Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

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Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
Current season or competition:
2021 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
IrishCraobh Iomána Sinsearach Chill Chainnigh
CodeHurling
Founded1887; 135 years ago (1887)
RegionColours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny (GAA)
TrophyTom Walsh Cup
No. of teams12
Title holdersColours of Limerick.svg Ballyhale Shamrocks (19th title)
First winnerColours of Limerick.svg Tullaroan
Most titlesColours of Limerick.svg Tullaroan (20 titles)
SponsorsSt Canice's Credit Union
TV partner(s)TG4, RTÉ
Official websiteOfficial website

The Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the St Canice's Credit Union Senior Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Kilkenny SHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Kilkenny County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by the top-ranking senior clubs in the county of Kilkenny in Ireland. It is the most prestigious competition in Kilkenny hurling.

Introduced in 1887 as the Kilkenny Hurling Championship, it was initially a straight knockout tournament open only to senior-ranking club teams. The championship has gone through a number of changes throughout the years, including the use of a round robin, before reverting to a straight knockout format.

In its current format, the Kilkenny Senior Championship begins in September with a first round series of games comprising eight teams, while the four remaining teams receive byes to the quarter-final stage. A team's finishing position in the Kilkenny Senior Hurling League determines at what stage they enter the championship. Four rounds of games are played, culminating with the final match at Nowlan Park in October. The winner of the Kilkenny Senior Championship, as well as being presented with the Tom Walsh Cup, qualifies for the subsequent Leinster Club Championship.

The competition has been won by 26 teams, 18 of which have won it more than once. Tullaroan is the most successful team in the tournament's history, having won it 20 times. Ballyhale Shamrocks are the reigning champions, having beaten James Stephens by 2–21 to 1–15 in the 2019 final.[1]

History[]

Beginnings[]

Following the foundation of the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1884, new rules for Gaelic football and hurling were drawn up and published in the United Irishman newspaper. County committees were established over the next few years, with the Kilkenny County Board affiliating on 30 January 1887. The inaugural championship was contested by just four clubs, with Tullaroan winning the title after a defeat of Mooncoin.[2] Since then the championship title has been awarded every year except on a handful of occasions. No championships took place in 1891, 1892 and 1912, while several championships between 1916 and 1922 were either cancelled or unfinished due to the Irish revolutionary period. The 1916 championship began in October 1916, however, because of martial law it wasn't completed until June 1919. It was decreed that the winner of the match would be declared champions for all three years.

Team dominance[]

The first fifty years of the championship were dominated by Tullaroan and Mooncoin who built up an intense rivalry. Both clubs shared 28 championship titles between 1887 and 1936, however, since then they have won just four titles between them. Other clubs who enjoyed limited periods of dominance during this time include city-based club , who won three titles between 1893 and 1896, and Dicksboro who won two titles from four final appearances during the 1920s. Carrickshock's dominance saw the club play in ten finals between 1938 and 1948, becoming the first team to win four successive championships from 1940 to 1943. also claimed four titles during this period. After a sixty-year hiatus Bennettsbridge returned to winning ways and claimed ten championship titles between 1952 and 1967. Fenians added their name to roll of honour in 1970 before claiming four more championships before the end of the decade. In 1978 Ballyhale Shamrocks became the latest first-time champions and ushered in a new era of dominance by winning 10 more championship titles by 1991. As Ballyhale went into decline, Glenmore dominated the nineties by winning five championships between 1987 and 1999. The first decade of the new century saw O'Loughlin Gaels and James Stephens win two titles apiece, while Ballyhale Shamrocks ended the decade with four successive championships before winning four more in 2012, 2014, 2018 and 2019.

The championship[]

Overview[]

The Kilkenny County Championship is a single elimination tournament. Each team is afforded just one defeat before being eliminated from the championship. Pairings for matches are drawn at random, however, there is a certain level of seeding based on league performance. The league begins with two groups of six teams. The top two teams in each group receive a bye into the quarter-finals, while third placed team plays the fourth placed team, and the fifth placed team plays the sixth placed team in the first round. The losers of the latter games enter a relegation play-off.

Each match is played as a single leg. If a match is drawn there is a replay. If both sides are still level at the end of the replay there is a period of extra time and so on until a winner is found.

Format[]

First round: 8 teams contest this round. The 4 winning teams advance directly to the quarter-final stage. The 4 losing teams are eliminated from the championship.

Quarter-finals: Eight teams contest this round. The four winning teams advance directly to the semi-final stage. The four losing teams are eliminated from the championship.

Semi-finals: Four teams contest this round. The two winning teams advance directly to the final. The two losing teams are eliminated from the championship.

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

Participating teams[]

The following 12 teams will be participating in the 2021 championship:

Team Location Colours
Ballyhale Shamrocks Ballyhale/Knocktopher/Knockmoylan White & Green
Bennettsbridge Bennettsbridge Green & Yellow
Clara Clara Maroon & White
Lisdowney Blue & White
Dicksboro Palmerstown Maroon & White
Erin's Own Castlecomer Blue & White
James Stephens Larchfield Green & Red
Mullinavat Mullinavat Black & White
O'Loughlin Gaels St. John's Parish White & Green
Rower-Inistioge Inistioge Green & Red
Graigue-Ballycallan Kilmanagh Sky Blue & White
Tullaroan Tullaroan Green & White

Sponsorship[]

Since 1991 the Kilkenny County Championship has been sponsored by the St. Canice's Credit Union.

Managers[]

Managers in the Kilkenny 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)
Manager Team Wins Winning years
Michael Nolan O'Loughlin Gaels 3 2001, 2003, 2010
Maurice Aylward Ballyhale Shamrocks 3 2006, 2007, 2008
Adrian Finan James Stephens 2 2004, 2005
Mick Purcell Clara 2 2013, 2015
Henry Shefflin Ballyhale Shamrocks 2 2018, 2019
James O' Connor Ballyhale Shamrocks 2 2020, 2021
Jim Neary Graigue-Ballycallan 2 1998, 2000
Tom Casey Glenmore 1 1999
John Brennan Young Irelands 1 2002
Mick Fennelly / James McGarry Ballyhale Shamrocks 1 2009
Niall Rigney James Stephens 1 2011
Tommy Shefflin Ballyhale Shamrocks 1 2012
Colm Bonnar / Andy Moloney Ballyhale Shamrocks 1 2014
Aidan Fogarty O'Loughlin Gaels 1 2016
Mark Dowling Dicksboro 1 2017

List of finals[]

Year Winners Score Runners-up Score Captain
1973 Fenians 7-08 James Stephens 5-10
1974 Fenians 0-10 Bennettsbridge 0-06 Martin Fitzpatrick
1975 James Stephens 1-14 1-05 Phil Larkin
1976 James Stephens 2-14 Rower-Inistioge 0-13 Phil Larkin
1977 Fenians 3-11 Rower-Inistioge 1-10 Mick Garrett
1978 Ballyhale Shamrocks 0-15 Fenians 0-10 Denis Shefflin
1979 Ballyhale Shamrocks 3-12 Erin's Own 1-06 Johnny Walsh
1980 Ballyhale Shamrocks 3-13 1-10 Richie Reid
1981 James Stephens 2-10 Fenians 0-08 Brian Cody
1982 Ballyhale Shamrocks 3-10 James Stephens 2-04 Liam Fennelly
1983 Ballyhale Shamrocks 2-14 James Stephens 1-08 Kevin Fennelly
1984 St Martin's 1-14 Ballyhale Shamrocks 1-07 Johnny Brennan
1985 Ballyhale Shamrocks 4-18 Glenmore 3-13 Frank Holohan
1986 Clara 3-10 Ballyhale Shamrocks 4-05 Tom O'Shea
1987 Glenmore 4-10 Ballyhale Shamrocks 3-09 Christy Heffernan
1988 Ballyhale Shamrocks 2-15 Thomastown 0-04 Seán Fennelly
1989 Ballyhale Shamrocks 2-11 Glenmore 1-13 Wattie Phelan
1990 Glenmore 3-15 Clara 2-06 Ray Heffernan
1991 Ballyhale Shamrocks 3-16 St Martin's 1-08 Dermot Fennelly
1992 Glenmore 1-14 Tullaroan 2-06 Ray Heffernan
1993 Dicksboro 2-09 Fenians 1-09 John Marnell
1994 Tullaroan 1-06 Dicksboro 0-06 Derek Gaffney
1995 Glenmore 3-19 Fenians 1-14 Willie O'Connor
1996 Young Irelands 3-09 James Stephens 2-10 D. J. Carey
1997 Dunnamaggin 2-10 Young Irelands 2-07 Paul Cahill
1998 Graigue-Ballycallan 1-14 Fenians 0-12 Damien Cleere
1999 Glenmore 1-14 Graigue-Ballycallan 2-08 Denis Mullally
2000 Graigue-Ballycallan 0-16 O'Loughlin Gaels 0-09 James Young [3]
2001 O'Loughlin Gaels 1-17 Graigue-Ballycallan 1-06 Andy Comerford [4]
2002 Young Irelands 3-14 Dunnamaggin 1-15 Martin Carey [5]
2003 O'Loughlin Gaels 2-12 Young Irelands 2-10 Andy Comerford [6]
2004 James Stephens 2-16 Young Irelands 3-12 Peter Barry [7]
2005 James Stephens 1-18 Ballyhale Shamrocks 2-12 Peter Barry [8]
2006 Ballyhale Shamrocks 1-22 O'Loughlin Gaels 2-11 Tom Coogan [9]
2007 Ballyhale Shamrocks 1-20 St Martin's 1-10 Patrick Reid [10]
2008 Ballyhale Shamrocks 2-11 James Stephens 0-12 Bob Aylward [11]
2009 Ballyhale Shamrocks 1-14 James Stephens 1-11 Éamonn Walsh [12]
2010 O'Loughlin Gaels 0-17 Carrickshock 1-11 Martin Comerford [13]
2011 James Stephens 1-20 Ballyhale Shamrocks 0-15 Jackie Tyrrell [14]
2012 Ballyhale Shamrocks 0-16 Dicksboro 0-12 David Hoyne [15]
2013 Clara 1-15 Carrickshock 2-10 Austin Murphy [16]
2014 Ballyhale Shamrocks 1-20 Clara 1-13 T. J. Reid [17]
2015 Clara 2-12 O'Loughlin Gaels 1-13 Keith Hogan [18]
2016 O'Loughlin Gaels 0-19 Ballyhale Shamrocks 1-12 Brian Hogan [19]
2017 Dicksboro 4-15 James Stephens 4-10 Ollie Walsh [20]
2018 Ballyhale Shamrocks 2-20 Bennettsbridge 2-17 Michael Fennelly [21]
2019 Ballyhale Shamrocks 2-21 James Stephens 1-15 Michael Fennelly [22]
2020 Ballyhale Shamrocks 5-19 Dicksboro 1-10 Richie Reid [23]
2021 Ballyhale Shamrocks 3-19 O'Loughlin Gaels 3-15 Colin Fennelly [24]
  • 1979 - The first match ended in a draw: Ballyhale Shamrocks, 0–14, Erin's Own 0–14.
  • 1980 - The first match ended in a draw: Ballyhale Shamrocks, 3–10, Muckalee/Ballyfoyle Rovers 2–13.
  • 1993 - The first match ended in a draw: Dicksboro 0–12, Fenians 0–12.
  • 1996 - The first match ended in a draw: Young Irelands 2–10, James Stephens 0–16.
  • 2003 - The first match ended in a draw: O'Loughlin Gaels 3-09, Young Irelands 2–12.
  • 2011 - The first match ended in a draw: James Stephens 1-08, Ballyhale Shamrocks 0–11.

Finals listed by year[]

Year Winner Opponent
2021 Ballyhale Shamrocks 3-19 O'Loughlin Gaels 3-15
2020 Ballyhale Shamrocks 5-19 Dicksboro 1-10
2019 Ballyhale Shamrocks 2-21 James Stephens 1-15
2018 Ballyhale Shamrocks 2-20 Bennettsbridge 2-17
2017[25] Dicksboro 4-15 James Stephens 4-10
2016[26] O'Loughlin Gaels 0-19 Ballyhale Shamrocks 1-12
2015[27] Clara 2-12 O'Loughlin Gaels 1-13
2014[28] Ballyhale Shamrocks 1-20 Clara 1-13
2013[29] Clara 1-15 Carrickshock 2-10
2012[30] Ballyhale Shamrocks 0-16 Dicksboro 0-12
2011[31][32] James Stephens 1-08, 1-20 (R) Ballyhale Shamrocks 0–11, 0-15 (R)
2010 O'Loughlin Gaels 0-17 Carrickshock 1-11
2009 Ballyhale Shamrocks 1-14 James Stephens 1-11
2008 Ballyhale Shamrocks 2-11 James Stephens 0-12
2007 Ballyhale Shamrocks 1-20 St Martin's 1-10
2006 Ballyhale Shamrocks 1-22 O'Loughlin Gaels 2-11
2005 James Stephens 1-18 Ballyhale Shamrocks 2-12
2004 James Stephens 2-16 Young Ireland's 3-12
2003 O'Loughlin Gaels 3-09, 2-12 (R) Young Ireland's 2–12, 2-10 (R)
2002 Young Ireland's 3-14 Dunnamaggin 1-15
2001 O'Loughlin Gaels 1-17 Graigue-Ballycallan 1-6
2000 Graigue-Ballycallan 0-16 O'Loughlin Gaels 0-09
1999 Glenmore 1-14 Graigue-Ballycallan 2-8
1998 Graigue-Ballycallan 1-14 The Fenians 0-12
1997 Dunnamaggin 2-10 Young Ireland's 2-07
1996 Young Ireland's 2–10, 3-09 (R) James Stephens 0–16, 2-10 (R)
1995 Glenmore 3-19 The Fenians 1-14
1994 Tullaroan 1-06 Dicksboro 0-06
1993 Dicksboro 0–12, 2-09 (R) The Fenians 0–12, 1-09 (R)
1992 Glenmore 1-14 Tullaroan 2-06
1991 Ballyhale Shamrocks 3-16 St Martin's 1-08
1990 Glenmore 3-15 Clara 2-06
1989 Ballyhale Shamrocks 2-11 Glenmore 1-13
1988 Ballyhale Shamrocks 2-15 Thomastown 0-04
1987 Glenmore 4-10 Ballyhale Shamrocks 3-09
1986 Clara 3-10 Ballyhale Shamrocks 4-05
1985 Ballyhale Shamrocks 4-18 Glenmore 3-13
1984 St Martin's 1-14 Ballyhale Shamrocks 1-07
1983 Ballyhale Shamrocks 2-14 James Stephens 1-08
1982 Ballyhale Shamrocks 3-10 James Stephens 2-04
1981 James Stephens 2-10 The Fenians 0-08
1980 Ballyhale Shamrocks 3–10, 3-13 (R) Muckalee/Ballyfoyle Rovers 2–13, 1-10 (R)
1979* Ballyhale Shamrocks 0–14, 3-12 (R) Erin's Own 0–14, 1-06 (R)
1978 Ballyhale Shamrocks 0-15 The Fenians 0-10
1977 The Fenians 3-11 Rower-Inistiogue 1-10
1976 James Stephens 2-14 Rower-Inistiogue 0-13
1975 James Stephens 1-14 Galmoy 1-05
1974 The Fenians 0-10 Bennettsbridge 0-06
1973 The Fenians 7-08 James Stephens 5-10
1972 The Fenians 3-10 Bennettsbridge 1-06
1971 Bennettsbridge 3-10 The Fenians 1-07
1970 The Fenians 2-11 James Stephens 3-05
1969 James Stephens 8-05 The Fenians 2-07
1968 Rower-Inistiogue 3-09 Bennettsbridge 3-07
1967 Bennettsbridge 3-10 Thomastown 1-04
1966 Bennettsbridge 4-08 Mooncoin 2-04
1965 Mooncoin 2-08 Bennettsbridge 1-08
1964 Bennettsbridge 4-09 Glenmore 1-04
1963 St Lachtains 1-07 Tullogher 0-03
1962 Bennettsbridge 5-07 Lisdowney 2-08
1961 St Lachtains 4-05 Near South 0-12
1960 Bennettsbridge 4-05 Glenmore 3-04
1959 Bennettsbridge 4-06 Erin's Own 1-04
1958 Tullaroan 1-12 Bennettsbridge 3-02
1957 John Lockes 4-04 Slieverue 0-05
1956 Bennettsbridge 2-08 John Lockes 3-03
1955 Bennettsbridge 6-06 Mooncoin 1-04
1954 Slieverue 6-05 Tullaroan 4-03
1953 Bennettsbridge 3-11 Sliabh Rua 3-06
1952 Bennettsbridge 5-03 Tullaroan 4-05
1951 Carrickshock 5-06 Tullaroan 4-05
1950 Dicksboro 3–17, 4-06 (R) Éire Óg 6-08, 1-05 (R)
1949 Graigue 3-12 Tullaroan 2-14
1948 Tullaroan 1-12 Carrickshock 2-03
1947 Éire Óg 3-10 Tullaroan 0-13
1946 Thomastown 5-04 Carrickshock 4-05
1945 Éire Óg 2-07, 4-08 (R) Carrickshock 1–10, 1-07 (R)
1944 Éire Óg 7-09 Carrickshock 4-04
1943 Carrickshock 3-06 Mullinavat 1-03
1942 Carrickshock 3-02 Threecastles 2-03
1941 Carrickshock 4-05 Éire Óg 3-07
1940 Carrickshock 1-04 Mullinavat 1-02
1939 Éire Óg 3-07 Carrickshock 3-05
1938 Carrickshock 2-05 Éire Óg 1-05
1937 James Stephens 3-08 Dicksboro 1-02
1936 Mooncoin 4-02 Tullaroan 4-01
1935 James Stephens 3-05 Carrickshock 2-05
1934 Tullaroan 6-06 Carrickshock 1-05
1933 Tullaroan 6-05 Carrickshock 5-04
1932 Mooncoin 6-04 Carrickshock 5-05
1931 Carrickshock 5-08 Urlingford 3-08
1930 Tullaroan 4-04 Urlingford 0-03
1929 Mooncoin 3-02, 5-01 (R) Carrickshock 3-02, 3-03 (R)
1928 Mooncoin 4-02 Dicksboro 3-02
1927* Mooncoin 4-02, 4-03, 2-04, 2-04 James Stephens 3-02, 2-04, 1-03, 2-02
1926 Dicksboro 5-05 Mooncoin 1-04
1925 Tullaroan 3-04 Dicksboro 3-03
1924 Tullaroan 4-04 Clonmanto 2-02
1923 Dicksboro 7-04 Mooncoin 3-01
1922 Not played
1921 Not played
1920 Not played
1919* Unfinished
1918* Mooncoin (combined with 1916 c'ship)
1917* Mooncoin (combined with 1916 c'ship)
1916 Mooncoin 4-01, 5-02 (R) Tullaroan 4-01, 2-03 (R)
1915 Tullaroan 7-02 Dicksboro 2-02
1914 Johnstown 3-01 Erin's Own 0-00
1913 Mooncoin 5-07 Tullaroan 3-04
1912 Not played
1911 Tullaroan 4-03 Mooncoin 2-05
1910 Tullaroan 7-01 Piltown 3-00
1909 Erin's Own 1-12 Mooncoin 1-07
1908 Mooncoin 5-17 Threecastles 3-05
1907 Tullaroan 2-06 Mooncoin 1-03
1906* Mooncoin 3-06 Tullaroan 1-12
1905 Erin's Own 5-06 Tullaroan 2-08
1904 Tullaroan 6-14 Piltown 1-06
1903 Threecastles 0-03, 2-10 (R) Kilmanagh 0-02, 0-05 (R)
1902 Tullaroan 3-16 Mooncoin 0-01
1901 Tullaroan 5-10 Threecastles 3-07
1900 Mooncoin 5-09 Freshford 1-15
1899 Tullaroan 3-06 Young Irelands, Tullaroan 1-05
1898 Threecastles 4-01 Confederation 2-03
1897 Tullaroan 3-11 Mooncoin 2-01
1896 Confederation w/o Callan scr.
1895 Tullaroan 1-04 Threecastles 1-02
1894 Confederation 2-05 Callan 1-01
1893 Confederation 1-04 Callan 0-00
1891–1892 Not played
1890 Bennettsbridge 1-04 Callan 0-01
1889 Tullaroan 0-01 Graine 0-00
1888 Mooncoin 2-02 Confederation 0-00
1887* Tullaroan 1-01 Mooncoin 0-04

