Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship

The Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by the champion senior clubs in the province of Leinster in Ireland. It is the most prestigious club competition in Leinster hurling.
Introduced in 1971, it was initially a straight knockout tournament open to all 12 county senior champions from the 1970 championship season. The competition is currently limited to the seven champion club teams from the strongest hurling counties in Leinster.
In its current format, the Leinster Club Championship begins in November following the completion of the individual county championships. The seven participating teams compete in a single-elimination tournament which culminates with the final match on the first Sunday in December. The winner of the Leinster Club Championship, as well as being presented with the O'Neill Cup, qualifies for the subsequent All-Ireland Club Championship.
The competition has been won by 18 teams, 10 of which have won it more than once. Kilkenny clubs have accumulated the highest number of victories with 21 wins. Ballyhale Shamrocks is the most successful team in the tournament's history, having won it 10 times. Ballyhale Shamrocks are the reigning champions, having beaten St. Mullin's by 1-21 to 0-15 in the 2019 final.

The championship

Overview

The Leinster Championship is a single elimination tournament. Each team is afforded only one defeat before being eliminated from the championship. Pairings for matches are drawn at random and there is no seeding.
Each match is played as a single leg. If a match is drawn there is a period of extra time, however, if both sides are still level at the end of extra time a replay takes place and so on until a winner is found.

Format

Quarter-finals: Six teams contest this round. The three winning teams advance directly to the semi-final stage. The three losing teams are eliminated from the championship.
Semi-finals: Four teams contest this round. The two winning teams advance directly to the final. The two losing teams are eliminated from the championship.
Final: The final is contested by the two semi-final winners.

Qualification

County	Championship	Qualifying team
Carlow	Carlow Senior Hurling Championship	Champions
Dublin	Dublin Senior Hurling Championship	Champions
Kilkenny	Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship	Champions
Laois	Laois Senior Hurling Championship	Champions
Offaly	Offaly Senior Hurling Championship	Champions
Westmeath	Westmeath Senior Hurling Championship	Champions
Wexford	Wexford Senior Hurling Championship	Champions

Managers

in the Leinster Championship are involved in the day-to-day running of the team, including the training, team selection, and sourcing of players. Their influence varies from club-to-club and is related to the individual club committees. The manager is assisted by a team of two or three selectors and a backroom team consisting of various coaches.

Manager	Team	Wins	Winning years
Pad Joe Whelehan	Birr	5	1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2007
Adrian Finan	James Stephens	2	2004, 2005
Maurice Aylward	Ballyhale Shamrocks	2	2006, 2008
Mattie Kenny	Cuala	2	2016, 2017
Henry Shefflin	Ballyhale Shamrocks	2	2018, 2019
Pádraig Horan	Birr	1	1994
Tom Ryan	Glenmore	1	1995
Frank Keenan	Camross	1	1996
Don Quigley	Rathnure	1	1998
Jim Neary	Graigue-Ballycallan	1	2000
Michael Nolan	O'Loughlin Gaels	1	2003
Mick Fennelly	Ballyhale Shamrocks	1	2009
Michael Nolan	O'Loughlin Gaels	1	2010
Ken Hogan	Coolderry	1	2011
Danny Owens	Kilcormac/Killoughey	1	2012
Tom Mullally	Mount Leinster Rangers	1	2013
Andy Moloney	Ballyhale Shamrocks	1	2014
Frank Flannery	Oulart-the Ballagh	1	2015

Qualification for subsequent competitions

The Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship winners qualify for the subsequent All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship. The winners contest the All-Ireland semi-finals with the other three provincial representatives.

Titles listed by club

	Team	Wins	Years won	County	Runners Up	Years runners up
1	Ballyhale Shamrocks	10	1978, 1980, 1983, 1989, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2018, 2019	Kilkenny	2	1988, 1991
2	Birr	7	1991, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2007	Offaly	3	2003, 2006, 2008
3	Rathnure	6	1971, 1973, 1977, 1986, 1987, 1998	Wexford	2	1970, 1972
4	St. Rynagh's	4	1970, 1972, 1982, 1993	Offaly	4	1973, 1974, 1975, 1992
4	James Stephens	4	1975, 1981, 2004, 2005	Kilkenny	1	1976
5	Buffer's Alley	3	1985, 1988, 1992	Wexford	1	1982
6	Glenmore	2	1990, 1995	Kilkenny	0
6	Camross	2	1976, 1996	Laois	3	1979, 1986, 1990
6	Cuala	2	2016, 2017	Dublin	2	1989, 2015
6	O'Loughlin Gaels	2	2003, 2010	Kilkenny	1	2016
7	Oulart the Ballagh	1	2015	Wexford	6	1994, 1995, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
7	Kilcormac/Killoughey	1	2012	Offaly	2	2014, 2017
7	Coolderry	1	2011	Offaly	1	1980
7	The Fenians	1	1974	Kilkenny	1	1977
7	Crumlin	1	1979	Dublin	1	1978
7	St. Martin's	1	1984	Kilkenny	0
7	Graigue-Ballycallan	1	2000	Kilkenny	0
7	Mount Leinster Rangers	1	2013	Carlow	0
8	University College Dublin	0		Dublin	3	2000, 2004, 2005
8	Castletown	0		Laois	3	1997, 1999, 2001
8	Kinnitty	0		Offaly	3	1983, 1984, 1985
8	Portlaoise	0		Laois	2	1987, 1998
8	Ballyboden St. Enda's	0		Dublin	2	2007, 2018
8	St. Mullin's	0		Carlow	1	2019
8	Tullamore	0		Offaly	1	2009
8	Young Irelands	0		Kilkenny	1	2002
8	O'Toole's	0		Dublin	1	1996
8	Dicksboro	0		Kilkenny	1	1993
8	Faythe Harriers	0		Wexford	1	1981
8	Bennettsbridge	0		Kilkenny	1	1971

Titles listed by county

County	Winners	Runners-Up	Winning Clubs	Runner-Up Clubs	-
	Kilkenny	21	8	Ballyhale Shamrocks, James Stephens, Glenmore, O'Loughlin Gaels, The Fenians, St. Martin's, Graigue-Ballycallan	Ballyhale Shamrocks, James Stephens, O'Loughlin Gaels, The Fenians, Young Irelands, Dicksboro, Bennettsbridge
	Offaly	13	14	Birr, St. Rynagh's, Kilcormac/Killoughey, Coolderry	St. Rynagh's, Birr, Kinnitty, Kilcormac/Killoughey, Coolderry, Tullamore
	Wexford	10	10	Rathnure, Buffer's Alley, Oluart-the Ballagh	Oluart-the Ballagh, Rathnure, Buffer's Alley, Faythe Harriers
	Dublin	3	6	Cuala, Crumlin	University College Dublin, Ballyboden St. Enda's , O'Toole's
	Laois	2	5	Camross	Castletown, Portlaoise
	Carlow	1	1	Mount Leinster Rangers	St. Mullin's

Finals listed by year

Records and statistics

Team

Most wins: 10:
*Ballyhale Shamrocks
Most consecutive wins: 2:
* Rathnure
* Birr
* James Stephens
* Ballyhale Shamrocks
* Cuala )
Most appearances in a final: 12:
*Ballyhale Shamrocks
Most appearances in a final without ever winning: 3
* Kinnitty
* Castletown
* University College Dublin
Most appearances in a final without losing : 6
*Birr
*Ballyhale Shamrocks
Most defeats: 6
* Oulart-the Ballagh
Teams

County representatives

Year	Carlow	Dublin	Kilkenny	Laois	Offaly	Westmeath	Wexford
	Mount Leinster Rangers	Craobh Chiaráin	Ballyhale Shamrocks	Rathdowney-Errill	Birr		Rathnure
	Mount Leinster Rangers	Ballyboden St. Enda's	Ballyhale Shamrocks	Camross	Birr		Oulart-the Ballagh
		Ballyboden St. Enda's	Ballyhale Shamrocks	Rathdowney-Errill	Birr	Raharney	St. Martin's
		Ballyboden St. Enda's	Ballyhale Shamrocks	Clough/Ballacolla	Tullamore	Clonkill	Oulart-the Ballagh
		Ballyboden St. Enda's	O'Loughlin Gaels	Rathdowney-Errill	Coolderry	Raharney	Oulart-the Ballagh
		Ballyboden St. Enda's	James Stephens	Cough/Ballacolla	Coolderry	Clonkill	Oulart-the Ballagh
	Mount Leinster Rangers	Kilmacud Crokes	Ballyhale Shamrocks	Rathdowney-Errill	Kilcormac/Killoughey	Clonkill	Oulart-the Ballagh
	Mount Leinster Rangers	Ballyboden St. Enda's	Clara	Camross	Kilcormac/Killoughey	Castletown-Geoghegan	Oulart-the Ballagh
	St. Mullin's	Kilmacud Crokes	Ballyhale Shamrocks	Rathdowney-Errill	Kilcormac/Killoughey	Raharney	Shelmaliers
	St. Mullin's	Cuala	Clara	Clough/Ballacolla	Coolderry	Clonkill	Oulart-the Ballagh
	St. Mullin's	Cuala	O'Loughlin Gaels	Borris-in-Ossory/Kilcotton	St. Rynagh's	Raharney	Oulart-the Ballagh
	Mount Leinster Rangers	Cuala	Dicksboro	Camross	Kilcormac/Killoughey	Castletown-Geoghegan	St. Martin's
	Mount Leinster Rangers	Ballyboden St. Enda's	Ballyhale Shamrocks	Camross	Coolderry	Clonkill	Naomh Éanna
	St. Mullin's	Cuala	Ballyhale Shamrocks	Rathdowney-Errill	St. Rynagh's	Clonkill	St. Martin's

