The All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship was a hurling competition organized by the Gaelic Athletic Association in Ireland. The competition was originally contested by the second teams of the strong counties, and the first teams of the weaker counties. In the years from 1961 to 1973 and from 1997 until now, the strong counties have competed for the All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship instead. The competition was then restricted to the weaker counties. The competition was discontinued after 2004 as these counties now compete for the Nicky Rackard Cup instead.
From 1974 to 1982, the original format of the competition was abandoned, and the competition was incorporated in Division 3 of the National Hurling League. The original format, including the strong hurling counties was re-introduced in 1983.
History
Summary of winners #CountyTitlesRunners-upTotal1 Cork114152 Kilkenny9615 Tipperary94134 Meath6395 London520256 Limerick4157 Warwickshire369 Mayo325 Dublin314 Armagh303 Roscommon30312 Galway279 Louth235 Kerry224 Derry224 Clare224 Offaly213 Waterford213 Wexford213 Kildare202 Wicklow20222 Monaghan134 Antrim123 Westmeath112 Down11226 Hertfordshire022 Donegal022 Laois011 Britain011 Lancashire011 Carlow011 Fermanagh011 Tyrone011
Participating teams The competition was originally contested by the second teams of the strong counties, and the first teams of the weaker counties. In the years from 1961 to 1973 and from 1997 until now, the strong counties have competed for the All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship instead. The competition was then restricted to the weaker counties. The competition was discontinued after 2004 as these counties now compete for the Nicky Rackard Cup instead.
Format The All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship features five teams in the final tournament. Up to 32 county teams contest the four provincial junior championships with the four respective champions qualifying for the All-Ireland series. The British county teams compete in their own championship and the winners join the other four provincial winners in the final tournament.
Overview The Championship is a single elimination tournament. Each team is afforded only one defeat before being eliminated from the championship. Pairings for matches are drawn at random and there is currently no seeding. Each match is played as a single leg. If a match is drawn there is a period of extra time, however, if both sides are still level at the end of extra time a replay takes place and so on until a winner is found.
Format Provincial championships: The provincial championships are played on a straight knockout basis.
Quarter-finals: The British champions and one of the provincial winners teams contest this round. The winners advance to the semi-finals.
Semi-finals: The quarter-final winner and the other provincial 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.
Promotion At the end of the championship, the winning team is automatically promoted to the All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship for the following season.
Qualification The All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship features five teams in the final tournament. Up to 32 county teams contest the four provincial junior championships with the four respective champions qualifying for the All-Ireland series. The British county teams compete in their own championship and the winners join the other four provincial winners in the final tournament. ProvinceChampionshipQualifying Team ConnachtConnacht Junior Hurling ChampionshipChampions LeinsterLeinster Junior Hurling ChampionshipChampions MunsterMunster Junior Hurling ChampionshipChampions UlsterUlster Junior Hurling ChampionshipChampionsBritainBritish Junior Hurling ChampionshipChampions
Teams
