Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship


The Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Ulster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by the champion hurling teams in the province of Ulster in Ireland. It is the most prestigious club competition in Ulster hurling.
Introduced in 1970, it was initially a straight knockout tournament open to the nine county club champion teams in Ulster. The competition currently retains the knockout format but features just four teams who represent the strongest hurling counties in Ulster.
In its current format, the Ulster Club Championship begins in October with the semi-finals. Entrants are not seeded. The two semi-final winners proceed to the final which is currently played in late October or early November. The winner of the Ulster Club Championship, as well as being presented with the Four Seasons Cup, qualifies for the subsequent All-Ireland Club Championship.
The competition has been won by 10 teams, 8 of which have won it more than once. Ruairí Óg, Cushendall is the most successful team in the tournament's history, having won it 11 times. Slaughtneil are the reigning champions, having beaten Dunloy by 1-15 to 0-10 in the 2019 final.

The championship

Qualification

CountyChampionshipQualifying team
AntrimAntrim Senior Hurling ChampionshipChampions
ArmaghAntrim Senior Hurling ChampionshipChampions
DerryDerry Senior Hurling ChampionshipChampions
DownDown Senior Hurling ChampionshipChampions

Finals Listed By Year

YearWinnerScoreCountyOpponentScoreCounty
2019 Slaughtneil1-15 Derry Dunloy0-10 Antrim
2018 Cushendall1-15 Antrim Ballycran0-10 Down
2017 Slaughtneil2-21 Derry Ballygalget1-12 Down
2016 Slaughtneil2-14 Derry Loughgiel Shamrocks1-13 Antrim
2015 Cushendall1-24 Antrim Slaughtneil3-17 Derry
2014 Portaferry1-16 Down Cushendall0-10 Antrim
2013/14 Loughgiel Shamrocks3-14 Antrim Slaughtneil1-15 Derry
2012/13 Loughgiel Shamrocks2-25 Antrim Portaferry0-12 Down
2011/12 Loughgiel Shamrocks2-18 Antrim Ballycran0-08 Down
2010/11 Loughgiel Shamrocks2-24 Antrim Keady Lamh Dhearg0-06 Armagh
2009/10 Dunloy2-16 Antrim Ballycran2-11 Down
2008/09 Cushendall1-14 Antrim Ballygalget1-13 Down
2007/08 Dunloy2-14 Antrim Kevin Lynch's2-08 Derry
2006/07 Cushendall1-13; 1-15 Antrim Kevin Lynch's2-10; 1-07 Derry
2005/06 Ballygalget1-18 Down Cushendall3-08 Antrim
2004/05 O'Donovan Rossa0-16 Antrim Ballygalget0-14 Down
2003/04 Dunloy3-19 Antrim Kevin Lynch's0-09 Derry
2002/03 Dunloy0-12 Antrim Portaferry1-06 Down
2001/02 Dunloy3-11 Antrim Lavey1-07 Derry
2000/01 Dunloy4-11 Antrim Slaughtneil0-09 Derry
1999/00 Cushendall1-12 Antrim Ballygalget1-8 Down
1998/99 Ballygalget1-13; 1-14 Down McQuillan Ballycastle3-07; 1-12 Antrim
1997/98 Dunloy3-16 Antrim Lavey4-10 Derry
1996/97 Cushendall Antrim Portaferry Down
1995/96 Dunloy2-18 Antrim Ballycran0-09 Down
1994/95 Dunloy3-09 Antrim Lavey1-12 Derry
1993/94 Ballycran2-10 Down Cushendall0-12 Antrim
1992/93 Cushendall2-12 Antrim Ballygalget1-10 Down
1991/92 Cushendall1-16 Antrim Portaferry0-05 Down
1990/91 Dunloy0-17 Antrim Ballygalget2-04 Down
1989/90 Loughgiel Shamrocks1-14 Antrim Portaferry2-09 Down
1988/89 O'Donovan Rossa0-13 Antrim Lavey0-11 Derry
1987/88 Cushendall3-10 Antrim Ballycran1-06 Down
1986/87 McQuillan Ballycastle1-13 Antrim Lavey1-08 Derry
1985/86 Cushendall0-19 Antrim Ballycran0-10 Down
1984/85 McQuillan Ballycastle1-14 Antrim Ballycran1-03 Down
1983/84 McQuillan Ballycastle4-12 Antrim Ballygalget2-03 Down
1982/83 Loughgiel Shamrocks1-09 Antrim Ballygalget0-09 Down
1981/82 Cushendall4-17 Antrim Portaferry0-09 Down
1980/81 McQuillan Ballycastle1-20 Antrim Ballycran0-13 Down
1979/80 McQuillan Ballycastle0-11 Antrim Ballycran0-08 Down
1978/79 McQuillan Ballycastle2-14 Antrim Portaferry2-07 Down
1977/78 O'Donovan Rossa1-13 Antrim Ballycran2-06 Down
1976/77 Ballycran0-08 Down O'Donovan Rossa0-07 Antrim
1975/76 Ballygalget4-06 Down McQuillan Ballycastle1-09 Antrim
1974/75 Ballycran3-05 Down Patrick Sarsfields3-02 Antrim
1973/74 St. John'sw/o Antrim Kevin Lynch'sscr. Derry
1972/73 O'Donovan Rossa2-08 Antrim Ballycran3-02 Down
1971/72 Loughgiel Shamrocks3-08 Antrim Portaferry1-12 Down
1970/71 Loughgiel Shamrocks6-14 Antrim Ballygalget2-05 Down

