Wexford Senior Hurling Championship
The Wexford Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Pettitt's SuperValu Senior Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition contested by top-tier Wexford GAA clubs. The Wexford County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association has organised it since 1889.
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Irish | Craobh Iomána Sinsearach Loch Garman |
Code | Hurling |
Founded | 1889 |
Region | ![]() |
Trophy | Dr. R. J. Bowe Cup |
No. of teams | 12 |
Title holders | ![]() |
Most titles | ![]() |
Sponsors | Pettitt's SuperValu |
TV partner(s) | TG4 |
Official website | Wexford GAA |
Ferns St Aidan's are the title holders (2022) after defeating St Martin's by 1-20 to 0-22 in the final.
History
The title has been won at least once by 28 different teams. The all-time record-holders are Rathnure who have won a total of 20 titles.
Since 1994 the Wexford County Championship has been sponsored by Wexford-based supermarket Pettitt's SuperValu. It is one of the longest sponsorship deals of any county championship in Ireland.[1]
Format
12 teams participated in the 2021 Wexford Senior Hurling Championship.
The series of games are played during the spring and autumn months with the county final currently being played at Chadwicks Wexford Park in October. Initially played as a knock-out competition, the championship currently uses a round robin format followed by a knock-out stage.
The Wexford County Championship features a group stage followed by a knock-out stage. Each team in the championship is guaranteed at least five games. Relegation and promotion also takes place with the second tier Wexford Intermediate Hurling Championship.
For the group stage there are two groups of six teams. Teams play the other five teams in the group once, and match points are awarded depending on the result of each game, with teams receiving two points for a win, and one for a draw.
Following the completion of the group stage, the top four-ranking teams in each group qualify for the knock-out stage of the championship. The bottom-placed team in each group contest the relegation play-off.
The four quarter-finals consist of the top four teams from Group 1 and Group 2. The winners of the quarter-finals advance to the semi-finals with the two winners of these games contesting the final.
Honours
The winning team is presented with the Dr. R. J. Bowe Cup. A native of Enniscorthy, Bowe served as team doctor to the Wexford senior hurling team for a period of 25 years from the 1960s until the late 1980s.[2]
The Wexford Senior Hurling Championship winners qualify for the subsequent Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship. A team representing Wexford has won the provincial title on 10 occasions.
The Wexford County Championship is an integral part of the wider Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship. The winners of the Wexford county final join the champions of the other hurling counties to contest the provincial championship.
