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1968–69 National Hurling League
38th season of the National Hurling League
38th season of the National Hurling League
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| league | 1968–69 National Hurling League |
| dates | 13 October 1968 – 18 May 1969 |
| team1 | Cork |
| titles | 7th |
| two | Kildare |
| previous | [1967–68](1967-68-national-hurling-league) |
| next | [1969–70](1969-70-national-hurling-league) |
The 1968–69 National Hurling League was the 38th season of the NHL, an annual hurling competition for the GAA county teams.
Division 1
7th National League title Captain: Denis Murphy Tipperary came into the season as defending champions of the 1967-68 season.
On 4 May 1969, Cork won the title after a 3-12 to 1-14 win over Wexford in the final. It was their 7th league title overall and their first since 1952-53.
In spite of finishing at the bottom of their respective groups, neither Galway of Laois were relegated as there was no promotion-relegation this season.
Wexford's Paul Lynch was the Division 1 top scorer with 8-24.
Division 1A table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Diff | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **1** | ** Wexford ** | **5** | **5** | **0** | **0** | **64** | **10** | Division 1 runners-up |
| **2** | ** Tipperary ** | **4** | **3** | **0** | **1** | **24** | **6** | |
| **3** | ** Kilkenny ** | **5** | **2** | **0** | **3** | **6** | **4** | |
| **4** | ** Offaly ** | **5** | **2** | **0** | **3** | **-9** | **4** | |
| **5** | ** Waterford ** | **4** | **2** | **0** | **2** | **-26** | **4** | |
| **6** | ** Laois ** | **5** | **0** | **0** | **5** | **-59** | **0** |
Group stage
Division 1B table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Diff | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **1** | ** Cork ** | **4** | **4** | **0** | **0** | **26** | **8** | Division 1 champions |
| **2** | ** Limerick ** | **4** | **2** | **0** | **2** | **3** | **4** | |
| **3** | ** Clare ** | **4** | **1** | **1** | **2** | **3** | **3** | |
| **4** | ** Dublin ** | **4** | **1** | **1** | **2** | **-5** | **3** | |
| **5** | ** Galway ** | **4** | **1** | **0** | **3** | **-26** | **2** |
Group stage
Knock-out stage
Semi-finals
Final
Scoring statistics
;Top scorers overall
| Rank | Player | Team | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Lynch | Wexford | 8-24 | 48 | 6 | 8.00 |
| 2 | Éamonn Cregan | Limerick | 4-25 | 37 | 5 | 7.40 |
| 3 | Paddy Molloy | Offaly | 7-14 | 35 | 5 | 7.00 |
| 4 | Fran Whelan | Dublin | 6-15 | 33 | 4 | 8.25 |
| Jimmy Doyle | Tipperary | 2-27 | 33 | 5 | 6.60 | |
| 6 | Tom Walsh | Waterford | 6-11 | 29 | 3 | 9.66 |
| Eddie Keher | Kilkenny | 5-14 | 29 | 5 | 5.80 | |
| 8 | Charlie Cullinane | Cork | 7-04 | 25 | 6 | 4.16 |
| 9 | Tom Ryan | Clare | 6-03 | 21 | 4 | 5.25 |
| 10 | Charlie McCarthy | Cork | 1-16 | 19 | 5 | 3.75 |
;Top scorers in a single game
| Rank | Player | Team | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Lynch | Wexford | 4-02 | 14 | Laois |
| Fran Whelan | Dublin | 3-05 | 14 | Cork | |
| Tom Walsh | Waterford | 3-05 | 14 | Kilkenny | |
| 4 | Tom Walsh | Waterford | 3-03 | 12 | Laois |
| 5 | Paul Lynch | Wexford | 2-05 | 11 | Waterford |
| 6 | Martin Brennan | Kilkenny | 3-01 | 10 | Offaly |
| Tom Ryan | Clare | 3-01 | 10 | Galway | |
| Bernie Meade | Cork | 2-4 | 10 | Dublin | |
| Jimmy Doyle | Tipperary | 0-10 | 10 | Wexford | |
| 10 | Charlie Cullinane | Cork | 3-00 | 9 | Galway |
| Jim Doran | Dublin | 2-03 | 9 | Limerick | |
| Phil Wilson | Wexford | 2-03 | 9 | Waterford | |
| Eddie Keher | Kilkenny | 2-03 | 9 | Tipperary | |
| Paddy Molloy | Offaly | 2-03 | 9 | Kilkenny | |
| Jimmy Doyle | Tipperary | 1-06 | 9 | Offaly | |
| Éamonn Cregan | Limerick | 0-09 | 9 | Dublin |
Division 2
Results
Knock-out stage
References
References
- "National Hurling League Results 1925-2009". Hogan Stand.
- Smith, Raymond. (1999). "Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games".
- "National Hurling League Results 1925-2009". Hogan Stand.
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