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Wicklow Senior Hurling Championship
The Wicklow Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Lightning Protection Ireland Senior Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Wicklow SHC) is an annual club hurling competition organised by the Wicklow County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by the top-ranking senior clubs in the county of Wicklow in Ireland, deciding the competition winners through a group and knockout format. It is the most prestigious competition in Wicklow hurling.
| Wicklow Senior Hurling Championship | |
|---|---|
| Current season or competition: 2023 Wicklow Senior Hurling Championship | |
| Irish | Craobh Iomána Sinsearach Chill Mhantáin |
| Code | Hurling |
| Founded | 1903 |
| Region | Wicklow (GAA) |
| Trophy | O'Donoghue Cup |
| No. of teams | 6 |
| Title holders | Bray Emmets (9th title) |
| Most titles | Carnew Emmets (19 titles) |
| Sponsors | Lightning Protection Ireland[1] |
| Official website | Wicklow GAA |
In its current format, the Wicklow Senior Hurling Championship begins with a group stage. The six participating teams play each other in a round-robin system. The four top-ranking teams proceed to the knockout phase that culminates with the final match at Echelon Park. The winner of the Wicklow Senior Championship, as well as being presented with the O'Donoghue Cup, qualifies for the subsequent Leinster Intermediate Club Championship.
The competition has been won by 14 teams, 10 of which have won it more than once. Carnew Emmets is the most successful team in the tournament's history, having won it 19 times. Bray Emmets are the reigning champions, having beaten Carnew Emmets by 1-15 to 2-10 in the 2023 final.[2]
History edit
The first senior championship was won by Barndarrig in 1923. There was no Wicklow championship in 1938. There are currently seven teams taking part in the Championship:
- Carnew Emmets
- Glenealy
- Eire Óg
- Bray Emmets
- Kiltegan
Format edit
Group stage edit
Six clubs start in the group stage. Over the course of the group stage, each team plays once against the others in the group, resulting in each team being guaranteed five group 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. The top four teams qualify for the knockout stage
Knockout stage edit
Semi-finals: The top four teams from the group stage contest this round. The two winners from these two games advance to the final.
Final: The two semi-final winners contest the final. The winning team are declared champions.
Teams edit
2023 teams edit
| Club | Location | Colours | Championship titles | Last championship title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avondale | 14 | 1983 | ||
| Bray Emmets | Bray | Navy and green | 9 | 2023 |
| Carnew Emmets | Carnew | Blue and yellow | 19 | 2009 |
| Éire Óg Greystones | Greystones | Blue and white | 0 | — |
| Glenealy | Glenealy | Red and white | 16 | 2018 |
| Kiltegan | Kiltegan | White and red | 8 | 2001 |
2023 grades edit
| Championship | Club |
|---|---|
| Senior championships | |
| Senior | Avondale |
| Bray Emmets | |
| Carnew Emmets | |
| Éire Óg Greystones | |
| Glenealy | |
| Kiltegan | |
| Intermediate championships | |
| Intermediate | Arklow Rock Parnells |
| Aughrim | |
| Avondale (2nd team) | |
| Bray Emmets (2nd team) | |
| Carnew Emmets (2nd team) | |
| Glenealy (2nd team) | |
| Kilcoole | |
| St Patrick's | |
| Western Gaels | |
| Junior championships | |
| Junior | Arklow Rock Parnells (2nd team) |
| Barndarrig | |
| Bray Emmets (3rd team) | |
| Éire Óg Greystones (2nd team) | |
| Kilcoole (2nd team) | |
| Kiltegan (2nd team) | |
| Knockananna | |
Qualification for subsequent competitions edit
At the end of the championship, the winning team qualify to the subsequent Leinster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship, the winner of which progresses to the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship.
