1994–95 National Hurling League

The 1994–95 National Hurling League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Church & General National Hurling League, was the 64th edition of the National Hurling League, which ran from 8 October 1994 until 7 May 1995.

1994–95 National Hurling League

League details
Dates	8 October 1994 – 7 May 1995
Teams	33
League champions
Winners	Kilkenny (9th win)
Captain	Bill Hennessy
Manager	Ollie Walsh
League runners-up
Runners-up	Clare
Captain	Anthony Daly
Manager	Ger Loughnane
Other division winners
Division 2	Waterford
Division 3	Westmeath
Division 4	Fermanagh
← 1993–94 1995–96 →

Kilkenny won the league, beating Clare by 2–12 to 0–9 in the final.^[1]

Structure

There are eight teams in each division. Each plays each other team once, home or away, and receives two points for a win and one for a draw.

The top two teams in Division 1 advance to the semi-finals. The third- and fourth-placed teams in Division 1 go into the quarter-finals, as do the top two teams in Division 2.

The top two teams in Divisions 2, 3 and 4 are promoted for the following season. The bottom two in Divisions 1, 2 and 3 are relegated.

Division 1

National Hurling League Division 1

Season	1994-95
Champions	Kilkenny 9th National League title Captain: Bill Hennessy Manager: Ollie Walsh
Relegated	Antrim Laois Limerick
Matches played	33
Top goalscorer	Michael Cleary (3-34)
Biggest home win	Tipperary 2-13 - 0-5 Laois (26 March 1995)
Biggest away win	Laois 1-9 - 3-17 Galway (9 October 1994)
Highest scoring	Laois 1-9 - 3-17 Galway (9 October 1994)
← 1993-94 1995-96 → All statistics correct as of 19 February 2017.

Tipperary came into the season as defending champions of the 1993-94 season. Clare and Kilkenny joined Division 1 as the promoted teams.

On 7 May 1995, Kilkenny won the title after a 2-12 to 0-9 win over Clare in the final. It was their 9th league title overall and their first since 1989-90.^[2]

Antrim, Laois and Limerick were relegated from Division 1.

Tipperary's Michael Cleary was the Division 1 top scorer with 3-34.

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Diff	Pts	Notes
1	Clare	7	6	0	1	40	12	National Hurling League runners-up
2	Kilkenny	7	5	0	2	22	10	National Hurling League champions
3	Cork	7	4	1	2	19	9
4	Galway	7	4	1	2	15	9
5	Tipperary	7	3	0	4	7	6
6	Limerick	7	2	1	4	-19	5	Relegated to Division 2
7	Laois	7	1	1	5	-62	3	Relegated to Division 2
8	Antrim	7	0	2	5	-24	2	Relegated to Division 2

Group stage

Tipperary v Antrim

9 October 1994	Tipperary	2-14 - 1-7	Antrim	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	C Stakelum 1-1, B O'Meara 1-0, P Fox 0-3, M Cleary 0-3, M Kinsella 0-2, D Ryan 0-2, L McGrath 0-1, C McIntyre 0-1, A Butler 0-1.		S McMullen 1-0, J Connolly 0-2, A Elliott 0-2, C McCambridge 0-1, JP McKillop 0-1, M Carlin 0-1.	Referee: P Horan (Offaly)

Cork v Limerick

9 October 1994	Cork	0-18 - 1-8	Limerick	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	B Cunningham 0-7, K Murray 0-3, B Corcoran 0-3, B Egan 0-2, M Mullins 0-1, P Kenneally 0-1, A Browne 0-1.		G Kirby 1-6, TJ Ryan 0-1, F Carroll 0-1.