Notes:

  • 1887 - Goal outweighed any number of points.
  • 1906 - Mooncoin awarded title.
  • 1917-18 - Combined with 1916 Championship.
  • 1919 - Tullaroan and Mooncoin failed to agree on a venue, declared null and void.
  • 1927 (First game) - Late goal scored after final whistle. Replay agreed.
  • 1927 (Replay) - Objection, replay agreed.
  • 1927 (Second Replay) - Unfinished due to conditions.
  • 1979 - Game unfinished. Ballyhale awarded the title.

Top winners[]

Pos. Team No. of wins Winning Years Runners-up Years runners-up
1st Tullaroan 20 1887, 1889, 1895, 1897, 1899, 1901, 1902, 1904, 1907, 1910, 1911, 1915, 1924, 1925, 1930, 1933, 1934, 1948, 1958, 1994 11 1905, 1906, 1913, 1916, 1936, 1947, 1949, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1992,
2nd Ballyhale Shamrocks 19 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1991, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 6 1984, 1986, 1987, 2005, 2011, 2016
3rd Mooncoin 12 1888, 1900, 1906, 1908, 1913, 1916, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1932, 1936, 1965 10 1887, 1897, 1902, 1907, 1909, 1911, 1923, 1926, 1955, 1966
Bennettsbridge 12 1890, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1971 6 1958, 1965, 1968, 1972, 1974, 2018
4th James Stephens 9 1935, 1937, 1969, 1975, 1976, 1981, 2004, 2005, 2011 10 1927, 1970, 1973, 1982, 1983, 1996, 2008, 2009, 2017, 2019
5th Carrickshock 7 1931, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1951 12 1929, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1939, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1948, 2010, 2013
6th Fenians 5 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977 7 1969, 1971, 1978, 1981, 1993, 1995, 1998
Glenmore 5 1987, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1999 4 1960, 1964, 1985, 1989
Dicksboro 5 1923, 1926, 1950, 1993, 2017 7 1915, 1925, 1928, 1937, 1994, 2012, 2020
7th Eire Og 4 1939, 1944, 1945, 1947 3 1938, 1941, 1950
O'Loughlin Gaels 4 2001, 2003, 2010, 2016 4 2000, 2006, 2015, 2021
8th Confederation (City) 3 1893, 1894, 1896 2 1888, 1898
Clara 3 1986, 2013, 2015 2 1990, 2014
9th Threecastles 2 1898, 1903 3 1895, 1901, 1908
Young Ireland's 2 1996, 2002 3 1997, 2003, 2004
Graigue-Ballycallan 2 1998, 2000 2 1999, 2001
Erin's Own (Kilkenny city) 2 1905, 1909 1 1914
St. Lachtain's 2 1961, 1963 0
10th 1 1914 0
Thomastown 1 1946 2 1967, 1988
Graigue 1 1949 0
Slieverue 1 1954 1 1957
John Lockes (Callan) 1 1957 4 1890, 1893, 1894, 1956
Rower-Inistioge 1 1968 2 1976, 1977
St. Martin's 1 1984 2 1991, 2007
Dunnamaggin 1 1997 1 2002
11th Piltown 0 2 1904, 1910
Erins Own (Castlecomer) 0 2 1959, 1979
Urlingford 0 2 1930, 1931
Mullinavat 0 2 1940, 1943
Kilmanagh 0 1 1903
Graine 0 1 1889
Freshford 0 1 1900
Clonmanto 0 1 1924
Slieve Rua 0 1 1953
Near South 0 1 1961
Lisdowney 0 1 1962
Tullogher 0 1 1963
Galmoy 0 1 1975
Muckalee/Ballyfoyle Rangers 0 1 1980

