The 1952–53 National Hurling League was the 22nd season of the National Hurling League.
League details | |
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Dates | 26 October 1952 – 19 April 1953 |
League champions | |
Winners | Cork (6th win) |
← 1951–52 1953–54 → |
Division 1
Season | 1952-53 |
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Champions | Cork 6th National League title Captain: David O'Leary |
← 1951–52 1953-54 → All statistics correct as of 19 March 2017. |
Tipperary came into the season as defending champions of the 1951-52 season.
On 19 April 1953, Cork won the title after a 2-10 to 2-7 win over Tipperary in the final. It was their 6th league title overall and their first since 1947-48.[1]
Group A table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Notes |
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1 | Cork | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | National League champions |
2 | Dublin | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
3 | Wexford | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
4 | Waterford | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |
5 | Antrim | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
6 | Kilkenny | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
7 | Laois | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Group B table
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Notes |
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1 | Tipperary | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | National League runners-up |
2 | Clare | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |
3 | Galway | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
4 | Limerick | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
5 | Westmeath | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
6 | Offaly | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
7 | Meath | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Knock-out stage
Semi-finals
8 March 1953 Semi-final | Dublin | 3-06 - 3-11 | Cork | Croke Park, Dublin |
G Kelly 1-2, T Herbert 1-0, T Ryan 1-0, C Murphy 0-2, W Conway 0-2. | P Barry 2-2, C Ring 1-5, J Hartnett 0-2, M Fouhy 0-2. | Referee: J Mulcahy (Kilkenny) |
8 March 1953 Semi-final | Clare | 3-07 - 4-06 | Tipperary | Ennis Sportsfield, Ennis |
J Smyth 1-4, P Halpin 1-1, J Purcell 1-0, D Carroll 0-2. | P Kenny 2-1, P Maher 1-1, S Bannon 1-0, P Shanahan 0-3, M Ryan 0-1. | Referee: J Conroy (Laois) |
Final
19 April 1953 Final | Cork | 2-10 - 2-07 | Tipperary | Croke Park, Dublin |
P Barry 1-0, C Ring 0-4, J Lynam 1-0, J Hartnett 0-3, WJ Daly 0-2, G Murphy 0-1. | P Kenny 2-0, P Shanahan 0-3, T Ryan 0-2, M Ryan 0-1, T Wall 0-1. | Attendance: 38,912 |
References
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