League: | 1978–79 National Hurling League |
Dates: | 15 October 1978 – 6 May 1979 |
Team1: | Tipperary |
Titles: | 14th |
Two: | Kerry |
Previous: | 1977–78 |
Next: | 1979–80 |
The 1978–79 National Hurling League was the 48th season of the National Hurling League.
Competition: | National Hurling League Division 1 |
Season: | 1978-79 |
Winners: | Tipperary 14th National League title Captain: Paddy Williams |
Relegated: | Carlow |
Prevseason: | 1977-78 |
Nextseason: | 1979-80 |
Updated: | 1 March 2017 |
Clare came into the season as defending champions of the 1977-78 season. Carlow entered Division 1 as the promoted team.
On 6 May 1979, Tipperary won the title after a 3-15 to 0-8 win over Galway in the final. It was their 14th league title overall and their first since 1967-68.[1]
Carlow were relegated from Division 1 after just one season in the top flight.
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1 | Clare | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | |||||||||
2 | Galway | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | Division 1 runners-up | ||||||||
3 | Limerick | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | |||||||||
4 | Offaly | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||
5 | Kilkenny | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
6 | Waterford | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | Relegated to Division 1B | ||||||||
7 | Wexford | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | Relegated to Division 1B |
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1 | Tipperary | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Division 1 champions | ||||||||
2 | Cork | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | Promoted to Division 1A | ||||||||
3 | Antrim | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||
4 | Dublin | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||
5 | Laois | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
6 | Kildare | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||
7 | Carlow | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | Relegated to Division 2 |
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Rank | Player | Team | Tally | Total | |
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1 | Francis Loughnane | Tipperary | 5-44 | 59 | |
2 | Ned Buggy | Wexford | 3-35 | 44 | |
3 | Éamonn Cregan | Limerick | 4-28 | 40 |
Competition: | National Hurling League Division 2 |
Season: | 1978-79 |
Winners: | Kerry |
Matches: | 15 |
Prevseason: | 1977-78 |
Nextseason: | 1979-80 |
Updated: | 2 March 2017 |
Kerry won the title after a 3-7 to 3-4 win over Meath in the final round of the group stage.
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1 | Kerry | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | Division 2 champions | ||||||||
2 | Westmeath | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |||||||||
3 | Meath | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |||||||||
4 | Down | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||
5 | Wicklow | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
6 | Roscommon | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |