Leinster Senior Hurling Championship records and statistics

This page details statistics of the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship.

General performances

By county
Team Won Runner-up Years won Years runner-up
Kilkenny[1]72311888, 1893, 1895, 1897, 1898, 1900, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1907, 1909, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1916, 1922, 1923, 1925, 1926, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1950, 1953, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 20201896, 1902, 1906, 1908, 1914, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1927, 1934, 1938, 1941, 1942, 1949, 1955, 1956, 1960, 1962, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1989, 1995, 1997, 2012, 2018, 2019
Dublin[2]24351889, 1892, 1894, 1896, 1902, 1906, 1908, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1924, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1934, 1938, 1941, 1942, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1961, 20131888, 1893, 1895, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1907, 1910, 1911, 1913, 1915, 1918, 1922, 1923, 1925, 1932, 1933, 1939, 1940, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1954, 1959, 1963, 1964, 1990, 1991, 2009, 2011, 2014
Wexford[3]21321890, 1891, 1899, 1901, 1910, 1918, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1960, 1962, 1965, 1968, 1970, 1976, 1977, 1996, 1997, 2004, 20191897, 1916, 1944, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1957, 1958, 1961, 1966, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1984, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1994, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2017
Offaly[4]9141980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1994, 19951901, 1924, 1926, 1928, 1969, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004
Laois[5]3111914, 1915, 19491889, 1890, 1891, 1909, 1912, 1930, 1931, 1935, 1936, 1948, 1951, 1985
Galway[6]352012, 2017, 20182010, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2020
Westmeath[7]011937

Teams

By decade

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

  • 1880s: 1 each for Kilkenny (1888) and Dublin (1889)
  • 1890s: 4 for Kilkenny (1893-95-97-98)
  • 1900s: 6 for Kilkenny (1900-03-04-05-07-09)
  • 1910s: 4 for Kilkenny (1911-12-13-16)
  • 1920s: 5 for Dublin (1920-21-24-27-28)
  • 1930s: 7 for Kilkenny (1931-32-33-35-36-37-39)
  • 1940s: 5 for Kilkenny (1940-43-45-46-47)
  • 1950s: 5 for Kilkenny (1950-53-57-58-59)
  • 1960s: 4 each for Wexford (1960-62-65-68) and Kilkenny (1963-66-67-69)
  • 1970s: 7 for Kilkenny (1971-72-73-74-75-78-79)
  • 1980s: 6 for Offaly (1980-81-84-85-88-89)
  • 1990s: 5 for Kilkenny (1991-92-93-98-99)
  • 2000s: 9 for Kilkenny (2000-01-02-03-05-06-07-08-09)
  • 2010s: 5 for Kilkenny (2010-11-14-15-16)

Biggest wins
  • The most one sided Munster finals since 1896 when goals were made equal to three points:

Successful defending

Only 5 teams of the 6 who have won the Leinster championship have ever successfully defended the title. These are:

    • Kilkenny on 39 attempts out of 70 (1898, 1904, 1905, 1912, 1913, 1923, 1926, 1932, 1933, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1946, 1947, 1958, 1959, 1967, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1979, 1983, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016)
    • Wexford on 5 attempts out of 19 (1891, 1955, 1956, 1977, 1997)
    • Dublin on 4 attempts out of 23 (1920, 1921, 1928, 1942)
    • Offaly on 4 attempts out of 8 (1981, 1985, 1989, 1990)
    • Laois on 1 attempts out of 2 (1915)

Gaps
    • The longest gaps between successive Leinster titles:
      • 52 years: Dublin (1961–2013)
      • 34 years: Laois (1915–1949)
      • 33 years: Wexford (1918–1951)
      • 19 years: Wexford (1977–1996)

Longest undefeated run

The record for the longest unbeaten run stands at 15 games held by Kilkenny. It began with a 6-28 to 0-15 win against Offaly in the semi-final of the 2005 championship and finished with a 2-21 to 0-9 defeat of Dublin in the Leinster semi-final of the 2012 championship. The 15-game unbeaten streak, which included no drawn games, ended with a 2-21 to 2-11 loss to Galway in the 2012 Leinster final.

