Down Senior Hurling Championship

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Down Senior Hurling Championship
Current season or competition:
IrishCraobh Iomána Sinsearach an Dún
CodeHurling
Founded1903; 118 years ago (1903)
RegionColours of Down.svg Down (GAA)
TrophyJeremiah McVeagh Cup
No. of teams4
Title holdersColours of Kilkenny.svg Ballycran (27th title)
Most titlesColours of Kilkenny.svg Ballycran (27 titles)
SponsorsMorgan Fuels
Official websiteDown GAA

The Down Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Morgan Fuels Down GAA Senior Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Down SHC) is an annual club hurling competition organised by the Down County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by the top-ranking senior clubs in the county of Down in Ireland, deciding the competition winners through a group and knockout format. It is the most prestigious competition in Down hurling.

Introduced in 1903 as the Down Senior Hurling Championship, it was initially a straight knockout tournament open only to senior-ranking club teams, with its winner reckoned as the Down county champion. In its present format, the four club teams play each other in a double round-robin system. The top two teams proceed to the final match. The winner of the Down Senior Championship, as well as being presented with the Jeremiah McVeagh Cup, qualifies for the subsequent Ulster Club Championship.

The competition has been won by 10 teams, 9 of which have won it more than once. Ballycran is the most successful team in the tournament's history, having won it 27 times. Ballycran are the reigning champions, having beaten Portaferry by 2-25 to 3-21 after extra time in the 2021 Down Senior Hurling Championship.[1] No team outside Ballycran, Portaferry and Ballygalget have won the title since Kilclief's 23rd triumph in 1956.

History[]

Faugh-a-Ballagh won the inaugural Down hurling championship in 1903.

Trophy and medals[]

James McVeagh (right), pictured in 1898.

The Jeremiah McVeagh Cup is the current prize for winning the championship. It was presented by nationalist Member of Parliament Jeremiah McVeagh to the Down County Board in 1913 and has been presented to the championship winners ever since..[2]

Traditionally, depending on the venue, the victory presentation takes place at a special rostrum in the main grandstand or on a podium on the pitch. The cup is decorated with ribbons in the colours of the winning team. During the game the cup actually has both teams' sets of ribbons attached and the runners-up ribbons are removed before the presentation. The winning captain accepts the cup on behalf of his team before giving a short speech. Individual members of the winning team then have an opportunity to come to the rostrum to lift the cup, which is held by the winning team until the following year's final.

In accordance with GAA rules, the County Board awards a set of gold medals to the championship winners.

Winners listed by club[]

Team Wins Winning Years
1 Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran 27 1949, 1953, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1967, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021
2 Mayo colours.PNG Kilclief 23 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1925, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1939, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1947, 1954, 1955, 1956
3 Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget 21 1959, 1964, 1966, 1970, 1973, 1975, 1982, 1983, 1990, 1992, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2017
Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry 21 1926, 1929, 1938, 1963, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1978, 1981, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2012, 2014, 2020
4 Gort GAA colours.png Ballela 7 1936, 1937, 1940, 1941, 1948, 1951, 1952
5 Faugh-a-Ballagh 6 1903, 1904, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1930
6 Gort GAA colours.png Clann na Boirce 2 1905, 1906
Offaly colours.PNG Liatroim Fontenoys 2 1927, 1928
Clann Uladh 2 1934, 1946
7 Cork colours.PNG Ballyvarley 1 1910

Finals listed by year[]