By decade

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

1970s: 3 for Rathnure
1980s: 3 for Ballyhale Shamrocks
1990s: 4 for Birr
2000s: 3 each for Birr and Ballyhale Shamrocks
2010s: 3 for Ballyhale Shamrocks
Successful defending

Only 5 teams of the 14 who have won the championship have ever successfully defended the title. These are:

Ballyhale Shamrocks on 2 attempts out of 9
Birr in 1 attempts out of 7
Rathnure in 1 attempt out of 6
James Stephens in 1 attempt out of 4
Cuala on 1 attempt out of 1
Gaps

Top five longest gaps between successive championship titles:

23 years: James Stephens
20 years: Camross
17 years: Ballyhale Shamrocks
11 years: Rathnure
11 years: St. Rynagh's
Top scorer

Overall

Year	Top scorer	Team	Score	Total
1976	Frank Keenan	Camross	3-15	24
1977
1978	John Leonard	Brownstown	4-10	22
1979	Frank Keenan	Camross	4-17	29
1980	John Quigley	Rathnure	0-19	19
1981
1982	Pádraig Horan	St. Rynagh's	2-20	26
1983	Billy Bohane	Portlaoise	2-22	28
1984	Tom Moran	St. Martin's	4-08	20
1985	Paddy Corrigan	Kinnitty	3-21	30
1986	Eamon Quirke	Naomh Eoin	5-10	25
1986	Jimmy Houlihan	Rathnure	0-25	25
1987	Billy Bohane	Portlaoise	1-22	25
1988	Seán McDermott	St. Vincent's	3-14	23
1989	Martin Wallace	Cuala	6-02	20
1990	Ray Heffernan	Glenmore	0-21	21
1991	Declan Pilkington	Birr	0-17	17
1992	Tom Dempsey	Buffer's Alley	0-24	24
1993	Michael Conneely	St. Rynagh's	1-23	26
1994	Mick Slye	Naomh Eoin	0-13	13
1994	John Keogh	Kiltegan	1-10	13
1995	Seán Dunne	Oulart-the Ballagh	3-14	23
1996	Jamesie Brennan	O'Toole's	0-28	28
1997	Jamesie Brennan	O'Toole's	1-15	18
1998	Paul Codd	Rathnure	1-14	17
1999	John O'Connor	St. Martin's	3-05	14
2000	Joey O'Toole	Trim	3-09	18
2001	Simon Whelehan	Birr	2-14	20
2002	D. J. Carey	Young Irelands	4-10	22
2003	Nigel Skehan	O'Loughlin Gaels	0-21	21
2004	Eoin Larkin	James Stephens	3-18	27
2005	Eoin Larkin	James Stephens	2-23	29
2006	Henry Shefflin	Ballyhale Shamrocks	2-08	14
2007	David Curtin	Ballyboden St. Enda's	0-13	13
2008	Henry Shefflin	Ballyhale Shamrocks	0-25	25
2009	Henry Shefflin	Ballyhale Shamrocks	1-23	26
2010	Mark Bergin	O'Loughlin Gaels	1-23	26
2011	Eoin Moore	Oulart-the Ballagh	2-12	18
2012	Ciarán Slevin	Kilcormac/Killoughey	1-20	23
2013	Denis Murphy	Mount Leinster Rangers	0-26	26
2014	T. J. Reid	Ballyhale Shamrocks	1-18	21
2014	Ciarán Slevin	Kilcormac/Killoughey	0-21	21
2015	David Treacy	Cuala	0-28	28
2016	Con O'Callaghan	Cuala	6-10	28
2017	David Treacy	Cuala	0-25	25
2018	Paul Ryan	Ballyboden St. Enda's	0-34	34
2019	T. J. Reid	Ballyhale Shamrocks	2-34	40

