2020 Kilkenny Senior Hurling League
# 2020 Kilkenny Senior Hurling League

The 2020 Kilkenny Senior Hurling League was the 27th staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling League since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board in 1992. The league began on 31 July 2020 and ended on 23 August 2020.

Dicksboro were the defending champions.

On 23 August 2020, Dicksboro won the league after beating O'Loughlin Gaels 3-0 in a penalty shoot-out at UPMC Nowlan Park, after the game had ended 1-20 apiece after extra time. It was the first league final to be decided on penalties.

Dicksboro's Shane Stapleton was the league's top scorer with 1-37.

## Results

### Group A

**Table**

Advance to final  Advance to shield final

| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| O'Loughlin Gaels | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 70 | 57 | 13 | 5 |
| James Stephens | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 57 | 6 | 5 |
| Bennettsbridge | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 62 | 8 | 4 |
| Ballyhale Shamrocks | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 73 | 70 | 3 | 3 |
| Tullaroan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 63 | 74 | -11 | 1 |
| Danesfort | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 75 | -19 | 0 |

### Group B

**Table**

Advance to final  Advance to shield final

| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| Dicksboro | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 40 | 34 | 6 |
| Clara | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 71 | 63 | 8 | 4 |
| Mullinavat | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 56 | 51 | 5 | 4 |
| Erin's Own | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 60 | 63 | -3 | 3 |
| Rower-Inistioge | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 52 | 72 | -20 | 1 |
| Graigue-Ballycallan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 66 | -24 | 0 |

## League statistics

### Top scorers

**Overall**

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Shane Stapleton | Dicksboro | 1-37 | 40 | 4 | 10.00 |
| 2 | Richie Hogan | Danesfort | 0-35 | 35 | 3 | 11.66 |
| 3 | Michael Murphy | Erin's Own | 2-27 | 33 | 3 | 11.00 |
| 4 | Shane Walsh | Tullaroan | 0-31 | 31 | 3 | 10.33 |
| 5 | David Kelly | Rower-Inistioge | 0-30 | 30 | 3 | 10.00 |
| 6 | T. J. Reid | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 2-20 | 26 | 3 | 8.66 |
| 6 | Eoin Guilfoyle | James Stephens | 1-23 | 26 | 4 | 6.50 |
| 6 | Seán Ryan | Graigue-Ballycallan | 0-26 | 26 | 3 | 8.66 |
| 7 | Eoin O'Shea | O'Loughlin Gaels | 0-23 | 23 | 4 | 5.75 |
| 8 | Nicky Cleere | Bennettsbridge | 0-22 | 22 | 3 | 7.33 |

**In a single game**

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Michael Murphy | Erin's Own | 1-11 | 14 | Clara |
| 1 | Richie Hogan | Danesfort | 0-14 | 14 | Ballyhale Shamrocks |
| 2 | David Kelly | Rower-Inistioge | 0-13 | 13 | Mullinavat |
| 3 | T. J. Reid | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 1-08 | 11 | Danesfort |
| 3 | Michael Murphy | Erin's Own | 1-08 | 11 | Dicksboro |
| 3 | Shane Stapleton | Dicksboro | 1-08 | 11 | Erin's Own |
| 3 | Shane Walsh | Tullaroan | 0-11 | 11 | James Stephens |
| 3 | Richie Hogan | Danesfort | 0-11 | 11 | Bennettsbridge |
| 3 | Seán Ryan | Graigue-Ballycallan | 0-11 | 11 | Dicksboro |
| 4 | Shane Walsh | Tullaroan | 0-10 | 10 | Ballyhale Shamrocks |
| 4 | Richie Hogan | Danesfort | 0-10 | 10 | James Stephens |
| 4 | Seán Ryan | Graigue-Ballycallan | 0-10 | 10 | Clara |
| 4 | John Walsh | Mullinavat | 0-10 | 10 | Erin's Own |
| 4 | Shane Stapleton | Dicksboro | 0-10 | 10 | Rower-Inistioge |
| 4 | Shane Stapleton | Dicksboro | 0-10 | 10 | Graigue-Ballycallan |
| 4 | Shane Walsh | Tullaroan | 0-10 | 10 | Bennettsbridge |