Records[]

Teams[]

By decade[]

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

Most consecutive wins[]

Pos. Wins Team Winning Years
1st 4 Carrickshock 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943
Ballyhale Shamrocks 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
2nd 3 Mooncoin 1927, 1928, 1929
Fenians 1972, 1973, 1974
Ballyhale Shamrocks 1978, 1979, 1980

Most consecutive appearances[]

Pos. No. Team Years in sequence
1st 9 Carrickshock 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946
2nd 8 Ballyhale Shamrocks 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989
3rd 6 Fenians 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974
4th 5 Carrickshock 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935
Bennettsbridge 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968
Ballyhale Shamrocks 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
5th 4 Tullaroan 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907
Mooncoin 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909
1926, 1927, 1928, 1929
Graigue-Ballycallan 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
Ballyhale Shamrocks 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021

Gaps / Wins[]

Top ten longest gaps between championship titles:

Gaps / Appearances[]

Top ten longest gaps between appearances in a final (bold denotes a win):

Most appearances in Final[]

Pos. Club Total Won Draw Lost Period Win %
1 Tullaroan 32 20 1 11 1887-1994 64.5%
2 Ballyhale Shamrocks 28 19 3 6 1978-2021 76.0%
3 Mooncoin 25 12 3 10 1888-1966 54.5%
4 James Stephens 22 9 3 10 1927-2019 47.4%
Carrickshock 21 7 2 12 1929-2013 36.8%
5 Benettsbridge 18 12 0 6 1890-2018 66.6%

Most regular pairing in Finals[]

Pos. No. of finals Club Wins Years Club Wins Years
1 9 Tullaroan 5 1887, 1897, 1902, 1907, 1911 Mooncoin 4 1906, 1913, 1916, 1936
2 7 Ballyhale Shamrocks 5 1982, 1983, 2008, 2009, 2019 James Stephens 2 2005, 2011

Biggest wins[]

Top scorers / Team[]

Final[]

Pos. Year Club Goals Points Total
1 2020 Ballyhale Shamrocks 5 19 34
2 1904 Tullaroan 6 14 32
3 1944 7 9 30
1985 Ballyhale Shamrocks 4 18 30
4 1969 James Stephens 8 5 29
1973 The Fenians 7 8 29
5 1995 Glenmore 3 19 28
2021 Ballyhale Shamrocks 3 19 28
6 2017 Dicksboro 4 15 27
2019 Ballyhale Shamrocks 2 21 27
7 1950 Dicksboro 3 17 26
1950 6 8 26
2018 Ballyhale Shamrocks 2 20 26
8 1973 James Stephens 5 10 25
1901 Tullaroan 5 10 25
1923 Dicksboro 7 4 25
1991 Ballyhale Shamrocks 3 16 25
2006 Ballyhale Shamrocks 1 22 25

NOTES:

