2023 Derry Senior Hurling Championship

The 2023 Derry Senior Hurling Championship was the 78th staging of the Derry Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Derry County Board in 1887. The draw for the group stage placings took place on 6 July 2023.[1][2] The championship ran from 27 July to 17 September 2023.

2023 Derry Senior Hurling Championship
Dates27 July - 17 September 2023
Teams8
SponsorLeadon Timber Frame
ChampionsBorder Slaughtneil (17th title)
Brendan Rogers (captain)
Michael McShane (manager)
Runners-upBorder Kevin Lynch's
Kevin Hinphey (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored40 (3.08 per match)
Points scored411 (31.62 per match)
2022 (Previous) (Next) 2024

Slaughtneil entered the championship as the defending champions in search of an 11th consecutive title.[3]

The final was played on 17 September 2023 at the Owenbeg Centre of Excellence, between Slaughtneil and Kevin Lynch's in what was their ninth meeting in the final overall and a fifth successive meeting.[4] Slaughtneil won the match by 3-23 to 1-09 to claim their 17th championship title overall and an 11th consecutive title.[5][6]

Group A

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Group A table

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  Senior final   Intermediate final   Junior final

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Slaughtneil 3 3 0 0 101 37 64 6
Ballinascreen 3 2 0 1 59 60 -1 4
Swatragh 3 1 0 2 51 66 -15 2
Na Magha 3 0 0 3 40 88 -48 0

Group A results

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28 July 2023 Round 1 Swatragh 3-08 - 2-14 Ballinascreen Davitt Park
19 August 2023 Round 2 Slaughtneil 3-20 - 0-10 Ballinascreen Owenbeg COE
19 August 2023 Round 2 Swatragh 2-13 - 0-14 Na Magha Owenbeg COE
10 September 2023 Round 3 Ballinascreen 2-23 - 2-08 Na Magha Dean McGlinchey Park
10 September 2023 Round 3 Slaughtneil 2-26 - 1-12 Swatragh Emmet Park

Group B

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Group B table

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  Senior final   Intermediate final   Junior final

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Kevin Lynch's 3 2 0 1 62 52 10 4
Eoghan Rua 3 2 0 1 48 55 -7 4
Banagher 3 1 0 2 59 61 -2 2
Lavey 3 1 0 2 67 68 -1 2

Group B results

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27 July 2023 Round 1 Banagher 0-23 - 1-18 Lavey Fr McNally Park
21 August 2023 Round 2 Lavey 2-20 - 2-17 Kevin Lynch's Lavey Grounds
21 August 2023 Round 2 Eoghan Rua 1-16 - 1-14 Banagher Eoghan Rua Grounds
9 September 2023 Round 3 Eoghan Rua 3-13 - 0-20 Lavey Owenbeg COE
9 September 2023 Round 3 Banagher 4-07 - 1-18 Kevin Lynch's Owenbeg COE

Knockout stage

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Junior final

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17 September 2023 Final Banagher 3-17 - 0-22 Swatragh Owenbeg COE
C Murray (2-4), K McAllister (1-0), S Walsh (0-5, 3f), F McGurk (0-2), T Walsh (0-2), SM Quinn (0-3), J Friel (0-1, 1f), Report C O'Kane (0-4), C Armstrong (0-6, 6f), C Lynch (0-3), R McCloskey (0-1), S Murphy (0-7, 6f), O McCloskey (0-1, 1pen). Referee: T Conway

Intermediate final

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17 September 2023 Final Ballinascreen 3-16 - 0-05 Eoghan Rua Owenbeg COE
C Gough (1-4, 4f), C Doyle (1-2), R O'Kane (1-0), E Conway (0-3, 1f), M Bradley (0-1), A Kelly (0-1), N Doyle (0-2), N Rafferty (0-2), JL McGlade (0-1). Report L Passmore (0-3, 2f), L McMullan (0-2) Referee: O Elliott

Senior final

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17 September 2023 Final Slaughtneil 3-23 - 1-09 Kevin Lynch's Owenbeg COE
B Rogers (3-2), C O’Doherty 0-8 (0-6f, 0-1 65), R Ó Mianáin (0-3), P McCullagh, M McGuigan, G Bradley, E Cassidy (0-2 each), J Cassidy, S O’Doherty (0-1 each). Report Richie Mullan (0-5, 0-2f, 0-2 65), C O’Reilly (0-4), Ronan Mullan (1-0). Referee: E Hassan (Swatragh)

References

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  1. ^ "2023 Club Championship Group Stages". Derry GAA website. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  2. ^ Tierney, Paddy (7 July 2023). "Derry Club Championship draws 2023: All-Ireland finalists Glen learn fate in new-look SFC format". Belfast Live. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Slaughtneil's Derry SHC domination continues with tenth consecutive title". Hogan Stand. 25 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  4. ^ Wilson, Michael (15 September 2023). "Slaughtneil still top guest list on Derry hurling's triple bill of county finals". Derry Journal. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Slaughtneil stroll to eleventh successive Derry hurling title". Irish Examiner. 17 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Slaughtneil 3-23 Kevin Lynch's 1-9: Emmet's earn 11th straight Derry hurling title". BBC Sport. 17 September 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
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