All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship records and statistics

Counties coloured by 2012 Championship tier

This page details statistics of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.

General performances

By county

Team Won Losses Years won Years runner-up
Kilkenny 35 25 1904, 1905, 1907, 1909, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1922, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1939, 1947, 1957, 1963, 1967, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1992, 1993, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 1893, 1895, 1897, 1898, 1916, 1926, 1931, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1945, 1946, 1950, 1959, 1964, 1966, 1971, 1973, 1978, 1987, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2010
Cork 30 18 1890, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1902, 1903, 1919, 1926, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1966, 1970, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1984, 1986, 1990 1999, 2004, 2005 1901, 1904, 1905, 1907, 1912, 1915, 1920, 1927, 1939, 1947, 1956, 1969, 1972, 1982, 1983, 1992, 2003, 2006, 2013
Tipperary 26 12 1887, 1895, 1896, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1906, 1908, 1916, 1925, 1930, 1937, 1945, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1971, 1989, 1991, 2001, 2010 1909, 1911, 1913, 1917, 1922, 1960, 1967, 1968, 1988, 1997, 2009, 2011, 2014
Limerick 7 8 1897, 1918, 1921, 1934, 1936, 1940, 1973 1910, 1933, 1935, 1974, 1980, 1994, 1996, 2007
Dublin 6 15 1889, 1917, 1920, 1924, 1927, 1938 1892, 1894, 1896, 1906, 1908, 1919, 1921, 1930, 1934, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1961
Wexford 6 10 1910, 1955, 1956, 1960, 1968, 1996 1890, 1891, 1899, 1918, 1954, 1962, 1965, 1970, 1976, 1977
Galway 4 18 1923, 1980, 1987, 1988 1887, 1924, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1953, 1955, 1958, 1975, 1979, 1981, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1993, 2001, 2005, 2012
Offaly 4 3 1981, 1985, 1994, 1998 1984, 1995, 2000
Clare 4 3 1914, 1995, 1997, 2013 1889, 1932, 2002
Waterford 2 4 1948, 1959 1938, 1957, 1963, 2008
London 1 3 1901 1900, 1902, 1903
Laois 1 2 1915 1914, 1949
Kerry 1 0 1891
Antrim 0 2 1943, 1989

By province

Province Winners Runners-up % Wins per final Winning teams Runners-up
Munster 69 45 61% Cork (30), Tipperary (26), Limerick (7), Clare (4), Waterford (2), Kerry (1) Cork (18), Tipperary (12), Limerick (8), Waterford (4), Clare (3)
Leinster 52 55 48% Kilkenny (35), Dublin (6), Wexford (6), Offaly (4), Laois (1) Kilkenny (25), Dublin (15), Wexford (10), Offaly (3), Laois (2)
Connacht 4 17 19% Galway (4) Galway (17)
Britain 1 3 25% London (1) London (3)
Ulster 0 2 0% Antrim (2)

Counties

By decade

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

By semi-final appearances

Team No. of Appearances Years in Semi-finals
Galway83
Kilkenny49
Cork35
Antrim30
Tipperary29
Limerick16
Wexford14
Dublin48
Waterford11
Clare10

Other records

Beaten sides

Between 1887 and 1996 the championship was played on a straight knock out format whereby the All-Ireland champions were the only undefeated team of the competition. The introduction of the qualifier system in 1997 has resulted in five 'back-door' All-Ireland champions:

On a number of occasions teams have been defeated twice but have remained in the championship:

Final success rate

Only one county has appeared in the final once, being victorious on that occasion:

Historic success rate

When a county won its first All Ireland before losing a final at a later time

On the opposite end of the scale, only one county has appeared in the final more than once, losing on each occasion:

Winning other trophies

Although not an officially recognised achievement, a number of teams have achieved the distinction of winning the All-Ireland championship, their provincial championship and the National Hurling League:

Biggest wins

Successful defending

Only 5 teams of the 13 who have won the All-Ireland championship have ever successfully defended the title. These are:

Gaps

Provinces

Longest undefeated run

The record for the longest unbeaten run stands at 21 games held by Kilkenny. It began with a 1-23 to 1-9 win against Westmeath in their opening game of the 2006 championship and finished with a 3-22 to 0-19 win against Cork in the All-Ireland semi-final of the 2010 championship. The 21 game unbeaten streak, which included no drawn game, ended with a 4-17 to 1-18 loss to Tipperary in the 2010 All-Ireland final.

