2023 Derry Senior Hurling Championship

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2023 Derry Senior Hurling Championship
Dates27 July - 17 September 2023
Teams8
SponsorLeadon Timber Frame
Champions Colours of Galway.svg Slaughtneil (17th title)
Brendan Rogers (captain)
Michael McShane (manager)
Runners-up Colours of Sligo.svg Kevin Lynch's
Kevin Hinphey (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored40 (3.08 per match)
Points scored411 (31.62 per match)
2022 (Previous)(Next) 2024

The 2023 Derry Senior Hurling Championship was the 78th staging of the Derry Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Derry County Board in 1887. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 6 July 2023. [1] [2] The championship ran from 27 July to 17 September 2023.

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Slaughtneil entered the championship as the defending champions in search of an 11th consecutive title. [3]

The final was played on 17 September 2023 at the Owenbeg Centre of Excellence, between Slaughtneil and Kevin Lynch's in what was their ninth meeting in the final overall and a fifth successive meeting. [4] Slaughtneil won the match by 3-23 to 1-09 to claim their 17th championship title overall and an 11th consecutive title. [5] [6]

Group A

Group A table

  Senior final  Intermediate final  Junior final

TeamMatchesScorePts
PldWDLForAgainstDiff
Slaughtneil 330010137646
Ballinascreen 32015960-14
Swatragh 31025166-152
Na Magha 30034088-480

Group A results

28 July 2023Round 1 Na Magha 1-09 - 3-31 Slaughtneil Amelia Earhart Centre
28 July 2023Round 1 Swatragh 3-08 - 2-14 Ballinascreen Davitt Park
19 August 2023Round 2 Slaughtneil 3-20 - 0-10 Ballinascreen Owenbeg COE
19 August 2023Round 2 Swatragh 2-13 - 0-14 Na Magha Owenbeg COE
10 September 2023Round 3 Ballinascreen 2-23 - 2-08 Na Magha Dean McGlinchey Park
10 September 2023Round 3 Slaughtneil 2-26 - 1-12 Swatragh Emmet Park

Group B

Group B table

  Senior final  Intermediate final  Junior final

TeamMatchesScorePts
PldWDLForAgainstDiff
Kevin Lynch's 32016252104
Eoghan Rua 32014855-74
Banagher 31025961-22
Lavey 31026768-12

Group B results

27 July 2023Round 1 Banagher 0-23 - 1-18 Lavey Fr McNally Park
21 August 2023Round 2 Lavey 2-20 - 2-17 Kevin Lynch's Lavey Grounds
21 August 2023Round 2 Eoghan Rua 1-16 - 1-14 Banagher Eoghan Rua Grounds
9 September 2023Round 3 Eoghan Rua 3-13 - 0-20 Lavey Owenbeg COE
9 September 2023Round 3 Banagher 4-07 - 1-18 Kevin Lynch's Owenbeg COE

Knockout stage

Junior final

17 September 2023Final Banagher 3-17 - 0-22 Swatragh Owenbeg COE
C Murray (2-4), K McAllister (1-0), S Walsh (0-5, 3f), F McGurk (0-2), T Walsh (0-2), SM Quinn (0-3), J Friel (0-1, 1f), Report C O'Kane (0-4), C Armstrong (0-6, 6f), C Lynch (0-3), R McCloskey (0-1), S Murphy (0-7, 6f), O McCloskey (0-1, 1pen).Referee: T Conway

Intermediate final

17 September 2023Final Ballinascreen 3-16 - 0-05 Eoghan Rua Owenbeg COE
C Gough (1-4, 4f), C Doyle (1-2), R O'Kane (1-0), E Conway (0-3, 1f), M Bradley (0-1), A Kelly (0-1), N Doyle (0-2), N Rafferty (0-2), JL McGlade (0-1). Report L Passmore (0-3, 2f), L McMullan (0-2)Referee: O Elliott

Senior final

17 September 2023Final Slaughtneil 3-23 - 1-09 Kevin Lynch's Owenbeg COE
B Rogers (3-2), C O’Doherty 0-8 (0-6f, 0-1 65), R Ó Mianáin (0-3), P McCullagh, M McGuigan, G Bradley, E Cassidy (0-2 each), J Cassidy, S O’Doherty (0-1 each). Report Richie Mullan (0-5, 0-2f, 0-2 65), C O’Reilly (0-4), Ronan Mullan (1-0).Referee: E Hassan (Swatragh)

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