| League: | 1952–53 National Hurling League |
| Dates: | 26 October 1952 – 19 April 1953 |
| Team1: | Cork |
| Titles: | 6th |
| Previous: | 1951–52 |
| Next: | 1953–54 |
The 1952–53 National Hurling League was the 22nd season of the National Hurling League.
| Competition: | National Hurling League Division 1 |
| Season: | 1952-53 |
| Winners: | Cork 6th National League title Captain: David O'Leary |
| Prevseason: | 1951–52 |
| Nextseason: | 1953-54 |
| Updated: | 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]
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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 |
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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 |
Semi-finals
Final