Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship

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Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship
Current season or competition:
Current event clock.svg 2024 Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship
Irish Craobh Iomána Uladh
Code Hurling
Founded1970;55 years ago (1970)
Region Ulster (GAA)
TrophyFour Seasons Cup
No. of teams3
Title holders Galway colours.PNG Slaughtneil (5th title)
Most titles Galway colours.PNG Ruairí Óg Cushendall (12 titles)
Sponsors Allied Irish Banks
TV partner(s) TG4
MottoThe toughest of them all
Official website Ulster GAA

The Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the AIB Ulster GAA Hurling Senior Club Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Ulster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by the champion hurling teams in the province of Ulster in Ireland. It is the most prestigious club competition in Ulster hurling.

Contents

Introduced in 1970, it was initially a straight knockout tournament open to the nine county club champion teams in Ulster. The competition currently retains the knockout format but features just four teams who represent the strongest hurling counties in Ulster.

In its current format, the Ulster Club Championship begins in October with the semi-finals. Entrants are not seeded. The two semi-final winners proceed to the final which is currently played in late October or early November. The winner of the Ulster Club Championship, as well as being presented with the Four Seasons Cup, qualifies for the subsequent All-Ireland Club Championship.

The competition has been won by 10 teams, 8 of which have won it more than once. Ruairí Óg, Cushendall is the most successful team in the tournament's history, having won it 12 times. Slaughtneil are the reigning champions, having beaten Portaferry by 2-19 to 1-19 in the final. [1]

Teams

Qualification

CountyChampionshipQualifying team
Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim Antrim Senior Hurling Championship Champions
Colours of Derry.svg Derry Derry Senior Hurling Championship Champions
Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal Donegal Senior Hurling Championship Champions
Colours of Down.svg Down Down Senior Hurling Championship Champions

2025 teams

28 clubs will compete in the 2025 Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship:

CountyNo.Clubs competing in county championship
Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 8Cúchulainns, Dunloy, Loughgiel Shamrocks, McQuillan Ballycastle, O'Donovan Rossa, Ruairí Óg, St Enda's, St John's
Colours of Derry.svg Derry 8Ballinascreen, Banagher, Eoghan Rua, Kevin Lynch's, Lavey, Na Magha, Slaughtneil, Swatragh
Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal 6Buncrana, Burt, Carndonagh, Seán MacCumhaills, Setanta, St Eunan's
Colours of Down.svg Down 6Ballycran, Ballygalget, Bredagh, Carryduff, Liatroim Fontenoys, Portaferry

Note: Bold indicates county representative.

List of finals

Legend

List of Ulster SHC finals

YearWinnersRunners-up
CountyClubScoreCountyClubScore
2024 Colours of Derry.svg DER Galway colours.PNG

