary steal victory in Munster Final". RTE Sport. 1 July 2001. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  4. ^ "TIPPERARY 2-18; GALWAY 2-15". Irish Independent. 10 September 2001. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Ranking The Five Best Galway Vs Tipperary Clashes In Recent Times". Punditarena.com. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2021.
  6. ^ "Tommy Dunne: Tipperary 'very positive' about 2021 prospects". Tipperary Supporters Club. 23 March 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  7. ^ "'I was sick of getting beaten with Tipp all my life and it wasn't going to happen today'". The 42. 6 May 2021. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Tipperary win seven All Stars". RTE Sport. 29 November 2001. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Tipperary All Stars". Tipperary GAA. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  • Tipperary GAA Archives 2001
  • 2001 Teams and Results at Premierview
  • Tipperary v Clare 3 June 2001 on YouTube
  • 2001 Munster Final on YouTube
  • 2001 All-Ireland Hurling Final on YouTube
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