| League: | 1965–66 National Hurling League |
| Dates: | 3 October 1965 – 9 October 1966 |
| Team1: | Kilkenny |
| Titles: | 3rd |
| Two: | Offaly |
| Three: | Mayo |
| Previous: | 1964–65 |
| Next: | 1966–67 |
The 1965–66 National Hurling League was the 35th season of the National Hurling League.
| Competition: | National Hurling League Division 1 |
| Season: | 1965-66 |
| Winners: | Kilkenny 3rd National League title Captain: Jim Lynch |
| League Topscorer: | Jimmy Doyle (4-20) |
| Biggest Home Win: | Tipperary 6-10 - 1-5 Laois (7 November 1965) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Galway 3-3 - 8-14 Limerick (28 November 1965) |
| Highest Scoring: | Galway 3-3 - 8-14 Limerick (28 November 1965) |
| Matches: | 26 |
| Prevseason: | 1964-65 |
| Nextseason: | 1966-67 |
| Updated: | 20 February 2017 |
Tipperary came into the season as defending champions of the 1964-65 season. Laois joined Division 1 as the promoted team.
On 18 September 1966, Kilkenny won the title after a 10-15 to 2-15 aggregate win over New York in the final. It was their 3rd league title overall and their first since 1961-62.[1]
In spite of finishing at the bottom of their respective groups, neither Galway of Laois were relegated.
Tipperary's Jimmy Doyle was the Division 1 top scorer with 4-20.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tipperary | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Kilkenny | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | Division 1 champions | |||||||||
| 3 | Wexford | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Waterford | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -17 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Laois | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -35 | 0 |
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| 1 | Cork | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Clare | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Limerick | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Dublin | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -4 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Galway | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -39 | 2 |
Semi-finals
Home final
Finals
| Rank | Player | Team | Tally | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Doyle | Tipperary | 4-20 | 32 | |
| 2 | Michael Keating | Tipperary | 6-11 | 29 | |
| Eddie Keher | Kilkenny | 3-20 | 29 | ||
| 3 | Tom Walsh | Kilkenny | 3-14 | 23 | |
| 4 | Éamonn Cregan | Limerick | 3-11 | 20 | |
| 5 | Mick O'Shea | Clare | 5-04 | 19 | |
| Tom Cheasty | Waterford | 1-16 | 19 | ||
| 6 | Tom Corbett | Cork | 1-15 | 18 | |
| Achille Boothman | Dublin | 1-15 | 18 | ||
| 7 | Claus Dunne | Kilkenny | 2-11 | 17 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Doyle | Tipperary | 2-05 | 11 | Waterford |
| Jack Conroy | Laois | 2-05 | 11 | Kilkenny | |
| Eddie Keher | Kilkenny | 1-08 | 11 | Cork | |
| 2 | Pat Carey | Limerick | 3-01 | 10 | Galway |
| Éamonn Cregan | Limerick | 2-04 | 10 | Clare | |
| Eddie Keher | Kilkenny | 1-07 | 10 | Wexford | |
| 3 | Seán McLoughlin | Tipperary | 3-00 | 9 | Waterford |
| Michael Keating | Tipperary | 3-00 | 9 | Laois | |
| Paddy McNamara | Clare | 3-00 | 9 | Limerick | |
| Mick O'Shea | Clare | 3-00 | 9 | Tipperary |
| Competition: | National Hurling League Division 2 |
| Season: | 1965-66 |
| Winners: | Offaly |
| Matches: | 23 |
| Prevseason: | 1964-65 |
| Nextseason: | 1966-67 |
| Updated: | 20 February 2017 |
On 24 April 1966, Offaly won the title after a 4-11 to 3-9 win over Kerry in the final.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antrim | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 2 | Westmeath | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Roscommon | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Meath | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Down | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -45 | 0 |
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| 1 | Offaly | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 8 | Division 2 champions | |||||||||
| 2 | Kerry | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -7 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Kildare | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -10 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Carlow | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Wicklow | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -31 | 0 |
Semi-finals
Final
| Competition: | National Hurling League Division 3 |
| Season: | 1965-66 |
| Winners: | Mayo |
| Prevseason: | 1964-65 |
| Nextseason: | 1966-67 |
| Updated: | 4 March 2017 |
On 9 October 1966, Mayo won the title after a 1-12 to 1-8 win over Armagh in the final.
Semi-final
Final