The 1991–92 National Hurling League was the 61st season of the
National Hurling League
The National Hurling League is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition featuring teams from Ireland and England. Founded in 1925 by the Gaelic Athletic Association, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation within the l ...
, the top leagues for
inter-county hurling
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teams, since its establishment in 1925. The fixtures were announced on 28 November 2006. The season began on 20 October 1991 and concluded on 10 May 1992.
Division 1
The league saw a major restructuring of the usual four divisions of eight teams. Division 1 was split into Group 1A and Group 1B with each group consisting of six teams. The top two teams in each group qualified for the knock-out stage.
Offaly came into the season as defending champions of the
1990-91 season.
Galway,
Down
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* Down, the relative direction opposed to up
* Down (gridiron football), in American/Canadian football, a period when one play takes place
* Down feather, a soft bird feather used in bedding and clothing
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,
Laois and Offaly all entered Division 1 as part of the restructuring.
On 12 May 1992,
Limerick won the title after a 0-14 to 0-13 win over
Tipperary in the final. It was their 10th league title overall.
were relegated from Division 1 after being defeated by
Dublin in a relegation play-off.
Limerick's
Gary Kirby was the Division 1 top scorer with 4-38.
Division 1A table
Group stage
Division 1B table
Group stage
Knock-out stage
Play-off
Relegation play-off
Semi-final
Final
Scoring statistics
;Top scorers overall
;Top scorers in a single game
Division 2
Division 2 remained as a single division consisting of eight teams. The first-placed team at the end of the group stage were deemed champions and secured promotion to Division 1.
Carlow
Carlow ( ; ) is the county town of County Carlow, in the south-east of Ireland, from Dublin. At the 2016 census, it had a combined urban and rural population of 24,272.
The River Barrow flows through the town and forms the historic bounda ...
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Roscommon,
Westmeath and
Wicklow all entered Division 2 as part of the restructuring.
On 12 April 1992,
Antrim secured the title and promotion after a 3-8 to 0-11 win over
Meath in round 7 of the group stage.
Roscommon were relegated from Division 2 after being defeated by
Wicklow in a relegation play-off.
Division 2 table
Relegation play-off
Division 3
Division 3 was split into Group 3A and Group 3B with each group consisting of six teams. The first-placed team in each group contested a play-off to decide promotion.
On 13 April 1992,
Kildare won the title after a 0-9 to 0-7 win over
Monaghan
Monaghan ( ; ) is the county town of County Monaghan, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It also provides the name of its Civil parishes in Ireland, civil parish and Monaghan (barony), barony.
The population of the town as of the 2016 census was 7 ...
in the play-off.
Division 3A table
Division 3B table
Play-off
References
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National Hurling League seasons
1991 in hurling
1992 in hurling