2001 Tipperary county hurling team season

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 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
Standard colours

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
1Tipperary (C) 65106-976-663110
2Kilkenny64118-832-64379
3Cork640212-883-72408
4Wexford '63039-826-73186
5Waterford630312-839-73196
6Derry61053-4815-110-982
7Laois60062-5814-91-790
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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.


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)
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)

2001 Munster Senior Hurling Championship
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)
Main article: 2001 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final

2001 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
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)
Main article: 2001 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final
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
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  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.
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