Armagh Senior Hurling Championship
Armagh Senior Hurling Championship | |
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Code | Hurling |
Region | ![]() |
No. of teams | 6 |
Title holders | ![]() |
Most titles | ![]() |
The Armagh Senior Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition contested by top-tier Armagh GAA clubs. Hurling has always been more popular in the north and west of the county. Camlough and Bessbrook are the only south Armagh clubs to have won the Senior Championship.
Middletown Na Fianna are the title holders (2023) defeating Keady Lámh Dhearg in the Final.
History
The trophy presented to the winners is the ? The winner qualifies to represent their county in either the Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship or the Ulster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship, depending on the winner's recent record when competing at provincial level. Following their 2013 success, Cúchulainn's represented Armagh in the Ulster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship, leaving Armagh without representation in the Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship for that year. Keady became the first Ulster Intermediate Champions from Armagh in 2007 and to date they are the first and only representatives from the county to reach the Ulster Senior Final, doing so in 2010.
Format
Group stage
The 5 clubs start in the groups stage. Over the course of the group stage, each team plays once against the others in the group, resulting in each team being guaranteed four 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 two teams in the group qualify for the final.
Knockout stage
Final: Teams that finished 1st and 2nd place in the group stage contest the final. The winning team are declared champions.
Qualification for subsequent competitions
At the end of the championship, the winning team qualify to the subsequent Ulster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship, the winner of which progresses to the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship.
Teams
2024 teams
The 6 teams competing in the 2024 Armagh Senior Hurling Championship are:
Club | Location | Colours | Championship titles | Last championship title |
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![]() | Bessbrook | Red and white | 0 | — |
![]() | 24 | 2013 | ||
![]() | Derrynoose | 0 | — | |
![]() | Keady | Blue and gold | 25 | 2018 |
![]() | Killean | Green and black | 0 | — |
![]() | Middletown | Black and white | 19 | 2023 |
2024 grades
Championship | Club |
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Senior championships | |
Senior | ![]() |
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Killeavy St Moninna's | |
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Junior championships | |
Junior | ![]() |
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Sean Tracey’s | |
St Malachy's |
Roll of honour
By club
# | Club | Titles | Championship wins |
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1 | ![]() | 25 | 1949, 1959, 1960, 1965, 1972, 1975, 1978, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2018 |
2 | Cúchulainn's | 24 | 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1988, 1989, 2013 |
3 | ![]() | 19 | 1981, 1985, 1986, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
4 | Éire Óg, Keady | 3 | 1927, 1932, 1933 |
Keady Michael Dwyer's | 3 | 1935, 1936, 1937 | |
CBS Armagh PPU | 3 | 1945, 1946, 1948 | |
7 | St Malachy's, Portadown | 2 | 1966, 1967 |
8 | Shane O'Neill's | 1 | 1907 |
Young Irelands | 1 | 1928 | |
Red Hands, Armagh | 1 | 1931 | |
O'Donnell's, Armagh | 1 | 1934 | |
Bessbrook Geraldines | 1 | 1947 | |
Hugh Carberry's Rocks | 1 | 1950 |
List of finals
(r) = replay
Year | Winners | Runners-up | ||
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Club | Score | Club | Score | |
1907 | Shane O'Neill's Camlough | |||
1908–1926 | ||||
1927 | Éire Óg, Keady | |||
1928 | Young Irelands | |||
1929–1930 | No competition | |||
1931 | Red Hands, Armagh | |||
1932 | Éire Óg, Keady | |||
1933 | Éire Óg, Keady | |||
1934 | O'Donnell's, Armagh | |||
1935 | Keady Michael Dwyer's | |||
1936 | Keady Michael Dwyer's | |||
1937 | Keady Michael Dwyer's | |||
1938–1944 | No competition | |||
1945 | CBS Armagh PPU | |||
1946 | CBS Armagh PPU | |||
1947 | Bessbrook Geraldines | |||
1948 | CBS Armagh PPU | |||
1949 | Keady Lámh Dhearg | |||
1950 | Hugh Carberry's Rocks | |||
1951 | Cúchulainn's | |||
1952 | Cúchulainn's | |||
1953 | Cúchulainn's | |||
1954 | Cúchulainn's | |||
1955–1958 | No competition | |||
1959 | Keady Lamh Dhearg | |||
1960 | Keady Lamh Dhearg | |||
1961 | Cúchulainn's | |||
1962 | Cúchulainn's | |||
1963 | Cúchulainn's | |||
1964 | Cúchulainn's | |||
1965 | Keady Lámh Dhearg | |||
1966 | St Malachy's, Portadown | |||
1967 | St Malachy's, Portadown | |||
1968 | Cúchulainn's | |||
1969 | Cúchulainn's | |||
1970 | Cúchulainn's | |||
1971 | Cúchulainn's | |||
1972 | Keady Lámh Dhearg | |||
1973 | Cúchulainn's | |||
1974 | Cúchulainn's | |||
1975 | Keady Lámh Dhearg | |||
1976 | Cúchulainn's | |||
1977 | Cúchulainn's | Lurgan Sean Tracys | ||
1978 | Keady Lámh Dhearg | |||
1979 | Cúchulainn's | |||
1980 | Cúchulainn's | Keady Lámh Dhearg | ||
1981 | Middletown | Keady Lámh Dhearg | ||
1982 | Cúchulainn's | Middletown | ||
1983 | Cúchulainn's | Portadown | ||
1984 | Cúchulainn's | Middletown | ||
1985 | Middletown | |||
1986 | Middletown | 3-08 | Cúchulainn's | 2-06 |
1987 | Keady Lámh Dhearg | |||
1988 | Cúchulainn's | |||
1989 | Cúchulainn's | |||
1990 | Keady Lámh Dhearg | |||
1991 | Middletown | |||
1992 | Keady Lámh Dhearg | |||
1993 | Keady Lámh Dhearg | Cúchulainn's | ||
1994 | Keady Lámh Dhearg | Cúchulainn's | ||
1995 | Middletown | |||
1996 | Keady Lámh Dhearg | |||
1997 | Keady Lámh Dhearg | |||
1998 | Keady Lámh Dhearg | |||
1999 | Middletown | Keady Lámh Dhearg | ||
2000 | Middletown | |||
2001 | Keady Lámh Dhearg | Middletown | ||
2002 | Keady Lámh Dhearg | Middletown | ||
2003 | Keady Lámh Dhearg | Middletown | ||
2004 | Keady Lámh Dhearg | Cúchulainn's | ||
2005 | Keady Lámh Dhearg | Cúchulainn's | ||
2006 | Middletown | Keady Lámh Dhearg | ||
2007 | Keady Lámh Dhearg | Middletown | ||
2008 | Keady Lámh Dhearg | Middletown | ||
2009 | Middletown | Keady Lámh Dhearg | ||
2010 | Keady Lámh Dhearg | Cúchulainn's | ||
2011 | Middletown | 0-19 | Keady Lámh Dhearg | 0-10 |
2012[1] | Middletown | 0-13 | Cúchulainn's | 0-12 |
2013[2] | Cúchulainn's | 1-07, 2-12 (r) | Keady Lámh Dhearg | 0-10, 1-13 (r) |
2014[3] | Keady Lámh Dhearg | 2-19 | Cúchulainn's | 1-13 |
2015[4] | Middletown | 2-10 | Keady Lámh Dhearg | 1-08 |
2016[5] | Middletown | 2-19 | Cúchulainn's | 2-08 |
2017 | Middletown | 0-17 | Keady Lámh Dhearg 1-12 | |
2018 | Keady Lámh Dhearg | 0-16 | Middletown | 0-13 |
2019[6] | Middletown | 2-17 | Keady Lámh Dhearg | 1-13 |
2020 | Middletown | 0-20 | Cúchulainn’s | 1-06 |
2021 | Middletown | 2-20 | Keady Lámh Dhearg | 2-12 |
2022 | Middletown Na Fianna | 1-19 | Keady Lámh Dhearg | 2-12 |
2023 | Middletown Na Fianna | 1-15 | Keady Lámh Dhearg | 0-11 |
Armagh Junior Hurling Championship
Armagh Senior Hurling Championship | |
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Code | Hurling |
Region | Armagh (GAA) |
No. of teams | 6 |
Title holders | Killeavy St Moninna's (th title) |
The Armagh Junior Hurling Championship (Abbreviated to the Armagh JHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Armagh County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by the junior clubs in the county of Armagh in Ireland. It is the second tier in the Armagh hurling championship system.
Killeavy St Moninna's are the title holders, defeating Sean Tracey’s by 2-17 to 2-12 in the 2023 final.
Format
Group stage: The 6 clubs start in the groups stage. Over the course of the group stage, each team plays once against the others in the group, resulting in each team being guaranteed four 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 two teams in the group qualify for the final.
Final: Teams that finished 1st and 2nd place in the group stage contest the final. The winning team are declared champions and promoted to the Armagh Senior Hurling Championship.
Qualification for subsequent competitions
At the end of the championship, the winning team qualify to the subsequent Ulster Junior Club Hurling Championship, the winner of which progresses to the All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship.
List of finals (2023–)
Year | Winners | Runners-up | # | ||
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Club | Score | Club | Score | ||
2023 | Killeavy St Moninna's | 2-17 | Sean Tracey’s | 2-12 | [7] |
Roll of honour (2023–)
Club | Titles | Runners-up | Years won | Years runners-up |
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Killeavy St Moninna's | 1 | 0 | 2023 | — |
Sean Tracey’s | 0 | 1 | — | 2023 |
See also
References
- ^ "Armagh SHC: Middletown retain crown". Hogan Stand. 3 September 2012. Retrieved 3 September 2012.
- ^ "Cuchulainns win Senior Hurling Title". Armagh GAA. 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "Keady Crowned Senior Hurling Champions". Armagh GAA. Archived from the original on 2 September 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2020 – via archive.today.
- ^ "MIDDLETOWN CLINCH SENIOR TITLE". Armagh GAA. 23 August 2015. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ "Armagh SHC final: two-in-a-row for Middletown". Hogan Stand. 22 August 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ "Armagh SHC final: Middletown regain crown". Hogan Stand. 12 August 2019. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- ^ "2023".
External links
- Official Armagh Website
- Armagh on Hoganstand
- Armagh Club GAA
- Cúchulainn Hurling Club, Armagh