Wexford Intermediate Hurling Championship

Wexford Intermediate Hurling Championship
CodeHurling
Founded1930; 95 years ago (1930)
Region Wexford (GAA)
No. of teams12
Title holders Oylegate–Glenbrien (5th title)
First winner Ballymurrin
Most titles Ferns St Aidan's (6 titles)
SponsorsThe Courtyard Ferns[1]
Official websiteOfficial website

The Wexford Intermediate Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as The Courtyard Ferns Intermediate Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition contested by mid-tier Wexford GAA clubs. It is the 2nd teir of the Wexford GAA hurling championships.The Wexford County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association has organised it since 1930.

The title has been won at least once by 38 different clubs. The all-time record-holders are Ferns St Aidan's, who have won the competition six times.

Oylegate–Glenbrien won the title in 2021, after defeating HWH Bunclody in the final.[citation needed]

History

The Wexford Intermediate Hurling Championship dates back to 1930. It was the third championship to be established in Wexford following the Wexford Senior Hurling Championship in 1889 and the Wexford Junior Hurling Championship in 1903.

No competition was held between 1937 and 1955, owing to its suspension.[2]

The championship was split in two in 2012 with the creation of the new third tier Wexford Intermediate A Hurling Championship.

Cloughbawn defeated HWH Bunclody by 3-17 to 0-14 in the 2019 championship decider replay.

Format

The series of games are played during the summer and autumn months with the county final currently being played at Innovate Wexford Park in October. The championship features a group stage before the top-ranking teams complete a knock-out series of games.

As of 2022, twelve clubs were participating in the Wexford Intermediate Championship.[citation needed]

Teams

2024 teams

Club Location Colours
Askamore Kilrush Black and amber
Blackwater Blackwater Green and Gold
Buffers Alley Monamolin Green, gold and white
Craanford Fr O'Regan's Craanford Blue and white
Fethard St Mogues Fethard-on-Sea Red and white
Gusserane O'Rahilly's Ballycullane Blue and gold
Horeswood
Half Way House Bunclody Bunclody Green and gold
Rathnure St Anne's
St. James’
Taghmon-Camross Blue and gold
Tara Rocks Gorey Blue and yellow

Qualification for subsequent competitions

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

Honours

The Wexford Intermediate Championship is an integral part of the wider Leinster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship. The winners of the Wexford county final join the champions of the other hurling counties to contest the provincial championship. They often do well there with the likes of Ferns St Aidan's and Buffers Alley[3] and Oylegate–Glenbrien among the clubs from Wexford to play in at least one Leinster Championship final after winning the Wexford Intermediate Hurling Championship.[4]

