Down Senior Hurling Championship
| Down Senior Hurling Championship | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1903 |
| Title holders |  Ballygalget (20th title) |
| First winner | Faugh-a-Ballagh |
| Most titles |  Ballycran (24 titles) |
The Down Senior Hurling Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition organised since 1903 by Down GAA among the top hurling clubs in County Down. The winner qualifies to represent the county in the Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship, the winner of which progresses to the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship.
Only three clubs compete in the championship; Ballycran, Ballygalget and Portaferry.
History
Faugh-a-Ballagh won the inaugural Down hurling championship in 1903.
Winners Listed By Club
| Team | Wins | Winning Years | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ballycran
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24 | 1949, 1953, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1967, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2015 |
| 2 |  Kilclief
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23 | 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1925, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1939, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1947, 1954, 1955, 1956 |
| 3 |  Portaferry
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20 | 1926, 1929, 1938, 1963, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1978, 1981, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1996, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006, 2012, 2014 |
| 4 | Ballygalget
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20 | 1959, 1964, 1966, 1970, 1973, 1975, 1982, 1983, 1990, 1992, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2016 |
| 5 |  Ballela
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7 | 1936, 1937, 1940, 1941, 1948, 1951, 1952 |
| 6 | Faugh-a-Ballagh | 6 | 1903, 1904, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1930 |
| 7 | Clann na Boirce
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2 | 1905, 1906 |
 Liatroim Fontenoys
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2 | 1927, 1928 | |
| Clann Uladh | 2 | 1934, 1946 | |
| 10 |  Ballyvarley
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1 | 1910 |
Finals Listed By Year
| Year | Winner | Opponent |
|---|---|---|
| 2016[1] | Ballygalget 0-6
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Ballycran 0-2
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| 2015[2] | Ballycran 1-15
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Ballygalget 0-16
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| 2014[3] | Portaferry 1-12
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Ballycran 1-11
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| 2013[4] | Ballygalget 1-18
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Portaferry 1-11
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| 2012[5] | Portaferry 3-8
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Ballycran 0-11
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| 2011 | Ballycran 1-11
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Portaferry 0-13
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| 2010 | Ballygalget 3-19
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Ballycran 1-13
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| 2009 | Ballycran 1-14
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Ballygalget 0-12
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| 2008 | Ballygalget 2-13
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Portaferry 0-8
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| 2007 | Ballycran 1-13
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Ballygalget 0-9
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| 2006 | Portaferry 1-15
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Ballycran 0-14
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| 2005 | Ballygalget 3-14
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Ballycran 0-15
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| 2004 | Ballygalget 1-12
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Portaferry 1-6
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| 2003 | Ballygalget 0-17
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Portaferry 1-10
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| 2002 | Portaferry 0-14
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Ballygalget 3-4
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| 2001 | Portaferry
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Ballycran
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| 2000 | Portaferry
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Ballygalget
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| 1999 | Ballygalget
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Portaferry
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| 1998 | Ballygalget
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Portaferry
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| 1997 | Ballygalget
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Portaferry
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| 1996 | Portaferry
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Ballygalget
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| 1995 | Ballycran
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Ballygalget
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| 1994 | Ballycran
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Ballygalget
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| 1993 | Ballycran
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Ballygalget
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| 1992 | Ballygalget
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Ballycran
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| 1991 | Portaferry
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Ballycran
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| 1990 | Ballygalget
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Ballycran
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| 1989 | Portaferry
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Ballycran
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| 1988 | Portaferry
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Ballycran
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| 1987 | Ballycran
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Ballygalget
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| 1986 | Ballycran 3-6
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Portaferry 1-11
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| 1985 | Ballycran
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| 1984 | Ballycran
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Ballygalget
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| 1983 | Ballygalget
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| 1982 | Ballygalget
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| 1981 | Portaferry
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| 1980 | Ballycran
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| 1979 | Ballycran
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| 1978 | Portaferry
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Ballygalget
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| 1977 | Ballycran
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Ballygalget
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| 1976 | Ballycran
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| 1975 | Ballygalget
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| 1974 | Ballycran
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| 1973 | Ballygalget
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| 1972 | Ballycran
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| 1971 | Portaferry
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| 1970 | Ballygalget
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| 1969 | Portaferry
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| 1968 | Portaferry
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| 1967 | Ballycran
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| 1966 | Ballygalget
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| 1965 | Portaferry
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| 1964 | Ballygalget
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| 1963 | Portaferry
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| 1962 | Final abandoned | |
| 1961 | Ballycran
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| 1960 | Ballycran
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| 1959 | Ballygalget
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| 1958 | Ballycran
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| 1957 | Ballycran
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| 1956 | Kilclief
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| 1955 | Kilclief
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| 1954 | Kilclief
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| 1953 | Ballycran
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| 1952 | Ballela
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| 1951 | Ballela
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| 1950 | ||
| 1949 | Ballycran
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| 1948 | Ballela
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| 1947 | Kilclief
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| 1946 | Clann Uladh | |
| 1945 | Kilclief
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| 1944 | Kilclief
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| 1943 | Kilclief
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| 1942 | Kilclief
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| 1941 | Ballela
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| 1940 | Ballela
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| 1939 | Kilclief
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| 1938 | Portaferry
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| 1937 | Ballela
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| 1936 | Ballela
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| 1935 | Kilclief
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| 1934 | Clann Uladh | |
| 1933 | Kilclief
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| 1932 | Kilclief
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| 1931 | Kilclief
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| 1930 | Faugh-a-Ballagh | |
| 1929 | Portaferry
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| 1928 | Liatroim Fontenoys
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| 1927 | Liatroim Fontenoys
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| 1926 | Portaferry
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| 1925 | Kilclief
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| 1924 | Kilclief
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| 1923 | ||
| 1922 | ||
| 1921 | ||
| 1920 | Kilclief
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| 1919 | Kilclief
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| 1918 | Kilclief
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| 1917 | Kilclief
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| 1916 | Kilclief
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| 1915 | Kilclief
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| 1914 | Kilclief
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| 1913 | Kilclief
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| 1912 | Kilclief
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| 1911 | ||
| 1910 | Ballyvarley
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| 1909 | Faugh-a-Ballagh | |
| 1908 | Faugh-a-Ballagh | |
| 1907 | Faugh-a-Ballagh | |
| 1906 | Clann na Boirce
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| 1905 | Clann na Boirce
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| 1904 | Faugh-a-Ballagh | |
| 1903 | Faugh-a-Ballagh |
References
- ^ "McManus weathers the storm". Irish Independent. 26 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ^ "Ballycran seal title with late flurry". Irish Independent. 28 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
- ^ "Down SHC final: 14-man Portaferry hold on". Hogan Stand. 29 September 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ^ "Down SHC final: Johnson 'magic' downs Portaferry". Hogan Stand. Lynn Group Media. 30 September 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
- ^ "Down SHC: 'Ferry goals see them to title success". Hogan Stand. Lynn Group Media. 1 October 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
External links
- Official Down Website
- Down Club GAA
