1992–93 National Hurling League
The 1992–93 National Hurling League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Royal Liver Assurance National Hurling League, was the 62nd staging of the National Hurling League. Cork won the league, beating Wexford by 3-11 to 1-12 after two replays of the final.
Format
There are 12 teams in Division 1, divided into two groups. There are 8 teams in Division 2. Each team plays all the teams in its group once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw.Eight teams progress to the NHL quarter-finals:
- The top three in Division 1A
- The top three in Division 1B
- The top two in Division 2
Division 1
On 22 May 1993, Cork won the title following a 3-11 to 1-12 win over Wexford in the final. It was their first league title since 1980-81 and their 13th National League title overall.
Cork's Barry Egan was the Division 1 top scorer.
Division 1A table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Notes |
1 | Tipperary | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | - |
2 | Down | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | - |
3 | Limerick | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - |
4 | Antrim | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - |
5 | Kilkenny | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - |
6 | Offaly | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - |
- Limerick are placed third after winning playoff.
Group stage
Division 1B table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Notes |
1 | Wexford | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | Division 1 runners-up |
2 | Galway | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | - |
3 | Cork | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | Division 1 champions |
4 | Waterford | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | - |
5 | Dublin | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - |
6 | Clare | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - |
- Cork are placed third after winning playoffs.
Group stage
Play-offs
Knock-out stage
Quarter-finalsSemi-finals
Finals
Scoring statistics
;Top scorers overallRank | Player | Team | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
1 | Barry Egan | Cork | 3-44 | 53 | 12 | 4.41 |
2 | Gary Kirby | Limerick | 5-32 | 47 | 8 | 5.87 |
3 | Michael Cleary | Tipperary | 2-32 | 38 | ||
4 | Cyril Lyons | Clare | 3-21 | 30 | 6 | 5.00 |
5 | Ger Manley | Cork | 5-13 | 28 | ||
5 | Éamonn Scallan | Wexford | 2-22 | 28 | ||
6 | Aonghus O'Grady | Dublin | 1-23 | 26 | ||
7 | Johnny Brenner | Waterford | 0-24 | 24 | ||
8 | Tom Dempsey | Wexford | 2-16 | 22 | ||
8 | Martin Storey | Wexford | 0-22 | 22 |
;Top scorers in a single game
Rank | Player | Team | Tally | Total | Opposition |
1 | Conor Stakelum | Tipperary | 1-10 | 13 | Antrim |
2 | John Troy | Offaly | 2-05 | 11 | Kilkenny |
2 | Michael Cleary | Tipperary | 1-08 | 11 | Kilkenny |
3 | Jim McInerney | Clare | 3-01 | 10 | Waterford |
3 | Brian Corcoran | Cork | 1-07 | 10 | Dublin |
3 | Ray Heffernan | Kilkenny | 0-10 | 10 | Offaly |
4 | J. P. McKillop | Antrim | 2-03 | 9 | Tipperary |
4 | Brian McMahon | Dublin | 2-03 | 9 | Cork |
4 | Gary Kirby | Limerick | 2-03 | 9 | Galway |
4 | Barry Egan | Cork | 1-06 | 9 | Wexford |
4 | Gary Kirby | Limerick | 1-06 | 9 | Offaly |
4 | Aonghus O'Grady | Dublin | 0-09 | 9 | Waterford |
Division 2
Division 2 table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Diff | Pts | Notes |
1 | Laois | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | Qualified for quarter-finals | |
2 | Kerry | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | Qualified for quarter-finals | |
3 | Meath | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | - | |
4 | Derry | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - | |
4 | Westmeath | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | - | |
6 | Carlow | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | - | |
7 | Wicklow | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | - | |
8 | Kildare | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | - |
Division 3
Division 3A table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Diff | Pts | Notes |
1 | Roscommon | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | Division 3 champions | |
2 | Armagh | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | - | |
3 | Fermanagh | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | - | |
4 | Sligo | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | - | |
5 | Leitrim | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | - | |
6 | Cavan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - |
Division 3B table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Diff | Pts | Notes |
1 | Mayo | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | Division 3 runners-up | |
2 | Monaghan | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | - | |
3 | Louth | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | - | |
4 | Tyrone | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | - | |
5 | Donegal | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | - | |
6 | Longford | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | - |