2001 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship Dates 27 July 2001 – 14 October 2001 Teams 12 Sponsor St. Canice's Credit Union Champions O'Loughlin Gaels (1st title)Andy Comerford (captain)Runners-up Graigue-Ballycallan Relegated John Locke's Matches played 14 Goals scored 37 (2.64 per match) Points scored 315 (22.5 per match) Top scorer(s) Nigel Skehan (1-31)
The 2001 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 107th staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board in 1887.
Graigue-Ballycallan were the defending champions .[1]
On 14 October 2001, O'Loughlin Gaels won the title after a 1–17 to 1–06 defeat of Graigue-Ballycallan in the final at Nowlan Park .[2] It was their first ever championship title.
Team changes [ ]
To Championship [ ]
Promoted from the Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship
From Championship [ ]
Relegated to the Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship
Results [ ]
First round [ ]
Graigue-Ballycallan v Young Irelands
27 July 2001 First round Graigue-Ballycallan 3-07 - 1-12 Young Irelands Nowlan Park , Kilkenny
A Ronan 1-3, M Hoyne 1-0, E Brennan 1-0, J Young 0-2, G Cleere 0-1, D Cleere 0-1.
DJ Carey 1-1, P O'Neill 0-4, C Carter 0-3, S Byrne 0-2, E Farrell 0-1, J Carey 0-1.
Dicksboro v John Locke's
28 July 2001 First round Dicksboro 1-16 - 1-09 John Locke's Thomastown
D O'Neill 0-9, J O'Gorman 1-1, D Beirne 0-2, S Morrissey 0-2, D O'Gorman 0-1, C O'Loughlin 0-1.
R Jackman 0-4, A Power 1-0, J Power 0-2, J O'Neill 0-2, J Gormley 0-1.
Relegation play-offs [ ]
Fenians v John Locke's
8 September 2001 Final Fenians 2-09 - 1-07 John Locke's Nowlan Park , Kilkenny
L Ryan 1-1, K Power 0-4, P Quinlan 1-0, B Ryan 0-2, B Power 0-1, J Garrett 0-1.
J O'Neill 0-5, PJ Cody 1-0, A Power 0-1, R Jackman 0-1.
Quarter-finals [ ]
O'Loughlin Gaels v Dunnamaggin
1 September 2001 Quarter-final O'Loughlin Gaels 0-18 - 2-12 Dunnamaggin John Locke Park , Callan
N Skehan 0-10, B Dowling 0-2, S Dowling 0-2, A Geoghegan 0-1, C Furlong 0-1, M Comerford 0-1, J Comerford 0-1.
C Herity 0-8, N McCormack 1-0, N Lahart 1-0, E Kennedy 0-1, M O'Neill 0-1, K O'Shea 0-1, R Cahill 0-1.
Erin's Own v Ballyhale Shamrocks
2 September 2001 Quarter-final Erin's Own 2-18 - 3-11 Ballyhale Shamrocks Nowlan Park , Kilkenny
D Buggy 1-8, M Coogan 1-2, D Byrne 0-3, G Byrne 0-2, B Young 0-2, M Owens 0-1.
E Reid 1-1, T Shefflin 1-1, H Shefflin 0-4, P Shefflin 1-0, P Reid 0-3, B Aylward 0-1, L Farrell 0-1.
Glenmore v Dicksboro
8 September 2001 Quarter-final replay Glenmore 1-16 - 4-06 Dicksboro Thomastown
R Heffernan 0-12, P Fitzgerald 1-1, PJ O'Connor 0-2, S Vereker 0-1.
B Dalton 2-1, D Beirne 1-0, A Barry 1-0, D O'Neill 0-3, D O'Gorman 0-1, S Morrissey 0-1.
O'Loughlin Gaels v Dunnamaggin
8 September 2001 Quarter-final replay O'Loughlin Gaels 2-16 - 1-10 Dunnamaggin John Locke Park , Callan
M Comerford 1-3, N Skehan 0-6, B Kelly 1-1, A Geoghegan 0-2, A Comerford 0-1, C Furlong 0-1, B Dowling 0-1, S Dowling 0-1.
R Cahill 0-5, S Ryan 1-1, K Moore 0-2, B O'Shea 0-2.
Semi-finals [ ]
Graigue-Ballycallan v Erin's Own
30 September 2001 Semi-final Graigue-Ballycallan 3-10 - 2-08 Erin's Own Nowlan Park , Kilkenny
A Ronan 0-6, M Hoyne 1-1, E Brennan 1-0, J Ryall 1-0, D Cleere 0-1, J Hoyne 0-1, D Byrne 0-1.
D Buggy 1-6, E Rothwell 1-0, M Coogan 0-1, B Young 0-1.
Referee: P Dunphy (Carrigeen)
Final [ ]
Championship statistics [ ]
Top scorers [ ]
Top scorers overall
Top scorers in a single game
References [ ]