List of finals

List of Wexford IHC finals

Year Winners Runners-up Location
Club Score Club Score
1930 Ballymurrin[5]
1931 Glynn[6]
1932 Cathgal Brughas[7]
1933 O'Hanrahans[8]
1934 Glynn[9]
1935 Sally Beachers[10]
1936 Ferns–Ballingale[11] Cloughbawn
1937 No competition
1938 No competition
1939 No competition
1940 No competition
1941 No competition
1942 No competition
1943 No competition
1944 No competition
1945 No competition
1946 No competition
1947 No competition
1948 No competition
1949 No competition
1950 No competition
1951 No competition
1952 No competition
1953 No competition
1954 No competition
1955 No competition
1956 Faythe Harriers[12] Geraldine O'Hanrahans
1957 Geraldine O'Hanrahans[13] Shelmaliers
1958 Ferns St Aidan's[14]
1959 Oylegate–Glenbrien[15] Horeswood
1960 Shamrocks[16] Camross
1961 Horeswood[17] Cloughbawn
1962 Hollow Rangers[18] Buffers Alley
1963 Davidstown–Courtnacuddy[19] Buffers Alley
1964 St Martin's[20]
1965 Buffers Alley[21] Gorey Wolfe Tones
1966 Ballyhogue[22] Liam Mellows
1967 Liam Mellows[23]
1968 Oulart–The Ballagh[24] Shelmaliers
1969 Duffry Rovers[25]
1970 Craanford St Brendan's[26]
1971 Adamstown[27]
1972 Ballyhogue[28]
1973 Cloughbawn[29] St Martin's
1974 Naomh Éanna[30] Crossabeg–Ballymurn
1975 Geraldine O'Hanrahans[31] Oylegate–Glenbrien
1976 Askamore[32]
1977 St Martin's[33] Crossabeg–Ballymurn
1978 Duffry Rovers[34]
1979 Ferns St Aidan's[35]
1980 Monageer–Boolavogue[36]
1981 Rathnure[37] Rathgarogue-Cushinstown
1982 HWH–Bunclody[38] Horeswood
1983 Marshalstown[39]
1984 Ferns St Aidan's[40] Askamore
1985 Oulart–The Ballagh[41]
1986 Monageer–Boolavogue[42] Horeswood
1987 Glynn–Barntown[43] Crossabeg–Ballymurn
1988 Crossabeg–Ballymurn[44] Shamrocks
1989 Ferns St Aidan's[45]
1990 Naomh Éanna[46] Shelmaliers
1991 Rathgarogue–Cushinstown[47] Fethard St Mogue's
1992 Oylegate–Glenbrien[48]
1993 HWH–Bunclody[49]
1994 Fethard St Mogue's[50]
1995 HWH–Bunclody[51]
1996 Shamrocks[52]
1997 Shelmaliers[53] Geraldine O'Hanrahans
1998 Ferns St Aidan's[54]
1999 St Anne's[55] Admastown
2000 Monageer–Boolavogue[56]
2001 Naomh Éanna[57] Rathgarogue-Cushinstown
2002 HWH–Bunclody[58] Askamore
2003 Ballyfad[59] St. Mary's, Rosslare
2004 St Patrick's[60] Ferns St Aidan's
2005 Marshalstown[61] Askamore
2006 Rathgarogue–Cushinstown[62] Geraldine O'Hanrahans
2007 Ferns St Aidan's[63] Rathnure
2008 Blackwater[64] Rathnure
2009 Askamore[65] HWH Bunclody
2010 HWH–Bunclody[66] Shamrocks
2011 Adamstown Duffry Rovers
2012 Oylegate–Glenbrien HWH–Bunclody
2013 Buffers Alley Naomh Éanna
2014[67] Shamrocks 3-13 (2-10) Duffry Rovers 1-16 (0-16) Innovate Wexford Park
2015[68] Naomh Éanna 1-15 Crossabeg–Ballymurn 2-11 Bellefield
2016[69] Oylegate–Glenbrien 1-14 Adamstown 0-10 Innovate Wexford Park
2017[70] St Anne's, Rathangan 2-10 Crossabeg–Ballymurn 1-12 Innovate Wexford Park
2018 Fethard St Mogue's 0-14 (3-16) Cloughbawn 1-09 (2-19) Innovate Wexford Park
2019[71] Cloughbawn 3-14 HWH Bunclody 0-17 Innovate Wexford Park
2020[72] Crossabeg–Ballymurn 2-17 Buffers Alley 0-16 Chadwick's Wexford Park
2021 Oylegate–Glenbrien 2-08 HWH Bunclody 1-05 Chadwick's Wexford Park
2022 Oulart–The Ballagh Taghmon-Camross
2023 Cloughbawn St. James
2024 Rathnure St. James

Wins listed by club

# Club Wins Years won
1 Ferns St Aidan's
6
 1958, 1979, 1984, 1989, 1998, 2007
2 HWH Bunclody
5
 1982, 1993, 1995, 2002, 2010
Oylegate–Glenbrien 1959, 1992, 2012, 2021
3 Naomh Éanna
4
 1974, 1990, 2001, 2015
4 Shamrocks
3
 1960, 1996, 2014
Monageer–Boolavogue 1980, 1986, 2000
5 Glynn
2
 1931, 1934
Geraldine O'Hanrahans 1957, 1975
St Martin's 1964, 1977
Buffers Alley 1965, 2013
Ballyhogue 1966, 1972
Oulart–The Ballagh 1968, 1985
Duffry Rovers 1969, 1978
Adamstown 1971, 2011
Marshalstown 1983, 2005
Rathgarogue–Cushinstown 1991, 2006
Askamore 1976, 2009
Fethard St Mogue's 1994, 2018
St Anne's, Rathangan 1999, 2017
6 Ballymurrin
1
 1930
Cathal Brughas 1932
O'Hanrahan's 1933
Sally Beachers 1935
Ferns–Ballingale 1936
Faythe Harriers 1956
Horeswood 1961
Hollow Rangers 1962
Davidstown–Courtnacuddy 1963
Liam Mellows 1967
Craanford St Brendan's 1970
Cloughbawn 1973
Rathnure 1981
Glynn–Barntown 1987
Crossabeg–Ballymurn 1988
Shelmaliers 1997
Ballyfad 2003
St Patrick's 2004
Blackwater 2008

Records and statistics

Teams

Gaps

Top ten longest gaps between successive championship titles:

See also

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