Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
| Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship | |
|---|---|
| Irish | Craobh Iomána Sóisearach Chill Chainnigh |
| Founded | 1887 |
| Trophy | Tom Walsh Cup |
| Title holders | Clara (3rd title) |
| Most titles | Tullaroan (20 titles) |
| Sponsors | St. Canice's Credit Union |
The Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship, currently also known for sponsorship reasons as the St Canice's Credit Union Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship, is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition organised since 1887 by Kilkenny GAA among the top hurling clubs in County Kilkenny, Ireland. The winner qualifies to represent the county in the Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship, the winner of which progresses to the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship.
The series of games are played during the summer and autumn months with the county final currently being played at Nowlan Park in October. The prize for the winning team is the Tom Walsh Cup. The championship had always been played on a straight knockout basis whereby once a team loses they are eliminated from the series, but in recent years group stages have been introduced.
Twelve clubs currently participate in the Kilkenny County Championship. Clara are the current title-holders after defeating O'Loughlin Gaels in the 2015 championship decider.
History
The first Hurling champions of Kilkenny were Tullaroan in 1887.
The title has been won at least once by 26 different clubs. The all-time record-holders are Tullaroan, who have won the competition 20 times.
Format
Overview
The Kilkenny County Championship is played on a combined league-championship basis. The league begins with two groups of six teams. The top two teams in each group progress into the quarter-finals, while third placed team plays the fourth placed team, and the fifth placed team plays the sixth placed team. The losers of the latter games enter a relegation play-off.
Twelve team currently participate in the Kilkenny County Championship. In 2015 these will be:
Roll of honour
| Year | Winner | Opponent |
|---|---|---|
| 2015[1] | Clara 2-12 | O'Loughlin Gaels 1-13 |
| 2014[2] | Ballyhale Shamrocks 1-20 | Clara 1-13 |
| 2013[3] | Clara 1-15 | Carrickshock 2-10 |
| 2012[4] | Ballyhale Shamrocks 0-16 | Dicksboro 0-12 |
| 2011 | James Stephens 1-8, 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 1-21 | 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 3-9, 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 0-9 |
| 1999 | Glenmore 1-14 | Graigue-Ballycallan 2-8 |
| 1998 | Graigue-Ballycallan 1-14 | The Fenians 0-12 |
| 1997 | Dunnamaggin 2-10 | Young Ireland's 2-7 |
| 1996 | Young Ireland's 2-10, 3-9 (R) | James Stephens 0-16, 2-10 (R) |
| 1995 | Glenmore3-19 | The Fenians 1-14 |
| 1994 | Tullaroan 1-6 | Dicksboro 0-6 |
| 1993 | Dicksboro 0-12, 2-9 (R) | The Fenians 0-12, 1-9 (R) |
| 1992 | Glenmore 1-14 | Tullaroan 2-6 |
| 1991 | Ballyhale Shamrocks 3-16 | St Martin's 1-8 |
| 1990 | Glenmore 3-15 | Clara 2-6 |
| 1989 | Ballyhale Shamrocks 2-11 | Glenmore 1-13 |
