| League: | 1962–63 National Hurling League |
| Dates: | 11 November 1962 – 3 November 1963 |
| Team1: | Waterford |
| Captain1: | John Meaney |
| Titles: | 1st |
| Team2: | New York |
| Captain2: | J. Carey |
| Previous: | 1961–62 |
| Next: | 1963–64 |
The 1962–63 National Hurling League was the 32nd season of the NHL, an annual hurling competition for the GAA county teams.[1] won their second title.
| Competition: | National Hurling League Division 1 |
| Season: | 1962-63 |
| Winners: | Waterford 1st National League title Captain: John Meaney |
| League Topscorer: | Phil Grimes (6-31) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Tipperary 10-10 - 2-04 Offaly (4 November 1962) |
| Matches: | 29 |
| Prevseason: | 1961-62 |
| Nextseason: | 1963-64 |
| Updated: | 2 September 2018 |
Tipperary came into the season as defending champions of the 1961-62 season.
On 3 November 1963, Waterford won the title after a 3-10 to 1-10 win over New York in the final replay. It was their first league title.[2]
Waterford's Phil Grimes was the Division 1 top scorer with 6-31.
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| 1 | Waterford | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | National League champions | ||||||||
| 2 | Wexford | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||
| 3 | Cork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||
| 4 | Limerick | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 5 | Carlow | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Play-off
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| 1 | Tipperary | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 2 | Kilkenny | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||
| 3 | Clare | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||
| 4 | Offaly | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||
| 5 | Laois | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1 | Galway | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 2 | Dublin | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
| 3 | Westmeath | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 4 | Antrim | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Semi-final
Home final
Finals
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phil Grimes | Waterford | 6-31 | 49 | 8 | 6.12 |
| 2 | Oliver McGrath | Wexford | 9-10 | 37 | 5 | 7.40 |
| 3 | Jimmy Smyth | Clare | 8-09 | 33 | 4 | 8.25 |
| Christy Ring | Cork | 6-15 | 33 | 4 | 8.25 | |
| 4 | Willie Hogan | Carlow | 7-08 | 29 | 3 | 9.66 |
| Eddie Keher | Kilkenny | 4-17 | 29 | 4 | 7.25 | |
| 5 | Jimmy Doyle | Tipperary | 3-17 | 26 | 4 | 6.50 |
| 6 | Seán McLoughlin | Tipperary | 6-01 | 19 | 3 | 6.33 |
| 7 | Pat McNamara | Clare | 5-03 | 18 | 3 | 6.00 |
| 8 | John Barron | Waterford | 5-02 | 17 | 9 | 1.88 |
| Frankie Walsh | Waterford | 2-11 | 17 | 9 | 1.88 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oliver McGrath | Wexford | 3-06 | 15 | Carlow |
| 2 | Willie Hogan | Carlow | 4-01 | 13 | Waterford |
| Jimmy Smyth | Clare | 3-04 | 13 | Offaly | |
| 3 | Phil Grimes | Waterford | 1-09 | 12 | Tipperary |
| 4 | John McKenna | Tipperary | 3-02 | 11 | Waterford |
| Pat McNamara | Clare | 3-02 | 11 | Offaly | |
| 5 | Liam Connolly | Tipperary | 3-01 | 10 | Offaly |
| Jimmy Smyth | Clare | 3-01 | 10 | Laois | |
| Séamus Gohery | Galway | 3-01 | 10 | Westmeath | |
| M. Cullinane | Galway | 2-04 | 10 | Antrim | |
| Christy Ring | Cork | 2-04 | 10 | Limerick |