All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship

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GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Club Championship
Current season or competition:
Current event clock.svg 2023–24 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship
All-Ireland Club Championships.jpg
Irish Craobh Shinsearaí Iomána Chlub na hÉireann
CodeHurling
Founded 1970–71
Region Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland (GAA)
Trophy Tommy Moore Cup
No. of teams4
Title holders Colors of New York.svg St. Thomas' (2nd title)
Most titles Colours of Limerick.svg Ballyhale Shamrocks (9 titles)
Sponsors Allied Irish Banks
TV partner(s) TG4
MottoThe toughest of them all
Official website Official GAA website

The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Club Championship, known simply as the All-Ireland Club Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county club hurling competition in Ireland, and has been contested every year since the 1970–71 championship (except for 2020-21, due to the COVID-19 pandemic).

Contents

The final, currently held on the third Sunday in January, is the culmination of a series of games played between October and February with the winners receiving the Tommy Moore Cup. The All-Ireland Championship has always been played on a straight knockout basis whereby once a team loses they are eliminated from the championship. Currently qualification is limited to teams competing in the Galway Championship, the Leinster Championship, the Munster Championship and the Ulster Championship.

Four teams currently participate in the All-Ireland semi-finals. The most successful teams are from County Galway – seven Galway clubs have won the All-Ireland title on 14 separate occasions.

The title has been won by 26 clubs, 10 of whom have won the title more than once. The current holders and all-time record-holders are Ballyhale Shamrocks, who have won the championship on 9 occasions.

St Thomas' are the title holders, defeating O'Loughlin Gaels by 0-18 to 0-17 in the 2024 final.

History

Beginnings

Since the foundation of the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1884, challenge, exhibition and tournament matches between clubs on an inter-county level were commonplace. Throughout the 1930s and 1940s, Glen Rovers of Cork and Ahane of Limerick regularly clashed in off-season games. In the 1950s the Cork Churches Tournament came to be recognised as the unofficial All-Ireland Club Championship. The tournament was an initiative by the then Bishop of Cork and Ross, Cornelius Lucey, to raise money to build five new churches in the fast developing suburbs of Cork. Participation was by invitation and was extended to the country’s current best hurling teams. This tournament lasted for five years, however, by the 1960s there was a growing appetite for a similar competition. In 1965 the Munster Council organised the Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship. [1] Following the success of this provincial championship, Donegal, Galway and Wexford put down a motion for the introduction of All-Ireland club championships in both codes at the GAA's Congress in 1969. The motion was successful and the competition eventually began in 1970–71.

Team dominance

Ollie Canning won four All-Ireland medals with Portumna. Ollie Canning.jpg
Ollie Canning won four All-Ireland medals with Portumna.

The difficult nature of qualifying for the All-Ireland Championship via the individual county and provincial championships has meant that individual clubs have rarely dominated for prolonged periods of time, however, there have been exceptions.

The first decade of the All-Ireland Championship was dominated by the “big three” clubs from Cork, with Blackrock, Glen Rovers and St. Finbarr’s, Togher sharing every All-Ireland title bar one between 1972 and 1979. Blackrock became the preeminent team of the championship by winning three All-Ireland titles from four final appearances during this time. Glen Rovers and St. Finbarr’s claimed two titles apiece during the same period.

The second decade saw a greater spread of counties represented, with the club champions of Antrim, Cork, Galway, Kilkenny, Tipperary and Wexford all claiming the All-Ireland title. Kilkenny clubs were dominant by winning five championship titles between 1981 and 1991. Ballyhale Shamrocks won three of these titles with victories in 1981, 1984 and 1990.

The resurgence of non-traditional teams at inter-county level was also prevalent in the club championship during the 1990s. Galway clubs came to the fore during this decade, with Sarsfields becoming the first team to retain the All-Ireland title with back-to-back wins in 1993 and 1994. Their success was followed by Athenry who won a lone title in 1997 before claiming back-to-back championships in 2000 and 2001. Clare clubs, buoyed by the inter-county success of the county team, claimed All-Ireland titles in 1996 and 1999.

Offaly club Birr became the most dominant team at the turn of the century. Between 1995 and 2003 the club became the first to win four All-Ireland titles, however, this record was bettered by Ballyhale Shamrocks who won a record-breaking fifth championship in 2010. Portumna of Galway dominated the new century by winning four All-Ireland titles between 2006 and 2014.

Competition format history

The All-Ireland Championship has always been played as a single elimination tournament whereby once a team loses they are eliminated from the championship. Participation is open to the four champion clubs of the four provinces of Ireland and has largely remained the same since the inaugural championship in 1971, however, there have been some minor changes throughout.

In 1976 the All-Ireland Championship was extended to five clubs as the winners of the London Senior Hurling Championship were allowed to enter. They entered the All-Ireland series at the newly-created quarter-final stage and played one of the four provincial champions in rotation. This system lasted until 2004. Since then the London champions have contested the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship.

After several years of being regarded as the most uncompetitive of the four provincial championships, the Connacht Championship was discontinued in 2009. This has meant that the Galway champions represent the province unopposed and gain automatic entry to the All-Ireland semi-final stage.

