Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship
The Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1964 for the champion hurling teams in the province of Munster in Ireland.
The series of games are played during the autumn and winter months with the Munster final currently being played in November. The prize for the winning team is the O'Neill Cup. The championship has always been played on a straight knockout basis whereby once a team loses they are eliminated from the championship.
The Munster Championship is an integral part of the wider All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship. The winners of the Munster final join the champions of Galway, Leinster and Ulster in the semi-final stages of the All-Ireland Senior Club Championship.
Five clubs currently participate in the Munster Championship, with the Kerry champions participating at intermediate level. The title has been won at least once by 27 different clubs. The all-time record-holders are Blackrock who have won five championship titles.
Borris-Ileigh are the title-holders after defeating Ballygunner by 1-12 to 1-11 in the 2019 Munster final.
History
Beginnings
Since the foundation of the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1884, challenge, exhibition and tournament matches between clubs on an inter-county level were commonplace. Throughout the 1930s and 1940s, Glen Rovers of Cork and Ahane of Limerick regularly clashed in off-season games. In the 1950s the Cork Churches Tournament came to be recognised as the unofficial All-Ireland Club Championship. The tournament was an initiative by the then Bishop of Cork and Ross, Cornelius Lucey, to raise money to build five new churches in the fast developing suburbs of Cork. Participation was by invitation and was extended to the country’s current best hurling teams. This tournament lasted for five years, however, by the 1960s there was a growing appetite for a similar competition. In 1965 the Munster Council organised the inaugural inter-county club championship, with participation limited to the 1964 champion hurling clubs of each county. The inaugural championship suffered lengthy delays, with the final taking place in 1966. Since then the title has been awarded every year.Team changes
Due to a lack of meaningful competition in their own province, all Galway teams competed in the various Munster Championships between 1959 and 1969. The creation of the club championship saw the Galway champions participate for the Munster title for six seasons from 1964 until 1969.The 2007 Munster Club Championship was the last time that the Kerry champions participated in the competition. Historically seen as the weakest of the team involved, the Kerry County Board decided to regrade and enter their senior champions in the Munster Intermediate Club Championship.
Team dominance
While Cork clubs Glen Rovers and St. Finbarr's won the first two championship titles, Newmarket-on-Fergus became the first team to retain the championship in 1968. Roscrea completed their own two-in-a-row in 1970, however, the rest of that decade was the preserve of Cork clubs as Blackrock, St. Finbarr's and Glen Rovers claimed every available championship title. Mount Sion of Waterford broke the decade-long hegemony in 1981 by becoming the first Waterford team to win the championship. Tipperary clubs were dominant throughout the rest of the 1980s, with Moycarkey-Borris, Kilruane MacDonaghs and Borris-Ileigh all winning the provincial decider. As the decade drew to a close and the 1990s began, Limerick clubs made their first impression with Ballybrown, Patrickswell and Kilmallock being added to the roll of honour. Clare clubs dominated between 1995 and 2000, with Sixmilebridge, Clarecastle, Wolfe Tones and St Josephs Doora-Barefield reflecting the county's dominance at inter-county level by also claiming the club championship title. The new century saw Newtownshanrum and Toomevara win five titles between them between 2003 and 2009, however, Waterford clubs also enjoyed success. Since 2011 the championship has been dominated by Limerick clubs, with Na Piarsaigh winning four titles in seven years.The championship
Overview
The Munster Championship is a single elimination tournament. Each team is afforded only one defeat before being eliminated from the championship. Pairings for matches are drawn at random and there is no seeding.Each match is played as a single leg. If a match is drawn there is a period of extra time, however, if both sides are still level at the end of extra time a replay takes place and so on until a winner is found.
Format
Quarter-final: Two teams contest this round. The winning teams advances directly to the semi-final stage. The losing team is eliminated from the championship.Semi-finals: Four teams contest this round. The two winning teams advance directly to the final. The two losing teams are eliminated from the championship.
Final: The final is contested by the two semi-final winners.
Qualification
| County | Championship | Qualifying team |
| Clare | Clare Senior Hurling Championship | Champions |
| Cork | Cork Senior Hurling Championship | Champions |
| Limerick | Limerick Senior Hurling Championship | Champions |
| Tipperary | Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship | Champions |
| Waterford | Waterford Senior Hurling Championship | Champions |
Managers
in the Munster Championship are involved in the day-to-day running of the team, including the training, team selection, and sourcing of players. Their influence varies from club-to-club and is related to the individual club committees. The manager is assisted by a team of two or three selectors and a backroom team consisting of various coaches.| Manager | Team | Wins | Winning years |
| Michael Clohessy | St. Joseph's Doora-Barefield | 2 | 1998, 1999 |
| Seán Stack | Na Piarsaigh | 2 | 2011, 2013 |
| Shane O'Neill | Na Piarsaigh | 2 | 2015, 2017 |
| Alan Cunningham | Wolfe Tones na Sionna | 1 | 1996 |
| Roger McMahon | Clarecastle | 1 | 1997 |
| Paddy Meehan | Sixmilebridge | 1 | 2000 |
| Gordon Ryan | Ballygunner | 1 | 2001 |
| Jim Green | Mount Sion | 1 | 2002 |
| Ger Cunningham | Newtownshandrum | 1 | 2003 |
| Seán Hehir | Toomevara | 1 | 2004 |
| Bernie O'Connor | Newtownshandrum | 1 | 2005 |
| Pat Herbert | Toomevara | 1 | 2006 |
| Éamonn Sweeney | Loughmore-Castleiney | 1 | 2007 |
| Owen Dunphy | De La Salle | 1 | 2008 |
| Phil Noonan | Newtownshandrum | 1 | 2009 |
| Michael Ryan | De La Salle | 1 | 2010 |
| Séamus Quinn | Thurles Sarsfields | 1 | 2012 |
| Ger O'Loughlin | Kilmallock | 1 | 2014 |
| Robbie Hogan | Ballyea | 1 | 2016 |
| Fergal Hartley | Ballygunner | 1 | 2018 |
| Johnny Kelly | Borris-Ileigh | 1 | 2019 |
Trophy
At the end of the Munster final, the winning team is presented with a trophy. The cup, named the O'Neill Cup, is held by the winning team until the following year's final. Traditionally, the presentation is made at a special rostrum in the stand where GAA and political dignitaries and special guests view the match.The cup is decorated with ribbons in the colours of the winning team. During the game the cup actually has both teams' sets of ribbons attached and the runners-up ribbons are removed before the presentation. The winning captain accepts the cup on behalf of his team before giving a short speech. Individual members of the winning team then have an opportunity to come to the rostrum to lift the cup.
