The 1989–90 season was the 59th completed season of the National Hurling League, the top league for inter-countyhurling teams, since its establishment in 1925. The fixtures were announced on 19 September 1989. The season began on 14 October 1989 and concluded on 6 May 1990.
Galway came into the season as defending champions of the 1988-89 season. Dublin and Cork entered Division 1 as the two promoted teams.
On 6 May 1990, Kilkenny won the title after an 0-18 to 0-9 win over New York. It was their first league title since 1986 and their eighth National League title overall.[1]
Antrim were the first team to be relegated after losing all of their group stage games, while Galway suffered the same fate after losing to Wexford in the final round of the group stage.
Kilkenny's D. J. Carey finished the season as top scorer with 1-52.
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The 1989 90 season was the 59th completed season of the National Hurling League the top league for inter county hurling teams since its establishment in 1925 The fixtures were announced on 19 September 1989 The season began on 14 October 1989 and concluded on 6 May 1990 Contents 1 Division 1 1 1 Table 1 2 Group stage 1 3 Knock out stage 1 4 Top scorers 2 Division 2 3 Division 3 4 Division 4 5 ReferencesDivision 1 editNational Hurling League Division 1Season1989 90ChampionsKilkenny 8th National League titleCaptain Kevin FennellyManager Dermot HealyRelegatedAntrimGalwayMatches played35Top goalscorerD J Carey 1 52 Biggest home winLimerick 5 12 1 6 Antrim 26 November 1989 Biggest away winCork 6 16 2 10 Antrim 18 February 1990 Highest scoringCork 6 16 2 10 Antrim 18 February 1990 1988 891990 91 Galway came into the season as defending champions of the 1988 89 season Dublin and Cork entered Division 1 as the two promoted teams On 6 May 1990 Kilkenny won the title after an 0 18 to 0 9 win over New York It was their first league title since 1986 and their eighth National League title overall 1 Antrim were the first team to be relegated after losing all of their group stage games while Galway suffered the same fate after losing to Wexford in the final round of the group stage Kilkenny s D J Carey finished the season as top scorer with 1 52 Table edit Pos Team Pld W D L Pts Notes1 Cork 7 5 1 1 112 Kilkenny 7 4 2 1 10 Division 1 champions3 Dublin 7 5 0 2 104 Wexford 7 5 0 2 105 Limerick 7 3 0 4 66 Tipperary 7 2 1 4 57 Galway 7 2 0 5 4 Relegated to Division 28 Antrim 7 0 0 7 0 Relegated to Division 2Group stage edit Cork v Galway 14 October 1989 Round 1Cork1 12 0 13GalwayPairc Ui Chaoimh CorkK Hennessy 1 3 T McCarthy 0 2 K McGuckin 0 2 J Cashman 0 1 G O Connell 0 1 K Kingston 0 1 P O Connor 0 1 J Fitzgibbon 0 1 G Burke 0 7 