Qualification

The GAA All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship features four teams in the final tournament. The champions of Leinster, Munster and Ulster and the Galway champions (a team who are unopposed in their own province) qualify for the All-Ireland semi-finals.

ProvinceChampionshipQualifying Team
Flag of Connacht.svg Connacht Galway Senior Hurling Championship Champions
Flag of Leinster.svg Leinster Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship Champions
Flag of Munster.svg Munster Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship Champions
Flag of Ulster.svg Ulster Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship Champions


Structure

Each of Ireland's 32 counties play their own championship between all the hurling clubs in the county – depending on the county, it can be league, knockout, or a mixture of both. The 32 county champions play in the 4 provincial championships, with the four winners of these advancing to the All-Ireland Semi-Finals. Until the introduction of the Intermediate and Junior Championships one team usually played the London champions in a quarter-final. The London champions now play in the Intermediate Championship. The All-Ireland Final is played in Croke Park on St. Patrick's Day.

Schedule:

Winning managers

Managers in the All-Ireland Club Championship are involved in the day-to-day running of the team, including the training, team selection, and sourcing of players. Their influence varies from club-to-club and is related to the individual club committees. The manager is assisted by a team of two or three selectors and a backroom team consisting of various coaches.

Winning managers
Manager(s)TeamWinsWinning years
Pad Joe Whelehan Birr 31998, 2002, 2003
Michael Conneely Sarsfields 21993, 1994
Pat Nally Athenry 22000, 2001
Jimmy Heverin Portumna 22006, 2008
Mattie Kenny Cuala 22017, 2018
Henry Shefflin Ballyhale Shamrocks 22019, 2020
Tom Neville St Martin's 11985
Jim Butler Buffers Alley 11989
Tommy Hearne Ballyhale Shamrocks 11990
Georgie Leahy Glenmore 11991
John Goode Kiltormer 11992
Pádraig Horan Birr 11995
Jim Faul Sixmilebridge 11996
P. J. Molloy Athenry 11997
Michael Clohessy St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield 11999
Ger Cunningham Newtownshandrum 12004
Adrian Finan James Stephens 12005
Maurice Aylward Ballyhale Shamrocks 12007
Johnny Kelly Portumna 12009
Mick Fennelly
James McGarry 		Ballyhale Shamrocks 12010
Micheál Donoghue Clarinbridge 12011
P. J. Mullan Loughgiel Shamrocks 12012
John Burke St. Thomas' 12013
Frank Canning Portumna 12014
Andy Moloney Ballyhale Shamrocks 12015
Shane O'Neill Na Piarsaigh 12016
Darragh O'Sullivan Ballygunner 12022
Pat Hoban Ballyhale Shamrocks 12023
Kenneth Burke St. Thomas' 12024

Provincial and All-Ireland champions by year

All-Ireland winners are shaded in gold, and counties are listed in brackets.

