List of Galway minor hurling team captains

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This article lists players who have captained the Galway minor hurling team in the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship.

List of captains

YearPlayerClubNational titles
1981 Ger Fallon Kilnadeema-Leitrim
1982 Pete Finnerty Mullagh
1983 Anthony Cunningham St Thomas's All-Ireland Hurling Final-winning captain [1]
1984
1985 Éamonn Burke Killimordaly
1986 Ray Duane Mullagh
1987
1988
1989 Kevin Devine Tynagh-Abbey/Duniry
1990
1991 Maurice Headd St Thomas
1992 Conor O'Donovan Liam Mellows All-Ireland Hurling Final-winning captain
1993 Darragh Coen Clarinbridge
1994 Greg Kennedy Loughrea All-Ireland Hurling Final-winning captain
1995 Vinnie Maher Loughrea
1996 Michael Healy Castlegar
1997 Eoin McDonagh Barna
1998 Keith Hayes Portumna
1999 John Culkin Abbeyknockmoy All-Ireland Hurling Final-winning captain
2000 Richie Murray St Thomas's All-Ireland Hurling Final-winning captain
2001 Ger Farragher Castlegar
2002 Joe Gantley Beagh
2003 Niall Healy Craughwell
2004 John Lee Liam Mellows All-Ireland Hurling Final-winning captain [2]
2005 Andrew Keary Killimor All-Ireland Hurling Final-winning captain [3]
2006 Joe Canning Portumna [4]
2007 Mark McMahon Gort [5]
2008 David Burke St Thomas's
2009 Richie Cummins Gort All-Ireland Hurling Final-winning captain [6]
2010 Daithí Burke Turloughmore [7]
2011 Shane Moloney Tynagh-Abbey/Duniry All-Ireland Hurling Final-winning captain [8]
2012 Paul Killeen Tynagh-Abbey/Duniry [9]
2013 Darragh Dolan Cappataggle [10]
2014 Seán Linnane Turloughmore
2015 Seán Loftus Turloughmore All-Ireland Hurling Final-winning captain [11]
2016 Jack Fitzpatrick Killimordaly
2017 Darren Morrissey Sarsfields All-Ireland Hurling Final-winning captain [12]
2018 Seán Neary Castlegar All-Ireland Hurling Final-winning captain [13]
2019 Ian McGlynn Kilconieron All-Ireland Hurling Final-winning captain [14]
2020 Adam Nolan Kilnadeema-Leitrim All-Ireland Hurling Final-winning captain [15]
2021 Diarmuid Davoren Moycullen [16]

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