Laois v Galway

9 October 1994	Laois	1-9 - 3-17	Galway	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	D Cuddy 1-0, F Lawlor 0-5, N Delaney 0-2, PJ Peacock 0-1, L Tynan 0-1.		L Burke 0-9, D Curley 1-1, J Campbell 1-1, F Forde 1-1, O Fahy 0-3, M Coleman 0-1, C O'Doherty 0-1.	Referee: J McDonald (Tipperary)

Clare v Kilkenny

9 October 1994	Clare	0-14 - 0-9	Kilkenny	O'Garney Park, Sixmilebridge
	C Lyons 0-3, A Daly 0-3, PJ O'Connell 0-2, J O'Connor 0-2, E Taaffe 0-2, J McInerney 0-2.		C Brennan 0-3, E Morrissey 0-3, M Phelan 0-1, A Ronan 0-1, C carter 0-1.	Referee: S O'Meara (Offaly)

Kilkenny v Laois

23 October 1994	Kilkenny	1-14 - 0-6	Laois	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	D Gaffney 1-0, A Ronan 0-3, M Dunphy 0-2, B O'Keeffe 0-2, C Brennan 0-2, E Morrissey 0-2, D Byrne 0-1, DJ Carey 0-1, C Carter 0-1.		PJ Peacock 0-3, D Cuddy 0-1, G Norton 0-1, F O'Sullivan 0-1.	Referee: P O'Connor (Limerick)

Galway v Clare

23 October 1994	Galway	1-10 - 3-12	Clare	Kenny Park, Athenry
	D Curely 1-0, F Forde 0-2, D Fahy 0-2, O Fahy 0-2, M Coleman 0-1, P Malone 0-1, D Coen 0-1, J Campbell 0-1.		J McInerney 2-2, C Lyons 0-7, C Clancy 1-0, PJ O'Connell 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1, O Baker 0-1.	Referee: W Barrett (Tipperary)

Limerick v Tipperary

23 October 1994	Limerick	2-9 - 1-15	Tipperary	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	P Heffernan 2-1, G Kirby 0-5, TJ Ryan 0-1, F Carroll 0-1, C Carey 0-1.		M Cleary 1-8, T Lanigan 0-3, J Leahy 0-2, C Stakelum 0-1, L McGrath 0-1.	Referee: P Delaney (Laois)

Antrim v Cork

23 October 1994	Antrim	3-9 - 2-12	Cork	Casement Park, Belfast
	B McGarry 1-2, S McMullen 1-1, SP McKillop 1-0, A Elliott 0-2, G O'Kane 0-1, N Elliott 0-1, T McNaughton 0-1, Conor McCambridge 0-1.		B Cunningham 2-3, B Egan 0-2, K Murray 0-2, B Sheehan 0-2, A Browne 0-1, K Egan 0-1, D O'Donoghue 0-1.	Referee: A Mac Suibhne (Dublin)

Tipperary v Kilkenny

6 November 1994	Tipperary	1-10 - 2-12	Kilkenny	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	M Cleary 0-5, C Stakelum 1-1, D Bourke 0-1, D Ryan 0-1, L McGrath 0-1, B Gaynor 0-1.		A Ronan 0-5, DJ Carey 1-1, D Gaffney 1-1, PJ Delaney 0-3, L Keoghan 0-1, D Byrne 0-1.	Referee: A Mac Suibhne (Dublin)

Galway v Cork

6 November 1994	Galway	0-15 - 2-8	Cork	Ballinasloe Sportsfield, Ballinasloe
	C Moran 0-7, L Burke 0-3, D Curley 0-2, D Fahy 0-1, J Rabbitte 0-1, O Fahy 0-1.		B Egan 0-4, A Browne 1-0, G Manley 1-0, B Cunningham 0-2, K Murray 0-2.	Referee: P Delaney (Laois)

Laois v Limerick

6 November 1994	Laois	1-6 - 1-6	Limerick	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	N Delaney 1-0, D Cuddy 0-3, F O'Sullivan 0-1, PJ Peacock 0-1, G Norton 0-1.		M Foley 1-0, G Hegarty 0-2, TJ Ryan 0-1, F Carroll 0-1, P Heffernan 0-1, L O'Connor 0-1.	Referee: W Barrett (Tipperary)

Clare v Antrim

6 November 1994	Clare	2-8 - 1-6	Antrim	O'Garney Park, Sixmilebridge
	C Lyons 1-3, C Clancy 1-2, J O'Connor 0-1, B Quinn 0-1, PJ O'Connell 0-1.		G O'Kane 1-0, Conor McCambridge 0-3, SP McKillop 0-1, A Elliott 0-1, B McGarry 0-1.	Referee: P Horan (Offaly)

