| League: | 1925–26 National Hurling League |
| Dates: | 27 September 1925 – 16 May 1926 |
| Teams: | 7 |
| Team1: | Cork |
| Captain1: | Seán Óg Murphy |
| Titles: | 1st |
| Team2: | Dublin |
| Captain2: | Ned Tobin |
| Twoa: | Clare |
| Next: | 1927–28 |
The 1925–26 National Hurling League was the first edition of the National Hurling League, which ran from 27 September 1925 until 16 May 1926.
The seven participating teams in Division 1 were Cork, Dublin, Galway, Kilkenny, Laois, Limerick and Tipperary who agreed to play a six game format whereby each team would play each of their six rivals once with two points awarded for a win and one point awarded for a drawn game. The two teams with most points at the completion of the season would play a final, with the winners being declared National Hurling League champions.
Cork defeated Dublin by 3-7 to 1-5 in the final.[1]
Cork also won the All-Ireland Championship in 1926, the first time that a team completed the league-championship double.
Division 2 was contested by five teams: Clare, Kerry, Offaly, Waterford and Wexford.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cork | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | National Hurling League champions | |
| 2 | Dublin | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | National Hurling League runners-up | |
| 3 | Laois | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 4 | Galway | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 5 | Tipperary | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 6 | Limerick | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 7 | Kilkenny | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 1 | Clare | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | Division 2 champions | |
| 2 | Offaly | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | Division 2 runners-up | |
| 3 | Kerry | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 4 | Waterford | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 5 | Wexford | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |