137:
115:
introduced a new system of relegation and promotion for the 1955-56 league. Division 1 was confined to ten teams comprising two groups of five. The bottom-placed team in each group would play off to decide which of the two teams would be relegated. Division 2 was made up of eight teams comprising two
861:. Antrim finished top of group 2A and were crowned champions after defeating group 2B winners Kerry in the final. Antrim thus won promotion to division one for the following year.
1459:
829:
introduced a second division for the 'second tier' hurling teams. Division 2 featured eight teams divided into two groups - 2A and 2B. The first group featured
112:
1992:
1452:
1822:
1817:
1812:
1807:
1802:
1797:
1792:
1787:
1782:
1777:
1772:
1767:
1762:
1757:
1752:
1747:
1742:
1737:
1732:
1727:
1722:
1717:
1712:
1707:
1702:
1697:
1692:
1687:
1682:
1677:
1672:
1667:
1662:
1657:
1652:
1647:
1642:
1637:
1632:
1627:
1617:
1612:
1607:
1602:
1597:
1592:
1587:
1582:
1577:
1572:
1547:
1542:
1537:
1532:
1527:
1522:
1517:
1512:
1507:
1502:
1497:
1492:
1487:
1482:
814:
809:
176:
171:
81:
76:
1415:
1445:
191:
136:
1967:
1962:
1957:
1952:
1947:
1942:
1937:
1932:
1927:
1922:
1917:
1912:
1907:
1902:
1897:
1892:
1887:
1882:
1877:
1872:
1867:
1862:
1857:
1852:
1847:
1842:
1837:
1832:
1827:
826:
108:
2002:
1997:
162:
1468:
780:
128:
96:
116:
groups of four. The first-placed teams in each group contested the final with the winners being promoted.
201:
won the title after a 5–9 to 2–14 win over
Tipperary in the final. It was their first ever league title.
107:
As a result of a lack of interest from defeated first-round hurling teams in recent years, the
1419:
756:
N Rackard 2-2, T Dixon 2-0, T Ryan 1-1, J Morrissey 0-2, N Wheeler 0-2, Padge Kehoe 0-2.
1986:
1222:
850:
761:
P Kenny 2-7, S Bannon 0-2, P Stakelum 0-2, L Devaney 0-1, L Keane 0-1, T English 0-1.
734:
700:
607:
485:
372:
187:
646:
411:
204:
987:
842:
718:
696:
250:
198:
155:
51:
1387:
1363:
1341:
1313:
1289:
1267:
1183:
904:
846:
838:
798:
742:
529:
333:
67:
1379:
1345:
1305:
1271:
1144:
1100:
948:
858:
854:
834:
568:
1437:
1026:
830:
294:
1391:
1317:
746:
1441:
1349:
1275:
704:
1475:
794:
786:
190:came into the season as defending champions of the
151:
143:
63:
58:
47:
42:
34:
26:
21:
1453:
8:
779:
127:
16:
1416:"National Hurling League Results 1925-2009"
819:All statistics correct as of 22 March 2017.
181:All statistics correct as of 22 March 2017.
1460:
1446:
1438:
15:
1064:
868:
449:
214:
1407:
778:
126:
7:
781:National Hurling League Division 2
129:National Hurling League Division 1
14:
135:
1993:National Hurling League seasons
93:1955–56 National Hurling League
30:16 October 1955 – 5 August 1956
17:1955–56 National Hurling League
1:
1418:. Hogan Stand. Archived from
845:. The second group featured
827:Gaelic Athletic Association
95:was the 25th season of the
2019:
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1142:
1098:
1024:
985:
946:
902:
644:
605:
566:
527:
483:
409:
370:
331:
292:
248:
1088:
1070:
892:
874:
806:
473:
455:
238:
220:
168:
159:1st National League title
134:
73:
1085:
1082:
1079:
1076:
1073:
1067:
889:
886:
883:
880:
877:
871:
470:
467:
464:
461:
458:
452:
235:
232:
229:
226:
223:
217:
1469:National Hurling League
825:In a new departure the
678:Relegated to Division 2
97:National Hurling League
776:Football league season
124:Football league season
59:Other division winners
1132:Division 1 runners-up
517:Division 1 runners-up
936:Division 1 champions
802:1st Division 2 title
282:Division 1 champions
783:
131:
18:
1333:Attendance: 49,502
764:Attendance: 49,502
1978:
1977:
1398:
1397:
1358:
1337:
1336:
1284:
1254:
1253:
1133:
1058:
1057:
937:
823:
822:
768:
767:
713:
683:
682:
679:
518:
443:
442:
283:
185:
184:
89:
88:
2010:
1569:
1564:
1559:
1554:
1462:
1455:
1448:
1439:
1432:
1431:
1429:
1427:
1422:on 5 August 2010
1412:
1394:
1383:
1374:
1367:
1356:
1355:
1350:
1348:
1320:
1309:
1300:
1293:
1282:
1281:
1276:
1274:
1131:
1065:
935:
869:
784:
749:
738:
729:
722:
711:
710:
705:
703:
677:
516:
450:
281:
215:
207:were relegated.