The present trophy was donated by the Sarsfield's club in Cork in 1972 to commemorate Billy O'Neill who founded their club in 1903.
Roll of honour
Performance by club
| Team | Wins | Years won | County | Runners Up | Years runners up | |
| 1 | Blackrock | 5 | 1971, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1979 | Cork | 2 | 1985, 2001 |
| 2 | Na Piarsaigh | 4 | 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017 | Limerick | 1 | 2018 |
| 2 | St. Finbarr's | 4 | 1965, 1974, 1977, 1980 | Cork | 0 | |
| 3 | Sixmilebridge | 3 | 1984, 1995, 2000 | Clare | 6 | 1977, 1989, 1992, 1993, 2002, 2013 |
| 3 | Glen Rovers | 3 | 1964, 1972, 1976 | Cork | 2 | 1969, 2016 |
| 3 | Toomevara | 3 | 1993, 2004, 2006 | Tipperary | 2 | 1994, 1998 |
| 3 | Kilmallock | 3 | 1992, 1994, 2014 | Limerick | 0 | |
| 3 | Newtownshandrum | 3 | 2003, 2005, 2009 | Cork | 0 | - |
| Ballygunner | 2 | 2001, 2018 | Waterford | 9 | 1966, 1968, 1996, 1999, 2005, 2009, 2015, 2017, 2019 | |
| Mount Sion | 2 | 1981, 2002 | Waterford | 6 | 1964, 1965, 1975, 1988, 2000, 2004 | |
| Patrickswell | 2 | 1988, 1990 | Limerick | 4 | 1982, 1984, 1997, 2003 | |
| 4 | Newmarket-on-Fergus | 2 | 1967, 1968 | Clare | 3 | 1973, 1974, 1978 |
| 4 | Roscrea | 2 | 1969, 1970 | Tipperary | 2 | 1972, 1980 |
| 4 | Borris-Ileigh | 2 | 1986, 2019 | Tipperary | 1 | 1983 |
| 4 | De La Salle | 2 | 2008, 2010 | Waterford | 1 | 2012 |
| 4 | Midleton | 2 | 1983, 1987 | Cork | 1 | 1991 |
| 4 | St Josephs Doora-Barefield | 2 | 1998, 1999 | Clare | 0 | |
| Clarecastle | 1 | 1997 | Clare | 2 | 1970, 1986 | |
| 5 | Carrick Davins | 1 | 1966 | Tipperary | 1 | 1967 |
| 5 | Thurles Sarsfields | 1 | 2012 | Tipperary | 1 | 2010 |
| 5 | Moycarkey-Borris | 1 | 1982 | Tipperary | 0 | |
| 5 | Kilruane MacDonaghs | 1 | 1985 | Tipperary | 0 | |
| 5 | Ballybrown | 1 | 1989 | Limerick | 0 | |
| 5 | Cashel King Cormacs | 1 | 1991 | Tipperary | 0 | |
| 5 | Wolfe Tones na Sionna | 1 | 1996 | Clare | 0 | |
| 5 | Loughmore-Castleiney | 1 | 2007 | Tipperary | 0 | |
| 5 | Ballyea | 1 | 2016 | Clare | 0 | |
| 6 | South Liberties | 0 | Limerick | 2 | 1976, 1981 | |
| 6 | Moyne-Templetuohy | 0 | Tipperary | 1 | 1971 | |
| 6 | Dunhill | 0 | Waterford | 1 | 1979 | |
| 6 | Cappawhite | 0 | Tipperary | 1 | 1987 | |
| 6 | Éire Óg, Ennis | 0 | Clare | 1 | 1990 | |
| 6 | Erins Own | 0 | Cork | 1 | 2006 | |
| 6 | Tulla | 0 | Clare | 1 | 2007 | |
| 6 | Adare | 0 | Limerick | 1 | 2008 | |
| 6 | Crusheen | 0 | Clare | 1 | 2011 | |
| 6 | Cratloe | 0 | Clare | 1 | 2014 | |
| Nenagh Eire Og | 0 | Tipperary | 1 | 1995 |
Performance by county
| County | Winners | Runners-Up | Winning Clubs | Runner-Up Clubs | - |
| Cork | 17 | 6 | Blackrock, St. Finbarr's, Glen Rovers, Newtownshandrum, Midleton | Blackrock, Glen Rovers, Midleton, Erin's Own | |
| Tipperary | 13 | 10 | Toomevara, Roscrea, Borris-Ileigh, Carrick Davins, Moycarkey-Borris, Kilruane McDonaghs, Cashel King Cormacs, Loughmore-Castleiney, Thurles Sarsfields | Toomevara, Roscrea, Carrick Davins, Borris-Ileigh, Thurles Sarsfields, Moyne-Templetuohy, Cappawhite, Nenagh Éire Óg | |
| Clare | 10 | 15 | Sixmilebridge, Newmarket-on-Fergus, St. Joseph's Doora-Barefield, Wolfe Tones na Sionna, Clarecastle, Ballyea | Sixmilebridge, Newmarket-on-Fergus, Clarecastle, Éire Óg, Tulla, Crusheen, Cratloe | |
| Limerick | 10 | 8 | Na Piarsaigh, Kilmallock, Patrickswell, Ballybrown | Patrickswell, South Liberties, Adare, Na Piarsaigh | |
| Waterford | 6 | 17 | Mount Sion, De La Salle, Ballygunner | Ballygunner, Mount Sion, De La Salle, Dunhill |
List of Munster finals
| Year | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Score | Stadium | Captain | |
| 1964 | Glen Rovers | 3-07 | Mount Sion | 1-07 | Gaelic Grounds | Christy Ring | |
| 1965 | St. Finbarr’s | 3-12 | Mount Sion | 2-03 | Gaelic Grounds | ||
| 1966 | Carrick Davins | 2-17 | Ballygunner | 1-11 | Cusack Park | ||
| 1967 | Newmarket-on-Fergus | 3-09 | Carrick Davins | 2-07 | Gaelic Grounds | Jim Cullinan | |
| 1968 | Newmarket-on-Fergus | 5-08 | Ballygunner | 4-03 | |||
| 1969 | Roscrea | 3-06 | Glen Rovers | 1-09 | Patsy Rowland | ||
| 1970 | Roscrea | 4-11 | Clarecastle | 1-06 | Gaelic Grounds | Donie Moloney | |
| 1971 | Blackrock | 4-10 | Moyne-Templetuohy | 3-01 | FitzGerald Stadium | John Horgan | |
