All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship records and statistics

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, 92, 93, 94) and Tipperary (1895, 96, 98, 99)
• 1900s: 4 for Kilkenny (1904, 05, 07, 09)
• 1910s: 3 for Kilkenny (1911, 12, 13)
• 1920s: 3 each for Dublin (1920, 24, 27) and Cork (1926, 28, 29)
• 1930s: 4 for Kilkenny (1932, 33, 35, 39)
• 1940s: 5 for Cork (1941, 42, 43, 44, 46)
• 1950s: 3 each for Tipperary (1950, 51, 58) and Cork (1952, 53, 54)
• 1960s: 4 for Tipperary (1961, 62, 64, 65)
• 1970s: 4 each for Cork (1970, 76, 77, 78) and Kilkenny (1972, 74, 75, 79)
• 1980s: 3 for Galway (1980, 87, 88)
• 1990s: 2 each for Cork (1990, 99); Kilkenny (1992, 93); Offaly (1994, 98) and Clare (1995, 97)
• 2000s: 7 for Kilkenny (2000, 02, 03, 06, 07, 08, 09)
• 2010s: 4 for Kilkenny (2011, 12, 14, 15)

As of 15 July 2018

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

• Offaly (1998) were beaten by Kilkenny in the Leinster final.
• Cork (2004) were beaten by Waterford in the Munster final.
• Tipperary (2010) were beaten by Cork in the first round of the Munster championship.
• Kilkenny (2012) were beaten by Galway in the Leinster final.
• Clare (2013) were beaten by Cork in the Munster semi final.

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.

Only one county has appeared in the final once, being victorious on that occasion:

• Kerry (1891)

When a county won its first All Ireland before losing a final at a later time

• Tipperary (1887–1909)

On the opposite end of the scale, only one county has appeared in the final more than once, losing on each occasion:

• Antrim (1943, 1989)

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:

• Kilkenny in 1933, 1982, 1983, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2009 and 2014.
• Tipperary in 1949, 1950, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1988 and 2001.
• Cork in 1926, 1941 and 1953.
• Limerick in 1934 and 1936
• Galway in 1987 and 2017.
• Wexford in 1956.

• The most one sided All-Ireland finals:
  • 34 points – 1896: Tipperary 8-14 – 0-4 Dublin
  • 29 points – 1894: Cork 5-20 – 2-0 Dublin
  • 27 points – 1943: Cork 5-16 – 0-4 Antrim
  • 27 points – 1928: Cork 6-12 – 1-0 Galway
  • 26 points – 1918: Limerick 9-5 – 1-3 Wexford
  • 23 points – 2008: Kilkenny 3-30 – 1-13 Waterford
• The most one sided All-Ireland semi-finals:
  • 52 points – 1900: Galway 10-23 – 0-1 Antrim
  • 44 points – 1954: Wexford 12-17 – 2-3 Antrim
  • 36 points – 1925: Tipperary 12-9 – 2-3 Antrim
  • 35 points – 1912: Limerick 11-4 – 0-2 Antrim
  • 35 points – 1904: Cork 8-18 – 2-3 Antrim
• The most one sided All-Ireland quarter-finals:
  • 36 points – 1906: Kilkenny 7-21 - 1-3 Antrim
  • 34 points – 1971: Galway 7-24 - 1-8 Antrim
  • 30 points – 1986: Galway 4-24 - 1-3 Kerry
  • 26 points – 1988: Galway 4-30 - 2-8 London
  • 26 points – 1996: Galway 4-22 - 0-8 New York
• The most one sided Munster finals:
  • 31 points – 1918: Limerick 11-3 – 1-2 Clare
  • 31 points – 1982: Cork 5-31 – 3-6 Waterford
  • 28 points – 1893: Cork 5-13 – 0-0 Limerick
  • 27 points – 1903: Cork 5-16 – 1-1 Waterford
  • 26 points – 1905: Cork 7-12 – 1-4 Limerick
• The most one sided Leinster finals:
  • 28 points – 1916: Kilkenny 11-3 – 2-2 Wexford
  • 22 points – 1954: Wexford 8-5 – 1-4 Dublin
  • 21 points – 1901: Wexford 7-6 – 1-3 Offaly
  • 20 points – 1913: Kilkenny 7-5 – 2-1 Dublin
  • 19 points – 1928: Dublin 9-7 – 4-3 Offaly
• The most one sided Ulster finals:
  • 35 points – 1906: Donegal 5-21 – 0-01 Antrim
  • 29 points – 1901: Antrim 0-41 – 0-12 Derry
  • 28 points – 1930: Antrim 10-04 – 2-00 Down
  • 27 points – 1935: Antrim 7-09 – 0-03 Cavan
  • 26 points – 2007: Antrim 2-24 – 0-04 Down
• The most one sided Connaught finals:
  • 41 points – 1922: Galway 12-08 – 1-00 Roscommon
  • 38 points – 1997: Galway 6-24 – 0-05 Roscommon
  • 24 points – 1999: Galway 4-26 – 2-08 Roscommon
  • 21 points – 1905: Galway 3-15 – 1-00 Mayo
  • 18 points – 1909: Mayo 10-01 – 4-01 Galway

