The 1974–75 National Hurling League was the 44th season of the National Hurling League.
Division 1
Cork came into the season as defending champions of the 1973-74 season.
On 25 May 1975, Galway won the title following a 4-9 to 4-6 win over Tipperary in the final. It was their 3rd league title overall and their first since 1950-51.
Wicklow were relegated to Division 2 after losing all of their group stage matches in Division 1B.
Tipperary's Francis Loughnane was the Division 1 top scorer with 5-35.
Division 1A table
PosTeamPldWDLDiffPtsNotes1 Kilkenny 7601+42122 Clare 7502+17103 Tipperary 7331+339 Division 1 runners-up4 Cork 7412+1895 Wexford 7223-1266 Dublin 7124-2047 Limerick 7205-3048 Waterford 7106-482 Relegated to Division 1B
Group stage
Division 1B table
PosTeamPldWDLDiffPtsNotes1 Galway 5401+308 Division 1 champions2 Kildare 5401+2583 Laois 5302+2564 Offaly 5302-165 Antrim 4004-1806 Wicklow 4004-510 Relegated to Division 2
Group stage
Knock-out stage
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Scoring statistics
Top scorers overall
Rank Player Team Tally Total Matches Average1Francis LoughnaneTipperary5-355095.552Charlie McCarthyCork3-324185.12Eddie KeherKilkenny3-324166.834Colm HonanClare3-293884.755Johnny WalshKildare4-243657.206Pat QuigleyDublin1-313474.857Gerald McCarthyCork5-153074.288John FlanaganTipperary3-162592.779P. J. MolloyGalway0-232373.2810Gus LohanClare7-012263.66
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Team Tally Total Opposition1Francis LoughnaneTipperary1-0912Clare2Aidan ThornburyAntrim3-0211Laois3Eddie KeherKilkenny2-0410LimerickSeán KinsellaWexford0-1010Dublin5Charlie McCarthyCork1-069LimerickColm HonanClare1-069LimerickColm HonanClare1-069WaterfordJohnny WalshKildare1-069LaoisLiam O'BrienKilkenny0-099Wexford10Francis LoughnaneTipperary2-028WexfordGerald McCarthyCork1-058ClareMick BrennanKilkenny1-058DublinJohnny WalshKildare1-058OffalyFrancis LoughnaneTipperary1-058KildareEddie KeherKilkenny0-088WaterfordJohn FlanaganTipperary0-088Clare
Division 2
Division 2 table
PosTeamPldWDLPtsNotes1 Westmeath 43107 Division 2 champions2 Kerry 430163 Down 420244 Meath 410325 Carlow 40131
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