List of Kilkenny senior hurling team captains explained

This article lists players who have captained the Kilkenny county hurling team in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship and the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. The captain is chosen from the club that has won the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship.

List of captains

	Year	Player	Club	National titles	Provincial titles
	2024	Paddy Deegan	O'Loughlin Gaels
	2023	Eoin Cody	Ballyhale Shamrocks		Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
	2022	Richie Reid	Ballyhale Shamrocks		Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
	2021	Adrian Mullen	Ballyhale Shamrocks		Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
	2020	Colin Fennelly	Ballyhale Shamrocks		Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
	2019	T. J. Reid	Ballyhale Shamrocks
	2018	Cillian Buckley	Dicksboro
	2017	Mark Bergin	O'Loughlin Gaels
	2016	Shane Prendergast	Clara		Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
	2015	Joey Holden	Ballyhale Shamrocks	All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain	Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
	2014	Lester Ryan	Clara	All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain	Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
	2013	Colin Fennelly	Ballyhale Shamrocks
	2012	Eoin Larkin	James Stephens	All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain
	2011	Brian Hogan	O'Loughlin Gaels	All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain	Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
	2010	T. J. Reid^1	Ballyhale Shamrocks		Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
	2009	Michael Fennelly^2	Ballyhale Shamrocks	All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain
	2008	James 'Cha' Fitzpatrick	Ballyhale Shamrocks	All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain	Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
	2007	Henry Shefflin	Ballyhale Shamrocks	All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain	Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
	2006	Jackie Tyrell	James Stephens	All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain	Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
	2005	Peter Barry	James Stephens		Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
	2004	Martin Comerford	O'Loughlin Gaels
	2003	D.J. Carey	Young Irelands	All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain	Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
		Charlie Carter	Young Irelands
	2002	Andy Comerford	O'Loughlin Gaels	All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain	Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
	2001	Denis Byrne	Graigue-Ballycallan		Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
	2000	Willie O'Connor	Glenmore	All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain	Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
	1999	Denis Byrne	Graigue-Ballycallan		Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
	1998	Tom Hickey	Dunnamaggin		Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
	1997	D.J. Carey	Young Irelands
	1996	Michael Phelan	Glenmore
	1995	Bill Hennessy	Tullaroan
	1994	Michael Walsh	Dicksboro
	1993	Eddie O'Connor	Glenmore	All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain	Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
	1992	Liam Fennelly	Ballyhale Shamrocks	All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain	Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
	1991	Christy Heffernan	Glenmore		Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
	1990	Seán Fennelly	Ballyhale Shamrocks
	1989	Kevin Fennelly	Ballyhale Shamrocks
	1988	Liam Walsh	Glenmore
	1987	Paddy Prendergast	Clara		Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
	1986	Frank Holohan	Ballyhale Shamrocks
	1985	Kieran Brennan	Conahy Shamrocks
	1984	Liam Fennelly	Ballyhale Shamrocks
	1983	Liam Fennelly	Ballyhale Shamrocks	All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain	Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
	1982	Brian Cody	James Stephens	All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain	Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
	1981	Maurice Mason	Ballyhale Shamrocks
	1980	Richie Reid	Ballyhale Shamrocks
	1979	Ger Fennelly	Ballyhale Shamrocks	All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain	Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
	1978	Ger Henderson	Fenians		Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
	1977	Liam 'Chunky' O'Brien	James Stephens
	1976	Phil 'Fan' Larkin	James Stephens
	1975	Nicky Orr	Fenians	All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain	Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
	1974	Billy Fitzpatrick	Fenians	All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain	Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
	1973	Pat Delaney	Fenians		Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
	1972	Noel Skehan	Bennettsbridge	All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain	Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
	1971	Pat Henderson	Fenians		Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
	1970	Mick Crotty	James Stephens
	1969	Eddie Keher	Rower-Inistioge	All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain	Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
	1968	Jim Bennett	Bennettsbridge
