1958–59 National Hurling League Explained

League:	1958–59 National Hurling League
Dates:	26 October 1958 – 3 May 1959
Team1:	Tipperary
Captain1:	Tony Wall
Titles:	8th
Team2:	Waterford
Captain2:	Frankie Walsh
Previous:	1957–58
Next:	1959–60

The 1958–59 National Hurling League was the 28th season of the NHL, an annual hurling competition for the GAA county teams.^[1] won the title.^[2]

Division 1

Division 1A

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1	Waterford	5	4	0	1	8	National League runners-up
2	Cork	5	2	2	1	6
3	Kilkenny	5	2	2	1	6
4	Wexford	5	3	0	2	6
5	Dublin	5	1	2	2	4
6	Antrim	5	0	0	5	0

Division 1B

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1	Tipperary	4	4	0	0	8	National League winners
2	Galway	4	3	0	1	6
3	Clare	4	1	0	3	2
4	Limerick	3	1	0	2	2
5	Kerry	3	0	0	3	0

Top scorers

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total
1	Liam Connolly	Tipperary	11-04	37
2	Noel O'Connell	Cork	8-01	25
3	Donie Nealon	Tipperary	2-14	20
4	Tommy O'Connell	Kilkenny	6-01	19
Billy Dwyer	Kilkenny	5-04	19
Tim Flood	Wexford	4-07	19
Padge Kehoe	Wexford	4-07	19
Frankie Walsh	Waterford	1-16	19
5	Jimmy Doyle	Tipperary	1-14	17
6	Donal Whelan	Waterford	5-01	16
P. Mullally	Antrim	4-04	16
Christy Ring	Cork	3-07	16
Fran Whelan	Dublin	2-10	16

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Liam Connolly	Tipperary	6-01	19	Kerry
2	Tommy O'Connell	Kilkenny	4-00	12	Wexford
3	Padge Kehoe	Wexford	3-02	11	Kilkenny
4	Terry Kelly	Cork	3-01	10	Antrim
	Donie Nealon	Tipperary	2-04	10	Clare
	Jimmy Doyle	Tipperary	1-07	10	Kerry
5	Larry Guinan	Waterford	3-00	9	Cork
	Noel O'Connell	Cork	3-00	9	Kilkenny
	Christy Ring	Cork	2-03	9	Wexford
6	Denis Heaslip	Kilkenny	2-02	8	Antrim
	Paddy Barry	Cork	2-02	8	Dublin
	Joe Salmon	Galway	2-02	8	Kerry
	Frankie Walsh	Waterford	1-05	8	Wexford
	Jim McDonnell	Tipperary	1-05	8	Kerry

Division 2

Competition:	National Hurling League Division 2
Season:	1958-59
Winners:	Carlow 2nd Division 2 title
Prevseason:	1957-58
Nextseason:	1959-60
Updated:	4 May 2017

Group 2A table

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1	Laois	3	3	0	0	6	Division 2 runners-up
2	Westmeath	3	2	0	1	4
3	Offaly	3	1	0	2	2
4	Meath	3	0	0	3	0

Group 2B table

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1	Carlow	3	3	0	0	6	Division 2 champions
2	Kildare	3	2	0	1	4
3	Roscommon	3	1	0	2	2
4	Wicklow	3	0	0	3	0

Knock-out stage

Final

Notes and References

1. Web site: National Hurling League Results 1925-2009. Hogan Stand. 18 April 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20100805063526/http://www.hoganstand.com/general/leagues/nhlrecords.aspx. 2010-08-05. dead.
2. Web site: National Hurling League 1958/9. 15 January 2011.