List of finals
Year | Winner | Score | Opponent | Score | Date | Location | Teams |
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1887 | |||||||
1888 | |||||||
1889 | Blackwater | 2-06 | Oulart | 0-00 | 16 Sept | Kilthomas | Capitan of Oulart: Murphy |
1890 | Blackwater | ||||||
1891 | Crossbeg | ||||||
1892 | |||||||
1893 | |||||||
1894 | |||||||
1895 | Castlebridge | ||||||
1896 | Castlebridge | ||||||
1897 | |||||||
1898 | Blackwater | ||||||
1899 | |||||||
1900 | |||||||
1901 | |||||||
1902 | |||||||
1903 | Slaney Harriers | ||||||
1904 | Castlebridge | ||||||
1905 | Rathgarogue | ||||||
1906 | |||||||
1907 | Castlebridge | ||||||
1908 | Castlebridge | ||||||
1909 | Castlebridge | ||||||
1910 | Ballymurn | ||||||
1911 | Ballymurn | ||||||
1912 | Ross-Rathgarogue | ||||||
1913 | New Ross | ||||||
1914 | Enniscorthy Rapparees | ||||||
1915 | Glenbrien | ||||||
1916 | Glenbrien | ||||||
1917 | |||||||
1918 | Castlebridge | 1-05 | Glenbrien | 0-02 | |||
1919 | Crossabeg | ||||||
1920 | |||||||
1921 | Screen | ||||||
1922 | |||||||
1923 | |||||||
1924 | St Anne's | ||||||
1925 | |||||||
1926 | Adamstown | 8-02 | Castlebridge | 4-00 | 10 Apr | Adamstown - J. Furlong (captain), R. Eustace (goal), J. McGrath, J. L. Tector, J. Foley, W. Kelly, M. Byrne, M. McDonald, J. McDonald, W. Carroll, T. O'Brien, J. O'Brien, W. Furlong, P. Lawlor, M. Lawlor | |
1927 | Adamstown | 5-01 | Sally Beachers | 2-06 | 19 Jan | Bellefield | Adamstown - J. Furlong (captain), R. Eustace (goal), J. McGrath, J. McDonald, M. McDonald, M. Byrne, J. Foley, W. Carroll, W. Furlong, J. L. Tector, W. Kelly, T. Doyle, M. Lawlor, P. Lawlor, J. McDonagh |
1928 | Sally Beachers | ||||||
1929 | St Fintan's | 0-08 | John Street Volunteers | 0-06 | |||
1930 | Sally Beachers | ||||||
1931 | Adamstown | 5-03 | Sally Beachers | 4-02 | 6 Dec | Barrett's Park | Adamstown - R. Eustace (goal), J. Cooney, J. McDonald (captain), M. O'Neill, J. Brennan, T. Quigley, T. Doyle, J. Morrissey, J. McDonagh, J. L. Tector, T. Butler, T. Foley, J. Doyle, B. Nugent, C. Bradley. Sub: N. McDonald |
1932 | Adamstown | 3-07 | St Fintan's | 3-02 | 30 May | Wexford Park | Adamstowm - R. Eustace (goal), J. Cooney, J. McDonald (captain), J. Brennan, T. Doyle, T. Quigley, M. O'Neill, B. Nugent, B. Bradley, T. Foley, J. Morrissey, J. L. Tector, T. Butler, J. Doyle, J. McDonagh. Subs: P. Doyle, P. Furlong, P. Moloney, M. Whelan |
1933 | Adamstown | 4-04 | Sally Beachers Castlebridge | 1-01 | 18 Sept | Wexford Park | Adamstown - J. McDonald, R. Eustace, J. Doyle, T. Furlong, J. L. Tector, T. Foley, T. Doyle, C. Bradley, B. Nugent, J. Morrissey, P. Moloney, T. Quigley, M. Neill, J. Conney, J. Brennan; Sally Beachers - J. Fogarty, J. Dalton, R. Browne, P. Browne, J. Kinsella, A. Breen, P. Breen, J. Doyle, M. Murphy, E. Roche, J. Murphy, M. Byrne, F. Kinsella, K. Murphy, M. Whelan |
