Waterford Senior Hurling Championship

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Waterford Senior Hurling Championship
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Current event clock.svg 2024 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship
Code Hurling
Founded1897;127 years ago (1897)
Region Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford (GAA)
No. of teams12
Title holders Ballygunner (23rd title)
Most titles Mount Sion (35 titles)
SponsorsJJ Kavanagh & Sons
TV partner(s) TG4 (final only)
Official website http://www.waterfordgaa.ie/

The Waterford Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the JJ Kavanagh & Sons Senior Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Waterford County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1897 for the top hurling teams in the county of Waterford in Ireland.

Contents

The series of games are played during the spring, summer and autumn months with the county final currently being played at Walsh Park in October. Initially played as a knock-out competition, the championship currently features a group stage followed by a knock-out stage. The Waterford County Championship is an integral part of the wider Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship. The winners of the Waterford county final join the champions of the other hurling counties to contest the provincial championship. Twelve teams currently participate in the Waterford County Championship. The title has been won at least once by 23 different teams. The all-time record-holders are Mount Sion, who have won a total of 35 titles. Ballygunner are the title-holders after defeating Abbeyside by 2–28 to 2–10 in the 2024 championship final. [1]

Format

Current format

Group stage: The 12 teams are divided into four groups of three. Each team plays each other once. The top team in each group advance to the quarter final stage and are seeded. The second placed teams from each group are drawn against third placed teams in each group in a preliminary quarter final. The winners advance to the quarter finals whilst the losers are summoned to relegation semi-finals and finals, with one team being relegated to the premier intermediate grade.

Preliminary quarter-finals: 8 teams contest this round. The 4 winning teams advance to the Quarter-finals. The 4 losing teams advance to the relegation play-offs.

Relegation play-off: 4 teams contest this round. The losing team are relegated to the Waterford Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship.

Quarter-finals: 8 teams contest this round. The 4 winning teams advance to the Semi-finals. The 4 losing teams are eliminated from the championship.

Semi-finals: 4 teams contest this round. The 2 winning teams advance to the Semi-finals. The 2 losing teams are eliminated from the championship.

Final: The final is contested by the two semi-final winners.

Teams

2025 teams

The following 12 teams will contest the 2025 Waterford Senior Hurling Championship:

TeamLocationColoursDivisionPosition in 2024 In championship sinceChampionship titlesLast championship title
Colours of Clare.svg Abbeyside Abbeyside Blue and orangeWestRunners-up 2004 0—
Colours of Down.svg Ballygunner Ballygunner Red and blackEastChampions?23 2024
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Brickey Rangers Dungarvan Amber and blackWestWaterford PIHC winners 2025 0—
Colours of Mayo.svg Clonea Rathgormack Red and greenEastRelegation playoff winners 2019 51952
Colours of Cork.svg De La Salle Waterford Red and whiteEastQuarter-finals?3 2012
Colours of Laois.svg Dungarvan Dungarvan Blue and whiteWestQuarter-finals 2010 6 1941
Colours of Limerick.svg Ferrybank Ferrybank Green and whiteEastQuarter-finals 2024 31919
Colours of Laois.svg Fourmilewater Ballymacarbry Blue and whiteWestPreliminary quarter-finals 2002 0—
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Lismore Lismore Yellow and blackWestPreliminary quarter-finals 2017 3 1993
Colours of Laois.svg Mount Sion Waterford Blue and whiteEastSemi-finals?35 2006
Colours of Cork.svg Passage Passage East Red and whiteEastSemi-finals?1 2013
Colours of Laois.svg Roanmore Waterford Blue and whiteEastQuarter-finals 2011 2 1990

Qualification for subsequent competitions

The Waterford Senior Hurling Championship winners qualify for the subsequent Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship.

Managers

Managers in the Waterford 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 (1999–present)
ManagerTeamWinsWinning years
Jim Greene Mount Sion 32002, 2003, 2004
Fergal Hartley Ballygunner 32014, 2017, 2018
Darragh O'Sullivan Ballygunner 32019 (j), 2020 (j), 2021
Denis Walsh Ballygunner 22015, 2016
David Franks Ballygunner 22019 (j), 2020 (j)
Michael Gaffney Ballygunner 11999
Kevin Ryan Mount Sion 12000
Gordon Ryan Ballygunner 12001
John Fitzpatrick Ballygunner 12005
Páraic Fanning Mount Sion 12006
Morris Geary Ballyduff Upper 12007
Owen Dunphy De La Salle 12008
Ger Cunningham Ballygunner 12009
Michael Ryan De La Salle 12010
Niall O'Donnell Ballygunner 12011
Derek McGrath De La Salle 12012
Peter Queally Passage 12013

