In 2001 Tipperary competed in the National Hurling League and the Munster and All-Ireland championships. It was Nicky English 's third year in charge of the team with Tommy Dunne also in his third year as team captain. Finches continued as sponsors of Tipperary GAA.[1]
Tipperary won the treble of League, Munster and All-Ireland titles.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Division 1B [ ]
Team
1
Tipperary (C) 6 5
1
0
6-97
6-66
31
10
2
Kilkenny 6 4
1
1
8-83
2-64
37
9
3
Cork 6 4
0
2
12-88
3-72
40
8
4
Wexford '6 3
0
3
9-82
6-73
18
6
5
Waterford 6 3
0
3
12-83
9-73
19
6
6
Derry 6 1
0
5
3-48
15-110
-98
2
7
Laois 6 0
0
6
2-58
14-91
-79
0
Derry v Tipperary 11 February 2001 Derry 0-6 - 2-15 Tipperary Emmett Park , SlaughneilO Collins (0-4), P Kelly (0-1), J O'Dwyer (0-1).
Report L Cahill (0-7), L Corbett (1-1), J Carroll (1-0), B O'Meara (0-3), M O'Leary (0-2), M Ryan (0-1), E Kelly (0-1).
Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)
Tipperary v Wexford 18 February 2001 Tipperary 1-16 - 1-12 Wexford Semple Stadium , Thurles E O'Neill 0-6 (4f), L Cahill 0-4, L Corbett 1-1, E Corcoran 0-3 (1f, 2 '65), M Ryan, J O'Brien 0-1.
Report L O'Gorman 1-1, C McGrath (3f), P Codd 0-3 each, L Dunne 0-2 (f), M Jordan, R Stafford, B Goff 0-1.
Referee: P Dunphy (Kilkenny)
Tipperary v Waterford 1 April 2001 Tipperary 5-15 - 2-15 Waterford MacDonagh Park , Nenagh E O'Neill 1-4 (3fs), B O'Meara 2-0, L Cahill 1-2, L Corbett 1-1, E Corcoran 0-4 (all fs), E Enright 0-2, M Ryan 0-1, T Dunne 0-1 ('65).
Report P Flynn 1-9 (5f), K McGrath 1-1, T Browne 0-2, E Murphy, D Bennett, D Shanahan 0-1 each.
Referee: S McMahon (Clare)
Kilkenny v Tipperary 8 April 2001 Kilkenny 1-12 - 0-15 Tipperary Nowlan Park , Kilkenny H Shefflin 1-4, A Cummins 0-3, C Brennan 0-1, A Geoghegan 0-1, J Power 0-1, C Carter 0-1, J Coogan 0-1.
Report E O’Neill 0-5, L Corbett 0-3, L Cahill 0-2, M O’Leary 0-2, E Enright 0-1, T Dunne 0-1, P Kelly 0-1.
Referee: G Harrington (Cork)
Tipperary v Cork 15 April 2001 Tipperary 0-20 - 2-8 Cork Fraher Field , Dungarvan E Kelly 0-5 (0-2 frees), M O'Leary 0-4, L Cahill and D Ryan 0-3 each, C Gleeson, N Morris, E Enright and J Leahy 0-1 each. P Kelly 0-1 ('65').
Report A Browne 2-2, J O'Connor 0-2, M Landers, K Murray and P Ryan 0-1 each. J Deane 0-1 (free).
Referee: P Horan (Offaly)
Laois v Tipperary 21 April 2001 Laois 0-13 - 1-16 Tipperary O'Moore Park , Portlaoise D Cuddy 0-4, C Cuddy 0-3, J Phelan 0-2, F O’Sullivan 0-2, D Conroy 0-1, C Coonan 0-1.
D Ryan 1-3, E O’Neill 0-5, L Cahill 0-2, T Dunne, 0-2, N Morris 0-2, J O’Brien 0-2.
Galway v Tipperary 28 April 2001 Semi-final Galway 1-15 - 2-19 Tipperary Cusack Park , Ennis M Kerins (1-3), E Cloonan (0- 5, four frees), L Burke (0-2, two frees), A Kerins (0-2), D Tierney (0-1); O Fahy (0-1), F Healy (0-1).
Report M O'Leary (0-7, two frees), D Ryan (1-1), L Corbett (1-1), E Kelly (0-4, one free), E Enright (0-2), L Cahill (0-2), E O'Neill (0-1), J O'Brien (0-1).
Referee: P Ahern (Carlow)
Tipperary v Clare 6 May 2001 Final Tipperary 1-19 - 0-17 Clare Gaelic Grounds , Limerick E Kelly 0-5 (2f), L Corbett 0-4, D Ryan 1-1, E Enright, M O'Leary 0-3 each, T Dunne 0-2 (2f), B O'Meara 0-1.
Report J O'Connor 0-6 (3f), N Gilligan 0-3 (2f), O Baker, A Markham 0-2 each, D Forde, C Lynch, B Murphy, S McMahon (f) 0-1 each.
Attendance: 25,142
Awards [ ] Tipperary went on to win seven All Star Awards with Brendan Cummins , Philip Maher , Éamonn Corcoran , Tommy Dunne , Eddie Enright , Mark O'Leary , and Eoin Kelly all winning awards. Tommy Dunne was also named as the Hurler of the year with Eoin Kelly winning the Young hurler of the year award .[8] [9]
References [ ] External links [ ]
History Players Stadiums Honours Results Culture Rivalries Key historical figures All-Ireland Senior Football Championships (4) All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championships (28) All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championships (3) All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championships (5) Affiliations
