1959–60 National Hurling League
# 1959–60 National Hurling League

The 1959–60 National Hurling League was the 29th season of the National Hurling League.

## Division 1

Tipperary came into the season as defending champions of the 1958-59 season. Carlow entered Division 1 as the promoted team.

On 1 May 1960, Tipperary won the title after a 2-15 to 3-8 win over Cork in the final. It was their second league title in succession and their 9th league title overall.

Cork's Christy Ring was the league's top scorer with 12-09.

### Division 1A table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Cork | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | National League runners-up |
| 2 | Kilkenny | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | Dublin | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Waterford | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Wexford | 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 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | National League champions |
| 2 | Limerick | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Carlow | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Galway | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | Kerry | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Clare | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |

### Top scorers

**Top scorers overall**

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Christy Ring | Cork | 12-09 | 45 |
| 2 | Jimmy Doyle | Tipperary | 5-26 | 41 |
| 3 | Eddie Keher | Kilkenny | 5-10 | 25 |
| 4 | Padge Kehoe | Wexford | 5-09 | 24 |
| 5 | Ned Long | Carlow | 7-02 | 23 |
| 6 | Donal Whelan | Waterford | 7-01 | 22 |
| 7 | Oliver McGrath | Wexford | 6-03 | 21 |
| 8 | Frankie Walsh | Waterford | 1-17 | 20 |
| 9 | Larry Shannon | Dublin | 3-10 | 19 |
| 10 | Mick Quane | Cork | 5-03 | 18 |

**Top scorers in a single game**

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Christy Ring | Cork | 6-04 | 22 | Wexford |
| 1 | Christy Ring | Cork | 3-04 | 13 | Tipperary |
| 1 | J. O'Donoghue | Cork | 4-00 | 12 | Antrim |
| 1 | Eddie Keher | Kilkenny | 3-02 | 11 | Cork |
| 1 | Mick Quane | Cork | 3-02 | 11 | Dublin |
| 1 | Jimmy Doyle | Tipperary | 2-05 | 11 | Clare |
| 1 | Joe Twomey | Cork | 3-01 | 10 | Waterford |
| 1 | Ned Long | Carlow | 3-01 | 10 | Limerick |
| 1 | Jimmy Doyle | Tipperary | 3-01 | 10 | Carlow |
| 1 | Ned Long | Carlow | 3-01 | 10 | Galway |

## Division 2

Laois won the title following a 5-9 to 1-8 win over Roscommon in the final.