| 1972 | Glen Rovers | 2-09 | Roscrea | 1-10 | Gaelic Grounds | Denis Coughlan | |
| 1973 | Blackrock | 1-13 | Newmarket-on-Fergus | 0-14 | Bruff | John Horgan | |
| 1974 | St. Finbarr’s | 0-07 | Newmarket-on-Fergus | 0-03 | Gaelic Grounds | Jim Power | |
| 1975 | Blackrock | 8-12 | Mount Sion | 3-08 | Emly | John Horgan | |
| 1976 | Glen Rovers | 2-08 | South Liberties | 2-04 | Gaelic Grounds | Martin O'Doherty | |
| 1977 | St. Finbarr’s | 2-08 | Sixmilebridge | 0-06 | Seán Treacy Park | Denis Burns | |
| 1978 | Blackrock | 3-08 | Newmarket-on-Fergus | 1-08 | Páirc Uí Chaoimh | John Horgan | |
| 1979 | Blackrock | 0-13 | Dunhill | 1-08 | Páirc Uí Chaoimh | ||
| 1980 | St. Finbarr’s | 2-12 | Roscrea | 1-14 | Páirc Mac Gearailt | ||
| 1981 | Mount Sion | 3-09 | South Liberties | 1-04 | Walsh Park | Éamonn Kehoe | |
| 1982 | Moycarkey-Borris | 1-09 | Patrickswell | 0-11 | MacDonagh Park | Jack Bergin | |
| 1983 | Midleton | 1-14 | Borris-Ileigh | 1-11 | FitzGerald Stadium | John Fenton | |
| 1984 | Sixmilebridge | 4-10 | Patrickswell | 2-06 | Semple Stadium | Seán Stack | |
| 1985 | Kilruane MacDonaghs | 0-12 | Blackrock | 0-06 | Gaelic Grounds | Tony Sheppard | |
| 1986 | Borrisoleigh | 1-13 | Clarecastle | 1-09 | Gaelic Grounds | Michael Ryan | |
| 1987 | Midleton | 1-12 | Cappawhite | 1-11 | FitzGerald Stadium | Ger Power | |
| 1988 | Patrickswell | 3-13 | Mount Sion | 2-13 | Semple Stadium | David Punch | |
| 1989 | Ballybrown | 2-12 | Sixmilebridge | 1-08 | Gaelic Grounds | Terence Kenny | |
| 1990 | Patrickswell | 0-08 | Éire Óg, Ennis | 0-06 | Cusack Park | David Punch | |
| 1991 | Cashel King Cormac's | 0-09 | Midleton | 0-06 | Mitchelstown | Colm Bonnar | |
| 1992 | Kilmallock | 3-11 | Sixmilebridge | 2-11 | Gaelic Grounds | Paddy Kelly | |
| 1993 | Toomevara | 0-15 | Sixmilebridge | 0-07 | Gaelic Grounds | Jody Grace | |
| 1994 | Kilmallock | 2-11 | Toomevara | 1-11 | Semple Stadium | Mike Houlihan | |
| 1995 | Sixmilebridge | 2-18 | Nenagh Éire Óg | 1-07 | Gaelic Grounds | Ian Mulready | |
| 1996 | Wolfe Tones | 4-09 | Ballygunner | 4-08 | Semple Stadium | Brian Lohan | |
| 1997 | Clarecastle | 2-11 | Patrickswell | 0-15 | Semple Stadium | Martin Sheedy | |
| 1998 | St. Joseph's Doora-Barefield | 0-12 | Toomevara | 0-08 | Gaelic Grounds | Lorcan Hassett | |
| 1999 | St. Joseph's Doora-Barefield | 4-09 | Ballygunner | 3-08 | Semple Stadium | Ciarán O'Neill | |
| 2000 | Sixmilebridge | 2-17 | Mount Sion | 3-08 | Semple Stadium | Christy Chaplin | |
| 2001 | Ballygunner | 2-14 | Blackrock | 0-12 | Semple Stadium | Billy O'Sullivan | |
| 2002 | Mount Sion | 0-12 | Sixmilebridge | 0-10 | Semple Stadium | John Cleere | |
| 2003 | Newtownshandrum | 2-18 | Patrickswell | 2-09 | Semple Stadium | John McCarthy | |
| 2004 | Toomevara | 1-14 | Mount Sion | 1-13 | Semple Stadium | Paddy O'Brien | |
| 2005 | Newtownshandrum | 0-16 | Ballygunner | 1-12 | Semple Stadium | Brendan Mulcahy | |
| 2006 | Toomevara | 2-09 | Erin's Own | 2-08 | Gaelic Grounds | Tommy Dunne | |
| 2007 | Loughmore-Castleiney | 1-06 | Tulla | 0-07 | Gaelic Grounds | Johnny Gleeson | |
| 2008 | De La Salle | 1-09 | Adare | 0-10 | Semple Stadium | John Mullane | |
| 2009 | Newtownshandrum | 2-11 | Ballygunner | 2-09 | Semple Stadium | Dermot Gleeson | |
| 2010 | De La Salle | 0-09 | Thurles Sarsfields | 0-08 | Páirc Uí Chaoimh | Ian O'Flynn | |
| 2011 | Na Piarsaigh | 1-13 | Crusheen | 0-09 | Semple Stadium | Kieran Bermingham | |
| 2012 | Thurles Sarsfields | 1-21 | De La Salle | 1-16 | Páirc Uí Chaoimh | Pádraic Maher | |
| 2013 | Na Piarsaigh | 4-14 | Sixmilebridge | 0-08 | Cusack Park | James O'Brien | |
| 2014 | Kilmallock | 1-32 | Cratloe | 3-18 | Gaelic Grounds | Graeme Mulcahy | |
| 2015 | Na Piarsaigh | 2-18 | Ballygunner | 2-11 | Semple Stadium | Cathal King | |
| 2016 | Ballyea | 1-21 | Glen Rovers | 2-10 | Semple Stadium | Stan Lineen | |
| 2017 | Na Piarsaigh | 3-15 | Ballygunner | 2-10 | Semple Stadium | Cathal King | |
| 2018 | Ballygunner | 2-14 | Na Piarsaigh | 2-08 | Semple Stadium | Stephen O'Keeffe Shane O'Sullivan | |
| 2019 | Borrisoleigh | 1-12 | Ballygunner | 1-11 | Pairc Ui Rinn |
Notes:
- 1964 – The first match was abandoned: Glen Rovers 3-6, Mount Sion 2-6.
