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This page details statistics of the Christy Ring Cup.

General performances

Wins by team

Performances in the Christy Ring Cup by county
County Title(s) Runners-up Years won Years runner-up
Kildare 4 1 2014, 2018, 2020, 2022 2007
Westmeath 3 1 2005, 2007, 2010 2008
Carlow 3 1 2008, 2009, 2017 2006
Kerry 2 3 2011, 2015 2010, 2013, 2014
Meath 2 0 2016, 2019 -
Down 1 4 2013 2005, 2009, 2019, 2020
Antrim 1 2 2006 2016, 2017
London 1 1 2012 2018
Offaly 1 0 2021 -
Wicklow 0 2 - 2011, 2012
Derry 0 2 - 2015, 2021
Mayo 0 1 - 2022

By province

Performances in the Christy Ring Cup final by province
Province Winners Runners-up Winning counties Runners-up
Leinster 13 5 Kildare (4), Westmeath (3), Carlow (3), Meath (2), Offaly (1) Wicklow (2), Carlow (1), Kildare (1), Westmeath (1)
Ulster 2 8 Antrim (1), Down (1) Down (4), Antrim (2), Derry (2)
Munster 2 3 Kerry (2) Kerry (3)
Britain 1 1 London (1) London (1)
Connacht 0 1 — Mayo (1)

Total Intermediate grade championship titles

Includes All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship and Christy Ring Cup.

County Titles Last Intermediate title
Cork 9 2018
Tipperary 7 2013
Kilkenny 5 2017
Kildare 5 2022
Wexford 4 2007
Carlow 4 2017
Westmeath 3 2010
London 3 2012
Galway 3 2015
Meath 3 2023
Antrim 2 2006
Kerry 2 2015
Limerick 1 1998
Clare 1 2011
Down 1 2013
Offaly 1 2021

Number of participating counties in the Christy Ring Cup

A total of 17 counties have played in the Christy Ring Cup. Season in bold represents teams qualified for the final that season.

Province No. Counties Years
Leinster (6) 19 Wicklow 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024
18 Kildare 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2024
13 Meath 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2023,
6 Carlow 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2017
5 Westmeath 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
2 Offaly 2020, 2021
Ulster (6) 18 Derry 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
16 Down 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
5 Armagh 2008, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2018
3 Antrim 2006, 2016, 2017
2 Tyrone 2023, 2024
1 Donegal 2019
Connacht (3) 15 Mayo 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023
9 Roscommon 2005, 2006, 2008, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
5 Sligo 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Munster (1) 11 Kerry 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Britain (1) 12 London 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023 2024

Counties

Team results

Legend

For each year, the number of counties (in brackets) are shown.

Team 2005(10) 2006(10) 2007(10) 2008(12) 2009(8) 2010(8) 2011(8) 2012(8) 2013(8) 2014(8) 2015(8) 2016(8) 2017(8) 2018(8) 2019(8) 2020(7) 2021(5) 2022(6) 2023(6) 2024(6) Total
Antrim AI 1st AI AI AI AI AI AI AI AI AI 2nd 2nd JM JM JM AI JM AI AI 3
Armagh NR NR NR GS NR NR R2 NR R2 R NR NR NR 8th NR NR NR NR NR NR 5
Carlow SF 2nd SF 1st 1st AI AI AI AI AI AI AI 1st JM AI JM JM JM JM JM 6
Derry 10th NR GS SF QF QF QF QF QF 2nd R NR SF SF R2 2nd 3rd 2nd 18
Donegal NR NR NR NR LM LM LM NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RPO NR NR NR NR NR 1
Down 2nd SF GS QF 2nd SF SF 1st RPO SF SF SF GS 2nd 2nd JM JM JM JM 16
Kerry 5th 9th GS QF SF 2nd 1st R2 2nd 2nd 1st AI AI JM JM JM JM JM JM JM 11
Kildare SF SF 2nd QF QF SF QF SF 1st SF SF QF 1st GS 1st JM 1st JM 18
London NR 5th GS GS NR NR NR 1st AI AI QF QF QF 2nd RPO — — 4th 4th 12
Mayo 9th 6th GS QF SF R2 R2 R2 SF R NR R2 7th NR NR NR 2nd 6th NR 15
Meath 6th 8th SF GS NR QF SF SF SF QF 1st AI JM 1st JM JM JM 1st JM 13
Offaly AI AI AI AI AI AI AI AI AI AI AI AI AI AI JM SF 1st JM JM JM 2
Roscommon 8th 10th NR GS NR NR NR NR NR NR NR QF R2 GS SF SF QF NR NR NR 9
Sligo NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR LM LM LM LM NR R2 SF 5th 3rd 5
Tyrone NR NR NR NR LM NR LM LM NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 5th 2
Westmeath 1st AI 1st 2nd R2 1st AI AI AI AI AI AI AI JM JM JM JM AI AI JM 5
Wicklow 7th 7th GS SF R2 2nd 2nd QF QF RPO RPO SF SF GS R2 SF 6th NR 19

