Derry Senior Hurling Championship

The Derry Senior Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition contested by top-tier Derry GAA clubs. The Derry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association has organised it since 1887.

Derry Senior Hurling Championship
Current season or competition:
2023 Derry Senior Hurling Championship
IrishCraobh Shinsear Iomána Dhoire
Founded1887
TrophyFr Collins Cup[1]
Title holdersSlaughtneil (17th title)
Most titlesKevin Lynch's, Dungiven (23 titles)
SponsorsMcGurk Chartered Architects[1]

Slaughtneil are the title holders, defeating Kevin Lynch's in the Final in September 2023 to win their eleventh title in a row.

Honours edit

The trophy presented to the winners is the Fr Collins Cup.[1]

The winners qualify to represent their county in the Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship. The winners can, in turn, go on to play in the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship.

Slaughtneil are the only Derry team to have ever won the Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship lifting the Four Seasons Cup in 2016, 2017, 2019 and 2021[2]

Format edit

Group stage edit

The 8 teams in the Derry Hurling Championship are divided into two groups of four.[3] Over the course of the group stage, each team plays once against the others in the group, resulting in each team being guaranteed at least three games. Two points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. The teams are ranked in the group stage table by points gained, then scoring difference and then their head-to-head record.

Knockout stage edit

Senior final: The top teams in each group contest the senior final.

Intermediate final: The second-placed teams in each group contest the intermediate final.

Junior final: The third-placed teams in each group contest the junior final.

Teams edit

2024 Teams edit

8 teams will compete in the 2024 Derry Senior Hurling Championship.

Club Location Colours Championship titles Last championship title
  Ballinascreen Draperstown Maroon and white 3 1939
  Banagher Feeny / Park Maroon and white 3 2005
  Eoghan Rua Coleraine Maroon and green 0
  Kevin Lynch's Dungiven White and black 23 2011
  Lavey Lavey Orange and black 18 2010
  Na Magha Derry Green, white, and black 0
  Slaughtneil Maghera Maroon and white 17 2023
  Swatragh Swatragh Green and white 1 2012

List of finals edit

Year Winner Score Opponent Score
1887 Ballinascreen
1889 Hibernians
1890 No competition
1891 St Patrick's, Waterside
1892 No competition
1893 No competition
1894 No competition
1895 No competition
1896 No competition
1897 No competition
1898 No competition
1899 No competition
1900 No competition
1901 No competition
1902 No competition
1903 No competition
1904 No competition
1905 St Patrick's, Waterside
1906 Éire Óg
1907 No competition
1908 No competition
1909 No competition
1910 No competition
1911 No competition
1912 No competition
1913 No competition
1914 No competition
1915 No competition
1916 No competition
1917 No competition
1918 No competition
1919 No competition
1920 No competition
1921 No competition
1922 No competition
1923 No competition
1924 No competition
1925 No competition
1926 No competition
1927 No competition
1928 No competition
1929 No competition
1930 Burt
1931[4] Burt 4-00 Gaels 1-02
1932 No competition
1933 Sarsfields, Derry
1934 Sarsfields, Derry
1935 No competition
1936 No competition
1937 Aileach
1938 Ballinascreen
1939 Ballinascreen
1940 Lavey
1941 No competition
1942 No competition
1943 Mitchels Coleraine Lavey
1944 Lavey Sarsfields, Derry
1945 Mitchels Coleraine
1946 Lavey Kevin Barry's, Derry
1947 No competition
1948 Lavey
1949 No competition
1950 No competition
1951 No competition
1952 No competition
1953 No competition
1954 No competition
1955 No competition
1956 No competition
1957 No competition
1958 No competition
1959 No competition
1960 No competition
1961 No competition
1962 Lavey
1963 St Finbarr's, Loup
1964 St Finbarr's, Loup
1965 Slaughtneil
1966 Slaughtneil
1967 Kevin Lynch's
1968 Slaughtneil
1969 Slaughtneil
1970 No competition
1971 No competition
1972 Kevin Lynch's
1973 Kevin Lynch's
1974 Kevin Lynch's
1975 Kevin Lynch's
1976 Kevin Lynch's Ballinascreen
1977 Kevin Lynch's
1978 Banagher
1979 Kevin Lynch's
1980 Banagher
1981 Kevin Lynch's
1982 Kevin Lynch's
1983 Kevin Lynch's
1984 Kevin Lynch's Ballinascreen
1985 Lavey Kevin Lynch's
1986 Lavey Kevin Lynch's
1987 Kevin Lynch's Ballinascreen
1988 Lavey Ballinascreen
1989 Kevin Lynch's Ballinascreen
1990 Lavey Drum
1991 Lavey Kevin Lynch's
1992 Lavey Slaughtneil
1993 Slaughtneil Lavey
1994 Lavey Slaughtneil
1995 Lavey Slaughtneil
1996 Kevin Lynch's Banagher
1997 Lavey Ballinascreen
1998 Kevin Lynch's Slaughtneil
1999 Lavey Kevin Lynch's
2000 Slaughtneil 1-14 Banagher 2-08
2001 Lavey 3-18 Banagher 2-11
2002 Lavey 1-12 Slaughtneil 0-07
2003 Kevin Lynch's Ballinascreen
2004 Kevin Lynch's 4-09 Slaughtneil 1-09
2005 Banagher 2-09 Kevin Lynch's 1-11
2006 Kevin Lynch's 3-12 Banagher 2-14
2007 Kevin Lynch's 2-17 Banagher 1-11
2008[1], [2] Kevin Lynch's 1-12 Swatragh 0-12
2009 Kevin Lynch's 2-15 Slaughtneil 1-13
2010 Lavey 3-10 Kevin Lynch's 0-11
2011 Kevin Lynch's 5-11 Lavey 1-07
2012[5] Swatragh 2-10 Banagher 1-07
2013[6] Slaughtneil 4-13 Ballinascreen 2-11
2014[7] Slaughtneil 2-11 Kevin Lynch's 2-09
2015[8] Slaughtneil 5-26 Swatragh 1-05
2016[9] Slaughtneil 2-19 Banagher 1-12
2017[10] Slaughtneil 2-18 Banagher 0-14
2018 Slaughtneil 2-12 Banagher 0-10
2019[11] Slaughtneil 1-23 Kevin Lynch's 2-12
2020 Slaughtneil 0-23 Kevin Lynch's 0-11
2021[12] Slaughtneil 1-17 Kevin Lynch's 2-09
2022[13] Slaughtneil 2-18 Kevin Lynch's 1-08
2023[14] Slaughtneil 3-23 Kevin Lynch's 1-09
Notes