- 1977 – The first match ended in a draw: St. Finbarr's 3-5, Sixmilebridge 3-5.
- 1983 – The first match ended in a draw: Midleton 1-12, Borris-Ileigh 3-6.
- 1985 – The first match ended in a draw: Kilruane MacDonaghs 1-8, Blackrock 1-8.
- 2011 – The first match ended in a draw: Na Piarsaigh 1-11, Crusheen 0-14.
Records and statistics
Final
Team
- Most wins: 5:
- *Blackrock
- Most consecutive wins: 2:
- *Newmarket-on-Fergus
- *Roscrea
- *Blackrock
- *St. Joseph's Doora-Barefield
- Most appearances in a final: 10:
- *Ballygunner
- Most appearances in a final without ever winning: 2
- * South Liberties
- Most appearances in a final without losing : 5
- *Blackrock
- Biggest win: 19 points
- * Blackrock 8-12 – 3-08 Mount Sion,
- Most final defeats: 8
- * Ballygunner
Teams
County representatives
| Year | Clare | Cork | Galway | Kerry | Limerick | Tipperary | Waterford |
| Newmarket-on-Fergus | Glen Rovers | Turloughmore | Kilmoyley | Cappamore | Thurles Sarsfields | Mount Sion | |
| Newmarket-on-Fergus | St. Finbarr's | Turloughmore | Ballyduff | Patrickswell | Thurles Sarsfields | Mount Sion | |
| Éire Óg | Avondhu | Turloughmore | Ballyduff | Patrickswell | Carrick Davins | Ballygunner | |
| Newmarket-on-Fergus | Glen Rovers | Castlegar | St. Brendan's | Kilmallock | Carrick Davins | Ballygunner | |
| Newmarket-on-Fergus | St. Finbarr's | Liam Mellows | Crotta O'Neill's | Claughaun | Roscrea | Ballygunner | |
| Newmarket-on-Fergus | Glen Rovers | Castlegar | Killarney | Patrickswell | Roscrea | Mount Sion | |
| Clarecastle | University College Cork | n/a | Kilmoyley | Patrickswell | Roscrea | Ballyduff-Portlaw | |
| Newmarket-on-Fergus | Blackrock | n/a | Kilmoyley | Claughaun | Moyne-Templetuohy | Portlaw | |
| Newmarket-on-Fergus | Glen Rovers | n/a | Ballyduff | South Liberties | Roscrea | Mount Sion | |
| Newmarket-on-Fergus | Blackrock | n/a | Ballyduff | Kilmallock | Roscrea | Portlaw | |
| Newmarket-on-Fergus | St. Finbarr's | n/a | Abbeydorney | Kilmallock | Thurles Sarsfields | Mount Sion | |
| Éire Óg | Blackrock | n/a | St. Brendan's | Kilmallock | Moneygall | Mount Sion | |
| Newmarket-on-Fergus | Glen Rovers | n/a | Ballyduff | South Liberties | Moneygall | Portlaw | |
| Sixmilebridge | St. Finbarr's | n/a | Ballyduff | Patrickswell | Kilruane MacDonagh's | Portlaw | |
| Newmarket-on-Fergus | Blackrock | n/a | Ballyduff | South Liberties | Kilruane MacDonagh's | Dunhill | |
| Sixmilebridge | Blackrock | n/a | Causeway | Patrickswell | Kilruane MacDonagh's | Dunhill | |
| Newmarket-on-Fergus | St. Finbarr's | n/a | Causeway | Killeedy | Roscrea | Tallow | |
| Newmarket-on-Fergus | St. Finbarr's | n/a | Causeway | South Liberties | Borris-Ileigh | Mount Sion | |
| Éire Óg | St. Finbarr's | n/a | Causeway | Patrickswell | Moycarkey-Borris | Ballyduff Upper | |
| Sixmilebridge | Midleton | n/a | Lixnaw | Patrickswell | Borris-Ileigh | Mount Sion | |
| Sixmilebridge | St. Finbarr's | n/a | Ballyduff | Patrickswell | Moycarkey-Borris | Tallow | |
| Kilmaley | Blackrock | n/a | Lixnaw | Kilmallock | Kilruane MacDonagh's | Tallow | |
| Clarecastle | Midleton | n/a | St. Brendan's | Claughaun | Borris-Ileigh | Mount Sion | |
| Clarecastle | Midleton | n/a | Causeway | Patrickswell | Cappawhite | Ballyduff Upper | |
| Feakle | St. Finbarr's | n/a | Ballyduff | Patrickswell | Loughmore-Castleiney | Mount Sion | |
| Sixmilebridge | Glen Rovers | n/a | Ballyduff | Ballybrown | Clonoulty-Rossmore | Roanmore | |
| Éire Óg | Na Piarsaigh | n/a | St. Brendan's | Patrickswell | Holycross-Ballycahill | Roanmore | |
| Clarecastle | Midleton | n/a | Ballyduff | Ballybrown | Cashel King Cormacs | Lismore | |
| Sixmilebridge | Erin's Own | n/a | Ballyheigue | Kilmallock | Toomevara | Ballygunner | |
| Sixmilebridge | St. Finbarr's | n/a | Ballyduff | Patrickswell | Toomevara | Lismore | |
| Clarecastle | Midleton | n/a | Ballyduff | KIlmallock | Toomevara | Mount Sion | |
| Sixmilebridge | Na Piarsaigh | n/a | Ballyduff | Patrickswell | Nenagh Éire Óg | Ballygunner | |
| Wolfe Tones | Na Piarsaigh | n/a | Ballyheigue | Patrickswell | Boherlahan-Dualla | Ballygunner | |
| Clarecastle | Sarsfields | n/a | Ballyheigue | Patrickswell | Clonoulty-Rossmore | Ballygunner | |
