The 1965–66 National Hurling League was the 35th season of the

National Hurling League The National Hurling League is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition featuring teams from Ireland and England. Founded in 1925 by the Gaelic Athletic Association, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation within the l ...

Division 1

Tipperary came into the season as defending champions of the 1964-65 season.

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joined Division 1 as the promoted team. On 18 September 1966,

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won the title after a 10-15 to 2-15 aggregate win over

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in the final. It was their 3rd league title overall and their first since 1961-62. In spite of finishing at the bottom of their respective groups, neither

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were relegated. Tipperary's

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was the Division 1 top scorer with 4-20.

Division 1A table

Group stage

Division 1B table

Group stage

Play-off

Knock-out stage

Semi-finals Home final Finals

Scoring statistics

;Top scorers overall ;Top scorers in a single game

Miscellaneous

* Kilkenny's defeat of Tipperary in the league decider is their first defeat of Tipperary in a national final since the 1922 All-Ireland final.

Division 2

On 24 April 1966,

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won the title after a 4-11 to 3-9 win over Kerry in the final.

Division 2A table

Division 2B table

Knock-out stage

Semi-finals Final

Division 3

On 9 October 1966, Mayo won the title after a 1-12 to 1-8 win over

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in the final.

Knock-out stage

Semi-final Final

References

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