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All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship records and statistics

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

General performances

Performances by county

Performance by province

Counties per province

Provincial titles

Counties

By semi-final appearances

As of 21 June 2025.

  • 23 counties have reached an all-Ireland semi-final at least once.
  • Carlow, Meath and Westmeath are the most notable counties to never reach a semi-final.

Semi-final appearances (2001–present)

Consecutive Wins

Quadruple

Treble

Double

Single

  • Tipperary (1887, 1906, 1908, 1916, 1925, 1930, 1937, 1945, 1958, 1971, 1989, 1991, 2001, 2010, 2016, 2019, 2025)
  • Kilkenny (1907, 1909, 1922, 1935, 1939, 1947, 1957, 1963, 1967, 1969, 1972, 1979, 2000)
  • Cork (1890, 1919, 1926, 1931, 1946, 1966, 1970, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1999)
  • Limerick (1897, 1918, 1921, 1934, 1936, 1940, 1973, 2018)
  • Dublin (1889, 1917, 1920, 1924, 1927, 1938)
  • Clare (1914, 1995, 1997, 2013, 2024)
  • Wexford (1910, 1960, 1968, 1996)
  • Offaly (1981, 1985, 1994, 1998)
  • Galway (1923, 1980, 2017)
  • Waterford (1948, 1959)
  • Kerry (1891)
  • London (1901)
  • Laois (1915)

Consecutive All-Ireland Stoppers

Teams that ended All-Ireland winning streaks in the final of the championship.

5-in-a-row

3-in-a-row

Kilkenny (1904, 2006) defeated Cork

Tipperary (2016) defeated Kilkenny

Cork (2004) defeated Kilkenny

2-in-a-row

Cork (1902) defeated London

Kilkenny (1909, 1935, 1947, 1974, 2011) defeated Tipperary in 1909 and 2011, Limerick in 1935 and 1974 and Cork in 1947

Dublin (1917, 1920, 1924, 1927) defeated Cork in 1920 and 1927, Tipperary in 1917 and Galway in 1924

Limerick (1921, 1936, 1940, 1973, 2018) defeated Kilkenny in 1936, 1940 and 1973, Dublin in 1921 and Galway in 2018

Tipperary (1964) defeated Kilkenny

Offaly (1981) defeated Galway

Clare (1995) defeated Offaly

Least successful counties

There are nineteen counties that have never been represented in a Senior All-Ireland Final. These are Armagh, Carlow, Cavan, Derry, Donegal, Down, Fermanagh, Kildare, Leitrim, Longford, Louth, Mayo, Meath, Monaghan, Tyrone, Roscommon, Sligo, Westmeath and Wicklow. Fourteen of these counties have never competed in a semi-final: Armagh, Carlow, Cavan, Fermanagh, Kildare, Leitrim, Longford, Louth, Meath, Monaghan, Tyrone, Sligo, Westmeath and Wicklow

Carlow and Westmeath have been successful in senior B level championships such as the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship and the Joe McDonagh Cup.

Levels

In the last few years, counties can be divided into four levels or tiers, based on results: Tier 1 counties are consistent participants in the provincial championships. Tier 2 counties usually compete in the provincial championships or the Joe McDonagh Cup. Tier 3 counties usually compete in the Christy Ring Cup or the Nicky Rackard Cup. Tier 4 counties usually compete in the Nicky Rackard Cup or the Lory Meagher Cup.

Tier 1 counties (9): Clare, Cork, Dublin, Galway, Kilkenny, Limerick, Tipperary, Waterford, Wexford

Tier 2 counties (9): Antrim, Carlow, Down, Kerry, Kildare, Laois, Meath, Offaly, Westmeath

Tier 3 counties (9): Armagh, Derry, Donegal, London, Mayo, Roscommon, Sligo, Tyrone, Wicklow

Tier 4 counties (8): Cavan, Fermanagh, Lancashire, Leitrim, Longford, Louth, Monaghan, Warwickshire

Team participation

Debut of counties

List of All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship counties

The following teams have competed in the All-Ireland Championship for at least one season.

Seasons in All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

The number of years that each county has played in the All-Ireland between 1980 and 2024. A total of 23 counties have competed in at least one season of the All-Ireland. Ten counties have participated in all 45 seasons. The counties in bold participate in the 2024 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.

Participation in All-Ireland (1980-24)

Team results table

Team results

Results table

This section represents in colour-coded tabular format the results of GAA county teams in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship since 1997.

