Wexford Senior Hurling Championship
Current season or competition:
2023 Wexford Senior Hurling Championship
IrishCraobh Iomána Sinsearach Loch Garman
CodeHurling
Founded1889; 135 years ago (1889)
Region Wexford (GAA)
TrophyDr. R. J. Bowe Cup
No. of teams12
Title holdersBorder [Naomh Eanna (1st title)
Most titles Rathnure (20 titles)
SponsorsPettitt's SuperValu
TV partner(s)TG4
Official websiteWexford GAA

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.

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

The series of games are played during the spring and autumn months with the county final currently[when?] being played at Chadwicks Wexford Park in October. Initially played as a knock-out competition, the championship currently[when?] 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.

Group stage

Group stage: The 12 club teams are divided into two groups of six. Over the course of the group stage, each team plays once against the others in the group, resulting in each team being guaranteed at least five games. Two points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. The teams are ranked in the group stage table by points gained, then scoring difference and then their head-to-head record. The top four teams in each group progress to the quarter-finals.

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals: The top four teams in each group contest this round. The 1st-placed teams play the 4th-placed teams from the other group and the 2nd-placed teams play the 3rd-placed teams from the other group. The four winners from these four games advance to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals: The four quarter-final winners contest this round. The two winners from these two games advance to the final.

Final: The two semi-final winners contest the final. The winning team are declared champions.

Relegation

The two bottom-placed teams from the group stage take part in a relegation play-offs, with the losing team being relegated to the Wexford Intermediate Hurling Championship.

Qualification for subsequent competitions

At the end of the championship, the winning team qualify to the subsequent Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship, the winner of which progresses to the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship.

Teams

2024 Teams

Team Location Colours In championship since Championship titles Last championship title
Cloughbawn Clonroche Green and white 2024 3 1993
Crossabeg–Ballymurn Wexford White and green 2021 0 —
Faythe Harriers Wexford Purple and gold ? 5 2001
Ferns St Aidan's Ferns Red and white ? 1 2022
Glynn–Barntown Glynn and Barntown Blue and green ? 0 —
Naomh Éanna Gorey Green, white and yellow ? 2 2023
Oulart–The Ballagh Oulart and The Ballagh Black and red 2023 13 2016
Oylegate–Glenbrien Oylegate and Glenbrien Blue and white 2022 1 1963
Rapparees Enniscorthy Red and yellow ? 2 2021
Shelmaliers Castlebridge Black and amber ? 2 2020
St Anne's Rathangan Blue and navy ? 2 2000
St Martin's Murrintown Maroon and white ? 4 2019

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
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

Roll of honour

# Club Wins Years won
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 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.

Winning managers
Manager Team Wins Winning years
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

Teams

By decade

The most successful teams of each decade, judged by number of Wexford Senior Hurling Championship titles, is as follows:

Gaps

Top five longest gaps between successive championship titles:

See also

References

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  2. ^ "I stepped down because the medical guidelines were not followed". New Ross Standard. 5 March 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Wexford SHC final: four-in-a-row for Oulart". Hogan Stand. 15 October 2012. Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  4. ^ "Club round-up hurling county finals". RTÉ Sport. 20 October 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
  5. ^ "Wexford SHC final: High fives all round for history making Oulart". Hogan Stand. 21 October 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
  6. ^ "St. Anne's denied victory as Shelmaliers strike late". Irish Examiner. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  7. ^ "Kelly inspires Shelmaliers". The Irish Examiner. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
  8. ^ "Jacob shines as Oulart-The Ballagh land their sixth crown in seven years". Irish Independent. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  9. ^ "Flannery looks to Leinster after Oulart's lucky 13". Irish Independent. 27 October 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  10. ^ "St Martin's upset the formbook in Wexford decider". Irish Examiner. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  11. ^ "Dunbar on song as Naomh éanna topple champs". Irish Independent. 22 October 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.

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