# 2011 National Hurling League

The 2011 National Hurling League (known as the Allianz Hurling League for sponsorship reasons) was the 80th season of the National Hurling League.

## Ticket prices

In January 2011, the GAA announced a reduction in ticket prices for the 2011 National Hurling League. The decision to cut prices was announced at a Central Council meeting and will see the cost of admission to a league game in the first division of the NHL dropping from €15 to €13, with a €5 admission to lower-level hurling games.

## Division 1

Galway came into the season as defending champions of the 2010 season. Wexford entered Division 1 as the promoted team.
On 1 May 2011, Dublin won the title following a 0–22 to 1–7 win over Kilkenny in the final. It was their first league title since 1938–39 and their 3rd National League title overall.
Offaly were relegated from Division 1. Limerick won Division 2 and secured promotion to the top tier.
Waterford's Richie Foley was the Division 1 top scorer with 2-48.

### Table

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Qualification or Relegation |
| Kilkenny | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | National Hurling League Final |
| Dublin | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | National Hurling League Final |
| Waterford | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
| Tipperary | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
| Galway | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| Cork | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| Wexford | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | |
| Offaly | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | Relegated to Division 2 |
* Tipperary were placed ahead of Galway as they won the head–to–head match between the teams.

### Knock-out stage

Final

### Scoring statistics
#### Top scorers overall

| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Richie Foley | Waterford | 2–48 | 54 | 6 | 9.00 |
| 2 | Richie Hogan | Kilkenny | 0–44 | 44 | 6 | 7.33 |
| 2 | Ger Farragher | Galway | 0–44 | 44 | 6 | 7.33 |
| 4 | Conal Keaney | Dublin | 0–42 | 42 | 6 | 7.00 |
| 5 | Jim Berry | Wexford | 2-35 | 41 | 7 | 5.85 |
| 5 | Pa Bourke | Tipperary | 0–41 | 41 | 7 | 5.85 |
| 7 | Shane Dooley | Offaly | 2–34 | 40 | 6 | 6.67 |
| 8 | Paul Ryan | Dublin | 2-26 | 32 | 8 | 4.00 |
| 9 | Patrick Horgan | Cork | 2-22 | 28 | 7 | 4.00 |
| 10 | T. J. Reid | Kilkenny | 2-21 | 27 | 8 | 3.37 |

#### Top scorers in a single game

| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | Richie Foley | Waterford | 2–10 | 16 | Dublin |
| 2 | Conal Keaney | Dublin | 0–14 | 14 | Tipperary |
| 3 | Shane Bourke | Tipperary | 3–4 | 13 | Galway |
| 3 | Shane Dooley | Offaly | 1–10 | 13 | Wexford |
| 5 | Richie Foley | Waterford | 0–12 | 12 | Tipperary |
| 5 | Shane Dooley | Offaly | 0–12 | 12 | Waterford |
| 7 | Shane Dooley | Offaly | 1–8 | 11 | Kilkenny |
| 7 | Ger Farragher | Galway | 0–11 | 11 | Wexford |
| 9 | David O'Callaghan | Dublin | 3–1 | 10 | Wexford |
| 9 | Paul Ryan | Dublin | 1–7 | 10 | Cork |
| 9 | Jim Berry | Wexford | 1–7 | 10 | Dublin |
| 9 | Richie Hogan | Kilkenny | 0–10 | 10 | Tipperary |
| 9 | Conal Keaney | Dublin | 0–10 | 10 | Waterford |
| 9 | Richie Hogan | Kilkenny | 0–10 | 10 | Cork |

## Division 2

Limerick and Kerry entered Division 2 as the respective relegated and promoted teams from the 2010 season.
On 30 April 2011, Limerick won the title following a 4–12 to 2–13 win over Clare in the final.
Westmeath were relegated from Division 2 after losing all of their group stage matches.
Antrim's Neil McManus was the Division 2 top scorer with 4-46.

### Table

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Qualification or Relegation |
| Limerick (C, P) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | Division 2 Final |
| Clare | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | Division 2 Final |
| Laois | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| Antrim | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| Down | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| Carlow | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| Kerry | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | |
| Westmeath (R) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | Relegated to Division 3 |
* Laois were placed ahead of Antrim as they won the head–to–head match between the teams.
* Down were placed ahead of Carlow as they won the head–to–head match between the teams.

