1999 National Hurling League#Division 3
{{Short description|68th season of the National Hurling League}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox GAA League
|league = 1999 National Hurling League
|image =
|dates = 21 February – 10 October 1999
|teams = 33
|team1 = Tipperary
|captain1 = Tommy Dunne
|manager1 = Nicky English
|titles = 17th
|team2 = Galway
|captain2 = Cathal Moore
|manager2 = Mattie Murphy
|two= Derry
|three = Armagh
|previous = 1998
|next = 2000
}}
The 1999 National Hurling League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Church & General National Hurling League, was the 68th edition of the National Hurling League (NHL), an annual hurling competition for the GAA county teams.[http://homepage.eircom.net/~gaelicgames/ Gaelic Games] Tipperary won the league, beating Galway by 1–14 to 1–10 in the final.{{cite web|url=http://www.hoganstand.com/general/leagues/nhlrecords.aspx|title=National Hurling League Results 1925-2009|publisher=Hogan Stand|accessdate=18 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100805063526/http://www.hoganstand.com/general/leagues/nhlrecords.aspx|archive-date=2010-08-05|url-status=dead}}
Structure
There are 14 teams in Division 1, divided into 1A and 1B. Each team plays all the others once, either home or away. Teams earn one point for a draw and two for a win. The top teams in 1A and 1B play each other in the NHL final. The bottom teams in each group play each other in a relegation playoff.
There are 10 teams in Division 2. The top two play each other in the final, with the winner promoted. The bottom team is relegated.
There are 9 teams in Division 3. The top two play each other in the final, with the winner promoted.
Division 1
{{Infobox football league season
|competition=National Hurling League Division 1
|season=1999
|winners=Tipperary
17th National League title
Captain: Tommy Dunne
Manager: Nicky English
|relegated=Down
|continentalcup1=
|continentalcup1 qualifiers=
|continentalcup2=
|continentalcup2 qualifiers=
|league topscorer=File: Colours of Galway.svg Eugene Cloonan (7-49)
|best goalkeeper=
|biggest home win=
|biggest away win=
|highest scoring=
|matches= 46
|total goals=
|longest wins=
|longest unbeaten=
|longest winless=
|longest losses=
|highest attendance=
|lowest attendance=
|attendance=
|average attendance=
|prevseason=1999
|nextseason=2001
|updated=6 February 2017
}}
Cork came into the season as defending champions of the 1998 season. Kerry and Down entered Division 1 as the promoted teams.
On 2 May 1999, Tipperary won the title following a 1-14 - 1-10 win over Galway in the final. It was their first league title since 1993-94 and their 17th National League title overall.
Down, who lost all of their group stage matches, were relegated from Division 1 after losing the relegation play-off to Kerry by 2-13 to 0-12.
Galway's Eugene Cloonan was the Division 1 top scorer with 7-49.
=Group 1A table=
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|1 | align=left| Galway | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 12 | Division 1 runners-up |
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|2 | align=left| Clare | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 9 | |
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|3 | align=left| Offaly | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 6 | |
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|4 | align=left| Antrim | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -14 | 6 | |
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|5 | align=left| Dublin | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -14 | 5 | |
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|6 | align=left| Limerick | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | |
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|7 | align=left| Kerry | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -90 | 0 |
=Group stage=
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|date = 20 February 1999
|time =
|round =
|team1 = Clare
|score = 5-15 - 1-6
|report =
|team2 = Kerry
|goals1 = A Markham 2-5, N Gilligan 1-4, F Hegarty 1-1, C Lynch 1-1, F Tuohy 0-3, B Minogue 0-1.
|goals2 = M Slattery 1-2, C Walsh 0-1, J Brick 0-1, T Cronin 0-1, R Gentleman 0-1.
|stadium = Cusack Park, Ennis
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
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|date = 21 February 1999
|time =
|round =
|team1 = Limerick
|score = 1-19 - 0-6
|report =
|team2 = Antrim
|goals1 = M Galligan 1-7, B Foley 0-4, J Moran 0-3, TJ Ryan 0-2, J Butler 0-1, S Tobin 0-1, O Moran 0-1.
