1975–76 National Hurling League
| League details | |
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| Dates | 5 October 1975 – 20 June 1976 |
| Teams | 20 |
| League champions | |
| Winners | Kilkenny (4th win) |
| Captain | Phil Larkin |
| Other division winners | |
| Division 2 | Wicklow |
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← 1974–75
1976–77 →
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| Season | 1975-76 |
|---|---|
| Champions |
Kilkenny 4th National League title Captain: Phil Larkin |
| Relegated | Westmeath |
| Matches played | 51 |
| Top goalscorer |
 Eddie Keher (11-58) |
| Biggest home win |
Waterford 7-18 - 1-4 Laois (23 November 1975) |
| Biggest away win |
Limerick 5-14 - 0-7 Laois (30 November 1975) |
| Highest scoring |
Wexford 4-16 - 3-24 Clare (25 April 1976) |
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← 1974-75
1976-77 →
All statistics correct as of 28 February 2017.
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| Season | 1975-76 |
|---|---|
| Champions | Wicklow |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Biggest home win |
Down 5-12 - 0-2 Kerry (2 November 1975) |
| Biggest away win |
Down 6-8 - 1-3 Carlow (19 October 1975) |
| Highest scoring |
Down 3-12 - 4-7 Meath (5 October 1975) |
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← 1974-75
1976-77 →
All statistics correct as of 28 February 2017.
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The 1975–76 National Hurling League was the 45th season of the National Hurling League.
Galway came into the season as defending champions of the 1974-75 season. Westmeath entered Division 1 as the promoted team.
On 20 June 1976, Kilkenny won the title after a 6-14 to 1-14 win over Clare in the final. It was their 4th league title overall and their first since 1965-66.
Westmeath were relegated from Division 1 after just one season in the top flight. They were defeated by Antrim in a relegation play-off.
Kilkenny's Eddie Keher was the Division 1 top scorer with 11-58.
The 14 teams in Division 1 were divided into two groups of seven teams named Division 1A and Division 1B. Each team played all the others in its group once. Two points were awarded for a win and one for a draw. The first two teams in Division 1A advanced to the league semi-finals. The third and fourth-placed teams in Division 1A joined the first two teams in Division 1B in the quarter-finals. The bottom-placed team in Division 1A was relegated to Division 1B with the Division 1B champion gaining promotion. The bottom-placed team in Division 1B was relegated to Division 2.
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Finals
On 7 March 1976, Wicklow won the title after a 2-9 to 0-7 win over Down in a play-off.
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