1995–96 National Hurling League

1995–96 National Hurling League

League details
Dates	7 October 1995 – 12 May 1996
Teams	32
League champions
Winners	Galway (6th win)
Captain	Michael Coleman
Manager	Mattie Murphy
League runners-up
Runners-up	Tipperary
Captain	Michael Cleary
Manager	Tom Fogarty
Other division winners
Division 2	Wexford
Division 3	London
Division 4	Donegal
← 1994–95 1997 →

The 1995–96 National Hurling League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Church & General National Hurling League, was the 65th edition of the National Hurling League, which ran from 7 October 1995 until 12 May 1996. Galway won, beating Tipperary in the final.

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

Table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	Status
Galway	7	5	1	1	12	Advance to semi-finals
Tipperary	7	5	0	2	10
Kilkenny	7	5	0	2	10	Advance to quarter-finals
Offaly	7	3	0	4	6
Cork	7	3	0	4	6
Clare	7	2	1	3	5
Kerry	7	1	0	6	2	Relegated
Waterford	7	1	0	6	2

Group stage

Kerry v Clare

7 October 1995	Kerry	3-7 - 1-8	Clare	Austin Stack Park, Tralee
	T Maunsell 1-2, P O'Connell 1-0, B O'Sullivan 1-0, M Hennessy 0-3, M Foley 0-1, B O'Mahony 0-1.		J McInerney 1-0, J Healy 0-3, F Tuohy 0-2, O Baker 0-1, F Hegarty 0-1, S McNamara 0-1.	Referee: G Harrington (Cork)

Waterford v Kilkenny

7 October 1995	Waterford	2-8 - 0-17	Kilkenny	Walsh Park, Waterford
	M Hickey 1-2, M O'Sullivan 1-0, J Brenner 0-2, P Queally 0-2, B Walsh 0-2.		C Carter 0-7, P Barry 0-3, C Brennan 0-2, D Gaffney 0-2, C Phelan 0-1, P Farrell 0-1, B Leahy 0-1.	Referee: D Murphy (Wexford)

Galway v Cork

7 October 1995	Galway	0-16 - 0-10	Cork	Kenny Park, Athenry
	C Moran 0-7, J Rabbitte 0-4, L Burke 0-4, K Broderick 0-1.		G Manley 0-5, B Corcoran 0-3, K Morrison 0-1, D O'Mahony 0-1.	Referee: S McMahon (Clare)

Offaly v Tipperary

8 October 1995	Offaly	1-14 - 0-11	Tipperary	St. Brendan's Park, Birr
	Joe Dooley 1-3, Johnny Dooley 0-4, B Dooley 0-3, B Whelehan 0-1, K Martin 0-1, P O'Connor 0-1, D Pilkington 0-1.		D Ryan 0-3, P Fox 0-2, T Dunne 0-2, L McGrath 0-1, G Maguire 0-1, D Burke 0-1, B Ryan 0-1.	Attendance: 8,000 Referee: A Mac Suibhne (Dublin)

Kilkenny v Galway

22 October 1995	Kilkenny	0-12 - 1-12	Galway	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	DJ Carey 0-8, J Brennan 0-1, J Power 0-1, D Cleere 0-1, B Ryan 0-1.		L Burke 1-6, M Kenny 0-2, M Coleman 0-1, C Moran 0-1, B Keogh 0-1, J Rabbitte 0-1.	Referee: P O'Connor (Limerick)

Clare v Waterford

22 October 1995	Clare	3-8 - 1-7	Waterford	Cusack Park, Ennis
	F Hegarty 2-0, PJ O'Connell 1-2, J O'Connor 0-4, C Clancy 0-1, C Lynch 0-1.		M O'Sullivan 1-2, S Daly 0-1, P Flynn 0-1, J Brenner 0-1, P Queally 0-1, F Hartley 0-1.	Referee: F O'Loughlin

Tipperary v Kerry

22 October 1995	Tipperary	3-10 - 1-7	Kerry	Seán Treacy Park, Tipperary
	T Dunne 0-5, K Tucker 1-1, D Ryan 1-0, C Bonnar 1-0, R Ryan 0-1, T Moloney 0-1, P Fox 0-1, D Burke 0-1.		T Maunsell 1-1, M Hennessy 0-4, B O'Sullivan 0-1, C Walsh 0-1.	Referee: P Ahern (Carlow)