1934 | St Fintan's | 2-04 | Adamstown | 1-06 | 7 Oct | Wexford Park | Adamstown - R. Eustace (goal), J. Cooney, J. McDonald (captain), M. O'Neill, B. Nugent, T. Quigley, T. Furlong, T. Foley, J. Brennan, T. Butler, J. Morrissey, J. Doyle, J. L. Tector, L. Furlong, J. Foley |
1935 | Adamstown | 1-08 | St Fintan's | 1-01 | 24 Nov | Wexford Park | Adamstown - R. Eustace, M. Foley, J. McDonald (captain), M. O'Neill, M. Galway, T. Quigley, L. Furlong, B. Nugent, J. Doyle, T. Butler, T. Furlong, J. Foley, M. Whelan, T. Foley, J. L. Tector |
1936 | Adamstown | 0-05 (RP 7-03) | St Fintan's | 1-02 (RP 4-04) | 15 May and RP 11 July | Barrett's Park | Adamstown - R. Eustace, M. Foley, J. McDonald, M. O'Neill, M. Whelan, T. Quigley, M. Redmond, J. Foley, B. Nugent, T. Doyle, T. Butler, T. Foley, J. L. Tector, T. Shannon, T. Furlong. Adamstown (RP) - R. Eustace, M. Foley, J. McDonald, M. O'Neill, M. Whelan, T. Quigley, J. Redmond, J. Foley, B. Nugent, T. Doyle, T. Butler, T. Foley, L. Tector, T. Shannon, J. Doyle |
1937 | Adamstown | 6-05 | St Fintan's | 1-01 | 14 Nov | Bellefield | Adamstown - R. Eustace (goal), M. Foley, J. McDonald Snr, M. O'Neill, J. McDonald Jnr, Tom Doyle, J. Redmond, B. Nugent, J. Foley, F. Galway, Tom Butler, Tom Foley, Kevin Whelan, Tom Shannon and Jimmy Doyle; St Fintan's - P. Sinnott (goal), J. Lynch, W. Boggan, J. Dillon, J. Murphy (captain), N. Boggan, J. Quirke, E. Roche, P. Boggan, P. Culleton, T. Rowe, M. O'Reilly, J. Furlong, W. Roche, F. Murphy. Sub - J. Devereux |
1938 | Unfinished | ||||||
1939 | Geraldine O'Hanrahans | 4-05 | Ferns St Aidan's | 3-03 | |||
1940 | Adamstown | 4-01 | Ferns St Aidan's | 3-01 | 8 Sept | Wexford Park | Adamstown - T. Doyle (captain), R. Eustace (goal), J. Redmond, M. O'Neill, W. Walsh, M. Foley, B. Nugent, J. McDonald, J. Foley, T. Foley, T. Butler, T. Shannon, M. Whelan, T. Foley, K. Whelan. Subs - Joe Bradley, T. McCabe; Ferns - P. Byrne (captain), J. Doran (goal), E. Doran, M. Berney, E. Kiely, W. Murphy, J. Foley, J. Kenny, A. Kenny, M. Doyle, M. Gahan, T. Leary, J. Treacy, M. Kavanagh, A. Kiely |
1941 | Adamstown | 5-05 | Ferns St Aidan's | 1-02 | 14 Sept | Barrett's Park | Adamstown - D. Eustace (goal), T. Foley, T. Shannon, T. McCabe, M. Whelan, P. Walsh, Tom Butler, Jn. Foley, Thos. Foley, J. Redmond, M. Foley, J. McDonald, B. Nugent, P. O'Neill, W. Walsh; Ferns - D. Doran (goal), E. Kiely, R. Doran, John Gahan, J. Kenny, M. Bernie, James Nolan, Wm. Murphy, Patk. Byrne, Joe Treacy, M. Gahan, A. Kiely, A. Kenny, C. Furlong, M. Kavanagh |
1942 | Adamstown | 6-06 | Rathnure | 4-01 | 30 Aug | Barrett's Park | Adamstown - T. Butler, R. Eustace (goal), L. Shannon, J. Shannon, K. Whelan, Tom Foley, John Foley, W. Foley, P. Walshe, M. Foley, Ben Nugent, J. Redmond, M. O'Neill, M. Whelan; Rathnure - A. Somers (goal), J. Morrissey, P. Quigley, J. Murphy, T. Connors, S. Redmond, J. Blackburne, W. Murphy, M. Redmond, P. O'Connor, N. Rackard, Wm. Murphy, M. Holohan, D. Taylor, S. Murphy |
