1990–91 National Hurling League

The 1990–91 National Hurling League was the 60th season of the National Hurling League, the top league for inter-county hurling teams, since its establishment in 1925. The season began on 14 October 1990 and concluded on 12 May 1991.

1990–91 National Hurling League

League details
Dates	14 October 1990 – 12 May 1991
Teams	32
League champions
Winners	Offaly (1st win)
Captain	Danny Owens
Manager	Pádraig Horan
League runners-up
Runners-up	Wexford
Captain	Ted Morrissey
Manager	Martin Quigley
Other division winners
Division 2	Galway
Division 3	Wicklow
Division 4	Mayo
← 1989–90 1991–92 →

Kilkenny came into the season as defending champions of the 1989-90 season. Clare and Waterford entered Division 1 as the two promoted teams.

On 12 May 1991, Offaly won the title after a 2-6 to 0-10 win over Wexford. It was their first league title ever.^[1]

Dublin were the first team to be relegated after losing all of their group stage games, while Clare suffered the same fate.

Division 1

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	Notes
1	Wexford	7	6	0	1	12	National League runners-up
2	Tipperary	7	5	0	2	10
3	Waterford	7	4	1	2	9
4	Kilkenny	7	4	0	3	8
5	Cork	7	3	1	3	7
6	Limerick	7	3	0	4	6
7	Clare	7	1	2	4	4	Relegated
8	Dublin	7	0	0	7	0	Relegated

Group stage

Clare v Waterford

14 October 1990	Clare	1-13 - 0-16	Waterford	Cusack Park, Ennis
	V Donnellan 0-7, C Clancy 1-0, M McNamara 0-2, T Guilfoyle 0-2, M Daffy 0-1, P Minogue 0-1.		K Delahunty 0-8, L O'Connor 0-3, B O'Sullivan 0-1, B Greene 0-1, S Daly 0-1, M O'Keeffe 0-1, S Aherne 0-1.	Referee: P Horan (Kerry)

Kilkenny v Dublin

28 October 1990	Kilkenny	4-11 - 1-11	Dublin	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	A Prendergast 1-4, C Carter 1-4, E Morrissey 1-1, C Heffernan 1-1, P Ryan 0-1.		K Hetherton 0-9, S McDermott 1-0, B McMahon 0-1, S Dalton 0-1.

Wexford v Limerick

28 October 1990	Wexford	2-14 - 1-09	Limerick	Gorey
	J Holohan 1-3, S Wickham 1-2, M Storey 0-3, E Synnott 0-2, B Byrne 0-1, L O'Gorman 0-1, A Codd 0-1, D Guiney 0-1.		M Galligan 1-1, C Carey 0-2, M Holohan 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1, A Garvey 0-1, S Fitzgibbon 0-1, P Heffernan 0-1, A Carmody 0-1.	Referee: W Barrett (Tipperary)

Tipperary v Clare

28 October 1990	Tipperary	0-22 - 1-10	Clare	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	C Stakelum 0-7, P Fox 0-6, M Cleary 0-3, D Carr 0-3, C Bonnar 0-1, J Leahy 0-1, M O'Meara 0-1.		B Minogue 1-3, M McNamara 0-2, T Guilfoyle 0-1, C Chaplin 0-1, J O'Connell 0-1, C Lyons 0-1, C Clancy 0-1.	Referee: P Long (Kilkenny)

Waterford v Cork

29 October 1990	Waterford	1-15 - 2-05	Cork	Fraher Field, Dungarvan
	K Delahunty 0-7, S Ahearne 1-0, N Crowley 0-2, M Walsh 0-1, P Murray 0-1, L O'Connor 0-1, B O'Sullivan 0-1, D Byrne 0-1, E Nolan 0-1.		G Fitzgerald 1-1, P Buckley 1-1, C Casey 0-2, T O'Sullivan 0-1.	Referee: D Murphy (Wexford)

