2009 National Hurling League

National Hurling League 2009

League details
Dates	7 February 2009 – 3 May 2009
Teams	34
League champions
Winners	Kilkenny (14th win)
Other division winners
Division 2	Offaly
Division 3A	Kildare
Division 3B	London
Division 4	Sligo
← 2008 2010 →

The 2009 National Hurling League (known as the Allianz National Hurling League for sponsorship reasons) was the 78th season of the National Hurling League.

Structure

The National Hurling League saw a major restructuring of the usual four divisions with the teams divided more equitably into a five-tier structure.

Division 1 was a single division and was confined to the top eight teams. The top two teams in the division qualified for the final. Division 2 operated in a similar manner.

Division 3A was a newly-created division and consisted of six teams. The top two teams in the division qualified for the final. Division 3B operated in a similar manner, however, that division consisted of seven teams.

Division 4 was a single division consisting of six teams. The top two teams in the division qualified for the final.

Division 1

National Hurling League Division 1

Season	2009
Champions	Kilkenny 14th National League title Captain: Michael Fennelly Manager: Brian Cody
Relegated	Clare
Matches played	29
Top goalscorer	Alan McCrabbe (1-50)
Biggest home win	Kilkenny 4-26 - 0-11 Cork (5 April 2009)
Biggest away win	Galway 4-16 - 1-11 Cork (1 March 2009)
Highest scoring	Tipperary 4-17 - 2-26 Kilkenny (3 May 2009)
← 2008 2010 → All statistics correct as of 10 April 2017.

Tipperary came into the season as defending champions of the 2008 season.

On 3 May 2009, Kilkenny won the title after a 4-17 to 2-26 extra-time win over Tipperary. It was their first league title since 2006 and their 14th National League title overall. ^{[1] [2]}

Clare failed to win a single group stage game - finishing in the bottom position - and were relegated to Division 2 for the 2010 league.

Dublin's Alan McCrabbe was the Division 1 top scorer with 1-50.

Structure

A total of 8 teams contested the top division of the league, including all of the sides from the 2008 season that formerly took part in Divisions 1A and 1B. Due to the restructuring the 2008 Division 2 champions did not gain promotion to the top tier.

Each team played all the others in its group once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. The first-placed teams in Division 1 contested the final.

Table

  National Hurling League Final  Relegated team

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts
1	Kilkenny (C)	7	6	0	1	12
2	Tipperary	7	6	0	1	12
3	Galway	7	4	0	3	8
4	Dublin	7	3	1	3	7
5	Waterford	7	3	0	4	6
6	Limerick	7	3	0	4	6
7	Cork	7	2	0	5	4
8	Clare (R)	7	0	1	6	1

Group stage

Limerick v Clare

8 February 2009Round 1	Limerick	3-13 - 1-18	Clare	Gaelic Grounds
	A O’Shaughnessy (2-5, 1 pen, three frees), W McNamara (1-0), D Breen (0-3), P Browne (0-2), D O’Grady (0-2), S Hickey (0-1).	Report	C Ryan (1-5, five frees), B Nugent (0-3), T Griffin (0-3), T Carmody (0-3, one free), D McMahon (0-2), A Markham (0-1), P Donnellan (0-1).	Referee: C McAllister (Cork)

Waterford v Tipperary

8 February 2009Round 1	Waterford	1-12 - 2-13	Tipperary	Walsh Park
	S Prendergast (0-6, three frees and two 65s), C Hennessy (1-0, free), S Molumphy (0-2), J Nagle (0-1), J Kennedy (0-1), D Shanahan (0-1), P Hurney (0-1).	Report	P Kelly (1-1), P Kerwick (1-1), W Ryan (0-4, three frees), J Woodlock (0-2), J Devane (0-2), P Maher (0-1), B Dunne (0-1), C O’Mahony (0-1, 65).	Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)

Galway v Kilkenny

8 February 2009Round 1

Galway

P - P

Kilkenny

Pearse Stadium

Cork v Dublin

8 February 2009Round 1	Cork	1-14 - 4-14	Dublin	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	B Johnson (1-6, 1-0 penalty, 0-4 frees, 0-1 ’65), A Mannix (0-2), M Collins (0-1), G O’Connor (0-1), A Ryan (0-1), D Crowley (0-1), G O’Driscoll (0-1), E Cronin (0-1).	Report	A McCrabbe (1-9, 1-0 sideline, 0-4 frees, 0-1 ‘65), L Rushe (2-1), J Kelly (1-0), D O’Reilly (0-1), D O’Callaghan (0-1), J McCaffrey (0-1), D Treacy (0-1).	Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary)

Tipperary v Cork

14 February 2009Round 2	Tipperary	2-15 - 0-9	Cork	Semple Stadium
	P Bourke 0-6 (5f), J O'Brien 1-1, P Maher 1-0, J Woodlock, S Hennessy 0-2 each, J Devane, S Maher, P Kelly, G Ryan 0-1 each.	Report	B Johnson (0-7, five frees), T Murphy (0-2).	Referee: M Wadding (Waterford)

