Leinster Junior Hurling Championship

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The Leinster Junior Hurling Championship is a junior "knockout" competition in the game of Hurling played in the province of Leinster in Ireland.[1] The series of games are organized by the Leinster Council.

The winners of the Leinster Junior Hurling Championship each year progress to play the other provincial champions for a chance to win the All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship.

Generally, the strong hurling counties have fielded their second team in this competition. In recent years though, they have participated in the Leinster Intermediate Hurling Championship instead. Since 2005, the competition has been suspended, with the counties participating in the Christy Ring Cup or Nicky Rackard Cup instead.

Teams

2004 championship

The championship was suspended after the completion of the 2004 Leinster Junior Hurling Championship. Five counties competed in the championship.

County 2004 position Championship titles Last championship title
Kildare Semi-finalists 5 1966
Kilkenny Quarter-finalists 25 1996
Longford Runners-up 0 —
Louth Semi-finalists 3 1973
Meath Champions 10 2004

Eligible teams

The championship is currently suspended but 12 counties would be eligible for the championship

County Qualification Location Stadium Province Championship titles Last championship title
Carlow Intermediate development team Carlow Dr Cullen Park Leinster 2 1960
Dublin Junior development team Donnycarney Parnell Park Leinster 8 1955
Kildare Intermediate development team Newbridge St Conleth's Park Leinster 5 1966
Kilkenny Junior development team Kilkenny Nowlan Park Leinster 25 1996
Laois Intermediate development team Portlaoise O'Moore Park Leinster 3 1933
Longford Lory Meagher Cup team Longford Pearse Park Leinster 0 —
Louth Nicky Rackard Cup team Drogheda Drogheda Park Leinster 3 1973
Meath Intermediate development team Navan Páirc Tailteann Leinster 10 2004
Offaly Intermediate development team Tullamore O'Connor Park Leinster 7 1953
Westmeath Intermediate development team Mullingar Cusack Park Leinster 3 1963
Wexford Junior development team Wexford Chadwicks Wexford Park Leinster 7 1992
Wicklow Intermediate development team Aughrim Aughrim County Ground Leinster 5 1971

Qualification for subsequent competitions

At the end of the championship, the winning team progresses to the All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship.

Roll of honour

County Title(s) Runners-up Years won Years runner-up
Kilkenny 25 9 1909, 1911, 1913, 1916, 1928, 1930, 1935, 1939, 1941, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1956, 1958, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 1922, 1925, 1933, 1934, 1938, 1948, 1950, 1953, 1955
Meath 10 8 1927, 1948, 1961, 1970, 1972, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004 1906, 1907, 1910, 1915, 1947, 1958, 1967, 1973
Dublin 8 14 1908, 1925, 1932, 1937, 1947, 1950, 1952, 1955 1909, 1911, 1924, 1927, 1929, 1935, 1939, 1940, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1957, 1985, 1987
Wexford 7 11 1926, 1940, 1957, 1959, 1985, 1987, 1992 1913, 1941, 1960, 1983, 1984, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996
Offaly 7 4 1915, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1929, 1938, 1953 1908, 1912, 1937, 1959
Kildare 5 9 1905, 1906, 1934, 1962, 1966 1914, 1932, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 2002
Wicklow 5 6 1954, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1971 1952, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1970
Laois 3 7 1910, 1914, 1933 1923, 1926, 1928, 1930, 1936, 1956, 1992
Westmeath 3 5 1912, 1936, 1963 1905, 1916, 1954, 1986, 1989
Louth 3 0 1968, 1969, 1973 —
Carlow 2 1 1907, 1960 1988
Longford 0 2 — 2003, 2004