Only 5 teams of the 13 who have won the All-Ireland championship have ever successfully defended the title. These are:

• Kilkenny on 13 attempts out of 36 (1905, 1912, 1913, 1933, 1975, 1983, 1993, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2015)
• Cork on 12 attempts out of 30 (1893, 1894, 1903, 1929, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1953, 1954, 1977, 1978, 2005)
• Tipperary on 7 attempts out of 27 (1896, 1899, 1900, 1950, 1951, 1962, 1965)
• Wexford on 1 attempt out of 6 (1956)
• Galway on 1 attempt out of 4 (1988)

• 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)
  • 18 years: Tipperary (1971–1989)
  • 16 years: Cork (1903-1919)
  • 14 years: Cork (2005-Present)

• 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)

• Only on four occasions has the All-Ireland final involved two teams from the same province:
  • Tipperary vs Clare (1997)
  • Kilkenny vs Offaly (1998)
  • Kilkenny vs Offaly (2000)
  • Cork vs Clare (2013)
• The province providing the highest number of different winning teams is Munster, with six: Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford.

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.

This 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.

As of 18 August 2019

As of 18 August 2019

• Henry Shefflin from Kilkenny is the only player to win ten All-Ireland medals on the field of play: 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014
• Five players have won nine All-Ireland medals through a combination of being on the field and as non-playing substitutes:
  • Noel Hickey of Kilkenny: 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012
  • Noel Skehan of Kilkenny: 1963, 1967, 1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1979, 1982, 1983
  • J.J. Delaney of Kilkenny: 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014
  • Tommy Walsh of Kilkenny: 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014
  • Jackie Tyrrell of Kilkenny: 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015
• Winners of All-Ireland medals on the field of play in three decades::
  • Paddy 'Balty' Ahern (Cork) (1919, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1931)
  • Frank Cummins (Kilkenny) (1969, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1979, 1982, 1983)
  • Jimmy Doyle (Tipperary) (1958, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1971)
  • John Doyle (Tipperary) (1949, 1950, 1951, 1958, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965)
  • Tommy Doyle (Tipperary) (1937, 1945, 1949, 1950, 1951)
  • Declan Ryan (Tipperary) (1989, 1991, 2001)

As of 18 August 2019

Just six players have ever been sent off in an All-Ireland final: Tom Ryan of Tipperary and Lar Foley of Dublin in the 1961 final, Éamonn Scallan of Wexford in the 1996 final against Limerick (sent off in the 34th minute); Benny Dunne of Tipperary in the 2009 final and Cyril Donnellan of Galway in the 2012 final replay and Richie Hogan of Kilkenny in the 2019 final

