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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.

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.

Previous Winners

Team name in blue indicates the county also won the All-Ireland that year. The NFL is in general a poor prediction of summer form: only 23% (17 / 74) of League winners have gone on to win the All-Ireland.

• 1925-26 - Cork 3-7; Dublin 1-5
• 1926-27 - None
• 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 - None
• 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
• 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 - Final April 30th: Limerick v. Kilkenny

Performance by County

County	Winners	Winning Years
File:Tipperary-crest.gif Tipperary	18	1928, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1979, 1988, 1994, 1999, 2001
File:Corkcrest.gif Cork	14	1926, 1930, 1940, 1941, 1948, 1953, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1980, 1981, 1993, 1998
File:Kilkenny crest.jpg Kilkenny	12	1933, 1962, 1966, 1976, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1990, 1995, 2002, 2003, 2005
File:Limerick crest.gif Limerick	11	1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1947, 1971, 1984, 1985, 1992, 1997
File:Galwaynewcrest.jpg Galway	8	1931, 1951, 1975, 1987, 1989, 1996, 2000, 2004
File:Countyclare-crest.gif Clare	3	1946, 1977, 1978
File:Wexford crest.gif Wexford	3	1956, 1958, 1973
File:Dublinnewcrest.jpg Dublin	2	1929, 1939
Offaly	1	1991
File:Waterfordnewcrest.jpg Waterford	1	1963

Division Placings for 2006 Season

Not competing

• New York

External links

• Semi-final and final results 1926-2005
• Results for NHL 2006
• Division Tables