|goals2 = A Elliot 0-2, S Kelly 0-2, S McMullan 0-1, Conor McCambridge 0-1.
|stadium = Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
|attendance =
|referee = P Dunphy (Kilkenny)
}}
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|date = 28 February 1999
|time =
|round =
|team1 = Offaly
|score = 0-7 - 2-11
|report =
|team2 = Galway
|goals1 = J Troy 0-6, Brian Whelehan 0-1.
|goals2 = E Cloonan 1-6, O Canning 1-0, M Kerins 0-2, K Broderick 0-2, P Hardiman 0-1.
|stadium = St. Brendan's Park, Birr
|attendance =
|referee = W Barrett (Tipperary)
}}
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|date = 7 March 1999
|time =
|round =
|team1 = Galway
|score = 2-17 - 1-11
|report =
|team2 = Clare
|goals1 = E Cloonan 0-8, A Kerins 1-0, M Kerins 1-0, K Broderick 0-3, F Forde 0-2, C Moore 0-2, L Hodgins 0-1, N Kenny 0-1.
|goals2 = A Markham 1-3, A DAly 0-3, B Minogue 0-2, R O'Hara 0-1, N Gilligan 0-1, C Lynch 0-1.
|stadium = Ballinasloe
|attendance =
|referee = D Murphy (Wexford)
}}
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|date = 7 March 1999
|time =
|round =
|team1 = Antrim
|score = 1-14 - 2-10
|report =
|team2 = Offaly
|goals1 = A Elliott 1-10, J Close 0-2, J Flynn 0-1, S Kelly 0-1.
|goals2 = Brian Whelehan 1-3, M Duignan 1-2, J Troy 0-2, Johnny Dooley 0-2, N Murphy 0-1.
|stadium = Loughguile
|attendance =
|referee = JA Gribben (Down)
}}
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|date = 14 March 1999
|time =
|round =
|team1 = Kerry
|score = 2-9 - 2-14
|report =
|team2 = Antrim
|goals1 = M Slattery 0-5, B O'Sullivan 1-0, C Harty 1-0, Pádraig Cronin 0-1, C Walsh 0-1, JM Dooley 0-1, T O'Connell 0-1.
|goals2 = A Elliott 1-11, M Molloy 1-0, J Connolly 0-2, L Richmond 0-1.
|stadium = Austin Stack Park, Tralee
|attendance =
|referee = J Sexton (Limerick)
}}
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|date = 20 March 1999
|time =
|round =
|team1 = Clare
|score = 2-14 - 3-9
|report =
|team2 = Antrim
|goals1 = R O'Hara 1-3, A Markham 1-2, A Daly 0-3, F Tuohy 0-3, G Considine 0-1, N Gilligan 0-1, J Reddan 0-1.
|goals2 = A Elliott 1-7, M Dallas 1-0, S McMullan 1-0, C McGuckian 0-1, J Connolly 0-1.
|stadium = Cusack Park, Ennis
|attendance =
|referee = G Harrington (Cork)
}}
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|date = 21 March 1999
|time =
|round =
|team1 = Dublin
|score = 0-12 - 4-11
|report =
|team2 = Galway
|goals1 = T McGrane 0-6, K Flynn 0-4, N Butler 0-1, C McCann 0-1.
|goals2 = E Cloonan 3-5, K Broderick 0-4, M Kerins 1-0, F Healy 0-1, F Flynn 0-1.
|stadium = Parnell Park, Dublin
|attendance =
|referee = T McIntyre (Antrim)
}}
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|date = 21 March 1999
|time =
|round =
|team1 = Limerick
|score = 0-7 - 1-14
|report =
|team2 = Offaly
|goals1 = S O'Neill 0-3, O Moran 0-2, M Galligan 0-1, M Holihan 0-1.
|goals2 = Johnny Dooley 0-8, J Troy 1-2, M Duignan 0-1, B Whelehan 0-1, P Mulhaire 0-1, C Cassidy 0-1.
