2008 National Hurling League

2008 National Hurling League
League details

Dates	10 February – 20 April 2008
Teams	34
League champions
Winners	Tipperary (19th win)
Captain	Eoin Kelly
Manager	Liam Sheedy
League runners-up
Runners-up	Galway
Captain	Ollie Canning
Manager	Ger Loughnane
Other division winners
Division 2	Westmeath
Division 3	Louth
Division 4	Monaghan
← 2007 2009 →

The 2008 National Hurling League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz National Hurling League, was the 77th edition of the National Hurling League (NHL), an annual hurling competition for the GAA county teams. Tipperary won the league, beating Galway in the final.^[1]^[2]^[3] The tournament saw the first appearance of Fingal and South Down as "county" teams in the NHL.

Format

The 2008 format of the National Hurling League was a new system consisting of four divisions. There are thirty-four teams competing: Divisions One and Two have twelve teams in each, and there are five teams in Divisions Three and Four.

Division One

Division One is made up of two groups of six teams. Each team plays all the others in their group once. The two group winners receive a semi-final spot; second and third in each group play in the quarter-finals. The winners of the final are the 2008 NHL champions.

Division Two

Division Two is made up of two groups of six teams. Each team plays all the others in their group once. The top two in each group enter the semi-finals.

Division Three

Five teams play in Division Three. Each team plays all the others once. The top two teams contest the Division Three final.

Division Four

Five teams play in Division Four. Each team plays all the others once. The top two teams contest the Division Four final.

Promotion and relegation for 2008
	Promoted	Relegated
Division 1	-	4
Division 2	0	8
Division 3	0	1
Division 4	0	-

Division 1A

Football league season

National Hurling League Division 1
Season	2008
Champions	Tipperary 19th National League title Captain: Eoin Kelly Manager: Liam Sheedy
Matches played	36
Top goalscorer	Ger Farragher (4-53)
Best goalkeeper	Brendan Cummins James Skehill (3 clean sheets)
Biggest home win	Kilkenny 3-22 - 1-8 Antrim (23 March 2008)
Biggest away win	Laois 0-8 - 6-26 Galway (16 March 2008)
Highest scoring	Waterford 3-29 - 3-10 Antrim (9 March 2008)
← 2007 2009 → All statistics correct as of 19 February 2016.

Waterford came into the season as defending champions of the 2007 season. Laois entered Division 1 as the promoted team.

On 20 April 2008, Tipperary won the title after a 3-18 to 3-16 win over Galway. It was their first league title since 2001 and their 19th National League title overall.^[4]

Wexford, Antrim, Laois and Offaly were the bottom-placed teams of their respective groups and were relegated to a newly-structured Division 2 for the 2009 league.

Galway's Ger Farragher was the Division 1 top scorer with 4-53. Tipperary's Brendan Cummins and Galway's James Skehill were the top goalkeepers having kept 3 clean sheets.

Structure

A total of 12 teams contested the top division of the league, including 11 sides from the 2006 season and one promoted from the 2006 National League Division 2. On 29 April 2007, Laois earned promotion from the 2007 National League Division 2 after a one-year absence from the top flight. They were crowned Division 2 champions after beating Wicklow.^[5] They replaced Down who were relegated to Division 2 at the end of the previous season.

The 12 teams in Division 1 were divided into two groups of six team - 1A and 1B. Each team played all the others in its group once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. The first-placed teams in 1A and 1B advanced to the league semi-finals. The second and third-placed teams in 1A and 1B advanced to the league quarter-finals.

Division 1A table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Diff	Pts	Notes
1	Kilkenny	5	5	0	0	+54	10
2	Cork	5	3	0	2	+24	6
3	Waterford	5	3	0	2	+14	6
4	Dublin	5	1	1	3	–13	3
5	Wexford	5	1	1	3	–23	3	Relegated to Division 2
6	Antrim	5	1	0	4	–56	2	Relegated to Division 2

Group stage

Waterford v Wexford

10 February 2008 Round 1	Waterford	3-8 - 2-12	Wexford	Walsh Park
	S Casey 1-1, D Shanahan 1-1, E Kelly 1-1, J Mullane 0-2, S Walsh 0-1, S O'Sullivan 0-1, S Prendergast 0-1.		S Nolan 1-3, E Quigley 1-2, R Jacob 0-4, R Kehoe 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1, J Breen 0-1.	Referee: J Sexton (Cork)

Dublin v Antrim

10 February 2008 Round 1	Dublin	0-22 - 0-15	Antrim	Parnell Park
	S Mullen 0-12, D O'Callaghan 0-3, D Qualter 0-2, R O'Carroll 0-2, K Flynn 0-1, J Boland 0-1, P O'Driscoll 0-1.		L Watson 0-9, N McManus 0-3, E McCloskey 0-1, P McGill 0-1, S McCrory 0-1.	Referee: J McGrath (Westmeath)

Kilkenny v Cork

10 February 2008 Round 1

Kilkenny

w/o - scr.

