1953–54 National Hurling League
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{{Infobox GAA League
|league = 1953–54 National Hurling League
|image =
|dates =4 October 1953 – 2 May 1954
|teams =
|team1 = Tipperary
|captain1 =Jimmy Finn
|manager1 =
|titles = 5th
|team2 = Kilkenny
|captain2 = Dan Kennedy
|manager2 =
|previous = 1952–53
|next = 1954–55
}}
The 1953–54 National Hurling League was the 23rd season of the NHL, an annual hurling competition for the GAA county teams.{{cite web|url=http://www.hoganstand.com/general/leagues/nhlrecords.aspx|title=National Hurling League Results 1925-2009|publisher=Hogan Stand|accessdate=18 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100805063526/http://www.hoganstand.com/general/leagues/nhlrecords.aspx|archive-date=2010-08-05|url-status=dead}}
Division 1
=Division 1A table=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: centre;"
!width=20|Pos !width=150|Team !width=20|Pld !width=20|W !width=20|D !width=20|L !width=20|Pts !width=250|Notes | |||||||
| style="background:silver;"
|1 | align=left| Kilkenny | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | Division 1 runners-up |
| 2 | align=left| Dublin | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 3 | align=left| Cork | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 4 | align=left| Wexford | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
| 5 | align=left| Waterford | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
=Division 1B table=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: centre;"
!width=20|Pos !width=150|Team !width=20|Pld !width=20|W !width=20|D !width=20|L !width=20|Pts !width=250|Notes | |||||||
| 1 | align=left| Galway | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2 | align=left| Clare | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| style="background:gold;"
|3 | align=left| Tipperary | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | Division 1 champions |
| 4 | align=left| Limerick | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | align=left| Limerick | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
=Knock-out stage=
Final
{{football box collapsible
|date = 2 May 1954
|time =
|round = Final
|team1 = Tipperary
|score = 3-10 - 1-4
|report =
|team2 = Kilkenny
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Croke Park, Dublin
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
References
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{{National Hurling Leagues}}
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