1958–59 National Hurling League

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1958–59 National Hurling League
League details
Dates	26 October 1958 – 3 May 1959
League champions
Winners	Tipperary (8th win)
Captain	Tony Wall
League runners-up
Runners-up	Waterford
Captain	Frankie Walsh
← 1957–58 1959–60 →

The 1958–59 National Hurling League was the 28th season of the NHL, an annual hurling competition for the GAA county teams. Tipperary won the title.

Division 1

Division 1A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	Notes
1	Waterford	5	4	0	1	8	National League runners-up
2	Cork	5	2	2	1	6
3	Kilkenny	5	2	2	1	6
4	Wexford	5	3	0	2	6
5	Dublin	5	1	2	2	4
6	Antrim	5	0	0	5	0

Group stage

Cork v Wexford

26 October 1958	Cork	5-07 - 5-06	Wexford	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	C Ring 2-3, N O'Connell 2-0, P Barry 1-0, T Kelly 0-2, W Walsh 0-1, P Duggan 0-1.		P McGrath 2-1, R Murphy 1-2, T Flood 1-1, J O'Brien 1-0, P Kehoe 0-2.	Referee: S Gleeson (Limerick)

Dublin v Waterford

25 October 1958	Dublin	1-08 - 1-12	Waterford	O'Toole Park, Dublin
	P Boyle 1-1, F Whelan 0-3, A Lynch 0-1, J O'Neill 0-1, A Young 0-1, L Roe 0-1.		F Walsh 0-4, D Whelan 1-0, S Power 0-3, P Grimes 0-2, T Cheasty 0-1, S Flavin 0-1, T Cunningham 0-1.

Kilkenny v Antrim

25 October 1958	Kilkenny	7-06 - 2-02	Antrim	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	D Heaslip 2-2, O Walsh 2-0, B Dwyer 1-2, Cleere 1-0, J Carroll 1-0, P Kelly 0-1, M Fleming 0-1.		P Moloney 1-0, E McMullen 1-0, S Murphy 0-2.

Dublin v Kilkenny

9 November 1958	Dublin	3-06 - 3-06	Kilkenny	O'Toole Park, Dublin
	A Lynch 2-1, D Foley 1-1, F Whelan 0-3, A Young 0-1.		B Dwyer 2-1, D Heaslip 1-2, J Clohessy 0-1, S Clohessy 0-1, T O'Connell 0-1.	Referee: P Connell (Offaly)

Waterford v Wexford

9 November 1958	Waterford	2-08 - 1-08	Wexford	Waterford Sportsfield, Waterford
	F Walsh 1-5, L Guinan 1-0, T Cunningham 0-2, T Cheasty 0-1.		T Flood 1-3, O McGrath 0-3, O Gough 0-1, S Hearne 0-1.

Cork v Waterford

23 November 1958	Cork	2-03 - 4-05	Waterford	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	T Kelly 1-0, N O'Connell 1-0, C Ring 0-1, W Walsh 0-1, E Goulding 0-1.		L Guinan 3-0, D Whelan 1-0, F Walsh 0-1, T Cunningham 0-1, T Cheasty 0-1, S Power 0-1, P Grimes 0-1.

Wexford v Kilkenny

23 November 1958	Wexford	7-05 - 6-04	Kilkenny	Enniscorthy
	P Kehoe 3-2, J Reilly 2-1, T Flood 1-1, J O'Brien 1-0, J McGrath 0-1.		T O'Connell 4-0, M Fleming 1-2, W Fitzgerald 1-1, M Kelly 0-1.

Antrim v Dublin

23 November 1958	Antrim	2-03 - 5-07	Dublin	Fr. Healy Park, Loughguile
	P Mullaney 1-1, E McIlveen 1-0, O Campbell 0-2.		A Young 2-0, J O'Neill 1-2, A Lynch 1-0, F Whelan 1-0, H Doyle 0-3, P Boyle 0-1, L Shannon 0-1.

Cork v Dublin

8 February 1959	Cork	5-08 - 6-05	Dublin	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	P Barry 2-2, N O'Connell 2-1, C Ring 1-3, E Goulding 0-2.		T Dowling 2-0, P Croke 1-1, F Whelan 1-1, J O'Neill 1-1, L Row 1-0, J Byrne 0-2.

