1940–41 National Hurling League

The 1940–41 National Hurling League was the 14th edition of the National Hurling League, which ran from 6 October 1940 to 30 March 1941.

1940–41 National Hurling League

League details
Dates	6 October 1940 – 30 March 1941
Teams	10
League champions
Winners	Cork (4th win)
Captain	Connie Buckley
League runners-up
Runners-up	Dublin
Captain	Ned Wade
← 1939–40 1945–46 →

The ten participating teams were Clare, Cork, Dublin, Galway, Kilkenny, Laois, Limerick, Tipperary, Waterford and Westmeath who were divided into two divisions of five teams. The participants agreed to play a four game format whereby each team would play each of their four rivals once with two points awarded for a win and one point awarded for a drawn game. The two teams with the most points in each division at the completion of the season would play a final, with the winners being declared National Hurling League champions.

Cork defeated Dublin by 4-11 to 2-7 in the final.[1]

Cork also won the All-Ireland Championship in 1941, the fifth time that a team completed the league-championship double.

National Hurling League

Division A Pos Team Pld W D L F A Diff. Pts Notes 1 Cork 4 4 0 0 18-18 7-17 34 8 National League champions 2 Limerick 4 3 0 1 22-14 11-21 26 6 3 Kilkenny 4 2 0 2 10-33 20-15 -12 4 4 Clare 4 1 0 3 16-13 27-22 -42 2 5 Waterford 4 0 0 4 13-13 14-19 -9 0

Division B Pos Team Pld W D L F A Diff. Pts Notes 1 Dublin 4 4 0 0 28-29 14-12 59 8 National League runners-up 2 Tipperary 4 3 0 1 19-12 15-11 13 6 3 Westmeath 4 2 0 2 10-13 16-26 -31 4 4 Galway 4 1 0 3 18-8 16-14 0 2 5 Laois 4 0 0 4 11-12 25-11 -41 0

Results

30 March 1941 Final	Cork	4-11 - 2-7	Dublin	Cork Athletic Grounds
		Report		Attendance: 15,000 Referee: M Hennessy

External links

• 1940-41 National Hurling League results

References

1. "National Hurling League Results 1925-2009". Hogan Stand. Archived from the original on 2010-08-05. Retrieved 18 April 2011.