  • 1950 - Drawn match
  • 1973 - Highest score by a losing team

Top scorers[]

FINALS from 1995 to 2019[]

Pos. Name Club Goals Points Total
1 T. J. Reid Ballyhale Shamrocks 3 75 84
2 D. J. Carey Young Ireland's 11 34 67
3 Eoin Larkin James Stephens 1 45 48
4 Henry Shefflin Ballyhale Shamrocks 0 41 41
5 Eoin Reid Ballyhale Shamrocks 6 22 40
6 Nigel Skehan O'Loughlin Gaels 4 26 38
7 Mark Bergin O'Loughlin Gaels 0 34 34
8 Colin Fennelly Ballyhale Shamrocks 1 16 19
9 Keith Hogan Clara 0 18 18
10 Adrian Ronan Graigue-Ballycallan 3 8 17
11 Mark Aylward Ballyhale Shamrocks 2 9 15
David Walton James Stephens 2 9 15

By year[]

Year Top scorer Team Score Total
2016 Richie Hogan Danesfort 0-40 40
2017 David Walton James Stephens 1-51 54
2018 T. J. Reid Ballyhale Shamrocks 3-41 50
2019 T. J. Reid Ballyhale Shamrocks 1-34 37
2020 T. J. Reid Ballyhale Shamrocks 3-39 48
2021 T. J. Reid Ballyhale Shamrocks 1-31 34

Finals[]

Final Top scorer Team Score Total
1992 Ray Heffernan Glenmore 1-10 13
1993 Tommy Bawle (D) Dicksboro 0-06 6
Sam Morrissey (R) Dicksboro 1-02 5
1994 Derek Gaffney Tullaroan 0-04 4
1995 Ray Heffernan Glenmore 0-07 7
1996 D. J. Carey (D) Young Irelands 1-05 8
D. J. Carey (R) Young Irelands 2-04 10
1997 D. J. Carey Young Irelands 1-02 5
1998 Damien Cleere Graigue-Ballycallan 0-08 8
Brendan Ryan Fenians 0-08 8
1999 Denis Byrne Graigue-Ballycallan 0-06 6
2000 Nigel Skehan O'Loughlin Gaels 0-05 5
2001 Nigel Skehan O'Loughlin Gaels 1-09 12
2002 D. J. Carey Young Irelands 2-07 13
2003 Nigel Skehan (D) O'Loughlin Gaels 2-03 9
Nigel Skehan (R) O'Loughlin Gaels 1-07 10
D. J. Carey (R) Young Irelands 1-07 10
2004 D. J. Carey Young Irelands 3-06 15
2005 Eoin Larkin James Stephens 0-09 9
2006 Henry Shefflin Ballyhale Shamrocks 0-10 10
2007 T. J. Reid Ballyhale Shamrocks 0-10 10
2008 Eoin Reid Ballyhale Shamrocks 1-02 5
2009 T. J. Reid Ballyhale Shamrocks 1-03 6
Eoin Reid Ballyhale Shamrocks 0-06 6
2010 Richie Power Carrickshock 0-12 12
2011 Henry Shefflin (D) Ballyhale Shamrocks 0-07 7
Eoin Larkin (R) James Stephens 1-11 14
2012 Martin Gaffney Dicksboro 0-08 8
2013 Keith Hogan Clara 0-10 10
2014 T. J. Reid Ballyhale Shamrocks 0-10 10
2015 Mark Bergin O'Loughlin Gaels 0-08 8
2016 Mark Bergin O'Loughlin Gaels 0-11 11
2017 David Walton James Stephens 1-05 8
2018 T. J. Reid Ballyhale Shamrocks 1-10 13
2019 Eoin Guilfoyle James Stephens 0-08 8
2020 T. J. Reid Ballyhale Shamrocks 0-08 8
Eoin Reid Ballyhale Shamrocks 2-02 8
2021 T. J. Reid Ballyhale Shamrocks 0-09 9
Paddy Deegan O'Loughlin Gaels 2-03 9

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