List of Galway senior hurling team captains explained

This article lists players who have captained the Galway county hurling team in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. Unlike other counties the captain is not chosen from the club that has won the Galway Senior Hurling Championship.

List of captains

Year	Player	Club	All-Ireland Honours	Provincial Honours / Walsh Cup
2016	David Burke	St Thomas	All Ireland winning captain	Leinster Hurling final winning captain
2015	David Collins	Liam Mellows		Walsh Cup winning captain
2014	Joe Canning	Portumna
2013	Fergal Moore	Turloughmore
2012	Fergal Moore	Turloughmore		Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
2011	Damien Joyce	Cappataggle
2010	Shane Kavanagh	Kinvara		Walsh Cup winning captain
2009	Ollie Canning	Portumna
2008	Ollie Canning	Portumna
2007	David Collins	Liam Mellows
2006	Liam Donoghue	Clarinbridge
2005	Liam Donoghue	Clarinbridge
2004	Ollie Canning	Portumna
2003	Liam Hodgins	Tynagh-Abbey-Duniry
2002	Liam Hodgins	Tynagh-Abbey-Duniry
2001	Liam Hodgins	Tynagh-Abbey-Duniry
2000	Joe Rabbitte	Athenry
1999	Cathal Moore	Turloughmore		Connacht Hurling Final winning captain
1998	Brian Feeney	Athenry		Connacht Hurling Final winning captain
1997				Connacht Hurling Final winning captain
1996	Michael Coleman	Abbeyknockmoy		Connacht Hurling Final winning captain
1995	Seán Treacy	Portumna		Connacht Hurling Final winning captain
1994	Gerry McInerney	Kinvara
1993	Michael McGrath	Sarsfield's
1992	Michael Coleman	Abbeyknockmoy
1991	Pete Finnerty	Mullagh
1990	Joe Cooney	Sarsfield's
1989	Conor Hayes	Kiltormer
1988	Conor Hayes	Kiltormer	All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain
1987	Conor Hayes	Kiltormer	All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain
1986	Noel Lane	Ballinderreen
1985	Michael Connolly	Castlegar
1984	P. J. Molloy	Athenry
1983
1982
1981	Seán Silke	Meelick-Eyrecourt
1980	Joe Connolly	Castlegar	All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain
1979	Joe McDonagh	Ballinderreen
1978	Frank Burke	Turloughmore
1977	Iggy Clarke	Mullagh
1976	Iggy Clarke	Mullagh
1975	John Connolly	Castlegar
1928	Jim Power	Tynagh
1918	Jim Power	Tynagh

2010-present

Year	Captain	Club	National	Provincial
2010	Shane Kavanagh	Kinvara			^[1]
2011	Damien Joyce	Cappaaggle			^[2]
2012	Fergal Moore	Turloughmore		Leinster Hurling Final winning captain	^[3]
2013	Fergal Moore	Turloughmore
2014	Fergal Moore	Turloughmore
2015	David Collins	Liam Mellows

Notes and References

1. News: New Galway skipper has a winners' mentality . 28 April 2010 . . 4 September 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101126093354/http://galwaynews.ie/opinions/new-galway-skipper-has-winners%E2%80%99-mentality . 26 November 2010 .
2. News: Joyce new captain as Galway hit badly by injuries. 11 February 2011. Galway News website. 4 September 2012. dead. https://archive.today/20130217201128/http://www.galwaynews.ie/17567-joyce-new-captain-galway-hit-badly-injuries. 17 February 2013.
3. News: Moore to captain Galway. 22 February 2012. Hogan Stand website. 4 September 2012.