title: 1958–59 National Hurling League
text: # 1958–59 National Hurling League
  
  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 |
  
  ### Division 1B
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Tipperary | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | National League winners |
  | 2 | Galway | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
  | 3 | Clare | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
  | 4 | Limerick | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
  | 5 | Kerry | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
  
  ### 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 |
  | 4 | Billy Dwyer | Kilkenny | 5-04 | 19 |
  | 4 | Tim Flood | Wexford | 4-07 | 19 |
  | 4 | Padge Kehoe | Wexford | 4-07 | 19 |
  | 4 | Frankie Walsh | Waterford | 1-16 | 19 |
  | 5 | Jimmy Doyle | Tipperary | 1-14 | 17 |
  | 6 | Donal Whelan | Waterford | 5-01 | 16 |
  | 6 | P. Mullally | Antrim | 4-04 | 16 |
  | 6 | Christy Ring | Cork | 3-07 | 16 |
  | 6 | 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 |
  | 4 | Donie Nealon | Tipperary | 2-04 | 10 | Clare |
  | 4 | Jimmy Doyle | Tipperary | 1-07 | 10 | Kerry |
  | 5 | Larry Guinan | Waterford | 3-00 | 9 | Cork |
  | 5 | Noel O'Connell | Cork | 3-00 | 9 | Kilkenny |
  | 5 | Christy Ring | Cork | 2-03 | 9 | Wexford |
  | 6 | Denis Heaslip | Kilkenny | 2-02 | 8 | Antrim |
  | 6 | Paddy Barry | Cork | 2-02 | 8 | Dublin |
  | 6 | Joe Salmon | Galway | 2-02 | 8 | Kerry |
  | 6 | Frankie Walsh | Waterford | 1-05 | 8 | Wexford |
  | 6 | Jim McDonnell | Tipperary | 1-05 | 8 | Kerry |
  
  ## Division 2
  
  ### Group 2A table
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Laois | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Division 2 runners-up |
  | 2 | Westmeath | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
  | 3 | Offaly | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
  | 4 | Meath | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
  
  ### Group 2B table
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Notes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Carlow | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Division 2 champions |
  | 2 | Kildare | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
  | 3 | Roscommon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
  | 4 | Wicklow | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
  
  ### Knock-out stage
  
  Final
  
  