139:
132:
43:League champions
19:
2018:
2017:
2013:
2012:
2011:
2009:
2008:
2007:
2003:1956 in hurling
1998:1955 in hurling
1983:
1982:
1979:
1974:
1567:
1562:
1557:
1552:
1471:
1466:
1436:
1435:
1425:
1423:
1414:
1413:
1409:
1404:
1399:
1386:
1377:
1370:
1361:
1353:
1340:
1338:
1312:
1303:
1296:
1287:
1279:
1266:
1259:
1257:Knock-out stage
1063:
867:
818:
812:
801:
777:
774:
769:
741:
732:
725:
716:
708:
695:
688:
686:Knock-out stage
448:
213:
197:On 6 May 1956,
180:
174:
160:
158:
125:
122:
113:Central Council
105:
85:
79:
12:
11:
5:
2016:
2014:
2006:
2005:
2000:
1995:
1985:
1984:
1976:
1975:
1973:
1972:
1965:
1960:
1955:
1950:
1945:
1940:
1935:
1930:
1925:
1920:
1915:
1910:
1905:
1900:
1895:
1890:
1885:
1880:
1875:
1870:
1865:
1860:
1855:
1850:
1845:
1840:
1835:
1830:
1825:
1820:
1815:
1810:
1805:
1800:
1795:
1790:
1785:
1780:
1775:
1770:
1765:
1760:
1755:
1750:
1745:
1740:
1735:
1730:
1725:
1720:
1715:
1710:
1705:
1700:
1695:
1690:
1685:
1680:
1675:
1670:
1665:
1660:
1655:
1650:
1645:
1640:
1635:
1630:
1625:
1620:
1615:
1610:
1605:
1600:
1595:
1590:
1585:
1580:
1575:
1570:
1565:
1560:
1555:
1550:
1545:
1540:
1535:
1530:
1525:
1520:
1515:
1510:
1505:
1500:
1495:
1490:
1485:
1479:
1477:
1473:
1472:
1467:
1465:
1464:
1457:
1450:
1442:
1434:
1433:
1406:
1405:
1403:
1400:
1396:
1395:
1384:
1375:
1368:
1359:
1339:
1335:
1334:
1331:
1329:
1327:
1325:
1322:
1321:
1310:
1301:
1294:
1285:
1265:
1258:
1255:
1252:
1251:
1246:
1241:
1236:
1231:
1226:
1219:
1213:
1212:
1207:
1202:
1197:
1192:
1187:
1180:
1174:
1173:
1168:
1163:
1158:
1153:
1148:
1141:
1135:
1134:
1129:
1124:
1119:
1114:
1109:
1104:
1097:
1091:
1090:
1087:
1084:
1081:
1078:
1075:
1072:
1069:
1062:
1061:Group 2B table
1059:
1056:
1055:
1050:
1045:
1040:
1035:
1030:
1023:
1017:
1016:
1011:
1006:
1001:
996:
991:
984:
978:
977:
972:
967:
962:
957:
952:
945:
939:
938:
933:
928:
923:
918:
913:
908:
901:
895:
894:
891:
888:
885:
882:
879:
876:
873:
866:
865:Group 2A table
863:
821:
820:
813:
807:
804:
803:
796:
792:
791:
788:
775:
773:
770:
766:
765:
762:
759:
757:
754:
751:
750:
739:
730:
723:
714:
694:
687:
684:
681:
680:
675:
670:
665:
660:
655:
650:
643:
637:
636:
631:
626:
621:
616:
611:
604:
598:
597:
592:
587:
582:
577:
572:
565:
559:
558:
553:
548:
543:
538:
533:
526:
520:
519:
514:
509:
504:
499:
494:
489:
482:
476:
475:
472:
469:
466:
463:
460:
457:
454:
447:
446:Group 1B table
444:
441:
440:
435:
430:
425:
420:
415:
408:
402:
401:
396:
391:
386:
381:
376:
369:
363:
362:
357:
352:
347:
342:
337:
330:
324:
323:
318:
313:
308:
303:
298:
291:
285:
284:
279:
274:
269:
264:
259:
254:
247:
241:
240:
237:
234:
231:
228:
225:
222:
219:
212:
211:Group 1A table
209:
192:1954-55 season
183:
182:
175:
169:
166:
165:
153:
149:
148:
145:
141:
140:
123:
121:
118:
104:
101:
87:
86:
80:
74:
71:
70:
65:
61:
60:
56:
55:
49:
45:
44:
40:
39:
36:
32:
31:
28:
24:
23:
22:League details
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
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2001:
1999:
1996:
1994:
1991:
1990:
1988:
1981:
1971:
1970:
1966:
1964:
1961:
1959:
1956:
1954:
1951:
1949:
1946:
1944:
1941:
1939:
1936:
1934:
1931:
1929:
1926:
1924:
1921:
1919:
1916:
1914:
1911:
1909:
1906:
1904:
1901:
1899:
1896:
1894:
1891:
1889:
1886:
1884:
1881:
1879:
1876:
1874:
1871:
1869:
1866:
1864:
1861:
1859:
1856:
1854:
1851:
1849:
1846:
1844:
1841:
1839:
1836:
1834:
1831:
1829:
1826:
1824:
1821:
1819:
1816:
1814:
1811:
1809:
1806:
1804:
1801:
1799:
1796:
1794:
1791:
1789:
1786:
1784:
1781:
1779:
1776:
1774:
1771:
1769:
1766:
1764:
1761:
1759:
1756:
1754:
1751:
1749:
1746:
1744:
1741:
1739:
1736:
1734:
1731:
1729:
1726:
1724:
1721:
1719:
1716:
1714:
1711:
1709:
1706:
1704:
1701:
1699:
1696:
1694:
1691:
1689:
1686:
1684:
1681:
1679:
1676:
1674:
1671:
1669:
1666:
1664:
1661:
1659:
1656:
1654:
1651:
1649:
1646:
1644:
1641:
1639:
1636:
1634:
1631:
1629:
1626:
1624:
1621:
1619:
1616:
1614:
1611:
1609:
1606:
1604:
1601:
1599:
1596:
1594:
1591:
1589:
1586:
1584:
1581:
1579:
1576:
1574:
1571:
1566:
1561:
1556:
1551:
1549:
1546:
1544:
1541:
1539:
1536:
1534:
1531:
1529:
1526:
1524:
1521:
1519:
1516:
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1504:
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1478:
1474:
1470:
1463:
1458:
1456:
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1443:
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1421:
1417:
1411:
1408:
1401:
1393:
1389:
1385:
1382:
1381:
1376:
1373:
1369:
1366:
1365:
1360:
1354:5 August 1956
1352:
1351:
1347:
1343:
1332:
1330:
1328:
1326:
1324:
1323:
1319:
1315:
1311:
1308:
1307:
1302:
1299:
1295:
1292:
1291:
1286:
1278:
1277:
1273:
1269:
1264:
1263:
1256:
1250:
1247:
1245:
1242:
1240:
1237:
1235:
1232:
1230:
1227:
1225:
1224:
1218:
1215:
1214:
1211:
1208:
1206:
1203:
1201:
1198:
1196:
1193:
1191:
1188:
1186:
1185:
1179:
1176:
1175:
1172:
1169:
1167:
1164:
1162:
1159:
1157:
1154:
1152:
1149:
1147:
1146:
1140:
1137:
1136:
1130:
1128:
1125:
1123:
1120:
1118:
1115:
1113:
1110:
1108:
1105:
1103:
1102:
1096:
1093:
1092:
1066:
1060:
1054:
1051:
1049:
1046:
1044:
1041:
1039:
1036:
1034:
1031:
1029:
1028:
1022:
1019:
1018:
1015:
1012:
1010:
1007:
1005:
1002:
1000:
997:
995:
992:
990:
989:
983:
980:
979:
976:
973:
971:
968:
966:
963:
961:
958:
956:
953:
951:
950:
944:
941:
940:
934:
932:
929:
927:
924:
922:
919:
917:
914:
912:
909:
907:
906:
900:
897:
896:
870:
864:
862:
860:
856:
852:
848:
844:
840:
836:
832:
828:
816:
811:
805:
800:
797:
793:
789:
785:
782:
771:
763:
760:
758:
755:
753:
752:
748:
744:
740:
737:
736:
731:
728:
724:
721:
720:
715:
707:
706:
702:
698:
693:
692:
685:
676:
674:
671:
669:
666:
664:
661:
659:
656:
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651:
649:
648:
642:
639:
638:
635:
632:
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609:
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570:
564:
561:
560:
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549:
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531:
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522:
521:
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510:
508:
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498:
495:
493:
490:
488:
487:
481:
478:
477:
451:
445:
439:
436:
434:
431:
429:
426:
424:
421:
419:
416:
414:
413:
407:
404:
403:
400:
397:
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392:
390:
387:
385:
382:
380:
377:
375:
374:
368:
365:
364:
361:
358:
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351:
348:
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343:
341:
338:
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329:
326:
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322:
319:
317:
314:
312:
309:
307:
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302:
299:
297:
296:
290:
287:
286:
280:
278:
275:
273:
270:
268:
265:
263:
260:
258:
255:
253:
252:
246:
243:
242:
216:
210:
208:
206:
202:
200:
195:
193:
189:
178:
173:
167:
164:
157:
154:
150:
146:
142:
138:
133:
130:
119:
117:
114:
110:
103:New structure
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100:
98:
94:
83:
78:
72:
69:
66:
62:
57:
53:
50:
46:
41:
37:
33:
29:
25:
20:
1980:
1968:
1622:
1424:. Retrieved
1420:the original
1410:
1378:
1371:
1362:
1357:Final replay
1304:
1297:
1288:
1261:
1260:
1248:
1243:
1238:
1233:
1228:
1221:
1216:
1209:
1204:
1199:
1194:
1189:
1182:
1177:
1170:
1165:
1160:
1155:
1150:
1143:
1138:
1126:
1121:
1116:
1111:
1106:
1099:
1094:
1052:
1047:
1042:
1037:
1032:
1025:
1020:
1013:
1008:
1003:
998:
993:
986:
981:
974:
969:
964:
959:
954:
947:
942:
930:
925:
920:
915:
910:
903:
898:
824:
733:
726:
717:
690:
689:
672:
667:
662:
657:
652:
645:
640:
633:
628:
623:
618:
613:
606:
601:
594:
589:
584:
579:
574:
567:
562:
555:
550:
545:
540:
535:
528:
523:
511:
506:
501:
496:
491:
484:
479:
437:
432:
427:
422:
417:
410:
405:
398:
393:
388:
383:
378:
371:
366:
359:
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90:
1987:Categories
1402:References
1388:Croke Park
1372:4-14 - 5-4
1314:Croke Park
1298:2-7 - 1-10
1280:6 May 1956
772:Division 2
743:Croke Park
727:5-9 – 2-14
709:6 May 1956
120:Division 1
64:Division 2
1223:Roscommon
851:Roscommon
795:Champions
735:Tipperary
701:Tipperary
608:Westmeath
486:Tipperary
373:Waterford
188:Tipperary
161:Captain:
152:Champions
54:(1st win)
1426:18 April
647:Limerick
412:Kilkenny
205:Limerick
163:Tom Ryan
84:→
75:←
1823:1995–96
1818:1994–95
1813:1993–94
1808:1992–93
1803:1991–92
1798:1990–91
1793:1989–90
1788:1988–89
1783:1987–88
1778:1986–87
1773:1985–86