|stadium = Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
|attendance =
|referee = J McDonnell (Tipperary)
}}
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|date = 27 March 1999
|time =
|round =
|team1 = Dublin
|score = 1-13 - 2-15
|report =
|team2 = Antrim
|goals1 = T McGrane 0-10, L Ryan 1-0, B McLoughlin 0-1, C McCann 0-1, K Flynn 0-1.
|goals2 = A Elliott 1-8, J Carson 1-0, P McMullan 0-3, Greg O'Kane 0-2, S Kelly 0-2.
|stadium = Parnell Park, Dublin
|attendance =
|referee = JA GRibben (Down)
}}
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|date = 27 March 1999
|time =
|round =
|team1 = Galway
|score = 5-26 - 0-8
|report =
|team2 = Kerry
|goals1 = E Cloonan 1-9, K Broderick 1-2, F Healy 0-5, M Kerins 1-1, C Moore 0-4, A Kerins 1-0, P Hardiman 1-0, F Flynn 0-2, F Forde 0-2, N Shaughnessy 0-1.
|goals2 = M Slattery 0-3, C Walsh 0-2, T Maunsell 0-2, Pádraig Cronin 0-1.
|stadium = Kenny Park, Athenry
|attendance =
|referee = S McMahon (Clare)
}}
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|date = 28 March 1999
|time =
|round =
|team1 = Limerick
|score = 1-10 - 0-14
|report =
|team2 = Clare
|goals1 = M Houlihan 1-1, M Galligan 0-4, S O'Neill 0-2, TJ Ryan 0-1, O Moran 0-1.
|goals2 = J O'Connor 0-4, C Lynch 0-3, N Gilligan 0-2, S McMahon 0-2, A Daly 0-1, A Markham 0-1, D Forde 0-1.
|stadium = Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
|attendance =
|referee = P Aherne (Carlow)
}}
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|date = 4 April 1999
|team1 = Clare
|score = 2-5 - 1-6
|team2 = Offaly
|goals1 = D Forde 1-3, O Baker 1-0, B Murphy 0-1, S McMahon 0-1.
|goals2 = Johnny Dooley 0-4, J Pillington 1-0, M Fuignan 0-1, J Troy 0-1.
|stadium = Cusack Park, Ennis
|attendance =
|referee = P O'Connor (Limerick)
}}
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|date = 4 April 1999
|team1 = Dublin
|score = 2-12 - 0-11
|team2 = Limerick
|goals1 = S Ryan 1-2, T McGrane 0-5, C McCann 1-1, K Flynn 0-2, D Sweeney 0-1, L Ryan 0-1.
|goals2 = M Galligan 0-5, J Moran 0-3, S O'Neill 0-1, C Smith 0-1, M Houlihan 0-1.
|stadium = Parnell Park, Dublin
|attendance =
|referee = P Aherne (Carlow)
}}
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|date = 10 April 1999
|team1 = Offaly
|score = 1-11 - 0-9
|team2 = Dublin
|goals1 = J Pilkington 0-4, Johnny Dooley 0-4, Brian Whelehan 1-0, M Duignan 0-1, B Dooley 0-1, C Farrell 0-1.
|goals2 = T McGrane 0-5, C McCann 0-2, K Flynn 0-1, D Sweeney 0-1.
|stadium = St. Brendan's Park, Birr
|attendance =
|referee = P Aherne (Carlow)
}}
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|date = 11 April 1999
|team1 = Limerick
|score = 2-15 - 0-12
|team2 = Kerry
|goals1 = M Houlihan 0-6, D Quigley 1-2, C Hickey 1-0, O Moran 0-3, J Foley 0-2, M Fitzgerald 0-2.
|goals2 = M Slattery 0-5, C Walsh 0-3, T Maunsell 0-1, I Maunsell 0-1, M O'Regan 0-1, T O'Connell 0-1.
|stadium = Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
|attendance =
|referee = G Hartigan (Cork)
}}
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|date = 11 April 1999
|team1 = Antrim
|score = 0-9 - 1-13
|team2 = Galway
|goals1 = Greg O'Kane 0-2, S Kelly 0-1, J Close 0-1, A Delargy 0-1, A Elliott 0-1, J Carson 0-1, P McMullan 0-1, S McMullan 0-1.