1943 | New Ross United | St Martin's | |||||
1944 | New Ross United | Enniscorthy District | |||||
1945 | New Ross United | St Martin's/St Fintan's | |||||
1946 | St Aidan's, Enniscorthy | Rathnure | |||||
1947 | St Aidan's, Enniscorthy | Rathnure | |||||
1948 | Rathnure | 3-05 | St Aidan's, Enniscorthy | 0-02 | |||
1949 | Cloughbawn | Rathnure | |||||
1950 | Rathnure | 5-10 | St Aidan's, Enniscorthy | 2-06 | |||
1951 | Cloughbawn | Horeswood | |||||
1952 | St Aidan's, Enniscorthy | Horeswood | |||||
1953 | St Aidan's, Enniscorthy | Geraldine O'Hanrahans | |||||
1954 | St Aidan's, Enniscorthy | Horeswood | |||||
1955 | Rathnure | 2-09 | St Aidan's, Enniscorthy | 2-05 | |||
1956 | St Aidan's, Enniscorthy | ||||||
1957 | St Aidan's, Enniscorthy | 5-10 | Rathnure | 2-05 | |||
1958 | St Aidan's, Enniscorthy | ||||||
1959 | St Aidan's, Enniscorthy | Faythe Harriers | |||||
1960 | Faythe Harriers | ||||||
1961 | Rathnure | St Aidan's, Enniscorthy | |||||
1962 | Faythe Harriers | ||||||
1963 | Oylegate–Glenbrien | Horeswood | |||||
1964 | Enniscorthy Shamrocks | Faythe Harriers | |||||
1965 | Faythe Harriers | Rathnure | |||||
1966 | Geraldine O'Hanrahans | Enniscorthy Shamrocks | |||||
1967 | Rathnure | Buffers Alley | |||||
1968 | Buffers Alley | 4-08 | Faythe Harriers | 5-03 | Bellefield | ||
1969 | Enniscorthy Shamrocks | Ferns St Aidan's | |||||
1970 | Buffers Alley | Enniscorthy Shamrocks | |||||
1971 | Rathnure | 4-09 | Enniscorthy District | 3-08 | Bellefield | ||
1972 | Rathnure | Rapparees | New Ross | ||||
1973 | Rathnure | Buffers Alley | |||||
1974 | Rathnure | Oulart–The Ballagh | |||||
1975 | Buffers Alley | Oulart–The Ballagh | |||||
1976 | Buffers Alley | Rapparees | |||||
1977 | Rathnure | Buffers Alley | |||||
1978 | Rapparees | Rathnure | |||||
1979 | Rathnure | Faythe Harriers | |||||
1980 | Rathnure | Buffers Alley | |||||
1981 | Faythe Harriers | 2-10 | Buffers Alley | 2-09 | Bellefield | ||
1982 | Buffers Alley | 1-09 | Oulart–The Ballagh | 1-06 | |||
1983 | Buffers Alley | 1-13 | St Martin's | 1-01 | |||
1984 | Buffers Alley | 2-05 | Faythe Harriers | 0-05 | |||
1985 | Buffers Alley | 1-14 | Faythe Harriers | 1-12 | |||
1986 | Rathnure | 2-16 | Buffers Alley | 1-14 | |||
1987 | Rathnure | 2-06 | Cloughbawn | 0-09 | |||
1988 | Buffers Alley | 2-10 | Rathnure | 1-05 | |||
1989 | Buffers Alley | 3-16 | Oulart–The Ballagh | 2-13 | |||
1990 | Rathnure | 2-08 | Cloughbawn | 1-08 | |||
1991 | Buffers Alley | 2-10 | Faythe Harriers | 1-07 | |||
1992 | Buffers Alley | 1-12 | Oulart–The Ballagh | 1-05 | |||
1993 | Cloughbawn | 2-10 | Rapparees | 2-07 | |||
1994 | Oulart–The Ballagh | 1-14 | St Martin's | 0-16 | |||
1995 | Oulart–The Ballagh | 2-15 | Glynn-Barntown | 2-09 | |||
1996 | Rathnure | 1-12 | Rapparees | 0-07 | |||
1997 | Oulart–The Ballagh | 2-11 | Glynn–Barntown | 0-14 | |||