• Brian Cody is the only manager to win the All-Ireland title eleven times, in 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015 (all Kilkenny).
• Just two managers have reached the All-Ireland final with two different teams:
  • Michael "Babs" Keating with Galway (1979) and Tipperary (1988, 1989, 1991).
  • Davy Fitzgerald with Waterford (2008) and Clare (2013).
• 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

Current

• Ch — Champions
• RU — Runners-up
• SF — All-Ireland semi-finals (3rd–4th place)
• QF — All-Ireland quarter-finals (5th–6th place)
• PQF — All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals (7th–8th place)
• Lrr4 Mrr4 — Leinster/Munster round robin, 4th place (9th–10th place)
• Lrr5 Mrr5 — Leinster/Munster round robin, 5th place (11th–12th place)
• — — did not compete
• ♥ — Munster champions
• ♦ — Leinster champions

• The All-Ireland championship has used many different competition structures since 1997, and it is not always obvious how to rank teams. In general, the colouring code for champions (red), runners-up (orange) and semi-finalists (yellow) holds true. After that, teams are shaded green, blue, purple and grey in descending order of performance.
• The Ulster Senior Hurling Championship has not had any bearing on the All-Ireland championship since 2005 so it is not included from that year onward.
• Changes of provincial championship:
  • Galway competed in the Connacht Senior Hurling Championship until 1998; they have played in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship since 2009
  • Kerry competed in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship until 2004; they have played in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship since 2016
  • Antrim still compete in the Ulster Senior Hurling Championship, however, it has not been part of the All-Ireland since 2004; they have played in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship since 2009
  • London competed in the Ulster Senior Hurling Championship until 2004; they played in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship in 2013 and 2014

Abbreviations used:

• ♣ — Ulster champions
• ♠ — Connacht champions
• QF — All-Ireland quarter-finalists
• QR3 — All-Ireland qualifiers, round 3
• QR2 — All-Ireland qualifiers, round 2
• QR1 — All-Ireland qualifiers, round 1
• Qp3 — All-Ireland qualifiers, phase 3
• Qp2 — All-Ireland qualifiers, phase 2
• Qp1 — All-Ireland qualifiers, phase 1
• Qpr — All-Ireland qualifiers, preliminary round
• Qrr3 — All-Ireland qualifiers, round robin, 3rd place
• Qrr4 — All-Ireland qualifiers, round robin, 4th place
• Uf — Ulster finalists
• Usf — Ulster semi-finalists
• Uqf — Ulster quarter-finalists
• Lsf — Leinster semi-finalists
• Lqf — Leinster quarter-finalists
• L1r — Leinster first round
• Lpr — Leinster preliminary round
• Lpr2 — Leinster second preliminary round
• Lpr1 — Leinster first preliminary round
• Lpqr — Leinster preliminary quarter-final
• Lrr2 — Leinster round robin, 2nd place
• Lrr3 — Leinster round robin, 3rd place
• Lrr4 — Leinster round robin, 4th place
• Lsf — Munster semi-finalists
• Lqf — Munster quarter-finalists
• Cf — Connacht finalists
• Rsf — won relegation semi-final
• Rf — won relegation final
• Rel — relegated to Christy Ring Cup

