| League: | 1963–64 National Hurling League |
| Dates: | 29 September 1963 – 31 May 1964 |
| Team1: | Tipperary |
| Titles: | 11th |
| Two: | Westmeath |
| Previous: | 1962–63 |
| Next: | 1964–65 |
The 1963–64 National Hurling League was the 33rd season of the National Hurling League.
| Competition: | National Hurling League Division 1 |
| Season: | 1963-64 |
| Winners: | Tipperary 11th National League title Captain: Seán McLoughlin |
| League Topscorer: | Jimmy Doyle (8-35) |
| Biggest Home Win: | Tipperary 9-14 - 1-4 Galway (29 September 1963) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Kilkenny 1-13 - 1-4 Galway (13 October 1963) |
| Highest Scoring: | Tipperary 4-16 – 6-6 New York (31 May 1964) |
| Matches: | 23 |
| Prevseason: | 1962-63 |
| Nextseason: | 1964-65 |
| Updated: | 4 March 2017 |
Waterford came into the season as defending champions of the 1962-63 season.
On 31 May 1964, Tipperary won the title after a 4-16 to 6-6 aggregate win over New York in the final. It was their 11th league title overall and their first since 1960-61.[1]
In spite of finishing at the bottom of their respective groups, neither Clare or Carlow were relegated.
Tipperary's Jimmy Doyle was the Division 1 top scorer with 8-35.
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| 1 | Tipperary | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | Division 1 champions | ||||||||
| 2 | Cork | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||
| 3 | Kilkenny | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||
| 4 | Galway | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||
| 5 | Clare | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
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| 1 | Wexford | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |||||||||
| 2 | Limerick | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||
| 3 | Dublin | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||
| 4 | Waterford | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 5 | Carlow | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Doyle | Tipperary | 8-35 | 59 | |
| 2 | Eddie Keher | Kilkenny | 3-25 | 34 | |
| 3 | Seán McLoughlin | Tipperary | 8-02 | 26 | |
| 4 | John McKenna | Tipperary | 6-05 | 23 | |
| Paul Lynch | Wexford | 1-20 | 23 | ||
| 5 | Martin Rainsford | Limerick | 5-04 | 19 | |
| Mick Bermingham | Dublin | 4-07 | 19 | ||
| Patsy Harte | Cork | 1-16 | 19 | ||
| 6 | Oliver McGrath | Wexford | 4-06 | 18 | |
| 7 | John Bennett | Cork | 3-08 | 17 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eddie Keher | Kilkenny | 2-08 | 14 | Clare |
| 2 | John Bennett | Cork | 2-07 | 13 | Clare |
| Jimmy Doyle | Tipperary | 2-07 | 13 | New York | |
| 3 | Jimmy Doyle | Tipperary | 2-05 | 11 | Cork |
| Jimmy Doyle | Tipperary | 1-08 | 11 | Limerick | |
| 4 | John McKenna | Tipperary | 3-01 | 10 | Galway |
| Martin Rainsford | Limerick | 3-01 | 10 | Dublin | |
| Nick O'Donnell | Wexford | 3-01 | 10 | Carlow | |
| Mick Bermingham | Dublin | 2-04 | 10 | Limerick | |
| 5 | Seán McLoughlin | Tipperary | 3-00 | 9 | Galway |
| Jimmy Smyth | Clare | 3-00 | 9 | Cork | |
| Pat McNamara | Clare | 3-00 | 9 | Galway | |
| Séamus Power | Waterford | 3-00 | 9 | Carlow | |
| Frank Coffey | Galway | 2-03 | 9 | Clare | |
| John O'Brien | Waterford | 2-03 | 9 | Carlow | |
| Jimmy Doyle | Tipperary | 1-06 | 9 | Kilkenny | |
| Patsy Harte | Cork | 1-06 | 9 | Wexford | |
| Eddie Keher | Kilkenny | 0-09 | 9 | Galway |
| Competition: | National Hurling League Division 2 |
| Season: | 1963-64 |
| Winners: | Westmeath |
| Prevseason: | 1962-63 |
| Nextseason: | 1964-65 |
| Updated: | 4 March 2017 |
On 3 May 1964, Westmeath won the title after a 3-9 to 3-7 win over Laois in the final.
In spite of finishing at the bottom of their respective groups, neither Down or Wicklow were relegated.
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| 1 | Westmeath | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | Division 2 champions | ||||||||
| 2 | Antrim | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||
| 3 | Meath | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||
| 4 | Roscommon | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||
| 5 | Down | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
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| 1 | Laois | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |||||||||
| 2 | Offaly | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||
| 3 | Kerry | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
| 4 | Kildare | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||
| 5 | Wicklow | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Semi-finals
Final