1949–50 National Hurling League

1949–50 National Hurling LeagueLeague details

Dates| 1 October 1949 – 24 September 1950
Teams| 18
League champions
Winners| Tipperary (3rd win)

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

## National Hurling League[edit]

Football league season

National Hurling League

Season| 1949–50
Champions| Tipperary
3rd National League title
Captain: Seán Kenny
Matches played| 33

← 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[edit]

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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[edit]

Kilkenny v Galway |  Kilkenny | 1-10 - 3-4|  Galway |

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Clare v Limerick |  Clare | 5-7 - 3-2|  Limerick |

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Cork v Kilkenny |  Cork | 2-1 - 8-10|  Kilkenny |

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Limerick v Galway |  Limerick | 5-3 - 3-3|  Galway |

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Galway v Clare |  Galway | 4-4 - 4-1|  Clare |

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Limerick v Cork |  Limerick | 2-1 - 5-12|  Cork |

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Kilkenny v Limerick |  Kilkenny | 5-7 - 1-4|  Limerick |

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Cork v Clare |  Cork | 2-2 - 5-9|  Clare |

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Clare v Kilkenny |  Clare | 2-7 - 3-13|  Kilkenny |

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### Group B table[edit]

Pos  | Team  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | Pts  | Notes

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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[edit]

Tipperary v Wexford |  Tipperary | 5-7 - 2-8|  Wexford |

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Dublin v Waterford |  Dublin | 5-5 - 3-4|  Waterford |

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Dublin v Tipperary |  Dublin | 3-1 - 5-7|  Tipperary |

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Tipperary v Laois |  Tipperary | 3-5 - 3-2|  Laois |

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Waterford v Laois |  Waterford | 5-4 - 1-3|  Laois |

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Dublin v Wexford |  Dublin | 2-2 - 0-5|  Wexford |

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Wexford v Laois |  Wexford | 2-10 - 4-4|  Laois |

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Waterford v Tipperary |  Waterford | 2-3 - 7-1|  Tipperary |

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Laois v Dublin |  Laois | 1-10 - 4-1|  Dublin |

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Waterford v Wexford |  Waterford | 9-2 - 3-7|  Wexford |

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### Group C table[edit]

Pos  | Team  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | Pts  | Notes

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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[edit]

Westmeath v Wicklow |  Westmeath | 3-7 - 4-4|  Wicklow |

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Offaly v Roscommon |  Offaly | 6-10 - 4-5|  Roscommon |

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Roscommon v Westmeath |  Roscommon | 4-2 - 9-3|  Westmeath |

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Offaly v Wicklow |  Offaly | 4-7 - 5-4|  Wicklow |

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Westmeath v Offaly |  Westmeath | 4-6 - 1-2|  Offaly |

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### Group D table[edit]

Pos  | Team  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | Pts  | Notes

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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[edit]

Armagh v Tyrone |  Armagh | 4-4 - 5-5|  Tyrone |

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Meath v Tyrone |  Meath | 8-8 - 2-1|  Tyrone |

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Antrim v Armagh |  Antrim | 6-5 - 1-2|  Armagh |

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Armagh v Meath |  Armagh | 1-2 - 7-5|  Meath |

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Meath v Antrim |  Meath | 6-5 - 2-5|  Antrim |

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### Knock-out stage[edit]

Semi-finals

Meath v Tipperary 26 March 1950 Semi-Final|  Meath | 0-6 - 9-3|  Tipperary | St. Loman's Park, Trim

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Westmeath v Kilkenny 23 April 1950 Semi-Final|  Westmeath | 4-6 – 5-6|  Kilkenny | Cusack Park, Mullingar

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Home final

Tipperary v Kilkenny 7 May 1950 Home Final|  Tipperary | 3-8 – 1-10|  Kilkenny | Croke Park, Dublin

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|  |  |  | Attendance: 19,890

Final

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

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## References[edit]

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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