	1967	Jim Treacy	Bennettsbridge	All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain	Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
	1966	Jim Lynch	Mooncoin		Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
	1965	Paddy Moran	Bennettsbridge
	1964	Seán Buckley	St. Lachtain's
	1963	Séamus Cleere	Bennettsbridge	All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain	Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
	1962	Alfie Hickey	St. Lachtain's
	1961	Séamus Cleere	Bennettsbridge
	1960	Mickey Kelly	Bennettsbridge
	1959	Seán Clohessy	Tullaroan		Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
	1958	Mick Kenny	John Locke's
	1957	Mickey Kelly	Bennettsbridge	All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain	Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
	1956	Paddy Buggy	Bennettsbridge
	1955	Paddy Buggy	Slieverue
	1954	Dan Kennedy	Bennettsbridge
	1953	Johnny McGovern	Bennettsbridge
	1952		Carrickshock
	1951		Dicksboro
	1950	Mick Kenny	Graigue		Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
	1949	Paddy Malone	Tullaroan
	1948		Éire Óg
	1947	Dan Kennedy	Thomastown	All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain	Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
	1946	Jack Mulcahy	Éire Óg		Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
	1945	Peter Blanchfield	Éire Óg		Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
	1944
	1943	Jimmy Walsh	Carrickshock		Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
	1942	Jimmy Walsh	Carrickshock
	1941
	1940	Jim Langton	Éire Óg		Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
	1939	Jimmy Walsh	Carrickshock	All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain	Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
	1938	Paddy Larkin	James Stephens
	1937	Jack Duggan	Mooncoin		Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
	1936	Paddy Larkin	James Stephens		Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
	1935	Lory Meagher	Tullaroan	All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain	Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
	1934	Lory Meagher	Tullaroan		Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
	1933	Eddie Doyle	Mooncoin	All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain	Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
	1932	Jimmy Walsh	Carrickshock	All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain	Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
	1931	Lory Meagher	Tullaroan		Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
	1930
	1929	Wattie Dunphy	Mooncoin		Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
	1928
	1927	John Roberts	Dicksboro
	1926	Dick Grace	Tullaroan		Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
	1925	Dick Grace	Tullaroan		Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
	1924
	1923	Wattie Dunphy	Mooncoin		Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
	1922	Wattie Dunphy	Mooncoin	All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain	Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
	1921	Dick Grace	Tullaroan
	1920	Dick Grace	Tullaroan
	1919	Dick Grace	Tullaroan
	1918
	1917	Sim Walton	Tullaroan
	1916	Sim Walton	Tullaroan		Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
	1915
	1914	Dick 'Drug' Walsh	Mooncoin
	1913	Sim Walton	Tullaroan	All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain	Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
	1912	Sim Walton	Tullaroan	All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain	Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
	1911	Sim Walton	Tullaroan	All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain	Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
	1910
	1909	Dick 'Drug' Walsh	Mooncoin	All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain	Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
	1908
	1907	Dick 'Drug' Walsh	Mooncoin	All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain	Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
	1906	Dick 'Drug' Walsh	Mooncoin
	1905	D.J. Stapleton	Erin's Own	All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain	Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
	1904	Jer Doheny	Tullaroan	All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain	Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
	1903	Mick Dalton	Mooncoin		Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
	1902	Jer Doheny	Tullaroan
	1901
	1900	Dick 'Manager' Walsh	Mooncoin		Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
	1899
	1898	Ned Hennessy	Threecastles		Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
	1897	Jackie Walsh	Tullaroan		Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
	1896	Joe Sweeney	Confederation
	1895	James Grace	Tullaroan		Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
	1894
	1893	Dan Whelan	Confederation		Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
	1892
	1891
	1890
	1889
	1888	John Quinn	Mooncoin		Leinster Hurling Final winning captain

Notes

1. Reid was appointed captain although he had not yet nailed down a starting place on the Kilkenny starting fifteen. If he did not line out his brother, Eoin Reid was to act as captain. If neither Reid lined out Henry Shefflin would be the stand-by captain.
2. Fennelly was appointed captain although he had not yet nailed down a place on the Kilkenny starting fifteen. Henry Shefflin was appointed vice-captain and deputised when Fennelly was not playing.