Leinster Senior Hurling Championship records and statistics

This page details statistics of the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship.

Team results
Legend


 * – Champions
 * – Runners-up
 * – Group Stage/Quarter-Finals/Semi-Finals
 * – Relegated
 * JM – Joe McDonagh Cup
 * CR – Christy Ring Cup

For each year, the number of teams in each championship (in brackets) are shown.

Least successful counties
Out of the 16 counties who have participated, nine counties have never been represented in a Leinster SHC Final. These Antrim, Carlow, Kerry, Kildare, London, Longford, Louth, Meath and Wicklow. Six of these counties have never competed in a semi-final: Antrim, Kerry, London, Longford, Louth and Wicklow.

Kerry transferred from the Munster Senior Hurling Championship for a couple of years but have been transferred back, making them currently ineligible for the championship.

Levels
In the last few years, Leinster counties can be divided into four levels or tiers, based on results: Tier 1 counties are consistent participants in the latter stage of the Leinster championship. Tier 2 counties regularly compete in the championship. Tier 3 counties are not consistent participants in the championship.

Tier 1 counties (4): Dublin, Galway, Kilkenny, Wexford

Tier 2 counties (5): Antrim, Carlow, Laois, Offaly, Westmeath

Tier 3 counties (7): Kerry, Kildare, London, Longford, Louth, Meath, Wicklow

Seasons in Leinster SHC
The number of years that each county has played in the Leinster SHC between 1888 and 2024. A total of 15 counties have competed in at least one season of the Leinster SHC. Dublin have participated in the most championships. The counties in bold participate in the 2024 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship.

List of Leinster Senior Hurling Championship counties
The following teams have competed in the Leinster Championship for at least one season.

All-time table (since introduction of round robin)
Legend ''As of 9 July 2024 (after 2024 championship). Includes final replays.''

Winners By decade
The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of Leinster Senior Hurling Championship titles, is as follows:


 * 1880s: 1 each for Colours_of_Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny (1888) and Colours_of_Dublin.svg Dublin (1889)
 * 1890s: 4 for Colours_of_Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny (1893, 1895, 1897, 1898)
 * 1900s: 6 for Colours_of_Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny (1900, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1907, 1909)
 * 1910s: 4 for Colours_of_Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny (1911, 1912, 1913, 1916)
 * 1920s: 5 each for Colours_of_Dublin.svg Dublin (1920, 1921, 1924, 1927, 1928) and Colours_of_Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny (1922, 1923, 1925, 1926, 1929)
 * 1930s: 7 for Colours_of_Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny (1931-1932-1933-1935-1936-1937-1939)
 * 1940s: 5 for Colours_of_Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny (1940-1943-1945-1946-1947)
 * 1950s: 5 for Colours_of_Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny (1950-1953-1957-1958-1959)
 * 1960s: 4 each for Colours_of_Wexford.svg Wexford (1960-1962-1965-1968) and Colours_of_Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny (1963-1966-1967-1969)
 * 1970s: 7 for Colours_of_Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny (1971-1972-1973-1974-1975-1978-1979)
 * 1980s: 6 for Colours_of_Offaly.svg Offaly (1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989)
 * 1990s: 5 for Colours_of_Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny (1991-1992-1993-1998-1999)
 * 2000s: 9 for Colours_of_Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009)
 * 2010s: 5 for Colours_of_Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny (2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016)
 * 2020s: 5 for Colours_of_Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)

Septuple

 * Colours_of_Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011)

Sextuple

 * Colours_of_Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003)

Quintuple

 * Colours_of_Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny (1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975)
 * Colours_of_Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)

Treble

 * Colours_of_Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny (1903, 1904, 1905)
 * Colours_of_Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny (1911, 1912, 1913)
 * Colours_of_Dublin.svg Dublin (1919, 1920, 1921)
 * Colours_of_Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny (1931, 1932, 1933)
 * Colours_of_Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny (1935, 1936, 1937)
 * Colours_of_Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny (1945, 1946, 1947)
 * Colours_of_Wexford.svg Wexford (1954, 1955, 1956)
 * Colours_of_Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny (1957, 1958, 1959)
 * Colours_of_Offaly.svg Offaly (1988, 1989, 1990)
 * Colours_of_Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny (1991, 1992, 1993)
 * Colours_of_Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny (2014, 2015, 2016)

