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National Hurling League 2010

2010 National Hurling League
League details
Dates 20 February – 2 May 2010
Teams 35
League champions
Winners Galway (9th win)
Captain Shane Kavanagh
Manager John McIntyre
League runners-up
Runners-up Cork
Captain Kieran Murphy
Manager Denis Walsh
Other division winners
Division 2 Wexford
Division 3A Kerry
Division 3B Wicklow
Division 4 Monaghan
2009
2011
National Hurling League Division 1
Season 2010
Champions Galway
9th National League title
Captain: Shane Kavanagh
Manager: John McIntyre
Relegated Limerick
Matches played 29
Top goalscorer Colours of Offaly.svg Shane Dooley (6-57)
Biggest home win Dublin 6-30 - 2-11 Limerick
(18 April 2010)
Biggest away win Tipperary 2-24 - 0-8 Limerick
(21 March 2010)
Highest scoring Dublin 6-30 - 2-11 Limerick
(18 April 2010)
2009
2011
All statistics correct as of 11 April 2017.
National Hurling League Division 2
Season 2010
Champions Wexford
Captain: Diarmuid Lyng
Manager: Colm Bonnar
Relegated Kildare
Matches played 29
Top goalscorer Colours of Wexford.svg Diarmuid Lyng (1-58)
Biggest home win Clare 2-20 - 0-6 Down
(21 February 2010)
Biggest away win Kildare 4-10 - 0-11 Westmeath
(13 March 2010)
Highest scoring Clare 4-19 - 3-15 Westmeath
(3 April 2010)
2009
2011
All statistics correct as of 11 April 2017.
National Hurling League Division 3A
Season 2010
Champions Kerry
Captain: Colin Harris
Manager: John Meyler
Relegated Mayo
Matches played 16
Top goalscorer Colours of Leinster Council.svg Martin Finn (2-27)
Biggest home win Kerry 3-30 - 3-10 Meath
(14 March 2010)
Biggest away win Derry 5-16 - 0-8 London
(28 February 2010)
Highest scoring Kerry 3-30 - 3-10 Meath
(14 March 2010)
2009
2011
All statistics correct as of 1 May 2017.
National Hurling League Division 3B
Season 2010
Champions Wicklow
Relegated Tyrone
2009
2011
All statistics correct as of 1 May 2017.

The 2010 National Hurling League (known as the Allianz National Hurling League for sponsorship reasons) was the 79th season of the National Hurling League. 35 teams competed in the league.

Galway were the champions, defeating Cork in the final.

The 2010 format of the National Hurling League is a system consisting of five divisions. There are thirty-five teams competing: Divisions One and Two have eight teams in each, Division Three A contains six, Division Three B seven, and there are six teams in Division Four.

Division 1 contains eight teams. Each team plays all the others once. The top two play the final; the winners of the final are the 2010 NHL champions. The last-placed team is relegated.

Division 2 contains eight teams. Each team plays all the others once. The top two play the final; the winners of the final are the 2010 Division Two champions and are promoted. The last-placed team is relegated to Division 3A.

Division 3A contains six teams. The top two teams shall contest the final; the winners of the final are the 2010 Division Three champions and are promoted. The last-placed team is relegated to Division 3B.

Division 3B contains seven teams. The top two teams shall contest the final; the winners of the final are the 2010 Division 3B champions and are promoted to Division 3A. The last-placed team is relegated.

Division 4 contains six teams. Each team plays all the others once. The top two play the final; the winners of the final are the 2010 Division Four champions and are promoted to Division 3B.

Kilkenny came into the season as defending champions of the 2009 season.Offaly entered Division 1 as the promoted team.

On 2 May 2010, Galway won the title following a 2-22 to 1-17 win over Cork in the final. It was their first league title since 2004 and their 9th National League title overall.

Limerick, who lost all of their group stage matches, were relegated from Division 1. Wexford won Division 2 and secured promotion to the top tier.


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