Roll of honour edit
| # | Club | Wins | Years won |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carnew Emmets | 19 | 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1989, 1991, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2009 |
| 2 | Glenealy | 16 | 1957, 1958, 1959, 1975, 1986, 1996, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2017, 2018 |
| 3 | Avondale | 14 | 1908, 1915, 1931, 1936, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1960, 1964, 1966, 1983 |
| 4 | Barndarrig | 12 | 1923, 1924, 1926, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1948, 1951, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1988 |
| 5 | Rathnew | 11 | 1906, 1911, 1913, 1925, 1929, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1937, 1939, 1950. |
| 6 | Bray Emmets | 9 | 1952, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| 7 | Kiltegan | 8 | 1987, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001 |
| 8 | Arklow Rock Parnells | 6 | 1970, 1971, 1972, 1977, 1982, 1985 |
| St Patrick's | 6 | 1903, 1916, 1928, 1930, 1990, 1992 | |
| 10 | St Kevin's | 2 | 1961, 1963 |
| 11 | Baltinglass | 1 | 1927 |
| Ballinacor | 1 | 1935 | |
| Avoca | 1 | 1953 | |
| Forestry College | 1 | 1962 |
List of finals edit
| Year | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Bray Emmets | 2-16 | Carnew Emmets | 2-08 | [3] |
| 2022 | Bray Emmets | 2-16 | Glenealy | 2-08 | [4] |
| 2021 | Bray Emmets | 1-16 | Glenealy | 1-11 | [5] |
| 2020 | Bray Emmets | 1-21 | Carnew Emmets | 1-04 | [6] |
| 2019 | Bray Emmets | 1-19 | Glenealy | 1-09 | [7] |
| 2018 | Glenealy | 4-10 | Carnew Emmets | 1-12 | [8] |
| 2017 | Glenealy | 2-12 | Bray Emmets | 0-11 | [9] |
| 2016 | Bray Emmets | 1-17 | Carnew Emmets | 1-06 | [10] |
| 2015 | Bray Emmets | 1-18 | Carnew Emmets | 1-09 | [11] |
| 2014 | Bray Emmets | 2-09 | Glenealy | 1-11 | [12] |
| 2013 | Glenealy | 0-17 | Bray Emmets | 0-14 | [13] |
| 2012 | Glenealy | 1-11 | Carnew Emmets | 0-10 | [14] |
| 2011 | Glenealy | 3-09 | Carnew Emmets | 3-06 | [15] |
| 2010 | Glenealy | 3-13 | Carnew Emmets | 0-09 | [16] |
| 2009 | Carnew Emmets | 0-18 | Glenealy | 1-13 | [17] |
| 2008 | Glenealy | 2-10 | Carnew Emmets | 0-10 | |
| 2007 | Glenealy | 4-16 | Kiltegan | 3-14 | |
| 2006 | Carnew Emmets | 2-08 | Glenealy | 0-11 | |
| 2005 | Glenealy | 1-11 | Carnew Emmets | 0-06 | |
| 2004 | Carnew Emmets | 0-16 | Glenealy | 1-08 | |
| 2003 | Glenealy | 1-10 | Carnew Emmets | 1-07 | |
| 2002 | Carnew Emmets | 2-12 | St Patrick's | 1-05 | |
| 2001 | Kiltegan | 0-16 | Glenealy | 0-14 | |
| 2000 | Carnew Emmets | 2-09 | Glenealy | 0-09 | |
| 1999 | Kiltegan | 2-17 | Carnew Emmets | 1-08 | |
| 1998 | Kiltegan | 1-10 | Glenealy | 0-03 | |
| 1997 | Kiltegan | 1-11 | St Patrick's | 1-06 | |
| 1996 | Glenealy | 3-07 | Carnew Emmets | 0-09 | |
| 1995 | Kiltegan | 1-07 | Carnew Emmets | 1-05 | |
| 1994 | Kiltegan | 2-10 | St Patrick's | 0-11 | |
| 1993 | Kiltegan | 3-07 | Glenealy | 1-06 | |
| 1992 | St Patrick's | 0-18 | Carnew Emmets | 2-10 | |
| 1991 | Carnew Emmets | 1-09 | Barndarrig | 2-04 | |
| 1990 | St Patrick's | 1-08 | Barndarrig | 0-08 | |
| 1989 | Carnew Emmets | 2-07 | St Patrick's | 1-06 | |
| 1988 | Barndarrig | 1-09 | Kiltegan | 1-07 | |
| 1987 | Kiltegan | 3-06 | Arklow Rock Parnells | 1-08 | |
| 1986 | Glenealy | 2-08 | Carnew Emmets | 2-06 | |
| 1985 | Arklow Rock Parnells | 2-10 | Kilcoole | 1-09 | |
| 1984 | Carnew Emmets | 3-09 | Kiltegan | 2-04 | |
| 1983 | Avondale | 3-11 | Kilcoole | 1-09 | |
| 1982 | Arklow Rock Parnells | 2-10 | Carnew Emmets | 0-06 | |