Limerick v Clare

20 November 1994	Limerick	1-8 - 2-8	Clare	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	G Kirby 0-4, S O'Neill 1-0, D Quigley 0-1, TJ Ryan 0-1, D Nash 0-1, F Carroll 0-1.		C Clancy 1-1, G O'Loughlin 1-1, A Daly 0-2, V Donnellan 0-1, PJ O'Connell 0-1, J McInenrey 0-1, C Lyons 0-1.	Referee: A Mac Suibhne (Dublin)

Galway v Tipperary

20 November 1994	Galway	1-13 - 0-11	Tipperary	Ballinasloe Sportsfield, Ballinasloe
	O Fahy 1-4, D Curley 0-2, C Moran 0-2, J Rabbitte 0-2, L Burke 0-1, M Coleman 0-1, F Forde 0-1.		M Cleary 0-4, D Burke 0-4, P Fox 0-2, T Lanigan 0-1.	Referee: T Murray (Limerick)

Antrim v Laois

20 November 1994	Antrim	1-11 - 2-11	Laois	Casement Park, Belfast
	P Jennings 0-5, S McMullen 1-1, B McGarry 0-2, Gregory O'Kane 0-1, J Carson 0-1, C McGuckian 0-1.		D Cuddy 0-5, T Kenna 1-1, D Conroy 1-0, F O'Sullivan 0-2, D Rooney 0-1, O Dowling 0-1, J Dollard 0-1.	Referee: M Kiely (Dublin)

Kilkenny v Cork

20 November 1994	Kilkenny	2-10 - 3-3	Cork	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	D Gaffney 1-1, DJ Carey 0-4, E Morrissey 1-0, PJ Delaney 0-2, B O'Keeffe 0-2, A Ronan 0-1.		G Manley 1-1, K Murray 1-0, F Ryan 1-0, M Mullins 0-2.	Referee: D Murphy (Wexford)

Cork v Tipperary

26 February 1995	Cork	1-12 - 1-7	Tipperary	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	B Egan 0-9, A Browne 1-0, S McCarthy 0-2, K Murray 0-1.		P Fox 1-0, M Cleary 0-3, A Crosse 0-2, D Ryan 0-1, N English 0-1.	Referee: D Murphy (Wexford)

Laois v Clare

26 February 1995	Laois	0-5 - 1-17	Clare	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	D Cuddy 0-2, B McEvoy 0-1, A Bergin 0-1, N Delaney 0-1.		C Lyons 1-6, O Baker 0-5, G O'Loughlin 0-2, A Daly 0-1, F Tuohy 0-1, C Clancy 0-1, J McInerney 0-1.	Referee: JJ McDonnell (Tipperary)

Kilkenny v Galway

26 February 1995	Kilkenny	2-11 - 1-10	Galway	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	A Ronan 0-5, DJ Carey 1-0, J Power 1-0, C Brennan 0-3, M Phelan 0-2, L Keoghan 0-1, PJ Delaney 0-1.		C Moran 0-4, F Forde 1-0, L Burke 0-2, O Fahy 0-2, M McGarth 0-1, J Rabbitte 0-1.	Referee: T Murray (Limerick)

Limerick v Antrim

26 February 1995	Limerick	0-15 - 2-7	Antrim	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	G Kirby 0-4, B Tobin 0-3, J Ryan 0-3, M Galligan 0-2, D Clarke 0-1, M Houlihan 0-1, C Carey 0-1.		J Carson 1-2, P Nugent 1-0, R Donnelly 0-2, P McKillen 0-1, T McNaughton 0-1, F Collins 0-1.	Referee: P Aherne (Carlow)

Clare v Tipperary

12 March 1995	Clare	2-9 - 0-10	Tipperary	Cusack Park, Ennis
	G O'Loughlin 1-1, J McInerney 1-1, S McMahon 0-2, C Clancy 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1, C Lyons 0-1, E Taaffe 0-1.		M Cleary 0-5, N English 0-2, T Dunne 0-1, J Lehay 0-1, P Fox 0-1.	Referee: T Lyons (Limerick)