| St. Joseph's Doora-Barefield | Blackrock | n/a | Causeway | Ahane | Toomevara | Mount Sion | |
| St. Joseph's Doora-Barefield | Blackrock | n/a | Lixnaw | Ahane | Toomevara | Ballygunner | |
| Sixmilebridge | Newtownshandrum | n/a | Ballyduff | Patrickswell | Toomevara | Mount Sion | |
| St. Joseph's Doora-Barefield | Blackrock | n/a | Kilmoyley | Adare | Toomevara | Ballygunner | |
| Sixmilebridge | Blackrock | n/a | Kilmoyley | Adare | Mullinahone | Mount Sion | |
| Clarecastle | Newtownshandrum | n/a | Kilmoyley | Patrickswell | Toomevara | Mount Sion | |
| Kilmaley | Na Piarsaigh | n/a | Kilmoyley | Ahane | Toomevara | Mount Sion | |
| Clarecastle | Newtownshandrum | n/a | Lixnaw | Garryspillane | Thurles Sarsfields | Ballygunner | |
| Wolfe Tones | Erin's Own | n/a | Ballyduff | Bruree | Toomevara | Mount Sion | |
| Tulla | Erin's Own | n/a | Lixnaw | Adare | Loughmore-Castleiney | Ballyduff Upper | |
| Clonlara | Sarsfields | n/a | n/a | Adare | Toomevara | De La Salle | |
| Cratloe | Newtownshandrum | n/a | n/a | Adare | Thurles Sarsfields | Ballygunner | |
| Crusheen | Sarsfields | n/a | n/a | Kilmallock | Thurles Sarsfields | De La Salle | |
| Crusheen | Carrigtwohill | n/a | n/a | Na Piarsaigh | Drom-Inch | Ballygunner | |
| Newmarket-on-Fergus | Sarsfields | n/a | n/a | Kilmallock | Thurles Sarsfields | De La Salle | |
| Sixmilebridge | Midleton | n/a | n/a | Na Piarsaigh | Loughmore-Castleiney | Passage | |
| Cratloe | Sarsfields | n/a | n/a | Kilmallock | Thurles Sarsfields | Ballygunner | |
| Sixmilebridge | Glen Rovers | n/a | n/a | Na Piarsaigh | Thurles Sarsfields | Ballygunner | |
| Ballyea | Glen Rovers | n/a | n/a | Patrickswell | Thurles Sarsfields | Ballygunner | |
| Sixmilebridge | Blackrock | n/a | n/a | Na Piarsaigh | Thurles Sarsfields | Ballygunner | |
| Ballyea | Midleton | n/a | n/a | Na Piarsaigh | Clonoulty-Rossmore | Ballygunner | |
| Sixmilebridge | Glen Rovers | n/a | n/a | Patrickswell | Borris-Ileigh | Ballygunner |
By decade
The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of Munster Championship titles, is as follows:- 1960s: 2 for Newmarket-on-Fergus
- 1970s: 5 for Blackrock
- 1980s: 2 for Midleton
- 1990s: 2 each for Kilmallock and St. Joseph's Doora-Barefield
- 2000s: 3 for Newtownshandrum
- 2010s: 4 for Na Piarsaigh
Successful defending
- Newmarket-on-Fergus in 1 attempt out of 2
- Roscrea in 1 attempt out of 2
- Blackrock on 1 attempt out of 5
- St. Joseph's Doora-Barefield on 1 attempt out of 2
Gaps
- 33 years: Borris-Ileigh
- 21 years: Mount Sion
- 20 years: Kilmallock
- 17 years: Ballygunner
- 11 years: Sixmilebridge
- 11 years: Toomevara
Biggest wins
- 30 points – 1974: Kilmallock 6-16 – 0-04 Abbeydorney
- 30 points – 1975: Mount Sion 8-13 – 1-04 St. Brendan's Ardfert
- 29 points – 1991: Lismore 5-18 – 0-04 Ballyduff
- 19 points – 1975: Blackrock 8-12 – 3-08 Mount Sion
- 18 points – 2013: Na Piarsaigh 4-14 – 0-08 Sixmilebridge
- 14 points – 1995: Sixmilebridge 2-18 – 1-07 Nenagh Éire Óg
- 14 points – 1970: Roscrea 4-11 – 1-06 Clarecastle
- 12 points – 1971: Blackrock 4-10 – 3-01 Moyne-Templetuohy
- 12 points – 1965: St. Finbarr's 3-12 – 2-03 Mount Sion
Top scorers
Overall
| Year | Top scorer | Team | Score | Total |
| 1970 | Joe Tynan | Roscrea | 5-05 | 20 |
| 1971 | Pat Moylan | Blackrock | 3-23 | 32 |
| 1972 | Francis Loughnane | Roscrea | 1-17 | 20 |
| 1973 | Tim Ryan | Newmarket-on-Fergus | 6-20 | 38 |
| 1974 | Jimmy Barry-Murphy | St. Finbarr's | 4-07 | 19 |
| 1975 | Ray Cummins | Blackrock | 4-04 | 16 |
| 1976 | Tom Ryan | South Liberties | 2-04 | 10 |
| 1976 | Éamonn Grimes | South Liberties | 1-07 | 10 |
| 1976 | Tim Ryan | Newmarket-on-Fergus | 1-07 | 10 |
| 1977 | Charlie McCarthy | St. Finbarr's | 3-07 | 16 |
| 1978 | Seán O'Meara | Kilruane MacDonagh's | 2-08 | 14 |
| 1979 | John Grogan | Dunhill | 4-05 | 17 |
| 1980 | John Cremin | St. Finbarr's | 0-17 | 17 |
| 1981 | Jim Greene | Mount Sion | 2-18 | 24 |
| 1982 | Richie Bennis | Patrickswell | 2-15 | 21 |
| 1983 | John Fenton | Midleton | 1-21 | 24 |
| 1984 | Gerry McInerney | Sixmilebridge | 3-13 | 22 |
| 1985 | Finbarr Delaney | Blackrock | 3-16 | 25 |
| 1986 | Leo O'Connor | Claughaun | 2-16 | 22 |
