1951–52 National Hurling League
The 1951–52 National Hurling League was the 21st season of the National Hurling League.
Division 1
The National Hurling League saw a major restructuring for the 1951-52 season. The old system of a four-group National League was abolished. Division 1 was split into two different groups of seven teams. The top-placed team in each group contested the home final.Galway came into the season as defending champions of the 1950-51 season.
On 18 May 1952, Tipperary won the title after a 6-14 to 2-5 win over New York in the final. It was their 4th league title overall and their first since 1949-50.
Group A table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Notes |
| 1 | Wexford | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | National League runners-up |
| 2 | Kilkenny | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | - |
| 3 | Waterford | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | - |
| 4 | Cork | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | - |
| 5 | Dublin | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | - |
| 6 | Laois | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - |
| 7 | Antrim | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - |
Group B table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Notes |
| 1 | Tipperary | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 | National League winners |
| 2 | Galway | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | - |
| 3 | Limerick | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | - |
| 4 | Meath | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | - |
| 5 | Offaly | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| 6 | Clare | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | - |
| 7 | Westmeath | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | - |
Knock-out stage
Home finalFinal