Dublin v Galway

15 February 2009Round 2	Dublin	2-21 - 0-15	Galway	Parnell Park
	A McCrabbe (0-11, five frees, 0-1 pen, one sideline cut, one 65), L Ryan (1-3), D O'Callaghan (1-0), L Rushe (0-3), J McCaffrey (0-1, free), S Lambert (0-1), P Carton (0-1), J Kelly (0-1).	Report	G Farragher (0-6 (four frees, one sideline cut), A Callanan (0-2), N Healy (0-1), S Kavanagh (0-1, free), F Healy (0-1), R Murray (0-1), D Tierney (0-1), J Gantley (0-1).	Referee: J McGrath (Westmeath)

Clare v Waterford

15 February 2009Round 2	Clare	0-13 - 0-20	Waterford	Cusack Park
	N Gilligan (0-5, three frees), B Nugent (0-3), C Ryan (0-3), J McInerney (0-1), C Morey (0-1).	Report	S Prendergast (0-5, three frees), E Kelly (0-4, one 65), K McGrath (0-4), G Hurney (0-2), S Walsh (0-2), D Shanahan (0-1), R Foley (0-1), J Nagle (0-1).	Referee: D Murphy (Wexford)

Kilkenny v Limerick

15 February 2009Round 2	Kilkenny	0-15 - 0-14	Limerick	Nowlan Park
	R Power (0-8, six frees), E Brennan (0-2), A Fogarty (0-2), T Walsh (0-1), M Grace (0-1), M Rice (0-1).	Report	A O’Shaughnessy (0-6, four frees), D Ryan (0-3), B O’Sullivan (0-1), G O’Mahoney (0-1, a 65), G Mulcahy (0-1), M O’Brien (0-1), J O’Brien (0-1).	Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)

Limerick v Dublin

1 March 2009Round 3	Limerick	1-11 - 0-12	Dublin	Gaelic Grounds
	N Moran 1-4 (0-2f), A O'Shaughnessy 0-6 (6f), B O'Sullivan 0-1.	Report	A McCrabbe 0-8 (5f, 1 '65), D O'Callaghan 0-2, S Lambert, J McCaffrey 0-1 each.	Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)

Waterford v Kilkenny

1 March 2009Round 3	Waterford	2-17 - 1-16	Kilkenny	Walsh Park
	K McGrath (0-9, two 65s, six frees), D Shanahan (1-1), S Prendergast (0-4, three frees), S Molumphy (1-0), S Walsh (0-1), J Nagle (0-1), E Kelly (0-1).	Report	R Power (1-7, four points frees), E Brennan (0-2), J Tennyson (0-2, one 65), E Larkin (0-1), M Grace (0-1), J Ryall (0-1), M Rice (0-1), A Fogarty (0-1).	Referee: A Stapleton (Laois)

Cork v Galway

1 March 2009Round 3	Cork	1-11 - 4-16	Galway	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	T Óg Murphy (0-4), S White (1-0), E Cronin (0-2), B Johnson (0-2 frees), A Mannix (0-2, one free), R O’Driscoll (0-1).	Report	A Callanan (2-1), D Tierney (1-2), C Donnellan (1-1), N Healy (0-4, one free), G Farragher (0-4, two 65s, one free), K Hynes (0-1), A Cullinane (0-1), E Forde (0-1), A Coen (0-1).	Referee: G Hoey (Clare)

Tipperary v Clare

1 March 2009Round 3	Tipperary	0-23 - 0-16	Clare	Semple Stadium
	S Callinan (0-9, 7 frees), W Ryan (0-7, 4 frees), T Stapleton (0-2), N McGrath (0-2), J O’Brien (0-1), L Corbett (0-1), P Kelly (0-1).	Report	B Nugent (0-4), J Clancy (0-3), T Griffin (0-2), D McMahon (0-2), C Ryan (0-2, frees), N Gilligan (0-1), G Quinn (0-1, free), C Morey (0-1).	Referee: J Kelly (Cork)

Galway v Kilkenny

9 March 2009Round 1 refixture	Galway	0-12 - 1-20	Kilkenny	Pearse Stadium
	G Farrager (0-6 three frees, one 65), C Donnellan (0-2), N Healy (0-2, one free), R Murray (0-1), A Callanan (0-1).	Report	R Power (1-4, three frees), M Rice (0-4), J Tennyson (0-3), M Grace (0-2), E Larkin (0-2), B Hogan (0-1), PJ Delaney (0-1), E Brennan (0-1), M Comerford (0-1).

