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1949–50 National Hurling League

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

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

National Hurling League

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  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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