List of Limerick senior hurling team captains

This article lists players who have captained the Limerick county hurling team in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship and the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.

List of captains

Year Player Club National titles Provincial titles
1927 Micky Cross Claughaun
1928 Willie Gleeson Fedamore
1929 Bob McConkey Young Irelands
1930
1931 Bob McConkey Young Irelands
1932 Timmy Ryan Ahane
1933 Micky Fitzgibbon Young Irelands Munster Hurling Final winning captain
1934 Timmy Ryan Ahane All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain Munster Hurling Final winning captain
1935 Timmy Ryan Ahane Munster Hurling Final winning captain
1936 Mick Mackey Ahane All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain Munster Hurling Final winning captain
1937 Mick Mackey Ahane
1938 Mick Mackey Ahane
1939 Mick Mackey Ahane
1940 Mick Mackey Ahane All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain Munster Hurling Final winning captain
1941 Jim Roche Croom
1942 Croom
1943 Ahane
1944 Mick Mackey Ahane
1945 Mick Mackey Ahane
1946 Mick Mackey Ahane
1947 Ahane
1948 Jackie Power Ahane
1949 Seán Herbert Ahane
1950
1951 Dick Stokes Pallasgreen
1952 Dick Stokes Pallasgreen
1953
1954
1955 Liam Ryan Cappamore Munster Hurling Final winning captain
1956 Tommy Casey
1957 Séamus Ryan Cappamore
1958 Mick Tynan Claughaun
1959 Jim Keogh Claughaun
1960 Séamus Ryan Cappamore
1961
1962
1963 Kevin Long Feenagh-Kilmeedy
1964 Kevin Long Feenagh-Kilmeedy
1965 Johnny Hayes Cappamore
1966 Phil Bennis Patrickswell
1967 Phil Bennis Patrickswell
1968 Mossie Dowling Kilmallock
1969 Éamonn Cregan Claughaun
1970 Phil Bennis Patrickswell
1971 Tony O'Brien Patrickswell
1972 Jim Hogan Claughaun
1973 Éamonn Grimes south Liberties All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain Munster Hurling Final winning captain
1974 Seán Foley Patrickswell Munster Hurling Final winning captain
1975 Éamonn Grimes South Liberties
1976 Paddy Kelly Kilmallock
1977 Éamonn Grimes South Liberties
1978 Seán Foley Patrickswell
1979 Pat Hartigan South Liberties
1980 Seán Foley Patrickswell Munster Hurling Final winning captain
1981 Paudie Fitzmaurice Killeedy Munster Hurling Final winning captain
1982 Joe McKenna South Liberties
1983 Leonard Enright Patrickswell
1984 Leonard Enright Patrickswell
1985 Leonard Enright Patrickswell
1986 Paddy Kelly Kilmallock
1987 Danny Fitzgerald Claughaun
1988 Leonard Enright Patrickswell
1989 Gary Kirby Patrickswell
1990 Terence Kenny Ballybrown
1991 Anthony Carmody Patrickswell
1992 Joe O'Connor Ballybrown
1993 Mike Houlihan Kilmallock
1994 Gary Kirby Patrickswell Munster Hurling Final winning captain
1995 Mike Houlihan Kilmallock
1996 Ciarán Carey Patrickswell Munster Hurling Final winning captain
1997 Gary Kirby Patrickswell
1998 Ciarán Carey Patrickswell
1999 Ollie Moran Ahane
2000 Ollie Moran Ahane
2001 Barry Foley Patrickswell
2002 Mark Foley Adare
2003 Mark Foley Adare
2004 Ciarán Carey Patrickswell
T.J. Ryan Garryspillane
2005 Ollie Moran Ahane
2006 T.J. Ryan Garryspillane
Damian Reale Hospital-Herbertstown
2007 James O'Brien Bruree
2008 Mark Foley Adare
2009 Mark Foley Adare
2010 Bryan O'Sullivan Kilmallock
2011 Gavin O'Mahony Kilmallock
2012 David Breen Na Piarsaigh
2013 Donal O'Grady Granagh-Ballingarry Munster Hurling Final winning captain
2014 Donal O'Grady Granagh-Ballingarry
2015 Donal O'Grady Granagh-Ballingarry
2016 Nickie Quaid Effin
2017 James Ryan Garryspillane
2018 Declan Hannon Adare All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain
2019 Declan Hannon Adare Munster Hurling Final winning captain
2020 Declan Hannon Adare All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain Munster Hurling Final winning captain
2021 Declan Hannon Adare All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain Munster Hurling Final winning captain
2022 Declan Hannon Adare All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain Munster Hurling Final winning captain
2023 Cian Lynch Patrickswell All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain Munster Hurling Final winning captain
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