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Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship

The Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the AIB Ulster GAA Hurling Senior Club Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Ulster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by the champion hurling teams in the province of Ulster in Ireland. It is the most prestigious club competition in Ulster hurling.

Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship
Current season or competition:
2024 Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship
IrishCraobh Iomána Uladh
CodeHurling
Founded1970; 54 years ago (1970)
RegionUlster (GAA)
TrophyFour Seasons Cup
No. of teams3
Title holders Slaughtneil (5th title)
Most titles Ruairí Óg Cushendall (12 titles)
SponsorsAllied Irish Banks
TV partner(s)TG4
MottoThe toughest of them all
Official websiteUlster GAA

Introduced in 1970, it was initially a straight knockout tournament open to the nine county club champion teams in Ulster. The competition currently retains the knockout format but features just four teams who represent the strongest hurling counties in Ulster.

In its current format, the Ulster Club Championship begins in October with the semi-finals. Entrants are not seeded. The two semi-final winners proceed to the final which is currently played in late October or early November. The winner of the Ulster Club Championship, as well as being presented with the Four Seasons Cup, qualifies for the subsequent All-Ireland Club Championship.

The competition has been won by 10 teams, 8 of which have won it more than once. Ruairí Óg, Cushendall is the most successful team in the tournament's history, having won it 12 times. Slaughtneil are the reigning champions, having beaten Portaferry by 2-19 to 1-19 in the final.[1]

Teams

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Qualification

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County Championship Qualifying team
  Antrim Antrim Senior Hurling Championship Champions
  Derry Derry Senior Hurling Championship Champions
  Down Down Senior Hurling Championship Champions

2024 teams

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22 clubs will compete in the 2024 Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship:

County No. Clubs competing in county championship
  Antrim 8 Cúchulainns, Dunloy, Loughgiel Shamrocks, McQuillan Ballycastle, O'Donovan Rossa, Ruairí Óg, St Enda's, St John's
  Derry 8 Ballinascreen, Banagher, Eoghan Rua, Kevin Lynch's, Lavey, Na Magha, Slaughtneil, Swatragh
  Down 6 Ballycran, Ballygalget, Bredagh, Carryduff, Liatroim Fontenoys, Portaferry

Note: Bold indicates title-holders.

List of finals

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Legend

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List of Ulster SHC finals

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Year Winners Runners-up
County Club Score County Club Score
2024   DER  

