1945–46 National Hurling League

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1945–46 National Hurling League
League details
Dates28 October 1945 – 21 July 1946
Teams12
League champions
WinnersClare (1st win)

The 1945–46 National Hurling League was the 15th season of the National Hurling League.[1] This was the first league to be played since 1940-41 because of fuel shortages and rationing during the Emergency.

Resumption[]

In August 1945 the Central Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association announced that they would resume the National Leagues in both hurling and Gaelic football. It was decided to divide the participating teams into small groups to ensure minimum travelling and in an effort to reduce costs due to the strict fuel rationing measures which remained due to World War II.

National Hurling League[]

National Hurling League
Season1945-46
ChampionsClare
1st National League title
Captain: Haulie Daly
← 1940-41
1946-47 →
All statistics correct as of 11 April 2017.

Cork came into the season as defending champions of the 1940-41 season.

On 21 July 1946, Clare won the title following a 2-10 to 2-5 win over Dublin in a replay of the final.[2] It was their first ever league title.

Group 1 table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L Pts Notes
1 Cork 3 3 0 0 6
2 Wexford 3 1 0 2 2
3 Kilkenny 3 1 0 2 2
4 Waterford 3 1 0 2 2

Group 2 table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L Pts Notes
1 Dublin 2 2 0 0 4 National League runners-up
2 Tipperary 2 1 0 1 2
3 Antrim 2 0 0 2 0

Group 3 table[]

Pos Team Pld W D L Pts Notes
1 Galway 4 3 0 1 6
2 Clare 4 3 0 1 6 National League champions
3 Westmeath 4 2 0 2 4
4 Limerick 4 2 0 2 4
5 Offaly 4 0 0 4 0

Play-off[]

28 April 1946 Play-off Clare 6-3 - 2-7 Galway McDonagh Park, Nenagh

Knock-out stage[]

Semi-final

7 April 1946 Semi-final Dublin 8-7 - 1-7 Cork Croke Park, Dublin

Finals

26 May 1946 Final Dublin 1-6 - 1-6 Clare Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
21 July 1946 Final replay Dublin 2-5 - 2-10 Clare Croke Park, Dublin
J Solon 1-5; H Daly 0-3; M Nugent 1-0; PJ Quane 0-1.

References[]

  1. ^ "National Hurling League Results 1925-2009". Hogan Stand. Archived from the original on 2010-08-05. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  2. ^ "NHL Preview: 35 years since league title came to Clare". The Clare Champion. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
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