This broke the previous record of 16 consecutive games unbeaten by Tipperary, which began in May 1949 with a victory in the opening round of the championship, and ended with a seventeen point defeat of Waterford in the Munster semi-final of the 1952 championship. The 16 game unbeaten streak, which included 15 wins and one draw, ended with a 1-11 to 2-6 loss to Cork in the subsequent Munster final.

Players

All-time top scorers

As of 27 September 2014
All-time top scorers in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
RankPlayerTeamScoresTallyGamesEraAverage
1 Henry Shefflin Kilkenny 27-484 565 71 games 1999-2014 8.2
2 Eddie Keher Kilkenny 35-336 441 50 games 1959-1977 8.8
3 Eoin Kelly Tipperary 21-368 431 63 games 2000-2014 6.8
4 Christy Ring Cork 33-208 307 65 games 1940-1963 4.7
5 D. J. Carey Kilkenny 34-195 297 57 games 1989-2005 5.2
6 Nicky Rackard Wexford 59-96 273 36 games 1940-1957 7.6
7 Joe Deane Cork 10-239 269 50 games 1996-2008 5.4
8 Joe Canning Galway 19-201 258 31 games 2008-present 8.3
9 Niall Gilligan Clare 20-197 257 56 games 1997-2009 4.5
10 Paul Flynn Waterford 24-181 253 45 games 1993-2008 5.6
11 Ben O'Connor Cork 8-224 248 52 games 1999-2012 4.7
12 Charlie McCarthy Cork 28-153 237 45 games 1965-1980 5.3
13 Jimmy Doyle Tipperary 18-176 230 39 games 1958-1973 5.9
14 Eoin Kelly Waterford 14-187 229 44 games 2002-2013 5.3
15 Patrick Horgan Cork 11-194 227 34 games 2008-present 6.6
16 James Young Laois 8-191 215 31 games 2000-2009 6.9
17 Johnny Dooley Offaly 4-199 211 35 games 1991-2002 6.0
18 Brian Carroll Offaly 5-191 206 47 games 2002-present 4.3
19 Gary Kirby Limerick 10-161 191 30 games 1987-1999 6.3
Jim Langton Kilkenny 15-146 191 43 games 1938-1954 4.4
21 Éamonn Cregan Limerick 27-97 178 40 games 1965-1983 4.4
John Mullane Waterford 15-133 178 49 games 2001-2012 3.6
23 Nicky English Tipperary 20-117 177 35 games 1982-1996 5.0
Tony Doran Wexford 40-57 177 40 games 1967-1984 4.4

All-time appearances

As of 27 September 2014
Rank Player Team Appearances Year
1 Brendan Cummins Tipperary 73 1995-2013
2 Henry Shefflin Kilkenny 71 1999-
3 J. J. Delaney Kilkenny 66 2001-2014
4 Tony Browne Waterford 65 1992-2014
5 Christy Ring Cork 65 1940-1962
6 Ben O'Connor Cork 62 1999-2012
7 Lar Corbett Tipperary 60 2001-
8 Davy Fitzgerald Clare 60 1989-2005
9 Eoin Kelly Tipperary 63 2000-2014
10 Frank Lohan Clare 58 1995-2008
11 Donal Óg Cusack Cork 58 1999-2011
12 Joe Dooley Offaly 58 1982-2000
13 D. J. Carey Kilkenny 57 1989-2005
14 Seán Óg Ó hAilpín Cork 57 1996-2012
15 Tommy Walsh Kilkenny 56 2003-2014
16 Damien Fitzhenry Wexford 56 1993-2009
17 Niall Gilligan Clare 56 1997-2009
18 Brian Whelehan Offaly 55 1989-2006
19 John Doyle Tipperary 54 1949-1967
20 Brian Lohan Clare 54 1993-2006
21 Tom Kenny Cork 53 2003-2013
22 Dan Shanahan Waterford 52 1998-2010
23 Seánie McMahon Clare 51 1994-2006
24 Ger Cunningham Cork 50 1982-1998
25 Joe Deane Cork 50 1996-2008
26 Eddie Keher Kilkenny 50 1959-1977
27 Niall McCarthy Cork 50 2002-2012

Other records

Most wins


All-Ireland final appearances

Rank Player Team Appearances Finals
1 Henry Shefflin Kilkenny 15 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 (draw), 2012 (replay), 2014, 2014 (replay).
2 J. J. Delaney Kilkenny 12 2002, 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 (draw), 2012 (replay), 2014, 2014 (replay).
3 Tommy Walsh Kilkenny 10 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 (draw), 2012 (replay)
Noel Hickey Kilkenny 10 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012 (replay)
Eddie Brennan Kilkenny 10 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
Michael Kavanagh Kilkenny 10 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
Frank Cummins Kilkenny 10 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983
Eddie Keher Kilkenny 10 1959, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975
John Doyle Tipperary 10 1949, 1950, 1951, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967
Christy Ring Cork 10 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956
Matty Power Kilkenny
Dublin
10 1922, 1927, 1930, 1931, 1931 (replay), 1931 (second replay), 1932, 1933, 1935, 1937
12 Jackie Tyrrell Kilkenny 9 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 (draw), 2012 (replay)
D. J. Carey Kilkenny 9 1991, 1992, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004