Waterford v Kilkenny

8 February 1959	Waterford	1-08 - 3-06	Kilkenny	Waterford Sportsfield, Waterford
	D Whelan 1-0, P Grimes 0-2, F Walsh 0-2, L Guinan 0-1, S Power 0-1, M Lacey 0-1, M Flannelly 0-1.		M Kelly 1-3, B Dwyer 1-1, P Kelly 1-1, D Heaslip 0-1.

Wexford v Antrim

8 February 1959	Wexford	6-10 - 3-03	Antrim	Enniscorthy
	J O'Reilly 2-1, O McGrath 2-1, P Kehoe 1-3, J Synnott 1-0, R Murphy 0-3, O Gough 0-1, S Hearne 0-1.		O Campbell 2-0, P Mullaney 1-1, D Armstrong 0-1, R Donnelly 0-1.

Antrim v Cork

1 March 1958	Antrim	4-04 - 8-07	Cork	Fr. Healy Park, Loughguile
	P Mullaney 2-0, D Armstrong 1-0, O Campbell 1-0, R Elliot 0-2, B Elliot 0-1, E McMullen 0-1.		T Kelly 3-1, M Quane 2-0, W Carroll 1-3, E Goulding 1-0, P O'Leary 1-0, D Hurley 0-1, J Daly 0-1, M Thompson 0-1.

Kilkenny v Cork

5 April 1959	Kilkenny	5-08 - 6-05	Cork	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	T O'Connell 2-0, D Carroll 1-2, M Fleming 1-1, B Dwyer 1-0, J McGovern 0-2, M Brophy 0-1, D Heaslip 0-1, W Fitzgerald 0-1.		N O'Connell 3-0, C Cooney 2-1, M Quane 1-0, M Regan 0-1, P Barry 0-1, P Duggan 0-1, N Gallagher 0-1.

Antrim v Waterford

5 April 1959	Antrim	0-05 - 2-13	Waterford	Fr. Healy Park, Loughguile
	P Mullaney 0-2, S Gallagher 0-1, P Morgan 0-1.		D Whelan 2-0, M Leahy 0-5, P Troy 0-3, P Grimes 0-2, L Guinan 0-2, D Dunphy 0-1.

Dublin v Wexford

5 April 1959	Dublin	3-06 - 3-11	Wexford	O'Toole Park, Dublin
	T Dowling 2-0, J Byrne 1-0, F Whelan 0-3, H Doyle 0-2, A Young 0-1.		P McGrath 1-3, J Breen 1-3, T Flood 1-2, J O'Brien 0-2, S Hearne 0-1.

Division 1B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	Notes
1	Tipperary	4	4	0	8	National League winners
2	Galway	4	3	1	6
3	Clare	4	1	3	2
4	Limerick	3	1	2	2
5	Kerry	3	0	3	0

Group stage

Kerry v Galway

26 October 1958	Kerry	1-04 - 2-08	Galway	Austin Stack Park, Tralee
	McCarthy 1-1, Healy 0-1, Higgins 0-1, T Hennessy 0-1.		J Salmon 2-2, J Sweeney 0-3, PJ Lawless 0-2, Fox 0-1.

Limerick v Clare

26 October 1958	Limerick	4-09 - 2-07	Clare	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	G Keane 2-0, L Moloney 1-2, L Hogan 1-1, D Moylan 0-2, V Cobbe 0-2, J Shanahan 0-1, T McGarry 0-1.		F Cleary 1-1, G Ryan 1-0, J Smith 0-3, M Dilger 0-1, N Jordan 0-1, G Browne 0-1.

Clare v Tipperary

9 November 1958	Clare	1-05 - 4-12	Tipperary	Cusack Park, Ennis
	J Smyth 1-2, G Ryan 0-1, N Jordan 0-1, N Gilligan 0-1.		D Nealon 2-4, L Connolly 2-1, L Devaney 0-4, J McDonnell 0-2, T Wall 0-1.	Referee: J Gallagher (Galway)

Galway v Limerick

9 November 1958	Galway	2-07 - 1-04	Limerick	Duggan Park, Ballinasloe
	T Kelly 1-0, T Conway 1-0, PJ Lawless 0-3, J Salmon 0-2, J Fives 0-1, T Sweeney 0-1.		L Moloney 1-0, V Cobbe 0-2, J Shanahan 0-1, D Kelly 0-1.

Tipperary v Limerick

23 November 1958	Tipperary	2-09 - 1-06	Limerick	Leahy Park, Cashel
	L Connolly 2-0, D Nealon 0-4, L Devaney 0-3, J Murphy 0-2.		V Cobbe 0-4, G Keane 1-0, J Shanahan 0-1, D Moylan 0-1.	Referee: M Walsh (Cork)

Clare v Kerry

23 November 1958	Clare	3-10 - 1-00	Kerry	Fr. Murphy Memorial Park, Newmarket
	N Gilligan 2-1, J Smyth 1-2, N Jordan 0-3, S Cleary 0-2, G Ryan 0-2.		T Hennessy 1-0.

Tipperary v Galway

8 February 1959	Tipperary	3-08 - 2-05	Galway	Thurles Sportsfield, Thurles
	M Maher 1-2, T Larkin 1-0, L Connolly 1-0, J Doyle 0-2, D Nealon 0-2, L Devaney 0-1, T Wall 0-1.		T Sweeney 0-5, M Fox 1-0, J Salmon 1-0.

Kerry v Tipperary

5 April 1959	Kerry	1-03 - 10-16	Tipperary	Austin Stack Park, Tralee
	J Healy 1-0, J White 0-1, M Wharton 0-1, JP Twomey 0-1.		L Connolly 6-1, J Doyle 1-7, J McDonnell 1-5, T Burke 2-0, G Larkin 0-2, L Devaney 0-1.

Galway v Clare

5 April 1959	Galway	3-04 - 3-01	Clare	Gort Sportsfield, Gort
	M Cullinane 1-0, PJ Lally 1-0, PJ Lawless 1-0, T Sweeney 0-2, G Cahill 0-1, M Fox 0-1.		P Henchy 2-0, N Gilligan 1-0, F Cleary 0-1.

Final

Tipperary v Waterford

3 May 1959 Final	Tipperary	0-15 – 0-07	Waterford	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	J Doyle 0-5, D Nealon 0-4, L Devaney 0-2, L Connolly 0-2, J McDonnell 0-1, T English 0-1.		F Walsh 0-4, D Whelan 0-1, T Cheasty 0-1, M Lacey 0-1.	Referee: S Gleeson (Limerick)

Top scorers

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total
1	Liam Connolly	Tipperary	11-04	37
2	Noel O'Connell	Cork	8-01	25
3	Donie Nealon	Tipperary	2-14	20
4	Tommy O'Connell	Kilkenny	6-01	19
	Billy Dwyer	Kilkenny	5-04	19
	Tim Flood	Wexford	4-07	19
	Padge Kehoe	Wexford	4-07	19
	Frankie Walsh	Waterford	1-16	19
5	Jimmy Doyle	Tipperary	1-14	17
6	Donal Whelan	Waterford	5-01	16
	P. Mullally	Antrim	4-04	16
	Christy Ring	Cork	3-07	16
	Fran Whelan	Dublin	2-10	16

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Liam Connolly	Tipperary	6-01	19	Kerry
2	Tommy O'Connell	Kilkenny	4-00	12	Wexford
3	Padge Kehoe	Wexford	3-02	11	Kilkenny
4	Terry Kelly	Cork	3-01	10	Antrim
	Donie Nealon	Tipperary	2-04	10	Clare
	Jimmy Doyle	Tipperary	1-07	10	Kerry
5	Larry Guinan	Waterford	3-00	9	Cork
	Noel O'Connell	Cork	3-00	9	Kilkenny
	Christy Ring	Cork	2-03	9	Wexford
6	Denis Heaslip	Kilkenny	2-02	8	Antrim
	Paddy Barry	Cork	2-02	8	Dublin
	Joe Salmon	Galway	2-02	8	Kerry
	Frankie Walsh	Waterford	1-05	8	Wexford
	Jim McDonnell	Tipperary	1-05	8	Kerry

Division 2

Football league season

National Hurling League Division 2
Season	1958-59
Champions	Carlow 2nd Division 2 title
← 1957-58 1959-60 → All statistics correct as of 4 May 2017.

Group 2A table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	Notes
1	Laois	3	3	0	6	Division 2 runners-up
2	Westmeath	3	2	1	4
3	Offaly	3	1	2	2
4	Meath	3	0	3	0

Group 2B table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	Notes
1	Carlow	3	3	0	6	Division 2 champions
2	Kildare	3	2	1	4
3	Roscommon	3	1	2	2
4	Wicklow	3	0	3	0

Knock-out stage

Final

Carlow v Laois

Final

Carlow

2-11 - 5-1

Laois

References

"National Hurling League Results 1925-2009". Hogan Stand. Archived from the original on 5 August 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
"National Hurling League 1958/9". 15 January 2011.

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