List of Offaly senior hurling team captains

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This article lists players who have captained the Offaly county hurling team in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship and the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.

List of captains

YearPlayerClubNational titlesProvincial titles
1980 Pádraig Horan St. Rynagh's
1981 Pádraig Horan St. Rynagh's All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
1982 Pat Carroll Coolderry
1983 Pat Carroll Coolderry
1984 Pat Fleury Drumcullen Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
1985 Pat Fleury Drumcullen All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
1986 Pat Delaney Kinnitty
1987 Joachim Kelly Lusmagh
1988 Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
1989 Mark Corrigan Kinnitty Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
1990 Jim Troy Lusmagh Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
1991
1992
1993
1994 Martin Hanamy St. Rynagh's All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
1995 Johnny Pilkington Birr Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
1996 Shane McGuckin
1997
1998 Hubert Rigney St. Rynagh's All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain
1999 Brian Whelahan Birr
2000 Johnny Dooley Seir Kieran
2001
2002 Joe Errity Birr
2003 Gary Hanniffy Birr
2004 Gary Hanniffy Birr
2005 Barry Teehan Coolderry
2006 Brendan Murphy Ballyskenagh
2007 Rory Hanniffy Birr
2008 Kevin Brady Coolderry
2009 Ger Oakley Carrig and Riverstown
2010 Brian Carroll Coolderry
2011 Shane Dooley [1] Tullamore
2012 David Kenny Belmont
2013 David Kenny Belmont
2014 Joe Bergin Seir Kieran
2015 Dan Currams Kilcormac/Killoughey
2016 Colin Egan Belmont
2017 Seán Ryan Birr
2018 David King Coolderry
2019 Shane Dooley Tullamore
2020
2021 Ben Conneely St Rynagh's

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