Players

All time

This is a list of players who have scored a cumulative total of 100 points or more in the Leinster Championship.

As of the 2020 championship
Pos. Name Team Goals Points Total
1Eddie KeherKilkenny28220304
2Joe CanningGalway16236284
3T. J. ReidKilkenny17222273
4Henry ShefflinKilkenny11220253
5Shane DooleyOffaly15155200
6Nicky RackardWexford4165188
7D. J. CareyKilkenny2398167
8Paddy MolloyOffaly2576151
9Paul RyanDublin8125149
10Jim LangtonKilkenny14105147
11Tony DoranWexford3053143
12Johnny DooleyOffaly3124133
13Ned BuggyWexford1186119
14Mark CorriganOffaly1083113
15Billy FitzpatrickKilkenny1081111
16Niall O'BrienWestmeath392101

By year
Year Name Team Goals Points Total
1948Nicky RackardWexford4315
1949Paddy LalorLaois6321
1950Nicky RackardWexford5722
1951Nicky RackardWexford51328
1952Tony HerbertDublin4315
1953Jim LangtonKilkenny11922
1954Nicky RackardWexford5924
1955Seán ClohessyKilkenny51025
1956Nicky RackardWexford6422
1957Tommy ErrityOffaly4719
1958Mickey KellyKilkenny5722
1959Tommy O'ConnellKilkenny4517
1960Padge KehoeWexford11013
1961Mick BolgerWestmeath3615
1962Padge KehoeWexford2814
1963Willie WalshCarlow4416
1964Tony ForrestalKilkenny4214
1965Paddy MolloyOffaly41224
1966Paddy MolloyOffaly41426
1967Eddie KeherKilkenny31221
1970Tony DoranWexford4214
1969Paddy MolloyOffaly81842
1970Ned BuggyWexford11518
1971Eddie KeherKilkenny21824
1972Eddie KeherKilkenny42032
1973Barney MoylanOffaly31827
1974Eddie KeherKilkenny41123
1975Barney MoylanOffaly42234
1976Johnny WalshKildare01616
1977Ned BuggyWexford11316
1978Ned BuggyWexford11518
1979Ned BuggyWexford11619
1980Billy FitzpatrickKilkenny21622
1981Pádraig HoranOffaly4517
1982Pádraig HoranOffaly51732
1983John QuigleyWexford3817
Billy FitzpatrickKilkenny114
1984Billy FitzpatrickKilkenny11114
1985Eugene FennellyLaois02828
1986Paddy CorriganOffaly01515
1987Mark CorriganOffaly01616
1988Jimmy HolohanWexford21521
1989Adrian RonanKilkenny12124
1990Jimmy HolohanWexford01414
1991Jimmy HolohanWexford11518
1999D. J. CareyKilkenny21218
1993Tom DempseyWexford02828
1994Éamonn ScallanWexford21622
1995Billy ByrneWexford4113
Eamon MorrisseyKilkenny34
Denis ByrneKilkenny34
Seán McLoughlinWestmeath34
1996Johnny DooleyOffaly01924
1997Johnny DooleyOffaly12124
1998John TroyOffaly21925
1999D. J. CareyKilkenny4719
Henry ShefflinKilkenny116
2003Tomás McGraneDublin13336
2001Nicky HoranMeath22127
Tom CarewKildare124
2002Nicky HoranMeath31726
2003Tomás McGraneDublin22228
2004Andrew MitchellWestmeath12124
2005Henry ShefflinKilkenny21925
2006Henry ShefflinKilkenny11518
2007Damien MurrayOffaly22026
2008Brian CarrollOffaly02222
2009Alan McCrabbeDublin13134
2010Shane DooleyOffaly22733
2011Paul RyanDublin23036
2012Shane DooleyOffaly31524
Joe CanningGalway121
2013Paul RyanDublin32635
2014Paul ShielsAntrim14851
2015Zane KeenanLaois04848
2016Shane DooleyOffaly43951
2017Ross KingLaois04141
2018T. J. ReidKilkenny25662
2019T. J. ReidKilkenny55469