Dublin v Waterford

22 March 2009Round 4	Dublin	0-15 - 1-11	Waterford	Parnell Park
	A McCrabbe 0-9 (four 65s, three frees), S Durkin (0-2), J Boland (0-1), D O’Callaghan (0-1), J McCaffrey (0-1), K Flynn (0-1).	Report	E Kelly 0-8 (six frees, one 65), S Molumphy (1-0), G Hurney (0-2), K McGrath (0-1).	Referee: D Murphy (Wexford)

Clare v Cork

22 March 2009Round 4	Clare	0-16 - 2-14	Cork	Cusack Park
	C Ryan (0-8, six frees, sideline), J Clancy (0-2), D McMahon (0-1), P Vaughan (0-1), B Nugent (0-1), T Griffin (0-1), N Gilligan (0-1), T Carmody (0-1).	Report	B O’Connor (0-9, eight frees), P Horgan (2-1, 1-0 free), N McCarthy (0-1), C Naughton (0-1), K Murphy (Sarsfields, 0-1), K Murphy (Erin’s Own, 0-1).	Referee: A Kelly (Galway)

Galway v Limerick

22 March 2009Round 4	Galway	1-14 - 1-12	Limerick	Pearse Stadium
	J Canning (1-8, 0-6 frees, 0-1 sideline), A Callanan (0-3), D Tierney (0-1), J Gantley (0-1), C Donnellan (0-1).	Report	N Moran (1-7, 1-6 frees), D O’Grady (0-2), J O’Brien (0-1), D Breen (0-1), P Tobin (0-1).	Referee: S McMahon (Clare)

Kilkenny v Tipperary

22 March 2009Round 4	Kilkenny	5-17 - 1-12	Tipperary	Nowlan Park
	M Comerford (3-2), TJ Reid (1-2), R Hogan (0-5, one free), A Fogarty (1-1), R Power (0-2, frees), E Brennan (0-2), M Grace (0-1), M Rice (0-1), D Fogarty (0-1).	Report	M Webster (1-0), S Hennessy (0-3), S Callanan (0-3, two frees), J O’Brien (0-2), C O’Mahony (0-2, one free, one 65), J Woodlock (0-1), N McGrath (0-1).	Referee: C McAllister (Cork)

Tipperary v Dublin

29 March 2009Round 5	Tipperary	2-19 - 4-11	Dublin	Semple Stadium
	S Callanan (1-4, three frees), N McGrath (0-5), G Ryan (1-0), J O’Brien (0-3), J Woodlock (0-2), S Hennessy (0-2, both frees), C O’Mahony (0-1, one 65), S McGrath (0-1), T Scroope (0-1).	Report	D Treacy (3-2), D O’Callaghan (1-4, two frees), A McCrabbe (0-4, three frees, one sideline), S Durkan (0-1).	Referee: D O'Driscoll (Limerick)

Cork v Limerick

29 March 2009Round 5	Cork	1-20 - 2-16	Limerick	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	B O’Connor 0-7 (six frees), J O’Connor (1-2), T Kenny (0-3), T Óg Murphy (0-2), C Naughton (0-2), K Murphy (Sarsfields) (0-1), K Murphy (Erins Own) (0-1), N Ronan (0-1), P Cronin (0-1).	Report	N Moran (0-9 five frees, one 65, one sl), P Tobin (1-1), D O’Grady (1-1), R McCarthy (0-1), A O’Shaughnessy (0-1), M O’Riordan (0-1), S Hickey (0-1), J Ryan (0-1).	Referee: J Owens (Wexford)

Clare v Kilkenny

29 March 2009Round 5	Clare	1-9 - 3-16	Kilkenny	Cusack Park
	C Ryan (0-6, six frees), B Nugent (1-0), M Flaherty (0-1, a free), N Gilligan (0-1, 65), T Carmody (0-1).	Report	H Shefflin (1-5, four frees, one 65), A Fogarty (2-1), R Power (0-4), E Brennan (0-2), R Hogan (0-1), E Larkin (0-1), M Rice (0-1), M Grace (0-1).	Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary)

Waterford v Galway

29 March 2009Round 5	Waterford	2-12 - 1-21	Galway	Fraher Field
	E Kelly (1-6, 0-5 frees, one 65), D Shanahan (1-0), S O’Sullivan (0-3), R Foley (0-2), S Prendergast (0-1).	Report	J Canning (0-8, three frees, three 65s, one sideline cut), C Donnellan (1-1), N Healy (0-3), A Callanan (0-3), D Tierney (0-2), A Smith (0-2), A Cullinane (0-1), N Hayes (0-1).	Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)

Dublin v Clare

5 April 2009Round 6	Dublin	0-15 - 0-15	Clare	Parnell Park
	A McCrabbe (0-9, seven frees), S Durkin (0-2), D O’Callaghan (0-2), J McCaffrey (0-1), S Hiney (0-1).	Report	N Gilligan (0-4, two frees), C Morey (0-3, all frees), P Donnellan (0-2, one free), J Clancy (0-2), T Griffin (0-1), T Carmody (0-1), C McNamara (0-1), J Conlon (0-1).	Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)

Kilkenny v Cork

5 April 2009Round 6	Kilkenny	4-26 - 0-11	Cork	Nowlan Park
	R Power (3-1), H Shefflin (0-9, seven frees), E Larkin (1-3), E Brennan (0-4), R Hogan (0-3), M Fennelly (0-3), M Rice (0-2), M Comerford (0-1).	Report	B O’Connor (0-5 all frees), J O’Connor (0-2), G Callanan (0-2), P Horgan (0-1), C Naughton (0-1).	Referee: M Wadding (Waterford)