Cork

Antrim v Wexford

17 February 2008 Round 2	Antrim	3-11 - 1-10	Wexford	Pearse Park
	K Stewart 2-0, L Watson 0-6, C Herron 1-0, N McManus 0-1, D McNaughton 0-1, B Quinn 0-1, P McGill 0-1, S McCrory 0-1.	Report	E Quigley 1-2, S Nolan 0-4, M Jacob 0-2, D O'Connor 0-1, PJ Nolan 0-1.	Referee: B Sweeney (Cavan)

Kilkenny v Dublin

17 February 2008 Round 2	Kilkenny	1-21 - 2-10	Dublin	Nowlan Park
	E Brennan 0-6, R Hogan 1-2, R Power 0-3, J Fitzpatrick 0-2, W O'Dwyer 0-2, A Fogarty 0-2, E Reid 0-2, TJ Reid 0-1, M Comerford 0-1,		S Mullen 0-6, K Flynn 1-1, P Carton 1-0, J McCaffrey 0-1, S Lambert 0-1, R O'Carroll 0-1.	Referee: B Gavin (Offaly)

Waterford v Cork

17 February 2008 Round 2

Waterford

w/o - scr.

Cork

Waterford v Antrim

9 March 2008 Round 3	Waterford	3-29 - 3-10	Antrim	Fraher Field
	E Kelly 1-6, D Shanahan 2-2, S Prendergast 0-6, K McGrath 0-4, M Walsh 0-3, S Walsh 0-3, D Prendergast 0-2, E McGrath 0-2, J Mullane 0-1.		L Watson 0-5, P Richmond 1-1, S McCrory 1-0, K Stewart 1-0, P McGill 0-1, D McNaughton 0-1, C Donnelly 0-1, B Quinn 0-1.

Dublin v Cork

9 March 2008 Round 3	Dublin	2-16 - 3-18	Cork	Parnell Park
	S Mullen 0-7, D O'Callaghan 0-5, K Flynn 1-0, P Kelly 1-0, D O'Dwyer 0-2, R O'Carroll 0-1, J McCaffrey 0-1.		N Ronan 2-4, F O'Leary 1-0, T Kenny 0-3, J Gardiner 0-3, P Horgan 0-2, P Cronin 0-2, B Corry 0-2, T McCarthy 0-1, K McGann 0-1.	Referee: S Whelan (Wexcford)

Wexford v Kilkenny

9 March 2008 Round 3	Wexford	1-5 - 0-23	Kilkenny	Wexford Park
	R Jacob 1-0, S Nolan 0-3, D Redmond 0-1,J O'Connor 0-1.		R Power 0-7, M Rice 0-4, E Brennan 0-4, A Fogarty 0-3, E Reid 0-3, M Comerford 0-2.	Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)

Antrim v Cork

16 March 2008 Round 4	Antrim	1-7 - 1-24	Cork	Casement Park
	L Watson 1-1, K McKeegan 0-2, P McGill 0-1, K Stewart 0-1, P Shiels 0-1, B Quinn 0-1.		P Cronin 0-6, K Canty 0-5, B Corry 1-0, B O'Connor 0-3, J Gardiner 0-3, T Kenny 0-2, C Naughton 0-2, T McCarthy 0-1, L Desmond 0-1, K Hackett 0-1.	Referee: T Stapleton (Laois)

Kilkenny v Waterford

16 March 2008 Round 4	Kilkenny	0-25 - 0-14	Waterford	Nowlan Park
	R Hogan 0-7, M Rice 0-4, M Comerford 0-4, A Fogarty 0-3, J Fitzpatrick 0-3, M Fennelly 0-2, E Brennan 0-2.		E Kelly 0-8, B Phelan 0-2, E McGrath 0-1, S Molumphy 0-1, D Prendergast 0-1, S O'Sullivan 0-1.	Referee: M Haverty (Galway)

