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1969-70 National Hurling League

1969–70 National Hurling League
League details
Dates 12 October 1969 – 20 September 1970
Teams 28
League champions
Winners Cork (8th win)
Other division winners
Division 2 Antrim
Division 3 Louth
National Hurling League Division 1
Season 1969-70
Champions Cork
8th National League title
Captain: Gerald McCarthy
Matches played 31
Top goalscorer Colours of Leinster Council.svg Richie Bennis (3-36)
Biggest home win Tipperary 8-10 - 0-2 Laois
(2 November 1969)
Biggest away win Kilkenny 6-12 - 1-6 Laois
(16 November 1969)
Highest scoring Limerick 6-12 - 4-5 Galway
(1 March 1970)
1968-69
1970-71
All statistics correct as of 1 February 2017.
National Hurling League Division 2
Season 1969-70
Champions Antrim
1968-69
1970-71
All statistics correct as of 3 February 2017.
National Hurling League Division 3
Season 1969-70
Champions Louth
1968-69
1970-71
All statistics correct as of 3 February 2017.

The 1969–70 season was the 39th completed season of the National Hurling League.

Cork came into the season as defending champions of the 1968-69 season.

On 20 September 1970, Cork won the title following a 5-21 to 6-16 aggregate win over New York in the final. It was their second league title in succession and their eighth National League title overall.

Limerick's Richie Bennis was the Division 1 top scorer with 3-36.



























Semi-finals



Home final


Finals



Kildare came into the season as defending champions of the 1968-69 season.

On 10 May 1970, Antrim won the title following a 2-13 to 3-8 win over Kildare in the final. It was their first league title since 1967-68.


Semi-final


Final


Louth came into the season as defending champions of the 1968-69 season.

Louth won the title following a 2-3 to 1-4 win over Sligo in the final. It was their fourth league title in succession.

Final



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