Championship 2000 Statistics

Number of games: 23.

Number of replays: One - Dublin v Laois, Leinster championship preliminary round replay.

First Point (* excluding round-robin series): Michael O'Connell (Cork) v Kerry, 7:31 p.m., Saturday, May 27th, Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney.

First Goal: Timmy McCarthy (Cork) v Kerry, 8:23 p.m., May 27th, Fitzgerald Stadium.

Fastest Goal: Nine minutes - Andy Comerford (Kilkenny) v Galway, All-Ireland semi-final, Croke Park, August 13th.

Latest Goal: 70 minutes - John O'Dwyer (Derry) v Antrim, Ulster final, Casement Park, July 9th.

Total Scored: 60-688.

Biggest Margin: 34 points - Cork (2-32) v Kerry (0-4), Munster Championship, May 27th, Fitzgerald Stadium.

Top Scorers:

Tomas McGrane (Dublin) 1-33 (36) - from five games (Avg: 7.2)

Johnny Dooley (Offaly) 0-32 (32) - from four games (Avg: 8)

David Cuddy (Laois) 1-29 (32) - from four games (Avg: 8)

Joe Deane (Cork) 1-28 (31) - from four games (Avg: 7.75)

Gary Biggs (Derry) 1-17 (20) - from three games (Avg: 6.66)

Individual Feats: 0-12 - Johnny Dooley (Offaly) v Derry, July 23rd; 0-12 - David Cuddy (Laois) v Dublin, 28th May; 1-9 - Gary O'Kane (Antrim) v London, Casement Park, 10th June.

Top Team Scores: Cork 4-87 (Avg: 24.75); Kilkenny 7-56 (Avg: 25.6); Offaly: 6-70 (Avg: 22); Dublin 4-79 (Avg: 18.2); Derry: 8-40 (Avg: 21.6).

Highest Attendance: 55,000 - Cork v Tipperary, Munster final, Thurles, July 2nd: 43,011 - Galway v Tipperary, All-Ireland quarter-final, Croke Park, July 23rd; 42,436, Kilkenny v Galway, All-Ireland semi-final, Croke Park, August 13th.