| 1987 | John Fenton | Midleton | 0-17 | 17 |
| 1988 | Gary Kirby | Patrickswell | 2-20 | 26 |
| 1989 | John Buckley | Glen Rovers | 2-03 | 9 |
| 1989 | Gerry McInerney | Sixmilebridge | 1-06 | 9 |
| 1989 | Christy Keyes | Ballybrown | 1-06 | 9 |
| 1990 | Declan Coote | Éire Óg | 1-13 | 16 |
| 1991 | Tommy Grogan | Cashel King Cormacs | 1-13 | 16 |
| 1992 | Paddy Kelly | Kilmallock | 4-17 | 29 |
| 1993 | Mike Nolan | Toomevara | 1-25 | 28 |
| 1994 | Ger Manley | Midleton | 3-16 | 25 |
| 1995 | Gary Kirby | Patrickswell | 2-21 | 27 |
| 1996 | Paul Flynn | Ballygunner | 3-21 | 30 |
| 1997 | Gary Kirby | Patrickswell | 1-29 | 32 |
| 1998 | Tommy Dunne | Toomevara | 1-13 | 16 |
| 1999 | Paul Flynn | Ballygunner | 1-17 | 20 |
| 2000 | Gary Kirby | Patrickswell | 1-19 | 22 |
| 2001 | Paul Flynn | Ballygunner | 1-38 | 23 |
| 2002 | Ken McGrath | Mount Sion | 0-26 | 26 |
| 2003 | Paul O'Grady | Patrickswell | 0-17 | 17 |
| 2004 | Ken McGrath | Mount Sion | 2-15 | 21 |
| 2005 | Paul Flynn | Ballygunner | 4-11 | 23 |
| 2006 | Ken Dunne | Toomevara | 1-14 | 17 |
| 2007 | Aidan Lynch | Tulla | 1-14 | 17 |
| 2008 | Pat Ryan | Sarsfields | 0-20 | 20 |
| 2009 | Ben O'Connor | Newtownshandrum | 0-23 | 23 |
| 2010 | John Mullane | De La Salle | 0-10 | 10 |
| 2011 | Shane Dowling | Na Piarsaigh | 3-14 | 23 |
| 2012 | Pa Bourke | Thurles Sarsfields | 1-19 | 22 |
| 2013 | Shane Dowling | Na Piarsaigh | 0-15 | 15 |
| 2014 | Conor McGrath | Cratloe | 3-21 | 30 |
| 2015 | Shane Dowling | Na Piarsaigh | 1-16 | 19 |
| 2016 | Tony Kelly | Ballyea | 1-15 | 18 |
| 2017 | Pauric Mahony | Ballygunner | 1-24 | 27 |
| 2018 | Pauric Mahony | Ballygunner | 1-32 | 35 |
| 2019 | Pauric Mahony | Ballygunner | 0-20 | 20 |
Single game
| Year | Top scorer | Team | Opposition | Score | Total |
| 1970 | Joe Tynan | Roscrea | Ballyduff-Portlaw | 2-02 | 8 |
| 1970 | Francis Loughnane | Roscrea | Clarecastle | 1-05 | 8 |
| 1971 | Pat Moylan | Blackrock | Claughaun | 1-09 | 12 |
| 1971 | Pat Moylan | Blackrock | Newmarket-on-Fergus | 1-09 | 12 |
| 1972 | Francis Loughnane | Roscrea | Mount Sions | 1-10 | 13 |
| 1973 | Tom Ryan | Newmarket-on-Fergus | Portlaw | 4-07 | 19 |
| 1974 | Tom Smith | Kilmallock | Abbeydorney | 1-08 | 11 |
| 1975 | Jim Greene | Mount Sion | St. Brendan's | 3-06 | 15 |
| 1976 | Donal Kennedy | Moneygall | Newmarket-on-Fergus | 2-02 | 8 |
| 1977 | Jimmy Barry-Murphy | St. Finbarr's | Portlaw | 4-01 | 13 |
| 1978 | Éamonn Grimes | South Liberties | Kilruane MacDonagh's | 1-06 | 9 |
| 1978 | Tom Casey | Dunhill | Newmarket-on-Fergus | 1-06 | 9 |
| 1979 | John Hogan | Dunhill | Causeway | 3-02 | 11 |
| 1980 | John Cremin | St. Finbarr's | Causeway | 0-10 | 10 |
| 1981 | Noel O'Dwyer | Borris-Ileigh | Mount Sion | 0-10 | 10 |
| 1982 | Richie Bennis | Patrickswell | Causeway | 1-06 | 9 |
| 1983 | John Fenton | Midleton | Borris-Ileigh | 1-01 | 13 |
| 1984 | Gerry McInerney | Sixmilebridge | St. Finbarr's | 2-06 | 12 |
| 1985 | Finbarr Delaney | Blackrock | Kilmallock | 2-08 | 14 |
| 1986 | Leo O'Connor | Claughaun | Midleton | 2-05 | 11 |
| 1987 | John Regan | Causeway | Patrickswell | 1-05 | 8 |
| 1988 | Val Donnellan | Feakle | Ballyduff | 3-07 | 16 |
| 1989 | John Buckley | Glen Rovers | Ballyduff | 2-03 | 9 |
| 1990 | Declan Coote | Éire Óg | Roanmore | 2-05 | 11 |
| 1991 | Tommy Grogan | Cashel King Cormacs | Clarecastle | 1-09 | 12 |
| 1992 | Paddy Kelly | Kilmallock | Sixmilebridge | 2-05 | 11 |
| 1993 | Mike Nolan | Toomevara | Patrickswell | 1-11 | 14 |
| 1994 | Ger Manley | Midleton | Mount Sion | 2-11 | 17 |
| 1995 | Gary Kirby | Patrickswell | Ballyduff | 1-07 | 10 |
| 1996 | Paul Flynn | Ballygunner | Na Piarsaigh | 1-12 | 15 |
| 1997 | Gary Kirby | Patrickswell | Ballyheigue | 1-10 | 13 |
| 1998 | Tommy Dunne | Toomevara | Blackrock | 1-06 | 9 |
| 1998 | Jamesie O'Connor | St. Joseph's Doora-Barefield | Toomevara | 0-09 | 9 |
| 1999 | Tommy Dunne | Toomevara | Ahane | 1-07 | 10 |
| 2000 | Gary Kirby | Patrickswell | Toomevara | 1-08 | 11 |
| 2000 | Niall Gilligan | Sixmilebridge | Mount Sion | 1-08 | 11 |
| 2001 | Alan Browne | Blackrock | Kilmoyley | 2-07 | 13 |
| 2001 | Paul Flynn | Ballygunner | St. Joseph's Doora-Barefield | 0-13 | 13 |
| 2002 | Shane Brick | Kilmoyley | Blackrock | 1-10 | 13 |
