National Hurling League
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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.
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[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
Team name in blue indicates the county also won the All-Ireland that year. The NHL is in general a poor prediction of summer form: only 25% (19 / 75) of League winners have gone on to win the All-Ireland.
- 1925-26 - 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 - Kilkenny 3-8; Limerick 1-3
- 1933-34 - Limerick 3-6; Dublin 3-3
- 1934-35 - Limerick won on points system with 15 points from eight games
- 1935-36 - 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 - 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 - Tipperary 3-5; Cork 3-3
- 1949-50 - Tipperary 3-8; Kilkenny 1-10
- 1950-51 - Galway 6-7; Wexford 3-4
- 1951-52 - Tipperary 4-7; Wexford 4-6
- 1952-53 - Cork 2-10; Tipperary 2-7
- 1953-54 - Tipperary 3-10; Kilkenny 1-4
- 1954-55 - Tipperary 3-5; Wexford 1-5
- 1955-56 - 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 - Tipperary 6-6; Waterford 4-9
- 1961-62 - Kilkenny 1-16; Cork 1-8
- 1962-63 - Waterford 2-15; Tipperary 4-7
- 1963-64 - Tipperary 5-12; Wexford 1-4
- 1964-65 - 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 winners
- 1968-69 - Cork 3-12; Wexford 1-14
- 1969-70 - Cork 2-17; Limerick 0-7
League re-arranged into two groups in 1970 with promotion and relegation introduced.
- 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 - Kilkenny 2-14; Wexford 1-11
- 1982-83 - 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 - 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 - Tipperary 1-19; Clare 0-17
- 2002 - Kilkenny 2-15; Cork 2-14
- 2003 - Kilkenny 5-14; Tipperary 5-13
- 2004 - Galway 2-15; Waterford 1-13
- 2005 - Kilkenny 3-20; Clare 0-15
- 2006 - Kilkenny 3-11; Limerick 0-14
[edit] Performance by County
| County | Winners | Winning Years |
|---|---|---|
 Tipperary |
19 | 1928, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1979, 1988, 1994, 1999, 2001 |
 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 |
 Dublin |
2 | 1929, 1939 |
 Offaly |
1 | 1991 |
 Waterford |
1 | 1963 |
[edit] Division Placings for 2006 Season
| Division 1 | A | |
| B | ||
| Division 2 | A | |
| B | ||
| Division 3 | A | |
|---|---|---|
| B |
