| League: | 1967-68 National Hurling League |
| Dates: | 8 October 1967 – 1 October 1968 |
| Team1: | Tipperary |
| Titles: | 13th |
| Two: | Kerry |
| Three: | Louth |
| Previous: | 1966–67 |
| Next: | 1968–69 |
The 1967–68 National Hurling League was the 37th season of the National Hurling League.
| Competition: | National Hurling League Division 1 |
| Season: | 1967-68 |
| Winners: | Tipperary 13th National League title Captain: Mick Roche |
| League Topscorer: | Jimmy Doyle (4-50) |
| Biggest Home Win: | Tipperary 7-8 - 0-4 Laois (5 November 1967) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Galway 1-7 - 7-9 Clare (4 February 1968) |
| Matches: | 58 |
| Prevseason: | 1966-67 |
| Nextseason: | 1968-69 |
| Updated: | 15 January 2017 |
Wexford came into the season as defending champions of the 1966-67 season.
On 16 June 1968, Tipperary won the title following a 6-27 to 4-22 aggregate win over New York in the finals. It was their first league title since 1964-65 and their 12th National League title overall.[1]
Tipperary's Jimmy Doyle was the Division 1 top scorer with 4-50.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kilkenny | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Tipperary | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 7 | Division 1 champions | |||||||||
| 3 | Wexford | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Waterford | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -12 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Offaly | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -8 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Laois | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -58 | 0 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Limerick | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -21 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Cork | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Clare | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Galway | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -15 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Dublin | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -17 | 2 |
Semi-finals
Home final
Finals
| Rank | Player | Team | Tally | Total | Matches | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Doyle | Tipperary | 4-50 | 62 | 9 | 6.88 | |
| 2 | Eddie Keher | Kilkenny | 2-33 | 39 | 6 | 6.50 | |
| Paul Lynch | Wexford | 6-21 | 39 | 6 | 6.50 | ||
| Pat Cronin | Clare | 6-21 | 39 | 7 | 5.57 | ||
| 5 | Donie Nealon | Tipperary | 5-14 | 29 | 8 | 3.62 |
| Rank | Player | Team | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Keating | Tipperary | 4-00 | 12 | Laois |
| 2 | Charlie McCarthy | Cork | 3-02 | 11 | Galway |
| Paul Lynch | Wexford | 3-02 | 11 | Tipperary | |
| Jimmy Doyle | Tipperary | 0-11 | 11 | Wexford | |
| 5 | Paddy Molloy | Offaly | 2-04 | 10 | Waterford |
| Seánie Barry | Cork | 0-10 | 10 | Dublin | |
| 7 | Jimmy O'Brien | Wexford | 3-00 | 9 | Offaly |
| Des Coen | Galway | 3-00 | 9 | Cork | |
| Milo Keane | Clare | 3-00 | 9 | Limerick | |
| Paul Lynch | Wexford | 2-03 | 9 | Offaly | |
| Jimmy Doyle | Tipperary | 2-03 | 9 | Laois | |
| Barney Moylan | Offaly | 1-06 | 9 | Tipperary | |
| Jimmy Doyle | Tipperary | 1-06 | 9 | New York | |
| Eddie Keher | Kilkenny | 0-09 | 9 | Tipperary |
| Competition: | National Hurling League Division 2 |
| Season: | 1967-68 |
| Winners: | Kerry 4th Division 2 title |
| Prevseason: | 1966-67 |
| Nextseason: | 1968-69 |
| Updated: | 15 January 2017 |
Kerry came into the season as defending champions of the 1966-67 season.
On 26 May 1968, Kerry won the title following a 2-11 to 1-9 win over Antrim in the finals. It was their fourth Division 2 title overall and their second league title in succession.
Semi-finals
Final
| Competition: | National Hurling League Division 3 |
| Season: | 1967-68 |
| Winners: | Louth 2nd Division 3 title |
| Prevseason: | 1966-67 |
| Nextseason: | 1968-69 |
| Updated: | 3 March 2017 |
Louth came into the season as defending champions of the 1966-67 season.
On 5 May 1968, Louth won the title after a 2-2 to 1-2 win over Donegal in the final. It was their second league title overall and their second in succession.
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| 1 | Louth | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Division 3 champions | ||||||||
| 2 | Armagh | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||
| 3 | Tyrone | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 4 | Monaghan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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| 1 | Donegal | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |||||||||
| 2 | Sligo | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
| 3 | Leitrim | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Final