A Cunningham 0 2 P Killilea 0 2 P Dolan 0 1 P Malone 0 1 Referee J Moore Waterford Limerick v Wexford 15 October 1989 Round 1Limerick1 11 2 10WexfordGaelic Grounds LimerickG Kirby 0 5 S Fitzgibbon 1 0 C Carey 0 1 P Mulqueen 0 1 D Nash 0 1 G Hegarty 0 1 P Davoren 0 1 M Galligan 0 1 B Byrne 1 1 M Morrissey 1 0 M Storey 0 3 J Houlihan 0 2 E Sinnott 0 1 G Flood 0 1 G O Connor 0 1 L O Gorman 0 1 Referee W Horgan Cork Antrim v Kilkenny 15 October 1989 Round 1Antrim2 8 0 20KilkennyCasement Park BelfastC Barr 1 0 B Donnelly 1 0 O McFetridge 0 3 G Holden 0 1 D Armstrong 0 1 T McNaughton 0 1 P McKillen 0 1 A McCarry 0 1 DJ Carey 0 10 L Ryan 0 3 A Ronan 0 3 A Prendergast 0 2 R Power 0 1 E Morrison 0 1 Referee P Delaney Laois Dublin v Tipperary 15 October 1989 Round 1Dublin1 10 1 9TipperaryCroke Park DublinA Doyle 1 0 B McMahon 0 3 MJ Ryan 0 3 K Hetherton 0 2 R Boland 0 1 J Lyng 0 1 M Cleary 0 5 Cormac Bonnar 1 0 A Ryan 0 1 P Everard 0 1 J Cormack 0 1 P McGrath 0 1 Referee P Long Kilkenny Galway v Dublin 29 October 1989 Round 2Galway1 15 2 16DublinPearse Stadium GalwayJ Cooney 0 7 E Ryan 1 1 T Monaghan 0 3 M Kenny 0 3 M McGrath 0 1 MJ Ryan 1 2 R Boland 1 0 B McMahon 0 3 J Murphy 0 3 K Hetherton 0 3 S McDermott 0 3 S Dalton 0 2 Referee G Ryan Tipperary Tipperary v Cork 29 October 1989 Round 2Tipperary0 15 5 8CorkSemple Stadium ThurlesJ Leahy 0 5 J Madden 0 2 D Ryan 0 2 A Ryan 0 2 M Cleary 0 2 Cormac Bonnar 0 1 D Carr 0 1 K Hennessy 3 1 J Fitzgibbon 2 1 K McGuckin 0 3 T O Sullivan 0 2 J Buckley 0 1 Referee P Delaney Laois Wexford v Antrim 29 October 1989 Round 2Wexford2 10 3 6AntrimWexford Park WexfordJ Houlihan 1 5 T Dempsey 1 0 J O Connor 0 3 L O Gorman 0 2 G Holden 1 3 T McNaughton 1 0 D Armstrong 1 0 S Calwell 0 2 C Murphy 0 1 Referee J Moore Waterford Kilkenny v Limerick 29 October 1989 Round 2Kilkenny2 17 2 11LimerickNowlan Park KilkennyE Morrissey 1 2 L McCarthy 1 2 DJ Carey 0 4 R Power 0 2 T O Keeffe 0 2 M Cleere 0 2 T Murphy 0 2 L Ryan 0 1 G Kirby 2 2 D O Neill 0 3 G Hegarty 0 2 M Reale 0 1 M Holohan 0 1 T Kenny 0 1 L O Connor 0 1 Referee W Horgan Cork Kilkenny v Dublin 12 November 1989 Round 3Kilkenny0 11 1 9DublinJohn Locke Park CallanDJ Carey 0 5 J McDonald 0 1 A Ronan 0 1 Morrissey 0 1 M Cleere 0 1 R Power 0 1 T Murphy 0 1 K Hetherton 1 1 MJ Ryan 0 4 S McDermott 0 3 B McMahon 0 1 Referee W Horgan Cork Antrim v Tipperary 12 November 1989 Round 3Antrim1 11 0 15TipperaryCasement Park BelfastB Donnelly 1 2 A Carry 0 5 J Close 0 2 C Murphy 0 1 S McKillop 0 1 M Cleary 0 8 A Buckley 0 3 D Ryan 0 1 C Stakelum 0 1 D Carr 0 1 P Everard 0 1 Cork v Wexford 12 November 1989 Round 3Cork2 13 0 15WexfordPairc Ui Chaoimh CorkK Hennessy 0 6 T McCarthy 1 1 J Fitzgibbon 1 0 T O Sullivan 0 3 G Fitzgerald 0 