National Hurling League

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For the latest competition, see National Hurling League 2008.

**National Hurling League**
First played	1925 - 1926
First winner	Cork
Current Champions	Tipperary (19^nd win)
Most Wins	Tipperary (19 wins)

The National Hurling League (known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz National Hurling League) is a hurling tournament held annually between the county teams of Ireland, under the auspices of the Gaelic Athletic Association.

1 History
2 Previous Winners
- 2.1 Performance by County
3 Division Placings for 2008 Season
- 3.1 Not competing
4 External links

[edit] History

The NHL was first held in 1925-1926, 38 years after the first All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, with Cork being the first winners. The League has traditionally played second fiddle to the All-Ireland, with most counties using it as a warm-up for the All-Ireland. This was not helped by the fact that the League was played in winter (November-March usually) while the championship had the more attractive summer dates and knockout structure.

In 2002 the league was changed to a February-April calendar, which has increased interest with attendances growing and live games broadcast on TG4.

[edit] Previous Winners

The letters AI indicate the county also won the All-Ireland that year. The Hurling League has traditionally been seen as a poor predictor of summer form: only 25% (19 / 75) of League winners have gone on to win the All-Ireland. However, four of the last seven winners have gone on to "do the double".

1925-26 - AI Cork 3-7; Dublin 1-5
1926-27 - No League
1927-28 - Tipperary won on points system with 14 points from eight games
1928-29 - Dublin 7-4; Cork 5-5
1929-30 - Cork 3-5; Dublin 3-0
1930-31 - Galway 4-5; Tipperary 4-4
1931-32 - No League
1932-33 - AI Kilkenny 3-8; Limerick 1-3
1933-34 - AI Limerick 3-6; Dublin 3-3
1934-35 - Limerick won on points system with 15 points from eight games
1935-36 - AI Limerick won on points system with 15 points from eight games
1936-37 - Limerick won on points system with 13 points from eight games
1937-38 - Limerick 5-2; Tipperary 1-1
1938-39 - Dublin 1-8; Waterford 1-4
1939-40 - Cork 8-9; Tipperary 6-4
1940-41 - AI Cork 4-11; Dublin 2-7
1941-42 - National Leagues suspended
1942-43 - National Leagues suspended
1943-44 - National Leagues suspended
1944-45 - National Leagues suspended
1945-46 - Clare 2-10; Dublin 2-5 (replay)
1946-47 - Limerick 3-8; Kilkenny 1-7 (replay)
1947-48 - Cork 3-3; Tipperary 1-2
1948-49 - AI Tipperary 3-5; Cork 3-3
1949-50 - AI Tipperary 3-8; Kilkenny 1-10
1950-51 - Galway 6-7; Wexford 3-4
1951-52 - Tipperary 4-7; Wexford 4-6
1952-53 - AI Cork 2-10; Tipperary 2-7
1953-54 - Tipperary 3-10; Kilkenny 1-4
1954-55 - Tipperary 3-5; Wexford 1-5
1955-56 - AI Wexford 5-9; Tipperary 2-14
1956-57 - Tipperary 3-11; Kilkenny 2-7
1957-58 - Wexford 5-7; Limerick 4-8
1958-59 - Tipperary 0-15; Waterford 0-7
1959-60 - Tipperary 2-15; Cork 3-8
1960-61 - AI Tipperary 6-6; Waterford 4-9
1961-62 - Kilkenny 1-16; Cork1-8
1962-63 - Waterford 2-15; Tipperary 4-7
1963-64 - AI Tipperary 5-12; Wexford 1-4
1964-65 - AI Tipperary 3-14; Kilkenny 2-8
1965-66 - Kilkenny 0-9; Tipperary 0-7
1966-67 - Tipperary 3-9; Kilkenny 1-13
1967-68 - Tipperary New York
1968-69 - Cork 3-12; Wexford 1-14
1969-70 - Cork 2-17; Limerick 0-7
1970-71 - Limerick 3-12; Tipperary 3-11
1971-72 - Cork 3-14; Limerick 2-14
1972-73 - Wexford 4-13; Limerick 3-7
1973-74 - Cork 6-15; Limerick 1-12
1974-75 - Galway 4-9; Tipperary 4-6
1975-76 - Kilkenny 6-14; Clare 1-14 (replay)
1976-77 - Clare 2-8; Kilkenny 0-9
1977-78 - Clare 3-10; Kilkenny 1-10
1978-79 - Tipperary 3-15; Galway 0-8
1979-80 - Cork 4-15; Limerick 4-6 (replay)
1980-81 - Cork 3-11; Offaly 2-8
1981-82 - AI Kilkenny 2-14; Wexford 1-11
1982-83 - AI Kilkenny 2-14; Limerick 2-12
1983-84 - Limerick 3-16; Wexford 1-9
1984-85 - Limerick 3-12; Clare 1-7
1985-86 - Kilkenny 2-10; Galway 2-6
1986-87 - AI Galway 3-12; Clare 3-10
1987-88 - Tipperary 3-15; Offaly 2-9
1988-89 - Galway 2-16; Tipperary 4-8
1989-90 - Kilkenny 3-12; Wexford 1-10
1990-91 - Offaly 2-6; Wexford 0-10
1991-92 - Limerick 0-14; Tipperary 0-13
1992-93 - Cork 3-11; Wexford 1-12 (2nd replay)
1993-94 - Tipperary 2-14; Galway 0-12
1994-95 - Kilkenny 2-12; Clare 0-9
1995-96 - Galway 2-10; Tipperary 2-8
1996-97 - Limerick 1-12; Galway 1-9
1997-98 - Cork 2-14; Waterford 0-13
1998-99 - Tipperary 1-14; Galway 1-10
2000 - Galway 2-18; Tipperary 2-13
2001 - AI Tipperary 1-19; Clare 0-17
2002 - AI Kilkenny 2-15; Cork 2-14
2003 - AI Kilkenny 5-14; Tipperary 5-13
2004 - Galway 2-15; Waterford 1-13
2005 - Kilkenny 3-20; Clare 0-15
2006 - AI Kilkenny 3-11; Limerick 0-14
2007 - Waterford 0-20; Kilkenny 0-18
2008 - Tipperary 3-18; Galway 3-16

[edit] Performance by County

County	Winners	Winning Years
Tipperary	20	1928, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1979, 1988, 1994, 1999, 2001, 2008
Cork	14	1926, 1930, 1940, 1941, 1948, 1953, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1980, 1981, 1993, 1998
Kilkenny	13	1933, 1962, 1966, 1976, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1990, 1995, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006
Limerick	11	1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1947, 1971, 1984, 1985, 1992, 1997
Galway	8	1931, 1951, 1975, 1987, 1989, 1996, 2000, 2004
Clare	3	1946, 1977, 1978
Wexford	3	1956, 1958, 1973
Waterford	2	1963, 2007
Dublin	2	1929, 1939
Offaly	1	1991

[edit] Division Placings for 2008 Season

Division 1		Clare	Cork	Dublin	Galway	Kilkenny	Limerick	Tipperary	Waterford
Division 1	Division 2		Antrim	Carlow	Down	Kerry	Laois	Offaly	Westmeath	Wexford
Division 3	Division 2		Armagh	Derry	Donegal	Kildare	London	Longford	Louth	Mayo	Meath	Roscommon	Tyrone	Wicklow
Division 4		Cavan	South Down	Fermanagh	Leitrim	Monaghan	Sligo