Slaughtneil

2-19 Colours of Down.svg DOW Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry 1-19
2023 Colours of Antrim.svg ANT Galway colours.PNG Cushendall 0-20 Colours of Derry.svg DER Galway colours.PNG Slaughtneil 2-10
2022 [2] Colours of Antrim.svg ANT Gort GAA colours.png Dunloy 2-12 Colours of Derry.svg DER Galway colours.PNG Slaughtneil 0-16
2021 Colours of Derry.svg DER Galway colours.PNG Slaughtneil 1-14 Colours of Down.svg DOW Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran 0-10
2020Cancelled due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games
2019 Colours of Derry.svg DER Galway colours.PNG Slaughtneil 1-15 Colours of Antrim.svg ANT Gort GAA colours.png Dunloy 0-10
2018 Colours of Antrim.svg ANT Galway colours.PNG Cushendall 1-15 Colours of Down.svg DOW Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran 0-10
2017 [3] Colours of Derry.svg DER Galway colours.PNG Slaughtneil 2-21 Colours of Down.svg DOW Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget 1-12
2016 [4] Colours of Derry.svg DER Galway colours.PNG Slaughtneil 2-14 Colours of Antrim.svg ANT Cork colours.PNG Loughgiel Shamrocks 1-13
2015 Colours of Antrim.svg ANT Galway colours.PNG Cushendall 1-24 (aet) Colours of Derry.svg DER Galway colours.PNG Slaughtneil 3-17 (aet)
2014 [5] [6] Colours of Down.svg DOW Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry 1-16 Colours of Antrim.svg ANT Galway colours.PNG Cushendall 0-10
2013/14 [7] Colours of Antrim.svg ANT Cork colours.PNG Loughgiel Shamrocks 3-14 Colours of Derry.svg DER Galway colours.PNG Slaughtneil 1-15
2012/13 [8] Colours of Antrim.svg ANT Cork colours.PNG Loughgiel Shamrocks 2-25 Colours of Down.svg DOW Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry 0-12
2011/12 Colours of Antrim.svg ANT Cork colours.PNG Loughgiel Shamrocks 2-18 Colours of Down.svg DOW Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran 0-08
2010/11 Colours of Antrim.svg ANT Cork colours.PNG Loughgiel Shamrocks 2-24 Colours of Armagh.svg ARM Tipperary colours.PNG Keady Lamh Dhearg 0-06
2009/10 Colours of Antrim.svg ANT Gort GAA colours.png Dunloy 2-16 Colours of Down.svg DOW Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran 2-11
2008/09 Colours of Antrim.svg ANT Galway colours.PNG Cushendall 1-14 Colours of Down.svg DOW Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget 1-13
2007/08 Colours of Antrim.svg ANT Gort GAA colours.png Dunloy 2-14 Colours of Derry.svg DER Sligo colours.PNG Kevin Lynch's 2-08
2006/07 Colours of Antrim.svg ANT Galway colours.PNG Cushendall 1-13; 1-15 (R) Colours of Derry.svg DER Sligo colours.PNG Kevin Lynch's 2-10; 1-07 (R)
2005/06 Colours of Down.svg DOW Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget 1-18 Colours of Antrim.svg ANT Galway colours.PNG Cushendall 3-08
2004/05 Colours of Antrim.svg ANT Tipperary colours.PNG O'Donovan Rossa 0-16 Colours of Down.svg DOW Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget 0-14
2003/04 Colours of Antrim.svg ANT Gort GAA colours.png Dunloy 3-19 Colours of Derry.svg DER Sligo colours.PNG Kevin Lynch's 0-09
2002/03 Colours of Antrim.svg ANT Gort GAA colours.png Dunloy 0-12 Colours of Down.svg DOW Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry 1-06
2001/02 Colours of Antrim.svg ANT Gort GAA colours.png Dunloy 3-11 Colours of Derry.svg DER Armagh colours.PNG Lavey 1-07
2000/01 Colours of Antrim.svg ANT Gort GAA colours.png Dunloy 4-11 Colours of Derry.svg DER Galway colours.PNG Slaughtneil 0-09
1999/00 Colours of Antrim.svg ANT Galway colours.PNG Cushendall 1-12 Colours of Down.svg DOW Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget 1-8
1998–99 Colours of Down.svg DOW Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget 1-13; 1-14 (R) Colours of Antrim.svg ANT Kilkenny colours.PNG McQuillan Ballycastle 3-07; 1-12 (R)
1997–98 Colours of Antrim.svg ANT Gort GAA colours.png Dunloy 3-16 Colours of Derry.svg DER Armagh colours.PNG Lavey 4-10
1996–97 Colours of Antrim.svg ANT Galway colours.PNG Cushendall Colours of Down.svg DOW Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry
1995–96 Colours of Antrim.svg ANT Gort GAA colours.png Dunloy 2-18 Colours of Down.svg DOW Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran 0-09
1994–95 Colours of Antrim.svg ANT Gort GAA colours.png Dunloy 3-09 Colours of Derry.svg DER Armagh colours.PNG Lavey 1-12
1993–94 Colours of Down.svg DOW Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran 2-10 Colours of Antrim.svg ANT Galway colours.PNG Cushendall 0-12
1992–93 Colours of Antrim.svg ANT Galway colours.PNG Cushendall 2-12 Colours of Down.svg DOW Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget 1-10
1991–92 Colours of Antrim.svg ANT Galway colours.PNG Cushendall 1-16 Colours of Down.svg DOW Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry 0-05
1990–91 Colours of Antrim.svg ANT Gort GAA colours.png Dunloy 0-17 Colours of Down.svg DOW Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget 2-04
1989–90 Colours of Antrim.svg ANT Cork colours.PNG Loughgiel Shamrocks 1-14 Colours of Down.svg DOW Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry 2-09
1988–89 Colours of Antrim.svg ANT Tipperary colours.PNG O'Donovan Rossa 0-13 Colours of Derry.svg DER Armagh colours.PNG Lavey 0-11
1987–88 Colours of Antrim.svg ANT Galway colours.PNG Cushendall 3-10 Colours of Down.svg DOW Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran 1-06
1986–87 Colours of Antrim.svg ANT Kilkenny colours.PNG McQuillan Ballycastle 1-13 Colours of Derry.svg DER Armagh colours.PNG Lavey 1-08
1985–86 Colours of Antrim.svg ANT Galway colours.PNG Cushendall 0-19 Colours of Down.svg DOW Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran 0-10
1984–85 Colours of Antrim.svg ANT Kilkenny colours.PNG McQuillan Ballycastle 1-14 Colours of Down.svg DOW Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran 1-03
1983–84 Colours of Antrim.svg ANT Kilkenny colours.PNG McQuillan Ballycastle 4-12 Colours of Down.svg DOW Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget 2-03
1982–83 Colours of Antrim.svg ANT Cork colours.PNG Loughgiel Shamrocks 1-09 Colours of Down.svg DOW Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget 0-09
1981–82 Colours of Antrim.svg ANT Galway colours.PNG Cushendall 4-17 Colours of Down.svg DOW Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry 0-09
1980–81 Colours of Antrim.svg ANT Kilkenny colours.PNG McQuillan Ballycastle 1-20 Colours of Down.svg DOW Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran 0-13
1979–80 Colours of Antrim.svg ANT Kilkenny colours.PNG McQuillan Ballycastle 0-11 Colours of Down.svg DOW Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran 0-08
1978–79 Colours of Antrim.svg ANT Kilkenny colours.PNG McQuillan Ballycastle 2-14 Colours of Down.svg DOW Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry 2-07
1977–78 Colours of Antrim.svg ANT Tipperary colours.PNG O'Donovan Rossa 1-13 Colours of Down.svg DOW Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran 2-06
1976–77 Colours of Down.svg DOW Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran 0-08 Colours of Antrim.svg ANT Tipperary colours.PNG O'Donovan Rossa 0-07
1975–76 Colours of Down.svg DOW Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget 4-06 Colours of Antrim.svg ANT Kilkenny colours.PNG McQuillan Ballycastle 1-09
1974–75 Colours of Down.svg DOW Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran 3-05 Colours of Antrim.svg ANT Flag green black 5x3.svg Patrick Sarsfields 3-02
1973–74 Colours of Antrim.svg ANT Laois colours.PNG St. John's w/o Colours of Derry.svg DER Sligo colours.PNG Kevin Lynch's scr.
1972–73 Colours of Antrim.svg ANT Tipperary colours.PNG O'Donovan Rossa 2-08 Colours of Down.svg DOW Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran 3-02
1971–72 Colours of Antrim.svg ANT Cork colours.PNG Loughgiel Shamrocks 3-08 Colours of Down.svg DOW Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry 1-12
1970–71 Colours of Antrim.svg ANT Cork colours.PNG Loughgiel Shamrocks 6-14 Colours of Down.svg DOW Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget 2-05

