| League: | 1953–54 National Hurling League |
| Dates: | 4 October 1953 – 2 May 1954 |
| Team1: | Tipperary |
| Captain1: | Jimmy Finn |
| Titles: | 5th |
| Team2: | Kilkenny |
| Captain2: | Dan Kennedy |
| Previous: | 1952–53 |
| Next: | 1954–55 |
The 1953–54 National Hurling League was the 23rd season of the NHL, an annual hurling competition for the GAA county teams.[1]
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| 1 | Kilkenny | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | Division 1 runners-up | ||||||||
| 2 | Dublin | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||
| 3 | Cork | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||
| 4 | Wexford | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||
| 5 | Waterford | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
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| 1 | Galway | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |||||||||
| 2 | Clare | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 3 | Tipperary | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | Division 1 champions | ||||||||
| 4 | Limerick | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||
| 5 | Limerick | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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