1975–76 National Hurling League

1975–76 National Hurling League
League details
Dates	5 October 1975 – 20 June 1976
Teams	20
League champions
Winners	Kilkenny (4th win)
Captain	Phil Larkin
League runners-up
Runners-up	Clare
Captain	Jim Power
Other division winners
Division 2	Wicklow
← 1974–75 1976–77 →

The 1975–76 National Hurling League was the 45th season of the National Hurling League (NHL), an annual hurling competition for the GAA county teams.^[1]^[2]

Overview

Structure

The National Hurling League's top division was divided into two groups - 1A and 1B. The top two teams in Division 1A advance to the semi-finals. The third- and fourth-placed teams in 1A, as well as the top two from 1B, play in the quarter-finals. The bottom team in 1A are relegated, while the top team in 1B are promoted. The bottom three teams in 1B and the top team in Division 2 play a relegation playoff.

Division 1

The National Hurling League's top division featured fourteen teams divided into two groups - 1A and 1B. Each group consisted of seven teams. After a relatively lacklustre run through the group stages, recording just two wins from six games, Kilkenny won their fourth league title ever, their first in a decade. Clare, who were league runners-up, actually finished above 'the Cats' in the group table but lost out in a replay of the final.^[3]

Tables

Division 1A

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

Division 1B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	Notes
1	Limerick	6	6	0	12	Promoted to Division 1A
2	Waterford	6	5	1	10
3	Kildare	6	3	3	6
4	Offaly	6	3	3	6
5	Westmeath	6	2	3	4	Relegated to Division 2
6	Antrim	6	1	5	2
7	Laois	6	1	5	2

Division 2

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	Notes
1	Down	5	4	1	8
2	Wicklow	5	4	1	8	Promoted to Division 1B
3	Meath	5	3	2	6
4	Kerry	5	3	2	6
5	Carlow	5	1	4	2
6	Roscommon	5	0	5	0

Final stages

21 March 1976 Quarter-final	Clare	0-11 - 0-8	Waterford	Semple Stadium, Thurles

March 1976 Quarter-final	Kilkenny	W - L	Limerick

4 April 1976 Semi-final	Cork	2-11 - 3-8	Kilkenny	Semple Stadium, Thurles

11 April 1976 Semi-final	Wexford	2-9 - 3-6	Clare	Semple Stadium, Thurles

25 April 1976 Semi-final replay	Cork	3-10 - 2-17	Kilkenny	Semple Stadium, Thurles

25 April 1976 Semi-final replay	Wexford	4-16 - 3-24	Clare	Semple Stadium, Thurles

9 May 1976 Final	Kilkenny	0-16 - 2-10	Clare	Semple Stadium, Thurles

20 June 1976 Final replay	Kilkenny	6-14 - 1-14	Clare	Semple Stadium, Thurles

References

↑ "National Hurling League Results 1925-2009". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
↑ Smith, Raymond (1999). Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games. Dublin, Ireland. p. 208. ISBN 0950175870.
↑ "National Hurling League Results 1925-2009". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 18 April 2011.

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