| League: | 1960–61 National Hurling League |
| Dates: | 23 October 1960 – 7 May 1961 |
| Team1: | Tipperary |
| Titles: | 10th |
| Previous: | 1959–60 |
| Next: | 1961–62 |
The 1960–61 National Hurling League was the 30th season of the National Hurling League.
| Competition: | National Hurling League Division 1 |
| Season: | 1960-61 |
| Winners: | Tipperary 10th National League title Captain: Matt Hassett |
| Prevseason: | 1959–60 |
| Nextseason: | 1961–62 |
| Updated: | 26 February 2017 |
Tipperary came into the season as defending champions of the 1959-60 season. Kerry entered Division 1 as the promoted team.
On 7 May 1961, Tipperary won the title after a 6–6 to 4–9 win over Waterford in the final. It was their third league title in succession and their 10th league title overall.[1]
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| 1 | Waterford | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | National League runners-up | ||||||||
| 2 | Cork | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||
| 3 | Wexford | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||
| 4 | Kilkenny | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||
| 5 | Dublin | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||
| 6 | Antrim | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
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| 1 | Tipperary | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | National League champions | ||||||||
| 2 | Limerick | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | |||||||||
| 3 | Clare | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||
| 4 | Galway | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
| 5 | Carlow | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |||||||||
| 6 | Kerry | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
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