2 D Quirke 0 1 J O Connor 0 3 M Storey 0 3 J Houlihan 0 3 M Morrissey 0 2 R Coleman 0 1 T Dempsey 0 1 L O Gorman 0 1 G O Connor 0 1 Referee W Barrett Tipperary Galway v Limerick 12 November 1989 Round 3Galway1 22 1 11LimerickDunlo GAA Grounds BallinasloeJ Cooney 0 10 S Dolan 1 1 Michael McGrath 0 4 E Ryan 0 4 G Burke 0 1 M Kenny 0 1 A Cunningham 0 1 G Kirby 0 6 G Hegarty 1 0 M Nelligan 0 2 S Fitzgibbon 0 1 D Fitzgerald 0 1 C Carey 0 1 Referee P Delaney Laois Tipperary v Galway 26 November 1989 Round 4Tipperary1 14 0 11GalwaySemple Stadium ThurlesM Cleary 0 6 Cormac Bonnar 1 0 J Leahy 0 3 D Carr 0 2 N English 0 1 B Ryan 0 1 J Hayes 0 1 J Cooney 0 9 E Ryan 0 1 S Dolan 0 1 Dublin v Cork 26 November 1989 Round 4Dublin2 10 2 8CorkCroke Park DublinMJ Ryan 1 3 B McMahon 1 0 S Dalton 0 3 D Finn 0 2 S Kearns 0 1 J Lyng 0 1 T Mulcahy 1 1 K Hennessy 1 0 D Quirke 0 3 T O Sullivan 0 3 A O Sullivan 0 1 Referee J Denton Wexford Wexford v Kilkenny 26 November 1989 Round 4Wexford0 11 1 11KilkennyWexford Park WexfordM Storey 0 4 J Houlihan 0 4 M Morrissey 0 1 S Wickham 0 1 J O Connor 0 1 E Morrissey 0 5 J McDonald 1 0 M Cleere 0 2 J Power 0 1 L McCarthy 0 1 L Ryan 0 1 R Power 0 1 Referee W Barrett Tipperary Limerick v Antrim 26 November 1989 Round 4Limerick5 12 1 6AntrimGaelic Grounds LimerickS Fitzgibbon 2 1 T Kenny 1 2 G Hegarty 0 4 L O Connor 1 0 G Kirby 1 0 P Davoren 0 3 O O Connor 0 1 M Houlihan 0 1 A McCarry 1 0 C Barr 0 2 S Cauldwell 0 2 J Close 0 1 D Armstrong 0 1 Referee P Long Kilkenny Kilkenny v Galway 18 February 1990 Round 5Kilkenny5 12 0 10GalwayNowlan Park KilkennyE Morrissey 2 2 J McDonald 2 0 G Heffernan 1 2 DJ Carey 0 4 R Power 0 2 L Ryan 0 2 M McGrath 0 7 J Cooney 0 1 R Duane 0 1 T Mannion 0 1 Referee P Delaney Laois Limerick v Dublin 18 February 1990 Round 5Limerick0 13 0 4DublinGaelic Grounds LimerickG Kirby 0 4 M Galligan 0 2 G Hegarty 0 2 S Fitzgibbon 0 2 P Davoren 0 1 T Kenny 0 1 M Houlihan 0 1 K Hetherton 0 3 B McMahon 0 1 Antrim v Cork 18 February 1990 Round 5Antrim2 10 6 16CorkCasement Park BelfastO McFetridge 0 5 T McNaughton 1 1 A McCarry 1 0 P McKillen 0 2 C Barr 0 1 B Donnelly 0 1 G Fitzgerald 4 2 K Hennessy 2 1 T O Sullivan 0 5 T Mulcahy 0 3 A O Sullivan 0 3 T McCarthy 0 1 S McCarthy 0 1 Referee P Long Kilkenny Wexford v Tipperary 18 February 1990 Round 5Wexford0 13 0 9TipperarySt Patrick s Park EnniscorthyJ Holohan 0 4 S Fitzhenry 0 3 T Dempsey 0 1 B Byrne 0 1 J O Connor 0 1 G O Connor 0 1 M Storey 0 1 R Coleman 0 1 M Cleary 0 6 C Stakelum 0 2 J Madden 0 1 Cork v Kilkenny 25 February 1990 Round 6Cork1 10 0 13KilkennyPairc Ui Chaoimh CorkG Fitzgerald 1 0 A O Sullivan 0 5 J Fitzgibbon 0 3 T O Sullivan 0 3 DJ Carey 0 5 L Ryan 0 2 E Morrissey 0 2 M Phelan 0 2 J McDonald 0 