| 1988 | Ballyhale Shamrocks 2-15 | Thomastown 0-4 |
| 1987 | Glenmore 4-10 | Ballyhale Shamrocks 3-9 |
| 1986 | Clara 3-10 | Ballyhale Shamrocks 4-5 |
| 1985 | Ballyhale Shamrocks 4-18 | Glenmore 3-13 |
| 1984 | St Martin's 1-14 | Ballyhale Shamrocks 1-7 |
| 1983 | Ballyhale Shamrocks 2-14 | James Stephens 1-8 |
| 1982 | Ballyhale Shamrocks 3-10 | James Stephens 2-4 |
| 1981 | James Stephens 2-10 | The Fenians 0-8 |
| 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, 1-6 (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 1-5 |
| 1974 | The Fenians 0-10 | Bennettsbridge 0-6 |
| 1973 | The Fenians 7-8 | James Stephens 5-10 |
| 1972 | The Fenians 3-10 | Bennettsbridge 1-6 |
| 1971 | Bennettsbridge 3-10 | The Fenians 1-7 |
| 1970 | The Fenians 2-11 | James Stephens 3-5 |
| 1969 | James Stephens 8-5 | The Fenians 2-7 |
| 1968 | Rower-Inistiogue 3-9 | Bennettsbridge 3-7 |
| 1967 | Bennettsbridge 3-10 | Thomastown 1-4 |
| 1966 | Bennettsbridge 4-8 | Mooncoin 2-4 |
| 1965 | Mooncoin 2-8 | Bennettsbridge 1-8 |
| 1964 | Bennettsbridge 4-9 | Glenmore 1-4 |
| 1963 | St. Lachtains 1-7 | Tullogher 0-3 |
| 1962 | Bennettsbridge 5-7 | Lisdowney 2-8 |
| 1961 | St. Lachtains 4-5 | Near South 0-12 |
| 1960 | Bennettsbridge 4-5 | Glenmore 3-4 |
| 1959 | Bennettsbridge 4-6 | Erin's Own 1-4 |
| 1958 | Tullaroan 1-12 | Bennettsbridge 3-2 |
| 1957 | John Lockes 4-4 | Slieverue 0-5 |
| 1956 | Bennettsbridge 2-8 | John Lockes 3-3 |
| 1955 | Bennettsbridge 6-6 | Mooncoin 1-4 |
| 1954 | Slieverue 6-5 | Tullaroan 4-3 |
| 1953 | Bennettsbridge 3-11 | Sliabh Rua 3-6 |
| 1952 | Bennettsbridge 5-3 | Tullaroan 4-5 |
| 1951 | Carrickshock 5-6 | Tullaroan 4-5 |
| 1950 | Dicksboro 3-17, 4-6 (R) | Éire Óg 6-8, 1-5 (R) |
| 1949 | Graigue 3-12 | Tullaroan 2-14 |
| 1948 | Tullaroan 1-12 | Carrickshock 2-3 |
| 1947 | Éire Óg 3-10 | Tullaroan 0-13 |
| 1946 | Thomastown 5-4 | Carrickshock 4-5 |
| 1945 | Éire Óg 2-7, 4-8 (R) | Carrickshock 1-10, 1-7 (R) |
| 1944 | Éire Óg 7-9 | Carrickshock 4-4 |
| 1943 | Carrickshock 3-6 | Mullinavat 1-3 |
| 1942 | Carrickshock 3-2 | Threecastles 2-3 |
| 1941 | Carrickshock 4-5 | Éire Óg 3-7 |
| 1940 | Carrickshock 1-4 | Mullinavat 1-2 |
| 1939 | Éire Óg 3-7 | Carrickshock 3-5 |
| 1938 | Carrickshock 2-5 | Éire Óg 1-5 |
| 1937 | James Stephens 3-8 | Dicksboro 1-2 |
| 1936 | Mooncoin 4-2 | Tullaroan 4-1 |
| 1935 | James Stephens 3-5 | Carrickshock 2-5 |
| 1934 | Tullaroan 6-6 | Carrickshock 1-5 |
| 1933 | Tullaroan 6-5 | Carrickshock 5-4 |
| 1932 | Mooncoin 6-4 | Carrickshock 5-5 |
| 1931 | Carrickshock 5-8 | Urlingford 3-8 |
| 1930 | Tullaroan 4-4 | Urlingford 0-3 |
| 1929 | Mooncoin 3-2, 5-1 (R) | Carrickshock 3-2, 3-3 (R) |
| 1928 | Mooncoin 4-2 | Dicksboro 3-2 |
| 1927* | Mooncoin 4-2, 4-3, 2-4, 2-4 | James Stephens 3-2, 2-4, 1-3, 2-2 |
| 1926 | Dicksboro 5-5 | Mooncoin 1-4 |
| 1925 | Tullaroan 3-4 | Dicksboro 3-3 |
| 1924 | Tullaroan 4-4 | Clonmanto 2-2 |
| 1923 | Dicksboro 7-4 | Mooncoin 3-1 |
| 1920–1922 | Not played | |
| 1919* | Unfinished | |
| 1918* | Mooncoin (awarded) | |
| 1917* | Mooncoin (awarded) | |
| 1916 | Mooncoin 4-1, 5-2 (R) | Tullaroan 4-1, 2-3 (R) |
| 1915 | Tullaroan 7-2 | Dicksboro 2-2 |
