Leinster Senior Hurling Championship records and statistics

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This page details statistics of the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship.

General performances[]

By county[]

Team Won Runner-up Years won Years runner-up
Kilkenny[1] 73 31 1888, 1893, 1895, 1897, 1898, 1900, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1907, 1909, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1916, 1922, 1923, 1925, 1926, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1950, 1953, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020, 2021 1896, 1902, 1906, 1908, 1914, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1927, 1934, 1938, 1941, 1942, 1949, 1955, 1956, 1960, 1962, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1989, 1995, 1997, 2012, 2018, 2019
Dublin[2] 24 36 1889, 1892, 1894, 1896, 1902, 1906, 1908, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1924, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1934, 1938, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1961, 2013 1888, 1893, 1895, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1907, 1910, 1911, 1913, 1915, 1918, 1922, 1923, 1925, 1932, 1933, 1939, 1940, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1954, 1959, 1963, 1964, 1990, 1991, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2021
Wexford[3] 21 32 1890, 1891, 1899, 1901, 1910, 1918, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1960, 1962, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1976, 1977, 1996, 1997, 2004, 2019 1897, 1916, 1944, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1957, 1958, 1961, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2017
Offaly[4] 9 14 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1994, 1995 1901, 1924, 1926, 1928, 1969, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004
Laois[5] 3 11 1914, 1915, 1949 1889, 1890, 1891, 1909, 1912, 1930, 1931, 1935, 1936, 1948, 1951, 1985
Galway[6] 3 5 2012, 2017, 2018 2010, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2020
Westmeath[7] 0 1 1937

Teams[]

By decade[]

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

  • 1880s: 1 each for Kilkenny (1888) and Dublin (1889)
  • 1890s: 4 for Kilkenny (1893-95-97-98)
  • 1900s: 6 for Kilkenny (1900-03-04-05-07-09)
  • 1910s: 4 for Kilkenny (1911-12-13-16)
  • 1920s: 5 each for Dublin (1920-21-24-27-28) and Kilkenny (1922-23-25-26-29)
  • 1930s: 7 for Kilkenny (1931-32-33-35-36-37-39)
  • 1940s: 5 for Kilkenny (1940-43-45-46-47)
  • 1950s: 5 for Kilkenny (1950-53-57-58-59)
  • 1960s: 4 each for Wexford (1960-62-65-68) and Kilkenny (1963-66-67-69)
  • 1970s: 7 for Kilkenny (1971-72-73-74-75-78-79)
  • 1980s: 6 for Offaly (1980-81-84-85-88-89)
  • 1990s: 5 for Kilkenny (1991-92-93-98-99)
  • 2000s: 9 for Kilkenny (2000-01-02-03-05-06-07-08-09)
  • 2010s: 5 for Kilkenny (2010-11-14-15-16)
  • 2020s: 2 for Kilkenny (2020-21)

Other records[]

Biggest wins[]

  • The most one sided Leinster finals since 1896 when goals were made equal to three points:

Successful defending[]

All 6 teams of the 6 who have won the Leinster championship have successfully defended the title. These are:

  • Kilkenny on 40 attempts out of 71 (1898, 1904, 1905, 1912, 1913, 1923, 1926, 1932, 1933, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1946, 1947, 1958, 1959, 1967, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1979, 1983, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2021)
  • Wexford on 5 attempts out of 19 (1891, 1955, 1956, 1977, 1997)
  • Dublin on 4 attempts out of 23 (1920, 1921, 1928, 1942)
  • Offaly on 4 attempts out of 8 (1981, 1985, 1989, 1990)
  • Galway on 1 attempts out of 3 (2018)
  • Laois on 1 attempts out of 2 (1915)

Gaps[]

    • The longest gaps between successive Leinster titles:
      • 52 years: Dublin (1961–2013)
      • 34 years: Laois (1915–1949)
      • 33 years: Wexford (1918–1951)
      • 19 years: Wexford (1977–1996)

Longest undefeated run[]

The record for the longest unbeaten run stands at 15 games held by Kilkenny. It began with a 6-28 to 0-15 win against Offaly in the semi-final of the 2005 championship and finished with a 2-21 to 0-9 defeat of Dublin in the Leinster semi-final of the 2012 championship. The 15-game unbeaten streak, which included no drawn games, ended with a 2-21 to 2-11 loss to Galway in the 2012 Leinster final.

