2002 Tipperary county hurling team season

In 2002 Tipperary competed in the National Hurling League and the Munster and All-Ireland championships. It was Nicky English's fourth year in charge of the team with Tommy Dunne also in his forth year as team captain. Finches continued as sponsors of Tipperary GAA.[2]

Tipperary county hurling team
2002 season
Manager Nicky English
All-Ireland SHC Semi-final
Munster SHC Finalists[1]
National League Semi-final
Top scorer Eoin Kelly (2-39)
Highest SHC attendance 53,385 (v Kilkenny 18 August)
Lowest SHC attendance
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National Hurling League

Division 1B Table
Pos Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts Notes
1 Cork 54106-905-60339 Division 1 runners-up
2 Limerick 54108-776-54299
3 Tipperary 530210-839-54356
4 Wexford 530210-738-7186
5 Offaly 52039-619-76-154
6 Derry 50056-3712-104-850
10 March 2002 Round 2 Tipperary 1-12 - 2-13 Limerick Semple Stadium, Thurles
E Kelly 0-6, E O’Neill 1-2, L Cahill 0-1, E Enright 0-1, M O’Leary 0-1, P Kelly 0-1. M Keane 2-7, M Foley 0-3, S Lucey 0-1, B Begley 0-1, S O’Connor 0-1. Referee: S McMahon (Clare)
18 March 2002 Round 3 Wexford 3-13 - 1-10 Tipperary Wexford Park, Wexford
L O’Gorman 1-4, D O’Brien 1-2, B Lambert 0-4, M Jordan 1-0, D Ruth 0-2, R Mallon 0-1. J O’Brien 1-1, E Kelly 0-3, T Dunne 0-2, J Enright 0-2, L Cahill 0-1, E O’Neill 0-1. Referee: P Neary (Kilkenny)
24 March 2002 Round 4 Tipperary 5-23 - 0-3 Derry MacDonagh Park, Nenagh
M O’Leary 2-4, J O’Brien 2-4, E Kelly 1-5, L Corbett 0-3, J Enright 0-3, T Dunne 0-1, N Morris 0-1, P Kelly 0-1, B O’Meara 0-1. M Conway 0-1, Gregory Biggs 0-1, Gary Biggs 0-1. Referee: E Morris (Dublin)
30 March 2002 Round 1 refixture Offaly 3-8 - 2-21 Tipperary St. Brendan's Park, Birr
B Murphy 1-3, G Hanniffy 1-1, Brian Whelahan 1-0, J Dooley 0-3, B Carroll 0-1. E Kelly 0-9, L Cahill 1-3, J O’Brien 1-2, T Dunne 0-4, J Carroll 0-2, B Dunne 0-1. Referee: P Dunphy (Kilkenny)
7 April 2002 Round 5 Cork 1-14 - 1-17 Tipperary Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
J Deane 1-3, E Collins 0-3, N McCarthy 0-2, A Browne 0-2, S McGrath 0-2, B O’Connor 0-2. E O’Neill 1-2, M O’Leary 0-4, E Kelly 0-4, T Dunne 0-2, L Cahill 0-2, N Morris 0-1, J Enright 0-1, J O’Brien 0-1. Referee: P Ahern (Carlow)
14 April 2002 Quarter-final Tipperary 4-13 - 1-17 Galway Semple Stadium, Thurles
E Kelly 0-11, J O'Brien 2-1, L Corbett 1-1, B O’Meara 1-0. Report E Cloonan 1-8, J Rabbitte 0-3, D Hayes 0-3, R Murray 0-2, R Gantley 0-1. Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)
21 April 2002 Semi-final Cork 0-21 - 1-10 Tipperary Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
B O’Connor 0-6, J O’Connor 0-6, N McCarthy 0-3, K Murphy 0-2, S Gardiner 0-2, D O'Sullivan 0-1, P Ryan 0-1. Report E Kelly 1-3, E O’Neill 0-2, L Corbett 0-2, L Cahill 0-1, J Carroll 0-1, T Dunne 0-1. Referee: D Murphy (Wexford)

2002 Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Tipperary1-18 - 2-13Clare
E. Kelly (1-8), C. Gleeson (0-2), N. Morris (0-2), T. Dunne (0-2), B. O'Meara (0-1), J. O'Brien (0-1), E. O'Neill (0-1), B. Dunne (0-1). Report D. Forde (2-0), T. Griffin (0-6), J. Reddan (0-3), J. O'Connor (0-2), T. Carmody (0-1), N. Gilligan (0-1).
Referee: M. Healy (Cork))
Tipperary1-20 - 1-13Limerick
E. Kelly (0-12), J. Carroll (1-2), B. Dunne (0-2), T. Dunne (0-1), N. Morris (0-1), B. O'Meara (0-1), C. Gleeson (0-1). Report M. Keane (0-8), O. Moran (1-0), P. Lawlor (0-2), O. O'Neill (0-1), J. Butler (0-1), B. Foley (0-1).
Referee: A. Mac Suibhne (Dublin))
Waterford2-23 - 3-12Tipperary
P. Flynn (1-6), K. McGrath (0-7), J. Mullane (0-4), T. Browne (1-0), E. Kelly (0-3), D. Bennett (0-1), E. McGrath (0-1), S. Prendergast (0-1). Report B. Dunne (2-2), E. Kelly (1-4), T. Dunne (0-2), L. Corbett (0-1), C. Gleeson (0-1), J. Carroll (0-1), B. O’Meara (0-1).
Referee: A. Mac Suibhne (Dublin))
Main article: 2002 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final

2002 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Tipperary2-19 - 1-9Offaly
B. O'Meara (1-2), J. Carroll (1-1), M. O'Leary (0-4), E. Kelly (0-4), P. Kelly (0-3), T. Dunne (0-2), B. Dunne (0-2), E. O'Neill (0-1). Report S. Brown (1-1), S. Whelehan (0-4), R. Hanniffy (0-1), Barry Whelehan (0-1), K. Martin (0-1), B. Carroll (0-1).
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: M. Wadding (Waterford)
Tipperary1-25 - 2-12Antrim
E. Kelly (0-7), P. Kelly (0-5 (0-1), E. O'Neill (1-1), T. Dunne (0-3), B. Dunne (0-3), J. Carroll (0-2), B. O'Meara (0-2), L. Corbett (0-1), N. Morris (0-1). Report L. Watson (1-6), L. Richmond (1-1), P. Richmond (0-2), G. O'Kane (0-2), B. McFall (0-1).
Attendance: 41,619
Referee: P. Ahern (Carlow)
Kilkenny1-20 - 1-16Tipperary
H. Shefflin (0-7), J. Coogan (1-1), D. J. Carey (0-4), D. Lyng (0-2), A. Comerford (0-2), M. Comerford (0-1), J. Hoyne (0-1), E. Brennan (0-1), C. Carter (0-1). Report E. Kelly (0-4), J. Carroll (1-0), M. O'Leary (0-3), P. Kelly (0-3), E. O'Neill (0-2), T. Dunne (0-1), B. O'Meara (0-1), L. Corbett (0-1), E. Corcoran (0-1).
Attendance: 53,385
Referee: A. Mac Suibhne (Dublin)

Awards

Tipperary won two All Star Awards with Paul kelly winning his first and Eoin Kelly winning his second award. Eoin Kelly also won for the second year in a row the Young hurler of the year award[3]

References
  1. "Flashback: 2002 Munster SHC Final - Waterford v Tipperary". GAA.ie. 19 March 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  2. "Controversy as Tipp appoint English". Irish Independent. 8 August 1998. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  3. "Tipperary All Stars". Tipperary GAA. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
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