Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship
| Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship | |
|---|---|
| Irish | Craobh Sinsear Iomána Club Ulaidh |
| Founded | 1970-71 Season |
| Trophy | Four Seasons Cup[1] |
| Title holders | Cushendall (11th title) |
| Most titles | Cushendall (11 titles) |
| Sponsors | AIB |
The Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship is an annual tournament played between the senior hurling clubs in Ulster. Each of the nine counties of Ulster organise their county championship. Currently five of the nine county champions enter the Ulster Senior Club Championship in a straight knock-out format.
The Ulster winners compete with the Connacht, Leinster, Munster and sometimes the London champions in the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship.
Slaughtneil beat Loughgiel in the 2016 final.
Contents
1 Finals Listed By Year
2 Summary Of Championship Winners
2.1 By County
2.2 By Club
3 Records and statistics
3.1 Teams
3.1.1 By decade
3.1.2 Gaps
3.2 Top scorers
3.2.1 Finals
4 References
Finals Listed By Year
- The winners are listed in bold if they also won the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship.
| Year | Winner | Score | County | Opponent | Score | County |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017[2] |  Slaughtneil | 2-21 |  Derry |  Ballygalget | 1-12 |  Down |
| 2016[3] | Slaughtneil | 2-14 | Derry |  Loughgiel Shamrocks | 1-13 |  Antrim |
| 2015 | Cushendall | 1-24 (aet) | Antrim | Slaughtneil | 3-17 (aet) | Derry |
| 2014[4][5] |  Portaferry | 1-16 | Down | Cushendall | 0-10 | Antrim |
| 2013/14[6] | Loughgiel Shamrocks | 3-14 | Antrim | Slaughtneil | 1-15 | Derry |
| 2012/13[7] | Loughgiel Shamrocks | 2-25 | Antrim | Portaferry | 0-12 | Down |
| 2011/12 | Loughgiel Shamrocks | 2-18 | Antrim |  Ballycran | 0-8 | Down |
| 2010/11 | Loughgiel Shamrocks | 2-24 | Antrim | Keady Lamh Dhearg | 0-6 |  Armagh |
| 2009/10 |  Dunloy | 2-16 | Antrim | Ballycran | 2-11 | Down |
| 2008/09 | Cushendall | 1-14 | Antrim | Ballygalget | 1-13 | Down |
| 2007/08 | Dunloy | 2-14 | Antrim |  Kevin Lynch's | 2-8 | Derry |
| 2006/07 | Cushendall | 1-13; 1-15 | Antrim | Kevin Lynch's | 2-10; 1-7 | Derry |
| 2005/06 | Ballygalget | 1-18 | Down | Cushendall | 3-8 | Antrim |
| 2004/05 | O'Donovan Rossa | 0-16 | Antrim | Ballygalget | 0-14 | Down |
| 2003/04 | Dunloy | 3-19 | Antrim | Kevin Lynch's | 0-9 | Derry |
| 2002/03 | Dunloy | 0-12 | Antrim | Portaferry | 1-6 | Down |
| 2001/02 | Dunloy | 3-11 | Antrim | Lavey | 1-7 | Derry |
| 2000/01 | Dunloy | 4-11 | Antrim | Slaughtneil | 0-9 | Derry |
| 1999/00 | Cushendall | 1-12 | Antrim | Ballygalget | 1-8 | Down |
| 1998/99 | Ballygalget | 1-13; 1-14 | Down | McQuillan Ballycastle | 3-7; 1-12 | Antrim |
| 1997/98 | Dunloy | 3-16 | Antrim | Lavey | 4-10 | Derry |
| 1996/97 | Cushendall | Antrim | Portaferry | Down | ||
| 1995/96 | Dunloy | 2-18 | Antrim | Ballycran | 0-9 | Down |
| 1994/95 | Dunloy | 3-9 | Antrim | Lavey | 1-12 | Derry |
| 1993/94 | Ballycran | 2-10 | Down | Cushendall | 0-12 | Antrim |
| 1992/93 | Cushendall | 2-12 | Antrim | Ballygalget | 1-10 | Down |
| 1991/92 | Cushendall | 1-16 | Antrim | Portaferry | 0-5 | Down |
| 1990/91 | Dunloy | 0-17 | Antrim | Ballygalget | 2-4 | Down |
| 1989/90 | Loughgiel Shamrocks | 1-14 | Antrim | Portaferry | 2-9 | Down |
| 1988/89 | O'Donovan Rossa | 0-13 | Antrim | Lavey | 0-11 | Derry |
| 1987/88 | Cushendall | 3-10 | Antrim | Ballycran | 1-6 | Down |
| 1986/87 | McQuillan Ballycastle | 1-13 | Antrim | Lavey | 1-8 | Derry |
| 1985/86 | Cushendall | 0-19 | Antrim | Ballycran | 0-10 | Down |
| 1984/85 | McQuillan Ballycastle | 1-14 | Antrim | Ballycran | 1-3 | Down |
| 1983/84 | McQuillan Ballycastle | 4-12 | Antrim | Ballygalget | 2-3 | Down |
| 1982/83 | Loughgiel Shamrocks | 1-9 | Antrim | Ballygalget | 0-9 | Down |
| 1981/82 | Cushendall | 4-17 | Antrim | Portaferry | 0-9 | Down |