Galway v Tipperary

5 April 2009Round 6	Galway	1-15 - 1-17	Tipperary	Pearse Stadium
	K Hynes (0-5), J Canning (0-5, 3f, 1 65), N Healy (1-1), C Callanan (0-1), N Hayes (0-1), A Callanan (0-1), A Smith (0-1).	Report	S Callanan (0-11, 7f, 1 65), L Corbett (1-2), N McGrath (0-1), T Scroope (0-1), S Hennessy (0-1), J Woodlock (0-1).	Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)

Limerick v Waterford

5 April 2009Round 6	Limerick	2-14 - 1-13	Waterford	Gaelic Grounds
	N Moran (1-9, 0-3 frees, 0-2 65s), D Ryan (1-0), S Hickey (0-1), D Sheehan (0-1), J Ryan (0-1), G O’Mahony (0-1), J O’Brien (0-1).	Report	E Kelly (1-4, 1-2 frees), J Mullane (0-3), G Hurney (0-2), D Shanahan (0-1), S Walsh (0-1), R Foley (0-1), E McGrath (0-1).	Referee: C McAllister (Cork)

Tipperary v Limerick

19 April 2009Round 7	Tipperary	1-17 - 1-11	Limerick	Semple Stadium
	G Ryan (1-3), P Bourke (0-6, four frees), L Corbett (0-3), J O’Brien (0-2), T Stapleton (0-2), J Devane (0-1).	Report	N Moran (0-9, five frees), P Browne (1-0), M O’Brien (0-1), D O’Grady (0-1).	Referee: D Murphy (Wexford)

Kilkenny v Dublin

19 April 2009Round 7	Kilkenny	1-23 - 3-15	Dublin	Nowlan Park
	H Shefflin (0-11, nine frees), E Larkin (1-3), R Hogan (0-4), TJ Reid (0-3), P Murphy (0-1), M Comerford (0-1).	Report	D O’Callaghan (2-7, six points frees, one penalty), K Flynn (1-1), J Boland (0-3), S Durkan (0-1), L Rushe (0-1), D Treacy (0-1), D Curtin (0-1, free).	Referee: B Gavin (Offaly)

Clare v Galway

19 April 2009Round 7	Clare	0-19 - 4-16	Galway	Cusack Park
	M Flaherty (0-6, five frees), D Barrett (0-3 frees), A Markham (0-3, frees), T Carmody (0-2), J Clancy (0-1), T Griffin (0-1), G O’Connell (0-1), C McMahon (0-1), G Arthur (0-1).	Report	N Healy (2-8, 0-6 frees), I Tannian (1-2), A Callanan (1-1), D Hayes (0-3), F Healy (0-1), M Kearns (0-1, free).	Referee: J Sexton (Cork)

Cork v Waterford

19 April 2009Round 7	Cork	3-15 - 2-22	Waterford	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	B Johnson (1-1, one free), S O’Neill (1-0), P O’Sullivan (1-0), J O’Connor (0-3), P Horgan (0-3), T Kenny (0-2), P Cronin (0-2), C Naughton (0-2), F O’Leary (0-1), J Gardiner (0-1, free).	Report	G Hurney (2-2), E Kelly (0-7, three frees, one ‘65), J Nagle (0-4), S Prendergast (0-3), J Mullane (0-3), S Molumphy (0-2), E McGrath (0-1).	Referee: J Owens (Wexford)

Knock-out stage

Final

Tipperary v Kilkenny

3 May 2009Final	Tipperary	4-17 - 2-26 (aet)	Kilkenny	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	S Callanan 1-7 (0-6f, 0-1 '65'), N McGrath 1-5 (0-1f), J O'Brien, J Woodlock 1-1 each, S McGrath 0-2, B Cummins 0-1 (0-1 f).	Report	R Hogan 1-10 (0-7f), A Fogarty 1-5, H Shefflin 0-4 (0-1f, 0-1'65), TJ Reid 0-4 (1 line ball), E Brennan 0-2, E Larkin 0-1.	Referee: J Sexton (Cork)

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Alan McCrabbe	Dublin	1-50	53	6	8.83
2	Niall Moran	Limerick	3-38	47	6	7.8
3	Richie Power	Kilkenny	5-26	41	6	6.83
4	Séamus Callanan	Tipperary	2-34	40	6	6.66
5	Eoin Kelly	Waterford	2-30	36	6	6.00
6	Henry Shefflin	Kilkenny	1-29	32	4	8.00
7	David O'Callaghan	Dublin	4-17	29	7	4.14
8	Niall Healy	Galway	3-19	28	7	4.00
9	Colin Ryan	Clare	1-24	27	6	4.50
10	Richie Hogan	Kilkenny	1-23	26	7	3.71

Single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Niall Healy	Galway	2-8	14	Clare
2	David O'Callaghan	Dublin	2-7	13	Kilkenny
	Richie Hogan	Kilkenny	1-10	13	Tipperary
4	Niall Moran	Limerick	1-9	12	Waterford
	Alan McCrabbe	Dublin	1-9	12	Cork
6	David Treacy	Dublin	3-2	11	Tipperary
	Martin Comerford	Kilkenny	3-2	11	Tipperary
	Andrew O'Shaughnessy	Limerick	2-5	11	Clare
	Joe Canning	Galway	1-8	11	Limerick
	Henry Shefflin	Kilkenny	0-11	11	Dublin
	Alan McCrabbe	Dublin	0-11	11	Galway
	Séamus Callanan	Tipperary	0-11	11	Galway

Division 2

National Hurling League Division 2

Season	2009
Champions	Offaly Captain: Ger Oakley Manager: Johnny Dooley
Relegated	Kerry
Matches played	29
Top goalscorer	Shane Dooley (8-48)
← 2008 2010 → All statistics correct as of 10 April 2017.

