Ulster Minor Hurling Championship
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| Founded | 1930 |
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| Region | Ulster (GAA) |
| Current champions | Antrim (58th time) |
| Website | Official website |
The Ulster Hurling Minor Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Ulster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1930 for the youngest competitors (under-18) in the province of Ulster in Ireland. It is sponsored by the Electricity Supply Board and therefore officially known as the ESB Ulster GAA Hurling Minor Championship.[1]
The series of games are played during the summer months with the Ulster final currently being played on the last Sunday of June. The minor final provides the curtain-raiser to the senior final. The prize for the winning team is the Minor Hurling Cup.
The Ulster Championship is a part of the wider All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship. The winners of the Ulster final advance directly to the quarter-final stage of the All-Ireland series of games.
Only a handful of teams currently participate in the Ulster Championship, due to dominance of Gaelic football in the province.
Top winners
| County | Wins | Years won | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antrim | 59 | 1931, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 |
| 2 | Down | 12 | 1930, 1932, 1934, 1956, 1966, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1978, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1994, 2012 |
| 3 | Derry | 9 | 1974, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1990, 1991, 2001 |
| 4 | Armagh | 1 | 1975 |
Roll of honour
| Year | Winner | Score | Opponent | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Antrim | 3–13 | Derry | 2–08 |
| 2016 | Antrim | 2–15 | Down | 0–10 |
| 2015[2] | Antrim | 2–12 | Derry | 1–09 |
| 2014[3] | Antrim | 0–17 | Derry | 0–09 |
| 2013[4] | Antrim | 2–20 | Down | 1–12 |
| 2012[5] | Down | 0–18 | Antrim | 1–12 |
| 2011 | Antrim | Derry | ||
| 2010 | Antrim | 2–19 | Armagh | 0–10 |
| 2009 | Antrim | 4–16 | Derry | 0–09 |
| 2008 | Antrim | 3–18 | Down | 0–05 |
| 2007 | Antrim | 2–14 | Down | 3–08 |
| 2006 | Antrim | 8–18 | Derry | 2–05 |
| 2005 | Antrim | 3–18 | Derry | 2–07 |
| 2004 | Antrim | 5–15 | Down | 3–07 |
| 2003 | Antrim | 2–11 | Derry | 2–09 |
| 2002 | Antrim | 1–11 | Derry | 0–04 |
| 2001 | Derry | 0–12 | Antrim | 2–05 |
| 2000 | Antrim | 2–11 | Derry | 1–09 |
| 1999 | Antrim | 2–13 | Down | 0–03 |
| 1998 | Antrim | 3–09 | Derry | 0–08 |
| 1997 | Antrim | 3–14 | Down | 1–10 |
| 1996 | Antrim | 3–13 | Derry | 2–10 |
| 1995 | Antrim | 2–17 | Derry | 1–04 |
| 1994 | Down | 3–11 | Antrim | 3–10 |
| 1993 | Antrim | 2–13 | Down | 1–09 |
| 1992 | Antrim | 0–12 | Down | 0–07 |
| 1991 | Derry | 3–10 | Antrim | 2–11 |
| 1990 | Derry | 4–11 | Antrim | 1–08 |
| 1989 | Down | 2–11, 3–08 (R) | Antrim | 3–08, 2–08 (R) |
| 1988 | Antrim | 2–10 | Down | 2–09 |
| 1987 | Antrim | 5–09 | Down | 0–06 |
| 1986 | Antrim | 2–09 | Derry | 1–10 |
| 1985 | Down | 5–04 | Antrim | 2–09 |
| 1984 | Down | 3–06 | Antrim | 1–11 |
| 1983 | Derry | 5–10 | Monaghan | 0–06 |
| 1982 | Derry | 3–14 | Armagh | 2–02 |
| 1981 | Derry | 3–06 | Armagh | 1–04 |
| 1980 | Derry | 1–05 | Armagh | 1–04 |
| 1979 | Derry | 3–08 | Monaghan | 2–04 |
| 1978 | Down | 4–09 | Derry | 1–11 |
| 1977 | No Championship | |||
| 1976 | Down | 5–12 | Tyrone | 1–03 |
| 1975 | Armagh | 3–08 | Down | 3–06 |
| 1974 | Derry | 3–06 | Armagh | 2–08 |
| 1973 | No Championship | |||
| 1972 | Down | 4–08 | Armagh | 2–04 |
| 1971 | Down | 5–11 | Derry | 4–04 |
| 1970 | Antrim | 4–12 | Down | 0–05 |
| 1969 | Antrim | 2–11 | Down | 4–03 |
| 1968 | Antrim | N/A | ||
| 1967 | Down | 5–02 * | Tyrone | 4–02 |
| 1966 | Antrim | 6–06 | Tyrone | 1–03 |
| 1965 | Antrim | 7–03 | Armagh | 1–01 |
| 1964 | Antrim | 11–11 | Armagh | 0–00 |
| 1963 | Antrim | 6–12 | Donegal | 1–01 |
| 1962 | Antrim | 12–07 | Donegal | 2–03 |
| 1961 | Antrim | 11–05 | Donegal | 4–04 |
| 1960 | Antrim | 16–04 | Donegal | 1–00 |
| 1959 | Antrim | 12–06 | Donegal | 0–02 |
| 1958 | Antrim | 10–05 | Down | 0–02 |
| 1957 | Down | 4–01 | Antrim | 3–03 |
| 1956 | Antrim | 7–04 | Down | 1–03 |
| 1955 | Antrim | 5–04 | Armagh | 2–02 |
| 1954 | Antrim | 9–09 | Down | 1–03 |
| 1953 | Antrim | 11–14 | Donegal | 1–00 |
| 1952 | Antrim | 8–08 | Down | 1–01 |
| 1951 | Antrim | 12–02 | Down | 0–01 |
| 1950 | Antrim | 4–03 | Armagh | 1–03 |
| 1949 | Antrim | 13–06 | Donegal | 1–01 |
| 1948 | Antrim | 15–06 | Donegal | 0–00 |
| 1947 | Antrim | 10–05 | Down | 0–00 |
| 1946 | Antrim | 8–07 | Donegal | 0–02 |
| 1945 | Antrim | 11–06 | Donegal | 1–01 |
| 1944 | No Championship | |||
| 1943 | No Championship | |||
| 1942 | No Championship | |||
| 1941 | Antrim * | N/A | ||
| 1940 | Antrim * | Derry | ||
| 1939 | Antrim | 11–02 | Down | 0–00 |
| 1938 | Antrim * | Donegal | ||
| 1937 | Antrim | 5–07 | Donegal | 2–02 |
| 1936 | Antrim | 6–03 | Down | 3–00 |
| 1935 | Antrim | 7–07 | Down | 3–01 |
| 1934 | Down | 8–08 | Donegal | 1–01 |
| 1933 | Antrim | 5–04 | Donegal | 4–05 |
| 1932 | Down | 3–05 | Antrim | 2–01 |
| 1931 | Antrim | 5–00 | Down | 3–01 |
| 1930 | Down | 9–07 | Monaghan | 0–06 |
References
- ^ "ESB to power the All-Ireland Minor Championships". RTÉ Sport. 10 August 2005. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
- ^ "Ulster MHC final: Saffrons sink Oak Leafers". Hogan Stand. 12 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
- ^ "Saffrons shut door on Derry ANTRIM 0–17 DERRY 0–9 – ULSTER MHC FINAL". Irish Independent. 14 July 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2014.
- ^ "McCurdy brace puts superior Saffrons in complete control". Irish Independent. 8 July 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
- ^ "Egan pounces to save day for Down". Irish Independent. 9 July 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.