1956–57 National Hurling League
League details | |
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Dates | 28 October 1956 – 25 August 1957 |
Teams | 18 |
League champions | |
Winners | Tipperary (7th win) |
Other division winners | |
Division 2 | Kerry |
← 1955–56 1957–58 → |
The 1956–57 National Hurling League was the 26th season of the National Hurling League.
Division 1
Football league season
Season | 1956-57 |
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Champions | Tipperary 7th National League title Captain: Mickey Byrne |
← 1955-56 1957-58 → All statistics correct as of 2 May 2017. |
Wexford came into the season as defending champions of the 1955-56 season.[1] Antrim entered Division 1 as the promoted team from the previous season.
On 12 May 1957, Tipperary won the title following a 3–11 to 2–7 win over Kilkenny in the final. It was their 7th league title overall and their first since 1954-55.[2]
Westmeath were relegated from Division 1.
Group 1A table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Notes |
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1 | Kilkenny | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | Division 1 runners-up |
2 | Cork | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
3 | Wexford | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
4 | Waterford | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
5 | Dublin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Group 1B table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tipperary | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | Division 1 champions |
2 | Clare | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
3 | Antrim | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
4 | Galway | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
5 | Westmeath | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Knock-out stage
Final
Tipperary v Kilkenny
12 May 1957 Final | Tipperary | 3-11 – 2-7 | Kilkenny | Croke Park, Dublin |
Attendance: 43,721 |
Division 2
Football league season
Season | 1956-57 |
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Champions | Kerry 1st Division 2 title |
← 1955-56 1957-58 → All statistics correct as of 2 May 2017. |
Group 2A table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Notes |
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1 | Meath | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Division 1 runners-up |
2 | Roscommon | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
3 | Wicklow | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
4 | Kildare | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Group 2B table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Notes |
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1 | Kerry | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Division 2 champions |
2 | Limerick | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
3 | Offaly | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
4 | Laois | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Knock-out stage
Final
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