Down Senior Hurling Championship

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Down Senior Hurling Championship
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Current event clock.svg 2024 Down Senior Hurling Championship
Colours of Down.svg
Irish Craobh Iomána Sinsearach an Dún
Code Hurling
Founded1903;121 years ago (1903)
Region Colours of Down.svg Down (GAA)
TrophyJeremiah McVeagh Cup
No. of teams6
Title holders Colours of Tipperary.svg Portaferry (24th title)
Most titles Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ballycran (27 titles)
SponsorsMorgan Fuels
Official website Down GAA
James McVeagh (right), pictured in 1898 Frank MacDonagh, Jeremiah MacVeagh 1898.jpg
James McVeagh (right), pictured in 1898

The Down Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Morgan Fuels Down GAA Senior Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Down SHC) is an annual hurling competition contested by top-tier Down GAA clubs. The Down County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association has organised it since 1903. Ballycran won the 2021 championship defeating Portaferry in the Final after extra time. [1]

Contents

Portaferry are the title holders, defeating Ballycran by 0-20 to 0-16 in the 2023 final.

History

Faugh-a-Ballagh won the inaugural Down SHC in 1903.

The competition has been won by 10 teams, 9 of which have won it more than once. Ballycran is the most successful team in the tournament's history, having won it 27 times. No team outside Ballycran, Portaferry and Ballygalget have won the title since Kilclief's 23rd victory in 1956.

Format

Introduced in 1903 as the Down Senior Hurling Championship, it was initially a straight knockout tournament open only to senior-ranking club teams, with its winner reckoned as the Down county champion. In its present format, four clubs play each other in a double round-robin system. The competition winner is determined through a group and knockout format. The top two teams proceed to the final match.

Teams

2024 teams

The 6 teams competing in the 2024 Down Senior Hurling Championship are:

ClubLocationColoursPosition in 2023 In championship sinceChampionship titlesLast championship title
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ballycran RubaneBlack and amberRunners-up?272021
Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget Ards Peninsula Green and whiteSemi-finals?212017
Colours of Galway.svg Bredagh Ballynafeigh Maroon and white Down IHC champions?0—
Colours of Wexford.svg Carryduff Carryduff Purple and gold Down IHC runners-up 2024 0—
Colours of Offaly.svg Liatroim Fontenoys Leitrim Green, white and yellowSemi-finals 2023 21928
Colours of Tipperary.png Portaferry Portaferry Blue and yellowChampions?23 2023

Honours

The Jeremiah McVeagh Cup is the current prize for winning the championship. It was presented by nationalist Member of Parliament Jeremiah McVeagh to the Down County Board in 1913 and has been presented to the championship winners ever since.. [2]

Traditionally, depending on the venue, the victory presentation takes place at a special rostrum in the main grandstand or on a podium on the pitch. The cup is decorated with ribbons in the colours of the winning team. During the game the cup actually has both teams' sets of ribbons attached and the runners-up ribbons are removed before the presentation. The winning captain accepts the cup on behalf of his team before giving a short speech. Individual members of the winning team then have an opportunity to come to the rostrum to lift the cup, which is held by the winning team until the following year's final.

In accordance with GAA rules, the County Board awards a set of gold medals to the championship winners.

The winners of the Down Senior Championship, as well as being presented with the Jeremiah McVeagh Cup, qualify to represent their county in the subsequent Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship.