Single game

Year	Top scorer	Team	Opposition	Score	Total
1979	Frank Keenan	Camross	Castletown Geoghegan	3-08	17
1980	Johnny Walsh	Ardclough	Camross	2-07	13
1981
1982	Noel Geraghty	Castletown Geoghegan	Slasher Gaels	4-02	14
1983	Seán Grace	Ballyhale Shamrocks	Kiltale	3-02	11
1984	John Kennedy	Naomh Moninne	Slasher Gaels	2-06	12
1985	Paddy Corrigan	Kinnitty	Ardclough	2-09	15
1986	Eamon Quirke	Naomh Eoin	Naomh Moninne	4-09	21
1987	Declan Murray	Trim	Slasher Gaels	2-05	11
1988	Tim Massey	Trim	Wolfe Tones	4-02	14
1989	Pat Murphy	St. Mullin's	Naomh Moninne	0-11	11
1990	Michael Conneely	St. Rynagh's	Castletown Geoghegan	1-09	12
1991	Mick Deeley	Moorefield	Slasher Gaels	0-10	10
1992	Mick Slye	Naomh Eoin	Wolfe Tones	2-03	9
1992	Tom Dempsey	Buffer's Alley	Trim	2-03	9
1993	Seán McDermott	St. Vincent's	Wolfe Tones	3-04	13
1994	John Keogh	Kiltegan	Naas	0-08	8
1995	Martin Massey	Naomh Moninne	Killyon	0-11	11
1996	Jamesie Brennan	O'Toole's	Naomh Bríd	0-11	11
1997	Jamesie Brennan	O'Toole's	St. Mullin's	1-09	12
1998	Damien Cleere	Graigue-Ballycallan	Coill Dubh	2-07	13
1999	Michael Moran	Kiltegan	Erin's Own	3-02	12
2000	Joey O'Toole	Trim	Carnew Emmets	3-03	12
2001	Simon Whelehan	Birr	Castletown	1-08	11
2001	Connie Ring	Craobh Chiaráin	Longford Slashers	0-11	11
2002	D. J. Carey	Young Irelands	Kilmessan	2-05	13
2003	Adrian McAndrew	Coill Dubh	Clonguish	3-04	13
2004	Eoin Larkin	James Stephens	University College Dublin	1-07	10
2005	Des Mythen	Oulart-the Ballagh	Knockbridge	3-03	12
2005	Eoin Larkin	James Stephens	Castletown	1-09	12
2006	Alan McCrabbe	Craobh Chiaráin	Birr	1-05	8
2006	Henry Shefflin	Ballyhale Shamrocks	Birr	1-05	8
2006	Seán Michael Murphy	Mount Leinster Rangers	Craobh Chiaráin	0-08	8
2007	Paul O'Meara	Birr	Ballyboden St. Enda's	1-04	7
2007	Zane Keenan	Camross	Ballyboden St. Enda's	0-07	7
2007	T. J. Reid	Ballyhale Shamrocks	Mount Leinster Rangers	0-07	7
2008	Henry Shefflin	Ballyhale Shamrocks	Raharney	0-10	10
2009	Brendan Murtagh	Clonkill	Clough-Ballacolla	1-09	12
2010	Paul Ryan	Ballyboden St. Enda's	O'Loughlin Gaels	2-05	11
2010	Mark Bergin	O'Loughlin Gaels	Ballyboden St. Enda's	0-11	11
2011	Eoin Larkin	James Stephens	Oulart-the Ballagh	0-11	11
2012	Ciarán Slevin	Kilcormac/Killoughey	Mount Leinster Rangers	1-10	13
2013	Ciarán Slevin	Kilcormac/Killoughey	Oulart-the Ballagh	1-07	10
2013	Niall O'Brien	Castletown Geoghegan	Mount Leinster Rangers	0-10	10
2014	Seán McGrath	Kilmacud Crokes	Rathdowney-Errill	0-15	15
2015	David Treacy	Cuala	Coolderry	0-12	12
2015	Keith Hogan	Clara	Cuala	0-12	12
2016	Con O'Callaghan	Cuala	Borris-in-Ossory/Kilcotton	4-03	15
2017	Niall O'Brien	Castletown Geoghegan	Kilcormac/Killoughey	1-08	11
2017	Joe Coleman	St. Martin's	Cuala	0-11	11
2018	Brian Carroll	Coolderry	Ballyboden St. Enda's	2-16	22
2019	T. J. Reid	Ballyhale Shamrocks	St. Martin's	2-16	22