Double

 * Colours_of_Wexford.svg Wexford (1890, 1891)
 * Colours_of_Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny (1897, 1898)
 * Colours_of_Laois.svg Laois (1914, 1915)
 * Colours_of_Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny (1922, 1923)
 * Colours_of_Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny (1925, 1926)
 * Colours_of_Dublin.svg Dublin (1927, 1928)
 * Colours_of_Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny (1939, 1940)
 * Colours_of_Dublin.svg Dublin (1941, 1942)
 * Colours_of_Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny (1963, 1964)
 * Colours_of_Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny (1966, 1967)
 * Colours_of_Wexford.svg Wexford (1976, 1977)
 * Colours_of_Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny (1978, 1979)
 * Colours_of_Offaly.svg Offaly (1980, 1981)
 * Colours_of_Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny (1982, 1983)
 * Colours_of_Offaly.svg Offaly (1984, 1985)
 * Colours_of_Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny (1986, 1987)
 * Colours_of_Offaly.svg Offaly (1994, 1995)
 * Colours_of_Wexford.svg Wexford (1996, 1997)
 * Colours_of_Galway.svg Galway (2017, 2018)

Single

 * Colours_of_Dublin.svg Dublin (1889, 1892, 1894, 1896, 1902, 1906, 1908, 1917, 1924, 1930, 1934, 1938, 1944, 1948, 1952, 1961, 2013)
 * Colours_of_Wexford.svg Wexford (1899, 1901, 1910, 1918, 1951, 1960, 1962, 1965, 1968, 1970, 2004, 2019)
 * Colours_of_Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny (1888, 1893, 1895, 1900, 1907, 1909, 1916, 1943, 1950, 1953, 1969)
 * Colours_of_Laois.svg Laois (1949)
 * Colours_of_Galway.svg Galway (2012)

Finishing positions

 * Most championships
 * 76, Colours_of_Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny (1888, 1893, 1895, 1897, 1898, 1900, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1907, 1909, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1916, 1922, 1923, 1925, 1926, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1939, 1940, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1950, 1953, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1986, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
 * Most second-place finishes
 * 37, Colours_of_Dublin.svg Dublin (1888, 1893, 1895, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1907, 1910, 1911, 1913, 1915, 1918, 1922, 1923, 1925, 1932, 1933, 1939, 1940, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1954, 1959, 1963, 1964, 1990, 1991, 2009, 2011, 2014, 2021, 2024)
 * Most third-place finishes
 * 3, Colours_of_Wexford.svg Wexford (2018, 2022, 2024)
 * Most fourth-place finishes
 * 2, Colours_of_Dublin.svg Dublin (2018, 2022)
 * 2, Galway (2019, 2024)
 * Most fifth-place finishes
 * 2, Colours_of_Antrim.svg Antrim (2023, 2024)
 * Most sixth-place finishes
 * 1, Colours_of_Laois.svg Laois (2022)
 * 1, Colours_of_Westmeath.svg Westmeath (2023)
 * 1, Colours_of_Carlow.svg Carlow (2024)
 * Most semi-final finishes
 * 00, 000 (0000)
 * Most quarter-final finishes
 * 00, 000 (0000)
 * Most preliminary round finishes
 * 00, 000 (0000)
 * Most group stage finishes
 * 00, 000 (0000)

Unbeaten sides

 * 134 out of 136 winning teams have won the Leinster SHC unbeaten

Beaten sides
The group stage of the championship has resulted in 2 'back-door' Leinster SHC champions:


 * Colours_of_Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny (2022) were beaten by Colours_of_Galway.svg Galway in round 3 and Colours_of_Wexford.svg Wexford in round 5.
 * Colours_of_Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny (2023) were beaten by Colours_of_Wexford.svg Wexford in round 5.

On 1 occasion a team was defeated twice but have remained in the championship:


 * Colours_of_Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny (2022) were beaten by Colours_of_Galway.svg Galway and Colours_of_Wexford.svg Wexford but still qualified for the final.

Final success rate
No county has appeared in the final, being victorious on all occasions.

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


 * Colours_of_Westmeath.svg Westmeath (1937)

Consecutive participations (in round robin)

 * 6, Colours_of_Dublin.svg Dublin (2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
 * 6, Colours_of_Galway.svg Galway (2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
 * 6, Colours_of_Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny (2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
 * 6, Colours_of_Wexford.svg Wexford (2018, 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)

Dublin have the record number of participations in the championship overall, taking part in 136 seasons.

Winning other trophies
Although not an officially recognised achievement, a number of teams have achieved the distinction of winning the Leinster championship, the All-Ireland championship and the National Hurling League:


 * Colours_of_Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny (1933, 1982, 1983, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2009, 2014)
 * Colours_of_Wexford.svg Wexford (1956)
 * Colours_of_Galway.svg Galway (2017)

Biggest wins

 * The most one sided Leinster finals since 1896 when goals were made equal to three points:
 * 21 points – 1901: Wexford 7-06 - 1-03 Offaly
 * 19 points – 2008: Kilkenny 5-21 - 0-17 Wexford
 * 18 points – 1896: Dublin 4-06 - 0-00 Kilkenny

