1954–55 National Hurling League

1954–55 National Hurling LeagueLeague details

Dates| 10 October 1954 – May 1955
League champions
Winners| Tipperary (6th win)

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1955–56 ->

The 1954–55 National Hurling League was the 24th season of the National Hurling League.

## Division 1[edit]

Football league season

National Hurling League Division 1

Season| 1954-55
Champions| Tipperary
6th National League title
Captain: John Doyle

← 1953-54

1955-56 →

All statistics correct as of 2 April 2017.

Tipperary came into the season as defending champions of the 1953–54 season.

On 1 May 1955, Tipperary won the title after a 3-5 to 1-5 win over Wexford in the final. It was their 6th league title and their second title in succession.[1]

### Group 1A table[edit]

Pos  | Team  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | Pts  | Notes

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1 |  Wexford | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 |  Division 1 runners-up
2 |  Dublin | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8
3 |  Kilkenny | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6
4 |  Cork | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2
5 |  Waterford | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2
6 |  Meath | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0

### Group 1B table[edit]

Pos  | Team  | Pld  | W  | D  | L  | Pts  | Notes

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1 |  Tipperary | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 |  Division 1 champions
2 |  Clare | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6
3 |  Galway | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4
4 |  Limerick | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2
5 |  Laois | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2

### Knock-out stage[edit]

Semi-final

Tipperary v Clare 17 April 1955 Semi-final|  Tipperary | 3-8 - 0-6|  Clare | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick

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|  |  |  | Referee: P O'Connell (Offaly)

Final

Tipperary v Wexford 1 May 1955 Final|  Tipperary | 3-5 – 1-5|  Wexford | Croke Park, Dublin

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## References[edit]

1. ^ "National Hurling League Results 1925-2009". Hogan Stand. Archived from the original on 5 August 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2011.

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