Wexford v Dublin

16 March 2008 Round 4	Wexford	2-9 - 0-15	Dublin	Wexford Park
	S Nolan 1-4, C Farrell 1-0, R Jacob 0-3, D Redmond 0-2.		S Mullen 0-7, J McCaffrey 0-2, P Carton 0-2, D O'Callaghan 0-2, K Flynn 0-1, S Lambert 0-1.	Referee: D Connolly (Kilkenny)

Kilkenny v Antrim

23 March 2008 Round 5	Kilkenny	3-22 - 1-8	Antrim	Nowlan Park
	R Hogan 0-7, A Fogarty 1-3, D Fogarty 1-3, M Comerford 1-2, E Brennan 0-2, J Fitzpatrick 0-2, J Ryall 0-1, E Reid 0-1, TJ Reid 0-1.		L Watson 0-5, P Richmond 1-1, K Stewart 0-2.

Waterford v Dublin

23 March 2008 Round 5	Waterford	3-18 - 1-17	Dublin	Walsh Park
	J Mullane 3-4, E Kelly 0-9, S Prendergast 0-2, M Walsh 0-1, E McGrath 0-1, D Shanahan 0-1.		D O'Callaghan 0-8, D O'Dwyer 1-1, J McCaffrey 0-2, P Kelly 0-1, P Ryan 0-1, K Flynn 0-1, S Lambert 0-1, S Mullen 0-1, J Burke 0-1.	Referee: S McMahon (Clare)

Cork v Wexford

23 March 2008 Round 5	Cork	0-22 - 1-17	Wexford	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	N Ronan 0-10, C Naughton 0-3, J Gardiner 0-3, T McCarthy 0-2, S O'Neill 0-1, B Corry 0-1, P Horgan 0-1, K Canty 0-1.		R Jacob 1-4, S Nolan 0-4, D Stamp 0-3, PJ Nolan 0-2, C Farrell 0-1, T Dwyer 0-1, D Lyng 0-1, S Doyle 0-1.	Referee: G Hoey (Clare)

Division 1B

Division 1B table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Diff	Pts	Notes
1	Galway	5	3	2	0	+51	8	Division 1 runners-up
2	Tipperary	5	3	2	0	+42	8	Division 1 champions
3	Limerick	5	3	0	2	+16	6
4	Clare	5	2	1	2	–1	5
5	Laois	5	1	0	4	–74	2	Relegated to Division 2
6	Offaly	5	0	1	4	–34	1	Relegated to Division 2

Group stage

Limerick v Laois

10 February 2008 Round 1	Limerick	3-23 - 2-11	Laois	Gaelic Grounds
	A O'Shaughnessy 2-6, P Tobin 1-7, O Moran 0-2, S O'Connor 0-2, P O'Dwyer 0-2, D O'Grady 0-1, K Tobin 0-1, M Fitzgerald 0-1, W McNamara 0-1.		J Young 0-5, W Hyland 1-0, J Brophy 1-0, Z Keenan 0-3, T Fitzgerald 0-2, P Russell 0-1.	Referee: M Wadding (Waterford)

Galway v Clare

10 February 2008 Round 1	Galway	2-24 - 3-17	Clare	Pearse Stadium
	G Farragher 1-11, A Cullinane 1-2, N Healy 0-3, I Tannian 0-5 ,A Callanan 0-2, K Hynes 0-1.		M Flaherty 3-8, N Gilligan 0-3, D O'Rourke 0-3, J Clancy 0-2, G Quinn 0-1.	Referee: S Roche (Tipperary)

Tipperary v Offaly

10 February 2008 Round 1	Tipperary	2-25 - 2-8	Offaly	Semple Stadium
	E Kelly 1-10, P Kerwick 1-1, L Corbett 0-3, P Bourke 0-3, S Callinan 0-3, S Butler 0-2, R O'Dwyer 0-1, J O'Brien 0-1, W Ryan 0-1.		D Molloy 1-1, D Murray 1-0, S Dooley 0-3, J Rigney 0-2, B Carroll 0-1, C Mahon 0-1.	Referee: J Owens (Wexford)

Clare v Laois

17 February 2008 Round 2	Clare	1-25 - 1-15	Laois	Scariff GAA Ground
	M Flaherty 1-12, C Lynch 0-3, T Carmody 0-3, F Lynch 0-3, B Nugent 0-2, M Murphy 0-1, C Lafferty 0-1.		J Young 1-10, Z Keenan 0-2, W Hyland 0-1, J Brophy 0-1, T Fitzgerald 0-1.	Referee: M Haverty (Galway)

