1932–33 National Hurling League Explained

League:1932–33 National Hurling League
Dates:18 September 1932 – 9 April 1933
Teams:10
Team1:Kilkenny
Titles:1st
Previous:1930–31
Next:1933–34

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

Competition:National Hurling League
Season:1932-33
Winners:Kilkenny
1st National League title
Captain: Eddie Doyle
Biggest Home Win:Tipperary 8-8 - 2-0 Offaly
(20 November 1932)
Biggest Away Win:Cork 7-5 - 1-2 Laois
(4 December 1932)
Highest Scoring:Galway 0-30 - 0-13 Offaly
(18 September 1932)
Matches:22
Prevseason:1930-31
Nextseason:1933-34
Updated: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

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1 Kilkenny 44008 National League winners
2 Cork 43016
3 Dublin 42024
4 Laois 41032
5 Waterford 40040

Western Division table

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1 Limerick 43016 National League runners-up
2 Tipperary 43016
3 Galway 42024
4 Clare 42024
5 Offaly 40040

Knock-out stage

Final

Notes and References

  1. Web site: First League final in 'Park in 47 years. Kilkenny People. 3 May 2013. 18 April 2017.