1995–96 National Hurling League

1995-96 National Hurling League
League details

Dates	7 October 1995 - 12 May 1996
Teams	32
League champions
Winners	Galway (6th win)
Captain	Michael Coleman
Manager	Mattie Murphy
League runners-up
Runners-up	Tipperary
Captain	Michael Cleary
Manager	Tom Fogarty
Other division winners
Division 2	Wexford
Division 3	London
Division 4	Donegal
← 1994-95 1997 →

The 1995–96 National Hurling League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Church & General National Hurling League, was the 65th edition of the National Hurling League, which ran from 7 October 1995 until 12 May 1996.^[1] Galway won, beating Tipperary in the final.

Structure

There are eight teams in each division. Each plays each other team once, home or away, and receives two points for a win and one for a draw.

The top two teams in Division 1 advance to the semi-finals. The third- and fourth-placed teams in Division 1 go into the quarter-finals, as do the top two teams in Division 2.

The top two teams in Divisions 2, 3 and 4 are promoted for the following season. The bottom two in Divisions 1, 2 and 3 are relegated.

Results

Division 1

Table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	Status
Galway	7	5	1	1	12	Advance to semi-finals
Tipperary	7	5	0	2	10	Advance to semi-finals
Kilkenny	7	5	0	2	10	Advance to semi-finals
Offaly	7	3	0	4	6	Advance to semi-finals
Cork	7	3	0	4	6
Clare	7	2	1	3	5
Kerry	7	1	0	6	2	Relegated
Waterford	7	1	0	6	2	Relegated

Finals

14 April 1996 Quarter-final	Laois	2-10 – 1-11	Kilkenny

14 April 1996 Quarter-final	Wexford	1-14 – 2-3	Offaly

28 April 1996 Semi-final	Tipperary	1-13 – 1-11	Laois	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

28 April 1996 Semi-final	Galway	2-15 – 1-10	Wexford	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
		Report

12 May 1996 Final	Galway	2-10 – 2-8	Tipperary	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick

Division 2

Table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	Status
Wexford	7	6	0	1	12	Promoted and advance to quarter-finals
Laois	7	5	0	2	10	Promoted and advance to quarter-finals
Limerick	7	5	0	2	10
Antrim	7	4	0	3	8
Dublin	7	2	1	4	5
Westmeath	7	2	1	4	5
Down	7	0	2	5	2	Relegated
Meath	7	1	0	6	2	Relegated

References

↑ Gaelic Games

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