| 1914 | Johnstown 3-1 | Erin's Own 0-0 |
| 1913 | Mooncoin 5-7 | Tullaroan 3-4 |
| 1912 | Not played | |
| 1911 | Tullaroan 4-3 | Mooncoin 2-5 |
| 1910 | Tullaroan 7-1 | Piltown 3-0 |
| 1909 | Erin's Own 1-12 | Mooncoin 1-7 |
| 1908 | Mooncoin 5-17 | Threecastles 3-5 |
| 1907 | Tullaroan 2-6 | Mooncoin 1-3 |
| 1906* | Mooncoin 3-6 | Tullaroan 1-12 |
| 1905 | Erin's Own 5-6 | Tullaroan 2-8 |
| 1904 | Tullaroan 6-14 | Piltown 1-6 |
| 1903 | Threecastles 0-3, 2-10 (R) | Kilmanagh 0-2, 0-5 (R) |
| 1902 | Tullaroan 3-16 | Mooncoin 0-1 |
| 1901 | Tullaroan 5-10 | Threecastles 3-7 |
| 1900 | Mooncoin 5-9 | Freshford 1-15 |
| 1899 | Tullaroan 3-6 | Young Irelands, Tullaroan 1-5 |
| 1898 | Threecastles 4-1 | Confederation 2-3 |
| 1897 | Tullaroan 3-11 | Mooncoin 2-1 |
| 1896 | Confederation w/o | Callan scr. |
| 1895 | Tullaroan 1-4 | Threecastles 1-2 |
| 1894 | Confederation 2-5 | Callan 1-1 |
| 1893 | Confederation 1-4 | Callan 0-0 |
| 1891–1892 | Not played | |
| 1890 | Bennettsbridge 1-4 | Callan 0-1 |
| 1889 | Tullaroan 0-1 | Graine 0-0 |
| 1888 | Mooncoin 2-2 | Confederation 0-0 |
| 1887* | Tullaroan 1-1 | Mooncoin 0-4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Tullaroan | 20 | 1887, 1889, 1895, 1897, 1899, 1901, 1902, 1904, 1907, 1910, 1911, 1915, 1924, 1925, 1930, 1933, 1934, 1948, 1958, 1994 |
| 2nd | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 15 | 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1991, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014 |
| 3rd | Mooncoin | 12 | 1888, 1900, 1906, 1908, 1913, 1916, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1932, 1936, 1965 |
| Bennettsbridge | 1890, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1971 | ||
| 4th | James Stephens | 9 | 1935, 1937, 1969, 1975, 1976, 1981, 2004, 2005, 2011 |
| 5th | Carrickshock | 7 | 1931, 1938, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1951 |
| 6th | Fenians | 5 | 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977 |
| Glenmore | 1987, 1990, 1992, 1995, 1999 | ||
| 7th | Dicksboro | 4 | 1923, 1926, 1950, 1993 |
| Eire Og | 1939, 1944, 1945, 1947 | ||
| 8th | Confederation (City) | 3 | 1893, 1894, 1896 |
| O'Loughlin Gaels | 2001, 2003, 2010 | ||
| Clara | 1986, 2013, 2015 | ||
| 9th | Threecastles | 2 | 1898, 1903 |
| Erin's Own | 1905, 1909 | ||
| St. Lachtain's | 1961, 1963 | ||
| Graigue-Ballycallan GAA | 1998, 2000 | ||
| Young Ireland's | 1996, 2002 | ||
| 10th | Johnstown | 1 | 1914 |
| Thomastown | 1946 | ||
| Graigue | 1949 | ||
| Slieverue | 1954 | ||
| John Lockes (Callan) | 1957 | ||
| Rower-Inistiogue | 1968 | ||
| St. Martin's | 1984 | ||
| Dunnamaggin | 1997 |
References
- ↑ "Gaels are outgunned by Clara's power play". Irish Independent. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ↑ "Ballyhale stars’ quality shines bright". Irish Examiner. 17 November 2014. Retrieved 17 November 2014.
- ↑ "Clara pull off seismic shock". Irish Examiner. 28 October 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
- ↑ "Ballyhale pay no penalty for Henry misses". Irish Independent. 12 November 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
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