Munster Senior Hurling Championship records and statistics
This page details statistics of the Munster Senior Hurling Championship.
General performances
By county
| Team | Won | Runner-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cork[1] | 51 | 29 | 1890, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1901, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1907, 1912, 1915, 1919, 1920, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1931, 1939, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1992, 1999, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2014 | 1896, 1897, 1898, 1906, 1909, 1910, 1913, 1914, 1916, 1921, 1932, 1940, 1941, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1980, 1987, 1988, 1991, 2004, 2010, 2013 |
| Tipperary[2] | 42 | 26 | 1895, 1896, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1906, 1908, 1909, 1913, 1916, 1917, 1922, 1924, 1925, 1930, 1937, 1941, 1945, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1971, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 2001, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016 | 1894, 1904, 1907, 1911, 1912, 1923, 1926, 1935, 1936, 1942, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1963, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1984, 1985, 1990, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2005, 2006 |
| Limerick[3] | 19 | 27 | 1897, 1910, 1911, 1918, 1921, 1923, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1940, 1955, 1973, 1974, 1980, 1981, 1994, 1996, 2013 | 1891, 1893, 1895, 1902, 1905, 1917, 1919, 1920, 1922, 1924, 1937, 1939, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1949, 1956, 1971, 1975, 1976, 1979, 1992, 1995, 2001, 2007, 2014 |
| Waterford[4] | 9 | 20 | 1938, 1948, 1957, 1959, 1963, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2010 | 1903, 1925, 1929, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1943, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1982, 1983, 1989, 1998, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016 |
| Clare[5] | 6 | 20 | 1889, 1914, 1932, 1995, 1997, 1998 | 1899, 1901, 1915, 1918, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1938, 1955, 1967, 1972, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1986, 1993, 1994, 1999, 2008 |
| Kerry[6] | 1 | 4 | 1891 | 1899, 1890, 1892, 1908 |
Teams
By decade
The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of Munster Senior Hurling Championship titles, is as follows:
- 1890s: 4 each for Cork (1890-92-93-94) and Tipperary (1895-96-98-99)
- 1900s: 6 for Cork (1901-02-03-04-05-07)
- 1910s: 3 each for Cork (1912-15-19); Limerick (1910-11-18) and Tipperary (1913-16-17)
- 1920s: 5 for Cork (1920-26-27-28-29)
- 1930s: 4 for Limerick (1933-34-35-36)
- 1940s: 5 for Cork (1942-43-44-46-47)
- 1950s: 4 for Cork (1952-53-54-56)
- 1960s: 7 for Tipperary (1960-61-62-64-65-67-68)
- 1970s: 7 for Cork (1970-72-75-76-77-78-79)
- 1980s: 5 for Cork (1982-83-84-85-86)
- 1990s: 3 each for Clare (1995-97-98) and Cork (1990-92-99)
- 2000s: 4 for Cork (2000-03-05-06)
- 2010s: 4 for Tipperary (2011-12-15-16)
Other records
Biggest wins
- The most one sided Munster finals since 1896 when goals were made equal to three points:
- 31 points – 1918: Limerick 11-3 (36) – (5) 1-2 Clare
- 31 points – 1982: Cork 5-31 (46) – (15) 3-6 Waterford
- 28 points – 1893: Cork 5-13 (28) – (0) 0-0 Limerick
- 27 points – 1903: Cork 5-16 (31) – (4) 1-1 Waterford
- 26 points – 1905: Cork 7-12 (33) – (7) 1-4 Limerick
- 23 points – 1899: Tipperary 5-16 (31) – (8) 0-8 Clare
- 22 points – 1900: Tipperary 6-11 (29) – (7) 2-1 Kerry
- 22 points – 1972: Cork 6-18 (36) – (14) 2-8 Clare
- 21 points – 2016: Tipperary 5-19 (34) – (13 0-13 Waterford
- 21 points – 1896: Tipperary 7-9 (30) – (9) 2-3 Cork
- 21 points – 2011: Tipperary 7-19 (40) - (19) 0-19 Waterford
- 20 points – 1962: Tipperary 5-14 (29) – (9) 2-3 Waterford
- 19 points – 1915: Cork 8-2 (26) – (7) 2-1 Clare
- 19 points – 1983: Cork 3-22 (31) – (12) 0-12 Waterford
- 18 points – 1993: Tipperary 3-27 (36) – (18) 2-12 Clare
- 18 points – 1965: Tipperary 4-11 (23) – (5) 0-5 Cork
- The most one sided games from the semi-final and quarter-final stages of the championship:
Successful defending
Only 4 teams of the 6 who have won the Munster championship have ever successfully defended the title. These are:
- Cork on 26 attempts out of 50 (1893, 1894, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1920, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1943, 1944, 1947, 1953, 1954, 1970, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 2000, 2006)
- Tipperary on 16 attempts out of 40 (1896, 1899, 1900, 1909, 1917, 1925, 1950, 1951, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1968, 1988, 1989, 2009, 2012)
- Limerick on 6 attempts out of 19 (1911, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1974, 1981)
- Clare on 1 attempt out of 6 (1998)
Gaps
- Top ten longest gaps between successive Munster titles:
- 63 years: Clare (1932-1995)
- 39 years: Waterford (1963-2002)
- 25 years: Clare (1889-1914)
- 18 years: Limerick (1955-1973)
- 18 years: Clare (1914-1932)
- 17 years: Limerick (1996-2013)
- 16 years: Tipperary (1971-1987)
- 15 years: Limerick (1940-1955)
- 13 years: Limerick (1981-1994)
- 13 years: Limerick (1897-1910)
- Top ten longest gaps between successive Munster titles:
Longest undefeated run
The record for the longest unbeaten run stands at 15 games held by Cork. It began with a 1-19 to 2-8 win against Tipperary in the quarter-final of the 1982 championship and finished with a 1-18 apiece draw with Tipperary in the Munster final of the 1987 championship. The 15 game unbeaten streak, which included just one drawn game, ended with a 4-22 to 1-22 extra-time loss to Tipperary in the replay of the 1987 Munster final.