Finals

Final	Top scorer	Team	Score	Total
1970	Gerry Burke	St. Rynagh's	1-04	7
1971	Watty Kennedy	Bennettsbridge	1-04	7
1972	Dan Quigley	Rathnure	2-03	9
1973	Dan Quigley	Rathnure	1-15	18
1974	Mick Garrett	Fenians	1-01	4
1974	Billy Fitzpatrick	Fenians	0-04	4
1974	Barney Moylan	St. Rynagh's	0-04	4
1975	Liam O'Brien	James Stephens	0-08	8
1976	Frank Keenan	Camross	1-04	7
1977	Billy Fitzpatrick	Fenians	0-07	7
1978	Brendan Fennelly	Ballyhale Shamrocks	1-05	8
1979	Bernard Donovan	Crumlin	2-01	7
1980	Patrick Holden	Ballyhale Shamrocks	2-01	7
1981	Brendan Murphy	Faythe Harriers	1-02	5
1982	Pádraig Horan	St. Rynagh's	1-08	11
1983	Liam Fennelly	Ballyhale Shamrocks	2-01	7
1984	Tom Moran	St. Moran's	2-04	10
1985	Colm Doran	Buffers Alley	2-01	7
1986	Jimmy Houlihan	Rathnure	0-12	12
1987	Jimmy Houlihan	Rathnure	0-05	5
1988	Ger Fennelly	Ballyhale Shamrocks	1-07	10
1988	Mick Butler	Buffers Alley	1-07	10
1989	Ger Fennelly	Ballyhale Shamrocks	1-02	5
1990	Ray Heffernan	Glenmore	0-09	9
1991	Declan Pilkington	Birr	0-09	9
1992	Tom Dempsey	Buffers Alley	0-08	8
1993	Michael Conneely	St. Rynagh's	0-07	7
1994	Paul Murphy	Birr	2-00	6
1995	Seán Dunne	Oulart-the Ballagh	2-01	7
1996	Joe Dollard	Camross	0-07	7
1997	Gary Cahill	Birr	0-04	4
1998	Brian Bohan	Portlaoise	1-03	6
1999	Paul Cuddy	Castletown	0-05	5
1999	Simon Whelehan	Birr	0-05	5
2000	Adrian Ronan	Graigue-Ballycallan	0-05	5
2000	Jim Byrne	University College Dublin	0-05	5
2001	Simon Whelehan	Birr	1-08	11
2002	Rory Hanniffy	Birr	1-02	5
2002	Simon Whelehan	Birr	1-02	5
2003	Nigel Skehan	O'Loughlin Gaels	0-08	8
2004	Eoin Larkin	James Stephens	1-07	10
2005	Eoin Larkin	James Stephens	0-08	8
2006	Henry Shefflin	Ballyhale Shamrocks	1-05	8
2007	Paul O'Meara	Birr	1-04	7
2008	Henry Shefflin	Ballyhale Shamrocks	0-07	7
2008	Simon Whelehan	Birr	0-07	7
2009	Shane Dooley	Tullamore	1-04	7
2010	Mark Bergin	O'Loughlin Gaels	0-06	6
2011	Cathal Parlon	Coolderry	1-03	6
2012	Nicky Kirwan	Oulart-the Ballagh	0-06	6
2013	Denis Murphy	Mount Leinster Rangers	0-08	8
2014	T. J. Reid	Ballyhale Shamrocks	0-10	10
2015	David Treacy	Cuala	0-10	10
2016	David Treacy	Cuala	0-11	11
2016	Mark Bergin	O'Loughlin Gaels	0-11	11
2017	David Treacy	Cuala	0-10	10
2018	T. J. Reid	Ballyhale Shamrocks	0-09	9
2019	Marty Kavanagh	St. Mullin's	0-12	12

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