1970–71 National Hurling League

1970–71 National Hurling League

League details
Dates	8 November 1970 – 23 May 1971
League champions
Winners	Limerick (7th win)
Captain	Tony O'Brien
League runners-up
Runners-up	Tipperary
Captain	Francis Loughnane
← 1969–70 1971–72 →

The 1970–71 National Hurling League was the 40th season of the NHL, an annual hurling competition for the GAA county teams.

Overview

Division 1

Limerick won the league, beating Tipperary by 3-12 to 3-11 in the final.

Tables

Division 1A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	Notes
1	Cork	7	5	1	1	11
2	Tipperary	7	5	0	2	10	Division 1 runners-up
3	Limerick	7	5	0	2	10	Division 1 champions
4	Kilkenny	7	4	0	3	8
5	Wexford	7	4	0	3	8
6	Dublin	7	2	0	5	4
7	Offaly	7	1	1	5	3
8	Galway	7	1	0	6	2	Relegated to Division 1B

Division 1B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	Notes
1	Clare	6	5	0	1	10	Promoted to Division 1A
2	Kildare	6	5	0	1	10
3	Waterford	6	4	1	1	9
4	Laois	6	3	0	3	6
5	Kerry	5	1	0	4	2
6	Westmeath	6	1	0	5	2
7	Antrim	5	0	1	4	1

Results

Knock-out stage

Wexford v Kilkenny

2 May 1971 Play-off	Wexford	5-8 - 3-13	Kilkenny	Walsh Park, Waterford
	P. Wilson (2-1), C. Jacob (2-0), J. Berry (1-2), C. Dowdall (0-2), T. Doran (0-2), C. Doran (0-1).		E. Keher (1-4), P. Delaney (1-2), N. Byrne (1-1), J. Moriarty (0-3), K. Purcell (0-3).	Referee: J. Dunphy (Waterford)

Tipperary v Kildare

2 May 1971 Quarter-final	Tipperary	5-16 - 3-10	Kildare	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	J. Doyle (2-9), J. Flanagan (2-2), P. Byrne (1-2), M. Roche (0-3).		J. Walsh (3-5), Tommy Carew (0-2), B. Burke (0-2), N. Behan (0-1).	Referee: J. Rankins (Laois)

Clare v Wexford

9 May 1971 Quarter-final	Clare	4-10 - 1-7	Wexford	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	M. Gilmartin (2-0), T. Ryan (1-2), J. McNamara (0-5), J. McMahon (1-1), L. Gallagher (0-1), P. Russell (0-1).		C. Dowdall (1-2), T. Doran (0-2), C. Doran (0-2), C. Jacob (0-1).	Referee: M. Spain (Offaly)

Tipperary v Cork

9 May 1971 Semi-final	Tipperary	2-12 - 2-10	Cork	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	M. Keating (1-9), P. Byrne (1-1), N. O'Dwyer (0-1), J. Ryan (0-1).		C. Kelly (1-4), R. Cummins (1-0), C. McCarthy (0-3), T. Ryan (0-2), W. Walsh (0-1).	Attendance: 11,000 Referee: N. Dalton (Waterford)

Limerick v Clare

16 May 1971 Semi-final	Limerick	1-11 - 2-6	Clare	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	É. Grimes (1-2), R. Bennis (0-5), D. Flynn (0-2), É. CRegan (0-1).		J. McMahon (1-1), P. Russell (1-0), T. Ryan (0-2), T. Slattery (0-1), M. Moroney (0-1), J. O'Gorman (0-1).

Limerick v Tipperary

23 May 1971 Final	Limerick	3-12 - 3-11	Tipperary	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	R. Bennis (0-8), É. CRegan (2-1), M. Graham (1-0), É. Grimes (0-1), M. Cregan (0-1), B. Hartigan (0-1).		J. Ryan (2-3), M. Keating (0-6), P. Byrne (1-0), M. Roche (0-1), J. Flanagan (0-1).	Attendance: 19,030