List of finals

(r) = replay

(aet) = after extra time

YearWinnersRunners-up
ClubScoreClubScore
1903 Down colours.PNG Faugh-a-Ballagh
1904 Down colours.PNG Faugh-a-Ballagh
1905 Gort GAA colours.png Clann na Boirce
1906 Gort GAA colours.png Clann na Boirce
1907 Down colours.PNG Faugh-a-Ballagh
1908 Down colours.PNG Faugh-a-Ballagh
1909 Down colours.PNG Faugh-a-Ballagh
1910 Cork colours.PNG Ballyvarley
1911No competition
1912 Mayo colours.PNG Kilclief
1913 Mayo colours.PNG Kilclief
1914 Mayo colours.PNG Kilclief
1915 Mayo colours.PNG Kilclief
1916 Mayo colours.PNG Kilclief
1917 Mayo colours.PNG Kilclief
1918 Mayo colours.PNG Kilclief
1919 Mayo colours.PNG Kilclief
1920 Mayo colours.PNG Kilclief
1921No competition
1922No competition
1923No competition
1924 Mayo colours.PNG Kilclief
1925 Mayo colours.PNG Kilclief
1926 Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry
1927 Offaly colours.PNG Liatroim Fontenoys
1928 Offaly colours.PNG Liatroim Fontenoys
1929 Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry
1930 Down colours.PNG Faugh-a-Ballagh
1931 Mayo colours.PNG Kilclief
1932 Mayo colours.PNG Kilclief
1933 Mayo colours.PNG Kilclief
1934Clann Uladh
1935 Mayo colours.PNG Kilclief
1936 Gort GAA colours.png Ballela
1937 Gort GAA colours.png Ballela
1938 Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry
1939 Mayo colours.PNG Kilclief
1940 Gort GAA colours.png Ballela
1941 Gort GAA colours.png Ballela
1942 Mayo colours.PNG Kilclief
1943 Mayo colours.PNG Kilclief
1944 Mayo colours.PNG Kilclief
1945 Mayo colours.PNG Kilclief
1946Clann Uladh
1947 Mayo colours.PNG Kilclief
1948 Gort GAA colours.png Ballela
1949 Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran
1950
1951 Gort GAA colours.png Ballela
1952 Gort GAA colours.png Ballela
1953 Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran
1954 Mayo colours.PNG Kilclief
1955 Mayo colours.PNG Kilclief
1956 Mayo colours.PNG Kilclief
1957 Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran
1958 Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran
1959 Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget
1960 Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran
1961 Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran
1962†——
1963 Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry
1964 Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget
1965 Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry
1966 Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget
1967 Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran
1968 Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry
1969 Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry
1970 Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget
1971 Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry
1972 Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran
1973 Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget
1974 Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran
1975 Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget
1976 Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran
1977 Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget
1978 Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget
1979 Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran
1980 Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran
1981 Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry
1982 Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget
1983 Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget
1984 Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget
1985 Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran
1986 Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran 3–06 Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry 1–11
1987 Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget
1988 Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran
1989 Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran
1990 Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran
1991 Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran
1992 Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran
1993 Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget
1994 Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget
1995 Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget
1996 Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget
1997 Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry
1998 Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry
1999 Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry
2000 Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget
2001 Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran
2002 Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry 0–14 Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget 3-04
2003 Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget 0–17 Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry 1–10
2004 Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget 1–12 Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry 1-06
2005 Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget 3–14 Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran 0–15
2006 Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry 1–15 Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran 0–14
2007 Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran 1–13 Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget 0-09
2008 Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget 2–13 Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry 0-08
2009 Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran 1–14 Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget 0–12
2010 Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget 3–19 Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran 1–13
2011 Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran 1–11 Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry 0–13
2012 [3] Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry 3-08 Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran 0–11
2013 [4] Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget 1–18 Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry 1–11
2014 [5] Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry 1–12 Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran 1–11
2015 [6] Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran 1–15 Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget 0–16
2016 [7] Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget 0-06 Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran 0-02
2017 [8] Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget 2–13 Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry 2–12
2018 [9] Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran 2–13 Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry 1–14
2019 [10] Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran 1–20 Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry 1–13
2020 Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry 2-18, 0-15 (r) Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran 2-18, 0-13 (r)
2021 Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran 2-25 (aet) Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry 3-20 (aet)
2022 Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry 1-12 Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran 0-13
2023 Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry 0-20 Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran 0-16
Notes

† The 1962 final was abandoned.

Roll of honour

#ClubTitlesYears won
1 Colours of Kilkenny.svg Ballycran 271949, 1953, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1967, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021
2 Colours of Mayo.svg Kilclief 231912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1925, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1939, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1947, 1954, 1955, 1956
Colours of Tipperary.png Portaferry 241926, 1929, 1938, 1963, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1978, 1981, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2012, 2014, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024
4 Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget 211959, 1964, 1966, 1970, 1973, 1975, 1982, 1983, 1990, 1992, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2017
5 Colours of Kerry GAA.svg Ballela 71936, 1937, 1940, 1941, 1948, 1951, 1952
6Faugh-a-Ballagh61903, 1904, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1930
7 Colours of Kerry GAA.svg Clann na Boirce21905, 1906
Colours of Offaly.svg Liatroim Fontenoys 21927, 1928
Clann Uladh21934, 1946
10 Colours of Cork.svg Ballyvarley11910

Records and statistics

Final

Team

  • Most wins: 27:
    • Ballycran: (1949, 1953, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1967, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021.
  • Most consecutive wins: 9:
    • Kilclief: (1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920)

Teams

By decade

The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of Down Senior Hurling Championship titles, is as follows:

Gaps

Longest gaps between successive championship titles:

See also

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