YearMunster championsLeinster championsConnacht/Galway champions [lower-alpha 1] Ulster champions
1970–71 Colours of Cork.svg Roscrea (Tipperary) Colours of Tipperary.svg St. Rynagh's, Banagher (Offaly) Colours of Limerick.svg Liam Mellows (Galway) Colours of Cork.svg Loughgiel Shamrocks (Antrim)
1971–72 Colours of Kerry.svg Blackrock (Cork) Colours of Kilkenny.svg St. Anne's, Rathnure (Wexford) Colours of Down.svg Tommy Larkin's (Galway) Colours of Cork.svg Loughgiel Shamrocks (Antrim)
1972–73 Flag of Furnes, Belgium.svg Glen Rovers (Cork) Colours of Tipperary.svg St. Rynagh's, Banagher (Offaly) Colours of Limerick.svg Castlegar (Galway) Colours of Tipperary.svg O'Donovan Rossa (Antrim)
1973–74 Colours of Kerry.svg Blackrock (Cork) Colours of Kilkenny.svg St. Anne's, Rathnure (Wexford) Colours of Limerick.svg Castlegar (Galway) Colours of Laois.svg St. John's (Antrim)
1974–75 Colours of Roscommon.svg St. Finbarr's (Cork) Colours of Waterford.svg The Fenians (Kilkenny) Colours of Laois.svg Ardrahan (Galway) Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ballycran (Down)
1975–76 Colours of Kerry.svg Blackrock (Cork) Colours of Mayo.svg James Stephens (Kilkenny) Colours of Laois.svg Ardrahan (Galway) Colours of Limerick.svg Ballygalget (Down)
1976–77 Flag of Furnes, Belgium.svg Glen Rovers (Cork) Colours of Kilkenny.svg Camross (Laois) Colours of Clare.svg Tremane (Roscommon) Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ballycran (Down)
1977–78 Colours of Roscommon.svg St. Finbarr's (Cork) Colours of Kilkenny.svg St. Anne's, Rathnure (Wexford) Colours of Kilkenny.svg Four Roads (Roscommon) Colours of Tipperary.svg O'Donovan Rossa (Antrim)
1978–79 Colours of Kerry.svg Blackrock (Cork) Colours of Limerick.svg Ballyhale Shamrocks (Kilkenny) Colours of Laois.svg Ardrahan (Galway) Colours of Kilkenny.svg McQuillan Ballycastle (Antrim)
1979–80 Colours of Kerry.svg Blackrock (Cork) Colours of Laois.svg Crumlin (Dublin) Colours of Limerick.svg Castlegar (Galway) Colours of Kilkenny.svg McQuillan Ballycastle (Antrim)
1980–81 Colours of Roscommon.svg St. Finbarr's (Cork) Colours of Limerick.svg Ballyhale Shamrocks (Kilkenny) Colours of Limerick.svg Sarsfields (Galway) Colours of Kilkenny.svg McQuillan Ballycastle (Antrim)
1981–82 Colours of Laois.svg Mount Sion (Waterford) Colours of Mayo.svg James Stephens (Kilkenny) Colours of Kerry.svg Gort (Galway) Colours of Galway.svg Ruairí Óg, Cushendall (Antrim)
1982–83 Flag of Grenoble.svg Moycarkey-Borris (Tipperary) Colours of Tipperary.svg St. Rynagh's, Banagher (Offaly) Colours of Laois.svg Kiltormer (Galway) Colours of Cork.svg Loughgiel Shamrocks (Antrim)
1983–84 Colours of Sligo.svg Midleton (Cork) Colours of Limerick.svg Ballyhale Shamrocks (Kilkenny) Colours of Kerry.svg Gort (Galway) Colours of Kilkenny.svg McQuillan Ballycastle (Antrim)
1984–85 Colours of Clare.svg Sixmilebridge (Clare) St Martin's (Kilkenny) Colours of Limerick.svg Castlegar (Galway) Colours of Kilkenny.svg McQuillan Ballycastle (Antrim)
1985–86 Colours of Sligo.svg Kilruane MacDonagh's (Tipperary) Colours of Limerick.svg Buffers Alley (Wexford) Colours of Sligo.svg Turloughmore (Galway) Colours of Galway.svg Ruairí Óg, Cushendall (Antrim)
1986–87 Colours of Galway.svg Borris-Ileigh (Tipperary) Colours of Kilkenny.svg St. Anne's, Rathnure (Wexford) Colours of Limerick.svg Killimordaly (Galway) Colours of Kilkenny.svg McQuillan Ballycastle (Antrim)
1987–88 Colours of Sligo.svg Midleton (Cork) Colours of Kilkenny.svg St. Anne's, Rathnure (Wexford) Colours of Galway.svg Athenry (Galway) Colours of Galway.svg Ruairí Óg, Cushendall (Antrim)
1988–89 Colours of Tipperary.svg Patrickswell (Limerick) Colours of Limerick.svg Buffers Alley (Wexford) Colours of Kilkenny.svg Four Roads (Roscommon) Colours of Tipperary.svg O'Donovan Rossa (Antrim)
1989–90 Colours of Limerick.svg Ballybrown (Limerick) Colours of Limerick.svg Ballyhale Shamrocks (Kilkenny) Colours of Limerick.svg Sarsfields (Galway) Colours of Cork.svg Loughgiel Shamrocks (Antrim)
1990–91 Colours of Tipperary.svg Patrickswell (Limerick) Colours of Kerry.svg Glenmore (Kilkenny) Colours of Laois.svg Kiltormer (Galway) Colours of Kerry.svg Dunloy (Antrim)
1991–92 Colours of Mayo.svg Cashel King Cormacs (Tipperary) Colours of Mayo.svg Birr (Offaly) Colours of Laois.svg Kiltormer (Galway) Colours of Galway.svg Ruairí Óg, Cushendall (Antrim)
1992–93 Colours of Limerick.svg Kilmallock (Limerick) Colours of Limerick.svg Buffers Alley (Wexford) Colours of Limerick.svg Sarsfields (Galway) Colours of Galway.svg Ruairí Óg, Cushendall (Antrim)
1993–94 Colours of Kerry.svg Toomevara (Tipperary) Colours of Tipperary.svg St. Rynagh's, Banagher (Offaly) Colours of Limerick.svg Sarsfields (Galway) Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ballycran (Down)
1994–95 Colours of Limerick.svg Kilmallock (Limerick) Colours of Mayo.svg Birr (Offaly) Colours of Galway.svg Athenry (Galway) Colours of Kerry.svg Dunloy (Antrim)
1995–96 Colours of Clare.svg Sixmilebridge (Clare) Colours of Kerry.svg Glenmore (Kilkenny) Colours of Limerick.svg Sarsfields (Galway) Colours of Kerry.svg Dunloy (Antrim)