Table

  Division 2 Final  Relegated team

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts
1	Offaly (C, P)	7	6	0	1	12
2	Wexford	7	6	0	1	12
3	Antrim	7	4	1	2	9
4	Carlow	7	4	0	3	8
5	Laois	7	3	0	4	6
6	Westmeath	7	2	1	4	5
7	Down	7	2	0	5	4
8	Kerry (R)	7	0	0	7	0

Group stage

Kerry v Wexford

8 February 2009Round 1	Kerry	1-10 - 4-21	Wexford	Austin Stack Park, Tralee
	S Brick 0-7 (3fs, 1 '65), P Flaherty 1-0, J Griffin 0-2, B Brick 0-1.	Report	R Jacob 2-2, D Lyng 0-6 (6 fs), E Quigley, N Kirwan 1-2 each, C Farrell 0-4, S Banville 0-2, D Redmond, M Tarvers, P Atkinson 0-1 each.	Referee: S McMahon (Clare)

Antrim v Westmeath

8 February 2009Round 1

Antrim

P-P

Westmeath

Casement Park, Belfast

Offaly v Carlow

8 February 2009Round 1

Offaly

P-P

Carlow

O'Connor Park, Tullamore

Laois v Down

8 February 2009Round 1

Laois

P-P

Down

O'Moore Park, Portlaoise

Carlow v Kerry

14 February 2009Round 2	Carlow	1-13 - 2-5	Kerry	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
	R Dunbar 0-7 (six frees, one pen), C Doyle 1-0, M Brennan, S Kavanagh (one free, 65) 0-2 each, R Coady, P Kehoe (0-1 each).		Michael Conway 2-0, S Brick 0-5 (four frees).

Wexford v Laois

15 February 2009Round 2	Wexford	4-22 - 1-14	Laois	Wexford Park, Wexford
	R Jacob (2-5), N Kirwan (2-1), D Lyng (0-5, four frees); S Doyle (0-3), C Farrell (0-3), D Redmond (0-1); E Quigley (0-1), S Banville (0-1), M Jacob (0-1), P Atkinson (0-1).		W Hyland (1-1); D Peacock (0-3, two frees), J Rowney (0-3), B Campion (0-2, two frees), J Phelan (0-2), J Walsh (0-1); E Jackman (0-1), Z Keenan (0-1).	Referee: N Cosgrove (Tipperary)

Westmeath v Offaly

15 February 2009Round 2	Westmeath	1-17 - 3-22	Offaly	Cusack Park
	B Murtagh (0-8), D McNicholas (1-3), D McCormack (0-2), P Dowdall (0-2), J Shaw (0-1), D Kilcoyne (0-1).		S Dooley (1-9), D Molloy (1-2), B Carroll (0-5), D Currams (1-1), C Parlon (0-3), J Brady (0-1), K Brady (0-1).	Referee: G Devlin (Armagh)

Down v Antrim

15 February 2009Round 2	Down	0-15 - 1-19	Antrim	St. Patrick's Park, Portaferry
	P Braniff (0-10), B McGourty (0-2), S Wilson (0-2); A Savage (0-1).		P Shiels (0-11), B Herron (1-2), K Stewart (0-2), PJ OConnell (0-1), E McCloskey (0-1), P Doherty (0-1), J Scullion (0-1).	Referee: T Carroll (Offaly)

Antrim v Wexford

1 March 2009Round 3	Antrim	4-16 - 4-12	Wexford	Casement Park, Belfast
	PJ O'Connell (2-1), P Shiels (0-6, five frees, one '65'); K Kelly (1-0, free), N McManus (1-0, pen), S Delargy (0-3), K Stewart (0-2), N McAuley (0-1), B Herron (0-1), E McCloskey (0-1); M Herron (0-1).		D Lyng (3-3, 0-2 frees); E Quigley (1-1), S Doyle (0-2), R Jacob (0-2), S Banville (0-2), D Redmond (0-1); P Arkinson (0-1).	Referee: D O'Donovan (Dublin)

Offaly v Kerry

1 March 2009Round 3	Offaly	4-20 - 0-8	Kerry	O'Connor Park, Tullamore
	S Dooley (2-5, two frees, one 65), D Currams (2-4), B Carroll (0-3), K Brady (0-2), D Molloy (0-2); J Bergin (0-2), M Egan (0-1), J Brady (0-1).		S Brick (0-6, three frees), J Fitzgerald (0-2).	Referee: J Owens (Wexford)