| 2003 | James Bowles | Newtownshandrum | Patrickswell | 2-03 | 9 |
| 2003 | Paul O'Grady | Patrickswell | Mount Sion | 0-09 | 9 |
| 2004 | Seán Ryan | Mount Sion | Ahane | 4-00 | 12 |
| 2005 | Mike Conway | Lixnaw | Thurles Sarsfields | 3-07 | 16 |
| 2006 | Willie Ryan | Toomevara | Ballyduff | 2-01 | 7 |
| 2006 | Bobby O'Sullivan | Ballyduff | Toomevara | 1-04 | 7 |
| 2006 | Ken Dunne | Toomevara | Erin's Own | 1-04 | 7 |
| 2006 | Ken Dunne | Toomevara | Ballyduff | 0-07 | 7 |
| 2006 | Ken McGrath | Mount Sion | Toomevara | 0-07 | 7 |
| 2007 | Aidan Lynch | Tulla | Lixnaw | 1-08 | 11 |
| 2008 | Pat Ryan | Sarsfields | Clonlara | 0-14 | 14 |
| 2009 | Declan Hannon | Adare | Newtownshandrum | 1-13 | 16 |
| 2010 | Cian McCarthy | Sarsfields | De La Salle | 1-06 | 9 |
| 2011 | Shane Dowling | Na Piarsaigh | Ballygunner | 2-04 | 10 |
| 2011 | Shane Dowling | Na Piarsaigh | Crusheen | 1-07 | 10 |
| 2012 | Jake Dillon | De La Salle | Thurles Sarsfields | 0-09 | 9 |
| 2013 | Noel McGrath | Loughmore-Castleiney | Na Piarsaigh | 0-09 | 9 |
| 2014 | Cian McCarthy | Sarsfields | Kilmallock | 0-12 | 12 |
| 2015 | Brian O'Sullivan | Ballygunner | Glen Rovers | 0-09 | 9 |
| 2015 | Brian O'Sullivan | Ballygunner | Na Piarsaigh | 1-06 | 9 |
| 2016 | Tony Kelly | Ballyea | Thurles Sarsfields | 1-10 | 13 |
| 2017 | Ronan Lynch | Na Piarsaigh | Blackrock | 0-15 | 15 |
| 2018 | Niall Deasy | Ballyea | Ballygunner | 2-10 | 16 |
| 2019 | Patrick Horgan | Glen Rovers | Borris-Ileigh | 2-04 | 10 |
| 2019 | Pauric Mahony | Ballygunner | Sixmilebridge | 0-10 | 10 |
Finals
| Final | Top scorer | Team | Score | Total |
| 1964 | Tom Corbett | Glen Rovers | 0-05 | 5 |
| 1965 | Pierce Freaney | St. Finbarr's | 0-08 | 8 |
| 1966 | Mick Roche | Carrick Davins | 1-09 | 12 |
| 1967 | Mick Roche | Carrick Davins | 0-05 | 5 |
| 1968 | Mick Arthur | Newmarket-on-Fergus | 2-00 | 6 |
| 1969 | Francis Loughnane | Roscrea | 2-01 | 7 |
| 1970 | Francis Loughnane | Roscrea | 1-05 | 8 |
| 1971 | Pat Moylan | Blackrock | 1-05 | 8 |
| 1972 | Liam McAuliffe | Glen Rovers | 2-02 | 8 |
| 1973 | Timmy Ryan | Newmarket-on-Fergus | 0-09 | 9 |
| 1974 | Charlie McCarthy | St. Finbarr's | 0-04 | 4 |
| 1975 | Ray Cummins | Blackrock | 3-02 | 11 |
| 1976 | Patsy Harte | Glen Rovers | 1-03 | 6 |
| 1977 | Charlie McCarthy | St. Finbarr's | 2-02 | 8 |
| 1977 | John Allen | St. Finbarr's | 1-01 | 4 |
| 1978 | Ray Cummins | Blackrock | 2-00 | 6 |
| 1979 | John Grogan | Dunhill | 1-03 | 6 |
| 1980 | Charlie McCarthy | St. Finbarr's | 0-06 | 6 |
| 1981 | Jim Greene | Mount Sion | 1-06 | 9 |
| 1982 | Richie Bennis | Patrickswell | 0-05 | 5 |
| 1983 | Kevin Hennessy | Midleton | 3-01 | 10 |
| 1984 | Gerry McInerney | Sixmilebridge | 1-05 | 8 |
| 1985 | Paddy Williams | Kilrunae MacDonagh's | 0-03 | 3 |
| 1986 | Noel O'Dwyer | Borris-Ileigh | 0-09 | 9 |
| 1987 | John Fenton | Midleton | 0-06 | 6 |
| 1987 | Pat O'Neill | Cappawhite | 0-06 | 6 |
| 1988 | Shane Ahern | Mount Sion | 2-06 | 12 |
| 1989 | Christy Keyes | Ballybrown | 1-04 | 7 |
| 1990 | Gary Kirby | Patrickswell | 0-06 | 6 |
| 1991 | Tommy Grogan | Cashel King Cormac's | 0-04 | 4 |
| 1992 | Paddy Kelly | Kilmallock | 2-05 | 11 |
| 1993 | Michael Nolan | Toomevara | 0-08 | 8 |
| 1994 | Tommy Dunne | Toomevara | 0-08 | 8 |
| 1995 | Gerry McInerney | Sixmilebridge | 1-02 | 5 |
| 1995 | John Chaplin | Sixmilebridge | 0-05 | 5 |
| 1995 | Michael Cleary | Nenagh Éire Óg | 0-05 | 5 |
| 1996 | Paul Flynn | Ballygunner | 2-04 | 10 |
| 1996 | Paul O'Rourke | Wolfe Tones | 2-04 | 10 |
| 1997 | Gary Kirby | Patrickswell | 0-11 | 11 |
| 1998 | Jamesie O'Connor | St. Joseph's Doora-Barefield | 0-09 | 9 |
| 1999 | Paul Flynn | Ballygunner | 1-05 | 8 |
| 2000 | Niall Gilligan | Sixmilebridge | 1-08 | 11 |
| 2001 | Paul Flynn | Ballygunner | 1-09 | 12 |
| 2002 | Ken McGrath | Mount Sion | 0-09 | 9 |
| 2003 | James Bowles | Newtownshandrum | 2-03 | 9 |
| 2004 | Ken McGrath | Mount Sion | 1-06 | 9 |
| 2005 | Ben O'Connor | Newtownshandrum | 0-06 | 6 |
| 2006 | Ken Dunne | Toomevara | 1-04 | 7 |
| 2007 | Evan Sweeney | Loughmore-Castleiney | 1-02 | 5 |
| 2008 | John Mullane | De La Salle | 1-02 | 5 |
| 2009 | Paul Flynn | Ballygunner | 0-08 | 8 |