1996–97 Colours of Limerick.svg Wolfe Tones, Shannon (Clare) Colours of Kilkenny.svg Camross (Laois) Colours of Galway.svg Athenry (Galway) Colours of Galway.svg Ruairí Óg, Cushendall (Antrim)
1997–98 Colours of Sligo.svg Clarecastle (Clare) Colours of Mayo.svg Birr (Offaly) Colours of Limerick.svg Sarsfields (Galway) Colours of Kerry.svg Dunloy (Antrim)
1998–99 Colours of Galway.svg St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield (Clare) Colours of Kilkenny.svg St. Anne's, Rathnure (Wexford) Colours of Galway.svg Athenry (Galway) Colours of Limerick.svg Ballygalget (Down)
1999–00 Colours of Galway.svg St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield (Clare) Colours of Mayo.svg Birr (Offaly) Colours of Galway.svg Athenry (Galway) Colours of Galway.svg Ruairí Óg, Cushendall (Antrim)
2000–01 Colours of Clare.svg Sixmilebridge (Clare) First Flag of Argentina.svg Graigue-Ballycallan (Kilkenny) Colours of Galway.svg Athenry (Galway) Colours of Kerry.svg Dunloy (Antrim)
2001–02 Colours of Down.svg Ballygunner (Waterford) Colours of Mayo.svg Birr (Offaly) Colours of Galway.svg Clarinbridge (Galway) Colours of Kerry.svg Dunloy (Antrim)
2002–03 Colours of Laois.svg Mount Sion (Waterford) Colours of Mayo.svg Birr (Offaly) Colours of Galway.svg Athenry (Galway) Colours of Kerry.svg Dunloy (Antrim)
2003–04 Colours of Kerry.svg Newtownshandrum (Cork) Colours of Limerick.svg O'Loughlin Gaels (Kilkenny) Colours of Clare.svg Portumna (Galway) Colours of Kerry.svg Dunloy (Antrim)
2004–05 Colours of Kerry.svg Toomevara (Tipperary) Colours of Mayo.svg James Stephens (Kilkenny) Colours of Galway.svg Athenry (Galway) Colours of Tipperary.svg O'Donovan Rossa (Antrim)
2005–06 Colours of Kerry.svg Newtownshandrum (Cork) Colours of Mayo.svg James Stephens (Kilkenny) Colours of Clare.svg Portumna (Galway) Colours of Limerick.svg Ballygalget (Down)
2006–07 Colours of Kerry.svg Toomevara (Tipperary) Colours of Limerick.svg Ballyhale Shamrocks (Kilkenny) Colours of Tipperary.svg Loughrea (Galway) Colours of Galway.svg Ruairí Óg, Cushendall (Antrim)
2007–08 Colours of Mayo.svg Loughmore-Castleiney (Tipperary) Colours of Mayo.svg Birr (Offaly) Colours of Clare.svg Portumna (Galway) Colours of Kerry.svg Dunloy (Antrim)
2008–09 Colours of Tyrone.svg De La Salle (Waterford) Colours of Limerick.svg Ballyhale Shamrocks (Kilkenny) Colours of Clare.svg Portumna Colours of Galway.svg Ruairí Óg, Cushendall (Antrim)
2009–10 Colours of Kerry.svg Newtownshandrum (Cork) Colours of Limerick.svg Ballyhale Shamrocks (Kilkenny) Colours of Clare.svg Portumna Colours of Kerry.svg Dunloy (Antrim)
2010–11 Colours of Tyrone.svg De La Salle (Waterford) Colours of Limerick.svg O'Loughlin Gaels (Kilkenny) Colours of Galway.svg Clarinbridge Colours of Cork.svg Loughgiel Shamrocks (Antrim)
2011–12 First Flag of Argentina.svg Na Piarsaigh (Limerick) Colours of Limerick.svg Coolderry (Offaly) Colours of Kerry.svg Gort Colours of Cork.svg Loughgiel Shamrocks (Antrim)
2012–13 Colours of Laois.svg Thurles Sarsfields (Tipperary) Colours of Kerry.svg Kilcormac-Killoughey (Offaly) Colors of New York.svg St. Thomas' Colours of Cork.svg Loughgiel Shamrocks (Antrim)
2013–14 First Flag of Argentina.svg Na Piarsaigh (Limerick) Colours of Down.svg Mount Leinster Rangers (Carlow) Colours of Clare.svg Portumna Colours of Cork.svg Loughgiel Shamrocks (Antrim)
2014–15 Colours of Limerick.svg Kilmallock (Limerick) Colours of Limerick.svg Ballyhale Shamrocks (Kilkenny) Colours of Kerry.svg Gort Colours of Tipperary.svg Portaferry (Down)
2015–16 First Flag of Argentina.svg Na Piarsaigh (Limerick) Colours of Down.svg Oulart the Ballagh (Wexford) Colours of Limerick.svg Sarsfields Colours of Galway.svg Ruairí Óg, Cushendall (Antrim)
2016–17 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ballyea (Clare) Colours of Cork.svg Cuala (Dublin) Colors of New York.svg St. Thomas' Colours of Galway.svg Slaughtneil (Derry)
2017–18 First Flag of Argentina.svg Na Piarsaigh (Limerick) Colours of Cork.svg Cuala (Dublin) Colours of Limerick.svg Liam Mellows Colours of Galway.svg Slaughtneil (Derry)
2018–19 Colours of Down.svg Ballygunner (Waterford) Colours of Limerick.svg Ballyhale Shamrocks (Kilkenny) Colors of New York.svg St. Thomas' Colours of Galway.svg Ruairí Óg, Cushendall (Antrim)
2019–20 Colours of Galway.svg Borris-Ileigh (Tipperary) Colours of Limerick.svg Ballyhale Shamrocks (Kilkenny) Colors of New York.svg St. Thomas' Colours of Galway.svg Slaughtneil (Derry)
2020–21 Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021–22 Colours of Down.svg Ballygunner (Waterford) Colours of Limerick.svg Ballyhale Shamrocks (Kilkenny) Colors of New York.svg St. Thomas' Colours of Galway.svg Slaughtneil (Derry)
2022–23 Colours of Down.svg Ballygunner (Waterford) Colours of Limerick.svg Ballyhale Shamrocks (Kilkenny) Colors of New York.svg St. Thomas' Colours of Kerry.svg Dunloy (Antrim)
2023–24 Colours of Down.svg Ballygunner (Waterford) Colours of Limerick.svg O'Loughlin Gaels (Kilkenny) Colors of New York.svg St. Thomas' Colours of Galway.svg Ruairí Óg, Cushendall (Antrim)
  1. ↑ From 2008–09 onwards, the Connacht Senior Club Hurling Championship was not contested, with the winners of the Galway championship advancing straight to the semi-finals.