Players
Top scorers
This is a list of players who have scored a cumulative total of 100 points or more in the Munster Championship.
| Rank | Player | Team | Scores | Era |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christy Ring | Cork | 29-146 (233) | 1940-1962 |
| 2 | Eoin Kelly | Tipperary | 12-177 (213) | 2001–2014 |
| 3 | Paul Flynn | Waterford | 19-120 (177) | 1993-2007 |
| 4 | Jimmy Doyle | Tipperary | 16-125 (173) | 1958-1973 |
| 5 | Charlie McCarthy | Cork | 22-103 (169) | 1965-1980 |
| 6 | Gary Kirby | Limerick | 7-139 (160) | 1987-1999 |
| 7 | Éamonn Cregan | Limerick | 24-78 (150) | 1965-1983 |
| 8 | Joe Deane | Cork | 6-114 (132) | 1996-2008 |
| 9 | Nicky English | Tipperary | 14-77 (119) | 1982-1996 |
| 10 | Tony O'Sullivan | Cork | 1-115 (118) | 1982-1995 |
| 11 | John Fenton | Cork | 5-102 (117) | 1975-1987 |
| 12 | Jimmy Smyth | Clare | 20-53 (113) | 1949-1957 |
| 13 | Patrick Horgan | Cork | 6-92 (110) | 2008- |
| 14 | Ben O'Connor | Cork | 6-91 (109) | 1999-2011 |
| 15 | Richie Bennis | Limerick | 8-84 (108) | 1965-1975 |
| 16 | Pat Fox | Tipperary | 6-86 (104) | 1980-1996 |
| 17 | Michael Cleary | Tipperary | 8-79 (103) | 1988-1997 |
| 18 | Jimmy Kennedy | Cork | 33-3 (102) | 1912-1927 |
All-time appearances
| Rank | Player | Team | Appearances | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christy Ring | Cork | 49 | 1940-1963 |
Munster final appearances
| Rank | Player | Team | Appearances | Finals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christy Ring | Cork | 18 | 1940, 1940 (R), 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1961 |
| 2 | John Doyle | Tipperary | 14 | 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967 |
| 3 | Jimmy Doyle | Tipperary | 11 | 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1971 |
| Charlie McCarthy | Cork | 11 | 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980 | |
| Jimmy Barry-Murphy | Cork | 11 | 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 |
Munster medal winners
| Rank | Player | Team | No. | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Doyle | Tipperary | 10 | 1949, 1950, 1951, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967 |
| Jimmy Barry-Murphy | Cork | 10 | 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 | |
| 3 | Christy Ring | Cork | 9 | 1942, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956 |
| Jimmy Doyle | Tipperary | 9 | 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1971 | |
| Charlie McCarthy | Cork | 9 | 1966, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 | |
| Gerald McCarthy | Cork | 9 | 1966, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 | |
| Ray Cummins | Cork | 9 | 1969, 1970, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982 | |
| Johnny Crowley | Cork | 9 | 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 | |
| 9 | Donie Nealon | Tipperary | 8 | 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968 |
| Tom Cashman | Cork | 8 | 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 | |
| Dermot McCurtain | Cork | 8 | 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 |
Other records
- Winners of Munster medals on the field of play in each of three decades:
- Paddy Ahern of Cork: 1919, 1920, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1931
- Tommy Doyle of Tipperary: 1937, 1942, 1945, 1949, 1950, 1951
- Jimmy Doyle of Tipperary: 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1971
- Ray Cummins of Cork: 1969, 1970, 1972, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982
- Declan Ryan of Tipperary: 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 2001
See also
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship records and statistics
- Leinster Senior Hurling Championship records and statistics
External links
References
- ↑ "Cork GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ↑ "Tipperary GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ↑ "Limerick GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ↑ "Waterford GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ↑ "Clare GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ↑ "Kerry GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
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