Offaly v Galway

17 February 2008 Round 2	Offaly	3-9 - 0-18	Galway	O'Connor Park
	B Carroll 1-4, D Franks 1-2, G Healion 1-0, G Oakley 0-1, F Kerrigan 0-1, J Rigney 0-1.		G Farragher 0-10, K Wade 0-2, D Forde 0-2, A Cullinane 0-1, K Hynes 0-1, A Kerins 0-1, A Callanan 0-1.	Referee: D Murphy (Wexford)

Tipperary v Limerick

17 February 2008 Round 2	Tipperary	2-20 - 2-9	Limerick	Semple Stadium
	E Kelly 1-12, S Callinan 1-1, C O'Mahony 0-2, S McGrath 0-2, S Butler 0-1, R O'Dwyer 0-1, J Woodlock 0-1.		A O'Shaughnessy 2-3, P Tobin 0-3, H Flavin 0-1, P O'Dwyer 0-1, A O'Connor 0-1.	Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)

Clare v Limerick

9 March 2008 Round 3	Clare	0-12 - 2-15	Limerick	Cusack Park
	M Flaherty 0-3, N Gilligan 0-3, J Clancy 0-2, T Carmody 0-2, D Barrett 0-1, C Lynch 0-1.		A O'Shaughnessy 1-2, S O'Connor 1-1, P O'Dwyer 0-2, N Moran 0-2, M Foley 0-2, O Moran 0-1, M Fitzgerald 0-1, W McNamara 0-1, D Ryan 0-1, B Foley 0-1, D O'Grady 0-1.

Galway v Tipperary

9 March 2008 Round 3	Galway	0-16 - 0-16	Tipperary	Pearse Stadium
	K Wade 0-6, G Farragher 0-3, N Healy 0-2, A Cullinane 0-1, A Callanan 0-1, D Forde 0-1, K Hynes 0-1, G Mahon 0-1.		C O'Mahony 0-5, E Kelly 0-4, S McGrath 0-2, J O'Brien 0-2, S Butler 0-1, H Moloney 0-1, P Kerwick 0-1.	Referee: É Morris (Dublin)

Laois v Offaly

9 March 2008 Round 3	Laois	1-17 - 2-13	Offaly	O'Moore Park
	J Young 0-6, E Holohan 1-2, T Fitzgerald 0-3, Z Keenan 0-3, J Dooley 0-1, C Coonan 0-1, J Fitzpatrick 0-1.		G Oakley 2-1, B Carroll 0-5, J Bergin 0-3, S Dooley 0-2, J Rigney 0-1, D Franks 0-1.	Referee: C McAllister (Cork)

Cllare v Tipperary

16 March 2008 Round 4	Cllare	0-17 - 1-14	Tipperary	Cusack Park
	M Flaherty 0-10, F Lynch 0-2, D O'Rourke 0-2, C Lynch 0-1, J Clancy 0-1, D Barrett 0-1.		E Kelly 0-6, T Fitzgerald 1-0, J Woodlock 0-3, S McGrath 0-1, D Egan 0-1, J O'Brien 0-1, S Butler 0-1, W Ryan 0-1.	Referee: M Wadding (Waterford)

Offaly v Limerick

16 March 2008 Round 4	Offaly	1-17 - 5-19	Limerick	O'Connor Park
	B Carroll 0-6, G Healion 1-1, G Oalkey 0-3, J Gorman 0-2, D Molloy 0-1, D Horan 0-1, C Flannery 0-1, S Dooley 0-1, A Egan 0-1.		D Ryan 2-2, A O'Shaughnessy 2-2, D O'Grady 0-4, S O'Connor 0-4, O Moran 1-0, N Moran 0-2, K Tobin 0-2, P O'Dwyer 0-1, M Foley 0-1, D Cosgrove 0-1	Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary)

Laois v Galway

16 March 2008 Round 4	Laois	0-8 - 6-26	Galway	O'Moore Park
	J Young 0-6, Z Keenan 0-1, N Holmes 0-1.		G Farragher 2-12, N Healy 3-0, I Tannian 1-2, F Healy 0-5, A Cullinane 0-3, R Murray 0-2, A Callahan 0-2.

