The 1976–77 National Hurling League was the 46th season of the National Hurling League.
Division 1
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.
Division 1A
PosTeamPldWDLPtsNotes1 Clare 660012 Division 1 champions2 Kilkenny 64119 Division 1 runners-up3 Tipperary 640284 Wexford 621355 Cork 620446 Limerick 61234 Relegated to Division 1A7 Dublin 60060 Relegated to Division 1A
Group stage
Division 1B
PosTeamPldWDLPtsNotes1 Offaly 651011 Promoted to Division 1A2 Galway 650110 Promoted to Division 1A3 Kildare 640284 Waterford 631275 Laois 620446 Antrim 610527 Wicklow 60060 Relegated to Division 2
Group stage
Play-off
Knock-out stage
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Scoring statistics
Top scorers overall
Rank Player Team Tally Total Matches Average1Pat MoylanCork3-253474.85Colm HonanClare1-313474.853Pat DelaneyOffaly1-283183.874Declan FitzpatrickWaterford1-252864.665Tommy ButlerTipperary4-162883.506Eddie DonnellyAntrim4-152764.50Éamonn CreganLimerick2-212773.85Pat DillonLaois0-272764.509P. J. MolloyGalway1-202382.87Johnny WalshKildare0-232354.60Liam O'BrienKilkenny0-232373.28
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Team Tally Total Opposition1Declan FitzpatrickWaterford1-1013Wicklow2Pat MoylanCork2-0511Wexford3Eddie DonnellyAntrim2-0410Wicklow4Noel CaseyClare2-039DublinEddie DonnellyAntrim2-039LaoisÉamonn CreganLimerick1-069Cork7Pat O'ConnorClare2-028KilkennyHugh MaherWaterford2-028WicklowEddie KeherKilkenny1-058CorkColm HonanClare1-058LimerickPat DelaneyOffaly0-088Kildare
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
PosTeamPldWDLPtsNotes1 Westmeath 550010 Division 2 champions2 Kerry 540183 Down 530264 Carlow 510425 Meath 510426 Roscommon 51040
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