Prior to 1997, counties played in separate provincial championships, with only four or fewer provincial champions coming together in the All-Ireland semi-finals, and it is difficult to directly compare results across counties. Since 1997, several beaten teams from the provincial championships play together in the All-Ireland qualifier series, making it easier to rank teams based on performance.

Used in all seasons
  • — Champions
  • — Runners-up
  • — All-Ireland semi-finals (3rd–4th place)
  • ♥ — Munster champions
  • ♦ — Leinster champions
  • — — did not compete
  • — All-Ireland quarter-finals (5th–6th place)
  • — All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals (7th–8th place)
  • — Leinster/Munster round robin, 4th place (9th–10th place)
  • — Leinster/Munster round robin, 5th place (11th–13th place)

Past

<u>Past Abbreviations used:</u>

Results table

Most recent success

List of All-Ireland Titles in every grade

Tier 1: All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Tier 2: Joe McDonagh Cup / All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship

Tier 3: Christy Ring Cup / All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

Tier 4: Nicky Rackard Cup / All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship

Tier 5: Lory Meagher Cup

As of 1 October 2025.

All-Ireland Knockout Stage Appearances by County

The three main ways to qualify for the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (Proper) are through:

  1. Provincial Championships: Previously, the Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster champions qualified to the All-Ireland. Now the top 3 in Leinster and Munster qualify.
  2. All-Ireland Qualifiers (back door): Open for all teams knocked out of their provincial championships.
  3. Second Tier: Previously, the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship champions qualified to the All-Ireland. Now the Joe McDonagh Cup finalists qualify.

(Does not include Provincial Championship appearances or Qualifier appearances)

Non-Irish teams

  • London became the first overseas team to compete in the All-Ireland Championship in 1900. For four consecutive years they were given a bye to the All-Ireland final where they played the "home" champions in the final proper. They won their only All-Ireland title in 1901. London returned to the All-Ireland Championship on a number of occasions between 1969 and 1996.
  • In 1905 Lancashire and Glasgow entered the All-Ireland Championship at the quarter-final stage. Lancashire returned for one more championship campaign in 1913 whilst Glasgow returned for the 1910 and 1913 championships.
  • New York fielded a team in an expanded All-Ireland Championship in 1996.

Other records

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, 1892, 1893, 1894) and Tipperary (1895, 1896, 1898, 1899)
  • 1900s: 4 for Kilkenny (1904, 1905, 1907, 1909)
  • 1910s: 3 for Kilkenny (1911, 1912, 1913)
  • 1920s: 3 each for Dublin (1920, 1924, 1927) and Cork (1926, 1928, 1929)
  • 1930s: 4 for Kilkenny (1932, 1933, 1935, 1939)
  • 1940s: 5 for Cork (1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1946)
  • 1950s: 3 each for Tipperary (1950, 1951, 1958) and Cork (1952, 1953, 1954)
  • 1960s: 4 for Tipperary (1961, 1962, 1964, 1965)
  • 1970s: 4 each for Cork (1970, 1976, 1977, 1978) and Kilkenny (1972, 1974, 1975, 1979)
  • 1980s: 3 for Galway (1980, 1987, 1988)
  • 1990s: 2 each for Cork (1990, 1999), Kilkenny (1992, 1993), Offaly (1994, 1998) and Clare (1995, 1997)
  • 2000s: 7 for Kilkenny (2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)
  • 2010s: 4 for Kilkenny (2011, 2012, 2014, 2015)
  • 2020s: 4 for Limerick (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)

Finishing positions

Unbeaten 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.

Beaten sides

The introduction of the qualifier system in 1997 has resulted in nine 'back-door' All-Ireland champions:

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

  • Limerick (2005) were beaten by Tipperary and Galway but still qualified for the All-Ireland quarter-final.
  • Waterford (2005) were beaten by Cork and Clare but still qualified for the All-Ireland quarter-final.
  • Limerick (2006) were beaten by Tipperary and Clare but still qualified for the All-Ireland quarter-final.
  • Cork (2007) were beaten by Waterford and Tipperary but still qualified for the All-Ireland quarter-final.
  • Wexford (2018) were beaten by Galway and Kilkenny but still qualified for the All-Ireland quarter-final.
  • Kilkenny (2018) were beaten by Galway twice but still qualified for the All-Ireland quarter-final.
  • Clare (2018) were beaten by Cork twice but still qualified for the All-Ireland quarter-final.
  • Kilkenny (2019) were beaten by Galway and Wexford but still qualified for the All-Ireland quarter-final.
  • Cork (2019) were beaten by Tipperary and Clare but still qualified for the All-Ireland quarter-final.
  • Limerick (2019) were beaten by Cork and Tipperary but still qualified for the All-Ireland semi-final.
  • Kilkenny (2022) were beaten by Galway and Wexford but still qualified for the All-Ireland semi-final.
  • Cork (2022) were beaten by Limerick and Clare but still qualified for the All-Ireland quarter-final.
  • Clare (2023) were beaten by Tipperary and Limerick but still qualified for the All-Ireland quarter-final.
  • Cork (2024) were beaten by Waterford and Clare but still qualified for the qualified for the All-Ireland final.
  • Wexford (2024) were beaten by Antrim and Kilkenny but still qualified for the All-Ireland quarter-final.

Final success rate

Only one county have appeared in the final and being victorious on all occasions:

On the opposite end of the scale, only one county has appeared in the final and 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 in the same year:

Biggest wins

Scoring Events

Records exclude extra-time.

Successful defending

Only 6 teams of the 13 who have won the All-Ireland championship have ever successfully defended the title. These are:

Gaps

  • Longest gaps between successive All-Ireland titles:
  • 81 years: Clare (1914–1995)
  • 57 years: Galway (1923–1980)
  • 45 years: Wexford (1910–1955)
  • 45 years: Limerick (1973–2018)
  • 33 years: Limerick (1940–1973)
  • 29 years: Galway (1988–2017)
  • 28 years: Dublin (1889–1917)
  • 28 years: Wexford (1968–1996)
  • 21 years: Limerick (1897–1918)
  • Longest gaps between successive All-Ireland final appearances:
  • 63 years: Clare (1932–1995)
  • 46 years: Antrim (1943–1989)
  • 45 years: Waterford (1963–2008)
  • 34 years: Laois (1915–1949)
  • 33 years: Wexford (1918–1951)
  • 33 years: Limerick (1940–1973)

Active gaps

  • Longest active gaps between since last title:
  • 135 years: Kerry (1891–)
  • 125 years: London (1901–)
  • 111 years: Laois (1915–)
  • 88 years: Dublin (1938–)
  • 67 years: Waterford (1959–)
  • 29 years: Wexford (1996–)
  • 28 years: Offaly (1998–)
  • 21 years: Cork (2005–)
  • 11 years: Kilkenny (2015–)
  • 9 years: Galway (2017–)
  • 3 years: Limerick (2023–)
  • 2 year: Clare (2024–)
  • 1 years: Tipperary (2025–)
  • Longest active gaps since last All-Ireland final appearance:
  • 134 years: Kerry (1891–)
  • 122 years: London (1903–)
  • 76 years: Laois (1949–)
  • 64 years: Dublin (1961–)
  • 36 years: Antrim (1989–)
  • 29 years: Wexford (1996–)
  • 25 years: Offaly (2000–)
  • 7 years: Galway (2018–)
  • 6 years: Tipperary (2019–)
  • 5 years: Waterford (2020–)
  • 2 years: Kilkenny (2023–)
  • 2 years: Limerick (2023–)
  • 1 year: Clare (2024–)
  • 1 year: Cork (2024–)
  • Longest active gap since last championship appearance
  • 122 years: Longford (1903–)
  • 112 years: Glasgow (1913–)
  • 112 years: Lancashire (1913–)
  • 112 years: Mayo (1913–)
  • 112 years: Sligo (1913–)
  • 105 years: Louth (1920–)
  • 100 years: Cavan (1925–)
  • 79 years: Donegal (1946–)
  • 79 years: Fermanagh (1946–)
  • 79 years: Monaghan (1946–)
  • 26 years: Roscommon (1999–)
  • 21 years: Derry (2004–)
  • 21 years: New York (2004–)
  • 21 years: Wicklow (2004–)
  • 11 years: London (2014–)
  • 1 year: Meath (2024–)

Provinces

Counties in an All-Ireland final without a provincial title

Bold = Champions

  • Galway (1887, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1928, 1929, 1953, 1955, 1958, 1975, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1993, 2001, 2005, 2015)
  • Tipperary (1887, 1997, 2010, 2014, 2019, 2025)
  • Cork (1941, 2004, 2013, 2021, 2024)
  • Kilkenny (2004, 2012, 2019)
  • Waterford (2008, 2017, 2020)
  • Offaly (1998, 2000)
  • Clare (2002, 2013, 2024)
  • Limerick (2007, 2018)

Note: The 1887, 2004, 2013, 2019 and 2024 finals featured two teams that had not won their provincial championship that year (There were no provincial championships in 1887).