List of finals

YearWinnersRunners-Up
CountyClubScoreCountyClubScore
2023–24 Colours of Galway.svg GAL Colors of New York.svg St. Thomas' 0-18 Colours of Kilkenny.svg KIL Colours of Limerick.svg O'Loughlin Gaels 0-17
2022–23 Colours of Kilkenny.svg KIL Colours of Limerick.svg Ballyhale Shamrocks 1-22 Colours of Antrim.svg ANT Colours of Leitrim.svg Dunloy 1-15
2021–22 Colours of Waterford.svg WAT Colours of Down.svg Ballygunner 2-17 Colours of Kilkenny.svg KIL Colours of Limerick.svg Ballyhale Shamrocks 1-19
2020–21Cancelled due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games
2019–20 Colours of Kilkenny.svg KIL Colours of Limerick.svg Ballyhale Shamrocks 0-18 Colours of Tipperary.svg TIP Colours of Galway.svg Borris-Ileigh 0-15
2018–19 Colours of Kilkenny.svg KIL Colours of Limerick.svg Ballyhale Shamrocks 2-28 Colours of Galway.svg GAL Colors of New York.svg St. Thomas' 2-11
2017–18 [2] Colours of Dublin.svg DUB Colours of Cork.svg Cuala 1-22; 2-17 Colours of Limerick.svg LIM First Flag of Argentina.svg Na Piarsaigh 2-19; 1-17
2016–17 [3] Colours of Dublin.svg DUB Colours of Cork.svg Cuala 2-19 Colours of Clare.svg CLA Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ballyea 1-10
2015–16 [4] Colours of Limerick.svg LIM First Flag of Argentina.svg Na Piarsaigh 2-25 Colours of Antrim.svg ANT Colours of Galway.svg Ruairí Óg, Cushendall 2-14
2014–15 [5] Colours of Kilkenny.svg KIL Colours of Limerick.svg Ballyhale Shamrocks 1-18 Colours of Limerick.svg LIM Colours of Limerick.svg Kilmallock 1-6
2013–14 [6] Colours of Galway.svg GAL Colours of Clare.svg Portumna 0-19 Colours of Carlow.svg CAR Colours of Down.svg Mount Leinster Rangers 0-11
2012–13 [7] Colours of Galway.svg GAL Colors of New York.svg St. Thomas' 1-11 Colours of Offaly.svg OFF Colours of Kerry.svg Kilcormac-Killoughey 1-9
2011–12 [8] Colours of Antrim.svg ANT Colours of Cork.svg Loughgiel Shamrocks 4-13 Colours of Offaly.svg OFF Colours of Limerick.svg Coolderry 0-17
2010–11 Colours of Galway.svg GAL Colours of Galway.svg Clarinbridge 2-18 Colours of Kilkenny.svg KIL Colours of Limerick.svg O'Loughlin Gaels 0-12
2009–10 Colours of Kilkenny.svg KIL Colours of Limerick.svg Ballyhale Shamrocks 1-19 Colours of Galway.svg GAL Colours of Clare.svg Portumna 0-17
2008–09 Colours of Galway.svg GAL Colours of Clare.svg Portumna 2-24 Colours of Waterford.svg WAT Colours of Down.svg De La Salle 1-8
2007–08 Colours of Galway.svg GAL Colours of Clare.svg Portumna 3-19 Colours of Offaly.svg OFF Birr 3-9
2006–07 Colours of Kilkenny.svg KIL Colours of Limerick.svg Ballyhale Shamrocks 3-12 Colours of Galway.svg GAL Colours of Tipperary.svg Loughrea 2-8
2005–06 Colours of Galway.svg GAL Colours of Clare.svg Portumna 2-8 Colours of Cork.svg COR Colours of Kerry.svg Newtownshandrum 1-6
2004–05 Colours of Kilkenny.svg KIL James Stephens 0-19 Colours of Galway.svg GAL Colours of Galway.svg Athenry 0-14
2003–04 Colours of Cork.svg COR Newtownshandrum 0-17 Colours of Antrim.svg ANT Dunloy 1-6
2002–03 Colours of Offaly.svg OFF Birr 1-19 Colours of Antrim.svg ANT Dunloy 0-11
2001–02 Colours of Offaly.svg OFF Birr 2-10 Colours of Galway.svg GAL Colours of Galway.svg Clarinbridge 1-5
2000–01 Colours of Galway.svg GAL Athenry 3-24 Colours of Kilkenny.svg KIL First Flag of Argentina.svg Graigue-Ballycallan 2-19
