Founded | 1974 |
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Country | Ireland England |
Level on pyramid | 2 |
Promotion to | All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship |
Most championships | London (5 titles) |
Website | Official GAA site |
The All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship was an annual hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association between 1974 and 2004 for the so-called 'weaker' hurling teams in Ireland. The teams now play in the Joe McDonagh Cup (Tier 2 of the All Ireland Championship).
The series of games began every year immediately after the completion of the National Hurling League with the All-Ireland final being played in June or July, initially in Croke Park, Dublin but later in provincial venues around the country and in Britain.
The title was won by 11 different teams, 6 of which won the title more than once. The all-time record-holders are London, who won the competition 5 times. The history of the championship was bookended by victories for Kildare, winners of the first title in 1974 and the last in 2004.
The championship was open to all hurling teams who did not take part in the proper All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. It was a knock-out competition whereby once a team lost they were eliminated from the championship.
The championship was suspended after the completion of the 2004 All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship. Three counties competed in 2004:
County | Location | Stadium | Province | Position in 2003Championship | Championship Titles | Last Championship Title |
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Kildare | Newbridge | St Conleth's Park | Leinster | — | 4 | 2004 |
Mayo | Castlebar | MacHale Park | Connacht | — | 0 | — |
Wicklow | Aughrim | Aughrim County Ground | Leinster | Champions | 1 | 2003 |
Team | Total years | First year in championship | Most recent year in championship | Championship titles | Last championship title | Position in 2023 championship | Best Senior B finish | Current championship | Lvl |
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Antrim | 1974 | ||||||||
Carlow | 1974 | ||||||||
Down | 1974 | ||||||||
Hertfordshire | 1974 | ||||||||
Kerry | 1974 | ||||||||
Kildare | 1974 | ||||||||
Laois | 1976 | ||||||||
London | 1975 | ||||||||
Meath | 1974 | ||||||||
Roscommon | 1975 | ||||||||
Westmeath | 1974 | ||||||||
Wicklow | 1974 |
# | Team | No. | Years in championship |
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1 | Antrim | 4 | 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977 |
Carlow | 4 | 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977 | |
3 | Kerry | 3 | 1974, 1975, 1976 |
Down | 3 | 1974, 1975, 1977 | |
Meath | 3 | 1974, 1975, 1977 | |
Wicklow | 3 | 1974, 1975, 1977 | |
Roscommon | 3 | 1975, 1976, 1977 | |
London | 3 | 1975, 1976, 1977 | |
9 | Westmeath | 2 | 1974, 1975 |
Laois | 2 | 1976, 1977 | |
11 | Hertfordshire | 1 | 1974 |
Kildare | 1 | 1974 |
County | Title(s) | Runners-Up | Years won | Years runner-up |
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London | 5 | 16 | 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1995 | 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 |
Kildare | 4 | 1 | 1974, 1980, 1989, 2004 | 1990 |
Antrim | 3 | 1 | 1978, 1981, 1982 | 1974 |
Kerry | 3 | 0 | 1976, 1983, 1986 | - |
Westmeath | 3 | 0 | 1975, 1984, 1991 | - |
Laois | 3 | 0 | 1977, 1979, 2002 | - |
Wicklow | 1 | 2 | 2003 | 1995, 2002 |
Carlow | 1 | 1 | 1992 | 1987 |
Meath | 1 | 1 | 1993 | 1985 |
Roscommon | 1 | 1 | 1994 | 2003 |