Tipperary v Laois

23 March 2008 Round 5	Tipperary	4-17 - 1-12	Laois	Leahy Park
	L Corbett 3-2, T Fitzgerald 1-0, P Bourke 0-3, P Kerwick 0-3, S Butler 0-3, C O'Mahony 0-1, S Maher 0-1, J Woodlock 0-1, J Ceaser 0-1, D Hickey 0-1, S McGrath 0-1.		J Young 0-5, T Fitzgerald 1-0, Z Keenan 0-3, W Hyland 0-2, J Rowney 0-1, M Whelan 0-1.

Limerick v Galway

23 March 2008 Round 5	Limerick	1-16 - 2-24	Galway	Gaelic Grounds
	K Tobin 0-5, A O'Connor 1-1, D O'Grady 0-3, D Ryan 0-2, P Tobin 0-2, N Moran 0-1, B Foley 0-1, Mike O'Brien 0-1.		G Farragher 0-11, I Tannian 1-3, K Wade 1-2, F Healy 0-4, C Dervan 0-1, K Hynes 0-1, D Forde 0-1, N Healy 0-1.	Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)

Offaly v Clare

23 March 2008 Round 5	Offaly	2-13 - 1-18	Clare	O'Connor Park
	B Carroll 1-7, J Gorman 1-1, J Bergin 0-4, G Healion 0-1.		M Flaherty 1-9, D O'Rourke 0-4, N Gilligan 0-2, F Lynch 0-1, B Buglar 0-1, B Nugent 0-1.	Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary)

Division 1 Knockout

Play-off

Waterford v Cork

31 March 2008 Play-off	Waterford	1-19 - 2-17	Cork	Walsh Park, Waterford
	S Prendergast (1-3), J Mullane (0-5), E Kelly (0-5, four frees), M Walsh (0-2), S O'Sullivan (0-2), E McGrath (0-2).	Report	B O'Connor (0-10, eight frees), L Desmond (0-4), C Naughton (1-0), F O'Leary (1-0), P Horgan (0-2, frees), S White (0-1).	Referee: J Ryan (Tipperary)

Quarter-finals

Limerick v Cork

6 April 2008 Quarter-final	Limerick	0-8 - 0-13	Cork	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	A O'Shaughnessy (0-4, three frees), D O'Grady (0-1), N Moran (0-1), S O'Connor (0-1), P Tobin (0-1).	Report	B O'Connor (0-5, five frees), B Corry (0-3), C Naughton (0-2), J Gardiner (0-2, free and 65), S Óg Ó hAilpín (0-1).	Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)

Tipperary v Waterford

6 April 2008 Quarter-final	Tipperary	1-16 - 0-14	Waterford	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	E Kelly (0-10, seven frees, one 65), S Butler (1-1), E Corcoran (0-1, line ball), C O'Mahony (0-1, free), S McGrath (0-1), L Corbett (0-1), S Callinan 0-1.	Report	D Bennett (0-8, six frees), E McGrath (0-1), K McGrath (0-1, free), S Prendergast (0-1), S O'Sullivan (0-1), J Mullane (0-1), S Casey (0-1).	Referee: B Gavin (Offaly)

Semi-finals

Galway v Cork

13 April 2008 Semi-Final	Galway	2-22 – 0-24	Cork	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	G Farragher (1-5, four frees), I Tannian (1-2), J Canning (0-4, one sideline), D Hayes (0-4), N Healy (0-3), A Cullinane (0-1), K Hynes (0-1), R Murray (0-1), E Lynch (0-1).	Report	B O'Connor (0-8, six frees, one sideline), P O'Sullivan (0-4), P Cronin (0-4), J Gardiner (0-3), T Kenny (0-3), C Naughton (0-2).	Referee: J Owens (Wexford)

Kilkenny v Tipperary

13 April 2008 Semi-Final	Kilkenny	1-10 – 1-15	Tipperary	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	M Fennelly; R Power (0-6, four frees), E Brennan (1-0), J Fitzpatrick (0-1, free), M Rice (0-1), R Hogan (0-1), A Fogarty (0-1).	Report	E Kelly (0-7, four frees, one 65), L Corbett (1-0), T Fitzgerald (0-2), S Callinan (0-2), E Corcoran (0-1), S McGrath (0-1), S Butler (0-1), R O'Dwyer (0-1).	Referee: M Wadding (Waterford)