Laois v Cork

12 March 1995	Laois	0-9 - 2-14	Cork	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	B Maher 0-2, G Norton 0-2, T Kenna 0-2, D Conroy 0-2, F O'Sullivan 0-1.		M Mullins 1-4, A Browne 1-1, B Egan 0-4, D Ronan 0-2, K Murray 0-1, J Cashman 0-1, M Landers 0-1.	Referee: W Barrett (Tipperary)

Galway v Limerick

12 March 1995	Galway	0-20 - 2-7	Limerick	Ballinasloe Sportsfield, Ballinasloe
	C Moran 0-5, L Burke 0-5, M McGrath 0-2, M Coleman 0-2, F Forde 0-2, J Cooney 0-2, O Fahy 0-1.		T Herbert 1-0, M Galligan 0-3, G Kirby 0-2, TJ Ryan 0-1.	Referee: D Murphy (Wexford)

Kilkenny v Antrim

12 March 1995	Kilkenny	1-16 - 2-9	Antrim	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	A Ronan 0-7, E Morrissey 0-4, DJ Carey 1-0, B O'Keeffe 0-1, D Gaffney 0-1, C Brennan 0-1, J Power 0-1, D Byrne 0-1.		J Carson 0-6, A McCloskey 1-1, F Collins 1-0, SP McKillop 0-1, T McNaughton 0-1.	Referee: J McDonnell (Tipperary)

Limerick v Kilkenny

26 March 1995	Limerick	0-12 - 1-8	Kilkenny	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	G Kirby 0-5, M Galligan 0-3, F Carroll 0-2, S O'Neill 0-1, D Quigley 0-1.		PJ Delaney 1-1, DJ Carey 0-3, E Morrissey 0-2, J Power 0-1, M Phelan 0-1.	Referee: W Barrett (Tipperary)

Cork v Clare

26 March 1995	Cork	1-8 - 0-10	Clare	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	K Murray 1-1, B Corcoran 0-3, P Smith 0-1, M Mullins 0-1, D Ronan 0-1, B Egan 0-1.		E Taaffe 0-3, C Lyons 0-2, S McMahon 0-2, G O'Loughlin 0-2, A Daly 0-1.	Referee: D Murphy (Wexford)

Antrim v Galway

26 March 1995	Antrim	1-9 - 1-9	Galway	Casement Park, Belfast
	J Carson 1-6, P Donnelly 0-2, P McKillen 0-1.		O Fahy 1-1, L Burke 0-4, C Moran 0-4.	Referee: A Mac Suibhne (Dublin)

Tipperary v Laois

26 March 1995	Tipperary	2-13 - 0-5	Laois	St. Cronan's Park, Roscrea
	M Cleary 2-6, J Leahy 0-2, C Bonnar 0-1, B O'Meara 0-1, L McGrath 0-1, A Ryan 0-1, A Crosse 0-1.		N Rigney 0-2, T Kenna 0-2, O Coss 0-1.	Referee: J Cody (Galway)

Knock-out stage

Quarter-finals

Cork v Offaly

9 April 1995 Quarter-final	Cork	2-11 - 3-10	Offaly	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	B Egan 0-7, A Browne 2-0, F McCormack 0-1, M Mullins 0-1, D Ronan 0-1, M Ryan 0-1.		P O'Connor 2-0, Johnny Dooley 0-6, J Troy 1-0, Joe Dooley 0-2, B Dooley 0-1.	Attendance: 10,300 Referee: W Barrett (Tipperary)

Galway v Waterford

9 April 1995 Quarter-final	Galway	0-9 - 2-10	Waterford	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	L Burke 0-3, C Moran 0-2, M McGrath 0-2, P Kelly 0-1, M Coleman 0-1.		P Flynn 1-4, S Frampton 1-0, B O'Sullivan 0-2, P Queally 0-1, B Walsh 0-1, J Brenner 0-1, T Browne 0-1.	Attendance: 10,300 Referee: T Murray (Limerick)

Semi-finals

Kilkenny v Offaly

23 April 1995 Semi-final	Kilkenny	4-8 - 0-14	Offaly	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	DJ Carey 3-1, D Byrne 1-2, A Ronan 0-3, M Phelan 0-1, E Morrissey 0-1.		Johnny Dooley 0-9, Joe Dooley 0-1, P O'Connor 0-1, J Pilkington 0-1, K Martin 0-1, D Pilkington 0-1.	Attendance: 25,000 Referee: A Mac Suibhne (Dublin)