Cork v Wexford

3 November 1990	Cork	3-09 - 3-15	Wexford	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	G Fitzgerald 1-1, K Hennessy 0-4, P Buckley 1-0, D Kiely 1-0, C Casey 0-2, B O'Sullivan 0-1, F Horgan 0-1.		J Holohan 1-7, B Byrne 1-1, E Synnott 1-1, M Storey 0-2, A Codd 0-2, S Wickham 0-1, D Guiney 0-1.	Referee: W Barrett (Tipperary)

Dublin v Tipperary

4 November 1990	Dublin	2-06 - 2-22	Tipperary	Croke Park, Dublin
	S McDermott 2-1, K Hetherton 0-2, B McMahon 0-1, R Boland 0-1, G Regan 0-1.		M Cleary 0-9, D Ryan 1-2, C Stakelum 0-5, Cormac Bonnar 1-0, D Carr 0-3, P Fox 0-3.	Referee: P Dowling (Laois)

Limerick v Waterford

4 November 1990	Limerick	0-06 - 2-13	Waterford	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	L O'Connor 0-3, M Houlihan 0-2, C Carey 0-1.		K Delahunty 1-6, L O'Connor 1-1, B O'Sullivan 0-2, N Crowley 0-2, S Ahearne 0-1, E Nolan 0-1.	Referee: M Quinn (Clare)

Clare v Kilkenny

4 November 1990	Clare	1-13 - 2-12	Kilkenny	Cusack Park, Ennis
	C Lyons 0-4, P Minogue 1-0, J O'Connell 0-2, T Guilfoyle 0-2, C Clancy 0-2, C Chaplin 0-1, M Daffy 0-1, F Tuohy 0-1.		A Prendergast 1-4, C Heffernan 1-1, E Morrissey 0-2, J Brennan 0-2, J Lawlor 0-1, C Carter 0-1, L McCarthy 0-1.	Referee: T Murray (Limerick)

Cork v Kilkenny

11 November 1990	Cork	4-08 - 0-10	Kilkenny	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	G Fitzgerald 2-0, K Hennessy 2-0, T O'Sullivan 0-2, C Casey 0-2, P Buckley 0-1, T McCarthy 0-1, B O'Sullivan 0-1, T Mulcahy 0-1.		A Prendergast 0-9, J Brennan 0-1.	Referee: W Barrett (Tipperary)

Dublin v Wexford

11 November 1990	Dublin	1-14 - 0-19	Wexford	Parnell Park, Dublin
	C Hetherton 0-8, S McDermott 1-1, D Kane 0-2, MJ Ryan 0-1, J Twomey 0-1, J Lyng 0-1.		J Holohan 0-9, M Morrissey 0-3, D Guiney 0-3, T Dempsey 0-3, E Sinnott 0-1.

Waterford v Dublin

18 November 1990	Waterford	1-15 - 1-09	Dublin	Walsh Park, Waterford
	N Crowley 0-6, B O'Sullivan 1-1, M Walsh 0-3, K Delahunty 0-3, S Ahearne 0-2.		K Hetherton 1-3, D Keane 0-2, S McDermott 0-1, R Boland 0-1, J Twomey 0-1, S Dalton 0-1.	Referee: W Barrett (Tipperary)

Tipperary v Cork

18 November 1990	Tipperary	3-13 - 0-13	Cork	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	Cormac Bonnar 2-1, P Fox 1-2, M Cleary 0-4, J Leahy 0-3, D Carr 0-2, G Williams 0-1.		T O'Sullivan 0-6, G Fitzgerald 0-2, L Forde 0-1, C McGuckin 0-1, T Mulcahy 0-1, K Hennessy 0-1, T McCarthy 0-1.	Referee: P Delaney (Laois)

Kilkenny v Limerick

18 November 1990	Kilkenny	0-07 - 3-15	Limerick	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	P Ryan 0-2, M Dunne 0-2, J Power 0-1, A Prendergast 0-1, J Brennan 0-1.		J O'Connor 2-0, G Kirby 0-6, P Heffernan 1-2, P Davoren 0-3, G Hegarty 0-2, M Galligan 0-2.	Referee: W Barrett (Tipperary)

Wexford v Clare

18 November 1990	Wexford	1-09 - 0-10	Clare	O'Kennedy Park, New Ross
	J Holohan 1-3, M Morrissey 0-2, M Storey 0-2, L Dunne 0-1, E Synnott 0-1.		P Minogue 0-2, C Lyons 0-2, P O'Rourke 0-1, M McNamara 0-1, M Daffy 0-1, F Tuohy 0-1, D Shanahan 0-1, P Healy 0-1.

