The 2001 Clare Senior Hurling Championship was the 108th staging of the Clare Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Clare County Board in 1887. The championship draw was made on 13 May 2001. The championship ran from 8 June to 7 October 2001.

Sixmilebridge entered the championship as the defending champions.[1]

The final was played on 7 October 2001 at Cusack Park in Ennis, between St Joseph's Doora-Barefield and Sixmilebridge, in what was their second meeting in the final overall and a first meeting in two years.[2] St Joseph's Doora-Barefield won the match by 1–15 to 1–12 to claim their fifth championship title overall and a first title in two years.[3][4][5]

Niall Gilligan was the championship's top scorer with 5–34.

Format change

The championship underwent a format change with the introduction of a group stage. The 12 participating teams were divided into three groups of four teams, from which two teams emerged from each for the quarter-finals. The remaining two quarter-finalists were the winners of each of the two groups in the Clare Senior B Hurling Championship.

Results

Quarter-finals

26 August 2001 Quarter-final Sixmilebridge 2-18 - 2-05 Clonlara Cusack Park
N Gilligan 1-8, J O'Meara 1-2, B Culbert 0-3, J Chaplin 0-2, C Chaplin 0-1, A Chaplin 0-1, M Culbert 0-1. A O'Connell 1-2, W Slattery 1-0, T O'Donovan 0-2, D Conway 0-1.
26 August 2001 Quarter-final St Joseph's Doora-Barefield 1-12 - 0-12 Clarecastle Cusack Park
J O'Connor 0-6, C O'Neill 1-2, S McMahon 0-3, L Hassett 0-1. K Ralph 0-6, A O'Loughlin 0-2, E Flynn 0-1, D Quinn 0-1, S Moloney 0-1, J Pyne 0-1.
26 August 2001 Quarter-final Kilmaley 1-10 - 2-07 Wolfe Tones na Sionna Cusack Park
A Markham 0-5, D McMahon 1-0, J McMahon 0-2, E Slattery 0-1, D Neylon 0-1, A Cahill 0-1. G McPhillips 0-5, Paul O'Rourke 1-1, D O'Rourke 1-0, F Lohan 0-1.
27 August 2001 Quarter-final Éire Óg 2-12 - 0-12 Kilnamona Cusack Park
C Egan 0-5, S McNamara 1-1, B Nugent 0-4, T Corbett 1-0, F Flynn 0-1, T McNamara 0-1. D Gannon 0-9, F Hegarty 0-3.
1 September 2001 Quarter-final replay Kilmaley 1-09 - 0-09 Wolfe Tones na Sionna Cusack Park
D Neylon 1-1, C Lynch 0-4, A Markham 0-2, D McMahon 0-1, C McMahon 0-1. G McPhillips 0-4, D O'Rourke 0-2, F Lohan 0-2, K McCarthy 0-1.

Semi-finals

15 September 2001 Semi-final Sixmilebridge 4-13 - 1-09 Kilmaley Cusack Park
N Gilligan 3-10, J Chaplin 1-0, D Fitzgerald 0-1, C Chaplin 0-1, B Culbert 0-1. A Markham 1-4, C Lynch 0-2, B Healy 0-2, B McMahon 0-1.
Semi-final St Joseph's Doora-Barefield 5-16 - 1-05 Éire Óg Cusack Park
L Hassett 2-3, J O'Connor 1-6, O Baker 1-1, C O'Neill 1-0, C Mullen 0-2, S McMahon 0-1, N Brodie 0-1, G Baker 0-1, D Kennedy 0-1. F Flynn 1-1, C Egan 0-1, R Lynch 0-1, T Corbett 0-1, B Nugent 0-1.

Final

7 October 2001 Final St Joseph's Doora-Barefield 1-15 - 1-12 Sixmilebridge Cusack Park
C Mullen 1-2, J O'Connor 0-5, S McMahon 0-3, L Hassett, D Kennedy 0-2; O Baker 0-1. Report N Gilligan 1-9, J Reddan, D Fitzgerald, C Crowe 0-1. Referee: A Heagney

References

  1. ^ "Gilligan goal shatters Ennis dream of double". Irish Independent. 16 October 2000. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Hassett goals keep Joseph's on track". Irish Independent. 25 October 1999. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Club Titles - Clare". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Joseph's cross over the 'Bridge". Irish Independent. 8 October 2001. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Roll of honour". St Joseph's Doora-Barefield GAA website. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
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