Final

Tipperary v Galway

20 April 2008 Final	Tipperary	3-18 – 3-16	Galway	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
4:15 p.m.	E Kelly 0-7 (0-5 frees); L Corbett 1-3; S Butler 0-6; W Ryan 1-1; B Dunne 1-0; S McGrath 0-1.	Report	J Canning 1-6 (0-4 frees); F Healy and A Callinan 1-0 each; D Hayes 0-4; K Hynes 0-3; R Murray, J Skehill (free) and G Farragher (free) 0-1 each.	Attendance: 16,315 Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Ger Farragher	Galway	4-53	65	7	9.2
2	Eoin Kelly	Tipperary	2-56	62
3	Mark Flaherty	Clare	5-42	57	5	11.40
4	Andrew O'Shaughnessy	Limerick	7-17	38	5	7.60
5	Eoin Kelly	Waterford	2-29	35	6	5.83
5	James Young	Laois	1-32	35	5	7.00
7	Stuart Mullen	Dublin	0-33	33	5	6.60
8	Brian Carroll	Offaly	2-23	29	5	5.80
8	Liam Watson	Antrim	1-26	29	5	5.80

Single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Ger Farragher	Galway	2-12	18	Laois
2	Mark Flaherty	Clare	3-8	17	Galway
3	Mark Flaherty	Clare	1-12	15	Laois
3	Eoin Kelly	Tipperary	1-12	15	Limerick
5	Ger Farragher	Galway	1-11	14	Clare
6	John Mullane	Waterford	3-4	13	Dublin
	Eoin Kelly	Tipperary	1-10	13	Offaly
	James Young	Laois	1-10	13	Clare
9	Andrew O'Shaughnessy	Limerick	2-6	12	Laois
	Mark Flaherty	Clare	1-9	12	Offaly
	Stuart Mullen	Dublin	0-12	12	Antrim

Clean sheets

Rank	Goalkeeper	Team	Clean sheets
1	Brendan Cummins	Tipperary	3
1	James Skehill	Galway	3
3	Gary Maguire	Dublin	2
3	Brian Murray	Limerick	2
5	Damien Fitzhenry	Wexford	1
	Shane O'Connor	Offaly
	Donal Óg Cusack	Cork
	Ryan McGarry	Antrim
	P. J. Ryan	Kilkenny
	James McGarry	Kilkenny

Division 2

Division 2A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Diff	Pts	Notes
1	Westmeath	5	4	1	+35	8	Division 2 champions
2	Kerry	5	4	1	+26	8
3	Kildare	5	3	2	-3	6	Relegated to Division 3
4	Mayo	5	2	3	+9	4	Relegated to Division 3
5	Wicklow	5	2	3	–24	4	Relegated to Division 3
6	Roscommon	5	0	5	–43	0	Relegated to Division 3

Division 2B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Diff	Pts	Notes
1	Carlow	5	4	1	0	+29	9	Division 2 runners-up
2	Down	5	3	1	1	+25	7
3	Meath	5	3	0	2	+35	6	Relegated to Division 3
4	Derry	5	3	0	2	–14	6	Relegated to Division 3
5	Armagh	5	1	0	4	–25	2	Relegated to Division 3
6	London	5	0	1	4	–50	0	Relegated to Division 3

Results

Kildare v Roscommon

10 February 2008 Round 1

Kildare

2-12 - 0-11

Roscommon

Westmeath v Kerry

10 February 2008 Round 1

Westmeath

0-17 - 1-11

Kerry

Wicklow v Mayo

10 February 2008 Round 1

Wicklow

1-16 - 0-17

Mayo

Meath v Derry

10 February 2008 Round 1

Meath

1-25 - 0-8

Derry

Armagh v London

10 February 2008 Round 1

Armagh

1-14 - 0-8

London

Down v Carlow

10 February 2008 Round 1

Down

1-11 - 0-14

Carlow

Westmeath v Roscommon

16 February 2008 Round 2

Westmeath

3-19 - 1-13

Roscommon

Kildare v Mayo

17 February 2008 Round 2

Kildare

1-15 - 1-14

Mayo

Kerry v Wicklow

17 February 2008 Round 2

Kerry

4-7 - 1-11

Wicklow

Down v Armagh

17 February 2008 Round 2

Down

2-22 - 0-12

Armagh

Carlow v Meath

17 February 2008 Round 2

Carlow

2-15 - 1-13

Meath

Derry v London

17 February 2008 Round 2

Derry

3-11 - 0-9

London

Knock-out stage

Carlow v Kerry

13 April 2008 Semi-Final

Carlow

1-16 – 3-4

Kerry

Westmeath v Down

13 April 2008 Semi-Final

Westmeath

2-24 – 2-15

Down

Westmeath v Carlow

20 April 2008 Final	Westmeath	2-12 – 0-12	Carlow	Gaelic Grounds
		Report		Attendance: 16,364 Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)