Roll of honour

By county

CountyTitlesRunners-upTotal
Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 42951
Colours of Down.svg Down 73037
Colours of Derry.svg Derry 51419
Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh 011

By club

ClubCountyTitlesChampionships won
Galway colours.PNG Ruairí Óg Antrim121981, 1985, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1999, 2006, 2008, 2015, 2018, 2023
Gort GAA colours.png Dunloy Antrim111990, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2022
Cork colours.PNG Loughgiel Shamrocks Antrim81970, 1971, 1982, 1989, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
Kilkenny colours.PNG McQuillan Ballycastle Antrim61978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1986
Galway colours.PNG Slaughtneil Derry52016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2024
Tipperary colours.PNG O'Donovan Rossa Antrim41972, 1977, 1988, 2004
Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran Down31974, 1976, 1993
Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget Down31975, 1998, 2005
Laois colours.PNG St John's Antrim11973
Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry Down12014

Records and statistics

County representatives and provincial champions by year

Provincial winners are shaded in gold.

Year Antrim Armagh Derry Down Fermanagh
2024 Ruairí Óg N / A Slaughtneil Portaferry N / A
2023 Ruairí Óg N / A Slaughtneil Portaferry N / A
2022 Dunloy N / A Slaughtneil Portaferry N / A
2021 Dunloy N / A Slaughtneil Ballycran N / A
2020No championship
2019 Dunloy Middletown Slaughtneil Ballycran N / A
2018 Ruairí Óg N / A Slaughtneil Ballycran N / A
2017 Dunloy N / A Slaughtneil Ballygalget Lisbellaw St Patrick's
2016 Loughgiel Shamrocks Middletown Slaughtneil Ballygalget Lisbellaw St Patrick's
2015 Ruairí Óg Middletown Slaughtneil Ballycran Lisbellaw St Patrick's
2014 Ruairí Óg N / A Slaughtneil Portaferry Lisbellaw St Patrick's

Teams

By decade

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

Gaps

Top five longest gaps between successive championship titles:

Top scorers

By year

YearTop scorerTeamScoreTotal
2006 Geoffrey McGonagle Kevin Lynch's 4-0719
2007 Gregory O'Kane Dunloy 0-2121
2008Martin Óg Coulter Ballygalget 2-1117
2009 Simon Wilson Ballycran 1-1417
2010 Liam Watson Loughgiel Shamrocks 1-1316
2011 Liam Watson Loughgiel Shamrocks 1-0710
2012 Paul Braniff Portaferry 0-1818
2013 Liam Watson Loughgiel Shamrocks 0-1313
2014 Neil McManus Ruairí Óg 1-1922
2015Cormac O'Doherty Slaughtneil 1-1619
2016Cormac O'Doherty Slaughtneil 1-1619
2017Cormac O'Doherty Slaughtneil 1-2124
2018Scott Nicholason Ballycran 0-099
Neil McManus Ruairí Óg
Colum McManus Ballycran
2019Cormac O'Doherty Slaughtneil 1-1518

In finals

FinalTop scorerTeamScoreTotal
1999Jackie Carson Ruairí Óg, Cushendall 1-047
2000Séamus McMullan Dunloy 1-036
2001 Paddy Richmond Dunloy 2-039
2002 Gregory O'Kane Dunloy 0-077
2003Geoffrey McGonigle Kevin Lynch's 0-088
2004Johnny McGrattan Ballygalget 0-077
2005Johnny McGrattan Ballygalget 1-0811
2006Geoffrey McGonigle Kevin Lynch's 2-0410
2007 Gregory O'Kane Dunloy 0-077
2008Martin Óg Coulter Ballygalget 0-1010
2009 Simon Wilson Ballycran 1-069
2010Eddie McCloskey Loughgiel Shamrocks 0-077
2011Eddie McCloskey Loughgiel Shamrocks 1-025
2012 Liam Watson Loughgiel Shamrocks 1-058
Eddie McCloskey Loughgiel Shamrocks 0-08
2013Eddie McCloskey Loughgiel Shamrocks 2-028
2014Eoghan Sands Portaferry 1-036
Paul Braniff Portaferry 0-06
2015 Neil McManus Ruairí Óg, Cushendall 0-1313
2016Cormac O'Doherty Slaughtneil 1-0811
2017Cormac O'Doherty Slaughtneil 1-1013
2018 Neil McManus Ruairí Óg, Cushendall 0-099
2019Cormac O'Doherty Slaughtneil 1-0418
Conall Cunning Dunloy 0-07

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Cushendall overcome Slaughtneil to clinch provincial crown". RTÉ . 4 December 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  2. ↑ "Early goals set Dunloy on way to Ulster hurling triumph over Slaughtneil". RTÉ . 4 December 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  3. ↑ "Slaughtneil claim Ulster hurling double". Irish Independent . 23 October 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "Slaughtneil become first Derry team to win Ulster Club Hurling title". BBC Sport. 23 October 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "Sands the man as Portaferry sink Cushendall". www.rte.ie. 2 November 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  6. ↑ "Ulster club SHC final: Portaferry shock 'Dall". Hogan Stand . 2 November 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  7. ↑ "Loughgiel secure title". Irish Examiner . 28 October 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  8. ↑ "McCloskey keeps Loughgiel on track". Irish Independent . 29 October 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
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