#### Round Robin
### Knock-out stage

Final

### Scoring statistics
#### Top scorers overall

| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Neil McManus | Antrim | 4-46 | 58 | 7 | 8.28 |
| 2 | Darragh O'Connell | Kerry | 1-50 | 53 | 7 | 7.57 |
| 3 | Willie Hyland | Laois | 2-46 | 52 | 7 | 7.42 |
| 4 | Nicky O'Connell | Clare | 1-40 | 43 | 8 | 5.37 |
| 5 | Richie McCarthy | Limerick | 1-37 | 42 | 8 | 5.25 |
| 6 | Brendan Murtagh | Westmeath | 4-22 | 34 | 7 | 4.85 |
| 7 | Colin Ryan | Clare | 3-23 | 31 | 7 | 4.42 |
| 8 | Gareth Johnson | Down | 5-15 | 30 | 5 | 6.00 |
| 9 | Paul Braniff | Down | 3-18 | 27 | 3 | 9.00 |
| 10 | Diarmuid McMahon | Clare | 6-08 | 26 | 7 | 3.71 |

#### Top scorers in a single game

| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | Brendan Murtagh | Westmeath | 3-09 | 18 | Down |
| 2 | Neil McManus | Antrim | 3-05 | 14 | Down |
| 3 | Willie Hyland | Laois | 1-10 | 13 | Clare |
| 4 | Colin Ryan | Clare | 2-06 | 12 | Down |
| 5 | Darragh O'Connell | Kerry | 0-11 | 11 | Down |
| 6 | Diarmuid McMahon | Clare | 2-04 | 10 | Carlow |
| 6 | Seán Tobin | Limerick | 2-04 | 10 | Carlow |
| 6 | Paul Braniff | Down | 1-07 | 10 | Laois |
| 6 | Darragh O'Connell | Kerry | 0-10 | 10 | Down |
| 10 | Kevin Downes | Limerick | 3-00 | 9 | Antrim |
| 10 | Paul Braniff | Down | 1-06 | 9 | Antrim |
| 10 | Darragh O'Connell | Kerry | 1-06 | 9 | Limerick |
| 10 | Willie Hyland | Laois | 0-09 | 9 | Kerry |
| 10 | Neil McManus | Antrim | 0-09 | 9 | Limerick |
| 10 | Darragh O'Connell | Kerry | 0-09 | 9 | Westmeath |
| 10 | Colin Ryan | Clare | 0-09 | 9 | Westmeath |

## Division 3A

Kildare and Wicklow entered Division 3A as the respective relegated and promoted teams from the 2010 season.
On 17 April 2011, Wicklow won the title following a 2–20 to 3–14 win over Derry in the final.
Armagh were relegated from Division 3A after losing all but one of their group stage matches.
Wicklow's Jonathan O'Neill was the Division 3A top scorer with 2-52.

### Table

Division 3A Final  Automatic Relegation
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts |
| Wicklow | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Derry | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| London | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Kildare | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Meath | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Armagh | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
* Wicklow are placed ahead of Derry as they won the head–to–head match between the teams.
* London, Kildare and Meath are ranked by score difference.

### Knock-out stage

Final

### Scoring statistics
#### Top scorers overall

| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Jonathan O'Neill | Wicklow | 2–52 | 58 | 6 | 9.66 |
| 2 | Martin Finn | London | 4–35 | 47 | 5 | 9.40 |
| 3 | Ruairí Convery | Derry | 2–33 | 39 | 6 | 6.50 |
| 4 | Declan Coulter | Armagh | 3–29 | 38 | 4 | 9.50 |
| 5 | Martin Fitzgerald | Kildare | 3–20 | 29 | 5 | 5.80 |
| 5 | Paddy Henry | Derry | 1–26 | 29 | 6 | 4.83 |
| 7 | Andy O'Brien | Wicklow | 6–07 | 25 | 6 | 4.16 |
| 8 | Nicky Horan | Meath | 0–23 | 23 | 3 | 7.66 |

#### Top scorers in a single game

| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | Declan Coulter | Armagh | 2–06 | 12 | Wicklow |
| 2 | Jonathan O'Neill | Wicklow | 1–08 | 11 | Kildare |
| 2 | Martin Finn | London | 1–08 | 11 | Wicklow |
| 2 | Jonathan O'Neill | Wicklow | 1–08 | 11 | Armagh |
| 2 | Declan Coulter | Armagh | 0–11 | 11 | Meath |
| 6 | Paddy Henry | Derry | 1–07 | 10 | Kildare |
| 6 | Martin Finn | London | 1–07 | 10 | Meath |
| 6 | Martin Fitzgerald | Kildare | 1–07 | 10 | London |
| 6 | Martin Finn | London | 1–07 | 10 | Armagh |
| 6 | Jonathan O'Neill | Wicklow | 0–10 | 10 | Derry |
| 6 | Jonathan O'Neill | Wicklow | 0–10 | 10 | London |

## Division 3B

Mayo and Monaghan entered Division 3B as the respective relegated and promoted teams from the 2010 season.
On 17 April 2011, Roscommon won the title following a 0–17 to 1–12 win over Mayo in the final.
Monaghan were relegated from Division 3B after losing all but one of their group stage matches.

