| League: | 1973–74 National Hurling League |
| Dates: | 7 October 1973 – 5 May 1974 |
| Team1: | Cork |
| Captain1: | John Horgan |
| Titles: | 10th |
| Previous: | 1972–73 |
| Next: | 1974–75 |
The 1973–74 National Hurling League was the 43rd season of the National Hurling League.
| Competition: | National Hurling League Division 1 |
| Season: | 1973-74 |
| Winners: | Cork 10th National League title Captain: John Horgan Manager: Willie John Daly |
| League Topscorer: | Pat Quigley (2-49) |
| Matches: | 60 |
| Prevseason: | 1972-73 |
| Nextseason: | 1974-75 |
| Updated: | 12 March 2017 |
Wexford came into the season as defending champions of the 1972-73 season.
On 5 May 1974, Cork won the title following a 6–15 to 1–12 win over Limerick in the final. It was their 10th league title overall and their first since 1971-72.[1]
Dublin's Pat Quigley was the Division 1 top scorer with 2-49.
| width=20 | Pos | width=150 | Team | width=20 | Pld | width=20 | W | width=20 | D | width=20 | L | width=20 | Diff | width=20 | Pts | width=250 | Notes |
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| 1 | Cork | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | +28 | 11 | Division 1 champions | |||||||||
| 2 | Limerick | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | +30 | 10 | Division 1 runners-up | |||||||||
| 3 | Tipperary | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | +10 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Waterford | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Wexford | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Clare | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -13 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 7 | Kilkenny | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -6 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Galway | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -50 | 4 | Relegated to Division 1B |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dublin | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | +54 | 14 | Promoted to Division 1A | |||||||||
| 2 | Kildare | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | +67 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Offaly | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | +25 | 10 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Laois | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | +25 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Antrim | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | +4 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Wicklow | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -61 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 7 | Westmeath | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | -77 | 2 | Relegated to Division 2 | |||||||||
| 8 | Kerry | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -53 | 0 | Relegated to Division 2 |
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
| Rank | Player | Team | Tally | Total | Matches | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pat Quigley | Dublin | 2-49 | 55 | 8 | 6.87 | |
| 2 | Charlie McCarthy | Cork | 4-41 | 53 | 9 | 5.88 | |
| 3 | Johnny Walsh | Kildare | 3-39 | 48 | 7 | 6.85 | |
| 4 | Pat O'Grady | Waterford | 1-44 | 47 | 7 | 6.71 | |
| 5 | Richie Bennis | Limerick | 1-39 | 42 | 8 | 5.25 |
| Rank | Player | Team | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Flanagan | Tipperary | 3-04 | 13 | Kilkenny |
| Willie Richmond | Antrim | 3-04 | 13 | Westmeath | |
| Johnny Walsh | Kildare | 2-07 | 13 | Westmeath | |
| 4 | Pat Quigley | Dublin | 1-09 | 12 | Wicklow |
| 5 | Ned Walsh | Kildare | 3-02 | 11 | Westmeath |
| Francis Loughnane | Tipperary | 2-05 | 11 | Limnerick | |
| Mick Mahon | Laois | 2-05 | 11 | Wicklow | |
| Barney Moylan | Offaly | 1-08 | 11 | Kildare | |
| 9 | Mick Bermingham | Dublin | 1-07 | 10 | Waterford |
| Eugene Davey | Dublin | 1-07 | 10 | Wicklow | |
| John Connolly | Galway | 1-07 | 10 | Wexford | |
| Pascal Russell | Clare | 0-10 | 10 | Limerick | |
| Pat O'Grady | Waterford | 0-10 | 10 | Kilkenny | |
| Eddie Keher | Kilkenny | 0-10 | 10 | Waterford |