List of finals

Legend

List of Waterford SHC finals

YearWinnersRunners-up
ClubScoreClubScore
2024 Ballygunner 2-28 Abbeyside 2-10
2023 Ballygunner 2-26 De La Salle 0-21
2022 Ballygunner 2-11 Mount Sion 0-08
2021 Ballygunner 2-27 Roanmore 0-13
2020 [2] Ballygunner 1-23 Passage 0-09
2019 [3] Ballygunner 1-24 De La Salle 1-15
2018 [4] Ballygunner 2-19 Abbeyside 0-13
2017 [5] Ballygunner 2-18 De La Salle 0-16
2016 [6] Ballygunner 4-20 Passage 1-12
2015 [7] Ballygunner 0-16 Tallow 0-12
2014 [8] Ballygunner 2-16 Mount Sion 0-09
2013 [9] Passage 3-16 Ballygunner 3-13
2012 [10] De La Salle 1-21 Dungarvan 0-12
2011 Ballygunner 1-19 Tallow 0-06
2010 [11] De La Salle 3-13 Ballygunner 1-11
2009 Ballygunner (4-12) 1-17 Lismore (2-18) 0-19
2008 De La Salle 0-11 Abbeyside 0-09
2007 Ballyduff Upper 1-18 Ballygunner 1-14
2006 Mount Sion 2-13 Ballygunner 0-12
2005 Ballygunner 2-10 De La Salle 1-12
2004 Mount Sion 4-14 Ballygunner 4-07
2003 Mount Sion 1-14 Ballygunner 1-10
2002 Mount Sion 1-19 Ballygunner 2-14
2001 Ballygunner 4-12 Lismore 1-16
2000 Mount Sion 1-20 Ballygunner 0-09
1999 Ballygunner 1-18 Mount Sion 2-10
1998 Mount Sion 3-19 Ballyduff Upper 0-10
1997 Ballygunner 2-17 Passage 1-14
1996 Ballygunner 3-13 Lismore 1-12
1995 Ballygunner (1-08) 3-13 (R) Mount Sion (1-08) 1-17 (R)
1994 Mount Sion 2-13 Passage 1-11
1993 Lismore 0-08 Passage 0-07
1992 Ballygunner 1-12 Mount Sion 2-07
1991 Lismore 5-07 Mount Sion 1-05
1990 Roanmore 3-13 Ballyduff Upper 2-06
1989 Roanmore 3-08 Ballyduff Upper 2-07
1988 Mount Sion 2-15 Ballygunner 3-08
1987 Ballyduff Upper 4-07 Roanmore 2-11
1986 Mount Sion 0-16 Lismore 0-10
1985 Tallow 3-08 Ballyduff Upper 2-08
1984 Tallow 2-12 Portlaw 2-01
1983 Mount Sion 5-11 Ballyduff Upper 2-06
1982 Ballyduff Upper 0-20 Dunhill 1-11
1981 Mount Sion 4-13 Dunhill 1-14
1980 Tallow 1-07 Dunhill 1-06
1979 Dunhill 2-17 Ballyduff Upper 2-08
1978 Dunhill 2-16 Mount Sion 4-08
1977 Portlaw 4-10 Ballyduff Upper 2-10
1976 Portlaw 7-12 Tallow 1-05
1975 Mount Sion 6-04 Portlaw 2-07
1974 Mount Sion 3-08 Portlaw 2-10
1973 Portlaw 2-11 Mount Sion 2-07
1972 Mount Sion 2-10 Dunhill 2-08
1971 Portlaw 1-13 St. Mollerans 2-08
1970 Ballyduff Lower/Portlaw (awarded title)
1969 Mount Sion 7-11 Abbeyside 2-13
1968 Ballygunner 2-10 Mount Sion 3-02
1967 Ballygunner 2-10 Ballyduff Lower/Portlaw 3-05
1966 Ballygunner 2-06 Mount Sion 2-03
1965 Mount Sion 3-02 Ballygunner 2-04
1964 Mount Sion 3-06 Abbeyside 1-06
1963 Mount Sion 4-06 Ballygunner 3-04
1962 Erin's Own 5-07 Mount Sion 1-04
1961 Mount Sion 2-14 Erin's Own 2-04
1960 Mount Sion 5-09 Erin's Own 2-05
1959 Mount Sion 5-05 Erin's Own 5-04
1958 Mount Sion 6-10Faughs1-08
1957 Mount Sion 2-10 Abbeyside 1-02
1956 Mount Sion 7-07 Cappoquin 2-06
1955 Mount Sion 2-10 Abbeyside 3-04
1954 Mount Sion 3-14 Erin's Own 5-02
1953 Mount Sion 7-11 Tourin 1-01
1952 Clonea 1-10T. F. Meaghers2-01
1951 Mount Sion 7-08 Dungarvan 0-09
1950 Tourin 3-07 Mount Sion 2-05
1949 Mount Sion 4-08 Clonea 0-06
1948 Mount Sion 4-08Avonmore0-08
1947 Erin's Own 3-04 Clonea 3-01
1946 Erin's Own 5-07 Brickey Rangers 2-04
1945 Mount Sion 3-08 Dungarvan 2-05
19443rd Battalion4-03 Portlaw 2-07
1943 Mount Sion 3-08 Tallow 1-05
1942 Erin's Own 2-05 Lismore 2-03
1941 Dungarvan 2-06 Mount Sion 1-05
1940 Mount Sion 6-05 Dungarvan 3-02
1939 Mount Sion 2-04 Erin's Own 2-02
1938 Mount Sion 4-03 Erin's Own 3-04
1937 Portlaw 3-01 Dungarvan 0-03
1936 Mount Sion 2-06 Tallow 1-05 (Tallow won on objection)
1935 Erin's Own 4-07 Tallow 2-04
1934 Erin's Own 6-04 Tallow 0-02
1933 Erin's Own 7-06 Dunhill 1-03
1932 Erin's Own 2-02 Tallow 0-02
1931 Erin's Own 4-07 Tallow 0-03
1930 Erin's Own 6-04 Dungarvan 0-01
1929 Erin's Own 10-04 Lismore 1-01
1928 Erin's Own 5-06 Tallow 2-00
1927 Erin's Own 8-02 Dungarvan 0-05
1926 Dungarvan 5-02 Lismore 2-03
1925 Lismore 4-02 Erin's Own 2-03
1924T. F. Meaghers11-05 Dungarvan 1-02
1923 Dungarvan
1922T. F. Meaghers
1921No Championship
1920 Dungarvan 9-02 Ferrybank 1-00
1919 Ferrybank
1918 Clonea 4-03 Ferrybank 2-01
1917 Dungarvan
1916Young Irelands6-02 Ferrybank 2-00
1915 Ferrybank
1914 St Stephens De La Salle
1913 St Stephens De La Salle 5-04 Ballyduff Upper 0-02
1912T. F. Meagher's4-02 Clonea 1-00
1911T. F. Meaghers
1910T. F. Meaghers4-04 Dungarvan 1-02
1909T. F. Meaghers
1908 Dungarvan 14 Points Dunhill 1 Goal
1907 Clonea
1906 De La Salle 5-05 Ballyduff Lower 0-05
1905 Clonea 6-10 Ballyduff Upper 3-05
1904Gracedieu Clonea
1903 Clonea De La Salle
1902 Clonea Shanacool Durrow
1901
1900
1899 Ballydurn Blackwater Ramblers
1898
1897Ballytruckle

