| League: | 1951–52 National Hurling League |
| Dates: | 30 September 1951 – 18 May 1952 |
| Team1: | Tipperary |
| Titles: | 4th |
| Previous: | 1950–51 |
| Next: | 1952–53 |
The 1951–52 National Hurling League was the 21st season of the National Hurling League.
| Competition: | National Hurling League Division 1 |
| Season: | 1951-52 |
| Winners: | Tipperary 4th National League title Captain: Pat Stakelum |
| Prevseason: | 1950–51 |
| Nextseason: | 1952–53 |
| Updated: | 19 March 2017 |
The National Hurling League saw a major restructuring for the 1951-52 season. The old system of a four-group National League was abolished. Division 1 was split into two different groups of seven teams. The top-placed team in each group contested the home final.
Galway came into the season as defending champions of the 1950-51 season.
On 18 May 1952, Tipperary won the title after a 6-14 to 2-5 win over New York in the final. It was their 4th league title overall and their first since 1949-50.[1]
| width=20 | Pos | width=150 | Team | width=20 | Pld | width=20 | W | width=20 | D | width=20 | L | width=20 | Pts | width=250 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wexford | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | National League runners-up | ||||||||
| 2 | Kilkenny | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | |||||||||
| 3 | Waterford | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |||||||||
| 4 | Cork | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||
| 5 | Dublin | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||
| 6 | Laois | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||
| 7 | Antrim | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
| width=20 | Pos | width=150 | Team | width=20 | Pld | width=20 | W | width=20 | D | width=20 | L | width=20 | Pts | width=250 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tipperary | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | National League winners | ||||||||
| 2 | Galway | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |||||||||
| 3 | Limerick | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |||||||||
| 4 | Meath | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | |||||||||
| 5 | Offaly | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||
| 6 | Clare | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |||||||||
| 7 | Westmeath | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
Home final
Final