Westmeath v Down

1 March 2009Round 3	Westmeath	4-10 - 4-18	Down	Cusack Park, Mullingar
	A Mitchell 1-3, B Murtagh 0-5, L Folan 1-0, K Cosgrove 1-0, R Jackson 1-0, E Price 0-1, C Curley 0-1.		P Braniff 1-8, K Courtney 2-0, E Clarke 0-5, S Clarke 1-0, S Wilson 0-3, K McGarry 0-1, C Coulter 0-1.	Referee: S Whelan (Wexford)

Laois v Carlow

1 March 2009Round 3	Laois	3-12 - 2-11	Carlow	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	O Holohan 2-2, J Young 0-5, W Hyland 1-0, J Phelan 0-3, J Rowney 0-1, Z Keenan 0-1.		R Dunbar 1-8, C Hughes 1-1, R Foley 0-1, M Brennan 0-1.	Referee: J O'Mahony (Limerick)

Antrim v Westmeath

8 March 2009Round 1 refixture	Antrim	0-15 - 0-15	Westmeath	Casement Park, Belfast
	K Stewart 0-8, B Herron 0-3, M Herron 0-2, K McKeegan 0-1, C Duffin 0-1.		A Mitchell 0-3, D McNicholas 0-2, B Murtagh 0-2, C Curley 0-2, J Shaw 0-1, P Dowdall 0-1, B Connaughton 0-1, B Smyth 0-1, D McCormack 0-1, K Cosgrove 0-1.	Referee: F Smith (Meath)

Offaly v Carlow

8 March 2009Round 1 refixture	Offaly	1-17 - 0-6	Carlow	O'Connor Park, Tullamore
	S Dooley 1-11, D Currams 0-3, J Bergin 0-2, D Molloy 0-1.		R Dunbar 0-4, C Doyle 0-1, D Byrne 0-1.	Referee: D Connolly (Kilkenny)

Laois v Down

8 March 2009Round 1 refixture	Laois	1-13 - 0-10	Down	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	Z Keenan 0-4, J Walsh 1-0, J Young 0-3, J Rowney 0-2, W Hyland 0-1, J Phelan 0-1, O Holohan 0-1, M McEvoy 0-1.		S Wilson 0-3, A Savage 0-2, P Braniff 0-2, C Coulter 0-1, A Higgins 0-1, J Coyle 0-1.	Referee: D O'Driscoll (Limerick)

Kerry v Laois

22 March 2009Round 4	Kerry	0-12 - 0-17	Laois	Lerrig Sportsfield, Ardfert
	S Brick 0-7, R Kenny 0-2, J Casey 0-1, J McCarthy 0-1, M Conway 0-1.		J Young 0-8, W Hyland 0-6, John Walsh 0-1, T Fitzgerald 0-1, James Walsh 0-1.	Referee: G Hoey (Clare)

Down v Offaly

22 March 2009Round 4	Down	0-14 - 2-21	Offaly	McKenna Park, Ballycran
	P Braniff 0-5, S Wilson 0-5, E Clarke 0-2, F Conway 0-1, C Woods 0-1.		S Dooley 2-1, B Carroll 0-6, J Bergin 0-4, C Parlon 0-3, R Hanniffy 0-2, D Currams 0-2, M Mahon 0-1, C Coughlan 0-1, D Molloy 0-1.	Referee: D O'Donovan (Dublin)

Wexford v Westmeath

22 March 2009Round 4	Wexford	3-15 - 2-14	Westmeath	Wexford Park, Wexford
	R Jacob 2-1, P Carley 0-7, S Doyle 1-1, A Shore 0-3, S Banville 0-2, P Atkinson 0-1.		B Murtagh 2-6, D McNicholas 0-2, D McCormack 0-2, B Smyth 0-2, A Mitchell 0-1, C Curley 0-1.	Referee: M Wadding (Waterford)

Carlow v Antrim

22 March 2009Round 4	Carlow	3-12 - 1-15	Antrim	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
	P Kehoe 0-6, C Doyle 1-2, R Foley 1-1, D Roberts 1-0, R Dunbar 0-2, A Gaul 0-1.		P Shiels 0-7, N McManus 1-1, K Kelly 0-2, S McNaughton 0-2, P Richmond 0-1, C Herron 0-1, B Herron 0-1.	Referee: P Casey (Waterford)

Westmeath v Carlow

28 March 2009Round 5	Westmeath	1-15 - 2-15	Carlow	Cusack Park, Mullingar
	B Murtagh 0-6, A Mitchell 0-4, D McCormack 1-0, B Smyth 0-2, C Curley 0-1, D McNicholas 0-1, B Connaughton 0-1.		R Foley 1-1, E Byrne 1-1, C Doyle 0-3, P Keogh 0-3, A GAul 0-2, S Kavanagh 0-2, D Roberts 0-2, R Dunbar 0-1.	Referee: T Carroll (Offaly)

Down v Wexford

29 March 2009Round 5	Down	0-12 - 2-19	Wexford	St. Patrick's Park, Ballygalget
	S Wilson 0-4, P Braniff 0-3, C Woods 0-1, K McGarry 0-1, S Ennis 0-1, A Savage 0-1, M Ennis 0-1.		P Carley 0-9, R Jacob 0-5, S Banville 1-0, A Shore 1-0, C Farrell 0-2, D Redmond 0-1, D Lyng 0-1, M Jacob 0-1.	Referee: B Gavin (Offaly)