Year Winner Score Opponent Score
2021 Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran 2-25 Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry 3-20
2020 Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry 2-18, 0-15 (R) Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran 2-18, 0-13 (R)
2019[3] Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran 1–20 Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry 1–13
2018[4] Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran 2–13 Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry 1–14
2017[5] Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget 2–13 Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry 2–12
2016[6] Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget 0-06 Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran 0-02
2015[7] Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran 1–15 Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget 0–16
2014[8] Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry 1–12 Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran 1–11
2013[9] Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget 1–18 Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry 1–11
2012[10] Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry 3-08 Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran 0–11
2011 Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran 1–11 Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry 0–13
2010 Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget 3–19 Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran 1–13
2009 Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran 1–14 Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget 0–12
2008 Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget 2–13 Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry 0-08
2007 Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran 1–13 Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget 0-09
2006 Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry 1–15 Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran 0–14
2005 Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget 3–14 Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran 0–15
2004 Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget 1–12 Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry 1-06
2003 Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget 0–17 Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry 1–10
2002 Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry 0–14 Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget 3-04
2001 Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran
2000 Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget
1999 Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry
1998 Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry
1997 Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry
1996 Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget
1995 Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget
1994 Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget
1993 Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget
1992 Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran
1991 Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran
1990 Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran
1989 Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran
1988 Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran
1987 Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget
1986 Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran 3–06 Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry 1–11
1985 Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran
1984 Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget
1983 Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget
1982 Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget
1981 Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry
1980 Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran
1979 Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran
1978 Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget
1977 Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget
1976 Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran
1975 Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget
1974 Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran
1973 Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget
1972 Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran
1971 Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry
1970 Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget
1969 Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry
1968 Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry
1967 Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran
1966 Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget
1965 Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry
1964 Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget
1963 Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry
1962 Final abandoned
1961 Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran
1960 Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran
1959 Limerick colours.PNG Ballygalget
1958 Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran
1957 Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran
1956 Mayo colours.PNG Kilclief
1955 Mayo colours.PNG Kilclief
1954 Mayo colours.PNG Kilclief
1953 Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran
1952 Gort GAA colours.png Ballela
1951 Gort GAA colours.png Ballela
1950
1949 Kilkenny colours.PNG Ballycran
1948 Gort GAA colours.png Ballela
1947 Mayo colours.PNG Kilclief
1946 Clann Uladh
1945 Mayo colours.PNG Kilclief
1944 Mayo colours.PNG Kilclief
1943 Mayo colours.PNG Kilclief
1942 Mayo colours.PNG Kilclief
1941 Gort GAA colours.png Ballela
1940 Gort GAA colours.png Ballela
1939 Mayo colours.PNG Kilclief
1938 Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry
1937 Gort GAA colours.png Ballela
1936 Gort GAA colours.png Ballela
1935 Mayo colours.PNG Kilclief
1934 Clann Uladh
1933 Mayo colours.PNG Kilclief
1932 Mayo colours.PNG Kilclief
1931 Mayo colours.PNG Kilclief
1930 Faugh-a-Ballagh
1929 Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry
1928 Offaly colours.PNG Liatroim Fontenoys
1927 Offaly colours.PNG Liatroim Fontenoys
1926 Tipperary colours.PNG Portaferry
1925 Mayo colours.PNG Kilclief
1924 Mayo colours.PNG Kilclief
1923 No Championship
1922 No Championship
1921 No Championship
1920 Mayo colours.PNG Kilclief
1919 Mayo colours.PNG Kilclief
1918 Mayo colours.PNG Kilclief
1917 Mayo colours.PNG Kilclief
1916 Mayo colours.PNG Kilclief
1915 Mayo colours.PNG Kilclief
1914 Mayo colours.PNG Kilclief
1913 Mayo colours.PNG Kilclief
1912 Mayo colours.PNG Kilclief
1911 No Championship
1910 Cork colours.PNG Ballyvarley
1909 Faugh-a-Ballagh
1908 Faugh-a-Ballagh
1907 Faugh-a-Ballagh
1906 Gort GAA colours.png Clann na Boirce
1905 Gort GAA colours.png Clann na Boirce
1904 Faugh-a-Ballagh
1903 Faugh-a-Ballagh

Records and statistics[]

Final[]

Team[]

  • Most wins: 27:
    • Ballycran: (1949, 1953, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1967, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021.
  • Most consecutive wins: 9:
    • : (1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920)

Teams[]

By decade[]

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

  • 1900s: 5 for (1903-04-07-08-09)
  • 1910s: 8 for (1912-13-14-15-16-17-18-19)
  • 1920s: 2 each for (1920-25), Portaferry (1926-29) and Liatroim Fontenoys (1927-28)
  • 1930s: 5 for (1931-32-33-35-39)
  • 1940s: 5 for (1942-43-44-45-47)
  • 1950s: 3 for Ballycran (1953-57-58) and (1954-55-56)
  • 1960s: 4 for Portaferry (1963-65-68-69)
  • 1970s: 5 for Ballycran (1972-74-76-77-79)
  • 1980s: 5 for Ballycran (1980-84-85-86-87)
  • 1990s: 5 for Ballygalget (1990-92-97-98-99)
  • 2000s: 4 each for Portaferry (2000-01-02-06) and Ballygalget (2003-04-05-08)
  • 2010s: 4 each for Ballygalget (2010-13-16-17) and Ballycran (2011-15-18-19)

Gaps[]

Longest gaps between successive championship titles:

  • 25 years: Portaferry (1938-1963)
  • 21 years: (1909-1930)
  • 12 years: (1934-1946)

References[]

  1. ^ Crossan, Brendan (28 September 2020). "Portaferry end their six-year wait for Down SHC title against gutsy Ballycran". The Irish News. Retrieved 4 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Who was your Irish MP in 1918? Here's a list of everyone elected in that historic election". The Journal. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2021.
  3. ^ "Down SHC final: Ballycran retain title with seven-point win". Hogan Stand. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Woods brace earns crown". Irish Independent. 1 October 2018. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Down SHC final: Coulter inspires 'Galget". Hogan Stand. 25 September 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  6. ^ "McManus weathers the storm". Irish Independent. 26 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  7. ^ "Ballycran seal title with late flurry". Irish Independent. 28 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  8. ^ "Down SHC final: 14-man Portaferry hold on". Hogan Stand. 29 September 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
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  10. ^ "Down SHC: 'Ferry goals see them to title success". Hogan Stand. Lynn Group Media. 1 October 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2012.

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