Slaughtneil

2-19   DOW   Portaferry 1-19
2023   ANT   Cushendall 0-20   DER   Slaughtneil 2-10
2022[2]   ANT   Dunloy 2-12   DER   Slaughtneil 0-16
2021   DER   Slaughtneil 1-14   DOW   Ballycran 0-10
2020 Cancelled due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games
2019   DER   Slaughtneil 1-15   ANT   Dunloy 0-10
2018   ANT   Cushendall 1-15   DOW   Ballycran 0-10
2017[3]   DER   Slaughtneil 2-21   DOW   Ballygalget 1-12
2016[4]   DER   Slaughtneil 2-14   ANT   Loughgiel Shamrocks 1-13
2015   ANT   Cushendall 1-24 (aet)   DER   Slaughtneil 3-17 (aet)
2014[5][6]   DOW   Portaferry 1-16   ANT   Cushendall 0-10
2013/14[7]   ANT   Loughgiel Shamrocks 3-14   DER   Slaughtneil 1-15
2012/13[8]   ANT   Loughgiel Shamrocks 2-25   DOW   Portaferry 0-12
2011/12   ANT   Loughgiel Shamrocks 2-18   DOW   Ballycran 0-08
2010/11   ANT   Loughgiel Shamrocks 2-24   ARM   Keady Lamh Dhearg 0-06
2009/10   ANT   Dunloy 2-16   DOW   Ballycran 2-11
2008/09   ANT   Cushendall 1-14   DOW   Ballygalget 1-13
2007/08   ANT   Dunloy 2-14   DER   Kevin Lynch's 2-08
2006/07   ANT   Cushendall 1-13; 1-15 (R)   DER   Kevin Lynch's 2-10; 1-07 (R)
2005/06   DOW   Ballygalget 1-18   ANT   Cushendall 3-08
2004/05   ANT   O'Donovan Rossa 0-16   DOW   Ballygalget 0-14
2003/04   ANT   Dunloy 3-19   DER   Kevin Lynch's 0-09
2002/03   ANT   Dunloy 0-12   DOW   Portaferry 1-06
2001/02   ANT   Dunloy 3-11   DER   Lavey 1-07
2000/01   ANT   Dunloy 4-11   DER   Slaughtneil 0-09
1999/00   ANT   Cushendall 1-12   DOW   Ballygalget 1-8
1998–99   DOW   Ballygalget 1-13; 1-14 (R)   ANT   McQuillan Ballycastle 3-07; 1-12 (R)
1997–98   ANT   Dunloy 3-16   DER   Lavey 4-10
1996–97   ANT   Cushendall   DOW   Portaferry
1995–96   ANT   Dunloy 2-18   DOW   Ballycran 0-09
1994–95   ANT   Dunloy 3-09   DER   Lavey 1-12
1993–94   DOW   Ballycran 2-10   ANT   Cushendall 0-12
1992–93   ANT   Cushendall 2-12   DOW   Ballygalget 1-10
1991–92   ANT   Cushendall 1-16   DOW   Portaferry 0-05
1990–91   ANT   Dunloy 0-17   DOW   Ballygalget 2-04
1989–90   ANT   Loughgiel Shamrocks 1-14   DOW   Portaferry 2-09
1988–89   ANT   O'Donovan Rossa 0-13   DER   Lavey 0-11
1987–88   ANT   Cushendall 3-10   DOW   Ballycran 1-06
1986–87   ANT   McQuillan Ballycastle 1-13   DER   Lavey 1-08
1985–86   ANT   Cushendall 0-19   DOW   Ballycran 0-10
1984–85   ANT   McQuillan Ballycastle 1-14   DOW   Ballycran 1-03
1983–84   ANT   McQuillan Ballycastle 4-12   DOW   Ballygalget 2-03
1982–83   ANT   Loughgiel Shamrocks 1-09   DOW   Ballygalget 0-09
1981–82   ANT   Cushendall 4-17   DOW   Portaferry 0-09
1980–81   ANT   McQuillan Ballycastle 1-20   DOW   Ballycran 0-13
1979–80   ANT   McQuillan Ballycastle 0-11   DOW   Ballycran 0-08
1978–79   ANT   McQuillan Ballycastle 2-14   DOW   Portaferry 2-07
1977–78   ANT   O'Donovan Rossa 1-13   DOW   Ballycran 2-06
1976–77   DOW   Ballycran 0-08   ANT   O'Donovan Rossa 0-07
1975–76   DOW   Ballygalget 4-06   ANT   McQuillan Ballycastle 1-09
1974–75   DOW   Ballycran 3-05   ANT   Patrick Sarsfields 3-02
1973–74   ANT   St. John's w/o   DER   Kevin Lynch's scr.
1972–73   ANT   O'Donovan Rossa 2-08   DOW   Ballycran 3-02
1971–72   ANT   Loughgiel Shamrocks 3-08   DOW   Portaferry 1-12
1970–71   ANT   Loughgiel Shamrocks 6-14   DOW   Ballygalget 2-05

Roll of honour

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By county

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County Titles Runners-up Total
  Antrim 42 9 51
  Down 7 30 37
  Derry 5 14 19
  Armagh 0 1 1

By club

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Club County Titles Championships won
  Ruairí Óg Antrim 12 1981, 1985, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1999, 2006, 2008, 2015, 2018, 2023
  Dunloy Antrim 11 1990, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2022
  Loughgiel Shamrocks Antrim 8 1970, 1971, 1982, 1989, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
  McQuillan Ballycastle Antrim 6 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1986
  Slaughtneil Derry 5 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2024
  O'Donovan Rossa Antrim 4 1972, 1977, 1988, 2004
  Ballycran Down 3 1974, 1976, 1993
  Ballygalget Down 3 1975, 1998, 2005
  St John's Antrim 1 1973
  Portaferry Down 1 2014

Records and statistics

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County representatives and provincial champions by year

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Provincial winners are shaded in gold.