1999–2000 Colours of Galway.svg GAL Athenry 0-16 Colours of Clare.svg CLA St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield 0-12
1998–99 Colours of Clare.svg CLA St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield 2-14 Colours of Wexford.svg WEX St. Anne's, Rathnure 0-8
1997–98 Colours of Offaly.svg OFF Birr 1-13 Colours of Galway.svg GAL Sarsfields 0-9
1996-–97 Colours of Galway.svg GAL Athenry 0-14 Colours of Clare.svg CLA Wolfe Tones, Shannon 1-8
1995–96 Colours of Clare.svg CLA Sixmilebridge 5-10 Colours of Antrim.svg ANT Dunloy 2-6
1994–95 Colours of Offaly.svg OFF Birr 0-9; 3-13 Colours of Antrim.svg ANT Dunloy 0-9; 2-3
1993–94 Colours of Galway.svg GAL Sarsfields 1-14 Colours of Tipperary.svg TIP Toomevara 3-6
1992–93 Colours of Galway.svg GAL Sarsfields 1-17 Colours of Limerick.svg LIM Kilmallock 2-7
1991–92 Colours of Galway.svg GAL Kiltormer 0-15 Colours of Offaly.svg OFF Birr 1-8
1990–91 Colours of Kilkenny.svg KIL Glenmore 1-13 Colours of Limerick.svg LIM Patrickswell 0-12
1989–90 Colours of Kilkenny.svg KIL Colours of Limerick.svg Ballyhale Shamrocks 1-16 Colours of Limerick.svg LIM Ballybrown 0-16
1988–89 Colours of Wexford.svg WEX Buffers Alley 2-12 Colours of Antrim.svg ANT O'Donovan Rossa 0-12
1987–88 Colours of Cork.svg Cork Midleton 3-8 Colours of Galway.svg GAL Athenry 0-9
1986–87 Colours of Tipperary.svg TIP Borris-Ileigh 2-9 Colours of Wexford.svg WEX St. Anne's, Rathnure 0-9
1985–86 Colours of Tipperary.svg TIP Kilruane MacDonaghs 1-15 Colours of Wexford.svg WEX Buffers Alley 2-10
1984–85 Colours of Kilkenny.svg KIL St Martins 2-9; 1-13 Colours of Galway.svg GAL Castlegar 3-6; 1-10
1983–84 Colours of Kilkenny.svg KIL Colours of Limerick.svg Ballyhale Shamrocks 1-10; 1-10 Colours of Galway.svg GAL Gort 1-10; 0-7
1982–83 Colours of Antrim.svg ANT Colours of Cork.svg Loughgiel 1-8; 2-12 Colours of Offaly.svg OFF St. Rynagh's, Banagher 2-5; 1-12
1981–82 Colours of Kilkenny.svg KIL James Stephens 3-13 Colours of Waterford.svg WAT Mount Sion 3-8
1980–81 Colours of Kilkenny.svg KIL Colours of Limerick.svg Ballyhale Shamrocks 1-15 Colours of Cork.svg COR St Finbarr's 1-11
1979–80 Colours of Galway.svg GAL Castlegar 1-11 Colours of Antrim.svg ANT McQuillan Ballycastle 1-8
1978–79 Colours of Cork.svg COR Blackrock 5-7 Colours of Kilkenny.svg KIL Colours of Limerick.svg Ballyhale Shamrocks 5-5
1977–78 Colours of Cork.svg COR St Finbarr's 2-7 Colours of Wexford.svg WEX St. Anne's, Rathnure 0-9
1976–77 Colours of Cork.svg COR Flag of Furnes, Belgium.svg Glen Rovers 2-12 Colours of Laois.svg LAO Camross 0-8
1975–76 Colours of Kilkenny.svg KIL James Stephens 2-10 Colours of Cork.svg COR Blackrock 2-4
1974–75 Colours of Cork.svg COR St Finbarr's 3-8 Colours of Kilkenny.svg KIL Fenians 1-6
1973–74 Colours of Cork.svg COR Blackrock 3-8 Colours of Wexford.svg WEX St. Anne's, Rathnure 1-9
1972–73 Colours of Cork.svg COR Flag of Furnes, Belgium.svg Glen Rovers 2-18 Colours of Offaly.svg OFF St. Rynagh's, Banagher 2-8
1971–72 Colours of Cork.svg COR Blackrock 5-13 Colours of Wexford.svg WEX St. Anne's, Rathnure 6-9
1970–71 Colours of Tipperary.svg TIP Roscrea 4-5 Colours of Offaly.svg OFF St. Rynagh's, Banagher 2-5