Offaly v Clare

5 November 1995	Offaly	1-7 - 0-15	Clare	St. Brendan's Park, Birr
	B Whelehan 1-2, D Pilkington 0-3, M Duignan 0-2.		R O'Hara 0-3, J O'Connor 0-3, F Hegarty 0-2, S McMahon 0-2, F Tuohy 0-2, S McNamara 0-1, C Lynch 0-1, PJ O'Connell 0-1.	Referee: W Barrett (Limerick)

Galway v Tipperary

5 November 1995	Galway	0-12 - 2-8	Tipperary	Ballinasloe
	M Kenny 0-7, M Coleman 0-2, L Burke 0-2, J Rabbitte 0-1.		T Dunne 0-6, D Burke 1-1, A Ryan 1-0, P Fox 0-1.	Referee: S O'Meara (Offaly)

Kerry v Kilkenny

5 November 1995	Kerry	1-5 - 0-12	Kilkenny	Austin Stack Park, Tralee
	B O'Sullivan 1-0, M Hennessy 0-3, P O'Connell 0-2.		DJ Carey 0-8, B Ryan 0-3, C Carter 0-1.	Referee: S McMahon (Clare)

Waterford v Cork

5 November 1995	Waterford	0-8 - 1-15	Cork	Fraher Field, Dungarvan
	M Hickey 0-4, B O'Sullivan 0-2, T Browne 0-1, P Queally 0-1.		B Corcoran 0-10, A Browne 1-1, G Manley 0-3, D O'Connell 0-1.	Referee: P Dunphy (Kilkenny)

Kilkenny v Offaly

19 November 1995	Kilkenny	0-8 - 1-9	Offaly	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	DJ Carey 0-3, Brendan Ryan 0-2, B Barcoe 0-1, D O'Neill 0-1, A Lawlor 0-1.		A Mannion 1-1, JOhnny Dooley 0-5, D Regan 0-1, P O'Connor 0-1, M Duignan 0-1.	Referee: D Murphy (Wexford)

Cork v Kerry

19 November 1995	Cork	2-16 - 1-13	Kerry	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	B Corcoran 1-6, A Browne 1-1, Mick Mullins 0-4, Mark Mullins 0-3, J Deane 0-1, F McCormack 0-1.		M Hennessy 0-7, J O'Sullivan 1-1, C Walsh 0-3, T Maunsell 0-1, B O'Sullivan 0-1.

Clare v Galway

19 November 1995	Clare	2-7 - 0-13	Galway	Cusack Park, Ennis
	R O'Hara 2-0, J O'Connor 0-2, S McMahon 0-2, F Tuohy 0-1, F Hegarty 0-1.		F Forde 0-6, K Broderick 0-2, B Keogh 0-2, C Moore 0-2, M McGrath 0-1.	Referee: J McDonnell (Tipperary)

Tipperary v Waterford

19 November 1995	Tipperary	2-17 - 2-11	Waterford	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	P Fox 0-6, T Dunne 0-5, G Maguire 0-4, D Ryan 1-0, C Gleeson 0-1, J Leahy 0-1.		M Hickey 1-6, J Beresford 1-0, T Browne 0-3, P Queally 0-1, T Fives 0-1.	Referee: P Horan (Offaly)

Cork v Offaly

3 December 1995	Cork	2-11 - 0-10	Offaly	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	B Corcoran 0-6, J Deane 1-1, A Browne 1-0, D O'Connell 0-1, G Manley 0-1, M O'Connell 0-1, Mick Mullins 0-1.		Johnny Dooley 0-7, A Mannion 0-2, B Whelehan 0-1.	Referee: T Murray (Limerick)

Clare v Kilkenny

18 February 1996	Clare	0-9 - 2-7	Kilkenny	Cusack Park, Ennis
	J O'Connor 0-2, F Hegarty 0-2, O Baker 0-1, S McMahon 0-1, Ger O'Loughlin 0-1, B Murphy 0-1, PJ O'Connell 0-1,		C Carter 1-1, P Farrell 1-1, DJ Carey 0-2, D Gaffney 0-2, D Byrne 0-1.	Referee: W Barrett (Tipperary)