| 1981 | Carnew Emmets | 3-05 | Arklow Rock Parnells | 0-08 | |
| 1980 | Carnew Emmets | 1-08 | Glenealy | 0-09 | |
| 1979 | Carnew Emmets | 0-14 | Arklow Rock Parnells | 0-04 | |
| 1978 | Carnew Emmets | 3-06 | Arklow Rock Parnells | 2-02 | |
| 1977 | Arklow Rock Parnells | 2-11 | Glenealy | 0-05 | |
| 1976 | Carnew Emmets | Avondale | |||
| 1975 | Glenealy | 3-02 | Arklow Rock Parnells | 2-03 | |
| 1974 | Carnew Emmets | 2-04 | Glenealy | 0-03 | |
| 1973 | Carnew Emmets | 6-11 | West District | 3-06 | |
| 1972[18] | Arklow Rock Parnells | No opponents | |||
| 1971 | Arklow Rock Parnells | Carnew Emmets | |||
| 1970 | Arklow Rock Parnells | 4-04 | Avondale | 1-04 | |
| 1969 | Carnew Emmets | 5-10 | Kilcoole | 2-07 | |
| 1968 | Carnew Emmets | 1-13 | Avondale | 1-03 | |
| 1967 | Carnew Emmets | Avondale | |||
| 1966 | Avondale | 1-07 | Carnew Emmets | 1-06 | |
| 1965[19] | Carnew Emmets | 1-08 | Arklow Geraldines | 2-04 | |
| 1964 | Avondale | 2-10 | Kilcoole | 2-03 | |
| 1963 | St Kevin's, Bray | 4-04 | Kilcoole | 3-01 | |
| 1962 | Forestry College | 4-07 | St Kevin's, Bray | 3-03 | |
| 1961 | St Kevin's, Bray | 8-02 | Forestry College | 3-05 | |
| 1960 | Avondale | Kilcoole | |||
| 1959 | Glenealy | 4-04 | Barndarrig | 3-03 | |
| 1958 | Glenealy | 4-07 | Kilcoole | 4-03 | |
| 1957 | Glenealy | 3-02 | Avondale | 2-02 | |
| 1956 | Barndarrig | 3-07 | Avondale | 3-04 | |
| 1955 | Barndarrig | 5-02 | Avondale | 3-02 | |
| 1954 | Barndarrig | 4-09 | Kilcoole | 4-01 | |
| 1953 | Avoca | 5-07 | Glenealy | 2-01 | |
| 1952 | Bray Emmets | 4-05 | Avondale | 2-03 | |
| 1951 | Barndarrig | 5-07 | Avondale | 2-04 | |
| 1950 | Rathnew | 5-06 | Bray Emmets | 2-01 | |
| 1949 | Avondale | 2-07 | Barndarrig | 1-01 | |
| 1948 | Barndarrig | 3-05 | Avondale | 3-03 | |
| 1947 | Avondale | Barndarrig | |||
| 1946 | Avondale | Wicklow | |||
| 1945 | Barndarrig | Avondale | |||
| 1944 | Barndarrig | 5-09 | Avondale | 1-03 | |
| 1943 | Barndarrig | 5-01 | St Killian's (Greystones) | 2-04 | |
| 1942 | Avondale | Barndarrig | |||
| 1941 | Avondale | Rathnew | |||
| 1940 | Avondale | Rathnew | |||
| 1939 | Rathnew | Avondale | |||
| 1938 | No Championship | ||||
| 1937 | Rathnew | 5-00 | Whitestown | 6-03 | |
| 1936 | Avondale | Ballincor (Arklow) | |||
| 1935 | Ballincor (Arklow) | Avondale | |||
| 1934 | Rathnew | Wicklow | |||
| 1933 | Rathnew | Avondale | |||
| 1932 | Rathnew | 4-01 | Barndarrig | 2-03 | |
| 1931 | Avondale | Wicklow | |||
| 1930 | Rathnew | Avondale | |||
| 1929 | Rathnew | Avondale | |||
| 1928 | Wicklow | Baltinglass | |||
| 1927 | Baltinglass | Barndarrig | |||
| 1926 | Barndarrig | Avondale | |||
| 1925 | Rathnew | Avondale | |||
| 1924 | Barndarrig | Avondale | |||
| 1923 | Barndarrig | Avondale | |||
| 1922 | No Championship | ||||
| 1921 | No Championship | ||||
| 1920 | No Championship | ||||
| 1919 | Avondale | ||||
| 1918 | Avondale | ||||
| 1917 | Avondale | ||||
| 1916 | Wicklow | ||||
| 1915 | Avondale | 2-04 | Wicklow | 3-00 | |
| 1914 | No Championship | ||||
| 1913 | Rathnew | Avondale | |||
| 1912 | No Championship | ||||
| 1911 | Rathnew | Ballymoney | |||
| 1910 | Ballymoney | ||||
| 1909 | No Championship | ||||
| 1908 | Avondale | ||||
| 1907 | No Championship | ||||
| 1906 | Rathnew | ||||
| 1905 | No Championship | ||||
| 1904 | No Championship | ||||
| 1903 | Wicklow | 1-06 | Baltinglass | 0-01 | |
Notes:
- 1937- Although Whitestown (Baltinglass) won on the day they were later stripped of the title and suspended for playing illegal players.