1 M Cleere 0 1 Referee T Murray Limerick Dublin v Wexford 25 February 1990 Round 6Dublin1 10 2 10WexfordCroke Park DublinB McMahon 1 3 S Dalton 0 3 R Boland 0 1 D Finn 0 1 K Hetherton 0 1 S Fleming 0 1 T Dempsey 1 2 B Byrne 1 1 J Houlihan 0 2 J O Connor 0 2 R Coleman 0 2 S Fitzhenry 0 1 Referee P Delaney Laois Tipperary v Limerick 25 February 1990 Round 6Tipperary1 14 3 12LimerickSemple Stadium ThurlesM Cleary 0 9 A Buckley 1 1 D O Connell 0 2 D Carr 0 1 K Hogan 0 1 T Kenny 3 0 G Kirby 0 9 P Davoren 0 1 G Hegarty 0 1 M Galligan 0 1 Referee D Murphy Wexford Galway v Antrim 25 February 1990 Round 6Galway3 9 1 3AntrimDunlo GAA Grounds BallinasloeM McGrath 1 5 G Burke 2 0 J Cooney 0 2 E Ryan 0 1 P Malone 0 1 T McNaughton 1 1 P McKillen 0 2 Referee G Long Tipperary Kilkenny v Tipperary 11 March 1990 Round 7Kilkenny1 12 2 9TipperaryNowlan Park KilkennyDJ Carey 0 5 J McDonald 1 1 M Cleere 0 3 R Power 0 1 T Murphy 0 1 C Heffernan 0 1 Cormac Bonnar 1 1 C Stakelum 1 0 M Cleary 0 3 D Carr 0 2 A Ryan 0 1 N English 0 1 P Delaney 0 1 Referee T Murray Limerick Antrim v Dublin 11 March 1990 Round 7Antrim0 9 3 10DublinCasement Park BelfastO McFetridge 0 3 C Barr 0 2 SP McKillop 0 2 C Murphy 0 1 G Holden 0 1 B McMahon 2 2 J Murphy 1 0 S Fleming 0 3 S Dalton 0 2 MJ Ryan 0 1 C Hetherton 0 1 D Finn 0 1 Referee P Horan Offaly Wexford v Galway 11 March 1990 Round 7Wexford2 11 1 13GalwayO Kennedy Park New RossM Storey 1 1 M Reck 1 1 J Holohan 0 4 T Dempsey 0 2 R Coleman 0 1 S Fitzhenry 0 1 G O Connor 0 1 M McGrath 0 8 S Dolan 1 1 J Cooney 0 3 P Higgins 0 1 Referee W Horgan Cork Limerick v Cork 11 March 1990 Round 7Limerick1 16 4 9CorkFitzGerald Park KilmallockG Kirby 1 9 S Fitzgibbon 0 3 C Carey 0 2 P Heffernan 0 1 D Flynn 0 1 T Mulcahy 2 1 K Hennessy 1 1 J Fitzgibbon 1 0 S McCarthy 0 2 M Mullins 0 2 T O Sullivan 0 2 J Cashman 0 1 Referee P Delaney Laois Knock out stage edit Quarter finals Dublin v Waterford 25 March 1990 Quarter finalDublin1 15 2 7WaterfordSemple Stadium ThurlesB McMahon 1 6 MJ Ryan 0 3 S Dalton 0 2 S Kearns 0 1 S McDermott 0 1 K Hetherton 0 1 D Finn 0 1 M O Keeffe 2 0 K Delahunty 0 6 D Byrne 0 1 Referee P Delaney Laois Wexford v Clare 25 March 1990 Quarter finalWexford0 17 1 10ClareSemple Stadium ThurlesJ Holohan 0 6 R Coleman 0 4 T Dempsey 0 4 G O Connor 0 1 M Storey 0 1 B Byrne 0 1 M Guilfoyle 1 1 T Guilfoyle 0 3 F Carrick 0 2 M Nugent 0 2 G McInerney 0 2 Referee W Barrett Tipperary Semi finals Wexford v Cork 8 April 1990 Semi finalWexford2 12 2 12CorkSemple Stadium ThurlesJ Holohan 2 4 M Storey 0 3 T Dempsey 0 2 M Reck 0 1 R Coleman 0 1 S Fitzhenry 0 1 G Fitzgerald 1 2 K Hennessy 1 1 B Cunningham 0 4 T Mulcahy 0 2 S O Gorman 0 1 T O Sullivan 0 1 T McCarthy 0 1 Referee P Delaney Laois