Clare v Waterford

23 April 1995 Semi-final	Clare	2-14 - 0-8	Waterford	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	E Taaffe 0-7, J McInerney 2-0, J O'Connor 0-3, G O'Loughlin 0-2, S Sheedy 0-1, PJ O'Connell 0-1.		P Flynn 0-6, T Browne 0-2.	Attendance: 25,000 Referee: D Murphy (Wexford)

Final

Kilkenny v Clare

7 May 1995 Final	Kilkenny	2-12 - 0-9	Clare	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	A Ronan 0-8 E Morrissey 1-3, D Byrne 1-0, C Brennan 0-1.		S McMahon 0-4, J O'Connor 0-2, J McInerney 0-1, G O'Loughlin 0-1, E Taaffe 0-1.	Attendance: 20,909 Referee: P O'Connor (Limerick)

Scoring statistics

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	Team	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Michael Cleary	Tipperary	3-34	43	7	6.14
2	Adrian Ronan	Kilkenny	0-33	33	8	4.12
3	Cyril Lyons	Clare	2-23	29	8	3.62
	Gary Kirby	Limerick	1-26	29	6	4.83
	Barry Egan	Cork	0-29	29	8	3.62
6	D. J. Carey	Kilkenny	6-10	28	8	4.50
7	Liam Burke	Galway	0-27	27	8	3.37
8	Cathal Moran	Galway	0-24	24	6	4.00
9	Jim McInerney	Galway	5-8	23	7	3.28
10	John Carson	Antrim	2-15	21	4	5.25
	Eamon Morrissey	Kilkenny	2-15	21	9	2.33

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Team	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Michael Cleary	Tipperary	2-06	12	Laois
2	Michael Cleary	Tipperary	1-08	11	Limerick
3	D. J. Carey	Kilkenny	3-01	10	Offaly
4	Brian Cunningham	Cork	2-03	9	Antrim
	Gary Kirby	Limerick	1-06	9	Cork
	Cyril Lyons	Clare	1-06	9	Laois
	John Carson	Antrim	1-06	9	Galway
	Liam Burke	Galway	0-09	9	Laois
	Barry Egan	Cork	0-09	9	Tipperary
	Johnny Dooley	Offaly	0-09	9	Kilkenny

Division 2

National Hurling League Division 2

Season	1994-95
Champions	Waterford
Promoted	Kerry Offaly Waterford
Relegated	Carlow
← 1993-94 1995-96 → All statistics correct as of 19 February 2017.

On 26 March 1995, Waterford secured the title after an 0-11 to 0-6 win over Kerry in the final round of the group stage. Kerry and Offaly were also promoted to Division 1.

Carlow and Meath were relegated from Division 2.

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Diff	Pts	Notes
1	Waterford	7	6	0	1	22	12	Division 2 champions, promoted to Division 1
2	Offaly	7	5	0	2	31	10	Promoted to Division 1
3	Kerry	7	4	0	3	11	8	Promoted to Division 1
4	Down	7	4	0	3	-1	8
5	Wexford	7	3	0	4	25	6
6	Meath	7	2	2	3	-12	6
7	Dublin	7	2	1	4	-4	5
8	Carlow	7	0	1	6	-77	1	Relegated to Division 3

Knock-out stage

Play-off

Kerry v Down

9 April 1995 Play-off	Kerry	2-15 - 2-10 (aet)	Down	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	P O'Connell 0-7, M Hennessy 1-3, J O'Sullivan 1-0, B O'Sullivan 0-2, C Walsh 0-1, K Boyle 0-1, J Walsh 0-1.		C Arthurs 1-4, N Sands 1-0, D O'Prey 0-3, K Coulter 0-1, M Mallon 0-1, D Hughes 0-1.	Referee: A Mac Suibhne (Dublin)

External links

• Results page
• Clare v Kilkenny NHL 1995 Final on YouTube

References

1. . Hogan Stand. Archived from the original on 5 August 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
2. . Hogan Stand. Archived from the original on 5 August 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2011.