1936–37 National Hurling League

1936–37 National Hurling League
League details
Dates4 October 1936 – 18 April 1937
Teams9
League champions
WinnersLimerick (4th win)
CaptainMick Mackey
League runners-up
Runners-upTipperary

The 1936–37 National Hurling League was the tenth edition of the National Hurling League, which ran from 4 October 1936 until 18 April 1937.

The nine participating teams were Clare, Cork, Dublin, Galway, Kilkenny, Laois, Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford who agreed to play an eight game format whereby each team would play each of their eight rivals once with two points awarded for a win and one point awarded for a drawn game. The team with most points at the completion of the season would be declared National Hurling League champions.

Limerick completed their eight game programme with just one defeat and were declared the champions for the fourth successive year while Clare finished with the fewest points, however, they were not relegated the following season.[1]

National Hurling League

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L Pts Notes
1 Limerick 8 6 1 1 13 National League champions
2 Tipperary 8 6 0 2 12 National League runners-up
3 Dublin 8 4 1 3 9
4 Cork 8 4 1 3 9
5 Waterford 8 4 0 4 8
6 Kilkenny 8 3 1 4 7
7 Galway 8 2 1 5 5
8 Laois 7 2 0 5 4
9 Clare 7 1 1 5 3

Results

Dublin v Waterford
4 October 1936 Round I Dublin 4-5 - 4-4 Waterford Croke Park, Dublin
Clare v Tipperary
4 October 1936 Round I Clare 2-2 - 3-2 Tipperary Cusack Park, Ennis
Kilkenny v Galway
4 October 1936 Round I Kilkenny 7-6 - 5-1 Galway Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
Cork v Laois
4 October 1936 Round I Cork 6-2 - 2-1 Laois Athletic Grounds, Cork
Tipperary v Dublin
18 October 1936 Round II Tipperary 2-5 - 2-2 Dublin Thurles Sportsfield
Laois v Limerick
18 October 1936 Round II Laois 2-4 - 7-1 Limerick O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Waterford v Clare
18 October 1936 Round II Waterford 4-2 - 2-1 Clare Lismore
Galway v Clare
18 October 1936 Round II Galway 5-3 - 4-2 Clare Pearse Park, Galway
Dublin v Galway
1 November 1936 Round III Dublin 3-7 - 1-2 Galway Croke Park, Dublin
Limerick v Waterford
1 November 1936 Round III Limerick 4-3 - 2-3 Waterford Markets Field, Limerick
Cork v Tipperary
1 November 1936 Round III Cork 9-5 - 5-3 Tipperary Athletic Grounds, Cork
Clare v Kilkenny
1 November 1936 Round III Clare 7-4 - 5-1 Kilkenny Cusack Park, Ennis
Kilkenny v Dublin
15 November 1936 Round IV Kilkenny 7-4 - 7-4 Dublin Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
Tipperary v Limerick
15 November 1936 Round IV Tipperary 4-5 - 2-4 Limerick Thurles Sportsfield
Waterford v Laois
15 November 1936 Round IV Waterford 4-2 - 4-4 Laois The Sportsfield, Waterford
Galway v Cork
15 November 1936 Round IV Galway 4-5 - 4-5 Cork Pearse Park, Galway
Limerick v Galway
29 November 1936 Round V Limerick 8-4 - 0-3 Galway Markets Field, Limerick
Laois v Tipperary
29 November 1936 Round V Laois 6-1 - 4-3 Tipperary O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Cork v Kilkenny
29 November 1936 Round V Cork 6-5- 2-2 Kilkenny Athletic Grounds, Cork
Dublin v Clare
29 November 1936 Round V Dublin 3-7 - 3-1 Clare Croke Park, Dublin
Tipperary v Waterford
7 February 1937 Round VI Tipperary 7-2 - 5-0 Waterford Clonmel
Kilkenny v Limerick
7 February 1937 Round VI Kilkenny 4-1 - 6-3 Limerick Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
Galway v Laois
7 February 1937 Round VI Galway 4-1 - 1-4 Laois Portumna
Clare v Cork
7 February 1937 Round VI Clare 1-2 - 6-4 Cork Kilkishen
Dublin v Cork
28 February 1937 Round VII Dublin 5-3 - 4-3 Cork Croke Park, Dublin
Laois v Kilkenny
21 March 1937 Round VII Laois 3-4 - 4-2 Kilkenny O'Moore Park, Portlaois
Limerick v Clare
21 March 1937 Round VII Limerick 3-2 - 3-2 Clare Markets Field, Limerick
Waterford v Galway
21 March 1937 Round VII Waterford 2-5 - 1-2 Galway Fraher Field, Dungarvan
Dublin v Limerick
4 April 1937 Round VIII Dublin 0-6 - 4-4 Limerick Croke Park, Dublin
Kilkenny v Waterford
4 April 1937 Round VIII Kilkenny 5-3 - 2-1 Waterford Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
Clare v Laois
4 April 1937 Round VIII Clare 5-5 - 2-1 Laois Cusack Park, Ennis
Galway v Tipperary
11 April 1937 Round VIII Galway 1-1 - 10-1 Tipperary Portumna
Limerick v Cork
18 April 1937 Round IX Limerick 11-5 - 5-1 Cork Markets Field, Limerick
Laois v Dublin
18 April 1937 Round IX Laois 0-2 - 7-8 Dublin O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Waterford v Clare
18 April 1937 Round IX Waterford 3-8 - 3-4 Clare Cappoquin
Tipperary v Kilkenny
18 April 1937 Round IX Tipperary 2-7 - 3-2 Kilkenny Carrick-on-Suir

External links

  • 1936-37 National Hurling League

References

  1. ^ "National Hurling League Results 1925-2009". Hogan Stand. Archived from the original on 5 August 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
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