Single game
Year Top scorer Team Score Total
1948 Nicky Rackard Wexford 4-00 12
1949 Paddy Lalor Laois 3-02 11
1950 Nicky Rackard Wexford 2-05 11
1951 Paddy Kelly Laois 3-01 10
Harry Gray Laois
Harry Gray Laois 2-04
Nicky Rackard Wexford
1952 Paddy Lalor Laois 3-02 11
1953 Tim Flood Wexford 2-06 12
1954 Nicky Rackard Wexford 5-04 19
1955 Tim Flood Wexford 3-01 10
Seán Clohessy Kilkenny 2-04
1956 Nicky Rackard Wexford 4-03 15
1957 Tommy Errity Offaly 3-03 12
1958 Tim Flood Wexford 4-01 13
Padge Kehoe Wexford
Mickey Kelly Kilkenny 3-04
1959 Tommy O'Connell Kilkenny 3-03 12
1960 Eddie Keher Kilkenny 1-08 11
1961 Andy Doyle Wexford 4-02 14
1962 Mick McDonald Laois 3-01 10
1963 Eddie Keher Kilkenny 2-05 11
1964 Tom Forrestal Kilkenny 3-02 11
1965 Paddy Molloy Offaly 2-07 13
1966 Paddy Molloy Offaly 3-04 13
1967 Jim Lynch Kilkenny 4-00 12
1968 Tommy Ring Westmeath 2-03 9
1969 Paddy Molloy Offaly 5-04 19
1970 Ned Buggy Wexford 1-07 10
1971 Eddie Keher Kilkenny 2-07 13
1972 Eddie Keher Kilkenny 2-05 11
Eddie Keher Kilkenny 1-08
1973 Tom Byrne Wexford 2-06 12
George Lanham Laois
1974 Eddie Keher Kilkenny 2-06 12
1975 Barney Moylan Limerick 4-04 16
1976 Johnny Walsh Kildare 0-12 12
1977 Liam O'Brien Kilkenny 1-07 10
Michael Cosgrove Westmeath
1978 Liam O'Brien Kilkenny 0-11 11
1979 Liam O'Brien Kilkenny 1-07 10
Ned Buggy Wexford 0-10
1980 Billy Fitzpatrick Kilkenny 1-11 14
1981 Billy Bohane Laois 2-03 9
Pádraig Horan Offaly
Martin Brophy Laois 0-09
1982 Billy Fitzpatrick Kilkenny 2-07 13
1983 Joe Towell Dublin 3-03 12
Billy Fitzpatrick Kilkenny 1-09]]
1984 Billy Bohane Laois 0-12 12
1985 Paddy Corrigan Offaly 1-11 14
1986 Liam Fennelly Kilkenny 3-01 10
Eugene Fennelly Laois 2-04
1987 Christy Heffernan Kilkenny 2-05 11
1988 Jimmy Holohan Wexford 1-06 9
1989 Mark Corrigan Offaly 3-07 16
1990 Jimmy Holohan Wexford 0-12 12
1991 Jimmy Holohan Wexford 1-10 13
1992 D. J. Carey Kilkenny 1-06 9
1993 D. J. Carey Kilkenny 2-04 10
1994 David Doyle Carlow 2-06 12
1995 Eamon Morrissey Kilkenny 3-03 12
1996 Niall English Carlow 1-09 12
1997 Johnny Dooley Offaly 1-09 12
1998 John Troy Offaly 1-09 12
1999 Niall Rigney Laois 1-08 11
2000 Dave Cuddy Laois 0-12 12
2001 Nicky Horan Meath 2-15 21
2002 Nicky Horan Meath 1-11 14
2003 Tomás McGrane Dublin 0-13 13
2004 Johnathan O'Neill Wicklow 1-11 14
2005 Henry Shefflin Wexford 2-11 17
2006 Henry Shefflin Wexford 1-07 10
2007 Damien Murray Offaly 1-12 15
2008 Brian Carroll Offaly 0-16 16
2009 Joe Canning Galway 2-09 15
2010 Shane Dooley Offaly 1-10 13
Shane Dooley Offaly 0-13
2011 Shane Dooley Offaly 1-13 16
2012 Shane Dooley Offaly 2-07 13
Niall O'Brien Westmeath
Joe Canning Galway 1-10
Willie Hyland Laois 0-13
2013 Paul Ryan Dublin 2-07 13
2014 T. J. Reid Kilkenny 2-11 17
2015 Joe Canning Galway 1-15 18
2016 Shane Dooley Offaly 1-11 14
2017 Shane Dooley Offaly 3-08 17
2018 Joe Canning Galway 1-12 15
2019 T. J. Reid Kilkenny 2-12 18