Players[]

Top scorers[]

All time[]

This is a list of players who have scored a cumulative total of 100 points or more in the Leinster Championship.

As of the 2020 championship
Pos. Name Team Goals Points Total
1 Eddie Keher Kilkenny 28 220 304
2 Joe Canning Galway 16 236 284
3 T. J. Reid Kilkenny 17 222 273
4 Henry Shefflin Kilkenny 11 220 253
5 Shane Dooley Offaly 15 155 200
6 Nicky Rackard Wexford 41 65 188
7 D. J. Carey Kilkenny 23 98 167
8 Paddy Molloy Offaly 25 76 151
9 Paul Ryan Dublin 8 125 149
10 Jim Langton Kilkenny 14 105 147
11 Tony Doran Wexford 30 53 143
12 Johnny Dooley Offaly 3 124 133
13 Ned Buggy Wexford 11 86 119
14 Mark Corrigan Offaly 10 83 113
15 Billy Fitzpatrick Kilkenny 10 81 111
16 Niall O'Brien Westmeath 3 92 101

By year[]

Year Name Team Goals Points Total
1948 Nicky Rackard Wexford 4 3 15
1949 Paddy Lalor Laois 6 3 21
1950 Nicky Rackard Wexford 5 7 22
1951 Nicky Rackard Wexford 5 13 28
1952 Tony Herbert Dublin 4 3 15
1953 Jim Langton Kilkenny 1 19 22
1954 Nicky Rackard Wexford 5 9 24
1955 Seán Clohessy Kilkenny 5 10 25
1956 Nicky Rackard Wexford 6 4 22
1957 Offaly 4 7 19
1958 Mickey Kelly Kilkenny 5 7 22
1959 Tommy O'Connell Kilkenny 4 5 17
1960 Padge Kehoe Wexford 1 10 13
1961 Westmeath 3 6 15
1962 Padge Kehoe Wexford 2 8 14
1963 Carlow 4 4 16
1964 Kilkenny 4 2 14
1965 Paddy Molloy Offaly 4 12 24
1966 Paddy Molloy Offaly 4 14 26
1967 Eddie Keher Kilkenny 3 12 21
1970 Tony Doran Wexford 4 2 14
1969 Paddy Molloy Offaly 8 18 42
1970 Ned Buggy Wexford 1 15 18
1971 Eddie Keher Kilkenny 2 18 24
1972 Eddie Keher Kilkenny 4 20 32
1973 Barney Moylan Offaly 3 18 27
1974 Eddie Keher Kilkenny 4 11 23
1975 Barney Moylan Offaly 4 22 34
1976 Kildare 0 16 16
1977 Ned Buggy Wexford 1 13 16
1978 Ned Buggy Wexford 1 15 18
1979 Ned Buggy Wexford 1 16 19
1980 Billy Fitzpatrick Kilkenny 2 16 22
1981 Pádraig Horan Offaly 4 5 17
1982 Pádraig Horan Offaly 5 17 32
1983 John Quigley Wexford 3 8 17
Billy Fitzpatrick Kilkenny 1 14
1984 Billy Fitzpatrick Kilkenny 1 11 14
1985 Laois 0 28 28
1986 Paddy Corrigan Offaly 0 15 15
1987 Mark Corrigan Offaly 0 16 16
1988 Wexford 2 15 21
1989 Adrian Ronan Kilkenny 1 21 24
1990 Wexford 0 14 14
1991 Wexford 1 15 18
1999 D. J. Carey Kilkenny 2 12 18
1993 Tom Dempsey Wexford 0 28 28
1994 Éamonn Scallan Wexford 2 16 22
1995 Billy Byrne Wexford 4 1 13
Eamon Morrissey Kilkenny 3 4
Denis Byrne Kilkenny 3 4
Westmeath 3 4
1996 Johnny Dooley Offaly 0 19 24
1997 Johnny Dooley Offaly 1 21 24
1998 John Troy Offaly 2 19 25
1999 D. J. Carey Kilkenny 4 7 19
Henry Shefflin Kilkenny 1 16
2003 Tomás McGrane Dublin 1 33 36
2001 Nicky Horan Meath 2 21 27
Kildare 1 24
2002 Nicky Horan Meath 3 17 26
2003 Tomás McGrane Dublin 2 22 28
2004 Andrew Mitchell Westmeath 1 21 24
2005 Henry Shefflin Kilkenny 2 19 25
2006 Henry Shefflin Kilkenny 1 15 18
2007 Damien Murray Offaly 2 20 26
2008 Brian Carroll Offaly 0 22 22
2009 Alan McCrabbe Dublin 1 31 34
2010 Shane Dooley Offaly 2 27 33
2011 Paul Ryan Dublin 2 30 36
2012 Shane Dooley Offaly 3 15 24
Joe Canning Galway 1 21
2013 Paul Ryan Dublin 3 26 35
2014 Paul Shiels Antrim 1 48 51
2015 Zane Keenan Laois 0 48 48
2016 Shane Dooley Offaly 4 39 51
2017 Ross King Laois 0 41 41
2018 T. J. Reid Kilkenny 2 56 62
2019 T. J. Reid Kilkenny 5 54 69

