All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship

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ll-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship
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Current Champions ? (? win)
Most Wins Birr (4 wins)

The All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship is an annual hurling tournament played between hundreds of senior hurling clubs in Ireland. The Tommy Moore Cup is awarded to the winners. Birr (Co Offaly) are the most successful club team ever having won the All-Ireland Club Championship on 4 occasions (1995, 1998, 2002, 2003).


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[edit] Structure

Each of Ireland's 32 counties play their own championship between all the hurling clubs in the county - depending on the county, it can be league, knockout, or a mixture of both. The 32 county champions play in the 4 provincial championships, with the four winners of these advancing to the All-Ireland Semi-Finals (one team usually plays the London champions in a quarter-final, but they invariably win). The All-Ireland Final is played in Croke Park on St. Patrick's Day.

Schedule:

  • County championships: June-September
  • Provincial championships: September-December
  • All-Ireland Quarter-Final: December
  • All-Ireland Semi-Finals: February
  • All-Ireland Final: March 17

[edit] History

[edit] 1887-1891

The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship had the same format as the present Club Championship from its institution in 1887 until 1891. One club represented an entire county. In 1892 county teams were permitted for the first time.

In 1887 there were no provincial chmapionships. Thurles (Tipperary) beat Meelick (Galway) in the All-Ireland final.

Year Munster champions Leinster champions Connacht champions Ulster champions
1888 Cork/Clare Kilkenny - - Unfinished
1889 Tulla (Clare) Kickhams (Dublin) - -
1890 Aghabullogue (Cork) Castlebridge (Wexford) - -
1891 Ballyduff (Kerry) Crossbeg (Wexford) - -

The club championship was first held in 1971, with Roscrea the first champions.

[edit] Official Club Championship

All-Ireland winners shown in bold type. County in (brackets).

Year Munster champions Leinster champions Connacht champions
(Galway unless stated)
Ulster champions
(Antrim Antrim unless stated)
1970-71 Roscrea (Tipperary) St. Rynagh's (Offaly) Liam Mellowes Loughgiel Shamrocks
1971-72 Blackrock (Cork) Rathnure (Wexford) Tommy Larkins Loughgiel Shamrocks
1972-73 Glen Rovers (Cork) St. Rynagh's (Offaly) Castlegar O'Donovan Rossa
1973-74 Blackrock (Cork) Rathnure (Wexford) Castlegar St. John's
1974-75 St. Finbarr's (Cork) Fenians (Kilkenny) Ardrahan Ballycran (Down)
1975-76 Blackrock (Cork) James Stephens (Kilkenny) Ardrahan Ballygalget (Down)
1976-77 Glen Rovers (Cork) Camross (Laois) Tremane (Roscommon) Ballycran (Down)
1977-78 St. Finbarr's (Cork) Rathnure (Wexford) Four Roads (Roscommon) O'Donovan Rossa
1978-79 Blackrock (Cork) Ballyhale Shamrocks (Kilkenny) Ardrahan Ballycastle McQuillans
1979-80 Blackrock (Cork) Crumlin (Dublin) Castlegar Ballycastle McQuillans
1980-81 St. Finbarr's (Cork) Ballyhale Shamrocks (Kilkenny) Sarsfields Ballycastle McQuillans
1981-82 Mount Sion (Waterford) James Stephens (Kilkenny) Gort Cushendall
1982-83 Moycarkey-Borris (Tipperary) St. Rynagh's (Offaly) Kiltormer Loughgiel Shamrocks
1983-84 Midleton (Cork) Ballyhale Shamrocks (Kilkenny) Gort Ballycastle McQuillans
1984-85 Sixmilebridge (Clare) St. Martin's (Kilkenny) Castlegar Ballycastle McQuillans
1985-86 Kilruane McDonaghs (Tipperary) Buffers Alley (Wexford) Turloughmore Cushendall
1986-87 Borris-Ileigh (Tipperary) Rathnure (Wexford) Killimordaly Ballycastle McQuillans
1987-88 Midleton (Cork) Rathnure (Wexford) Athenry Cushendall
1988-89 Patrickswell (Limerick) Buffers Alley (Wexford) Four Roads (Roscommon) O'Donovan Rossa
1989-90 Ballybrown (Limerick) Ballyhale Shamrocks (Kilkenny) Sarsfields Loughgiel Shamrocks
1990-91 Patrickswell (Limerick) Glenmore (Kilkenny) Kiltormer Dunloy
1991-92 Cashel King Cormacs (Tipperary) Birr (Offaly) Kiltormer Cushendall
1992-93 Kilmallock (Limerick) Buffers Alley (Wexford) Sarsfields Cushendall
1993-94 Toomevara (Tipperary) St. Rynagh's (Offaly) Sarsfields Ballycran (Down)
1994-95 Kilmallock (Limerick) Birr (Offaly) Athenry Dunloy
1995-96 Sixmilebridge (Clare) Glenmore (Kilkenny) Sarsfields Dunloy
1996-97 Wolfe Tones (Clare) Camross (Laois) Athenry Cushendall
1997-98 Clarecastle GAA (Clare) Birr (Offaly) Sarsfields Dunloy
1998-99 St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield (Clare) Rathnure (Wexford) Athenry Ballygalget (Down)
1999-2000 St. Joseph's, Doora-Barefield (Clare) Birr (Offaly) Athenry Cushendall
2000-01 Sixmilebridge(Clare) Graigue-Ballycallan (Kilkenny) Athenry Dunloy
2001-02 Ballygunner (Waterford) Birr (Offaly) Clarinbridge Dunloy
2002-03 Mount Sion (Waterford) Birr (Offaly) Athenry Dunloy
2003-04 Newtownshandrum (Cork) O'Loughlin Gaels (Kilkenny) Portumna Dunloy
2004-05 Toomevara (Tipperary) James Stephens (Kilkenny) Athenry O'Donovan Rossa
2005-06 Newtownshandrum (Cork) James Stephens (Kilkenny) Portumna Ballygalget (Down)
2006-07 Toomevara (Tipperary) Ballyhale Shamrocks (Kilkenny) Loughrea (Galway) Cushendall (Antrim)

