Wicklow Senior Hurling Championship | |
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Current season or competition: 2024 Wicklow Senior Hurling Championship | |
Irish | Craobh Iomána Sinsearach Chill Mhantáin |
Code | Hurling |
Founded | 1903 |
Region | Wicklow (GAA) |
Trophy | O'Donoghue Cup |
No. of teams | 6 |
Title holders | Bray Emmets (10th title) |
Most titles | Carnew Emmets (19 titles) |
Sponsors | Lightning Protection Ireland [1] |
Official website | Wicklow GAA |
The Wicklow Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Lightning Protection Ireland Senior Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Wicklow SHC) is an annual club hurling competition organised by the Wicklow County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by the top-ranking senior clubs in the county of Wicklow in Ireland, deciding the competition winners through a group and knockout format. It is the most prestigious competition in Wicklow hurling.
In its current format, the Wicklow Senior Hurling Championship begins with a group stage. The six participating teams play each other in a round-robin system. The four top-ranking teams proceed to the knockout phase that culminates with the final match at Echelon Park. The winner of the Wicklow Senior Championship, as well as being presented with the O'Donoghue Cup, qualifies for the subsequent Leinster Intermediate Club Championship.
The competition has been won by 14 teams, 10 of which have won it more than once. Carnew Emmets is the most successful team in the tournament's history, having won it 19 times. Bray Emmets are the reigning champions, having beaten Carnew Emmets by 0-23 to 4-08 in the 2024 final. [2]
The first senior championship was won by Barndarrig in 1923. There was no Wicklow championship in 1938. There are currently seven teams taking part in the Championship:
Six clubs start in the group stage. Over the course of the group stage, each team plays once against the others in the group, resulting in each team being guaranteed five group games. Two points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. The teams are ranked in the group stage table by points gained, then scoring difference and then their head-to-head record. The top four teams qualify for the knockout stage
Semi-finals: The top four teams from the group stage contest this round. The two winners from these two games advance to the final.
Final: The two semi-final winners contest the final. The winning team are declared champions.
The 6 teams competing in the 2024 Wicklow Senior Hurling Championship are:
Club | Location | Colours | Position in 2024 | In championship since | Championship titles | Last championship title |
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Bray Emmets | Bray | Navy and green | Champions | ? | 10 | 2024 |
Carnew Emmets | Carnew | Blue and yellow | Runners-up | ? | 19 | 2009 |
Éire Óg Greystones | Greystones | Blue and white | Semi-finals | ? | 0 | — |
Glenealy | Glenealy | Red and white | Relegated | ? | 16 | 2018 |
Kiltegan | Kiltegan | White and red | Semi-finals | ? | 8 | 2001 |
St Patrick's | Wicklow | Blue and white | Group stage | 2024 | 6 | 1992 |
Championship | Club |
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Senior championships | |
Senior | Avondale |
Bray Emmets | |
Carnew Emmets | |
Éire Óg Greystones | |
Glenealy | |
Kiltegan | |
Intermediate championships | |
Intermediate | Arklow Rock Parnells |
Aughrim | |
Avondale (2nd team) | |
Bray Emmets (2nd team) | |
Carnew Emmets (2nd team) | |
Glenealy (2nd team) | |
Kilcoole | |
St Patrick's | |
Western Gaels | |
Junior championships | |
Junior | Arklow Rock Parnells (2nd team) |
Barndarrig | |
Bray Emmets (3rd team) | |
Éire Óg Greystones (2nd team) | |
Kilcoole (2nd team) | |
Kiltegan (2nd team) | |
Knockananna |
At the end of the championship, the winning team qualify to the subsequent Leinster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship, the winner of which progresses to the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship.
# | Club | Titles | Championships won |
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1 | Carnew Emmets | 19 | 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1989, 1991, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2009 |
2 | Glenealy | 16 | 1957, 1958, 1959, 1975, 1986, 1996, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018 |
3 | Avondale | 14 | 1908, 1915, 1931, 1936, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1960, 1964, 1966, 1983 |
4 | Barndarrig | 12 | 1923, 1924, 1926, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1948, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1988 |
5 | Rathnew | 11 | 1906, 1911, 1913, 1925, 1929, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1937, 1939, 1950. |
6 | Bray Emmets | 10 | 1952, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
7 | Kiltegan | 8 | 1987, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001 |
8 | Arklow Rock Parnells | 6 | 1970, 1971, 1972, 1977, 1982, 1985 |
St Patrick's | 6 | 1903, 1916, 1928, 1930, 1990, 1992 | |
10 | St Kevin's | 2 | 1961, 1963 |
11 | Baltinglass | 1 | 1927 |
Ballinacor | 1 | 1935 | |
Avoca | 1 | 1953 | |
Forestry College | 1 | 1962 |
The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of Wicklow Senior Hurling Championship titles, is as follows:
Longest gaps between successive championship titles:
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