| League: | 1949–50 National Hurling League |
| Dates: | 1 October 1949 – 24 September 1950 |
| Teams: | 18 |
| Team1: | Tipperary |
| Titles: | 3rd |
| Previous: | 1948–49 |
| Next: | 1950–51 |
The 1949–50 National Hurling League was the 19th season of the National Hurling League.
| Competition: | National Hurling League |
| Season: | 1949–50 |
| Winners: | Tipperary 3rd National League title Captain: Seán Kenny |
| Matches: | 33 |
| Prevseason: | 1948–49 |
| Nextseason: | 1950–51 |
| Updated: | 19 March 2017 |
The National Hurling League saw a major restructuring for the 1949–50 season. Division 1 and Division 2 were combined to form one division of four groups.
Tipperary came into the season as defending champions of the 1948–49 season.
On 24 September 1950, Tipperary won the title after a 1–12 to 3–4 win over New York in the final. It was their third league title overall and their second in succession.[1]
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| 1 | Kilkenny | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |||||||||
| 2 | Clare | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||
| 3 | Limerick | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||
| 4 | Cork | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 5 | Galway | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tipperary | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | National League champions | ||||||||
| 2 | Dublin | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||
| 3 | Waterford | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||
| 4 | Laois | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 5 | Wexford | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Westmeath | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | |||||||||
| 2 | Offaly | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| 3 | Wicklow | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||
| 4 | Roscommon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Meath | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 2 | Tyrone | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 3 | Antrim | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 4 | Armagh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Semi-finals
Home final
Final