New York | 1 | 0 | 1996 | - |
Down | 0 | 1 | - | 1988 |
Derry | 0 | 1 | - | 1996 |
Mayo | 0 | 1 | - | 2004 |
Province | Title(s) | Runners-Up | Total |
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Leinster | 13 | 5 | 18 |
Britain | 5 | 16 | 21 |
Ulster | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Munster | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Connacht | 1 | 2 | 3 |
North America | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Year | Date | Winners | Runners-up | Venue | Winning margin | ||
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County | Score | County | Score | ||||
2005- | Counties compete in the Christy Ring Cup | ||||||
2004 | 24 July | Kildare | 3-14 | Mayo | 3-07 | Croke Park | 7 |
2003 | Wicklow | 4-16 | Roscommon | 2-13 | Croke Park | 9 | |
2002 | Laois | 2-20 | Wicklow | 2-07 | Semple Stadium | 13 | |
1997-2001 | No championship | ||||||
1996 | New York | 4-16 | Derry | 0-13 | 15 | ||
1995 | London | 2-07 | Wicklow | 0-08 | O'Moore Park | 5 | |
1994 | Roscommon | 1-10 | London | 1-09 | McGovern Park | 1 | |
1993 | Meath | 2-16 | London | 1-16 | 3 | ||
1992 | Carlow | 2-15 | London | 3-10 | 2 | ||
1991 | Westmeath | 2-12 | London | 2-06 | 6 | ||
1990 | London | 1-15 | Kildare | 5-02 | 1 | ||
1989 | Kildare | 2-06 | London | 1-07 | 2 | ||
1988 | London | 2-06 | Down | 1-07 | 2 | ||
1987 | London | 0-20 | Carlow | 1-15 | 2 | ||
1986 | Kerry | 3-10 | London | 1-09 | 7 | ||
1985 | London | 1-09 | Meath | 1-06 | 3 | ||
1984 | Westmeath | 4-10 | London | 1-16 | 3 | ||
1983 | Kerry | 2-08 | London | 1-07 | 4 | ||
1982 | Antrim | 2-16 | London | 2-14 | 2 | ||
1981 | Antrim | 3-17 | London | 3-14 | 3 | ||
1980 | Kildare | 2-20 | London | 2-14 | 6 | ||
1979 | Laois | 1-20 | London | 0-17 | 6 | ||
1978 | Antrim | 1-16 | London | 3-07 | 3 | ||
1977 | Laois | 3-21 | London | 2-09 | 15 | ||
1976 | Kerry | 0-15 | London | 1-10 | 2 | ||
1975 | 22 June | Westmeath | 3-23 | London | 2-07 | Croke Park | 19 |
1974 | 23 June | Kildare | 1-26 | Antrim | 3-13 | Croke Park | 7 |
Legend
For each year, the number of counties (in brackets) are shown.
Team | 1974 (9) | 1975 (9) | 1976 (6) | 1977 (8) | 1978 (5) | 1979 (8) | Total |
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Antrim | 2nd | SF | HF | HF | 1st | SF | 6 |
Carlow | FR | QF | SF | FR | — | — | 4 |
Down | FR | QF | — | SF | HF | — | 4 |
Hertfordshire | SF | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Kerry | FR | HF | 1st | — | — | SF | 4 |
Kildare | 1st | — | — | — | — | HF | 2 |
Laois | — | — | QF | 1st | — | 1st | 3 |
London | — | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 5 |
Meath | QF | SF | — | FR | SF | — | 4 |
Roscommon | — | QF | SF | FR | SF | QF | 5 |
Westmeath | SF | 1st | — | — | — | QF | 3 |
Wicklow | FR | QF | — | SF | — | QF | 4 |
County | Wins | Most recent win |
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Antrim | 3 | 1982 |
Carlow | 1 | 1992 |
Kerry | 3 | 1986 |
Kildare | 4 | 2004 |
Laois | 3 | 2002 |
London | 5 | 1995 |
Meath | 1 | 1993 |
New York | 1 | 1996 |
Roscommon | 1 | 1994 |
Westmeath | 3 | 1991 |
Wicklow | 1 | 2003 |
Province | Title(s) | Runners-Up | Last Title (Year) | Biggest Contributor (Titles |
---|---|---|---|---|
Leinster | 13 | 5 | Kildare (2004) | Kildare (4) |
Britain | 5 | 16 | London (1995) | London (5) |
Ulster | 3 | 3 | Antrim (1982) | Antrim (3) |
Munster | 3 | 0 | Kerry (1986) | Kerry (3) |
Connacht | 1 | 2 | Roscommon (1994) | Roscommon (1) |
North America | 1 | 0 | New York (1996) | New York (1) |
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