2002 season | |||
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Manager | Nicky English | ||
All-Ireland SHC | Semi-final | ||
Munster SHC | Finalists[1] | ||
National League | Semi-final | ||
Top scorer | Eoin Kelly (2-39) | ||
Highest SHC attendance | 53,385 (v Kilkenny 18 August) | ||
Lowest SHC attendance | |||
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In 2002 Tipperary competed in the National Hurling League and the Munster and All-Ireland championships. It was Nicky English's fourth year in charge of the team with Tommy Dunne also in his forth year as team captain. Finches continued as sponsors of Tipperary GAA.[2]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts | Notes |
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1 | Cork | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6-90 | 5-60 | 33 | 9 | Division 1 runners-up |
2 | Limerick | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8-77 | 6-54 | 29 | 9 | |
3 | Tipperary | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10-83 | 9-54 | 35 | 6 | |
4 | Wexford | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10-73 | 8-71 | 8 | 6 | |
5 | Offaly | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9-61 | 9-76 | -15 | 4 | |
6 | Derry | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6-37 | 12-104 | -85 | 0 |
10 March 2002 Round 2 | Tipperary | 1-12 - 2-13 | Limerick | Semple Stadium, Thurles |
E Kelly 0-6, E O’Neill 1-2, L Cahill 0-1, E Enright 0-1, M O’Leary 0-1, P Kelly 0-1. | M Keane 2-7, M Foley 0-3, S Lucey 0-1, B Begley 0-1, S O’Connor 0-1. | Referee: S McMahon (Clare) |
18 March 2002 Round 3 | Wexford | 3-13 - 1-10 | Tipperary | Wexford Park, Wexford |
L O’Gorman 1-4, D O’Brien 1-2, B Lambert 0-4, M Jordan 1-0, D Ruth 0-2, R Mallon 0-1. | J O’Brien 1-1, E Kelly 0-3, T Dunne 0-2, J Enright 0-2, L Cahill 0-1, E O’Neill 0-1. | Referee: P Neary (Kilkenny) |
24 March 2002 Round 4 | Tipperary | 5-23 - 0-3 | Derry | MacDonagh Park, Nenagh |
M O’Leary 2-4, J O’Brien 2-4, E Kelly 1-5, L Corbett 0-3, J Enright 0-3, T Dunne 0-1, N Morris 0-1, P Kelly 0-1, B O’Meara 0-1. | M Conway 0-1, Gregory Biggs 0-1, Gary Biggs 0-1. | Referee: E Morris (Dublin) |
30 March 2002 Round 1 refixture | Offaly | 3-8 - 2-21 | Tipperary | St. Brendan's Park, Birr |
B Murphy 1-3, G Hanniffy 1-1, Brian Whelahan 1-0, J Dooley 0-3, B Carroll 0-1. | E Kelly 0-9, L Cahill 1-3, J O’Brien 1-2, T Dunne 0-4, J Carroll 0-2, B Dunne 0-1. | Referee: P Dunphy (Kilkenny) |
7 April 2002 Round 5 | Cork | 1-14 - 1-17 | Tipperary | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork |
J Deane 1-3, E Collins 0-3, N McCarthy 0-2, A Browne 0-2, S McGrath 0-2, B O’Connor 0-2. | E O’Neill 1-2, M O’Leary 0-4, E Kelly 0-4, T Dunne 0-2, L Cahill 0-2, N Morris 0-1, J Enright 0-1, J O’Brien 0-1. | Referee: P Ahern (Carlow) |
14 April 2002 Quarter-final | Tipperary | 4-13 - 1-17 | Galway | Semple Stadium, Thurles |
E Kelly 0-11, J O'Brien 2-1, L Corbett 1-1, B O’Meara 1-0. | Report | E Cloonan 1-8, J Rabbitte 0-3, D Hayes 0-3, R Murray 0-2, R Gantley 0-1. | Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath) |
21 April 2002 Semi-final | Cork | 0-21 - 1-10 | Tipperary | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork |
B O’Connor 0-6, J O’Connor 0-6, N McCarthy 0-3, K Murphy 0-2, S Gardiner 0-2, D O'Sullivan 0-1, P Ryan 0-1. | Report | E Kelly 1-3, E O’Neill 0-2, L Corbett 0-2, L Cahill 0-1, J Carroll 0-1, T Dunne 0-1. | Referee: D Murphy (Wexford) |
Tipperary | 1-18 - 2-13 | Clare |
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E. Kelly (1-8), C. Gleeson (0-2), N. Morris (0-2), T. Dunne (0-2), B. O'Meara (0-1), J. O'Brien (0-1), E. O'Neill (0-1), B. Dunne (0-1). | Report | D. Forde (2-0), T. Griffin (0-6), J. Reddan (0-3), J. O'Connor (0-2), T. Carmody (0-1), N. Gilligan (0-1). |
Tipperary | 1-20 - 1-13 | Limerick |
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E. Kelly (0-12), J. Carroll (1-2), B. Dunne (0-2), T. Dunne (0-1), N. Morris (0-1), B. O'Meara (0-1), C. Gleeson (0-1). | Report | M. Keane (0-8), O. Moran (1-0), P. Lawlor (0-2), O. O'Neill (0-1), J. Butler (0-1), B. Foley (0-1). |
Waterford | 2-23 - 3-12 | Tipperary |
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P. Flynn (1-6), K. McGrath (0-7), J. Mullane (0-4), T. Browne (1-0), E. Kelly (0-3), D. Bennett (0-1), E. McGrath (0-1), S. Prendergast (0-1). | Report | B. Dunne (2-2), E. Kelly (1-4), T. Dunne (0-2), L. Corbett (0-1), C. Gleeson (0-1), J. Carroll (0-1), B. O’Meara (0-1). |
Tipperary | 2-19 - 1-9 | Offaly |
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B. O'Meara (1-2), J. Carroll (1-1), M. O'Leary (0-4), E. Kelly (0-4), P. Kelly (0-3), T. Dunne (0-2), B. Dunne (0-2), E. O'Neill (0-1). | Report | S. Brown (1-1), S. Whelehan (0-4), R. Hanniffy (0-1), Barry Whelehan (0-1), K. Martin (0-1), B. Carroll (0-1). |
Tipperary | 1-25 - 2-12 | Antrim |
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E. Kelly (0-7), P. Kelly (0-5 (0-1), E. O'Neill (1-1), T. Dunne (0-3), B. Dunne (0-3), J. Carroll (0-2), B. O'Meara (0-2), L. Corbett (0-1), N. Morris (0-1). | Report | L. Watson (1-6), L. Richmond (1-1), P. Richmond (0-2), G. O'Kane (0-2), B. McFall (0-1). |
Kilkenny | 1-20 - 1-16 | Tipperary |
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H. Shefflin (0-7), J. Coogan (1-1), D. J. Carey (0-4), D. Lyng (0-2), A. Comerford (0-2), M. Comerford (0-1), J. Hoyne (0-1), E. Brennan (0-1), C. Carter (0-1). | Report | E. Kelly (0-4), J. Carroll (1-0), M. O'Leary (0-3), P. Kelly (0-3), E. O'Neill (0-2), T. Dunne (0-1), B. O'Meara (0-1), L. Corbett (0-1), E. Corcoran (0-1). |
Tipperary won two All Star Awards with Paul kelly winning his first and Eoin Kelly winning his second award. Eoin Kelly also won for the second year in a row the Young hurler of the year award[3]