| League: | 1956–57 National Hurling League |
| Dates: | 28 October 1956 – 25 August 1957 |
| Teams: | 18 |
| Team1: | Tipperary |
| Titles: | 7th |
| Two: | Kerry |
| Previous: | 1955–56 |
| Next: | 1957–58 |
The 1956–57 National Hurling League was the 26th season of the National Hurling League.
| Competition: | National Hurling League Division 1 |
| Season: | 1956-57 |
| Winners: | Tipperary 7th National League title Captain: Mickey Byrne |
| Prevseason: | 1955-56 |
| Nextseason: | 1957-58 |
| Updated: | 2 May 2017 |
Wexford came into the season as defending champions of the 1955-56 season.[1] Antrim entered Division 1 as the promoted team from the previous season.
On 12 May 1957, Tipperary won the title following a 3–11 to 2–7 win over Kilkenny in the final. It was their 7th league title overall and their first since 1954-55.[2]
Westmeath were relegated from Division 1.
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| 1 | Kilkenny | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | Division 1 runners-up | ||||||||
| 2 | Cork | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||
| 3 | Wexford | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
| 4 | Waterford | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
| 5 | Dublin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
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| 1 | Tipperary | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | Division 1 champions | ||||||||
| 2 | Clare | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||
| 3 | Antrim | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||
| 4 | Galway | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||
| 5 | Westmeath | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Final
| Competition: | National Hurling League Division 2 |
| Season: | 1956-57 |
| Winners: | Kerry 1st Division 2 title |
| Prevseason: | 1955-56 |
| Nextseason: | 1957-58 |
| Updated: | 2 May 2017 |
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| 1 | Meath | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Division 1 runners-up | ||||||||
| 2 | Roscommon | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 3 | Wicklow | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 4 | Kildare | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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| 1 | Kerry | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Division 2 champions | ||||||||
| 2 | Limerick | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||
| 3 | Offaly | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| 4 | Laois | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Final