| League: | 1970–71 National Hurling League |
| Dates: | 8 November 1970 – 23 May 1971 |
| Team1: | Limerick |
| Titles: | 7th |
| Two: | Wicklow |
| Previous: | 1969–70 |
| Next: | 1971–72 |
The 1970–71 National Hurling League was the 40th season of the National Hurling League.
| Competition: | National Hurling League Division 1 |
| Season: | 1970-71 |
| Winners: | Limerick 7th National League title Captain: Tony O'Brien |
| League Topscorer: | Eddie Keher (2-50) |
| Biggest Home Win: | Laois 4-17 - 0-7 Kerry (7 March 1971) |
| Biggest Away Win: | Kerry 1-2 - 4-17 Waterford (6 December 1970) |
| Highest Scoring: | Kildare 5-7 - 7-9 Clare (8 November 1970) |
| Matches: | 55 |
| Prevseason: | 1969-70 |
| Nextseason: | 1971-72 |
| Updated: | 22 February 2017 |
Cork came into the season as defending champions of the 1969-70 season.
On 23 May 1971, Limerick won the title following a 3-12 to 3-11 win over Tipperary in the final. It was their first league title since the 1946-47 season and their 6th National League title overall.[1]
Kilkenny's Eddie Keher was the Division 1 top scorer with 2-50.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cork | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |||||||||
| 2 | Tipperary | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | Division 1 runners-up | ||||||||
| 3 | Limerick | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | Division 1 champions | ||||||||
| 4 | Kilkenny | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |||||||||
| 5 | Wexford | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |||||||||
| 6 | Dublin | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||
| 7 | Offaly | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | |||||||||
| 8 | Galway | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | Relegated to Division 1B |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clare | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | Promoted to Division 1A | ||||||||
| 2 | Kildare | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |||||||||
| 3 | Waterford | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |||||||||
| 4 | Laois | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||
| 5 | Kerry | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||
| 6 | Westmeath | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||
| 7 | Antrim | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
| Rank | Player | Team | Tally | Total | Matches | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eddie Keher | Kilkenny | 2-50 | 56 | 8 | 7.00 | |
| 2 | Richie Bennis | Limerick | 0-54 | 54 | 9 | 6.00 |
| Rank | Player | Team | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Doyle | Tipperary | 2-09 | 15 | Kildare |
| 2 | Johnny Walsh | Kildare | 2-09 | 15 | Tipperary |
| 3 | Mick Bermingham | Dublin | 2-07 | 13 | Galway |
| 4 | Mick Gilmartin | Clare | 3-03 | 12 | Kildare |
| Michael Keating | Tipperary | 1-09 | 12 | Cork | |
| 6 | Willie Maguire | Kerry | 3-02 | 11 | Westmeath |
| Willie Richmond | Antrim | 3-02 | 11 | Westmeath | |
| 8 | Stephen Greene | Waterford | 3-01 | 10 | Kildare |
| Eddie Keher | Kilkenny | 0-10 | 10 | Dublin | |
| Paddy Bates | Laois | 1-07 | 10 | Antrim | |
| Eddie Keher | Kilkenny | 0-10 | 10 | Offaly |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wicklow | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | Division 2 champions | ||||||||
| 2 | Meath | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | Division 2 runners-up | ||||||||
| 3 | Down | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||
| 4 | Carlow | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||
| 5 | Louth | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |