1964–65 National Hurling League

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1964–65 National Hurling League
League details
Dates	11 October 1964 – 26 September 1965
League champions
Winners	Tipperary (12th win)
Other division winners
Division 2	Laois
← 1963–64 1965–66 →

The 1964–65 National Hurling League was the 34th season of the National Hurling League.

Division 1

National Hurling League Division 1
Season	1964-65
Champions	Tipperary 12th National League title Captain: Jimmy Doyle
Matches played	24
Top goalscorer	Jimmy Doyle (7-42)
Biggest home win	Tipperary 9-10 - 2-04 Clare (22 November 1964)
Biggest away win	Waterford 6-10 - 1-07 Carlow (15 November 1964)
Highest scoring	Tipperary 5-7 - 7-10 Kilkenny (4 April 1965)
← 1963-64 1965-66 → All statistics correct as of 4 March 2017.

Tipperary came into the season as defending champions of the 1963-64 season.

On 26 September 1965, Tipperary won the title after a 6-19 to 5-20 aggregate win over New York in the final. It was their 12th league title overall and their second in succession.^[1]

In spite of finishing at the bottom of their respective groups, neither Clare or Carlow were relegated.

Tipperary's Jimmy Doyle was the Division 1 top scorer with 7-42.

Group 1A table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	Notes
1	Kilkenny	4	4	0	8
2	Tipperary	4	3	1	6	Division 1 champions
3	Cork	4	2	2	4
4	Galway	4	1	3	2
5	Clare	4	0	4	0

Group stage

25 October 1964	Kilkenny	3-11 - 1-06	Galway	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	T Walsh 2-3, T Forrestal 1-2, J Teehan 0-3, C Dunne 0-1, E Keher 0-1, J Dunphy 0-1.		G Lohan 0-4, M Fox 1-0, N Keary 0-1, T Purcell 0-1.	Referee: S Power (Waterford)

8 November 1964	Clare	1-04 - 6-07	Kilkenny	Cusack Park, Ennis
	J Dunne 1-1, J Smith 0-1, M Hanrahan 0-1, S Cleary 0-1.		T Walsh 4-0, P Carroll 1-0, J Dunphy 1-0, S Buckley 0-3, T Forrestal 0-2, E Keher 0-1, P Moran 0-1.

22 November 1964	Tipperary	8-10 - 2-04	Clare	MacDonagh Park, Nenagh
	Jimmy Doyle 2-6, L Devaney 1-1, J McKenna 1-1, M Kearns 1-0, M Keating 1-0, T Walsh 1-0, S McLoughlin 1-0, M Roche 0-1, L Gaynor 0-1.		M O'Shea 1-1, M Hanrahan 1-0, S Cleary 0-2, L Danagher 0-1.

29 November 1964	Cork	2-12 - 4-08	Tipperary	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	P Harte 1-4, N Gallagher 0-4, J Redmond 1-0, J Bennett 0-2, W Carroll 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1.		Jimmy Doyle 0-5, J McKenna 1-1, S Mackey 1-0, S McLoughlin 1-0, M Roche 1-0, M Keating 0-2.	Referee: G Fitzgerald (Limerick)

7 February 1965	Clare	4-04 - 2-13	Cork	Cusack Park, Ennis
	P Cronin 2-1, M O'Shea 1-0, P McNamara 1-0, N Jordan 0-2, J Dunne 0-1.		J Bennett 0-6, J Redmond 1-1, W Carroll 1-0, N Gallagher 0-2, T O'Mahony 0-2, P Harte 0-1, J McCarthy 0-1.	Referee: A Higgins (Galway)

7 February 1965	Galway	0-09 - 4-12	Tipperary	Ballinasloe Sportsfield, Ballinasloe
	J Conroy 0-3, M Sweeney 0-3, M Carey 0-2, G Lohan 0-1.		D Nealon 1-2, M Keating 1-1, L Kiely 1-0, S Mackey 1-0, Jimmy Doyle 0-3, M Roche 0-2, L Devamey 0-2, T English 0-1, M Burns 0-1.	Referee: V Kelly (Offaly)

14 March 1965	Kilkenny	3-06 - 1-11	Cork	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	E Keher 1-4, T Walsh 1-1, S Buckley 1-0, P Carroll 0-1.		J Bennett 0-7, M Archer 1-0, C Roche 0-1, J McCarthy 0-1, T O'Mahony 0-1, W Carroll 0-1.	Referee: S Maddock (Wexford)

21 March 1965	Galway	4-04 - 3-05	Clare	Kenny Park, Athenry
	F Coffey 2-2, M Boyle 1-0, P Burns 1-0, G Lohan 0-1, M Carey 0-1.		P Cronin 1-2, P McNamara 1-0, L Danagher 1-0, J Dunne 0-2, H McCabe 0-1.	Referee: P Ryan (Tipperary)

4 April 1965	Tipperary	5-07 - 7-10	Kilkenny	Thurles Sportsfield, Thurles
	Jimmy Doyle 3-2, T English 1-1, S McLoughlin 1-0, D Nealon 0-1, M Burns 0-1, L Devaney 0-1, M Roche 0-1.		J Dunphy 3-0, T Walsh 2-3, E Keher 1-3, J Lynch 1-1, J Teehan 0-1, P Moran 0-1, T Forrestal 0-1.	Referee: A Higgins (Galway)

4 April 1965	Cork	1-09 - 1-03	Galway	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	W Carroll 1-0, J McCarthy 0-2, J Bennett 0-2, N Gallagher 0-2, P Harte 0-2, D Murphy 0-1.		M Boyle 1-0, F Coffey 0-1, P Byrne 0-1, N Carey 0-1.

Group 1B table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts
1	Waterford	4	4	0	8
2	Wexford	4	3	1	6
3	Limerick	3	1	2	2
4	Dublin	4	1	3	2
5	Carlow	3	0	3	0

Group stage

11 October 1964	Limerick	6-10 - 1-06	Dublin	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	E Cregan 2-6, P Murphy 2-1, D Flynn 2-0, M Rainsford 1-0, B Hartigan 0-3.		M Keane 1-0, M Bermingham 0-3, F Whelan 0-2, P Fitzgerald 0-1.

25 October 1964	Wexford	2-08 - 1-07	Limerick	O'Kennedy Park, New Ross
	D Shannon 1-2, S Whelan 1-1, M Byrne 0-2, J Ormonde 0-1, O McGrath 0-1, P Lynch 0-1.		D Flynn 1-0, K Long 0-3, E Cregan 0-1, P Murphy 0-1, PJ Keane 0-1, M Hayes 0-1.	Referee: J Barron (Waterford)

25 October 1964	Dublin	3-15 - 3-07	Carlow	Croke Park, Dublin
	M Bermingham 1-7, K Crookes 1-2, A Boothman 0-5, J Keaveney 1-0, E Malone 0-1.		J McCarthy 2-0, L Walsh 1-1, T Collier 0-2, W Hogan 0-2, J Walsh 0-1, M O'Brien 0-1.	Referee: J Hatton (Wicklow)

8 November 1964	Waterford	2-13 - 3-08	Dublin	Walsh Park, Waterford
	P Grimes 0-6, T Cheasty 1-2, J Meaney 1-1, L Guinan 0-2, L Enright 0-1, J Flavin 0-1.		M Bermingham 1-5, B Galvin 2-1, C Leaney 0-1, P Maycock 0-1.	Referee: P Buggy (Kilkenny)

8 November 1964	Carlow	3-05 - 7-08	Wexford	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
	W Hogan 1-4, M McGree 1-1, T Walsh 1-0.		T Hawkins 3-2, D Shannon 3-0, M Byrne 1-5, J Ormonde 0-1.	Referee: D Roche (Waterford)

15 November 1964	Carlow	1-07 - 6-10	Waterford	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
	L Walsh 1-4, M McGree 0-1, M Morrissey 0-1, T Mitchell 0-1.		F Walsh 2-3, V Connors 2-0, J Flavin 2-0, T Cheasty 0-4, J O'Brien 0-2, C Ware 0-1.	Referee: P Maddock (Wexford)

14 March 1965	Wexford	2-06 - 4-05	Waterford	Wexford Park, Wexford
	O McGrath 1-2, P Lynch 1-0, M Byrne 0-2, R Shannon 0-1, J O'Brien 0-1.		S Power 2-0, M Flannelly 1-0, P Grimes 1-0, T Cheasty 0-1, M Morrissey 0-1, F Walsh 0-1, J O'Brien 0-1, J Meaney 0-1.	Referee: P Buggy (Kilkenny)

4 April 1965	Dublin	3-10 - 5-05	Wexford	Croke Park, Dublin
	K Crookes 2-0, M Bermingham 0-5, T Loughnane 1-0, D Foley 0-2, T McGrath 0-1, F Whelan 0-1, M Keane 0-1.		O McGrath 3-0, M Redmond 1-0, P Wilson 1-0, P Lynch 0-2, J O'Brien 0-1, V Staples 0-1, C Dowdall 0-1.	Referee: E Kelly (Laois)

4 April 1965	Waterford	1-09 - 1-06	Limerick	Fraher Field, Dungarvan
	P Grimes 0-5, M Flannelly 1-1, J O'Brien 0-1, F Walsh 0-1, T Cheasty 0-1.		P Murphy 1-1, E Cregan 0-2, B Hartigan 0-2, D Flynn 0-1.	Referee: P Cronin (Cork)

Knock-out stage

Semi-finals

2 May 1965 Semi-final	Kilkenny	5-09 - 1-03	Wexford	Croke Park, Dublin
	T Walsh 2-4, E Keher 1-3, T Forrestal 1-1, P Moran 1-0, S Cleere 0-1.		Joe Foley 1-0, P Lynch 0-2, J O'Brien 0-1.	Referee: A Higgins (Galway)

9 May 1965 Semi-final	Tipperary	2-18 - 1-09	Waterford	Croke Park, Dublin
	D Nealon 1-4, Jimmy Doyle 0-7, L Kiely 1-1, T English 0-2, J McKenna 0-2, M Burns 0-1, M Roche 0-1.		P Grimes 1-5, F Walsh 0-3, S Power 0-1.	Referee: G Fitzgerald (Limerick)

Home final

23 May 1965 Home final	Tipperary	3-14 - 2-08	Kilkenny	Croke Park, Dublin
	Jimmy Doyle 0-8, J McKenna 1-1, D Nealon 1-1, S McLoughlin 1-0, L Devaney 0-3, M Roche 0-1.		P Carroll 2-0, E Keher 0-4, T Walsh 0-2, J Lynch 0-1, P Moran 0-1.	Attendance: 41,345 Referee: A Higgins (Galway)

Finals

19 September 1965 First leg	Tipperary	4-10 - 2-11	New York	Gaelic Park, New York City
	Jimmy Doyle 2-3, J Loughlin 1-1, T Ryan 1-0, M Keating 0-2, D Nelaoin 0-1, T English 0-1, L Kiely 0-1.		J Donoghue 0-5, P Kirby 1-1, T Egan 1-0, M Curtin 0-2, P Dowling 0-2, B Hennessy 0-1.	Referee: S Power (Waterford)

26 September 1965 Second leg	Tipperary	2-09 - 3-09	New York	Gaelic Park, New York City
	Jimmy Doyle 0-8, D Nealon 1-0, T Ryan 1-0, M Roche 0-1.		J O'Donoghue 1-1, D Long 1-0, P Kirby 1-0, JJ Naughton 0-3, P Dowling 0-3, M Curtin 0-2.	Referee: S Power (Waterford)

Tipperary won 37–35 on aggregate.

Top scorers

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Jimmy Doyle	Tipperary	7-42	63	8	7.87
2	Tom Walsh	Kilkenny	11-13	46	7	6.57
3	Mick Bermingham	Dublin	2-20	26	4	6.50
4	Eddie Keher	Kilkenny	3-16	25	6	4.16
5	Philly Grimes	Waterford	2-16	22	4	5.50
6	Donie Nealon	Tipperary	4-09	21	7	3.00
7	John Bennett	Cork	0-17	17	4	4.25
8	Dick Shannon	Wexford	4-03	15	4	3.75
	Oliver McGrath	Wexford	4-03	15	4	3.75
	Éamonn Cregan	Limerick	2-09	15	3	5.00

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Tom Walsh	Kilkenny	4-00	12	Clare
	Jimmy Doyle	Tipperary	2-06	12	Clare
	Éamonn Cregan	Limerick	2-06	12	Dublin
2	Jimmy Doyle	Tipperary	3-02	11	Kilkenny
2	Tommy Hawkins	Wexford	3-02	11	Carlow
3	Tom Walsh	Kilkenny	2-04	10	Wexford
3	Mick Bermingham	Dublin	1-07	10	Carlow
4	Joe Dunphy	Kilkenny	3-00	9	Tipperary
	Dick Shannon	Wexford	3-00	9	Carlow
	Oliver McGrath	Wexford	3-00	9	Dublin
	Tom Walsh	Kilkenny	2-03	9	Galway
	Frankie Walsh	Waterford	2-03	9	Carlow
	Tom Walsh	Kilkenny	2-03	9	Tipperary
	Jimmy Doyle	Tipperary	2-03	9	New York

Division 2

National Hurling League Division 2
Season	1964-65
Champions	Laois
Matches played	23
← 1963-64 1965-66 → All statistics correct as of 4 March 2017.

Westmeath came into the season as defending champions of the 1963-64 season.

On 17 May 1965, Laois won the title after a 3-14 to 3-4 win over Kerry in the final.

In spite of finishing at the bottom of their respective groups, neither Down or Kildare were relegated.

Group 2C table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts
1	Westmeath	4	3	1	0	7
2	Meath	4	2	1	1	5
3	Roscommon	4	1	1	2	3
4	Antrim	4	1	1	2	3
5	Down	4	1	0	3	2

Group 2D table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	Notes
1	Laois	4	4	0	0	8	Division 2 champions
2	Kerry	4	2	1	1	5
3	Wicklow	4	2	0	2	4
4	Offaly	4	1	1	2	3
5	Kildare	4	0	0	4	0

Knock-out stage

Semi-finals

11 April 1965 Semi-final

Laois

7-08 - 2-04

Meath

Croke Park, Dublin

25 April 1965 Semi-final

Kerry

2-05 - 2-05

Westmeath

Croke Park, Dublin

2 May 1965 Semi-final

Kerry

8-11 - 5-16
(aet)

Westmeath

MacDonagh Park, Nenagh

Final

17 May 1965 Final	Laois	3-14 - 3-04	Kerry	Croke Park, Dublin
				Referee: C Foley (Dublin)

References

^ "National Hurling League Results 1925-2009". Hogan Stand. Archived from the original on 5 August 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2011.

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