|goals2 = E Cloonan 0-7, M Kerins 1-2, A Kerins 0-2, N Shaughnessy 0-1, C Moore 0-1.
|stadium = Loughguile
|attendance =
|referee = É Morris (Dublin)
}}
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|date = 18 April 1999
|team1 = Dublin
|score = 1-13 - 1-13
|team2 = Clare
|goals1 = T McGrane 0-5, L Ryan 1-1, C McCann 0-2, E Carroll 0-2, D Sweeney 0-2, S Martin 0-1.
|goals2 = B Minogue 0-4, PJ O'Connell 1-0, S McNamara 0-2, D Scanlan 0-2, F Hegarty 0-2, L Hassett 0-2, R Woods 0-1.
|stadium = Parnell Park, Dublin
|attendance =
|referee = D Murphy (Wexford)
}}
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|date = 18 April 1999
|team1 = Galway
|score = 2-14 - 1-12
|team2 = Limerick
|goals1 = E Cloonan 0-8, A Kerins 1-1, K Broderick 1-1, O Fahy 0-3, C Moore 0-1.
|goals2 = M Galligan 0-6, TJ Ryan 1-0, B Tobin 0-1, J Foley 0-1, M Houlihan 0-1, M Foley 0-1, J Moran 0-1, B Foley 0-1.
|stadium = Kenny Park, Athenry
|attendance =
|referee = S McMahon (Clare)
}}
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|date = 18 April 1999
|team1 = Kerry
|score = 1-7 - 0-20
|team2 = Offaly
|goals1 = JJ Canty 1-0, M Slattery 0-3, C Walsh 0-2, B O'Sullivan 0-1, T Maunsell 0-1.
|goals2 = E Martin 0-6, J Errity 0-5, P Mulhaire 0-3, C Cassidy 0-3, D Regan 0-2, G Hanniffy 0-1.
|stadium = Austin Stack Park, Tralee
|attendance =
|referee = W Horgan (Cork)
}}
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|date = 24 April 1999
|team1 = Kerry
|score = 0-11 - 4-12
|team2 = Dublin
|goals1 = M Slattery 0-8, B O'Sullivan 0-2, JJ Canty 0-1.
|goals2 = T McGrane 1-7, E Carroll 2-1, C Featherstone 1-0, D Sweeney 0-2, S Martin 0-1, L Ryan 0-1.
|stadium = Austin Stack Park, Tralee
|attendance =
|referee = S Roche (Tipperary)
}}
=Group 1B table=
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!width=20|Pos !width=135|Team !width=20|Pld !width=20|W !width=20|D !width=20|L !width=20|Diff !width=20|Pts !width=250|Notes | ||||||||
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|1 | align=left| Tipperary | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 44 | 10 | Division 1 champions |
2 | align=left| Kilkenny | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 10 | |
3 | align=left| Cork | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 8 | |
4 | align=left| Laois | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -16 | 6 | |
5 | align=left| Waterford | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 4 | |
6 | align=left| Wexford | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | |
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|7 | align=left| Down | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -113 | 0 | Relegation to Division 2 |
=Group stage=
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|date = 21 February 1999
|time =
|round =
|team1 = Laois
|score = 2-10 - 1-9
|report =
|team2 = Wexford
|goals1 = P Peacock 1-0, L Tynan 1-0, N Rigney 0-3, D Cuddy 0-3, D Rooney 0-2, M Rooney 0-1, P Cuddy 0-1.
|goals2 = T Dempsey 0-5, L O'Gorman 1-0, A Fenlon 0-1, S Colfer 0-1, E Scallan 0-1, M Storey 0-1.
|stadium = Rathdowney
|attendance =
|referee = G Devlin (Armagh)
}}
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|date = 21 February 1999
|time =
|round =
|team1 = Waterford
|score = 5-14 - 0-4
|report =
|team2 = Down
|goals1 = P Flynn 3-1, D Bennett 0-7, D Shanahan 1-0, Seán Daly 1-0, K McGrath 0-2, T Browne 0-1, P Queally 0-1, M Molumphy 0-1, A Lennon 0-1.
|goals2 = J McCrickard 0-2, E Trainor 0-1, G McGrattan 0-1.
