1995–96 National Hurling League


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. 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

Group stage

Knock-out stage

Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final

Scoring statistics

;Top scorers overall
RankPlayerTeamTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Brian CorcoranCork2-354166.83
2Francis FordeGalway2-2935
3Micheal HickeyWaterford2-2329
4D. J. CareyKilkenny0-2626
5Charlie CarterKilkenny3-1625
6Johnny DooleyOffaly0-2424
7Liam BurkeGalway1-1922
8Joe RabbitteGalway1-1821
9Tommy DunneTipperary0-2020

;Top scorers in a single game
RankPlayerTeamTallyTotalOpposition
1Brian CorcoranCork0-1010Waterford
1Adrian RonanKilkenny0-1010Tipperary
3Liam BurkeGalway1-069Kilkenny
3Brian CorcoranCork1-069Kerry
3Michael HickeyWaterford1-069Tipperary
6Francis FordeGalway1-058Kerry
6Francis FordeGalway1-058Wexford
6D. J. CareyKilkenny0-088Galway
6D. J. CareyKilkenny0-088Clare
6Johnny DooleyOffaly0-088Waterford
6John LeahyTipperary0-088Galway

Division 2

Table