The Derry Senior Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition contested by top-tier Derry GAA clubs. The Derry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association has organised it since 1887.
| Derry Senior Hurling Championship | |
|---|---|
Current season or competition: 2024 Derry Senior Hurling Championship | |
 | |
| Irish | Craobh Shinsear Iomána Dhoire |
| Code | Hurling |
| Founded | 1887 |
| Region | Derry (GAA) |
| Trophy | Fr Collins Cup[1] |
| No. of teams | 8 |
| Title holders |  Slaughtneil (18th title) |
| Most titles |  Kevin Lynch's (23 titles) |
| Sponsors | McGurk Chartered Architects[1] |
Slaughtneil are the title holders, defeating Banagher in the Final in October 2024 to win their twelfth title in a row.
Honours
editThe trophy presented to the winners is the Fr Collins Cup.[1]
The winners qualify to represent their county in the Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship. The winners can, in turn, go on to play in the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship.
Slaughtneil are the only Derry team to have ever won the Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship lifting the Four Seasons Cup in 2016, 2017, 2019, 2021 and 2024[2]
Format
editGroup stage
editThe 8 teams in the Derry Hurling Championship are divided into two groups of four.[3] 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 three 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.
Knockout stage
editSenior final: The top teams in each group contest the senior final.
Intermediate final: The second-placed teams in each group contest the intermediate final.
Junior final: The third-placed teams in each group contest the junior final.
Qualification
editAt the end of the championship, the winning team qualify to the subsequent Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship.
Teams
edit2024 Teams
edit8 teams will compete in the 2024 Derry Senior Hurling Championship.
| Team | Location | Colours | Position in 2024 | Championship titles | Last championship title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballinascreen
|
Draperstown | Maroon and white | Junior champions | 3 | 1939 |
| Banagher
|
Feeny / Park | Maroon and white | Runners-up | 3 | 2005 |
| Eoghan Rua
|
Coleraine | Maroon and green | Group Stage | 0 | — |
| Kevin Lynch's
|
Dungiven | White and black | Intermediate runners-up | 23 | 2011 |
 Lavey
|
Lavey | Orange and black | Junior runners-up | 18 | 2010 |
 Na Magha
|
Derry | Green, white, and black | Group stage | 0 | — |
| Slaughtneil
|
Slaughtneil | Maroon and white | Champions | 18 | 2024 |
 Swatragh
|
Swatragh | Green and white | Intermediate Champions | 1 | 2012 |
List of finals
editLegend
edit- Gold – Ulster senior club champions
- Silver – Ulster senior club runners-up
List of Derry SHC finals
editNotes
edit- † 1891, 1905: St Patrick's, Waterside is now defunct. It was a club from the Waterside in Derry City.
- †† 1946: Kevin Barry's is now defunct. It was a club from Derry City.
Roll of honour
editBy club
edit| # | Club | Titles | Runners-up | Championship wins | Championships runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Lynch's
|
23 | 12 | 1967†, 1972†, 1973†, 1974†, 1975†, 1976†, 1977†, 1979†, 1981†, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1989, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011 | 1985, 1986, 1991, 1999, 2005, 2010, 2014, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
| 2 | Slaughtneil
|
18 | 7 | 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1993, 2000, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021,[6] 2022, 2023, 2024 | 1992, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2009 |
| Lavey
|
18 | 3 | 1940, 1944, 1946, 1948, 1962, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2010 | 1943, 1993, 2011 | |
| 4 | Banagher
|
3 | 10 | 1978, 1980, 2005 | 1996, 2000, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2024 |
| Ballinascreen
|
3 | 8 | 1887, 1938, 1939 | 1976, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1997, 2003, 2013 | |
| 6 | Sarsfields Derry | 2 | 1 | 1933, 1934 | 1944 |
 Burt††
|
2 | 0 | 1930, 1931 | — | |
| St Patrick's, Waterside | 2 | 0 | 1891, 1905 | — | |
| Mitchels Coleraine | 2 | 0 | 1943, 1945 | — | |
| St Finbarr's Loup
|
2 | 0 | 1963, 1964 | — | |
| 11 | Swatragh
|
1 | 2 | 2012 | 2008, 2015 |
| Hibernians | 1 | 0 | 1889 | — | |
| Éire Óg | 1 | 0 | 1906 | — | |
| Aileach | 1 | 0 | 1937 | — | |
| 15 | Gaels | 0 | 1 | — | 1931 |
| Kevin Barry’s | 0 | 1 | — | 1946 | |
| Drum | 0 | 1 | — | 1990 |
Notes
edit- † — The 1967, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979 and 1981 titles were won as Dungiven GAC.
- †† — Burt is a Donegal club.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c McCann, Chris (30 September 2008). "Lynch's experience sees them edge out Davitt's". County Derry Post. pp. 94–95.
- ^ "Slaughtneil 1-14 Ballycran 0-10: Dominant Derry side retain Ulster Hurling title". BBC Sport. 19 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ "Derry Club Championship draws 2023: All-Ireland finalists Glen learn fate in new-look SFC format". Belfast Live. 7 July 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ "Slaughtneil make it 11 Derry hurling titles in a row with victory over Kevin Lynch's/". www.derryjournal.com. Derry Journal. 17 September 2023. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
- ^ "Slaughtneil's Derry SHC domination continues with tenth consecutive title". Hogan Stand. 25 September 2022. Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ^ a b "Derry Senior Hurling Championship final: Slaughtneil win ninth consecutive title". bbc.com. BBC. 24 October 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
- ^ "Derry SHC final: Slaughtneil in seventh heaven". Hogan Stand. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 30 September 2019.
- ^ "Derry SHC final: Slaughtneil complete five-in-a-row". Hogan Stand. 16 September 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
- ^ "Derry SHC final: late Rogers brace seals Slaughtneil four-in-a-row". Hogan Stand. 11 September 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
- ^ "Derry SHC final: Slaughtneil rout Swatragh". Hogan Stand. 20 September 2015. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- ^ "Slaughtneil's stoppage-time blitz foils Lynch's in thriller". Irish Independent. 29 September 2014. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ^ "Derry SHC final: Slaughtneil end 13-year wait". Hogan Stand. 26 August 2013. Retrieved 27 August 2013.
- ^ "Derry SHC final: Converys inspire Swatragh". Hogan Stand. 24 September 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
- ^ Donegal News 1903-current, Saturday, 27 June 1931; Page: 3