Antrim v Kerry

29 March 2009Round 5	Antrim	3-19 - 4-14	Kerry	Casement Park, Belfast
	K Stewart 0-9, N McManus 1-1, B Herron 0-4, J Scullion 1-0, K Kelly 1-0, P Doherty 0-2, S McNaughton 0-1, C Herron 0-1, PJ O'Connell 0-1.		S Brick 0-8, J Casey 1-1, P Flaherty 1-1, M Conway 1-0, G O'Brien 1-0, J Griffin 0-1, J Godley 0-1, J Fitzgerald 0-1, C Harris 0-1.	Referee: G Devlin (Armagh)

Offaly v Laois

29 March 2009Round 5	Offaly	4-14 - 1-10	Laois	O'Connor Park, Tullamore
	S Dooley 2-7, C Parlon 2-1, B Carroll 0-3, J Bergin 0-1, D Molloy 0-1, D Currams 0-1.		J Young 0-6, JE Delaney 1-0, J Walsh 0-2, W Hyland 0-1, J Purcell 0-1.	Referee: J Kelly (Wexford)

Carlow v Down

5 April 2009Round 6	Carlow	3-18 - 2-11	Down	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
	P Kehoe 1-7, R Foley 2-1, R Dunbar 0-4, C Doyle 0-3, E Byrne 0-2, J Rogers 0-1.		P Braniff 2-5, S Wilson 0-3, K McGarry 0-1.	Referee: T McIntyre (Antrim)

Kerry v Westmeath

5 April 2009Round 6	Kerry	2-11 - 0-18	Westmeath	Austin Stack Park, Tralee
	M Conway 1-5, J McCarthy 1-0, J Casey 0-2, J Egan 0-1, L Boyle 0-1, JM Dooley 0-1, C Harris 0-1.		B Murtagh 0-7, D McCormack 0-3, D McNicholas 0-2, P Dowdall 0-2, C Curley 0-1, D Carty 0-1, A Mitchell 0-1, D Shaw 0-1.	Referee: J O'Mahony (Limerick)

Wexford v Offaly

5 April 2009Round 6	Wexford	5-14 - 0-17	Offaly	Wexford Park, Wexford
	D Lyng 1-4, D Redmond 2-0, S Banville 1-2, R Jacob 1-1, P Carley 0-3, S Nolan 0-1, C Farrell 0-1, S Doyle 0-1, A Shore 0-1.		S Dooley 0-7, B Carroll 0-2, C Parlon 0-2, J Bergin 0-2, K Brady 0-1, R Hanniffy 0-1, D Molloy 0-1, D Currams 0-1.	Referee: E Morris (Dublin)

Laois v Antrim

5 April 2009Round 6	Laois	0-18 - 2-18	Antrim	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	J Young 0-9, D Peacock 0-4, W Hyland 0-2, O Holohan 0-1, J Walsh 0-1, T Fitzgerald 0-1.		K Stewart 1-6, P Shiels 0-7, N McManus 1-1, J Scullion 0-1, B Herron 0-1, S Delargy 0-1, PJ O'Connell 0-1.	Referee: T Ryan (Tipperary)

Down v Kerry

19 April 2009Round 7	Down	1-23 - 4-5	Kerry	McKenna Park, Ballycran
	P Braniff 0-10, J Coyle 1-3, S Wilson 0-3; S Clarke 0-3, E Clarke 0-2, G Johnson 0-1, A Higgins 0-1.		J McCarthy 2-1, JM Dooley 1-4, J Griffin 1-0.	Referee: O Elliott (Antrim)

Wexford v Carlow

19 April 2009Round 7	Wexford	6-21 - 0-14	Carlow	Wexford Park, Wexford
	P Kenny 3-3, R Jacob 1-4, S Banville 1-1, P Carley 0-4, D Lyng 1-0, A Shore 0-3, D Redmond 0-2, S Doyle 0-2, P Atkinson 0-1, C Kenny 0-1.		Paudie Kehoe 0-7, R Dunbar 0-2, C Doyle 0-2, R Foley 0-1, R Coady 0-1, M Brennan 0-1.	Referee: A Stapleton (Laois)

Offaly v Antrim

19 April 2009Round 7	Offaly	1-18 - 0-13	Antrim	O'Connor Park, Tullamore
	B Carroll 0-5, B Murphy 0-4, J Bergin 0-4, D Molloy 1-0, S Dooley 0-3, K Brady 0-1, C Parlon 0-1.		K Stewart 0-6, P McGill 0-2, S Delargy 0-1, E McCloskey 0-1, B Herron 0-1, M Herron 0-1, J Scullion 0-1.	Referee: S McMahon (Clare)

