1973–74 National Hurling League
The 1973–74 National Hurling League was the 43rd season of the National Hurling League.
Division 1
Wexford came into the season as defending champions of the 1972-73 season.On 5 May 1974, Cork won the title following a 6–15 to 1–12 win over Limerick in the final. It was their 10th league title overall and their first since 1971-72.
Dublin's Pat Quigley was the Division 1 top scorer with 2-49.
Division 1A table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Diff | Pts | Notes |
| 1 | Cork | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | +28 | 11 | Division 1 champions |
| 2 | Limerick | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | +30 | 10 | Division 1 runners-up |
| 3 | Tipperary | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | +10 | 8 | - |
| 4 | Waterford | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 7 | - |
| 5 | Wexford | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 6 | - |
| 6 | Clare | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -13 | 6 | - |
| 7 | Kilkenny | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -6 | 4 | - |
| 8 | Galway | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -50 | 4 | Relegated to Division 1B |
Division 1B table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Diff | Pts | Notes |
| 1 | Dublin | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | +54 | 14 | Promoted to Division 1A |
| 2 | Kildare | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | +67 | 10 | - |
| 3 | Offaly | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | +25 | 10 | - |
| 4 | Laois | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | +25 | 8 | - |
| 5 | Antrim | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | +4 | 6 | - |
| 6 | Wicklow | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -61 | 4 | - |
| 7 | Westmeath | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | -77 | 2 | Relegated to Division 2 |
| 8 | Kerry | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -53 | 0 | Relegated to Division 2 |
Knock-out stage
Quarter-finalsSemi-finals
'''Final'''
Scoring statistics
;Top scorers overall| Rank | Player | Team | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Pat Quigley | Dublin | 2-49 | 55 | 8 | 6.87 |
| 2 | Charlie McCarthy | Cork | 4-41 | 53 | 9 | 5.88 |
| 3 | Johnny Walsh | Kildare | 3-39 | 48 | 7 | 6.85 |
| 4 | Pat O'Grady | Waterford | 1-44 | 47 | 7 | 6.71 |
| 5 | Richie Bennis | Limerick | 1-39 | 42 | 8 | 5.25 |
;Top scorers in a single game
| Rank | Player | Team | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | John Flanagan | Tipperary | 3-04 | 13 | Kilkenny |
| 1 | Willie Richmond | Antrim | 3-04 | 13 | Westmeath |
| 1 | Johnny Walsh | Kildare | 2-07 | 13 | Westmeath |
| 4 | Pat Quigley | Dublin | 1-09 | 12 | Wicklow |
| 5 | Ned Walsh | Kildare | 3-02 | 11 | Westmeath |
| 5 | Francis Loughnane | Tipperary | 2-05 | 11 | Limnerick |
| 5 | Mick Mahon | Laois | 2-05 | 11 | Wicklow |
| 5 | Barney Moylan | Offaly | 1-08 | 11 | Kildare |
| 9 | Mick Bermingham | Dublin | 1-07 | 10 | Waterford |
| 9 | Eugene Davey | Dublin | 1-07 | 10 | Wicklow |
| 9 | John Connolly | Galway | 1-07 | 10 | Wexford |
| 9 | Pascal Russell | Clare | 0-10 | 10 | Limerick |
| 9 | Pat O'Grady | Waterford | 0-10 | 10 | Kilkenny |
| 9 | Eddie Keher | Kilkenny | 0-10 | 10 | Waterford |