Limerick v Tipperary

2 December 1990	Limerick	1-06 - 1-12	Tipperary	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	J O'Connor 1-0, G Kirby 0-2, P Heffernan 0-2, S Fitzgibbon 0-1, M Galligan 0-1.		P Fox 1-3, J Leahy 0-3, D Carr 0-2, M Cleary 0-2, G Williams 0-1, Conal Bonnar 0-1.	Referee: P Delaney (Laois)

Cork v Dublin

17 February 1991	Cork	0-17 - 2-10	Dublin	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	T O'Sullivan 0-8, K Hennessy 0-4, J O'Mahony 0-3, G Fitzgerald 0-1, T Mulcahy 0-1.		MJ Ryan 1-2, T O'Riordan 1-2, K Hetherton 0-3, S Dalton 0-1, B McMahon 0-1, J Twomey 0-1.	Referee: T Murray (Limerick)

Tipperary v Waterford

17 February 1991	Tipperary	2-14 - 2-08	Waterford	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	N English 2-1, M Cleary 0-5, C Stakelum 0-4, D Carr 0-2, G Williams 0-1, Conal Bonnar 0-1.		E Cullinane 1-0, P Ryan 1-0, S Ahearne 0-3, B O'Sullivan 0-3, N Crowley 0-1, E Nolan 0-1.	Referee: P Horan (Offaly)

Limerick v Clare

17 February 1991	Limerick	1-14 - 2-10	Clare	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	S Fitzgibbon 1-2, A Carmody 0-3, M Galligan 0-3, P Heffernan 0-2, G Hegarty 0-1, G Ryan 0-1, M Houlihgan 0-1, D Flynn 0-1.		F Tuohy 1-1, M Guilfoyle 1-1, C Lyons 0-4, M Daffy 0-2, V Donnellan 0-2.

Kilkenny v Wexford

17 February 1991	Kilkenny	1-21 - 2-12	Wexford	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	J Power 1-3, DJ Carey 0-4, A Prendergast 0-3, E Morrissey 0-3, R Heffernan 0-2, C Heffernan 0-2, L Ryan 0-2, B McGovern 0-1, R Power 0-1.		J Holohan 0-7, M Storey 1-2, E Synnott 1-1, B Byrne 0-1, A Codd 0-1.	Referee: W Horgan (Cork)

Clare v Cork

24 February 1991	Clare	0-13 - 1-10	Cork	Cusack Park, Ennis
	T Guilfoyle 0-4, M Guilfoyle 0-3, V Donnellan 0-3, C Lyons 0-2, P O'Rourke 0-1.		M Foley 1-0, T O'Sullivan 0-2, D Quirke 0-2, C Casey 0-2, K Hennessy 0-1, T McCarthy 0-1, S McCarthy 0-1, J Fitzgibbon 0-1.	Referee: P Delaney (Laois)

Cork v Limerick

3 March 1991	Cork	2-11 - 1-12	Limerick	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	G Fitzgerald 2-2, T McCarthy 0-3, C Casey 0-3, T O'Sullivan 0-1, J O'Mahony 0-1, K Hennessy 0-1.		M Galligan 1-2, C Carey 0-3, S Fitzgibbon 0-2, P Heffernan 0-2, G Ryan 0-1, G Hegarty 0-1, A Carmody 0-1.