Year Antrim Armagh Derry Down Fermanagh
2024 Ruairí Óg N / A Slaughtneil Portaferry N / A
2023 Ruairí Óg N / A Slaughtneil Portaferry N / A
2022 Dunloy N / A Slaughtneil Portaferry N / A
2021 Dunloy N / A Slaughtneil Ballycran N / A
2020 No championship
2019 Dunloy Middletown Slaughtneil Ballycran N / A
2018 Ruairí Óg N / A Slaughtneil Ballycran N / A
2017 Dunloy N / A Slaughtneil Ballygalget Lisbellaw St Patrick's
2016 Loughgiel Shamrocks Middletown Slaughtneil Ballygalget Lisbellaw St Patrick's
2015 Ruairí Óg Middletown Slaughtneil Ballycran Lisbellaw St Patrick's
2014 Ruairí Óg N / A Slaughtneil Portaferry Lisbellaw St Patrick's

Teams

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By decade

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

Gaps

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Top five longest gaps between successive championship titles:

Top scorers

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By year

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Year Top scorer Team Score Total
2006 Geoffrey McGonagle Kevin Lynch's 4-07 19
2007 Gregory O'Kane Dunloy 0-21 21
2008 Martin Óg Coulter Ballygalget 2-11 17
2009 Simon Wilson Ballycran 1-14 17
2010 Liam Watson Loughgiel Shamrocks 1-13 16
2011 Liam Watson Loughgiel Shamrocks 1-07 10
2012 Paul Braniff Portaferry 0-18 18
2013 Liam Watson Loughgiel Shamrocks 0-13 13
2014 Neil McManus Ruairí Óg 1-19 22
2015 Cormac O'Doherty Slaughtneil 1-16 19
2016 Cormac O'Doherty Slaughtneil 1-16 19
2017 Cormac O'Doherty Slaughtneil 1-21 24
2018 Scott Nicholason Ballycran 0-09 9
Neil McManus Ruairí Óg
Colum McManus Ballycran
2019 Cormac O'Doherty Slaughtneil 1-15 18

In finals

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Final Top scorer Team Score Total
1999 Jackie Carson Ruairí Óg, Cushendall 1-04 7
2000 Séamus McMullan Dunloy 1-03 6
2001 Paddy Richmond Dunloy 2-03 9
2002 Gregory O'Kane Dunloy 0-07 7
2003 Geoffrey McGonigle Kevin Lynch's 0-08 8
2004 Johnny McGrattan Ballygalget 0-07 7
2005 Johnny McGrattan Ballygalget 1-08 11
2006 Geoffrey McGonigle Kevin Lynch's 2-04 10
2007 Gregory O'Kane Dunloy 0-07 7
2008 Martin Óg Coulter Ballygalget 0-10 10
2009 Simon Wilson Ballycran 1-06 9
2010 Eddie McCloskey Loughgiel Shamrocks 0-07 7
2011 Eddie McCloskey Loughgiel Shamrocks 1-02 5
2012 Liam Watson Loughgiel Shamrocks 1-05 8
Eddie McCloskey Loughgiel Shamrocks 0-08
2013 Eddie McCloskey Loughgiel Shamrocks 2-02 8
2014 Eoghan Sands Portaferry 1-03 6
Paul Braniff Portaferry 0-06
2015 Neil McManus Ruairí Óg, Cushendall 0-13 13
2016 Cormac O'Doherty Slaughtneil 1-08 11
2017 Cormac O'Doherty Slaughtneil 1-10 13
2018 Neil McManus Ruairí Óg, Cushendall 0-09 9
2019 Cormac O'Doherty Slaughtneil 1-04 18
Conall Cunning Dunloy 0-07

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Cushendall overcome Slaughtneil to clinch provincial crown". RTÉ. 4 December 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Early goals set Dunloy on way to Ulster hurling triumph over Slaughtneil". RTÉ. 4 December 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Slaughtneil claim Ulster hurling double". Irish Independent. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 27 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Slaughtneil become first Derry team to win Ulster Club Hurling title". BBC Sport. 23 October 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
  5. ^ "Sands the man as Portaferry sink Cushendall". www.rte.ie. 2 November 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  6. ^ "Ulster club SHC final: Portaferry shock 'Dall". Hogan Stand. 2 November 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  7. ^ "Loughgiel secure title". Irish Examiner. 28 October 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
  8. ^ "McCloskey keeps Loughgiel on track". Irish Independent. 29 October 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2012.
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