|stadium = Fraher Field, Dungarvan
|attendance =
|referee = L Kelly (Westmeath)
}}
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|date = 21 February 1999
|time =
|round =
|team1 = Cork
|score = 0-14 - 1-9
|report =
|team2 = Kilkenny
|goals1 = J Deane 0-4, S McGrath 0-3, T McCarthy 0-2, F McCormack 0-1, M Landers 0-1, D Barrett 0-1, P Ryan 0-1, K Morrison 0-1.
|goals2 = H Shefflin 1-4, C Carter 0-4, DJ Carey 0-1.
|stadium = Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
|attendance =
|referee = A Mac Suibhne (Dublin)
}}
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|date = 7 March 1999
|time =
|round =
|team1 = Wexford
|score = 1-14 - 0-11
|report =
|team2 = Waterford
|goals1 = T Dempsey 1-8, A Fenlon 0-2, M Jordan 0-1, G Buggy 0-1, R Quigley 0-1, L Murphy 0-1.
|goals2 = D Bennett 0-7, P Flynn 0-1, A Kirwin 0-1, T Browne 0-1, K McGrath 0-1.
|stadium = O'Kennedy Park, New Ross
|attendance =
|referee = L Flynn (Cork)
}}
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|date = 7 March 1999
|time =
|round =
|team1 = Kilkenny
|score = 2-15 - 0-16
|report =
|team2 = Laois
|goals1 = H Shefflin 0-8, DJ Carey 1-1, B McEvoy 1-0, C Carter 0-3, M Kavanagh 0-1, A Comerford 0-1, K O'Shea 0-1.
|goals2 = D Cuddy 0-6, N Rigney 0-4, D Rooney 0-2, D Conroy 0-2, J Young 0-1, M Rooney 0-1.
|stadium = Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
|attendance =
|referee = W Barrett (Tipperary)
}}
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|date = 7 March 1999
|time =
|round =
|team1 = Down
|score = 0-8 - 4-23
|report =
|team2 = Tipperary
|goals1 = J McCrickard 0-3, J McCarthy 0-2, N Sands 0-1, S Murray 0-1, M Branniff 0-1.
|goals2 = T Dunne 1-8, P Ormond 1-2, L Cahill 1-1, J Enright 0-4, E Tucker 1-0, W Maher 0-3, B O'Meara 0-2, D Browne 0-2, J Leahy 0-1.
|stadium = McKenna Park, Ballycran
|attendance =
|referee = É Morris (Dublin)
}}
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|date = 21 March 1999
|time =
|round =
|team1 = Waterford
|score = 1-12 - 1-16
|report =
|team2 = Kilkenny
|goals1 = M White 1-4, D Bennett 0-6, T Browne 0-1, B Browne 0-1.
|goals2 = H Shefflin 0-6, K O'Shea 1-2, C carter 0-4, D Maher 0-1, N Moloney 0-1, DJ Carey 0-1, S Grehan 0-1.
|stadium = Walsh Park, Waterford
|attendance =
|referee = P Horan (Offaly)
}}
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|date = 21 March 1999
|time =
|round =
|team1 = Tipperary
|score = 1-16 - 1-8
|report =
|team2 = Wexford
|goals1 = T Dunne 0-9, D Browne 1-1, L Cahill 0-2, E Tucker 0-1, E Enright 0-1, J Leahy 0-1, P Ormonde 0-1.
|goals2 = P Codd 1-6, R McCarthy 0-1, A Fenlon 0-1.
|stadium = Semple Stadium, Thurles
|attendance =
|referee = S McMahon (Clare)
}}
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|date = 21 March 1999
|time =
|round =
|team1 = Laois
|score = 1-13 - 0-12
|report =
|team2 = Cork
|goals1 = D Cuddy 1-3, N Rigney 0-3, D Rooney 0-2, C Cuddy 0-2, E Fennelly 0-1, M Rooney 0-1, D Conroy 0-1.
|goals2 = J Deane 0-7, K Morrison 0-3, P Ryan 0-1, B Coleman 0-1.