Finals
Year Top scorer Team Score Total
1928 Tom Barry Dublin 3-01 10
1929 Final was declared void
1930 Matty Power Dublin 1-02 5
Steve Hegarty Dublin
1931 Mick Larkin Kilkenny 2-02 8
1932 Martin Power Kilkenny 1-02 5
Dan Dunne Kilkenny
1933 John Fitzpatrick Kilkenny 2-00 6
Matty Power Kilkenny
Jerry Browne Dublin
1934 Lory Meagher Kilkenny 1-01 4
Steve Hegarty Dublin
Tommy Treacy Dublin
Din O'Neill Dublin
1935 Locky Byrne Kilkenny 1-01 4
1936 Martin White Kilkenny 2-00 6
1937 Martin White Kilkenny 3-01 10
1938 Robbie Ryan (D) Dublin 1-01 4
Mossy McDonnell (R) Dublin 0-07 7
1939 Paddy McSweeney Dublin 3-00 9
1940 Jim Langton Kilkenny 1-02 5
Jack Mulcahy Kilkenny
1941 Mossy McDonnell Dublin 2-03 9
1942 Mossy McDonnell Dublin 1-06 9
1943 Jim Langton Kilkenny 1-05 8
1944 Nicky Rackard Wexford 2-00 6
Harry Gray Dublin 1-03
1945 Jim Langton Kilkenny 0-08 8
1946 Tom Walton Kilkenny 2-00 6
1947 Terry Leahy Kilkenny 3-03 12
1948 Mickey Williams Dublin 2-01 7
1949 Shem Downey Kilkenny 2-01 7
1950 Nicky Rackard Wexford 2-02 8
1951 Harry Gray Laois 3-01 10
1952 Ted Kelly Dublin 3-01 10
1953 Nicky Rackard Wexford 2-03 9
1954 Nicky Rackard Wexford 5-04 19
1955 Tim Flood (D) Wexford 1-03 6
Nicky Rackard (R) Wexford 3-00 9
1956 Nicky Rackard Wexford 2-03 9
1957 Seán Clohessy Kilkenny 2-01 7
1958 Padge Kehoe Wexford 4-01 13
Mickey Kelly Kilkenny 3-04
1959 Des Foley Dublin 1-06 9
1960 Eddie Keher Kilkenny 1-08 11
1961 Paddy Croke Dublin 3-00 9
1962 Ned Wheeler Wexford 1-02 5
Padge Kehoe Wexford 0-05
1963 Eddie Keher Kilkenny 0-05 5
Mick Bermingham Dublin
1964 John Teehan Kilkenny 1-02 5
Tom Murphy Kilkenny
Denis Heaslip Kilkenny
Mick Bermingham Dublin
1965 Martin Byrne Wexford 2-01 7
1966 Eddie Keher Kilkenny 0-06 6
1967 Eddie Keher Kilkenny 2-05 11
1968 John Teehan Kilkenny 2-01 7
1969 Pat Delaney Kilkenny 3-00 9
1970 Ned Buggy Wexford 0-08 8
1971 Eddie Keher Kilkenny 0-11 11
1972 Eddie Keher (D) Kilkenny 2-05 11
Eddie Keher (R) Kilkenny 1-08
1973 Tom Byrne Wexford 2-06 12
1974 Eddie Keher Kilkenny 2-06 12
1975 Eddie Keher Kilkenny 1-08 11
1976 Mick Butler Wexford 0-08 8
1977 Ned Buggy Wexford 1-05 8
1978 Ned Buggy Wexford 1-07 10
1980 Matt Ruth Kilkenny 3-01 10
1981 Pádraig Horan Offaly 2-03 9
1982 Billy Fitzpatrick Kilkenny 0-05 5
1983 Christy Heffernan Kilkenny 1-02 5
Billy Fitzpatrick Kilkenny 0-05
Pádraig Horan Offaly
1984 Pádraig Horan Offaly 1-01 4
Billy Byrne Wexford
1985 Mark Corrigan Offaly 1-05 8
1986 Liam Fennelly Kilkenny 3-01 10
1987 Ger Fennelly Kilkenny 0-09 9
1988 Jimmy Holohan Wexford 1-06 9
1989 Mark Corrigan Offaly 3-07 16
1990 Mark Corrigan Offaly 1-03 6
1991 Adrian Ronan Kilkenny 1-03 6
1992 D. J. Carey Kilkenny 1-06 9
1993 Eamon Morrissey (D) Kilkenny 2-03 9
Tom Demspey (D) Wexford 0-09
D. J. Carey (R) Kilkenny 1-05 8
1994 Johnny Dooley Offaly 0-09 9
1995 D. J. Carey Kilkenny 2-00 6
1996 Tom Demspey Wexford 1-05 8
1997 Billy Byrne Wexford 1-02 5
1998 John Troy Offaly 1-06 9
1999 D. J. Carey Kilkenny 2-04 10
2000 Charlie Carter Kilkenny 1-04 7
2001 Charlie Carter Kilkenny 0-07 7
2002 Paul Codd Wexford 0-13 13
2003 Henry Shefflin Kilkenny 1-08 11
2004 Paul Carley Wexford 1-01 4
Damien Murray Offaly 0-04
2005 Henry Shefflin Kilkenny 0-08 8
2006 Henry Shefflin Kilkenny 1-07 10
2007 Willie O'Dwyer Kilkenny 2-03 9
Henry Shefflin Kilkenny 0-09
2008 Henry Shefflin Kilkenny 1-07 10
2009 Alan McCrabbe Dublin 0-12 12
2010 Henry Shefflin Kilkenny 1-07 10
2011 Paul Ryan Dublin 1-09 12
Henry Shefflin Kilkenny
2012 Joe Canning Galway 1-10 13
2013 Paul Ryan Dublin 2-07 13
2014 T. J. Reid Kilkenny 0-10 10
2015 T. J. Reid Kilkenny 1-09 12
2016 T. J. Reid Kilkenny 0-10 10
2017 Joe Canning Galway 0-10 10
2018 T. J. Reid (D) Kilkenny 0-10 10
Joe Canning (R) Galway
2019 T. J. Reid Kilkenny 0-12 12