Successful defending
All 6 teams of the 6 who have won the Leinster championship have successfully defended the title. These are:
 * Colours_of_Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny on 41 attempts out of 72 (1898, 1904, 1905, 1912, 1913, 1923, 1926, 1932, 1933, 1936, 1937, 1940, 1946, 1947, 1958, 1959, 1967, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1979, 1983, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2021, 2022, 2023)
 * Colours_of_Wexford.svg Wexford on 5 attempts out of 19 (1891, 1955, 1956, 1977, 1997)
 * Colours_of_Dublin.svg Dublin on 4 attempts out of 23 (1920, 1921, 1928, 1942)
 * Colours_of_Offaly.svg Offaly on 4 attempts out of 8 (1981, 1985, 1989, 1990)
 * Colours_of_Galway.svg Galway on 1 attempts out of 3 (2018)
 * Colours_of_Laois.svg Laois on 1 attempts out of 2 (1915)

Gaps

 * The longest gaps between successive Leinster titles:
 * 52 years: Colours_of_Dublin.svg Dublin (1961–2013)
 * 34 years: Colours_of_Laois.svg Laois (1915–1949)
 * 33 years: Colours_of_Wexford.svg Wexford (1918–1951)
 * 19 years: Colours_of_Wexford.svg Wexford (1977–1996)
 * 15 years: Colours_of_Wexford.svg Wexford (2004–2019)
 * 9 years: Colours_of_Wexford.svg Wexford (1901–1910)
 * 9 years: Colours_of_Dublin.svg Dublin (1908–1917)
 * 9 years: Colours_of_Dublin.svg Dublin (1952–1961)
 * The longest gaps between successive Leinster finals:
 * 41 years: Colours_of_Offaly.svg Offaly (1928–1969)
 * 34 years: Colours_of_Laois.svg Laois (1951–1985)
 * 26 years: Colours_of_Wexford.svg Wexford (1918–1944)
 * 26 years: Colours_of_Dublin.svg Dublin (1964–1990)
 * 23 years: Colours_of_Offaly.svg Offaly (1901–1924)
 * 18 years: Colours_of_Laois.svg Laois (1891–1909)
 * 18 years: Colours_of_Dublin.svg Dublin (1991–2009)
 * 15 years: Colours_of_Laois.svg Laois (1915–1930)
 * 12 years: Colours_of_Laois.svg Laois (1936–1948)
 * 11 years: Colours_of_Offaly.svg Offaly (1969–1980)
 * 9 years: Colours_of_Wexford.svg Wexford (1901–1910)
 * 9 years: Colours_of_Wexford.svg Wexford (2008–2017)

Active gaps

 * Longest active gaps between since last title:
 * 75 years: Colours_of_Laois.svg Laois (1949–)
 * 29 years: Colours_of_Offaly.svg Offaly (1995–)
 * 11 years: Colours_of_Dublin.svg Dublin (2013–)
 * 6 years: Colours_of_Galway.svg Galway (2018–)
 * 5 years: Colours_of_Wexford.svg Wexford (2019–)
 * 1 year: Colours_of_Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny (2023–)
 * Longest active gaps since last championship final appearance:
 * 87 years: Colours_of_Westmeath.svg Westmeath (1937–)
 * 39 years: Colours_of_Laois.svg Laois (1985–)
 * 20 years: Colours_of_Offaly.svg Offaly (2004–)
 * 5 years: Colours_of_Wexford.svg Wexford (2019–)
 * 2 years: Colours_of_Dublin.svg Dublin (2021–)
 * 1 year: Colours_of_Galway.svg Galway (2023–)
 * 1 year: Colours_of_Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny (2023–)
 * Longest active gap since last championship appearance:
 * 104 years: Colours_of_Louth.svg Louth (1920–)

Longest undefeated run

 * 15 matches (Kilkenny, 2005-2012): The record for the longest unbeaten run stands at 15 games held by Kilkenny. It began with a 6-28 to 0-15 win against Offaly in the semi-final of the 2005 championship and finished with a 2-21 to 0-9 defeat of Dublin in the Leinster semi-final of the 2012 championship. The 15-game unbeaten streak, which included no drawn games, ended with a 2-21 to 2-11 loss to Galway in the 2012 Leinster final.

Miscellaneous

 * Best finish by a debuting team
 * Champions, Colours_of_Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny (1888)
 * Best finish by a debuting team (after 1888)
 * Champions, Colours_of_Wexford.svg Wexford (1890)
 * Highest winning record in finals (3 or more app.)
 * 71%, Colours_of_Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny (75 wins in 106 matches)
 * Lowest winning record in finals (3 or more app.)
 * 20%, Colours_of_Laois.svg Laois (3 wins in 15 matches)
 * Most played match
 * Colours_of_Dublin.svg Dublin vs Colours_of_Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny

All time
This is a list of players who have scored a cumulative total of 100 points or more in the Leinster Championship.