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1975–76 National Hurling League
45th season of the National Hurling League
45th season of the National Hurling League
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| league | 1975–76 National Hurling League |
| dates | 5 October 1975 – 20 June 1976 |
| teams | 20 |
| team1 | Kilkenny |
| captain1 | Phil Larkin |
| titles | 4th |
| two | Wicklow |
| previous | [1974–75](1974-75-national-hurling-league) |
| next | [1976–77](1976-77-national-hurling-league) |
The 1975–76 National Hurling League was the 45th season of the National Hurling League.
Division 1
4th National League title Captain: Phil Larkin (23 November 1975) (30 November 1975) (25 April 1976) Galway came into the season as defending champions of the 1974-75 season. Westmeath entered Division 1 as the promoted team.
On 20 June 1976, Kilkenny won the title after a 6–14 to 1–14 win over Clare in the final. It was their 4th league title overall and their first since 1965-66.
Westmeath were relegated from Division 1 after just one season in the top flight. They were defeated by Antrim in a relegation play-off.
Kilkenny's Eddie Keher was the Division 1 top scorer with 11–58.
Structure
The 14 teams in Division 1 were divided into two groups of seven teams named Division 1A and Division 1B. Each team played all the others in its group once. Two points were awarded for a win and one for a draw. The first two teams in Division 1A advanced to the league semi-finals. The third and fourth-placed teams in Division 1A joined the first two teams in Division 1B in the quarter-finals. The bottom-placed team in Division 1A was relegated to Division 1B with the Division 1B champion gaining promotion. The bottom-placed team in Division 1B was relegated to Division 2.
Division 1A table
| 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 |
Group stage
Division 1B table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **1** | ** Limerick ** | **6** | **6** | **0** | **0** | **12** | Promoted to Division 1A |
| **2** | ** Waterford ** | **6** | **5** | **0** | **1** | **10** | |
| **3** | ** Kildare ** | **6** | **3** | **0** | **3** | **6** | |
| **4** | ** Offaly ** | **6** | **3** | **0** | **3** | **6** | |
| **5** | ** Laois ** | **6** | **2** | **0** | **4** | **4** | |
| **6** | ** Antrim ** | **6** | **1** | **0** | **5** | **2** | |
| **7** | ** Westmeath ** | **6** | **1** | **0** | **5** | **2** | Relegated to Division 2 |
Group stage
Play-off
Knock-out stage
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Finals
Scoring statistics
;Top scorers overall
| Rank | Player | Team | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eddie Keher | Kilkenny | 11-58 | 91 | 11 | 8.27 |
| 2 | Colm Honan | Clare | 1-45 | 48 | 11 | 4.36 |
| 3 | Ned Buggy | Wexford | 2-32 | 38 | ||
| 4 | Mick Brennan | Kilkenny | 4-22 | 34 | ||
| Johnny Walsh | Kildare | 3-25 | 34 | |||
| 6 | Éamonn Cregan | Limerick | 9-05 | 32 | ||
| 7 | Éamonn O'Donoghue | Cork | 7-09 | 30 | ||
| 8 | Joe Towell | Dublin | 9-00 | 27 | ||
| Eddie Donnelly | Antrim | 3-18 | 27 | |||
| 10 | Jim McNamara | Clare | 0-25 | 25 |
;Top scorers in a single game
| Rank | Player | Team | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ned Buggy | Wexford | 1-11 | 14 | Clare |
| 2 | Paddy Bates | Laois | 3-04 | 13 | Kildare |
| 3 | Joe Towell | Dublin | 4-00 | 12 | Wexford |
| Eddie Keher | Kilkenny | 3-03 | 12 | Cork | |
| 5 | Mick Butler | Wexford | 3-02 | 11 | Clare |
| Eddie Keher | Kilkenny | 2-05 | 11 | Limerick | |
| Paddy Kelly | Limerick | 1-08 | 11 | Offaly | |
| John Galvin | Waterford | 1-08 | 11 | Laois | |
| 9 | Jim Greene | Waterford | 3-01 | 10 | Laois |
| Éamonn Cregan | Limerick | 3-01 | 10 | Westmeath | |
| Johnny Walsh | Kildare | 1-07 | 10 | Westmeath | |
| Eddie Keher | Kilkenny | 1-07 | 10 | Clare |
Division 2
(2 November 1975) (19 October 1975) (5 October 1975) On 7 March 1976, Wicklow won the title after a 2–9 to 0–7 win over Down in a play-off.
Division 2 table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **1** | ** Wicklow ** | **5** | **4** | **0** | **1** | **8** | Division 2 champions |
| **2** | ** Down ** | **5** | **4** | **0** | **1** | **8** | |
| **3** | ** Meath ** | **5** | **3** | **0** | **2** | **6** | |
| **4** | ** Kerry ** | **5** | **3** | **0** | **2** | **6** | |
| **5** | ** Carlow ** | **5** | **1** | **0** | **4** | **2** | |
| **6** | ** Roscommon ** | **5** | **0** | **0** | **5** | **0** |
Group stage
Play-off
References
References
- "National Hurling League Results 1925-2009". Hogan Stand.
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