1998 | Rathnure | 0-13 | Rapparees | 0-12 | |||
1999 | St Martin's | 1-11 | Rathnure | 1-09 | |||
2000 | St Anne's | 2-12 | Oulart–The Ballagh | 2-10 | |||
2001 | Faythe Harriers | 0-13 | Rapparees | 0-09 | |||
2002 | Rathnure | 1-10 | Cloughbawn | 2-05 | |||
2003 | Rathnure | 3-09 | Glynn–Barntown | 1-13 | |||
2004 | Oulart–The Ballagh | 1-17 | Rathnure | 1-10 | |||
2005 | Oulart–The Ballagh | 1-15 | St Martin's | 1-09 | |||
2006 | Rathnure | 0-16 | Oulart–The Ballagh | 1-13 (draw) | |||
Rathnure | 1-12 | Oulart–The Ballagh | 0-09 (replay) | ||||
2007 | Oulart–The Ballagh | 4-14 | Buffers Alley | 2-06 | |||
2008 | St Martin's | 1-13 | Oulart–The Ballagh | 1-08 | |||
2009 | Oulart–The Ballagh | 3-12 | Buffers Alley | 1-13 | |||
2010 | Oulart–The Ballagh | 1-14 | St Martin's | 0-06 | Oulart–The Ballagh - Keith Rossiter (Captain) | ||
2011 | Oulart–The Ballagh | 1-10 | Rathnure | 0-11 | |||
2012[3] | Oulart–The Ballagh | 2-12 | Faythe Harriers | 0-13 | 14 Oct | Oulart–The Ballagh - Keith Rossiter (Captain) | |
2013[4][5] | Oulart–The Ballagh | 3-12 | Ferns St Aidan's | 1-16 | 20 Oct | Wexford Park | |
2014[6][7] | Shelmaliers | 3-08 | St Anne's | 1-11 | 26 Oct | Wexford Park | |
2015[8] | Oulart–The Ballagh | 2-15 | St Martin's | 0-13 | 25 October | Wexford Park | |
2016[9] | Oulart–The Ballagh | 0-17 | Cloughbawn | 1-11 | 16 October 2016 | Wexford Park | |
2017[10] | St Martin's | 2-16 | Oulart–The Ballagh | 1-09 | 22 October 2017 | Wexford Park | L White; W Devereux, P O'Connor, C Firman; D Waters, A Maddock, P Kelly; H O'Connor, M Maloney; J Firman, Joe O'Connor, Jack O'Connor; C Lyng, R O'Connor, D Codd. |
2018[11] | Naomh Éanna | 2-11 | St Martin's | 0-13 | 21 October 2018 | Wexford Park | |
2019 | St Martin's | 1-15 | St Anne's Rathangan | 1-13 | 27 October 2019 | Wexford Park | |
2020 | Shelmaliers | 3-18 | Naomh Éanna | 3-11 | 23 August 2020 | Wexford Park | |
2021 | Rapparees | 6-18 | St Anne's Rathangan | 1-17 | 19 September 2021 | Wexford Park | |
2022 | Ferns St Aidan's | 1-20 | St Martin's | 0-22 | 14 August 2022 | Wexford Park | |
2023 | Naomh Éanna | 2-18 | Oylegate–Glenbrien | 2-12 | 20 August 2023 | Wexford Park | |
Wins listed by club
# | Club | Wins | Years won |
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1 | Rathnure | 20 |
1948, 1950, 1955, 1961, 1967, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1996, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2006 |
2 | Oulart–The Ballagh | 13 |
1994, 1995, 1997, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016 |
3 | Buffers Alley | 12 |
1968, 1970, 1975, 1976, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992 |
4 | Adamstown | 11 |
1926, 1927, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1937 1940, 1941, 1942 |
5 | St Aidan's, Enniscorthy | 9 |
1946, 1947, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959 |
6 | Faythe Harriers | 5 |
1960, 1962, 1965, 1981, 2001 |