| 2010 | John Mullane | De La Salle | 0-05 | 5 |
| 2011 | Adrian Breen | Na Piarsaigh | 1-03 | 6 |
| 2012 | Jake Dillon | De La Salle | 0-09 | 9 |
| 2013 | Kevin Ryan | Na Piarsaigh | 1-03 | 6 |
| 2014 | Jake Mulcahy | Kilmallock | 1-06 | 9 |
| 2014 | Conor McGrath | Cratloe | 1-06 | 9 |
| 2015 | Brian O'Sullivan | Ballygunner | 1-06 | 9 |
| 2016 | Conor Dorris | Glen Rovers | 2-01 | 7 |
| 2016 | Niall Deasy | Ballyea | 0-07 | 7 |
| 2017 | Adrian Breen | Na Piarsaigh | 1-05 | 8 |
| 2018 | Pauric Mahony | Ballygunner | 1-06 | 9 |
| 2019 | Brendan Maher | Borris-Ileigh | 0-07 | 7 |
Players
| Player | Team | Years won | - | - | - | - | |
| Player | Team | Years won | 5 | Donie Collins | Blackrock | 1971, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1979 | |
| 5 | Pat Kavanagh | Blackrock | 1971, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1979 | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Pat Moylan | Blackrock | 1971, 1973, 1975, 1978, 1979 | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | David Breen | Na Piarsaigh | 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017 | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Frank Cummins | Blackrock | 1971, 1973, 1975, 1978 | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Ray Cummins | Blackrock | 1973, 1975, 1978, 1979 | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Alan Dempsey | Na Piarsaigh | 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017 | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Kevin Downes | Na Piarsaigh | 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017 | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | John Horgan | Blackrock | 1971, 1973, 1975, 1978 | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Kieran Kennedy | Na Piarsaigh | 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017 | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Pádraic Kennedy | Na Piarsaigh | 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017 | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Cathal King | Na Piarsaigh | 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017 | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Tony Maher | St. Finbarr's | 1965, 1974, 1977, 1980 | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Charlie McCarthy | St. Finbarr's | 1965, 1974, 1977, 1980 | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Tim Murphy | Blackrock | 1973, 1975, 1978, 1979 | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Frank Norberg | Blackrock | 1971, 1973, 1975, 1979 | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Éamonn O'Donoghue | Blackrock | 1973, 1975, 1978, 1979 | - | - | - | - |
| 4 | Kevin Ryan | Na Piarsaigh | 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017 | - | - | - | - |
Miscellaneous
- John Horgan of Blackrock holds the record of being the only player to captain his club to three Munster club titles. These victories came in 1971, 1973 and 1978.
- Cork clubs hold the record for the most consecutive appearances in Munster finals. They played in twelve-in-a-row between 1969 and 1980, with success coming on eleven of those occasions.
- Cork is the only county to have completed the Munster junior, intermediate and senior treble at club level in the same year. This feat was achieved in 2005 when Fr. O'Neill's, Ballinhassig and Newtownshandrum claimed their respective titles in their respective grades.
- Tipperary hold the record for the number of clubs that have won the Munster title, with nine different clubs all claiming provincial victories on behalf of the county.
- Both Ballygunner and Sixmilebridge jointly hold the record for appearances in Munster finals. These two clubs have appeared in nine provincial deciders.
- Four clubs have secured back-to-back Munster titles: Newmarket-on-Fergus in 1968, Roscrea in 1970, Blackrock in 1979 and St. Joseph's Doora-Barefield in 1999.
- Five players have captained both their club and their county to Munster titles: Christy Ring, John Horgan, Martin O'Doherty, John Fenton and Tommy Dunne.
- St. Finbarrs won the Munster Senior Club Football and Hurling championships in 1980 and are currently the only Munster club team to achieve this double.