County	Pr.	′97	′98	′99	′00	′01	′02	′03	′04	′05	′06	′07	′08	′09	′10	′11	′12	′13	′14	′15	′16	′17	′18	′19
Carlow	L	—	—	—	Lrr3	Lpr2	Lr1	Qpr	Lpr	—	—	—	—	—	Qp1	Qp1	Qp1	Qp1	Lrr3	Lrr3	Lrr4	Qpr	PQF	Lrr5
Wicklow	L	—	—	—	—	Lpr1	Lr1	Lpqr	Lpr	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Kildare	L	—	—	—	—	Lpr2	Lr1	Lpqr	Lr1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Dublin	L	Lsf	Lqf	Lqf	Lsf	Lqf	QR1	QR1	QR1	Rsf	Rf	Qrr4	Qp3	QF	Qp3	SF	Qp2	SF♦	QF	QF	QR1	QR2	Lrr4	PQF
Kilkenny	L	SF	RU♦	RU♦	Ch♦	SF♦	Ch♦	Ch♦	RU	SF♦	Ch♦	Ch♦	Ch♦	Ch♦	RU♦	Ch♦	Ch	QF	Ch♦	Ch♦	RU♦	QR2	QF	RU
Galway	C/L	QF♠	QF♠	QF	SF	RU	QF	QR2	QR2	RU	QF	QF	Qp4	QF	QF	QF	RU♦	QF	QR1	RU	SF	Ch♦	RU♦	Lrr4
Antrim	U/L	Uf	QF♣	QF♣	Uf	Usf	QF♣	QF♣	QF♣	Rel	—	Qrr3	Qp2	Qp1	QF	Qp3	Qp1	Qpr	QR1	Lrr4	—	—	—	—
Laois	L	Lqf	Lsf	Lsf	Lrr2	Lsf	Lr2	QR1	QR1	Rf	Qrr3	Qrr4	Qp2	Qp3	Qpr	Qpr	Qpr	Qp2	QR1	QR1	QR1	QR1	—	QF
Meath	L	Lpr	Lqf	—	—	L1r	QR1	Lpqr	Lr1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Lrr4	—	—
Offaly	L	Lsf	Ch	SF	RU	Lsf	QR2	QF	QR2	Rsf	Qrr3	Qrr3	Qp4	Qp1	Qp3	Qp1	Qp2	Qpr	QR2	QR1	QR1	QR1	Lrr5	—
Westmeath	L	Lqf	—	—	Lrr4	Lpr1	Lr2	Qpr	Lqf	—	Rel	—	—	—	—	Qpr	Qpr	Qp1	Lrr4	QR1	QR1	QR1	PQF	PQF
Wexford	L	SF♦	Lsf	Lsf	Lsf	SF	QR2	SF	SF♦	QF	QF	SF	QF	Qp2	Qp1	Qp2	Qp3	Qp3	QF	QR1	QF	QF	QF	SF♦
Clare	M	Ch♥	SF♥	SF	Msf	Msf	RU	QR1	QF	SF	SF	QF	QF	Qp2	Qp2	Qp2	Qp3	Ch	QR1	QR2	QF	QF	SF	Mrr4
Cork	M	Msf	Msf	Ch♥	SF♥	Mqf	QR2	RU♥	Ch	Ch♥	RU♥	QF	SF	Qp3	SF	Qp3	SF	RU	SF♥	QF	QR2	SF♥	SF♥	QF
Kerry	M/L	Mqf	Mqf	Mqf	Mqf	—	—	QR1	Mqf	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Lrr3	Lrr3	—	—
Limerick	M	Msf	Mqf	Mqf	Msf	QF	QR1	QR2	QR1	QF	QF	RU	Qp3	SF	Qp2	QF	QF	SF♥	SF	QR2	QR2	QR1	Ch	SF♥
Tipperary	M	RU	Msf	Msf	QF	Ch♥	SF	SF	QR2	QF	QF	QF	SF♥	RU♥	Ch	RU♥	SF♥	Qp2	RU	SF♥	Ch♥	SF	Mrr4	Ch
Waterford	M	Mqf	SF	Msf	Mqf	Msf	SF♥	QR2	SF♥	QF	SF	SF♥	RU	SF	SF♥	SF	QF	Qp3	QR2	SF	SF	RU	Mrr5	Mrr5
Derry	U	Usf	Uf	Uf	QF♣	QF♣	Usf	Qpr	Usf	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Down	U	QF♣	Usf	Usf	Usf	Uf	QR1	Usf	QR1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
London	U/L	—	Usf	Usf	Usf	Usf	Uqf	Uqf	Uqf	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Qpr	Lrr5	—	—	—	—	—
New York	U	—	—	—	Uqf	Uqf	Usf	Usf	Usf	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Roscommon	C	Cf	Cf	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—