The 1995–96 National Hurling League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Church & General National Hurling League, was the 65th edition of the National Hurling League, which ran from 7 October 1995 until 12 May 1996.Gaelic Games Galway won, beating Tipperary in the final.
Structure There are eight teams in each division. Each plays each other team once, home or away, and receives two points for a win and one for a draw.
The top two teams in Division 1 advance to the semi-finals. The third- and fourth-placed teams in Division 1 go into the quarter-finals, as do the top two teams in Division 2.
The top two teams in Divisions 2, 3 and 4 are promoted for the following season. The bottom two in Divisions 1, 2 and 3 are relegated.
Division 1 Table
TeamPldWDLPtsStatus 7 5 1 1 12 Advance to semi-finals 7 5 02 10 7 5 02 10 Advance to quarter-finals 7 3 0 4 6 7 3 0 4 6 7 2 13 5 7 10 6 2 Relegated 7 10 6 2
Group stage
Knock-out stage
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Scoring statistics
Top scorers overall
Rank Player Team Tally Total Matches Average1Brian CorcoranCork2-354166.832Francis FordeGalway2-29353Micheal HickeyWaterford2-23294D. J. CareyKilkenny0-26265Charlie CarterKilkenny3-16256Johnny DooleyOffaly0-24247Liam BurkeGalway1-19228Joe RabbitteGalway1-18219Tommy DunneTipperary0-2020
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Team Tally Total Opposition1Brian CorcoranCork0-1010WaterfordAdrian RonanKilkenny0-1010Tipperary3Liam BurkeGalway1-069KilkennyBrian CorcoranCork1-069KerryMichael HickeyWaterford1-069Tipperary6Francis FordeGalway1-058KerryFrancis FordeGalway1-058WexfordD. J. CareyKilkenny0-088GalwayD. J. CareyKilkenny0-088ClareJohnny DooleyOffaly0-088WaterfordJohn LeahyTipperary0-088Galway
Division 2 Table TeamPldWDLPtsStatus 7 6 0 1 12 Promoted and advance to quarter-finals 7 5 0 2 10 7 5 0 2 10 7 4 0 3 8 7 2 1 4 5 7 2 14 5 7 02 5 2 Relegated 7 1 0 6 2
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