All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship records and statistics

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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 36 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, 2015 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 19 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 13 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 9 1897, 1918, 1921, 1934, 1936, 1940, 1973 1910, 1923, 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 11 1910, 1955, 1956, 1960, 1968, 1996 1890, 1891, 1899, 1918, 1951, 1954, 1962, 1965, 1970, 1976, 1977
Galway 4 19 1923, 1980, 1987, 1988 1887, 1924, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1953, 1955, 1958, 1975, 1979, 1981, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1993, 2001, 2005, 2012, 2015
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 70 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 53 55 49% Kilkenny (36), Dublin (6), Wexford (6), Offaly (4), Laois (1) Kilkenny (25), Dublin (15), Wexford (10), Offaly (3), Laois (2)
Connacht 4 19 17% Galway (4) Galway (19)
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:

  • 1890s: 4 each for Cork (1890, 92, 93, 94) and Tipperary (1895, 96, 98, 99)
  • 1900s: 4 for Kilkenny (1904, 05, 07, 09)
  • 1910s: 3 for Kilkenny (1911, 12, 13)
  • 1920s: 3 each for Dublin (1920, 24, 27) and Cork (1926, 28, 29)
  • 1930s: 4 for Kilkenny (1932, 33, 35, 39)
  • 1940s: 5 for Cork (1941, 42, 43, 44, 46)
  • 1950s: 3 each for Tipperary (1950, 51, 58) and Cork (1952, 53, 54)
  • 1960s: 4 for Tipperary (1961, 62, 64, 65)
  • 1970s: 4 each for Cork (1970, 76, 77, 78) and Kilkenny (1972, 74, 75, 79)
  • 1980s: 3 for Galway (1980, 87, 88)
  • 1990s: 2 each for Cork (1990, 99); Kilkenny (1992, 93); Offaly (1994, 98) and Clare (1995, 97)
  • 2000s: 7 for Kilkenny (2000, 02, 03, 06, 07, 08, 09)
  • 2010s: 4 so far for Kilkenny (2011, 12, 14, 15)

By semi-final appearances

Team No. of Appearances Years in Semi-finals
Westmeath 369
Kilkenny 49
Cork 35
Antrim 30
Tipperary 29
Limerick 16
Wexford 14
Dublin 48
Waterford 11
Clare 10

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:

  • Kilkenny in 1933, 1982, 1983, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2009 and 2014.
  • Tipperary in 1949, 1950, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1988 and 2001.
  • Cork in 1926, 1941 and 1953.
  • Limerick in 1934 and 1936
  • Galway in 1987.
  • Wexford in 1956.

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:

  • Kilkenny on 13 attempts out of 34 (1905, 1912, 1913, 1933, 1975, 1983, 1993, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012,2015)
  • Cork on 12 attempts out of 30 (1893, 1894, 1903, 1929, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1953, 1954, 1977, 1978, 2005)
  • Tipperary on 7 attempts out of 26 (1896, 1899, 1900, 1950, 1951, 1962, 1965)
  • Wexford on 1 attempt out of 6 (1956)
  • Galway on 1 attempt out of 4 (1988)

Gaps

  • Longest gaps between successive All-Ireland titles:
  • Longest gaps between successive All-Ireland final appearances:

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 22 May 2016
All-time top scorers in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Rank Player Team Scores Tally Games Era Average
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 Joe Canning Galway 24-261 333 37 games 2008–present 8.9
5 Christy Ring Cork 33-208 307 65 games 1940-1963 4.7
6 D. J. Carey Kilkenny 34-195 297 57 games 1989-2005 5.2
7 Nicky Rackard Wexford 59-96 273 36 games 1940-1957 7.6
8 Niall Gilligan Clare 23-198 267 56 games 1997-2009 4.7
Patrick Horgan Cork 12-231 267 39 games 2008–present 6.8
10 Joe Deane Cork 10-229 259 50 games 1996-2008 5.18
11 Paul Flynn Waterford 24-181 253 45 games 1993-2008 5.6
12 Ben O'Connor Cork 8-224 248 52 games 1999-2012 4.7
13 Charlie McCarthy Cork 28-153 237 45 games 1965-1980 5.3
14 Jimmy Doyle Tipperary 18-176 230 39 games 1958-1973 5.9
15 Eoin Kelly Waterford 14-187 229 44 games 2002-2013 5.3
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 5-192 207 49 games 2002–2016 4.2
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
Shane Dooley Offaly 13-152 191 31 games 2008-present 6.1
22 Séamus Callanan Tipperary 22-120 186 35 games 2008–present 5.3
23 Éamonn Cregan Limerick 27-97 178 40 games 1965-1983 4.4
John Mullane Waterford 15-133 178 49 games 2001-2012 3.6
25 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 19952013
2 Henry Shefflin Kilkenny 71 19992014
3 J. J. Delaney Kilkenny 66 20012014
4 Tony Browne Waterford 65 19922014
5 Christy Ring Cork 65 19401962
6 Ben O'Connor Cork 62 19992012
7 Lar Corbett Tipperary 60 2001-
8 Davy Fitzgerald Clare 60 19892005
9 Eoin Kelly Tipperary 63 20002014
10 Frank Lohan Clare 58 19952008
11 Donal Óg Cusack Cork 58 19992011
12 Joe Dooley Offaly 58 19822000
13 D. J. Carey Kilkenny 57 19892005
14 Seán Óg Ó hAilpín Cork 57 19962012
15 Tommy Walsh Kilkenny 56 20032014
16 Damien Fitzhenry Wexford 56 19932009
17 Niall Gilligan Clare 56 19972009
18 Brian Whelahan Offaly 55 19892006
19 John Doyle Tipperary 54 19491967
20 Brian Lohan Clare 54 19932006
21 Tom Kenny Cork 53 20032013
22 Dan Shanahan Waterford 52 19982010
23 Seánie McMahon Clare 51 19942006
24 Ger Cunningham Cork 50 19821998
25 Joe Deane Cork 50 19962008
26 Eddie Keher Kilkenny 50 19591977
27 Niall McCarthy Cork 50 20022012

