Down Senior Hurling Championship

Down Senior Hurling Championship
Founded 1903
Title holders Portaferry (20th title)
First winner Faugh-a-Ballagh
Most titles Kilclief Ben Dearg, Ballycran (23 titles)

The Down Senior Hurling Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition organised since 1903 by Down GAA among the top hurling clubs in County Down. The winner qualifies to represent the county in the Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship, the winner of which progresses to the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship.

Only five clubs compete in the championship; Ballygalget, Ballycran, Portaferry, Bredagh and Kilclief who returned to the senior championship in 2012.

History

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

Top winners

Team Winner Winning Years
1 Ballycran 23 1949, 1953, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1967, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1979
Kilclief 23 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1925, 1954, 1955, 1956
3 Portaferry 20 1926, 1929, 1938, 2014
4 Ballygalget 19 1959, 2013

Roll of honour

Year Winner Opponent
2014[1] Portaferry 1-12 Ballycran 1-11
2013[2] Ballygalget 1-18 Portaferry 1-11
2012[3] Portaferry 3-8 Ballycran 0-11
2011 Ballycran 1-11 Portaferry 0-13
2010 Ballygalget 3-19 Ballycran 1-13
2009 Ballycran 1-14 Ballygalget 0-12
2008 Ballygalget 2-13 Portaferry 0-8
2007 Ballycran 1-13 Ballygalget 0-9
2006 Portaferry 1-15 Ballycran 0-14
2005 Ballygalget 3-14 Ballycran 0-15
2004 Ballygalget 1-12 Portaferry 1-6
2003 Ballygalget 0-17 Portaferry 1-10
2002 Portaferry 0-14 Ballygalget 3-4
2001 Portaferry Ballycran
2000 Portaferry Ballygalget
1999 Ballygalget Portaferry
1998 Ballygalget Portaferry
1997 Ballygalget Portaferry
1996 Portaferry Ballygalget
1995 Ballycran Ballygalget
1994 Ballycran Ballygalget
1993 Ballycran Ballygalget
1992 Ballygalget Ballycran
1991 Portaferry Ballycran
1990 Ballygalget Ballycran
1989 Portaferry Ballycran
1988 Portaferry Ballycran
1987 Ballycran Ballygalget
1986 Ballycran 3-06 Portaferry 1-11
1985 Ballycran
1984 Ballycran Ballygalget
1983 Ballygalget
1982 Ballygalget
1981 Portaferry
1980 Ballycran
1979 Ballycran
1978 Portaferry Ballygalget
1977 Ballycran Ballygalget
1976 Ballycran
1975 Ballygalget
1974 Ballycran
1973 Ballygalget
1972 Ballycran
1971 Portaferry
1970 Ballygalget
1969 Portaferry
1968 Portaferry
1967 Ballycran
1966 Ballygalget
1965 Portaferry
1964 Ballygalget
1963 Portaferry
1962 Final abandoned
1961 Ballycran
1960 Ballycran
1959 Ballygalget
1958 Ballycran
1957 Ballycran
1956 Kilclief
1955 Kilclief
1954 Kilclief
1953 Ballycran
1952 Ballela
1951 Ballela
1950
1949 Ballycran
1948 Ballela
1947 Kilclief
1946 Clann Uladh
1945 Kilclief
1944 Kilclief
1943 Kilclief
1942 Kilclief
1941 Ballela
1940 Ballela
1939 Kilclief
1938 Portaferry
1937 Ballela
1936 Ballela
1935 Kilclief
1934 Clann Uladh
1933 Kilclief
1932 Kilclief
1931 Kilclief
1930 Faugh-a-Ballagh
1929 Portaferry
1928 Liatroim Fontenoys
1927 Liatroim Fontenoys
1926 Portaferry
1925 Kilclief
1924 Kilclief
1923
1922
1921
1920 Kilclief
1919 Kilclief
1918 Kilclief
1917 Kilclief
1916 Kilclief
1915 Kilclief
1914 Kilclief
1913 Kilclief
1912 Kilclief
1911
1910 Ballyvarley
1909 Faugh-a-Ballagh
1908 Faugh-a-Ballagh
1907 Faugh-a-Ballagh
1906 Clann na Boirce
1905 Clann na Boirce
1904 Faugh-a-Ballagh
1903 Faugh-a-Ballagh

References

  1. ↑ "Down SHC final: 14-man Portaferry hold on". Hogan Stand. 29 September 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  2. ↑ "Down SHC final: Johnson 'magic' downs Portaferry". Hogan Stand. Lynn Group Media. 30 September 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  3. ↑ "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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