Kilkenny v Dublin 8 April 1990 Semi finalKilkenny2 16 1 9DublinSemple Stadium ThurlesE Morrissey 2 2 DJ Carey 0 5 J McDonald 0 3 C Heffernan 0 2 L Fennelly 0 2 R Power 0 1 M Phelan 0 1 C Hetherton 1 0 B McMahon 0 2 S Dalton 0 2 MJ Ryan 0 2 S Fleming 0 2 J Murphy 0 1 Referee T Murray Limerick Wexford v Cork 16 April 1990 Semi final replayWexford1 9 0 6CorkNowlan Park KilkennyM Storey 1 2 J Holohan 0 3 T Dempsey 0 2 R Coleman 0 1 J O Connor 0 1 P Buckley 0 1 T McCarthy 0 1 J Fitzgibbon 0 1 M Foley 0 1 B Cunningham 0 1 S McCarthy 0 1 Referee P Delaney Laois Home final Kilkenny v Wexford 22 April 1990 Home finalKilkenny3 12 1 10WexfordCroke Park DublinE Morrissey 2 3 DJ Carey 1 4 C Heffernan 0 2 L Fennelly 0 1 J McDonald 0 1 M Cleere 0 1 T Dempsey 1 0 J Holohan 0 3 M Storey 0 3 M Reck 0 2 L Dunne 0 2 Referee W Barrett Tipperary Final New York v Kilkenny 6 May 1990 FinalNew York0 9 0 18KilkennyGaelic Park New York CityR Sampson 0 3 H Ryan 0 2 J McInerney 0 1 B Keeshin 0 1 S O Donoghue 0 1 I Conroy 0 1 DJ Carey 0 10 L McCarthy 0 3 E Morrissey 0 2 C Heffernan 0 1 J McDonald 0 1 P Dwyer 0 1 Referee W Horgan Cork Top scorers edit Top scorer overallRank Player Team Tally Total Matches Average1 D J Carey Kilkenny 1 52 55 9 6 12 Jimmy Holohan Wexford 3 40 49 11 4 453 Gary Kirby Limerick 4 35 47 7 6 74 Kevin Hennessy Cork 9 13 40 7 5 75 Eamonn Morrissey Kilkenny 7 19 406 Michael Cleary Tipperary 0 39 39 7 5 57 Brian McMahon Dublin 5 21 36 9 4 008 Joe Cooney Galway 0 32 329 Martin Storey Wexford 2 21 2710 Ger FitzGerald Cork 6 06 24Michael McGrath Galway 1 21 24Top scorer in a single gameRank Player Team Tally Total Opposition1 Ger FitzGerald Cork 4 02 14 Antrim2 Gary Kirby Limerick 1 09 12 Cork3 Kevin Hennessy Cork 3 01 10 TipperaryJimmy Holohan Wexford 2 04 10 CorkD J Carey Kilkenny 0 10 10 AntrimJoe Cooney Galway 0 10 10 LimerickD J Carey Kilkenny 0 10 10 New York4 Terence Kenny Limerick 3 00 9 TipperaryEamon Morrissey Kilkenny 2 03 9 WexfordBrian McMahon Dublin 1 06 9 WaterfordJoe Cooney Galway 0 09 9 TipperaryMichael Cleary Tipperary 0 09 9 LimerickGary Kirby Limerick 0 09 9 TipperaryDivision 2 editPos Team Pld W D L Pts Notes1 Clare 7 6 1 0 13 Promoted to Division 12 Waterford 7 6 1 0 13 Promoted to Division 13 Offaly 7 4 1 2 94 Meath 7 4 0 3 85 Down 7 3 0 4 66 Laois 7 2 1 4 57 Westmeath 7 1 0 6 2 Relegated to Division 37 Carlow 7 0 0 7 0 Relegated to Division 3Laois v Waterford 15 October 1989 Round 1Laois3 7 1 19WaterfordO Moore Park Portlaoise Westmeath v Clare 15 October 1989 Round 1Westmeath1 5 2 18ClareCusack Park Mullingar Carlow v Offaly 15 October 1989 Round 1Carlow1 7 1 16OffalyDr Cullen Park Carlow Down v Meath 15 October 1989 Round 1Down1 13 3 9MeathMitchel Park Ballygalget Meath v