Waterford v Kilkenny

3 March 1991	Waterford	1-12 - 1-10	Kilkenny	Walsh Park, Waterford
	K Delahunty 0-7, S Ahearne 1-1, B O'Sullivan 0-2, J Brenner 0-1, N Crowley 0-1.		R Heffernan 0-8, E Morrissey 1-1, J Power 0-1.	Referee: G Long (Tipperary)

Wexford v Tipperary

3 March 1991	Wexford	1-11 - 1-10	Tipperary	Enniscorthy
	J Holohan 1-5, M Storey 0-4, E Synnott 0-1, S Wickham 0-1.		C Stakelum 1-3, J Hayes 0-2, D O'Connell 0-2, D Carr 0-1, D Ryan 0-1, P Fox 0-1.	Referee: JF Bailey (Dublin)

Dublin v Clare

3 March 1991	Dublin	1-14 - 3-11	Clare	Croke Park, Dublin
	T O'Riordan 0-4, MJ Ryan 1-0, B McMahon 0-3, J Morris 0-3, S McDermott 0-2, S Dalton 0-1, K Hetherton 0-1.		C Lyons 0-8, M Guilfoyle 1-1, P Minogue 1-0, M Daffy 1-0, T Guilfoyle 0-1, F Tuohy 0-1.	Referee: P Lannigan (Kilkenny)

Wexford v Waterford

24 March 1991	Wexford	4-09 - 2-09	Waterford	Gorey
	J Holohan 1-2, S Wickham 1-1, B Byrne 1-0, E Sinnott 1-0, M Storey 0-3, D Prendergast 0-2, T Dempsey 0-1.		K Delahunty 1-5, B O'Sullivan 1-1, N Crowley 0-2, E Cullinane 0-1.	Referee: W Barrett (Tipperary)

Tipperary v Kilkenny

24 March 1991	Tipperary	0-13 - 2-17	Kilkenny	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	C Stakelum 0-6, P Fox 0-3, J Hayes 0-2, D Carr 0-1, J Leahy 0-1.		DJ Carey 1-8, E Morrissey 1-2, J Power 0-3, P Ryan 0-1, J Brennan 0-1, A Ronan 0-1, L Fennelly 0-1.	Referee: W Horgan (Cork)

Dublin v Limerick

24 March 1991	Dublin	1-09 - 0-16	Limerick	Parnell Park, Dublin
	K Hetherton 1-3, S Moyles 0-2, MJ Ryan 0-2, P Tobin 0-1, T Costello 0-1.		P Heffernan 0-4, G Hegarty 0-3, C Carey 0-3, M Houlihan 0-2, S Fitzgibbon 0-2, John Fitzgibbon 0-1, P Howard 0-1.	Referee: P Long (Kilkenny)

Knock-out stage

Quarter-finals

Kilkenny v Galway

14 April 1991 Quarter-final	Kilkenny	2-11 - 2-09	Galway	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	DJ Carey 2-5, C Heffernan 0-2, J Brennan 0-1, M Phelan 0-1, J Power 0-1, E Morrissey 0-1.		A Cunningham 1-0, J Rabbitte 1-0, E Burke 0-3, M Naughton 0-2, M McGrath 0-2, J Cooney 0-2.	Referee: T Murray (Limerick)

Offaly v Waterford

14 April 1991 Quarter-final	Offaly	3-14 - 0-14 (aet)	Waterford	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	J Kelly 2-1, M Corrigan 1-0, Johnny Dooley 0-4, Joe Dooley 0-2, D Owens 0-2, B Kelly 0-1, P Cleary 0-1, A Cahill 0-1, R Mannion 0-1, B Dooley 0-1.		N Crowley 0-3, K Delahunty 0-3, B O'Sullivan 0-3, D Byrne 0-2, J Brenner 0-1, S Aherne 0-1, E Cullinane 0-1.	Referee: P Delaney (Laois)

Semi-finals

Offaly v Tipperary

28 April 1991 Semi-final	Offaly	1-07 - 0-07	Tipperary	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	M Duignan 1-1, D Owens 0-2, Johnny Dooley 0-2, Joe Dooley 0-1, D Regan 0-1.		J Leahy 0-3, M Cleary 0-3, M Ryan 0-1.	Referee: T Murray (Limerick)

