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1976-77 National Hurling League

1976–77 National Hurling League
League details
Dates 10 October 1976 – 24 April 1977
League champions
Winners Clare (2nd win)
Captain Jimmy McNamara
Manager Fr Harry Bohan
League runners-up
Runners-up Kilkenny
Captain Liam O'Brien
Manager Fr Tommy Maher
Other division winners
Division 2 Westmeath
National Hurling League Division 1
Season 1976-77
Champions Clare
2nd National League title
Captain: Jimmy McNamara
Manager: Harry Bohan
Relegated Wicklow
Top goalscorer Colours of Cork.svg Pat Moylan (3-25)
Colours of Clare.svg Colm Honan (1-21)
1975-76
1977-78
All statistics correct as of 28 February 2017.
National Hurling League Division 2
Season 1975-76
Champions Westmeath
1975-76
1977-78
All statistics correct as of 28 February 2017.

The 1976–77 National Hurling League was the 46th season of the National Hurling League.

Kilkenny came into the season as defending champions of the 1975-76 season. Wicklow entered Division 1 as the promoted team.

On 24 April 1977, Clare won the title after a 2-8 to 0-9 win over Kilkenny in the final. It was their second league title overall and their first since 1945-46.

Wicklow were relegated from Division 1 after just one season in the top flight.

Cork's Pat Moylan and Clare's Colm Honan were the Division 1 joint-top scorers.












































Quarter-finals




Semi-finals



Final


On 20 February 1977, Westmeath won the title after a 5-14 to 0-7 win over Meath in the final round of the group stage.


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