Roll of honour

By club

ClubCountyTitlesRunners-upYears wonYears runners-up
Colours of Limerick.svg Ballyhale Shamrocks Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny 921981, 1984, 1990, 2007, 2010, 2015, 2019, 2020, 20231979, 2022
Colours of Mayo.svg Birr Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 421995, 1998, 2002, 20031992, 2008
Colours of Clare.svg Portumna Colours of Galway.svg Galway 412006, 2008, 2009, 20142010
Colours of Galway.svg Athenry Colours of Galway.svg Galway 321997, 2000, 20011988, 2005
Colours of Kerry.svg Blackrock Colours of Cork.svg Cork 311972, 1974, 19791976
Colours of Mayo.svg James Stephens Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny 301976, 1982, 2005
Colours of Roscommon.svg St. Finbarr's Colours of Cork.svg Cork 211975, 19781981
Colours of Limerick.svg Sarsfields Colours of Galway.svg Galway 211993, 19941998
Red Blue GAA Flag.png St. Thomas' Colours of Galway.svg Galway 212013, 20242019
Flag of Furnes, Belgium.svg Glen Rovers Colours of Cork.svg Cork 201973, 1977
Colours of Cork.svg Loughgiel Shamrocks Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 201983, 2012
Colours of Cork.svg Cuala Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 202017, 2018
Colours of Limerick.svg Castlegar Colours of Galway.svg Galway 1119801985
Colours of Galway.svg Borris-Ileigh Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary 1119872020
Colours of Limerick.svg Buffers Alley Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford 1119891986
Colours of Galway.svg St. Joseph's Doora-Barefield Colours of Clare.svg Clare 1119992000
Colours of Kerry.svg Newtownshandrum Colours of Cork.svg Cork 1120042006
Colours of Galway.svg Clarinbridge Colours of Galway.svg Galway 1120112002
First Flag of Argentina.svg Na Piarsaigh Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick 1120162018
Colours of Cork.svg Roscrea Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary 101971
Colours of Mayo.svg St. Martin's Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny 101985
Colours of Sligo.svg Kilruane MacDonagh's Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary 101986
Colours of Sligo.svg Midleton Colours of Cork.svg Cork 101988
Colours of Kerry.svg Glenmore Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny 101991
Colours of Laois.svg Kiltormer Colours of Galway.svg Galway 101992
Colours of Clare.svg Sixmilebridge Colours of Clare.svg Clare 101996
Colours of Down.svg Ballygunner Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford 10 2022
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Rathnure St Anne’s Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford 051972, 1974, 1978, 1987, 1999
Colours of Kerry.svg Dunloy Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 051995, 1996, 2003, 2004, 2023
Colours of Tipperary.svg St. Rynagh's Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 031971, 1973, 1983
Colours of Limerick.svg Kilmallock Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick 021993, 2015
Colours of Limerick.svg O'Loughlin Gaels Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny 022011, 2024
Colours of Waterford.svg Fenians Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny 011975
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Camross Colours of Laois.svg Laois 011977
Colours of Kilkenny.svg McQuillan Ballycastle Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 011980
Colours of Laois.svg Mount Sion Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford 011982
Colours of Kerry.svg Gort Colours of Galway.svg Galway 011984
Colours of Tipperary.svg O'Donovan Rossa Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 011989
Colours of Limerick.svg Ballybrown Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick 011990
Colours of Tipperary.svg Patrickswell Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick 011991
Colours of Kerry.svg Toomevara Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary 011994
Colours of Limerick.svg Wolfe Tones na Sionna Colours of Clare.svg Clare 011997
First Flag of Argentina.svg Graigue-Ballycallan Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny 012001
Colours of Tipperary.svg Loughrea Colours of Galway.svg Galway 012007
Colours of Tyrone.svg De La Salle Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford 012009
Colours of Limerick.svg Coolderry Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 012012
Colours of Kerry.svg Kilcormac-Killoughey Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 012013
Colours of Down.svg Mount Leinster Rangers Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow 012014
Colours of Galway.svg Ruairí Óg Cushendall Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 012016
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ballyea Colours of Clare.svg Clare 012017

By county

CountyTitlesRunners-upTotal
Colours of Galway.svg Galway 14923
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny 14620
Colours of Cork.svg Cork 9312
Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 4711
Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary 325
Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 2810
Colours of Clare.svg Clare 235
Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 202
Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford 167
Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick 156
Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford 123
Colours of Laois.svg Laois 011
Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow 011

By province

ProvinceTitlesRunners-upTotal
Flag of Leinster.svg Leinster 212142
Flag of Munster.svg Munster 161531
Flag of Connacht.svg Connacht 14923
Flag of Ulster.svg Ulster 2810

