1960–61 National Hurling League
# 1960–61 National Hurling League

The 1960–61 National Hurling League was the 30th season of the National Hurling League.

## Division 1

Tipperary came into the season as defending champions of the 1959-60 season. Kerry entered Division 1 as the promoted team.

On 7 May 1961, Tipperary won the title after a 6–6 to 4–9 win over Waterford in the final. It was their third league title in succession and their 10th league title overall.

### Division 1A table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Waterford | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | National League runners-up |
| 2 | Cork | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Wexford | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | Kilkenny | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Dublin | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 6 | Antrim | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |

### Division 1B table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Tipperary | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | National League champions |
| 2 | Limerick | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | Clare | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Galway | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Carlow | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Kerry | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |

### Knock-out stage

Final