Wexford v Kilkenny

28 April 1991 Semi-final	Wexford	2-12 - 2-12	Kilkenny	Croke Park, Dublin
	J Holohan 0-6, S Wickham 1-0, G O'Connor 1-0, D Prendergast 0-2, T Dempsey 0-2, M Storey 0-1, E Sinnott 0-1.		DJ Carey 0-6, E Morrissey 1-2, C Heffernan 1-0, J Power 0-2, P Ryan 0-1, P Dwyer 0-1.	Referee: W Horgan (Cork)

Wexford v Kilkenny

5 May 1991 Semi-final	Wexford	2-14 - 1-12	Kilkenny	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	J Holohan 1-7, E Sinnott 1-0, M Storey 0-3, B Byrne 0-1, G O'Connor 0-1, D Prendergast 0-1, T Dempsey 0-1.		E Morrissey 1-4, R Heffernan 0-5, M Phelan 0-1, A Ronan 0-1, L Ryan 0-1.	Referee: W Horgan (Cork)

Final

Offaly v Wexford

12 May 1991 Final	Offaly	2-06 - 0-10	Wexford	Croke Park, Dublin
	D Regan 2-0, M Duignan 0-3, R Mannion 0-1, D Owens 0-1, M Corrigan 0-1.		J Holohan 0-5, M Story 0-3, J Conran 0-2.	Attendance: 22,749 Referee: W Horgan (Cork)

Top scorers

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	Team	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Jimmy Holohan	Wexford	6-54	72	10	7.20
2	Kieran Delahunty	Waterford	2-39	45
3	Kieran Hetherington	Dublin	2-29	35	7	5.00
4	Eamon Morrissey	Kilkenny	5-17	32
5	D. J. Carey	Kilkenny	3-23	31	4	7.75
6	Conor Stakelum	Tipperary	1-25	28
7	Anthony Prendergast	Kilkenny	2-21	27
8	Martin Storey	Wexford	1-23	26
	Michael Cleary	Tipperary	0-26	26
9	Ger FitzGerald	Cork	6-07	25

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Team	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	D. J. Carey	Kilkenny	2-05	11	Galway
	D. J. Carey	Kilkenny	1-08	11	Tipperary
2	Jimmy Holohan	Wexford	1-07	10	Cork
	Jimmy Holohan	Wexford	1-07	10	Kilkenny
3	Kieran Delahunty	Waterford	1-06	9	Limerick
	Kieran Hetherington	Dublin	0-09	9	Kilkenny
	Michael Cleary	Tipperary	0-09	9	Dublin
	Anthony Prendergast	Kilkenny	0-09	9	Cork
	Jimmy Holohan	Wexford	0-09	9	Dublin
4	Ger FitzGerald	Cork	2-02	8	Limerick
	Jimmy Holohan	Wexford	1-05	8	Tipperary
	Kieran Delahunty	Waterford	1-05	8	Dublin
	Kieran Delahunty	Waterford	0-08	8	Clare
	Kieran Hetherington	Dublin	0-08	8	Wexford
	Tony O'Sullivan	Cork	0-08	8	Dublin
	Ray Heffernan	Kilkenny	0-08	8	Waterford
	Cyril Lyons	Clare	0-08	8	Dublin

Division 2

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	Notes
1	Galway	7	7	0	0	14
2	Down	7	5	0	2	10
3	Offaly	7	5	0	2	10	National League champions
4	Kerry	7	3	0	4	6
5	Antrim	7	3	0	4	6
6	Laois	6	3	0	3	6
7	Meath	7	1	0	6	2	Relegated
8	Derry	6	0	0	6	0	Relegated

Play-off

Offaly v Down

31 March 1991 Play-off	Offaly	3-13 - 1-7	Down	Drogheda Park, Drogheda
	D Owens 1-5, T Dooley 1-0, J Kelly 1-0, Johnny Dooley 0-2, A Cahill 0-2, Joe Dooley 0-1, M Duignan 0-1, J Pilkington 0-1, M Corrigan 0-1.		N Sands 1-3, G Blaney 1-0, G Coulter 0-1, C Mageean 0-1, K Fitzsimmons 0-1, M Blaney 0-1.	Referee: M Quinn (Clare)

References

1. "National Hurling League Results 1925-2009". Hogan Stand. Archived from the original on 5 August 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2011.