|stadium = Rathdowney
|attendance =
|referee = B Kelly (Westmeath)
}}
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|date = 27 March 1999
|time =
|round =
|team1 = Cork
|score = 3-9 - 1-12
|report =Crotta and Abbeydorney hurling notes
|team2 = Waterford
|goals1 = J Deane 1-5, A Browne 1-1, F McCormack 1-1, K Morrison 0-1, T McCarthy 0-1.
|goals2 = D Bennett 0-6, S Frampton 1-0, M White 0-2, S Daly 0-2, A Kirwin 0-1, K McGrath 0-1.
|stadium = Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
|location=Cork|attendance =6000
|referee = A Mac Suibhne (Dublin) and Linesmen Kevin Leen and Ger Neenan (Kerry).
}}
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|date = 28 March 1999
|time =
|round =
|team1 = Kilkenny
|score = 3-14 - 1-13
|report =
|team2 = Tipperary
|goals1 = N Moloney 1-3, H Shefflin 0-6, B McEvoy 1-1, K O'Shea 1-1, DJ Carey 0-2, A Comerford 0-1.
|goals2 = T Dunne 0-5, P Shelly 1-1, L Cahill 0-3, E Tucker 0-2, W Maher 0-1, E O'Neill 0-1.
|stadium = Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
|attendance =
|referee = P O'Connor (Limerick)
}}
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|date = 28 March 1999
|time =
|round =
|team1 = Wexford
|score = 2-18 - 0-7
|report =
|team2 = Down
|goals1 = P Codd 0-7, M Storey 1-3, C McGrath 1-1, T Dempsey 0-2, R McCarthy 0-2, D Ruth 0-1, R Quigley 0-1, G Laffan 0-1.
|goals2 = D McCrickard 0-2, G McGrattan 0-2, G Savage 0-1, O McGrattan 0-1, B Coulter 0-1.
|stadium = Enniscorthy
|attendance =
|referee = P Moore (Waterford)
}}
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|date = 4 April 1999
|team1 = Waterford
|score = 2-12 - 0-6
|team2 = Laois
|goals1 = P Flynn 2-5, M White 0-3, A Kirwin 0-1, K McGrath 0-1, D Bennett 0-1, B O'Sullivan 0-1.
|goals2 = D Cuddy 0-2, C Cuddy 0-1, D Rooney 0-1, E Fennelly 0-1, N Rigney 0-1.
|stadium = Walsh Park, Waterford
|attendance =
|referee = W Barrett (Tipperary)
}}
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|date = 4 April 1999
|team1 = Tipperary
|score = 1-12 - 1-11
|team2 = Cork
|goals1 = L Cahill 1-2, T Dunne 0-5, D Ryan 0-2, E Enright 0-1, J Leahy 0-1, G Maguire 0-1.
|goals2 = J Deane 1-6, S McGrath 0-3, S O'Farrell 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1.
|stadium = Semple Stadium, Thurles
|attendance =
|referee = D Murphy (Wexford)
}}
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|date = 4 April 1999
|team2 = Down
|score = 2-20 - 0-14
|team1 = Kilkenny
|goals1 = N Moloney 2-3, H Shefflin 0-7, DJ Carey 0-5, B McEvoy 0-2, C Carter 0-2, S Grehan 0-1.
|goals2 = J McCrickard 0-8, J McCarthy 0-2, M Coulter 0-2, M Branniff 0-1, E Trainor 0-1.
|stadium = McKenna Park, Ballycran
|attendance =
|referee = T McIntyre (Antrim)
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = 10 April 1999
|team1 = Laois
|score = 1-9 - 2-16
|team2 = Tipperary
|goals1 = M Rooney 1-0, N Rigney 0-3, D Cuddy 0-2, Declan Rooney 0-2, E Fennelly 0-2.
|goals2 = T Dunne 0-7, P Shelley 1-1, G Maguire 0-4, B O'Meara 1-0, J Leahy 0-2, D Browne 0-1, D Carr 0-1.
|stadium = O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
|attendance =
|referee = G Devlin (Armagh)
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = 10 April 1999
|team1 = Cork
|score = 5-19 - 0-7
|team2 = Down
|goals1 = J Deane 1-6, K Murray 2-0, F McCormack 1-3, S O'Farrell 1-2, B o'Connor 0-3, P Ryan 0-2, T McCarthy 0-1, D Murphy 0-1, S McGrath 0-1.