### Table

Division 3B Final  Relegated team
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts |
| Mayo | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Roscommon | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Louth | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Fingal | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Donegal | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Sligo | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| Monaghan | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
* Sligo were placed ahead of Monaghan as they won the head–to–head match between the teams.
* Mayo were placed ahead of Roscommon as they won the head–to–head match between the teams.

### Knock-out stage

Final

### Scoring statistics
#### Top scorers overall

| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Keith Raymond | Sligo | 2-36 | 42 | 6 | 7.00 |
| 2 | Noel Campbell | Donegal | 1-38 | 41 | 6 | 6.83 |
| 3 | Gary Fallon | Roscommon | 0-38 | 38 | 6 | 6.33 |
| 4 | Gerard Smyth | Louth | 1-28 | 31 | 6 | 5.16 |
| 5 | Johnny Coyne | Roscommon | 5-15 | 30 | 6 | 5.00 |
| 6 | Stephen Lambe | Monaghan | 0-29 | 29 | 5 | 5.80 |
| 7 | Stephen Broderick | Mayo | 0-27 | 27 | 4 | 6.75 |
| 8 | Kenny Feeney | Mayo | 1-23 | 26 | 7 | 3.71 |
| 9 | John Matthew Sheridan | Fingal | 0-25 | 25 | 5 | 5.00 |
| 10 | Shane Callan | Louth | 3-12 | 21 | 6 | 3.50 |
| 10 | Keith Higgins | Mayo | 1-18 | 21 | 3 | 7.00 |

#### Top scorers in a single game

| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | Martin Ormonde | Fingal | 2-08 | 14 | Monaghan |
| 2 | John Matthew Sheridan | Fingal | 0-12 | 12 | Sligo |
| 3 | Gary Fallon | Roscommon | 0-10 | 10 | Louth |
| 3 | Keith Higgins | Mayo | 0-10 | 10 | Roscommon |
| 5 | Shane Callan | Louth | 2-03 | 9 | Donegal |
| 5 | Johnny Coyne | Roscommon | 2-03 | 9 | Louth |
| 5 | Mickey McHugh | Monaghan | 1-06 | 9 | Mayo |
| 5 | Keith Raymond | Sligo | 1-06 | 9 | Mayo |
| 5 | Keith Raymond | Sligo | 1-06 | 9 | Fingal |
| 5 | Stephen Lambe | Monaghan | 0-09 | 9 | Roscommon |
| 5 | Noel Campbell | Donegal | 0-09 | 9 | Sligo |
| 5 | Stephen Lambe | Monaghan | 0-09 | 9 | Fingal |

## Division 4

Tyrone entered Division 4 as the relegated team from the 2010 season.
On 17 April 2011, Tyrone won the title following a 1–15 to 0–11 win over South Down in the final.
Longford's Eoin Donnellan was the Division 4 top scorer with 0-40.

### Table

Division 4 Final
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts |
| Tyrone | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| South Down | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Fermanagh | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Longford | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Leitrim | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Cavan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |

### Knock-out stage

Final

### Scoring statistics
#### Top scorers overall

| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Eoin Donnellan | Longford | 0-40 | 40 | 5 | 8.00 |
| 2 | Justin Kelly | Tyrone | 3-28 | 37 | 6 | 6.16 |
| 3 | Liam Morgan | South Down | 2-26 | 32 | 6 | 5.33 |
| 4 | Eoin McGuinness | South Down | 7-08 | 29 | 6 | 4.83 |
| 5 | Aidan Kelly | Tyrone | 1-23 | 26 | 6 | 4.33 |

#### Top scorers in a single game

| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | Eoin Donnellan | Longford | 0-17 | 17 | Cavan |
| 2 | Justin Kelly | Tyrone | 2-09 | 15 | Longford |
| 3 | Brendan McGarry | Fermanagh | 3-03 | 12 | Cavan |
| 3 | Eoin McGuinness | South Down | 3-03 | 12 | Cavan |
| 5 | Ryan O'Neill | Tyrone | 3-02 | 11 | Cavan |
| 6 | Seán Corrigan | Fermanagh | 3-01 | 10 | Cavan |
| 6 | John Minnock | Longford | 3-01 | 10 | Cavan |
| 6 | Liam Deegan | South Down | 2-04 | 10 | Cavan |
| 6 | Michael Lane | Leitrim | 1-07 | 10 | Cavan |
| 6 | Ryan Bogue | Fermanagh | 1-07 | 10 | South Down |
| 6 | Eoin Donnellan | Longford | 0-10 | 10 | Leitrim |