All-time appearances
Rank Player Team Appearances Era
1 Eddie Keher Kilkenny 37 1960-1977
2 Henry Shefflin Kilkenny 30 1999-2014

Leinster final appearances
Rank Player Team Appearances Finals
1 Eddie Keher Kilkenny 18 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1972 (R), 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977
2 Matty Power Kilkenny
Dublin		 17 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1925, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1934 (R), 1935, 1936, 1937
3 Paddy Larkin Kilkenny 15 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1934 (R), 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1938 (R), 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943
Frank Cummins Kilkenny 15 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1972 (R), 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983
5 Noel Skehan Kilkenny 14 1968, 1970, 1972, 1972 (R), 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983
Henry Shefflin Kilkenny 14 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014
7 Tony Doran Wexford 13 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1984
D. J. Carey Kilkenny 13 1991, 1992, 1993, 1993 (R), 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005
9 Sim Walton Kilkenny 12 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1907, 1909, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1916, 1917, 1919
Lory Meagher Kilkenny 12 1925, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1934 (R), 1935, 1936, 1937
Phil Larkin Kilkenny 12 1963, 1964, 1971, 1972, 1972 (R), 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979

See also

References
  1. "Kilkenny GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Archived from the original on 14 October 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  2. "Dublin GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Archived from the original on 9 April 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  3. "Wexford GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Archived from the original on 3 March 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  4. "Offaly GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Archived from the original on 4 August 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  5. "Laois GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Archived from the original on 5 August 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  6. "Galway GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Archived from the original on 26 May 2010. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  7. "Westmeath GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
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