1932–33 National Hurling League

1932–33 National Hurling League
League details
Dates18 September 1932 – 9 April 1933
Teams10
League champions
WinnersKilkenny (1st win)

The 1932–33 National Hurling League was the sixth season of the National Hurling League.

Format

The ten participating teams were Clare, Cork, Dublin, Galway, Kilkenny, Laois, Limerick, Offaly, Tipperary and Waterford who were divided into two divisions and agreed to play a four-game format whereby each team would play each of their five rivals once with two points awarded for a win and one point awarded for a drawn game. The two teams with the most points in each division at the completion of the season would play a final to decide the National Hurling League champions.

National Hurling League

Football league season
National Hurling League
Season1932-33
ChampionsKilkenny
1st National League title
Captain: Eddie Doyle
Matches played22
Biggest home winTipperary 8-8 - 2-0 Offaly
(20 November 1932)
Biggest away winCork 7-5 - 1-2 Laois
(4 December 1932)
Highest scoringGalway 0-30 - 0-13 Offaly
(18 September 1932)
← 1930-31
1933-34 →
All statistics correct as of 18 April 2017.

Galway came into the season as defending champions of the 1930-31 season.

On 9 April 1933, Kilkenny won the title after a 3-8 to 1-3 win over Limerick in the final. It was their first league title.[1]

Eastern Division table

Pos Team Pld W D L Pts Notes
1 Kilkenny 4 4 0 0 8 National League winners
2 Cork 4 3 0 1 6
3 Dublin 4 2 0 2 4
4 Laois 4 1 0 3 2
5 Waterford 4 0 0 4 0

Group stage results

Cork v Dublin
9 October 1932 Cork 4-3 - 0-3 Dublin Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
Laois v Kilkenny
16 October 1932 Laois 3-2 - 4-3 Kilkenny O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Waterford v Laois
23 October 1932 Waterford 4-3 - 5-5 Laois Waterford
Kilkenny v Cork
6 November 1932 Kilkenny 2-5 - 2-2 Cork Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
Dublin v Kilkenny
20 November 1932 Dublin 0-2 - 4-3 Kilkenny Croke Park, Dublin
Cork v Waterford
20 November 1932 Cork 4-6 - 1-4 Waterford Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
Waterford v Dublin
4 December 1932 Waterford 1-6 - 3-4 Dublin Waterford
Laois v Cork
4 December 1932 Laois 1-2 - 7-5 Cork O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Dublin v Laois
Dublin 7-3 - 2-1 Laois

Western Division table

Pos Team Pld W D L Pts Notes
1 Limerick 4 3 0 1 6 National League runners-up
2 Tipperary 4 3 0 1 6
3 Galway 4 2 0 2 4
4 Clare 4 2 0 2 4
5 Offaly 4 0 0 4 0

Group stage results

Galway v Offaly
18 September 1932 Galway 0-30 - 0-13 Offaly Galway
Offaly v Clare
23 October 1932 Offaly 1-2 - 4-3 Clare Tullamore
Galway v Limerick
30 October 1932 Galway 4-2 - 3-3 Limerick Tuam
Clare v Tipperary
6 November 1932 Clare 3-1 - 5-4 Tipperary Ennis
Tipperary v Offaly
20 November 1932 Tipperary 8-8 - 2-0 Offaly Templemore
Clare v Galway
20 November 1932 Clare 4-5 - 2-8 Galway Ennis
Galway v Tipperary
4 December 1932 Galway 2-6 - 5-5 Tipperary Loughrea
Limerick v Clare
4 December 1932 Limerick 4-4 - 2-2 Clare Markets Field, Limerick

Play-off

Limerick v Tipperary
5 March 1933 Play-off Limerick 3-2 - 1-1 Tipperary Markets Field, Limerick

Knock-out stage

Final

Kilkenny v Limerick
9 April 1933 Final Kilkenny 3-8 - 1-3 Limerick Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

References

  1. ^ "First League final in 'Park in 47 years". Kilkenny People. 3 May 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
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