Cavan Senior Hurling Championship Explained

Cavan Senior Hurling Championship
Currentlyrunning:2024 Cavan Senior Hurling Championship
Founded:1908
Region:Cavan, Ireland
Teams:3
Firstwin:Belturbet
Title Holders:Cootehill Celtic
Currentordinal:8
Most Titles:Mullahoran
Mostordinal:27
Sponsors:Gilsenan Floors and Doors
Website:http://www.cavangaa.ie

The Cavan Senior Hurling Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association competition between the top hurling clubs in Cavan. The winners of the Cavan Championship qualify to represent their county in the Ulster Club Championship, the winners of which go on to the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship. This championship has never been played on a consistent basis, and has frequently not been completed. In 2010, Mullahoran won the title for the 21st successive year. That run of victories was ended in 2011 when Ballymachugh beat Mullahoran in the final. In 2017, Mullahoran won their first title in four years with a win over Cootehill on a scoreline of 4–19 to 0–05.[1] [2] Cootehill are the current champions, having won the 2022 championship title.[3]

History

20th century

The first recorded Cavan county championship final was played between Cavan Slashers and Belturbet in 1908. Belturbet reportedly won the game by 2–8 to 1–3.[4] The next recorded county competition was in 1922, and GAA records indicate that Cavan Slashers were 1922 champions.[5] The championship was held inconsistently over the coming decades, until "hurling again vanished from the Cavan G.A.A. scene in 1954".[4] Senior county hurling finals were not held again in Cavan, with any consistency, until the 1980s.[4] The Cavan Senior Hurling Championship has been won once by a club from outside the county - Granard hurling club from County Longford won the title in 1950.[6]

21st century

Mullahoran won 21 back-to-back titles in the late 20th and early 21st centuries, until 2011 when that run was ended in a defeat to Ballymachugh in the 2011 final.[7] [8] Cootehill and Mullahoran were the two main clubs in the competition during the second decade of the 21st century, meeting in the final in 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2017.[1] [9] [10] [11]

In the 2014 competition, Mullahoran (the defending champions) were defeated in the group stage. Cootehill won the title for only their third time ever and the first time since 1965 following a 5–7 to 1–6 defeat of Ballymachugh in a replay of the final.[12]

In 2015, Cootehill Celtic successfully defended their title, becoming champions for the 4th time. On 27 September 2015, in a final held at Kingspan Breffni Park, Mullahoran made a comeback to force a draw and a replay.[9] Cootehill won the replayed final, held on 30 September 2015, on a scoreline of 0–7 to 0–4.[10]

Cootehill were "fancied to defend" their title in the 2016 final,[13] which was held on 25 September 2016.[14] In the game, Mullahoran St Joseph's beat Cootehill Celtic by 2–7 to 2–6.[15] [16] However, Cootehill were later awarded the title (their 5th title) as Mullahoran were adjudged to have fielded an ineligible player.

The 2020 championship was held in September 2020,[17] involving four teams representing Cootehill Celtic GAA, Mullahoran GAA, East Cavan Gaels and Pearse Óg GAA club.[18] Mullahoran won the 2020 final, beating Cootehill Celtic by 2–09 to 1–11.[19] Cootehill Celtic won back-to-back titles in 2021 and 2022.[3]

Roll of honour

ClubWinsYears won
1271990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020[20]
2Cavan Slashers 81922, 1924, 1927, 1928, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936
Cootehill Celtic81932, 1965, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2021,[21] 2022, 2023
4Bailieborough Shamrocks51966, 1976, 1977, 1982, 1984
541973, 1974, 1983, 1985
Ballyhaise 41925, 1926, 1947, 1948
7Woodford Gaels 31986, 1987, 1988
8Belturbet 11908
Kill 11930
Granard (Longford)11950
Ballymachugh 12011
East Cavan Gaels12024

List of finals

YearWinnersRunners-upNotes
ClubScoreClubScore
2024East Cavan Gaels0-15Cootehill1-09[22]
2023Cootehill2-19East Cavan Gaels3-14[23]
2022Cootehill1-16Mullahoran0-9
2021Cootehill2-12Pearse Og2-11[24]
2020Mullahoran2-09Cootehill1-11
2019Mullahoran2-09Pearse Og0-12
2018MullahoranW/OPearse Og
2017Mullahoran4-19Cootehill0-05
2016Mullahoran2-07Cootehill2-06(Cootehill awarded title)
2015Cootehill3-11 (0-07)Mullahoran4-08 (0-04)(Cootehill win replay)
2014Cootehill5-07Ballymachugh1-06
2013Mullahoran0-13Cootehill0-04
2012No Championship
2011Ballymachugh4-08Mullahoran1-06
2010Mullahoran3-15Woodford Gaels0-03
2009Mullahoran2-10Ballymachugh2-07
2008Mullahoran4-15Ballymachugh0-02
2007Mullahoran2-13Woodford Gaels1-05
2006MullahoranWoodford Gaels
2005MullahoranBallymachugh
2004MullahoranCavan Gaels
2003MullahoranCavan Gaels
2002
2001
2000
1999
1998
1997
1996
1995
1994MullahoranBailieborough Shamrocks
1993MullahoranBailieborough Shamrocks
1992MullahoranBailieborough Shamrocks
1991MullahoranBailieborough Shamrocks
1990MullahoranWoodford Gaels
1989No Championship
1988Woodford Gaels
1987Woodford Gaels
1986Woodford Gaels6-09Cavan Gaels2-07
1985Cavan Gaels
1984Bailieborough Shamrocks
1983Cavan Gaels
1982Bailieborough Shamrocks
1978–1981No Championship
1977Bailieborough Shamrocks
1976Bailieborough Shamrocks
1975No Championship
1974Cavan GaelsWoodford Gaels
1973Cavan Gaels
1968–1972No Championship
1967Stradone Gaa
1966Bailieborough Shamrocks
1965Cootehill
1964No Championship
1963Stradone Gaa
1951–1962No Championship
1950Granard (Longford)5-03Ballyhaise1-01(Longford Club)
1949No Championship
1948Ballyhaise
1947Ballyhaise
1937–1946No Championship
1936Cavan Slashers
1935Cavan Slashers
1934Cavan Slashers
1933Cavan Slashers
1932Cootehill
1931No Championship
1930Kill
1929No Championship
1928Cavan Slashers
1927Cavan Slashers
1926Ballyhaise
1925Ballyhaise
1924Cavan Slashers
1923No Championship
1922Cavan Slashers
1909–1921No Championship
1908BelturbetCavan

