# 1992–93 National Hurling League

The 1992–93 National Hurling League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Royal Liver Assurance National Hurling League, was the 62nd staging of the National Hurling League. Cork won the league, beating Wexford by 3–11 to 1–12 after two replays of the final.

## Format

There are 12 teams in Division 1, divided into two groups. There are 8 teams in Division 2. Each team plays all the teams in its group once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw.
Eight teams progress to the NHL quarter-finals:
* The top three in Division 1A
* The top three in Division 1B
* The top two in Division 2

## Division 1

Limerick came into the season as defending champions of the 1991-92 season.
On 22 May 1993, Cork won the title following a 3-11 to 1-12 win over Wexford in the final. It was their first league title since 1980-81 and their 13th National League title overall.
Cork's Barry Egan was the Division 1 top scorer.

### Division 1A table

National Hurling League Quarter-Finals
National Hurling League Quarter-Final Play-offs (tied on points)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts |
| 1 | Tipperary | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 2 | Down | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Limerick | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Antrim | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Kilkenny | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Offaly | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
* Limerick are placed third after winning playoff.

### Division 1B table

National Hurling League Quarter-Finals
National Hurling League Quarter-Final Play-offs (tied on points)
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts |
| Wexford | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| Galway | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Cork (C) | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Waterford | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Dublin | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Clare | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
* Cork are placed third after winning playoffs.

### Knock-out stage

Bracket
| Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final | Final | Final |
| 4B | Kerry | 0-05 | | | | | | |
| 1A | Tipperary | 0-14 | | | | | | |
| 1A | Tipperary | 0-14 | 1A | Tipperary | 1-13 | | | |
| | | | 3B | Cork | 2-11 | | | |
| 3B | Cork | 1-24 | 3B | Cork | 2-11 | | | |
| 2A | Down | 1-09 | | | | | | |
| 2A | Down | 1-09 | | | | 3B | Cork | 2-11, 0-18, 3-11 |
| | | | | | | 1B | Wexford | 2-11, 3-09, 1-12 |
| 4A | Laois | 0-09 | | | | | | | 1B | Wexford | 2-11, 3-09, 1-12 |
| 1B | Wexford | 2-11 | | | | | | |
| 1B | Wexford | 2-11 | 1B | Wexford | 3-14 | | | |
| | | | 3A | Limerick | 1-11 | | | |
| 2B | Galway | 2-12 | 3A | Limerick | 1-11 | | | |
| 3A | Limerick | 6-09 | | | | | | |
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Finals

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

| Rank | Player | Team | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Barry Egan | Cork | 3-44 | 53 | 12 | 4.41 |
| 2 | Gary Kirby | Limerick | 5-32 | 47 | 8 | 5.87 |
| 3 | Michael Cleary | Tipperary | 2-32 | 38 | | |
| 4 | Cyril Lyons | Clare | 3-21 | 30 | 6 | 5.00 |
| 5 | Ger Manley | Cork | 5-13 | 28 | | |
| 5 | Éamonn Scallan | Wexford | 2-22 | 28 | | |
| 6 | Aonghus O'Grady | Dublin | 1-23 | 26 | | |
| 7 | Johnny Brenner | Waterford | 0-24 | 24 | | |
| 8 | Tom Dempsey | Wexford | 2-16 | 22 | | |
| 8 | Martin Storey | Wexford | 0-22 | 22 | | |

#### Top scorers in a single game

| Rank | Player | Team | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | Conor Stakelum | Tipperary | 1-10 | 13 | Antrim |
| 2 | John Troy | Offaly | 2-05 | 11 | Kilkenny |
| 2 | Michael Cleary | Tipperary | 1-08 | 11 | Kilkenny |
| 3 | Jim McInerney | Clare | 3-01 | 10 | Waterford |
| 3 | Brian Corcoran | Cork | 1-07 | 10 | Dublin |
| 3 | Ray Heffernan | Kilkenny | 0-10 | 10 | Offaly |
| 4 | J. P. McKillop | Antrim | 2-03 | 9 | Tipperary |
| 4 | Brian McMahon | Dublin | 2-03 | 9 | Cork |
| 4 | Gary Kirby | Limerick | 2-03 | 9 | Galway |
| 4 | Barry Egan | Cork | 1-06 | 9 | Wexford |
| 4 | Gary Kirby | Limerick | 1-06 | 9 | Offaly |
| 4 | Aonghus O'Grady | Dublin | 0-09 | 9 | Waterford |

## Division 2
### Division 2 table

National Hurling League Quarter-Finals
Relegated teams (Restructure of NHL)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts |
| 1 | Laois (C) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| 2 | Kerry | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 3 | Meath | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | Westmeath | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 5 | Derry (R) | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 |
| 6 | Carlow (R) | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 |
| 7 | Wicklow (R) | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| 8 | Kildare (R) | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 |

## Division 3
### Division 3A table

Division 3 Final
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts |
| 1 | Roscommon (C) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Armagh | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | Fermanagh | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Sligo | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Leitrim | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | Cavan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |

### Division 3B table

Division 3 Final
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts |
| Mayo | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Monaghan | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Louth | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| Tyrone | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Donegal | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| Longford | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |

### Knock-out stage

Finals