Westmeath v Laois

19 April 2009Round 7	Westmeath	2-17 - 1-14	Laois	Cusack Park, Mullingar
	B Murtagh 0-7, A Devine 1-1, D McNicholas 1-1, K Cosgrove 0-2, J Shaw 0-2, C Curley 0-1; D McCormack 0-1, P Dowdall 0-1, B Connaughton 0-1.		D Peacock 0-7, B Campion 1-0, J Walsh 0-2; J Phelan 0-2, B Dunne 0-1; T Fitzgerald 0-1, S Dwyer 0-1.	Referee: F Smith (Meath)

Knock-out stage

Final

Offaly v Wexford

3 May 2009Final	Offaly	1−13 − 0−13	Wexford	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	S Dooley (0-5 frees), D Currams (1-1), B Carroll (0-3), D Molloy (0-3); P Cleary (0-1 free).	Report	P Carley (0-4, 3 frees, 1 '65), S Banville (0-2), D Lyng (0-2 line balls); P Kenny (0-1), A Shore (0-1), M Travers (0-1), D Redmond (0-1), R Jacob (0-1).	Referee: G Hoey (Clare)

Scoring statistics

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	Team	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Shane Dooley	Offaly	8-48	72	8	9.00
2	Paul Braniff	Down	3-43	52	7	7.42
3	Brendan Murtagh	Westmeath	2-41	47	7	6.71
4	Rory Jacob	Wexford	8-21	45	8	5.62
5	Diarmuid Lyng	Wexford	5-21	36	8	4.50
	Karl Stewart	Antrim	1-33	36	6	6.00
7	Shane Brick	Kerry	0-33	33	5	6.60
8	Ruairí Dunbar	Carlow	1-28	31	7	4.42
	Paul Shiels	Antrim	0-31	31	4	7.75
	James Young	Laois	0-31	31	5	6.20

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Team	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Shane Dooley	Offaly	1-11	14	Carlow
2	Shane Dooley	Offaly	2-07	13	Laois
3	Diarmuid Lyng	Wexford	3-03	12	Antrim
	Pat Kenny	Wexford	3-03	12	Carlow
	Brendan Murtagh	Westmeath	2-06	12	Wexford
	Shane Dooley	Offaly	1-09	12	Westmeath
7	Rory Jacob	Wexford	2-05	11	Laois
	Shane Dooley	Offaly	2-05	11	Kerry
	Paul Braniff	Down	2-05	11	Carlow
	Paul Braniff	Down	1-08	11	Westmeath
	Ruairí Dunbar	Carlow	1-08	11	Laois
	Paul Shiels	Antrim	0-11	11	Down

Division 3A

  Division 3A Final  Relegated team

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts
1	Meath	5	4	1	0	6-85	7-65	17	9
2	Kildare (C, P)	5	3	0	2	5-75	5-66	9	6
3	Derry	5	2	1	2	6-67	6-54	13	5
4	Armagh	5	2	1	2	6-56	6-62	-6	5
5	Mayo	5	2	0	3	5-50	1-70	-8	4
6	Wicklow (R)	5	0	1	4	5-65	8-81	-25	1

Final

Meath	1−18 − 2−18	Kildare

Venue: Kingspan Breffni Park

Referee: T. Carroll (Offaly)

Kildare won promotion to Division Two for 2010 while Meath remained in Division Three for 2010

Division 3B

  Division 3B Final  Relegated team

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts
1	London (C, P)	6	6	0	0	23-103	4-60	100	12
2	Roscommon	6	4	0	2	12-105	11-61	47	8
3	Fingal	6	4	0	2	13-84	10-81	12	8
4	Louth	6	3	0	3	9-90	5-72	30	6
5	Donegal	6	3	0	3	7-88	12-88	-15	6
6	Tyrone	6	1	0	5	3-59	16-105	-85	2
7	Longford (R)	6	0	0	6	8-52	17-114	-89	0

Final

London	2−19 − 2−13	Roscommon

Venue: Páirc Tailteann

Referee: O. Elliot (Antrim)

London won promotion to Division Three A for 2010 while Roscommon remained in Division Three B for 2010

Division 4

  Division 4 Final

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts
1	Monaghan	5	4	0	1	7-53	9-46	1	8
2	Sligo (C, P)	5	3	1	1	6-73	7-44	26	7
3	Leitrim	5	2	1	2	3-65	4-62	0	5
4	Fermanagh	5	2	1	2	9-57	6-67	-1	5
5	South Down	5	0	3	2	9-46	6-64	-9	3
6	Cavan	5	1	0	4	7-50	9-61	-17	2

Final

Monaghan	2−8 − 1−13 aet	Sligo

Venue: Pearse Park

Referee: C. Maher (Dublin)

Sligo won promotion to Division Three B for 2010 while Monaghan remained in Division Four for 2010

Promotion and relegation

Promotion and relegation for 2009

	Promoted	Relegated
Division One	–	Clare
Division Two	Offaly	Kerry
Division Three A	Kildare	Wicklow
Division Three B	London	Longford
Division Four	Sligo	–

References

1. "Hogan goes extra yard of plucky Tipperary". Irish Independent. 4 May 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
2. "Flashback: 2009 Allianz Hurling League Final - Kilkenny v Tipperary". GAA.ie. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 18 May 2020.

External links

• Allianz National hurling league final 2009 (Kilkenny v Tipperary) on YouTube