Laois 29 October 1989 Round 2Meath1 9 0 10LaoisSt Loman s Park Trim Offaly v Westmeath 29 October 1989 Round 2Offaly4 15 1 9WestmeathSt Brendan s Park Birr Waterford v Down 29 October 1989 Round 2Waterford2 11 2 4DownWalsh Park Waterford Clare v Carlow 29 October 1989 Round 2Clare5 15 1 2CarlowCusack Park Ennis Meath v Offaly 12 November 1989 Round 3Meath1 9 1 12OffalySt Loman s Park Trim Laois v Westmeath 12 November 1989 Round 3Laois2 13 0 6WestmeathO Moore Park Portlaoise Waterford v Clare 12 November 1989 Round 3Waterford1 14 3 8ClareFraher Field Dungarvan Down v Carlow 12 November 1989 Round 3Down3 13 0 11CarlowMcKenna Park Ballycran Offaly v Down 26 November 1989 Round 4Offaly1 11 1 6DownSt Brendan s Park Birr Clare v Laois 26 November 1989 Round 4Clare4 13 1 5LaoisCusack Park Ennis Westmeath v Waterford 26 November 1989 Round 4Westmeath1 5 1 21WaterfordCastletown Geoghegan Carlow v Meath 26 November 1989 Round 4Carlow2 6 3 11MeathDr Cullen Park Carlow Meath v Westmeath 19 February 1990 Round 5Meath2 11 0 12WestmeathPairc Tailteann Navan Down v Clare 19 February 1990 Round 5Down1 11 4 10ClareMitchel Park Ballygalget Offaly v Laois 19 February 1990 Round 5Offaly0 12 1 9LaoisO Connor Park Tullamore Carlow v Waterford 19 February 1990 Round 5Carlow0 13 1 13WaterfordDr Cullen Park Carlow Waterford v Meath 26 February 1990 Round 6Waterford4 8 2 6MeathArdmore Sportsfield Ardmore Clare v Offaly 26 February 1990 Round 6Clare1 9 0 10OffalyCusack Park Ennis Laois v Down 26 February 1990 Round 6Laois0 11 0 11DownO Moore Park Portlaoise Westmeath v Carlow 26 February 1990 Round 6Westmeath0 9 0 2CarlowCastletown Geoghegan Waterford v Offaly 11 March 1990 Round 7Waterford4 8 1 9OffalyWalsh Park Waterford Down v Westmeath 11 March 1990 Round 7Down4 8 1 12WestmeathMcKenna Pqrk Ballycran Laois v Carlow 11 March 1990 Round 7Laois5 16 1 2CarlowKelly Daly Park Rathdowney Meath v Clare 11 March 1990 Round 7Meath1 8 2 10ClareSt Loman s Park TrimDivision 3 editPos Team Pld W D L Pts Notes1 Kerry 7 6 1 0 13 Promoted to Division 22 Derry 7 5 1 1 11 Promoted to Division 23 Wicklow 7 5 0 2 104 Kildare 7 4 0 3 85 Roscommon 7 3 0 4 66 Armagh 7 1 1 5 37 Monaghan 7 1 1 5 38 Mayo 7 0 5 7 0 Relegated to Division 4Division 4 editPos Team Pld W D L Pts Notes1 Sligo 7 6 1 0 13 Promoted to Division 32 Fermanagh 7 5 1 1 113 Tyrone 7 5 0 2 104 Louth 7 4 0 3 85 Longford 7 3 0 4 66 Donegal 7 2 0 5 47 Cavan 7 1 0 6 28 Leitrim 7 1 0 6 2References edit National Hurling League Results 1925 2009 Hogan Stand Archived from the original on 5 August 2010 Retrieved 18 April 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1989 90 National Hurling League amp oldid 1139548413, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
