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1998 National Hurling League

1998 National Hurling League
League details
Dates 8 March – 25 July 1998
Teams 33
League champions
Winners Cork (14th win)
Other division winners
Division 2 Kerry
Division 3 Mayo
1997
1999
National Hurling League Division 1
Season 1998
Champions Cork
14th National League title
Captain: Diarmuid O'Sullivan
Manager: Jimmy Barry-Murphy
Matches played 33
Top goalscorer Colours of Cork.svg Joe Deane (3-30)
Biggest home win Clare 3-21 - 2-7 Antrim
(8 March 1988)
Biggest away win Cork 2-15 - 0-10 Clare
(3 May 1998)
Highest scoring Clare 3-21 - 2-7 Antrim
(8 March 1988)
1997
1999
All statistics correct as of 10 March 2017.
National Hurling League Division 2
Season 1998
Champions Kerry
5th Division 2 title
Promoted Down
Relegated Armagh
Louth
1997
1999
All statistics correct as of 10 March 2017.

The 1998 National Hurling League (known as the Church & General National Hurling League) was the 66th season of the National Hurling League.

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.

Limerick came into the season as defending champions of the 1997 season. Antrim, Cork, Dublin and Waterford all entered Division 1 as part of the restructuring.

On 17 May 1998, Cork won the title after a 2-14 to 0-13 win over Waterford in the final. It was their 14th league title overall and their first since 1992-93.

Cork's Joe Deane was the Division 1 top scorer with 3-30.































Semi-finals



Final


The league saw a major restructuring of the usual four divisions of eight teams. Division 2 was split into Group 2A and Group 2B with each group consisting of seven teams. The top two teams in each group qualified for the knock-out stage.

Armagh, Carlow, Derry, Down, Kildare, Louth, Monaghan, Roscommon, Tyrone and Wicklow all entered Division 1 as part of the restructuring.


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