|goals2 = J McCrickard 0-3, M Coulter 0-1, M Branniff 0-1, E Trainor 0-1, G Gordon 0-1.
|stadium = Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
|attendance =
|referee = P Moore (Waterford)
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = 11 April 1999
|team1 = Kilkenny
|score = 3-12 - 3-8
|team2 = Wexford
|goals1 = H Shefflin 1-3, C Carter 1-2, DJ Carey 1-1, D Byrne 0-2, B McEvoy 0-1, J Power 0-1, S Grehan 0-1, P Barry 0-1.
|goals2 = M Storey 1-3, G Laffan 1-0, C McGrath 1-0, P Codd 0-3, L Murphy 0-1, R McCarthy 0-1.
|stadium = Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
|attendance =
|referee = J McDonnell (Tipperary)
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = 17 April 1999
|team1 = Down
|score = 1-9 - 0-17
|team2 = Laois
|goals1 = M Coulter 1-2, J McCrickard 0-4, P Coulter 0-2, E Trainor 0-1.
|goals2 = D Cuddy 0-5, N Rigney 0-3, C Cuddy 0-3, D Rooney 0-2, E Fennelly 0-2, L Tynan 0-1, D Conroy 0-1.
|stadium = Fontenoy Park, Leitrim
|attendance =
|referee = G Devlin (Armagh)
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = 18 April 1999
|team1 = Wexford
|score = 1-14 - 1-18
|team2 = Cork
|goals1 = P Codd 0-8, T Dempsey 1-0, G Laffan 0-2, L Murphy 0-2, R Quigley 0-1, L Dunne 0-1.
|goals2 = J Deane 0-10, B o'Connor 1-0, S McGrath 0-2, B Corcoran 0-1, D Murphy 0-1, P Ryan 0-1, M Landers 0-1, A Browne 0-1, B Coleman 0-1.
|stadium = Páirc Uí Shíocháin, Gorey
|attendance =
|referee = A Mac Suibhne (Dublin)
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = 18 April 1999
|team1 = Tipperary
|score = 1-14 - 0-14
|team2 = Waterford
|goals1 = D Browne 1-1, T Dunne 0-4, L Cahill 0-4, G Maguire 0-2, D Carr 0-1, A Ryan 0-1, P Shelley 0-1.
|goals2 = P Flynn 0-4, K McGrath 0-2, M White 0-2, A Lannon 0-1, D Bennett 0-1, D Shanahan 0-1, B O'Sullivan 0-1, P Queally 0-1, F Hartley 0-1.
|stadium = Semple Stadium, Thurles
|attendance =
|referee = T McIntyre (Antrim)
}}
=Relegation play-off=
{{football box collapsible
|date = 16 May 1999
|time =
|round = Relegation play-off
|team1 = Kerry
|score = 2-13 - 0-12
|report = [http://www.independent.ie/sport/kerry-stay-up-as-fans-shun-match-26150248.html Report]
|team2 = Down
|goals1 = T Maunsell 1-2, M Slattery 0-4, J J Canty 0-3, T O'Connor 1-0, C Walsh, B O'Sullivan 0-2 each.
|goals2 =E Trainor 0-4, J McCrickard 0-3, G Gordon 0-2, P Coulter, P McCabe, M Braniff 0-1 each.
|stadium = O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
=Knock-out stage=
Semi-finals
{{football box collapsible
|date = 2 May 1999
|time =
|round = Semi-final
|team1 = Galway
|score = 2-15 - 1-15
|report =
|team2 = Kilkenny
|goals1 = E Cloonan 1-3, A Kerins 1-0, L Burke 0-3, T Cavanagh 0-2, C Moore 0-2, O Fahy 0-2, M Kerins 0-2, N Shaughnessy 0-1.
|goals2 = H Shefflin 0-8, C Carter 1-4, B McEvoy 0-2, PJ Delaney 0-1.