Division 3

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Diff	Pts	Notes
1	Donegal	4	4	0	0	+23	8	Division 3 runners-up
2	Louth	4	3	0	1	+16	6	Division 3 champions
3	Longford	3	1	0	2	+11	2
4	Tyrone	3	1	1	2	–5	2
5	Sligo	4	0	0	4	–45	0	Relegated to Division 4

Knock-out stage

Louth v Donegal

13 April 2008 Final	Louth	1-16 – 0-11	Donegal	Roosky
		Report

Division 4

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Diff	Pts	Notes
1	South Down	4	3	1	+41	6	Division 3 runners-up
2	Monaghan	4	3	1	+27	6	Division 3 champions
3	Fermanagh	4	3	1	-11	6
4	Cavan	4	1	3	–28	2
5	Leitrim	4	0	4	–29	0

Knock-out stage

South Down v Monaghan

13 April 2008 Final	South Down	5-14 – 1-27	Monaghan	Breffni Park, Cavan
		Report		Referee: John Devlin (Tyrone)

2009 structure

Division One (8 teams) to consist of the top four teams in each of 1A and 1B in 2008.
Division Two (8 teams) to consist of the fifth- and sixth-placed in each of 1A and 1B, and the top two teams in each of 2A and 2B, in 2008.
Division Three (12 teams) to consist of the 3rd-6th teams in each of 2A and 2B, and the top four in Division 3, in 2008.
Division Four (6 teams) to consist of fifth-placed team in Division 3, and all teams in Division 4

References

^ "National Hurling League Results 1925-2009". Hogan Stand. Archived from the original on 5 August 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
^ 2002 Hurling League fixtures
^ "Gaelic Games Scoreboard".
^ "Tipperary give Cody Cats some food for thought". Irish Independent. 21 April 2008. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
^ "Laois put up big win over disappointing Wicklow in one-sided NHL Division 2 final". Irish Independent. 3 May 2007. Retrieved 19 February 2016.

External links

2008 Fixtures
Results and final tables from the official GAA website
Tipperary V Galway National Hurling League Final 2008 on YouTube
Dublin v Cork, National Hurling League 2008 on YouTube
Tipperary National Hurling League 2008 Compilation on YouTube
Tipperary V Kilkenny Hurling League Semi Final 2008 on YouTube

National Hurling League

Seasons

1925–26
1927–28
1928–29
1929–30
1930–31
1932–33
1933–34
1934–35
1935–36
1936–37
1937–38
1938–39
1939–40
1940–41
1941–42
1942–43
1943–44
1944–45
1945–46
1946–47
1947–48
1948–49
1949–50
1950–51
1951–52
1952–53
1953–54
1954–55
1955–56
1956–57
1957–58
1958–59
1959–60
1960–61
1961–62
1962–63
1963–64
1964–65
1965–66
1966–67
1967–68
1968–69
1969–70
1970–71
1971–72
1972–73
1973–74
1974–75
1975–76
1976–77
1977–78
1978–79
1979–80
1980–81
1981–82
1982–83
1983–84
1984–85
1985–86
1986–87
1987–88
1988–89
1989–90
1990–91
1991–92
1992–93
1993–94
1994–95
1995–96
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025

2008 GAA season

« 2007

2009 »

Football

Championship	Ulster Championship Leinster Championship Munster Championship Connacht Championship All-Ireland qualifiers All-Ireland series All-Ireland Final
League (NFL)	Division 1 Division 2 Division 3 Division 4
Preseason competitions	McKenna O'Byrne McGrath
Other competitions	International Rules Series Sigerson
Seasons	Derry Dublin

Hurling

Championship	Leinster Championship Munster Championship All-Ireland qualifiers All-Ireland series All-Ireland Final Christy Ring Cup Nicky Rackard Cup
League (NHL)	Division 1 Division 2 Division 3 Division 4
Preseason competitions	Walsh Kehoe Waterford Crystal
Other competitions	Composite Rules Series Fitzgibbon Ulster Championship

Football All Stars • Hurling All Stars