Cork v Tipperary

18 February 1996	Cork	1-8 - 1-15	Tipperary	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
	B Corcoran 0-7, J Deane 1-0, K McGuckin 0-1.		M Cleary 0-6, D Rourke 1-1, E Tucker 0-2, R Ryan 0-2, D Rayn 0-1, A Ryan 0-1, B O'Meara 0-1, L Cahill 0-1.	Referee: D Murphy (Wexford)

Kerry v Waterford

18 February 1996	Kerry	0-3 - 1-5	Waterford	Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney
	P O'Connell 0-2, P Healy 0-1.		S Daly 1-1, B O'Sullivan 0-1, P Flynn 0-1, M Hickey 0-1, J Brenner 0-1.	Referee: P Horan (Offaly)

Galway v Offaly

18 February 1996	Galway	1-28 - 1-1	Offaly	Ballinasloe
	J Rabbitte 1-4, F Forde 0-7, L Burke 0-5, C Moran 0-3, M Coleman 0-4, B Keogh 0-2, K Broderick 0-2, N Shaughnessy 0-1.		J Errity 1-0, J Troy 0-1.	Referee: P Aherne (Carlow)

Kilkenny v Cork

3 March 1996	Kilkenny	1-16 - 3-8	Cork	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	C Carter 1-4, DJ Carey 0-3, D Gaffney 0-3, D Byrne 0-2, D O'Neill 0-2, A Ronan 0-1, M Phelan 0-1.		B Corcoran 1-3, G Manley 1-1, A Browne 1-1, B Egan 0-1, M Mullins 0-1, J Cashman 0-1.	Referee: A Mac Suibhne (Dublin)

Tipperary v Clare

3 March 1996	Tipperary	0-16 - 2-9	Clare	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	M Cleary 0-5, K Tucker 0-3, R Ryan 0-2, T Dunne 0-2, E Tucker 0-2, D Ryan 0-1, D Bourke 0-1.		B Murphy 2-0, G O'Loughlin 0-3, E Taaffe 0-2, PJ O'Connell 0-2, S McMahon 0-1, L Doyle 0-1.	Referee: P Delaney (Laois)

Offaly v Kerry

3 March 1996	Offaly	1-8 - 0-10	Kerry	St. Brendan's Park, Birr
	P O'Connor 1-0, B Whelehan 0-3, Joe Dooley 0-2, B Dooley 0-1, D Pilkington 0-1, S Grennan 0-1.		M Foley 0-7, C Walsh 0-2, Jerry O'Sullivan 0-1.	Referee: T McIntyre (Antrim)

Waterford v Galway

3 March 1996	Waterford	1-13 - 1-15	Galway	Fraher Field, Dungarvan
	M Hickey 0-5, S Daly 1-0, J Beresford 0-3, J Brenner 0-2, P Flynn 0-2, K McGrath 0-1.		J Cooney 1-3, C Moore 0-3, F Forde 0-3, B Keogh 0-2, K Broderick 0-2, M Coleman 0-1, J Rabbitte 0-1.	Referee: J McDonnell (Tipperary)

Kerry v Galway

24 March 1996	Kerry	0-8 - 1-13	Galway	Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney
	M Foley 0-3, C Walsh 0-2, P O'Connell 0-1, TJ Curran 0-1, T Maunsell 0-1.		F Forde 1-5, J Cooney 0-3, K Broderick 0-2, C Moore 0-1, M O'Donoghue 0-1, P Kelly 0-1.	Referee: P O'Connor (Limerick)

Waterford v Offaly

24 March 1996	Waterford	0-8 - 0-16	Offaly	Fraher Field, Dungarvan
	M Hickey 0-5, T Fives 0-1, B O'Sullivan 0-1, K McGrath 0-1.		Johnny Dooley 0-8, B Dooley 0-3, J Pilkington 0-2, D Pilkington 0-2, J Troy 0-1.	Referee: P Delaney (Laois)

Kilkenny v Tipperary

24 March 1996	Kilkenny	0-14 - 1-10	Tipperary	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	A Ronan 0-10, C Carter 0-2, P Delaney 0-1, D Gaffney 0-1.		K Tucker 0-4, D Ryan 1-0, C Gleeson 0-2, M Cleary 0-1, P Dwyer 0-1, M Ryan 0-1, L Cahill 0-1.	Referee: D Murphy (Wexford)