Single All-Ireland final top scorers

RankPlayerTeamScoreFinal
1. Mick 'Gah' Ahern Cork 5-4 (19pts) 1928 v. Galway
2. Nicky English Tipperary 1-12 (15pts) 1989 v. Antrim
3. Eddie Keher Kilkenny 2-11 (17pts) 1971 v. Tipperary
4. Eddie Keher Kilkenny 0-14 (14pts) 1963 v. Waterford
5. Eddie Keher Kilkenny 1-11 (14pts) 1974 v. Limerick

Cumulative All-Ireland final top scorers

RankPlayerTeamScoresTotal
1. Eddie Keher Kilkenny 7-74 95
2. Henry Shefflin Kilkenny 4-81 93
3. Jimmy Doyle Tipperary 1-43 46
4. Charlie McCarthy Cork 3-35 44
D. J. Carey Kilkenny 4-32 44
6. Christy Ring Cork 3-34 43
7. Eoin Kelly Tipperary 0-35 35

Oldest lived All-Ireland medal winners

100+
RankPlayerTeamCareerAll-Ireland medalsBirth dateDeath dateAge
1 Jim Power Galway 1918-1928 1923 7 November 1895 21 May 1998 102 years, 195 days
2 Martin White Kilkenny 1931-1938 1932, 1933, 1935 31 July 1909 12 October 2011 102 years, 73 days
3 Jimmy "Butler" Coffey Tipperary 1932-1940 1937 26 October 1909 29 December 2010 101 years, 64 days
90+
RankPlayerTeamCareerAll-Ireland medalsBirth dateDeath dateAge
Tommy Cooke Limerick 1931-1938 1940 16 August 1914 13 February 2014 99 years, 181 days
John T. Power Kilkenny 1907-1925 1907, 1911, 1912, 1913 14 April 1883 1 February 1982 98 years, 293 days
Larry Flaherty Cork 1900-1917 1903 May 1882 January 1979 96 years
Tony Reddin Tipperary 1948-1957 1949, 1950, 1951 15 November 1919 1 March 2015 95 years, 106 days
Danny Ryan Tipperary 1887 1887 1871 31 December 1966 95 years
Garrett Howard Limerick
Dublin
1921-1936 1921, 1924, 1927, 1934, 1936 10 December 1899 20 January 1995 95 years, 41 days
Andy Fleming Waterford 1939-1950 1948 23 April 1916 27 March 2011 94 years, 338 days
Pa "Folwer" McInerney Clare
ublin
1913-1933 1914, 1927 1892 15 January 1987 94 years
Mick Neville Wexford 1904-1918 1910 1887 26 December 1981 94 years
Tony Herbert Limerick 1939-1943
1944-1954
1940 1920 6 March 2014 94 years
Paddy "Carr" O'Carroll Kerry 1891 1891 1867 29 December 1960 93 years
Flor Coffey Tipperary 1943-1953 1945, 1949 1920 24 April 2014 93 years
Connie "Sonny" Buckley Cork 1934-1942 1941 24 November 1915 27 January 2009 93 years, 64 days
Shem Downey Kilkenny 1946-1954 1947 5 January 1922 22 December 2013 91 years, 351 days
Paddy "Fox" Collins Cork 1928-1938 1929, 1931 12 April 1903 17 February 1995 91 years, 311 days
Mickey "the Rattler" Byrne Tipperary 1945-1960 1949, 1950, 1951, 1958 2 September 1923 91 years, 240 days
Din Joe Buckley Cork 1940-1949 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1946 30 June 1919 8 October 2009 90 years, 100 days

Disciplinary

Just five players have ever been sent off in an All-Ireland final: Tom Ryan of Tipperary and Lar Foley of Dublin in the 1961 final, Éamonn Scallan of Wexford in the 1996 final against Limerick (sent off in the 34th minute); Benny Dunne of Tipperary in the 2009 final (sent off in the 53rd minute for striking Kilkenny player Tommy Walsh); and Cyril Donnellan of Galway in the 2012 final replay (sent off in the 49th minute for striking Kilkenny player J. J. Delaney).

Managers

Records

See also