2004 Teams The following teams competed in the 2004 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship: CountyLocationStadiumProvince First year in championshipIn championship sinceProvincial championshipProvincial titlesLast provincial titleChampionship titlesLast championship title DownUlster Junior Hurling Championship19931964FermanaghUlster Junior Hurling Championship1994— KildareLeinster Junior Hurling Championship19661966 KilkennyLeinster Junior Hurling Championship19961995 LondonBritish Junior Hurling Championship—1963LongfordLeinster Junior Hurling Championship—— LouthDroghedaDrogheda ParkLeinster Junior Hurling Championship19731977 MayoCastlebarMcHale ParkConnacht Junior Hurling Championship19672003 MeathLeinster Junior Hurling Championship20031999SligoConnacht Junior Hurling Championship1973—
List of finals
Year Winner Runners-up County Score County Score2005–No championship 2004 Meath 2–09 Down 1–06 2003 Mayo 1–08 Donegal 0–09 2002 Antrim 2–07 Meath 1–06 2001 Roscommon 1–18 Donegal 2–03 2000 Armagh 1–11 Meath 1–04 1999 Meath 2–11 Tyrone 0–09 1998 Meath 1–14 Monaghan 1–09 1997 Monaghan 3–11 Meath 0–11 1996 Galway 1–14 Kilkenny 2–09 1995 Kilkenny 1–20 Clare 1–06 1994 Cork 2–13 Kilkenny 2–11 1993 Clare 3–10 Kilkenny 0–08 1992 Wexford 2–07, 0–13 (R) Cork 0–13 1–08 (R) 1991 Tipperary 4–17 London 1–05 1990 Kilkenny 4–21 Tipperary 2–11 1989 Tipperary 0–12 Galway 0–08 1988 Kilkenny 1–12 Tipperary 0–10 1987 Cork 3–11 Wexford 2–13 1986 Kilkenny 1–17 Limerick 0–15 1985 Wexford 3–09 Tipperary 1–13 1984 Kilkenny 0–13 Galway 2–05 1983 Cork 3–14 Galway 2–15 1982 Derry 1–10 Monaghan 0–06 1981 Mayo 2–13 Louth 1–08 1980 Mayo 2–13 Monaghan 0–07 1979 Armagh 2–13 Derry 2–01 1978 Armagh 5–15 Mayo 2–06 1977 Louth 1–14 Fermanagh 2–04 1976 Louth 6–08 Mayo 4–09 1975 Derry 5–12 Louth 3–05 1974 Roscommon 2–11 Derry 2–09 1973 Warwickshire 6–09 Louth 3–08 1972 Kerry 5–05 Warwickshire 2–09 1971 Wicklow 4–09, 3–09, 4–06 * (2R) Hertfordshire 3–11 2–12 3–08 (R) 1970 Meath 1–15, 3–14 (R) Hertfordshire 4–06, 3–07 (R) 1969 Warwickshire 3–06 Kerry 0–11 1968 Warwickshire 1–14 Kerry 1–09 1967 Wicklow 3–15 London 4–04 1966 Kildare 4–06 Warwickshire 2–09 1965 Roscommon 3–09 Warwickshire 2–11 1964 Down 3–02 London 1–03 1963 London 4–07 Antrim 3–06 1962 Kildare 4–07 London 2–04 1961 Kerry 4–14 London 2–05 1960 London 2–04, 4–08 (R) Carlow 2–04, 2–11 (R) 1959 London 5–10 Antrim 2–10 1958 Cork 7–10 Warwickshire 4–02 1957 Limerick 5–12 London 2–05 1956 Kilkenny 5–02 London 2–08 1955 Cork 6–10 Warwickshire 0–05 1954 Limerick 4–06 London 2–04 1953 Tipperary 4–10 Warwickshire 3–03 1952 Dublin 3–07 London 2–07 1951 Kilkenny 3–09 London 3–05 1950 Cork 5–05 London 2–04 1949 London 3–07 Clare 3–06 1948 Meath 3–05, 2–07 (R) London 3–05, 2–05 (R) 1947 Cork 3–10 London 2–03 1946 Kilkenny 5–04 London 2–02 1945 No championship 1944 No championship 1943 No championship 1942 No championship 1941 Limerick 8–02 Galway 4–01 1940 Cork 3–03 Galway 3–01 1939 Galway 2–06 London 2–02 1938 London 4–04 Cork 4–01 1937 Dublin 7–08 London 3–06 1936 Westmeath 2–05 Waterford 3–01 1935 Limerick 4–09 London 3–03 1934 Waterford 3–05 London 3–03 1933 Tipperary 10–01 London 1–04 1932 Dublin 8–04 London 2–00 1931 Waterford 10–07 Lancashire 1–02 1930 Tipperary 8–06 Kilkenny 3–02 1929 Offaly 6–01 Cork 2–03 1928 Kilkenny 4–06 Tipperary 4–04 1927 Meath 2–03 Britain 1–01 1926 Tipperary 6–02 Galway 2–03 1925 Cork 5–06 Dublin 1–00 1924 Tipperary 5–05 Galway 1–02 1923 Offaly 3–04 Cork 3–02 1922 No championship 1921 No championship 1920 No championship 1919 No championship 1918 No championship 1917 No championship 1916 Cork 4–06 Kilkenny 3–04 1915 Tipperary 1–06 Offaly 2–02 1914 Clare 6–05 Laois 1–01 1913 Tipperary 2–02 Kilkenny 0–00 1912 Cork 4–06 Westmeath 2–01
First game disputed – replay ordered
Roll of honour