1891, 1905: St Patrick's, Waterside is now defunct. It was a club from the Waterside in Derry City.

†† 1946: Kevin Barry's is now defunct. It was a club from Derry City.

Roll of honour edit

# Club Titles Years won
1   Kevin Lynch's 23 1967, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1989, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011
2   Lavey 18 1940, 1944, 1946, 1948, 1962, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2010
3   Slaughtneil 17 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1993, 2000, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021,[12] 2022, 2023
4   Banagher 3 1978, 1980, 2005
  Ballinascreen 3 1887, 1938, 1939
6   Burt†† 2 1930, 1931
St Patrick's, Waterside 2 1891, 1905
Sarsfields Derry 2 1933, 1934
Mitchels Coleraine 2 1943, 1945
  St Finbarr's Loup 2 1963, 1964
11 Hibernians 1 1889
Éire Óg 1 1906
Aileach 1 1937
  Swatragh 1 2012
Notes

The 1967, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979 and 1981 titles were won as Dungiven GAC.

†† Burt is a Donegal club.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c McCann, Chris (30 September 2008). "Lynch's experience sees them edge out Davitt's". County Derry Post. pp. 94–95.
  2. ^ "Slaughtneil 1-14 Ballycran 0-10: Dominant Derry side retain Ulster Hurling title". BBC Sport. 19 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Derry Club Championship draws 2023: All-Ireland finalists Glen learn fate in new-look SFC format". Belfast Live. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  4. ^ Donegal News 1903-current, Saturday, 27 June 1931; Page: 3
  5. ^ "Derry SHC final: Converys inspire Swatragh". Hogan Stand. 24 September 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
  6. ^ "Derry SHC final: Slaughtneil end 13-year wait". Hogan Stand. 26 August 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
  7. ^ "Slaughtneil's stoppage-time blitz foils Lynch's in thriller". Irish Independent. 29 September 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  8. ^ "Derry SHC final: Slaughtneil rout Swatragh". Hogan Stand. 20 September 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
  9. ^ "Derry SHC final: late Rogers brace seals Slaughtneil four-in-a-row". Hogan Stand. 11 September 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  10. ^ "Derry SHC final: Slaughtneil complete five-in-a-row". Hogan Stand. 16 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  11. ^ "Derry SHC final: Slaughtneil in seventh heaven". Hogan Stand. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
  12. ^ a b "Derry Senior Hurling Championship final: Slaughtneil win ninth consecutive title". bbc.com. BBC. 24 October 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  13. ^ "Slaughtneil's Derry SHC domination continues with tenth consecutive title". Hogan Stand. 25 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
  14. ^ "Slaughtneil make it 11 Derry hurling titles in a row with victory over Kevin Lynch's/". www.derryjournal.com. Derry Journal. 17 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.

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