| 1980/81 | McQuillan Ballycastle | 1-20 | Antrim | Ballycran | 0-13 | Down |
| 1979/80 | McQuillan Ballycastle | 0-11 | Antrim | Ballycran | 0-8 | Down |
| 1978/79 | McQuillan Ballycastle | 2-14 | Antrim | Portaferry | 2-7 | Down |
| 1977/78 | O'Donovan Rossa | 1-13 | Antrim | Ballycran | 2-6 | Down |
| 1976/77 | Ballycran | 0-8 | Down | O'Donovan Rossa | 0-7 | Antrim |
| 1975/76 | Ballygalget | 4-6 | Down | McQuillan Ballycastle | 1-9 | Antrim |
| 1974/75 | Ballycran | 3-5 | Down |  Patrick Sarsfields | 3-2 | Antrim |
| 1973/74 |  St. John's | w/o | Antrim | Kevin Lynch's | scr. | Derry |
| 1972/73 | O'Donovan Rossa | 2-8 | Antrim | Ballycran | 3-2 | Down |
| 1971/72 | Loughgiel Shamrocks | 3-8 | Antrim | Portaferry | 1-12 | Down |
| 1970/71 | Loughgiel Shamrocks | 6-14 | Antrim | Ballygalget | 2-5 | Down |
Summary Of Championship Winners
By County
| # | County | Ulster Titles | Last Ulster winners |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antrim clubs | 39 | Cushendall (2015) |
| 2 | Down clubs | 7 | Portaferry (2014) |
| 3 | Derry clubs | 2 | Slaughtneil (2017) |
By Club
| Rank | Team | Wins | Years won | Last Losing Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuchullians, Dunloy | 10 | 1990, 1994, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2009 | N/A |
| Ruairi Og, Cushendall | 10 | 1981, 1985, 1987, 1991, 1992, 1996, 1999, 2006, 2008, 2015 | 2014 | |
| 3 | Loughgiel Shamrocks | 8 | 1970, 1971, 1982, 1989, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 | 2016 |
| 4 | McQuillan GAC Ballycastle | 6 | 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983, 1984, 1986 | 1998 |
| 5 | O'Donovan Rossa | 4 | 1972, 1977, 1988, 2004 | 1976 |
| 6 | Ballygalget | 3 | 1975, 1998, 2005 | 2008 |
| Ballycran | 3 | 1974, 1976, 1993 | 2011 | |
| 8 | Slaughtneil | 2 | 2016, 2017 | 2015 |
| 9 | St John's | 1 | 1973 | N/A |
| Portaferry | 1 | 2014 | 2012 |
Records and statistics
Teams
By decade
The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of Ulster Championship titles, is as follows:
- 1970s: 2 each for Loughgiel Shamrocks (1970-71), O'Donovan Rossa (1972-77), Ballycran (1974-76), Ballycastle McQuillan (1978-79)
- 1980s: 4 for Ballycastle McQuillan (1980-83-84-86)
- 1990s: 4 each for Dunloy (1990-94-95-97) and Ruairí Óg (1991-92-96-99)
- 2000s: 6 for Dunloy (2000-01-02-03-07-09)
- 2010s: 4 for Loughgiel Shamrocks (2010-11-12-13)
Gaps
Top five longest gaps between successive championship titles:
- 23 years: Ballygalget (1975-1998)
- 21 years: Loughgiel Shamrocks (1989-2010)
- 17 years: Ballycran (1976-1993)
- 16 years: O'Donovan Rossa (1988-2004)
- 11 years: O'Donovan Rossa (1977-1988)
Top scorers
Finals
| Final | Top scorer | Team | Score | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Jackie Carson | Ruairí Óg, Cushendall | 1-04 | 7 |
| 2000 | Séamus McMullan | Dunloy | 1-03 | 6 |
| 2001 | Paddy Richmond | Dunloy | 2-03 | 9 |
| 2002 | Gregory O'Kane | Dunloy | 0-07 | 7 |
| 2003 | Geoffrey McGonigle | Kevin Lynch's | 0-08 | 8 |
| 2004 | Johnny McGrattan | Ballygalget | 0-07 | 7 |
| 2005 | Johnny McGrattan | Ballygalget | 1-08 | 11 |
| 2006 | Geoffrey McGonigle | Kevin Lynch's | 2-04 | 10 |
| 2007 | Gregory O'Kane | Dunloy | 0-07 | 7 |
| 2008 | Martin Óg Coulter | Ballygalget | 0-10 | 10 |
| 2009 | Simon Wilson | Ballycran | 1-06 | 9 |
| 2010 | Eddie McCloskey | Loughgiel Shamrocks | 0-07 | 7 |
| 2011 | Eddie McCloskey | Loughgiel Shamrocks | 1-02 | 5 |
| 2012 | Liam Watson | Loughgiel Shamrocks | 1-05 | 8 |
| Eddie McCloskey | Loughgiel Shamrocks | 0-08 | ||
| 2013 | Eddie McCloskey | Loughgiel Shamrocks | 2-02 | 8 |
| 2014 | Eoghan Sands | Portaferry | 1-03 | 6 |
Paul Braniff | Portaferry | 0-06 | ||
| 2015 | Neil McManus | Ruairí Óg, Cushendall | 0-13 | 13 |
| 2016 | Cormac O'Doherty | Slaughtneil | 1-08 | 11 |
| 2017 | Cormac O'Doherty | Slaughtneil | 1-10 | 13 |
| 2018 | Neil McManus | Ruairí Óg, Cushendall | 0-09 | 9 |
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