1925–26 National Hurling League

1925–26 National Hurling League

League details
Dates	27 September 1925 – 16 May 1926
Teams	7
League champions
Winners	Cork (1st win)
Captain	Seán Óg Murphy
League runners-up
Runners-up	Dublin
Captain	Ned Tobin
Other division winners
Division 2A	Clare
1927–28 →

The 1925–26 National Hurling League was the first edition of the National Hurling League, which ran from 27 September 1925 until 16 May 1926.

The seven participating teams in Division 1 were Cork, Dublin, Galway, Kilkenny, Laois, Limerick and Tipperary who agreed to play a six game format whereby each team would play each of their six rivals once with two points awarded for a win and one point awarded for a drawn game. The two teams with most points at the completion of the season would play a final, with the winners being declared National Hurling League champions.

Cork defeated Dublin by 3-7 to 1-5 in the final.

Cork also won the All-Ireland Championship in 1926, the first time that a team completed the league-championship double.

Division 2 was contested by five teams: Clare, Kerry, Offaly, Waterford and Wexford.

National Hurling League

Division 1

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	Notes
1	Cork	6	5	0	1	10	National Hurling League champions
2	Dublin	5	4	0	1	8	National Hurling League runners-up
3	Laois	6	3	0	3	6
4	Galway	6	3	0	3	6
5	Tipperary	6	3	0	3	6
6	Limerick	5	1	0	4	2
7	Kilkenny	6	1	0	5	2

• Points cancelled in Dublin–Limerick tie. Dublin won match

Final

Cork v Dublin

16 May 1926 Final	Cork	3-7 - 1-5	Dublin	Cork Athletic Grounds
		Report		Attendance: 14,000 Referee: S Hogan (Waterford)

Division 2

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	Notes
1	Clare	4	4	0	0	8	Division 2 champions
2	Offaly	4	3	0	1	6	Division 2 runners-up
3	Kerry	4	2	0	2	4
4	Waterford	4	0	0	4	0
5	Wexford	4	0	0	4	0

External links

• 1925-26 National Hurling League results