Cork v Clare

24 March 1996	Cork	0-5 - 1-11	Clare	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	G Manley 0-4, B Egan 0-1.		J O'Connor 0-4, PJ O'Connell 1-0, S McMahon 0-2, D Fitzgerald 0-1, R O'Hara 0-1, F Hegarty 0-1, B Murphy 0-1, G O'Loughlin 0-1.	Referee: A Mac Suibhne (Dublin)

Knock-out stage

Quarter-finals

Laois v Kilkenny

14 April 1996 Quarter-final	Laois	2-10 – 1-11	Kilkenny	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	S Cuddy 2-0, D Cuddy 0-4, PJ Cuddy 0-2, O Coss 0-1, D Rooney 0-1, T Kenna 0-1, F O'Sullivan 0-1.		C Carter 1-1, P O'Neill 0-3, DJ Carey 0-2, A Ronan 0-2, J Power 0-1, C Brennan 0-1, D Byrne 0-1.	Attendance: 15,573 Referee: S McMahon (Clare)

Wexford v Offaly

14 April 1996 Quarter-final	Wexford	1-14 – 2-3	Offaly	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	L Murphy 1-1, T Dempsey 0-4, T Kehoe 0-3, M Storey 0-3, G Laffan 0-2, P Codd 0-1.		D Pilkington 1-0, J Errity 1-0, J Troy 0-2, Joe Dooley 0-1.	Attendance: 15,573 Referee: A Mac Suibhne (Dublin)

Semi-finals

Tipperary v Laois

28 April 1996 Semi-final	Tipperary	1-13 – 1-11	Laois	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	J Leahy 1-4, M Cleary 0-3, B O'Meara 0-2, E Tucker 0-2, D Ryan 0-1, P Fox 0-1.		D Cuddy 0-5, R Cashin 1-0, D Conroy 0-3, N Rigney 0-2, D Rooney 0-1.	Attendance: 17,000 Referee: D Murphy (Wexford)

Galway v Wexford

28 April 1996 Semi-final	Galway	2-15 – 1-10	Wexford	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	F Forde 1-5, J Rabbitte 0-5, Peter Kelly 1-0, C Moore 0-2, J Cooney 0-2, K Broderick 0-1, L Burke 0-1.	Report	J O'Connor 1-0, M Storey 0-3, G Laffan 0-2, T Kehoe 0-2, A Fenlon 0-1, L Dunne 0-1, P Codd 0-1.	Attendance: 7,570 Referee: P O'Connor (Limerick)

Final

Galway v Tipperary

12 May 1996 Final	Galway	2-10 – 2-8	Tipperary	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	K Broderick 1-0, J Cooney 1-0, F Forde 0-3, B Keogh 0-2, J Rabbitte 0-2, C Moore 0-2, L Burke 0-1.		J Leahy 0-8, N English 1-0, B Ryan 1-0.	Attendance: 25,100 Referee: P O'Connor (Limerick)

Scoring statistics

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	Team	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Brian Corcoran	Cork	2-35	41	6	6.83
2	Francis Forde	Galway	2-29	35
3	Micheal Hickey	Waterford	2-23	29
4	D. J. Carey	Kilkenny	0-26	26
5	Charlie Carter	Kilkenny	3-16	25
6	Johnny Dooley	Offaly	0-24	24
7	Liam Burke	Galway	1-19	22
8	Joe Rabbitte	Galway	1-18	21
9	Tommy Dunne	Tipperary	0-20	20

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Team	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Brian Corcoran	Cork	0-10	10	Waterford
	Adrian Ronan	Kilkenny	0-10	10	Tipperary
3	Liam Burke	Galway	1-06	9	Kilkenny
	Brian Corcoran	Cork	1-06	9	Kerry
	Michael Hickey	Waterford	1-06	9	Tipperary
6	Francis Forde	Galway	1-05	8	Kerry
	Francis Forde	Galway	1-05	8	Wexford
	D. J. Carey	Kilkenny	0-08	8	Galway
	D. J. Carey	Kilkenny	0-08	8	Clare
	Johnny Dooley	Offaly	0-08	8	Waterford
	John Leahy	Tipperary	0-08	8	Galway

Division 2

Table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	Status
Wexford	7	6	0	1	12	Promoted and advance to quarter-finals
Laois	7	5	0	2	10
Limerick	7	5	0	2	10
Antrim	7	4	0	3	8
Dublin	7	2	1	4	5
Westmeath	7	2	1	4	5
Down	7	0	2	5	2	Relegated
Meath	7	1	0	6	2