Least successful counties

Out of the 17 counties who have participated, five counties have never been represented in a Christy Ring Cup Final. These are Armagh, Donegal, Roscommon, Sligo and Tyrone. Three of these counties have never competed in a semi-final: Armagh, Donegal, and Tyrone.

Donegal are the only team yet to win a Christy Ring Cup match.

A lot of the Christy Ring Cup counties are more prominent in the sport of gaelic football. Christy Ring Cup participants such as Armagh, Derry, Donegal, Kerry, Mayo, Roscommon and Tyrone are more competitive and higher up the tiers in football.

Team participation

Debut of teams

Year Debutants Total
2005 Carlow, Derry, Down, Kerry, Kildare, Mayo, Meath, Roscommon, Westmeath, Wicklow 10
2006 Antrim, London 2
2007 None 0
2008 Armagh 1
2009-18 None 0
2019 Donegal 1
2020 Offaly, Sligo 2
2021-22 None 0
2023 Tyrone 1
Total 17

Seasons in Christy Ring Cup

The number of years that each county has played in the Christy Ring Cup between 2005 and 2024. A total of 17 counties have competed in at least one season of the Christy Ring Cup. Wicklow have participated in the most seasons. The counties in bold participate in the 2024 Christy Ring Cup.

Years Counties
19 Wicklow
18 Derry, Kildare
16 Down
15 Mayo
13 Meath
12 London
11 Kerry
9 Roscommon
6 Carlow
5 Armagh, Sligo, Westmeath
3 Antrim
2 Offaly, Tyrone
1 Donegal

List of Christy Ring Cup counties

Team Total years First year in championship Most recent year in championship Championship titles Last championship title Best Christy Ring Cup position Position in 2023 championship Current championship Lvl
Antrim 3 2006 2017 1 2006 1st 5th (Leinster Senior Hurling Championship) Leinster Senior Hurling Championship 1
Armagh 5 2008 2018 0 — Group Stage 3rd (Nicky Rackard Cup) Nicky Rackard Cup 4
Carlow 6 2005 2017 3 2017 1st Champions (Joe McDonagh Cup) Leinster Senior Hurling Championship 1
Derry 18 2005 2024 0 — 2nd Runners-up Christy Ring Cup 3
Donegal 1 2019 2019 0 — Group Stage Runners-up (Nicky Rackard Cup) Nicky Rackard Cup 4
Down 16 2005 2020 1 2013 1st 5th (Joe McDonagh Cup) Joe McDonagh Cup 2
Kerry 11 2005 2015 2 2015 1st 4th (Joe McDonagh Cup) Joe McDonagh Cup 2
Kildare 18 2005 2024 4 2022 1st 6th (Joe McDonagh Cup) Christy Ring Cup 3
London 12 2006 2024 1 2012 1st 4th Christy Ring Cup 3
Mayo 15 2005 2023 0 — 2nd 6th Nicky Rackard Cup 4
Meath 13 2005 2023 3 2023 1st Champions Joe McDonagh Cup 2
Offaly 2 2020 2021 1 2021 1st Runners-up (Joe McDonagh Cup) Joe McDonagh Cup 2
Roscommon 9 2005 2021 0 — Semi-finals 4th (Nicky Rackard Cup) Nicky Rackard Cup 4
Sligo 5 2020 2024 0 — 3rd 3rd Christy Ring Cup 3
Tyrone 2 2023 2024 0 — 5th 5th Christy Ring Cup 3
Westmeath 5 2005 2010 3 2010 1st 6th (Leinster Senior Hurling Championship) Joe McDonagh Cup 2
Wicklow 19 2005 2024 0 — 2nd Champions (Nicky Rackard Cup) Christy Ring Cup 3

All-time Christy Ring Cup rankings

All-time table

Legend

Colours
Currently competing in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship or the Joe McDonagh Cup
Currently competing in the Christy Ring Cup
Currently competing in the Nicky Rackard Cup

As of 2024 Cup (before final).

