1949–50 National Hurling League

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

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National Hurling League
Season1949–50
ChampionsTipperary
3rd National League title
Captain: Seán Kenny
Matches played33
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 third 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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