List of Waterford senior hurling team captains explained

This article lists players who have recently captained the Waterford county hurling team in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship and the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. Until 2007, the captain was chosen from the club that had won the Waterford Senior Hurling Championship.

List of captains

Year	Player(s)	Club(s)	National titles	Provincial titles	Ref
1913	Willie Hough	De La Salle
1929	Charlie Ware	Erin's Own
1930		Erin's Own
1931	Charlie Ware	Erin's Own
1932
1933	Charlie Ware	Erin's Own
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938	Mick Hickey	Portlaw
	Willie Walsh	Passage		Munster Hurling Final winning captain
	Mick Hickey	Portlaw
1939	John Keane	Mount Sion
1940	John Keane	Mount Sion
1941	John Keane	Mount Sion
1942
1943	Jim Ware	Erin's Own
1944
1945
1946
1947	Jim Ware	Erin's Own
1948	Jim Ware	Erin's Own	All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain	Munster Hurling Final winning captain
1949	John Keane	Mount Sion
1950
1951
1952	J. O'Regan	Mount Sion
1953	John Cusack	Clonea
1954	Mick Flannelly	Mount Sion
1955	Mick Flannelly	Mount Sion
1956	Séamus Power	Mount Sion
1957	Phil Grimes	Mount Sion		Munster Hurling Final winning captain
1958	Séamus Power	Mount Sion
1959	Frankie Walsh	Mount Sion	All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain	Munster Hurling Final winning captain
1960	Frankie Walsh	Mount Sion
1961	Martin Óg Morrissey	Mount Sion
1962	Larry Guinan	Mount Sion
1963	Joe Condon	Erin's Own		Munster Hurling Final winning captain
1964	Mick Flannelly	Mount Sion
1965	Larry Guinan	Mount Sion
1966	Jim Byrne	Mount Sion
1967	Tom Hearne	Ballygunner
1968	Vin Connors	Ballygunner
1969	Tom Walsh	Ballygunner
1970	Larry Guinan	Mount Sion
1971	Frank Whelan	Ballyduff-Lower-Portlaw
1972	Martin Hickey	Portlaw
1973	Stephen Greene	Mount Sion
1974	Martin Hickey	Portlaw
1975	Martin Geary	Mount Sion
1976
1977	John Galvin	Portlaw
1978	Peter Whelan	Portlaw
1979	Joe Murphy	Dunhill
1980	Joe Murphy	Dunhill
1981	Liam O'Brien	Tallow
1982	Pat McGrath	Mount Sion
1983	Séamie Hannon	Ballyduff Upper
1984	Pat Ryan	Mount Sion
1985	Con Curley	Tallow
1986	Timmy Sheehan	Tallow
1987	Pat Ryan	Mount Sion
1988	Michael Walsh	Ballyduff Upper
1989	Shane Ahearne	Mount Sion
1990	Kieran Delahunty	Roanmore
1991	Noel Crowley	Roanmore
1992	Paul Prendergast	Lismore
1993	Billy O'Sullivan	Ballygunner
1994	Mark O'Sullivan	Lismore
1995	Brian Greene	Mount Sion
1996	Fergal Hartley	Ballygunner
1997	Fergal Hartley	Ballygunner
1998	Stephen Frampton	Ballygunner
1999	Brian Flannery	Mount Sion
2000	Paul Flynn	Ballygunner
2001	Ken McGrath	Mount Sion
2002	Fergal Hartley	Ballygunner		Munster Hurling Final winning captain
2003	Tony Browne	Mount Sion
2004	Ken McGrath	Mount Sion		Munster Hurling Final winning captain
2005	Eoin Kelly	Mount Sion
2006	Paul Flynn	Ballygunner
2007	Michael 'Brick' Walsh	Stradbally		Munster Hurling Final winning captNational hurling league winning capt
2008	Michael 'Brick' Walsh	Stradbally
2009	Stephen Molumphy Ken McGrath	Ballyduff Upper Mount Sion
2010	Stephen Molumphy	Ballyduff Upper		Munster Hurling Final winning captain
2011	Stephen Molumphy	Ballyduff Upper
2012	Michael 'Brick' Walsh	Stradbally			^[1]
2013	Kevin Moran	De La Salle			^[2]
2014	Michael 'Brick' Walsh	Stradbally
2015	Kevin Moran	De La Salle		National hurling league winning capt
2016	Kevin Moran	De La Salle
2017	Kevin Moran	De La Salle
2018	Kevin Moran	De La Salle
2019	Noel Connors	Passage			^[3]
2020	Pauric Mahony	Ballygunner			^[4]
2021	Stehen Bennett	Ballysaggart

Notes and References

1. Web site: Brick to lead Waterford. Hogan Stand. 4 February 2012. 2 January 2019.
2. Web site: Cronin and Moran set for captaincy roles. The 42. 21 January 2013. 2 January 2019. Fintan. O'Toole.
3. Web site: Connors to captain Waterford. Hogan Stand. 2 January 2019. 2 January 2019.
4. Web site: Mahony to lead the Deise in 2020. Hogan Stand. 15 December 2019. 15 December 2019.