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

National Hurling League The National Hurling League is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition featuring teams from Ireland and England. Founded in 1925 by the Gaelic Athletic Association, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation within the l ...

Division 1

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came into the season as defending champions of the 1975-76 season.

Wicklow Wicklow ( ; ga, Cill Mhantáin , meaning 'church of the toothless one'; non, Víkingaló) is the county town of County Wicklow in Ireland. It is located south of Dublin on the east coast of the island. According to the 2016 census, it has ...

entered Division 1 as the promoted team. On 24 April 1977,

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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.

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's Pat Moylan and Clare's

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were the Division 1 joint-top scorers.

Division 1A

Group stage

Division 1B

Group stage

Play-off

Knock-out stage

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final

Scoring statistics

;Top scorers overall ;Top scorers in a single game

Division 2

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.

Division 2 table

References

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