All-Ireland final pairings

Longest undefeated run

  • 21 games - Kilkenny (2006-2010): 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.
  • 17 games - Limerick (2020-2023): From 2020 to 2023, Limerick were undefeated in 17 consecutive games, 16 wins and 1 draw, starting with the opening game win against Clare of the 2020 Championship 0–36 to 1-23, up to the second game of the 2023 Championship, where they lost to Clare, 1–24 to 2-20.
  • 16 games - Tipperary (1949-1952): Kilkenny in 2010 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.

Miscellaneous

As of 2024 championship.

  • Best finish by a debuting team
  • Champions, Tipperary (1887)
  • Highest winning record in final (3 or more finals)
  • 68%, Tipperary (28 wins in 41 matches)
  • Lowest winning record in final (3 or more finals)
  • 20%, Galway (5 wins in 25 matches)
  • Most played match
  • Dublin v Kilkenny (92 times)
  • Cork v Tipperary (89 times)

Managers

Winning managers (2000 – present)

Managerial Records

Danny O'Connell was the main trainer for the Kilkenny Senior Hurling team in the early years of the G.A.A and managed to win twelve All-Ireland senior titles, in 1904, 1905, 1907, 1909, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1922, 1932, 1933, 1935 and 1939.

  • 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.
  • Fourteen individuals have won the All-Ireland as a player then later as a manager:
  • Johnny Clifford of Cork won as a player in 1954 and as a manager in 1986.
  • Ollie Walsh of Kilkenny won as a player in 1957, 1963, 1967 and 1969 and as a manager in 1992, and 1993.
  • Michael "Babs" Keating of Tipperary won as a player in 1964, 1965 and 1971 and as a manager in 1989 and 1991.
  • Eddie Keher of Kilkenny won as a player in 1963, 1967, 1969, 1972, 1974 and 1975 and as a co-manager in 1979.
  • Justin McCarthy of Cork won as a player in 1966 and as a co-manager in 1984.
  • Pat Henderson of Kilkenny won as a player in 1967, 1969, 1972, 1974 and 1975 and as a manager in 1979, 1982 and 1983.
  • Brian Cody of Kilkenny won as a player in 1975, 1982 and 1983 and as a manager in 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015
  • Jimmy Barry-Murphy of Cork won as a player in 1976, 1977, 1978, 1984 and 1986 and as a manager in 1999.
  • John Allen of Cork won as a player in 1978 and as a manager in 2005.
  • Dónal O'Grady of Cork won as a player in 1984 and as a manager in 2004.
  • Nicky English of Tipperary won as a player in 1989 and 1991 and as a manager in 2001.
  • Davy Fitzgerald of Clare won as a player in 1995 and 1997 and as a manager in 2013.
  • Eamonn Cregan of Limerick won as a player in 1973 and as a manager with Offaly in 1994.
  • Michael Ryan of Tipperary won as a player in 1991 and as a manager in 2016.
  • Brian Lohan of Clare won as a player in 1995 and 1997 and as a manager in 2024.

Players

All-time top scorers

As of match played 20 July 2025 (22:00)

All-time appearances

As of match played 20 July 2025

All-time championship goal scorers (minimum 20 goals)

As of match played 20 July 2025

Other records

Most wins

All-Ireland final appearances

Single All-Ireland final top scorers

Cumulative All-Ireland final top scorers

As of 23 July 2023 (18:00)

Longest lived All-Ireland medal winners

100+
90+

Disciplinary

At least nine players have been sent off in an All-Ireland final: Dick Carroll of Kilkenny and John Barron of Waterford in the 1959 final replay, Tom Ryan of Tipperary and Lar Foley of Dublin in the 1961 final, Éamonn Scallan of Wexford in the 1996 final; Benny Dunne of Tipperary in the 2009 final, Cyril Donnellan of Galway in the 2012 final replay, Richie Hogan of Kilkenny in the 2019 final and Eoin Downey of Cork in the 2025 final.

See also

References