1768:1984–85
1763:1983–84
1758:1982–83
1753:1981–82
1748:1980–81
1743:1979–80
1738:1978–79
1733:1977–78
1728:1976–77
1723:1975–76
1718:1974–75
1713:1973–74
1708:1972–73
1703:1971–72
1698:1970–71
1693:1969–70
1688:1968–69
1683:1967–68
1678:1966–67
1673:1965–66
1668:1964–65
1663:1963–64
1658:1962–63
1653:1961–62
1648:1960–61
1643:1959–60
1638:1958–59
1633:1957–58
1628:1956–57
1623:1955–56
1618:1954–55
1613:1953–54
1608:1952–53
1603:1951–52
1598:1950–51
1593:1949–50
1588:1948–49
1583:1947–48
1578:1946–47
1573:1945–46
1568:1944–45
1563:1943–44
1558:1942–43
1553:1941–42
1548:1940–41
1543:1939–40
1538:1938–39
1533:1937–38
1528:1936–37
1523:1935–36
1518:1934–35
1513:1933–34
1508:1932–33
1503:1930–31
1498:1929–30
1493:1928–29
1488:1927–28
1483:1925–26
1476:Seasons
988:Wicklow
843:Wicklow
815:1956–57
810:1954–55
790:1955-56
719:Wexford
697:Wexford
251:Wexford
199:Wexford
177:1956–57
172:1954–55
156:Wexford
147:1955-56
82:1956–57
77:1954–55
52:Wexford
48:Winners
1392:Dublin
1364:Antrim
1342:Antrim
1318:Dublin
1290:Antrim
1268:Antrim
1262:Finals
1184:Offaly
1089:Notes
905:Antrim
893:Notes
847:Offaly
839:Antrim
799:Antrim
787:Season
747:Dublin
530:Galway
474:Notes
334:Dublin
239:Notes
144:Season
68:Antrim
1380:Kerry
1346:Kerry
1306:Kerry
1283:Final
1272:Kerry
1145:Laois
1101:Kerry
1071:Team
949:Meath
875:Team
859:Laois
855:Kerry
835:Meath
712:Final
691:Final
569:Clare
456:Team
221:Team
35:Teams
27:Dates
1969:2025
1963:2024
1958:2023
1953:2022
1948:2021
1943:2020
1938:2019
1933:2018
1928:2017
1923:2016
1918:2015
1913:2014
1908:2013
1903:2012
1898:2011
1893:2010
1888:2009
1883:2008
1878:2007
1873:2006
1868:2005
1863:2004
1858:2003
1853:2002
1848:2001
1843:2000
1838:1999
1833:1998
1828:1997
1428:2011
1086:Pts
1074:Pld
1068:Pos
1027:Down
890:Pts
878:Pld
872:Pos
857:and
841:and
831:Down
471:Pts
459:Pld
453:Pos
295:Cork
236:Pts
224:Pld
218:Pos
91:The
111:'s
109:GAA
1989::
1390:,
1344:v
1316:,
1270:v
1083:L
1080:D
1077:W
887:L
884:D
881:W
853:,
849:,
837:,
833:,
817:→
808:←
745:,
699:v
468:L
465:D
462:W
233:L
230:D
227:W
194:.
179:→
170:←
99:.
38:18
1461:e
1454:t
1447:v
1430:.
1249:0
1244:3
1239:0
1234:0
1229:3
1217:4
1210:2
1205:2
1200:0
1195:1
1190:3
1178:3
1171:4
1166:1
1161:0
1156:2
1151:3
1139:2
1127:6
1122:0
1117:0
1112:3
1107:3
1095:1
1053:0
1048:3
1043:0
1038:0
1033:3
1021:4
1014:2
1009:2
1004:0
999:1
994:3
982:3
975:4
970:1
965:0
960:2
955:3
943:2
931:6
926:0
921:0
916:3
911:3
899:1
673:0
668:4
663:0
658:0
653:4
641:5
634:2
629:3
624:0
619:1
614:4
602:4
595:4
590:2
585:0
580:2
575:4
563:3
556:6
551:1
546:0
541:3
536:4
524:2
512:8
507:0
502:0
497:4
492:4
480:1
438:1
433:3
428:1
423:0
418:4
406:5
399:2
394:3
389:0
384:1
379:4
367:4
360:4
355:2
350:0
345:2
340:4
328:3
321:6
316:1
311:0
306:3
301:4
289:2
277:7
272:0
267:1
262:3
257:4
245:1
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