- 2008 - The first match ended in a draw: Glenealy 1-12, Carnew Emmets 1-12.[20]
- 2016 - The first match ended in a draw: Bray Emmets 1-10, Carnew Emmets 0-12.[21]
- 2022- The first match ended in a draw: Bray Emmets 1-16, Glenealy 1-16.[22]
Records and statistics edit
Final edit
Team edit
- Most wins: 19:
- Carnew Emmets (1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984, 1989, 1991, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2009)
- Most consecutive wins: 5:
- Bray Emmets (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
- Most appearances in a final: 38:
- Carnew Emmets (1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2023)
- Most appearances in a final without ever winning: 8:
- Kilcoole (1954, 1958, 1960, 1963, 1964, 1969, 1983, 1985)
- Most defeats in a final: 19:
- Carnew Emmets (1966, 1971, 1982, 1986, 1992, 1995, 1996, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2023)
Teams edit
By decade edit
The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of Wicklow Senior Hurling Championship titles, is as follows:
- 1910s: 2 for Rathnew (1911-13)
- 1920s: 3 for Barndarrig (1923-24-26)
- 1930s: 5 for Rathnew (1932-33-34-37-39)
- 1940s: 6 for Avondale (1940-41-42-46-47-49)
- 1950s: 4 for Barndarrig (1951-54-55-56)
- 1960s: 4 for Carnew Emmets (1965-67-68,-69)
- 1970s: 5 for Carnew Emmets (1973-74-76-78-79)
- 1980s: 4 for Carnew Emmets (1980-81-84-89)
- 1990s: 6 for Kiltegan (1993-94-95-97-98-99)
- 2010s: 6 for Glenealy (2010-11-12-13-17-18)
- 2020s: 4 for Bray Emmets (2020-21-22-23)
Gaps edit
Longest gaps between successive championship titles:
- 62 years: Bray Emmets (1952-2014)
- 60 years: St Patrick's (1930-1990)
- 32 years: Barndarrig (1956-1988)
See also edit
- Wicklow Senior Football Championship
- Wicklow Intermediate Hurling Championship
- Wicklow Junior Hurling Championship
References edit
- ^ "Lightning Protection Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Launch". Wicklow GAA website. 10 July 2023. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ Kennedy, Mark (15 October 2023). "Bray Emmets make history with Wicklow five in a row". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ "Bray Emmets crowned Wicklow Senior hurling champs for fifth year running after victory over Carnew". Wicklow People. 31 October 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
- ^ "Bray Emmets make no mistake at second attempt". Hogan Stand. 1 October 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2022.
- ^ "Winning the three-in-a-row is 'massive' says Paul Carley". Wicklow People. 27 September 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ "Christy Moorehouse hits 0-12 as Bray Emmets canter to Wicklow SHC crown". Irish Examiner. 27 September 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- ^ "Wicklow SHC final: Bray Emmets dash Glenealy's three-in-a-row dreams". Hogan Stand. 6 October 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ^ "Glenealy hold off spirited Carnew to retain their crown". Wicklow GAA website. 21 October 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
- ^ "Wicklow SHC final: Glenealy gatecrash Bray's four-in-a-row party". Hogan Stand. 1 October 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ^ "Wicklow SHC final: Bray best in replay". Hogan Stand. 23 October 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.
- ^ "Moorehouse magic helps Bray make it a double". Wicklow People. 5 October 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
- ^ "Wicklow SHC final: Bray bridge 64-year gap". Hogan Stand. 6 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
- ^ "Wicklow SHC final: four-in-a-row for Glenealy". Hogan Stand. 21 October 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
- ^ "Wicklow SHC final: Dunne seals three-in-a-row". Hogan Stand. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
- ^ "Glenealy withstand late rally". Irish Independent. 3 October 2011. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ "Mark Kennedy looks back on the Wicklow hurling championships". Irish Independent. 22 December 2010. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ "Glenealy denied hat-trick of titles". Irish Examiner. 18 October 2009. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ "Arklow Rocks win final without striking a ball". Arklow Rock Parnells website. 7 October 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ^ Keogh, Peter (18 December 2013). . Archived from the original on 5 October 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ "Glenealy dig deep to earn another crack at Carnew". Wicklow People. 29 October 2008. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- ^ "Nerveless Hyland forces replay". Irish Independent. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
- ^ Kennedy, Mark (25 September 2022). "No separating Bray and Glenealy in Wicklow finale". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
External links edit
- Official Wicklow Website
- Wicklow on Hoganstand
- Wicklow Club GAA