Single game[]

Year Top scorer Team Score Total
1948 Nicky Rackard Wexford 4-00 12
1949 Paddy Lalor Laois 3-02 11
1950 Nicky Rackard Wexford 2-05 11
1951 Paddy Kelly Laois 3-01 10
Harry Gray Laois
Harry Gray Laois 2-04
Nicky Rackard Wexford
1952 Paddy Lalor Laois 3-02 11
1953 Tim Flood Wexford 2-06 12
1954 Nicky Rackard Wexford 5-04 19
1955 Tim Flood Wexford 3-01 10
Seán Clohessy Kilkenny 2-04
1956 Nicky Rackard Wexford 4-03 15
1957 Offaly 3-03 12
1958 Tim Flood Wexford 4-01 13
Padge Kehoe Wexford
Mickey Kelly Kilkenny 3-04
1959 Tommy O'Connell Kilkenny 3-03 12
1960 Eddie Keher Kilkenny 1-08 11
1961 Wexford 4-02 14
1962 Laois 3-01 10
1963 Eddie Keher Kilkenny 2-05 11
1964 Kilkenny 3-02 11
1965 Paddy Molloy Offaly 2-07 13
1966 Paddy Molloy Offaly 3-04 13
1967 Jim Lynch Kilkenny 4-00 12
1968 Tommy Ring Westmeath 2-03 9
1969 Paddy Molloy Offaly 5-04 19
1970 Ned Buggy Wexford 1-07 10
1971 Eddie Keher Kilkenny 2-07 13
1972 Eddie Keher Kilkenny 2-05 11
Eddie Keher Kilkenny 1-08
1973 Wexford 2-06 12
Laois
1974 Eddie Keher Kilkenny 2-06 12
1975 Barney Moylan Limerick 4-04 16
1976 Kildare 0-12 12
1977 Liam O'Brien Kilkenny 1-07 10
Michael Cosgrove Westmeath
1978 Liam O'Brien Kilkenny 0-11 11
1979 Liam O'Brien Kilkenny 1-07 10
Ned Buggy Wexford 0-10
1980 Billy Fitzpatrick Kilkenny 1-11 14
1981 Laois 2-03 9
Pádraig Horan Offaly
Laois 0-09
1982 Billy Fitzpatrick Kilkenny 2-07 13
1983 Dublin 3-03 12
Billy Fitzpatrick Kilkenny 1-09]]
1984 Laois 0-12 12
1985 Paddy Corrigan Offaly 1-11 14
1986 Liam Fennelly Kilkenny 3-01 10
Laois 2-04
1987 Christy Heffernan Kilkenny 2-05 11
1988 Wexford 1-06 9
1989 Mark Corrigan Offaly 3-07 16
1990 Wexford 0-12 12
1991 Wexford 1-10 13
1992 D. J. Carey Kilkenny 1-06 9
1993 D. J. Carey Kilkenny 2-04 10
1994 Carlow 2-06 12
1995 Eamon Morrissey Kilkenny 3-03 12
1996 Carlow 1-09 12
1997 Johnny Dooley Offaly 1-09 12
1998 John Troy Offaly 1-09 12
1999 Niall Rigney Laois 1-08 11
2000 Laois 0-12 12
2001 Nicky Horan Meath 2-15 21
2002 Nicky Horan Meath 1-11 14
2003 Tomás McGrane Dublin 0-13 13
2004 Wicklow 1-11 14
2005 Henry Shefflin Wexford 2-11 17
2006 Henry Shefflin Wexford 1-07 10
2007 Damien Murray Offaly 1-12 15
2008 Brian Carroll Offaly 0-16 16
2009 Joe Canning Galway 2-09 15
2010 Shane Dooley Offaly 1-10 13
Shane Dooley Offaly 0-13
2011 Shane Dooley Offaly 1-13 16
2012 Shane Dooley Offaly 2-07 13
Niall O'Brien Westmeath
Joe Canning Galway 1-10
Willie Hyland Laois 0-13
2013 Paul Ryan Dublin 2-07 13
2014 T. J. Reid Kilkenny 2-11 17
2015 Joe Canning Galway 1-15 18
2016 Shane Dooley Offaly 1-11 14
2017 Shane Dooley Offaly 3-08 17
2018 Joe Canning Galway 1-12 15
2019 T. J. Reid Kilkenny 2-12 18

