The 1925–26 National Hurling League was the first edition of the National Hurling League, which ran from 27 September 1925 until 16 May 1926.
The seven participating teams in Division 1 were Cork, Dublin, Galway, Kilkenny, Laois, Limerick and Tipperary who agreed to play a six game format whereby each team would play each of their six rivals once with two points awarded for a win and one point awarded for a drawn game. The two teams with most points at the completion of the season would play a final, with the winners being declared National Hurling League champions.
Cork defeated Dublin by 3-7 to 1-5 in the final.[1]
Cork also won the All-Ireland Championship in 1926, the first time that a team completed the league-championship double.
Division 2 was contested by five teams: Clare, Kerry, Offaly, Waterford and Wexford.
National Hurling League
Division 1
Table
| Pos
|
Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
Pts
|
Notes
|
| 1 |
![]() Cork |
6 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
10 |
National Hurling League champions
|
| 2 |
 Dublin |
5 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
National Hurling League runners-up
|
| 3 |
 Laois |
6 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
|
| 4 |
 Galway |
6 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
|
| 5 |
 Tipperary |
6 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
|
| 6 |
 Limerick |
5 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
|
| 7 |
 Kilkenny |
6 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
|
- Points cancelled in Dublin–Limerick tie. Dublin won match
Final
Division 2
Table
| Pos
|
Team
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
Pts
|
Notes
|
| 1
|
 Clare
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
Division 2 champions
|
| 2
|
 Offaly
|
4
|
3
|
0
|
1
|
6
|
Division 2 runners-up
|
| 3
|
 Kerry
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
4
|
|
| 4
|
 Waterford
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
|
| 5
|
 Wexford
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
4
|
0
|
|
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