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 Eoin Larkin Kilkenny 11 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 (draw), 2012 (replay), 2014, 2014 (replay), 2015
4 Jackie Tyrrell Kilkenny 10 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 (draw), 2012 (replay), 2014, 2014 (replay)
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
14 D. J. Carey Kilkenny 9 1991, 1992, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004

Single All-Ireland final top scorers

Rank Player Team Score Final
1. Mick 'Gah' Ahern Cork 5-4 (19pts) 1928 v. Galway
2. Nicky English Tipperary 2-12 (18pts) 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

Rank Player Team Scores Total
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+
Rank Player Team Career All-Ireland medals Birth date Death date Age
1 Jim Power Galway 1918-1928 1923 (1895-11-07)7 November 1895 21 May 1998(1998-05-21) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
2 Martin White Kilkenny 1931-1938 1932, 1933, 1935 (1909-07-31)31 July 1909 12 October 2011(2011-10-12) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
3 Jimmy "Butler" Coffey Tipperary 1932-1940 1937 (1909-10-26)26 October 1909 29 December 2010(2010-12-29) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
90+
Rank Player Team Career All-Ireland medals Birth date Death date Age
Tommy Cooke Limerick 1931-1938 1940 (1914-08-16)16 August 1914 13 February 2014(2014-02-13) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
John T. Power Kilkenny 1907-1925 1907, 1911, 1912, 1913 (1883-04-14)14 April 1883 1 February 1982(1982-02-01) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
John Coffey Tipperary 1940-1948 1945 1917 98 years
Mick Murphy Tipperary
Clare
1943-1947
1947-1949
1945 1918 97 years
Larry Flaherty Cork 1900-1917 1903 May 1882 January 1979 96 years
Tony Reddin Tipperary 1948-1957 1949, 1950, 1951 (1919-11-15)15 November 1919 1 March 2015(2015-03-01) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
Danny Ryan Tipperary 1887 1887 1871 31 December 1966 95 years
Garrett Howard Limerick
Dublin
1921-1936 1921, 1924, 1927, 1934, 1936 (1899-12-10)10 December 1899 20 January 1995(1995-01-20) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
Andy Fleming Waterford 1939-1950 1948 (1916-04-23)23 April 1916 27 March 2011(2011-03-27) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
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 (1915-11-24)24 November 1915 27 January 2009(2009-01-27) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
Shem Downey Kilkenny 1946-1954 1947 (1922-01-05)5 January 1922 22 December 2013(2013-12-22) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
Paddy "Fox" Collins Cork 1928-1938 1929, 1931 (1903-04-12)12 April 1903 17 February 1995(1995-02-17) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
Mickey "the Rattler" Byrne Tipperary 1945-1960 1949, 1950, 1951, 1958 (1923-09-02)2 September 1923 Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.
Din Joe Buckley Cork 1940-1949 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1946 (1919-06-30)30 June 1919 8 October 2009(2009-10-08) Script error: The function "age_generic" does not exist.

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

  • Brian Cody is the only manager to win the All-Ireland title eleven times, in 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015 (all Kilkenny).
  • Just two managers have reached the All-Ireland final with two different teams:
  • In 2009, Justin McCarthy became the first manager to reach the All-Ireland semi-finals with three different teams: Cork (1975, 1984), Waterford (2002, 2004, 2006, 2007) and Limerick (2009). In addition, he was in charge of Clare in the 1978 Munster final, when a win would have qualified them directly for the all-Ireland final.
  • Twelve individuals have won the All-Ireland as a player then later as a manager:

See also