1970–71 National Hurling League

The 1970–71 National Hurling League was the 40th season of the National Hurling League.

Division 1

Cork came into the season as defending champions of the 1969-70 season.
On 23 May 1971, Limerick won the title following a 3-12 to 3-11 win over Tipperary in the final. It was their first league title since the 1946-47 season and their 6th National League title overall.
Kilkenny's Eddie Keher was the Division 1 top scorer with 2-50.

Division 1A table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	Notes
1	Cork	7	5	1	1	11	-
2	Tipperary	7	5	0	2	10	Division 1 runners-up
3	Limerick	7	5	0	2	10	Division 1 champions
4	Kilkenny	7	4	0	3	8	-
5	Wexford	7	4	0	3	8	-
6	Dublin	7	2	0	5	4	-
7	Offaly	7	1	1	5	3	-
8	Galway	7	1	0	6	2	Relegated to Division 1B

Division 1B table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	Notes
1	Clare	6	5	0	1	10	Promoted to Division 1A
2	Kildare	6	5	0	1	10	-
3	Waterford	6	4	1	1	9	-
4	Laois	6	3	0	3	6	-
5	Kerry	5	1	0	4	2	-
6	Westmeath	6	1	0	5	2	-
7	Antrim	5	0	1	4	1	-

Knock-out stage

Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
'''Final'''

Scoring statistics

;Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	Team	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Eddie Keher	Kilkenny	2-50	56	8	7.00
2	Richie Bennis	Limerick	0-54	54	9	6.00

;Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Team	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Jimmy Doyle	Tipperary	2-09	15	Kildare
2	Johnny Walsh	Kildare	2-09	15	Tipperary
3	Mick Bermingham	Dublin	2-07	13	Galway
4	Mick Gilmartin	Clare	3-03	12	Kildare
4	Michael Keating	Tipperary	1-09	12	Cork
6	Willie Maguire	Kerry	3-02	11	Westmeath
6	Willie Richmond	Antrim	3-02	11	Westmeath
8	Stephen Greene	Waterford	3-01	10	Kildare
8	Eddie Keher	Kilkenny	0-10	10	Dublin
8	Paddy Bates	Laois	1-07	10	Antrim
8	Eddie Keher	Kilkenny	0-10	10	Offaly

Division 2

Division 2 table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	Notes
1	Wicklow	4	4	0	0	8	Division 2 champions
2	Meath	4	3	0	1	6	Division 2 runners-up
3	Down	4	2	0	2	4	-
4	Carlow	4	1	0	3	2	-
5	Louth	4	0	0	4	0	-