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cavan SHC final: Carr drives Mullahoran to title . Independent News & Media . independent.ie . 25 September 2017 . 11 October 2020 . Mullahoran won their first title in four years .
  2. Web site: Cavan SHC final: Mullahoran run riot . 25 September 2017 . . 25 September 2017 . Mullahoran outclassed holders Cootehill to claim their first Cavan SHC title in four years.
  3. Web site: Cootehill Celtic see off Mullahoran with ease to retain Cavan SHC crown . Independent News & Media . independent.ie . 23 October 2022 . 25 October 2022 . Holders Cootehill Celtic won pulling up as they claimed their seventh Cavan SHC title in very testing conditions at Kingspan Breffni.
  4. Web site: Hurling in Cavan . Cavan GAA . cavan.gaa.ie . https://web.archive.org/web/20070411113103/http://cavan.gaa.ie/hurling.html . 11 April 2007 .
  5. Web site: Club Rolls of Honour - Cavan . GAA . gaa.ie . https://web.archive.org/web/20110227124435/http://gaa.ie/about-the-gaa/gaa-history/rolls-of-honour/club-rolls-of-honour/0/0/14/ . 27 February 2011 .
  6. Web site: Club SHC Stats . Longford Gaelic Stats.
  7. Web site: Mullahoran canter to title defence . 29 July 2013 . . 24 September 2007.
  8. Web site: Cavan SHC: Ballymachugh break Mullahoran's dominance . 29 July 2013 . . 26 September 2011.
  9. Web site: Cootehill Celtic thwarted by dramatic fightback Cootehill Celtic 3-11 Mullahoran St Joseph's 4-8 Cavan SHC Final. 28 September 2015 . . 28 September 2015.
  10. Web site: Cavan SHC final replay: Cootehill retain crown. 1 October 2015 . . 1 October 2015.
  11. Web site: Brady downs Cootehill. 26 September 2016 . . 26 September 2016.
  12. Web site: Round up: Titles for Ballyhaise and Cootehill. Hogan Stand website. 10 August 2014. 12 August 2014.
  13. Web site: Cootehill fancied to defend Cavan title. 24 September 2016 . The Irish News.
  14. Web site: County hurling final action in Down and Kerry . hoganstand.com . 24 September 2016 . 10 July 2020 .
  15. Web site: Brady downs Cootehill . Independent News & Media . independent.ie . 26 September 2016 . 10 July 2020 .
  16. CavanCoBoardGaa . Cavan GAA . 780103538487750660 . 25 September 2016 . Senior Hurling C'ship Final #Hurling Full Time Cootehill Celtic: 2-6(12) Mullahoran St. Josephs: 2-7(13) .
  17. Web site: Fixtures & Results - Senior Hurling Championship 2020 . cavangaa.ie . https://archive.today/20201019200714/https://cavangaa.ie/fixtures-results/?countyBoardID=4&compID=147559&leagueTable=y . 19 October 2020 .
  18. Web site: Hynes looking forward to open hurling championship . The Anglo Celt . anglocelt.ie . 8 July 2020 . 19 October 2020 .
  19. Web site: Cavan GAA results scoreboard . Longford Leader . longfordleader.ie . 21 September 2020 . 19 October 2020 .
  20. Web site: Cavan SHC final: Weekend Results . 24 September 2020 . . 20 September 2020.
  21. Web site: Celts edge Pearse Og to claim Cavan SHC title . hoganstand.com . 6 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211107210509/https://hoganstand.com/article/index/321036 . 7 November 2021 . Cootehill Celtic edged out Pearse Og to claim their sixth Cavan senior hurling championship title .
  22. Web site: Historic hurling success for East Cavan Gaels. 6 August 2024. Hogan Stand. 6 August 2024.
  23. News: Carney. Kevin Óg. 8 August 2023. Celts pushed to the limit before retaining title. The Anglo-Celt. 5 November 2023.
  24. Web site: Fixtures & Results - Senior Hurling Championship 2021 Final . cavangaa.ie . https://archive.today/20211107211504/https://cavangaa.ie/fixtures-results/?countyBoardID=4&compID=158909&leagueTable=y . 7 November 2021 .