1949–50 National Hurling League

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1949–50 National Hurling League
League details
Dates1 October 1949 – 24 September 1950
Teams18
League champions
WinnersTipperary (3rd win)

The 1949–50 National Hurling League was the 19th season of the National Hurling League.

National Hurling League

National Hurling League
Season1949–50
ChampionsTipperary
3rd National League title
Captain: Seán Kenny
Matches played33
← 1948-49
1950-51 →
All statistics correct as of 19 March 2017.

The National Hurling League saw a major restructuring for the 1949-50 season. Division 1 and Division 2 were combined to form one division of four groups.

Tipperary came into the season as defending champions of the 1948-49 season.

On 24 September 1950, Tipperary won the title after a 1-12 to 3-4 win over New York in the final. It was their 3rd league title overall and their second in succession.[1]

Group A table

Pos Team Pld W D L Pts Notes
1 Kilkenny 4 3 1 0 7
2 Clare 4 2 1 1 5
3 Limerick 4 1 0 3 2
4 Cork 3 1 0 2 2
5 Galway 3 0 2 1 2

Group stage

Kilkenny 1-10 - 3-4 Galway
Clare 5-7 - 3-2 Limerick
Cork 2-1 - 8-10 Kilkenny
Limerick 5-3 - 3-3 Galway
Galway 4-4 - 4-1 Clare
Limerick 2-1 - 5-12 Cork
Kilkenny 5-7 - 1-4 Limerick
Cork 2-2 - 5-9 Clare
Clare 2-7 - 3-13 Kilkenny

Group B table

Pos Team Pld W D L Pts Notes
1 Tipperary 4 4 0 0 8 National League champions
2 Dublin 4 2 1 1 5
3 Waterford 4 2 0 2 4
4 Laois 4 0 2 2 2
5 Wexford 4 0 1 3 1

Group stage

Tipperary 5-7 - 2-8 Wexford
Dublin 5-5 - 3-4 Waterford
Dublin 3-1 - 5-7 Tipperary
Tipperary 3-5 - 3-2 Laois
Waterford 5-4 - 1-3 Laois
Dublin 2-2 - 0-5 Wexford
Wexford 2-10 - 4-4 Laois
Waterford 2-3 - 7-1 Tipperary
Laois 1-10 - 4-1 Dublin
Waterford 9-2 - 3-7 Wexford

Group C table

Pos Team Pld W D L Pts Notes
1 Westmeath 3 2 1 0 5
2 Offaly 3 1 1 1 3
3 Wicklow 2 0 2 0 2
4 Roscommon 2 0 0 2 0

Group stage

Westmeath 3-7 - 4-4 Wicklow
Offaly 6-10 - 4-5 Roscommon
Roscommon 4-2 - 9-3 Westmeath
Offaly 4-7 - 5-4 Wicklow
Westmeath 4-6 - 1-2 Offaly

Group D table

Pos Team Pld W D L Pts Notes
1 Meath 3 3 0 0 6
2 Tyrone 2 1 0 1 2
3 Antrim 2 1 0 1 2
4 Armagh 3 0 0 3 0

Group stage

Armagh 4-4 - 5-5 Tyrone
Meath 8-8 - 2-1 Tyrone
Antrim 6-5 - 1-2 Armagh
Armagh 1-2 - 7-5 Meath
Meath 6-5 - 2-5 Antrim

Knock-out stage

Semi-finals

26 March 1950 Semi-Final Meath 0-6 - 9-3 Tipperary St. Loman's Park, Trim
23 April 1950 Semi-Final Westmeath 4-6 – 5-6 Kilkenny Cusack Park, Mullingar

Home final

7 May 1950 Home Final Tipperary 3-8 – 1-10 Kilkenny Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 19,890

Final

24 September 1950 Final New York 3-4 - 1-12 Tipperary Polo Grounds, New York City

References

  1. ^ "National Hurling League Results 1925-2009". Hogan Stand. Archived from the original on 5 August 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2011.

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