# Team Pld W D L Points
1 Kildare 77 51 2 24 104
2 Down 65 36 3 26 75
3 Meath 52 31 4 17 66
4 Derry 69 30 2 37 62
5 Wicklow 69 27 3 39 57
6 Kerry 43 25 2 16 52
7 Carlow 31 22 2 7 46
= London 52 22 2 28 46
9 Westmeath 25 18 1 6 37
10 Mayo 54 14 0 40 28
11 Antrim 15 11 1 3 23
12 Roscommon 37 9 0 28 18
13 Sligo 20 5 0 15 10
14 Offaly 6 4 1 1 9
15 Tyrone 10 3 1 6 7
16 Armagh 13 1 0 12 2
17 Donegal 4 0 0 4 0

Teams

By Semi-Final Appearances

Team No. Years in Semi-finals
Kildare 13 2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024
Down 11 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020
Derry 8 2008, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
Meath 7 2007, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2019, 2023
Kerry 6 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015
Carlow 6 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2017
Wicklow 6 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2021
London 5 2012, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024
Westmeath 4 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010
Mayo 4 2008, 2009, 2014, 2022
Antrim 3 2006, 2016, 2017
Offaly 2 2020, 2021
Roscommon 2 2019, 2020
Sligo 2 2021, 2023
Tyrone 1 2024

By decade

The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of Christy Ring Cup titles, is as follows:

Match records

Other records

Finishing positions

Unbeaten sides

Beaten sides

The group stage of the cup has resulted in 9 'back-door' Christy Ring Cup champions:

On 000 occasions a team was defeated twice but have remained in the championship:

Final success rate

Only one county have appeared in the final more than once, being victorious on all occasions:

On the opposite end of the scale, only two counties has appeared in the final more than once, losing on each occasion:

Consecutive participations

Wicklow have the record number of consecutive participations in the Christy Ring Cup, taking part in 18 seasons.

Winning other trophies

Although not an officially recognised achievement, a number of teams have achieved the distinction of winning the Christy Ring Cup and their respective Division in the National Hurling League:

Biggest wins

Scoring Events

Successful defending

A total of nineteen seasons have been played and only one team has been successful in retaining the cup. (most teams were promoted after winning the Christy Ring Cup, therefore they were unable to defend the cup):

Gaps

Active gaps

Provinces

Longest undefeated run

The record for the longest unbeaten run stands at 00 games held by 000 (00-00).

Miscellaneous

Managers

Winning managers (2022–present)

# Manager(s) Winning team(s) Titles(s) Winning years
1 David Herity Kildare 1 2022
Seoirse Bulfin Meath 1 2023

Player records

Top Scorers Overall

Season Top scorer Team Score Total
2005 Mattie Dowd Kildare 2-39 45
2006 Paul Braniff Down 6-26 44
2007 Shane Brick Kerry
2008 Brendan Murtagh Westmeath 2-37 43
2009 Shane Brick Kerry 1-42 45
2010 Darragh O'Connell Kerry 1-38 41
2011 Darragh O'Connell Kerry 1-33 36
2012 Martin Finn London 5-29 44
2013 Paul Braniff Down 3-34 43
2014 Mikey Lee Wicklow 4-38 50
2015 Shane Nolan Kerry 2-35 41
2016 Ciarán Clarke Antrim 3-43 52
2017 Denis Murphy Carlow 0-45 45
2018 - - - -
2019 - - - -
2020 Cathal Dolan Roscommon 2-25 31
2021 Eoghan Cahill Offaly 0-36 36
2022 Shane Boland Mayo 1-52 55

Top Scorers In The Final

Season Top scorer Team Score Total
2005 Andrew Mitchell Westmeath 0-9 9
2006 Johnny McIntosh Antrim 2-4 10
2007 Billy White Kildare 0-7 7
2008 Brendan Murtagh Westmeath 2-10 16
2009 Simon Wilson Down 0-7 7
2010 Darragh O'Connell Kerry 0-8 8
2011 Darragh O'Connell Kerry 1-9 12
2012 Jonathan Maher London 3-4 13
2013 Shane Nolan Kerry 1-9 12
2014 Shane Nolan Kerry 1-4 7
Gerry Keegan Kildare 1-4 7
2015 Shane Nolan Kerry 1-8 11
2016 James Toher Meath 0-12 12
2017 Ciarán Clarke Antrim 2-9 15
2018 James Burke Kildare 0-8 8
2019 Paul Sheehan Down 1-8 11
2020 Oisin McManus Down 0-9 9
2021 Eoghan Cahill Offaly 0-13 13
2022 James Burke Kildare 0-11 11

Miscellaneous

See also

References

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