Finals[]

Year Top scorer Team Score Total
1928 Tom Barry Dublin 3-01 10
1929 Final was declared void
1930 Matty Power Dublin 1-02 5
Dublin
1931 Kilkenny 2-02 8
1932 Martin Power Kilkenny 1-02 5
Dan Dunne Kilkenny
1933 John Fitzpatrick Kilkenny 2-00 6
Matty Power Kilkenny
Dublin
1934 Lory Meagher Kilkenny 1-01 4
Dublin
Tommy Treacy Dublin
Dublin
1935 Locky Byrne Kilkenny 1-01 4
1936 Martin White Kilkenny 2-00 6
1937 Martin White Kilkenny 3-01 10
1938 (D) Dublin 1-01 4
(R) Dublin 0-07 7
1939 Dublin 3-00 9
1940 Jim Langton Kilkenny 1-02 5
Jack Mulcahy Kilkenny
1941 Dublin 2-03 9
1942 Dublin 1-06 9
1943 Jim Langton Kilkenny 1-05 8
1944 Nicky Rackard Wexford 2-00 6
Harry Gray Dublin 1-03
1945 Jim Langton Kilkenny 0-08 8
1946 Tom Walton Kilkenny 2-00 6
1947 Terry Leahy Kilkenny 3-03 12
1948 Dublin 2-01 7
1949 Shem Downey Kilkenny 2-01 7
1950 Nicky Rackard Wexford 2-02 8
1951 Harry Gray Laois 3-01 10
1952 Ted Kelly Dublin 3-01 10
1953 Nicky Rackard Wexford 2-03 9
1954 Nicky Rackard Wexford 5-04 19
1955 Tim Flood (D) Wexford 1-03 6
Nicky Rackard (R) Wexford 3-00 9
1956 Nicky Rackard Wexford 2-03 9
1957 Seán Clohessy Kilkenny 2-01 7
1958 Padge Kehoe Wexford 4-01 13
Mickey Kelly Kilkenny 3-04
1959 Des Foley Dublin 1-06 9
1960 Eddie Keher Kilkenny 1-08 11
1961 Paddy Croke Dublin 3-00 9
1962 Ned Wheeler Wexford 1-02 5
Padge Kehoe Wexford 0-05
1963 Eddie Keher Kilkenny 0-05 5
Mick Bermingham Dublin
1964 John Teehan Kilkenny 1-02 5
Tom Murphy Kilkenny
Denis Heaslip Kilkenny
Mick Bermingham Dublin
1965 Wexford 2-01 7
1966 Eddie Keher Kilkenny 0-06 6
1967 Eddie Keher Kilkenny 2-05 11
1968 John Teehan Kilkenny 2-01 7
1969 Pat Delaney Kilkenny 3-00 9
1970 Ned Buggy Wexford 0-08 8
1971 Eddie Keher Kilkenny 0-11 11
1972 Eddie Keher (D) Kilkenny 2-05 11
Eddie Keher (R) Kilkenny 1-08
1973 Wexford 2-06 12
1974 Eddie Keher Kilkenny 2-06 12
1975 Eddie Keher Kilkenny 1-08 11
1976 Mick Butler Wexford 0-08 8
1977 Ned Buggy Wexford 1-05 8
1978 Ned Buggy Wexford 1-07 10
1980 Matt Ruth Kilkenny 3-01 10
1981 Pádraig Horan Offaly 2-03 9
1982 Billy Fitzpatrick Kilkenny 0-05 5
1983 Christy Heffernan Kilkenny 1-02 5
Billy Fitzpatrick Kilkenny 0-05
Pádraig Horan Offaly
1984 Pádraig Horan Offaly 1-01 4
Billy Byrne Wexford
1985 Mark Corrigan Offaly 1-05 8
1986 Liam Fennelly Kilkenny 3-01 10
1987 Ger Fennelly Kilkenny 0-09 9
1988 Wexford 1-06 9
1989 Mark Corrigan Offaly 3-07 16
1990 Mark Corrigan Offaly 1-03 6
1991 Adrian Ronan Kilkenny 1-03 6
1992 D. J. Carey Kilkenny 1-06 9
1993 Eamon Morrissey (D) Kilkenny 2-03 9
Tom Demspey (D) Wexford 0-09
D. J. Carey (R) Kilkenny 1-05 8
1994 Johnny Dooley Offaly 0-09 9
1995 D. J. Carey Kilkenny 2-00 6
1996 Tom Demspey Wexford 1-05 8
1997 Billy Byrne Wexford 1-02 5
1998 John Troy Offaly 1-06 9
1999 D. J. Carey Kilkenny 2-04 10
2000 Charlie Carter Kilkenny 1-04 7
2001 Charlie Carter Kilkenny 0-07 7
2002 Paul Codd Wexford 0-13 13
2003 Henry Shefflin Kilkenny 1-08 11
2004 Paul Carley Wexford 1-01 4
Damien Murray Offaly 0-04
2005 Henry Shefflin Kilkenny 0-08 8
2006 Henry Shefflin Kilkenny 1-07 10
2007 Willie O'Dwyer Kilkenny 2-03 9
Henry Shefflin Kilkenny 0-09
2008 Henry Shefflin Kilkenny 1-07 10
2009 Alan McCrabbe Dublin 0-12 12
2010 Henry Shefflin Kilkenny 1-07 10
2011 Paul Ryan Dublin 1-09 12
Henry Shefflin Kilkenny
2012 Joe Canning Galway 1-10 13
2013 Paul Ryan Dublin 2-07 13
2014 T. J. Reid Kilkenny 0-10 10
2015 T. J. Reid Kilkenny 1-09 12
2016 T. J. Reid Kilkenny 0-10 10
2017 Joe Canning Galway 0-10 10
2018 T. J. Reid (D) Kilkenny 0-10 10
Joe Canning (R) Galway
2019 T. J. Reid Kilkenny 0-12 12