Roll of honour

#ClubTitlesChampionships won
1 Mount Sion 351938, 1939, 1940, 1943, 1945, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1981, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006
2 Ballygunner 231966, 1967, 1968, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
3 Erin's Own 131927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1942, 1946, 1947,1962
4T.F. Meaghers61909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1922, 1924
Dungarvan 61908, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1926, 1941
Portlaw 51937, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1977
7 Clonea 51902, 1903, 1905, 1907, 1952
8 Tallow 41936, 1980, 1984, 1985
9 Ferrybank 31915, 1916, 1919
Lismore 31925, 1991, 1993
Ballyduff Upper 31983, 1987, 2007
De La Salle 3 2008, 2010, 2012
13 St Stephens De La Salle 21913, 1914
Ballyduff Lower 21906, 1970 (awarded title)
Dunhill 21978, 1979
Roanmore 21989, 1990
17Ballytruckle11897
Ballydurn11899
Gracedieu11904
Young Irelands11918
3rd Battalion11944
Tourin11950
Passage 12013

Records and statistics

Teams

By decade

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

Gaps

Top five longest gaps between successive championship titles:

Top scorers

In finals

FinalTop scorerTeamScoreTotal
1995 Liam Whitty Ballygunner 1-058
1996 Michael Mahoney Ballygunner 2-0410
1997 Paul Flynn Ballygunner 1-0811
1998 Ken McGrath Mount Sion 1-047
1999 Paul Flynn Ballygunner 1-0811
2000 Tony Browne Mount Sion 1-077
2001 Dave Bennett Lismore 0-1010
2002 Ken McGrath Mount Sion 0-1111
2003 Paul Flynn Ballygunner 0-066
2004 Ken McGrath Mount Sion 1-036
2005 James Quirke De La Salle 0-099
2006 Ken McGrath Mount Sion 0-077
2007 Stephen Power Ballygunner 1-069
Brendan Hannon Ballyduff Upper 0-099
2008 Páidí Nevin De La Salle 0-033
James Quirke De La Salle 0-033
2009 Paul Flynn Ballygunner 1-0912
2010 John Mullane De La Salle 0-099
2011 Pauric Mahony Ballygunner 0-1111
2012 Cormac Curran Dungarvan 0-099
2013 Pauric Mahony Ballygunner 1-0710
Owen Connors Passage 1-0710
2014 Pauric Mahony Ballygunner 0-1010
2015 Ryan Grey Tallow 0-1010
2016 Pauric Mahony Ballygunner 1-1114
2017 Pauric Mahony Ballygunner 0-099
2018 Pauric Mahony Ballygunner 0-1313
2019 Pauric Mahony Ballygunner 0-1212
2020 Pauric Mahony Ballygunner 0-088

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