List of finals

Year Winners Runners-up
County Score County Score
2005— No Championship
2004 Meath 4–14 Longford 2–07
2003 Meath 0–11 Longford 0–09
2002 Meath 2–10 Kildare 1–07
1997–2001 No Championship
1996 Kilkenny 1–13 Wexford 1–06
1995 Kilkenny 2–14 Wexford 4–05
1994 Kilkenny 2–18 Wexford 3–08
1993 Kilkenny 1–15 Wexford 0–10
1992 Wexford 2–11 Laois 1–12
1991 Kilkenny 3–12 Wexford 2–06
1990 Kilkenny 1–09, 3–10 (R) Wexford 0–12, 1–10 (R)
1989 Kilkenny 5–12 Westmeath 0–09
1988 Kilkenny 4–06 Carlow 3–03
1987 Wexford 6–15 Dublin 0–09
1986 Kilkenny 2–18 Westmeath 0–06
1985 Wexford 4–14 Dublin 2–06
1984 Kilkenny 2–13 Wexford 0–07
1983 Kilkenny 3–13 Wexford 1–07
1974–1982 No Championship
1973 Louth 8–07 Meath 6–05
1972 Meath 6–09 Kildare 4–11
1971 Wicklow 3–12 Kildare 0–07
1970 Meath 6–13 Wicklow 5–09
1969 Louth 5–08 Kildare 2–05
1968 Louth 4–12 Kildare 5–08
1967 Wicklow 4–13 Meath 0–08
1966 Kildare 4–10 Wicklow 4–06
1965 Wicklow 3–14, 4–05 (R) Kildare 5–08, 2–08 (R)
1964 Wicklow 4–08 Kildare 2–06
1963 Westmeath 4–10 Wicklow 4–07
1962 Kildare 4–10 Wicklow 2–08
1961 Meath 1–11 Wicklow 3–03
1960 Carlow 6–08 Wexford 3–08
1959 Wexford 6–10 Offaly 0–01
1958 Kilkenny 2–10 Meath 1–05
1957 Wexford 3–11 Dublin 3–04
1956 Kilkenny 6–11 Laois 1–08
1955 Dublin 4–12 Kilkenny 4–09
1954 Wicklow 4–15 Westmeath 1–03
1953 Offaly 3–07 Kilkenny 2–02
1952 Dublin 4–05 Wicklow 2–07
1951 Kilkenny 2–11 Dublin 2–06
1950 Dublin 3–07 Kilkenny 3–03
1949 Kilkenny 4–03 Dublin 3–02
1948 Meath 2–10 Kilkenny 3–05
1947 Dublin 5–05 Meath 1–05
1946 Kilkenny 4–05 Dublin 1–01
1942–1945 No Championship
1941 Kilkenny 6–03 Wexford 2–02
1940 Wexford 4–06 Dublin 2–07
1939 Kilkenny 6–09 Dublin 4–03
1938 Offaly 3–08 Kilkenny 1–08
1937 Dublin 11–08 Offaly 5–04
1936 Westmeath 4–08 Laois 5–02
1935 Kilkenny 5–05 Dublin 1–05
1934 Kildare 3–07, 1–08 (R) Kilkenny 3–07, 1–07 (R)
1933 Laois 3–08 Kilkenny 4–02
1932 Dublin 6–02 Kildare 4–05
1931 Declared null and void *
1930 Kilkenny 7–03 Laois 2–02
1929 Offaly 7–03 Dublin 1–05
1928 Kilkenny 3–02 Laois 0–02
1927 Meath 3–04, 4–06 (R) Dublin 3–04, 2–02 (R)
1926 Wexford 4–01 Laois 3–01
1925 Dublin 4–04, 4–04 (R) Kilkenny 4–04, 4–02 (R)
1924 Offaly 7–04 Dublin 5–05
1923 Offaly 4–01 Laois 3–02
1922 Offaly 4–03 Kilkenny 3–03
1917–1921 No Championship
1916 Kilkenny 12–02 Westmeath 1–01
1915 Offaly 6–02 Meath 3–05
1914 Laois 16–04 Kildare 0–00
1913 Kilkenny 7–03 Wexford 3–03
1912 Westmeath 4–03 Offaly 2–01
1911 Kilkenny 5–01, 3–02 (R) Dublin 5–01, 1–03 (R)
1910 Laois 12–02 Meath 2–01
1909 Kilkenny 4–07 Dublin 3–03
1908 Dublin 1–07 * Offaly 1–03
1907 Carlow 2–09 Meath 0–09
1906 Kildare 2–06 Meath 1–08
1905 Kildare 3–08 Westmeath 3–05
  • 1931 Kilkenny 2–09 Dublin 1–05 After objection and counter objection, declared null and void
  • 1908 Unfinished. Dublin awarded the title.

Team records and statistics

List of counties

County Most recent year in championship Championship titles Last championship title
Carlow — 2 1960
Dublin — 8 1955
Kildare 2004 5 1966
Kilkenny 2004 25 1996
Laois — 3 1933
Longford 2004 0 —
Louth 2004 3 1973
Meath 2004 10 2004
Offaly — 7 1953
Westmeath — 3 1963
Wexford — 7 1992
Wicklow — 5 1971

See also

References

  1. ^ Aherne, Alan (11 December 2022). "Heroic Horeswood battle back to claim Leinster Junior hurling championship title". Irish Independent. Retrieved 17 February 2024.

External sources