1925–26 National Hurling League
First season of the National Hurling League
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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.
| 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 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.[1]
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
- Points cancelled in Dublin–Limerick tie. Dublin won match
Final
| 16 May 1926 Final | Cork | 3-7 - 1-5 | Dublin | Cork Athletic Grounds |
| Report | Attendance: 14,000 Referee: S Hogan (Waterford) |