7 | Geraldine O'Hanrahans | 4 |
1943, 1944, 1945,1966 |
St Martin's | 1999, 2008, 2017, 2019 | ||
9 | Blackwater | 3 |
1889, 1890, 1898 |
Cloughbawn | 1949, 1951, 1993 | ||
Castlebridge | 1904, 1910, 1919 | ||
12 | Rapparees | 2 |
1978, 2021 |
Glenbrien | 1915, 1916 | ||
St Anne's Rathangan | 1924, 2000 | ||
Sally Beachers | 1928, 1930 | ||
St Fintan's | 1929, 1934 | ||
Shamrocks | 1964, 1969 | ||
Shelmaliers | 2014, 2020 | ||
Naomh Éanna | 2018, 2023 | ||
20 | Slaney Harriers | 1 |
1903 |
Rathgarogue | 1905 | ||
Ross/Rathgarogue | 1912 | ||
New Ross | 1913 | ||
Red Rapparees | 1914 | ||
Ballymurn | 1911 | ||
Crossabeg | 1918 | ||
O'Hanrahans, New Ross | 1939 | ||
Oylegate–Glenbrien | 1963 | ||
Ferns St Aidan's | 2022 | ||
Records and statistics
Managers
Managers in the Wexford Championship are involved in the day-to-day running of the team, including the training, team selection, and sourcing of players. Their influence varies from club-to-club and is related to the individual club committees. The manager is assisted by a team of two or three selectors and a backroom team consisting of various coaches.
Manager | Team | Wins | Winning years |
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Séamus Murphy | Rathnure | 1 | 1996, 2002, 2003 |
Willie Sunderland | Oulart–The Ballagh | 1 | 2004, 2005 |
Liam Dunne | Oulart–The Ballagh | 1 | 2009, 2010 |
Vinny Parker | Shelmaliers | 2 | 2014, 2020 |
Frank Flannery | Oulart–The Ballagh | 1 | 2015, 2016 |
Tomás Codd | St Martin's | 2 | 2017, 2019 |
Tony Walsh | Faythe Harriers | 1 | 2001 |
Teddy O'Connor | Rathnure | 1 | 2006 |
Kevin Ryan | Oulart–The Ballagh | 1 | 2007 |
Roy Coleman | St Martin's | 1 | 2008 |
Brendan O'Connor | Oulart–The Ballagh | 1 | 2011 |
Pat Herbert | Oulart–The Ballagh | 1 | 2012 |
Martin Storey | Oulart–The Ballagh | 1 | 2013 |
Louis Cullen | Naomh Éanna | 1 | 2018 |
Declan Ruth | Rapparees | 1 | 2021 |
By decade
The most successful teams of each decade, judged by number of Wexford Senior Hurling Championship titles, is as follows:
- 1910s: 2 each for Castlebridge (1910–19) and Glenbrien (1915–16)
- 1920s: 2 for Adamstown (1926–27)
- 1930s: 6 for Adamstown (1931-32-33-35-36-37)
- 1940s: 3 for Geraldine O'Hanrahans (1943-44-45)
- 1950s: 7 for St Aidan's Enniscorthy (1952-53-54-56-57-58-59)
- 1960s: 3 for Faythe Harriers (1960-62-65)
- 1970s: 6 for Rathnure (1971-72-73-74-77-79)
- 1980s: 6 for Buffers Alley (1982-83-84-85-88-89)
- 1990s: 3 each for Rathnure (1990-96-98) and Oulart–The Ballagh (1994-95-97)
- 2000s: 4 for Oulart–The Ballagh (2004-05-07-09)
- 2010s: 6 for Oulart–The Ballagh (2010-11-12-13-15-16)
Gaps
Top five longest gaps between successive championship titles:
- 76 years: St Anne's Rathangan (1924–2000)
- 42 years: Cloughbawn (1951–1993)
- 21 years: Geraldine O'Hanrahans (1945–1966)
- 20 years: Faythe Harriers (1981–2001)
- 16 years: Faythe Harriers (1965–1981)
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