By county CountyTitlesRunners-upYears wonYears runners-up Cork 114 1912, 1916, 1925, 1940, 1947, 1950, 1955, 1958, 1983, 1987, 19941923, 1929, 1938, 1992 Kilkenny 96 1928, 1946, 1951, 1956, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1995 1913, 1916, 1930, 1993, 1994, 1996 Tipperary 94 1913, 1915, 1924, 1926, 1930, 1933, 1953, 1989, 19911928, 1985, 1988, 1990 Meath 63 1927, 1948, 1970, 1998, 1999, 20041997, 2000, 2002 London 520 1938, 1949, 1959, 1960, 19631932, 1933, 1934, 1935 1937, 1939, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1967, 1991 Limerick 41 1935, 1941, 1954, 1957 1986 Warwickshire 36 1968, 1969, 19731953, 1955, 1958, 1965, 1966, 1972 Mayo 32 1980, 1981, 20031976, 1978 Dublin 31 1932, 1937, 19521925 Armagh 30 1978, 1979, 2000 — Roscommon 30 1965, 1974, 2001 — Galway 27 1939, 19961924, 1926, 1940, 1941, 1983, 1984, 1989 Louth 23 1976, 19771973, 1975, 1981 Kerry 22 1961, 19721968, 1969 Derry 22 1975, 19821974, 1979 Clare 22 1914, 19931949, 1995 Offaly 21 1923, 19291915 Waterford 21 1931, 19341936 Wexford 21 1985, 19921987 Kildare 20 1962, 1966 — Wicklow 20 1967, 1971 — Monaghan 13 19971980, 1982, 1998 Antrim 12 20021959, 1963 Westmeath 11 19361912 Down 11 19642004 Hertfordshire02 —1970, 1971 Donegal 02 —2001, 2003 Laois01 —1914 Britain 01 —1927 Lancashire01 —1931 Carlow 01 —1960 Fermanagh 01 —1977 Tyrone01—1999
By province DivisionTitlesRunners-upTotal Munster301444 Leinster291847 Britain 83038 Ulster81220 Connacht 8917
Team records and statistics Provincial champions by year Brackets = representative of province YearBritain Connacht Leinster Munster Ulster2004(London)Mayo Meath— Down2003— (Mayo)Meath— Donegal2002—— Meath— Antrim2001— (Roscommon)—— Donegal2000—— (Meath)— Armagh1999—— (Meath)— Tyrone1998—— (Meath)— Monaghan1997—— (Meath)— Monaghan1996— (Galway) KilkennyCorkTyrone1995—— Kilkenny ClareTyrone1994—— Kilkenny CorkFermanagh1993—— Kilkenny ClareDown1992—— Wexford CorkDown1991 (London)—Kilkenny TipperaryArmagh1990—— Kilkenny TipperaryArmagh1989—(Galway)KilkennyTipperaryDonegal1988——KilkennyTipperaryMonaghan1987——WexfordCorkMonaghan1986——KilkennyLimerickMonaghan1985——WexfordTipperaryCavan1984—(Galway)KilkennyCorkDerry1983—(Galway)KilkennyCorkCavan1982—————1981—————1980—————
List of All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship counties The following teams have competed in the championship for at least one season. CountyProvinceFirst year in championshipMost recent year in championshipChampionship titlesLast championship title2023 championship finishBest JHC finishCurrent championshipLvl AntrimUlster12002 ArmaghUlster32000 BritainBritain0— CarlowLeinster0— ClareMunster21993 CorkMunster1912111994 DerryUlster21982 DonegalUlster0— DownUlster11964 DublinLeinster31952FermanaghUlster0— GalwayConnacht21996HertfordshireBritain0— KerryMunster21972 KildareLeinster21966 KilkennyLeinster91995LancashireBritain0— LaoisLeinster0— LimerickMunster41957 LondonBritain51963 LouthLeinster21977 MayoConnacht32003 MeathLeinster62004MonaghanUlster11997 OffalyLeinster21929RoscommonConnacht32001 TipperaryMunster91991 TyroneUlster0— WarwickshireBritain31973 WaterfordMunster21934WestmeathLeinster191211936 WexfordLeinster21992 WicklowLeinster21971
Performances by province #TeamWinsRunners-upLast TitleBiggest ContributorWins1 Munster30141994Cork112 Leinster29182004Kilkenny93 Britain8301973London5 Ulster8122002Armagh3 Connacht892003Mayo, Roscommon3 each
See also All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Connacht Senior Hurling Championship Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Munster Senior Hurling Championship Ulster Senior Hurling Championship All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship Connacht Intermediate Hurling Championship Leinster Intermediate Hurling Championship Munster Intermediate Hurling Championship Ulster Intermediate Hurling Championship All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship Connacht Junior Hurling Championship Leinster Junior Hurling Championship Munster Junior Hurling Championship Ulster Junior Hurling Championship
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