2000–01 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship Explained

Type:Senior Club
Year:2000–01
Dates:1 October 2000 – 16 April 2001
Teams:27
Connacht:Athenry
Munster:Sixmilebridge
Leinster:Graigue-Ballycallan
Ulster:Dunloy
Matches:30
Team:Athenry
Titles:3rd
Captain:Joe Rabbitte
Manager:Pat Nally
Team2:Graigue-Ballycallan
Captain2:James Young
Manager2:Jim Neary
Topscorer:Adrian Ronan (4-27)
Previous:1999-2000
Next:2001–02

The 2000–01 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship (also known as the AIB Club Hurling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the 31st staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier club hurling tournament. The championship began on 1 October 2000 and ended on 16 April 2001.

Athenry were the defending champions.

On 16 April 2001, Athenry won the championship following a 3–24 to 2–19 defeat of Graigue-Ballycallan in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their third All-Ireland title overall and their second title in succession.

Graigue-Ballycallan's Adrian Ronan was the championship's top scorer with 4-27.

Results

Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship

First round

Quarter-final

Semi-final

Final

Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship

First round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

Final

All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship

Quarter-final

Semi-final

Final

Scoring statistics

Overall
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Adrian RonanGraigue-Ballycallan4-273966.50
2Niall GilliganSixmilebridge2-303657.20
3Eugene CloonanAthenry3-2635311.66
4Paul SeeversTubbercurry1-2124212.00
5Brian CulbertSixmilebridge4-102254.40
Gary KirbyPatrickswell1-192237.33
6Eoin KellyMount Sion4-061836.00
Joey O'TooleTrim3-091836.00
Micheál HoyneGraigue-Ballycallan0-181863.00
7Eddie BrennanGraigue-Ballycallan2-111762.83
Single game
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1Eugene CloonanAthenry1-1114Graigue-Ballycallan
Eugene CloonanAthenry1-1114Dunloy
2Johnny CunnaneTooreen2-0713Tubbercurray
3Joey O'TooleTrim3-0312Carnew Emmets
Paul SeeversTubbercurray1-0912St. Mary's
Adrian RonanGraigue-Ballycallan1-0912St. Mary's
Paul SeeversTubbercurray0-1212Tooreen
4Gary KirbyPatrickswell1-0811Toomevara
Niall GilliganSixmilebridge1-0811Mount Sion
5Eoin KellyMount Sion2-0410Ballyduff
Niall GilliganSixmilebridge1-0710Graigue-Ballycallan

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Athenry make it two-in-a-row. 2001-04-16. RTÉ Sport. 2010-10-29.