Top scorers

All time

As of match played 22 January, 2023.
RankPlayerClubTallyTotal
1 T. J. Reid Ballyhale Shamrocks 14-212254
2 Gary Kirby Patrickswell 12-137173
3 Gregory O'Kane Dunloy 4-158170
4 Paul Flynn Ballygunner 13-119158
5 Eugene Cloonan Athenry 14-114156

Cumulative finals

RankPlayerClubTallyTotalFinalsAverage
1 Joe Canning Portumna 1-4750510.00
2 T. J. Reid Ballyhale Shamrocks 2-434977.00
3 Eugene Cloonan Athenry 1-353849.50
4 David Treacy Cuala 0-3030310.00
5 Pat Moylan Blackrock 2-222847.00
6 Dan Quigley St. Anne's, Rathnure 5-122739.00
7 Colin Fennelly Ballyhale Shamrocks 3-132263.66
Simon Whelehan Birr 1-192245.50
8 Aidan Donohue Sarsfields 0-212137.00
9 Ger Fennelly Ballyhale Shamrocks 2-131944.75

Single Final

RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOppositionYear
1 Liam Watson Loughgiel Shamrocks 3-716 Coolderry 2012
2 Dan Quigley St. Anne's, Rathnure 3-615 Blackrock 1974
3 Eugene Cloonan Athenry 1-1114 First Flag of Argentina.svg Graigue-Ballycallan 2001
4 Adrian Ronan First Flag of Argentina.svg Graigue-Ballycallan 1-912 Athenry 2001
Tom Buckley Flag of Furnes, Belgium.svg Glen Rovers 1-912 St. Rynagh's, Banagher 1973
Joe Canning Portumna 0-1212 Ballyhale Shamrocks 2010
5 Brendan Fennelly Ballyhale Shamrocks 0-1111 St. Finbarr's, Togher 1981
6 John Rothwell Blackrock 3-110 St. Anne's, Rathnure 1972
Dan Quigley St. Anne's, Rathnure 2-410 Blackrock 1972
Mark Kerins Clarinbridge 1-710 O'Loughlin Gaels 2011
Simon Whelehan Birr 1-710 Portumna 2008
Joe Canning Portumna 0-1010 Mount Leinster Rangers 2014
Billy Walton James Stephens 0-1010 Mount Sion 1982
Ben O'Connor Newtownshandrum 0-1010 Dunloy 2004
Joe Canning Portumna 0-1010 Birr 2008

Records and statistics

Finals

Teams

Teams

By decade

Most Successful Team of Each Decade:

Longest gaps

Longest Gaps Between Successive Titles:

Clubs

CountyPerformances
WinnersRunners-up
Colours of Kilkenny.svg
Kilkenny 		14 titles: Ballyhale Shamrocks (9), James Stephens (3), St. Martin's (1), Glenmore (1)6 times: Ballyhale Shamrocks (2), O'Loughlin Gaels (2), Fenians (1), Graigue-Ballycallan (1)
Colours of Galway.svg
Galway 		14 titles: Portumna (4), Athenry (3), Sarsfields (2), St. Thomas' (2), Castlegar (1), Clarinbridge (1), Kiltormer (1)9 times: Athenry (2), Portumna (1), Sarsfields (1), Castlegar (1), Clarinbridge (1), Gort (1), Loughrea (1), St. Thomas' (1)
Colours of Cork.svg
Cork 		9 titles: Blackrock (3), St. Finbarr's, Togher (2), Glen Rovers (2), Midleton (1), Newtownshandrum (1)3 times: Blackrock (1), St. Finbarr's, Togher (1), Newtownshandrum (1)
Colours of Offaly.svg
Offaly 		4 titles: Birr (4)7 times: St. Rynagh's, Banagher (3), Birr (2), Kilcormac-Killoughey (1), Coolderry (1)
Colours of Tipperary.svg
Tipperary 		3 titles: Roscrea (1), Kilruane MacDonagh's (1), Borris-Ileigh (1)2 times: Toomevara (1), Borris-Ileigh (1)
Colours of Antrim.svg
Antrim 		2 titles: Loughgiel Shamrocks (2)8 times: Dunloy (5), McQuillan's (1), O'Donovan Rossa (1), Ruairí Óg, Cushendall (1)
Colours of Clare.svg
Clare 		2 titles: Sixmilebridge (1), St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield (1)3 times: St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield (1), Wolfe Tones, Shannon (1) Ballyea (1)
Colours of Dublin.svg
Dublin 		2 titles: Cuala (2)
Colours of Wexford.svg
Wexford 		1 title: Buffers Alley (1)6 times: St. Anne's, Rathnure (5), Buffers Alley (1)
Colours of Limerick.svg
Limerick 		1 title: Na Piarsaigh (1)5 times: Kilmallock (2), Ballybrown (1), Patrickswell (1), Na Piarsaigh (1)
Colours of Waterford.svg
Waterford 		1 title: Ballygunner (1)2 times: Mount Sion (1), De La Salle (1)

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