|stadium = Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
|attendance =
|referee = P O'Connor (Limerick)
}}
{{football box collapsible
|date = 2 May 1999
|time =
|round = Semi-final
|team1 = Tipperary
|score = 0-19 - 1-15
|report =
|team2 = Clare
|goals1 = T Dunne 0-12, B O'Meara 0-3, D Ryan 0-2, D Carr 0-1, L Cahill 0-1.
|goals2 = J O'Connor 0-7, R O'Hara 1-1, N Gilligan 0-3, A Markham 0-2, C Lynch 0-1, S McMahon 0-1.
|stadium = Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
|attendance =
|referee = D Murphy (Wexford)
}}
Final
{{football box collapsible
|date = 16 May 1999
|time =
|round = Final
|team1 = Tipperary
|score = 1-14 - 1-10
|report =
|team2 = Galway
|goals1 = T Dunne 0-9, J Leahy 1-1, D Carr 0-2, L Cahill 0-1, D Ryan 0-1.
|goals2 = E Cloonan 1-3, A Kerins 0-4, K Broderick 0-3.
|stadium = Cusack Park, Ennis
|attendance = 13,500
|referee = D Murphy (Wexford)
}}
=Scoring statistics=
;Top scorers overall
class="wikitable" |
Rank
! Player ! Team ! Tally ! Total ! Matches ! Average |
---|
rowspan=1 align=center|1
|align=center|7-49 |align=center|70 |align=center|8 |align=center|8.75 |
rowspan=1 align=center|2
|align=center|1-59 |align=center|62 |align=center|8 |align=center|7.75 |
rowspan=1 align=center|3
|Alastair Elliott |align=center|4-39 |align=center|51 |align=center|6 |align=center|8.50 |
rowspan=1 align=center|4
|align=center|2-42 |align=center|48 |align=center|7 |align=center|6.85 |
rowspan=1 align=center|5
|Cork |align=center|3-38 |align=center|47 |align=center|6 |align=center|7.83 |
;Top scorers in a single game
class="wikitable" |
Rank
! Player ! Team ! Tally ! Total ! Opposition |
---|
rowspan=2 align=center|1
|align=center|3-05 |align=center|14 |
Alistair Elliott
|align=center|1-11 |align=center|14 |
rowspan=1 align=center|3
|Alistair Elliott |align=center|1-10 |align=center|13 |
rowspan=2 align=center|4
|align=center|1-09 |align=center|12 |
Tommy Dunne
|align=center|0-12 |align=center|12 |
rowspan=5 align=center|6
|align=center|2-05 |align=center|11 |
Paul Flynn
|align=center|2-05 |align=center|11 |
Alistair Elliott
|align=center|1-08 |align=center|11 |
Tom Dempsey
|align=center|1-08 |align=center|11 |
Tommy Dunne
|align=center|1-08 |align=center|11 |Down |
Division 2
=Division 2 table=
class="wikitable" style="text-align: centre;"
!width=20|Pos !width=150|Team !width=20|Pld !width=20|W !width=20|D !width=20|L !width=20|Diff !width=20|Pts !width=250|Notes | ||||||||
style="background:gold;"
|1 | align=left| Derry | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 16 | Division 2 champions |
style="background:silver;"
|2 | align=left| Wicklow | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 83 | 14 | Division 2 runners-up |
3 | align=left| Roscommon | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 13 | |
4 | align=left| Kildare | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 10 | |
5 | align=left| Carlow | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | -6 | 9 | |
6 | align=left| Westmeath | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 8 | |
7 | align=left| Meath | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -20 | 7 | |
8 | align=left| Tyrone | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -20 | 7 | |
9 | align=left| London | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -21 | 7 | |
style="background:#FFC0CB;"
|10 | align=left| Monaghan | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -113 | 0 | Relegated to Division 3 |
=Knock-out stage=
{{football box collapsible
|date = 30 May 1999
|time =
|round = Final
|team1 = Derry
|score = 1-14 - 0-13
|report =
|team2 = Wicklow
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
Division 3
=Knock-out stage=
External links
- [https://archive.today/20141026183026/http://www.hurlingstats.ie/competition/code/NHL/1999 1999 National Hurling League results]