Summary Of Championship Winners

By County

By Club

Records and statistics

Teams

By decade

The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of Ulster Championship titles, is as follows:
Top five longest gaps between successive championship titles:

By year

YearTop scorerTeamScoreTotal
2006Geoffrey McGonagleKevin Lynch's4-0719
2007Gregory O'KaneDunloy0-2121
2008Martin Óg CoulterBallygalget2-1117
2009Simon WilsonBallycran1-1417
2010Liam WatsonLoughgiel Shamrocks1-1316
2011Liam WatsonLoughgiel Shamrocks1-0710
2012Paul BraniffPortaferry0-1818
2013Liam WatsonLoughgiel Shamrocks0-1313
2014Neil McManusRuairí Óg1-1922
2015Cormac O'DohertySlaughtneil1-1619
2016Cormac O'DohertySlaughtneil1-1619
2017Cormac O'DohertySlaughtneil1-2124
2018Scott NicholasonBallycran0-099
2018Neil McManusRuairí Óg0-099
2018Colum McManusBallycran0-099
2019Cormac O'DohertySlaughtneil1-1518

In finals

FinalTop scorerTeamScoreTotal
1999Jackie CarsonRuairí Óg, Cushendall1-047
2000Séamus McMullanDunloy1-036
2001Paddy RichmondDunloy2-039
2002Gregory O'KaneDunloy0-077
2003Geoffrey McGonigleKevin Lynch's0-088
2004Johnny McGrattanBallygalget0-077
2005Johnny McGrattanBallygalget1-0811
2006Geoffrey McGonigleKevin Lynch's2-0410
2007Gregory O'KaneDunloy0-077
2008Martin Óg CoulterBallygalget0-1010
2009Simon WilsonBallycran1-069
2010Eddie McCloskeyLoughgiel Shamrocks0-077
2011Eddie McCloskeyLoughgiel Shamrocks1-025
2012Liam WatsonLoughgiel Shamrocks1-058
2012Eddie McCloskeyLoughgiel Shamrocks0-088
2013Eddie McCloskeyLoughgiel Shamrocks2-028
2014Eoghan SandsPortaferry1-036
2014Paul BraniffPortaferry0-066
2015Neil McManusRuairí Óg, Cushendall0-1313
2016Cormac O'DohertySlaughtneil1-0811
2017Cormac O'DohertySlaughtneil1-1013
2018Neil McManusRuairí Óg, Cushendall0-099
2019Cormac O'DohertySlaughtneil1-0418
2019Conall CunningDunloy0-0718