[edit] Roll of honour

[edit] By club

[edit] By county

M, L, C, U refer to Munster/Leinster/Connacht/Ulster championships won by teams from the county.

# County All-Irelands M L C U Last All-Ireland/provincial winners
2 Kilkenny clubs 9 15 Ballyhale Shamrocks, 2006-07
1 Cork clubs 9 14 Newtownshandrum, 2003-04
3 Galway clubs 8 34 Portumna, 2005-06
4 Offaly clubs 4 10 Birr, 2002-03
5 Tipperary clubs 3 8 Borris-Ileigh, 1986-87
6 Clare clubs 2 7 St. Josephs, Doora-Barefield, 1999-2000
7 Wexford clubs 1 9 Buffers Alley, 1985-86
8 Antrim clubs 1 27 Loughgiel Shamrocks, 1982-83
9 Limerick clubs 0 5 Kilmallock, 1994-95
10 Waterford clubs 0 3 Mount Sion, 2002-03
11 Laois clubs 0 2 Camross, 1996-97
12 Dublin clubs 0 1 Crumlin, 1979-80
13 Down clubs 0 8 Ballygalget, 2005-06
14 Roscommon clubs 0 3 Four Roads, 1988-89

No club from Armagh, Carlow, Cavan, Derry, Donegal, Fermanagh, Kerry, Kildare, Leitrim, London, Longford, Louth, Mayo, Meath, Monaghan, Sligo, Tyrone, Westmeath or Wicklow has ever won a national or provincial title.

[edit] By province

Province All-Irelands Last winners
Leinster clubs 14 Ballyhale Shamrocks (Kilkenny), 2006-07
Munster clubs 14 Newtownshandrum (Cork), 2003-04
Connacht clubs 8 Portumna (Galway), 2005-06
Ulster clubs 1 Loughgiel Shamrocks (Antrim), 1982-83
All-Ireland Club Competions
Gaelic football

Senior Club Football Championship
Intermediate Club Football Championship
Junior Club Football Championship
Minor Club Football Championship

Hurling

Senior Club Hurling Championship 
Intermediate Club Hurling Championship
Junior Club Hurling Championship

Gaelic Athletic Association
Football History Hurling
Senior Championship (2007) Senior Championship (2007)
Under-21 Championship The Sunday Game Under-21 Championship
Minor Championship Minor Championship
Junior Championship Handball Junior Championship
National Football League (2007) Senior Hardball Singles National Hurling League (2007)
Tommy Murphy Cup (2007) Christy Ring Cup (2007)
International Rules (2007) Nicky Rackard Cup (2007)
Club Football Championship Rounders Club Hurling Championship
Sam Maguire Cup Croke Park Liam McCarthy Cup
Ladies' Gaelic football Camogie
Ladies' Football Championship Interprovincial Championships Camogie Championship
Brendan Martin Cup O'Duffy Cup
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