All-time appearances[]

Rank Player Team Appearances Era
1 Eddie Keher Kilkenny 37 1960-1977
2 Henry Shefflin Kilkenny 30 1999-2014

Leinster final appearances[]

Rank Player Team Appearances Finals
1 Eddie Keher Kilkenny 18 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1972 (R), 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977
2 Matty Power Kilkenny
Dublin 		17 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1925, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1934 (R), 1935, 1936, 1937
3 Paddy Larkin Kilkenny 15 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1934 (R), 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1938 (R), 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943
Frank Cummins Kilkenny 15 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1972 (R), 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983
5 Noel Skehan Kilkenny 14 1968, 1970, 1972, 1972 (R), 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983
Henry Shefflin Kilkenny 14 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014
7 Tony Doran Wexford 13 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1984
D. J. Carey Kilkenny 13 1991, 1992, 1993, 1993 (R), 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005
9 Sim Walton Kilkenny 12 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1907, 1909, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1916, 1917, 1919
Lory Meagher Kilkenny 12 1925, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1934 (R), 1935, 1936, 1937
Phil Larkin Kilkenny 12 1963, 1964, 1971, 1972, 1972 (R), 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Kilkenny GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Archived from the original on 14 October 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Dublin GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Wexford GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Archived from the original on 3 March 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Offaly GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Archived from the original on 4 August 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  5. ^ "Laois GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Archived from the original on 5 August 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  6. ^ "Galway GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Archived from the original on 26 May 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  7. ^ "Westmeath GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
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