London Senior Hurling Championship
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{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox GAA championship main
|image=Colours of London.svg
|name=London Senior Hurling Championship
|first=1897
|sponsors= Capital Concrete
|irish=Craobh Shinsir Iomána Londain
|current= St Gabriel's
|super=18
|most=Brian Borus
|mostordinal=26
|teams=6|currentlyrunning=2024 London Senior Hurling Championship|code=Hurling|region=London}}
The London Senior Hurling Championship is a Gaelic Athletic Association cup competition between the top hurling clubs in London, England.
Format
= Group stage =
Six clubs start in the group stage. Over the course of the group stage, each team plays once against the others in the group, resulting in each team being guaranteed five group games. Two points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. The teams are ranked in the group stage table by points gained, then scoring difference and then their head-to-head record. The top four teams qualify for the knockout stage
= Knockout stage =
Semi-finals: The top four teams from the group stage 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.
= Relegation =
The sixth-placed team from the group stage are relegated to the London Intermediate Hurling Championship.
Teams
= 2024 teams =
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! style="background:white;color:#28AE7B;border:1px solid #28AE7B" |Club ! style="background:white;color:#28AE7B;border:1px solid #28AE7B" |Location ! style="background:white;color:#28AE7B;border:1px solid #28AE7B" |Colours ! style="background:white;color:#28AE7B;border:1px solid #28AE7B" |Championship titles ! style="background:white;color:#28AE7B;border:1px solid #28AE7B" |Last championship title |
| style="text-align:left"| File:Colours of Kerry.svg Brothers Pearse
|— |— |12 |2023 |
| style="text-align:left"| File:Colours of Cork.svg Sean Tracey’s
|— |— |5 |2002 |
| style="text-align:left"| File:Colours of Limerick.svg Kilburn Gaels
|Green and white |3 |2017 |
| style="text-align:left"| File:Colours of Clare.svg Robert Emmetts
|East London |Blue and yellow |14 |2021 |
| style="text-align:left"| File:Colours of Clare.svg St Gabriel's
|Blue and gold |19 |2024 |
| style="text-align:left"| File:Colours of Galway.svg Thomas McCurtains
|Goodmayes |Maroon and white |1 |1987 |
= 2024 grades =
| class="wikitable sortable"
! style="background:white;color:#28AE7B;border:5px solid #28AE7B" |Grade ! style="background:white;color:#28AE7B;border:5px solid #28AE7B" |Club |
| colspan="2" |Senior |
|---|
| rowspan="6" |Senior
| File:Colours of Kerry.svg Brothers Pearse |
| File:Colours of Limerick.svg Kilburn Gaels |
| File:Colours of Clare.svg Robert Emmetts |
| File:Colours of Cork.svg Sean Treacy’s |
| File:Colours of Clare.svg St Gabriel's |
| File:Colours of Galway.svg Thomas McCurtains |
| colspan="2" |Intermediate |
| rowspan="6" |Intermediate
| File:Colours of Cork.svg Cú Chulainns |
| File:Colours of Wexford.svg Fr. Murphy's |
| File:StFinbarrs.png Fulham Irish |
| File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg Granuaile |
| File:Colours of Limerick.svg Kilburn Gaels (2nd team) |
| File:Colours of Clare.svg St Gabriel's (2nd team) |
Qualification for subsequent competitions
At the end of the championship, the winning team qualify to the subsequent Connacht Intermediate Club Hurling Championship, the winner of which progresses to the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship.
Roll of honour
= By club =
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
! style="background:white;color:#28AE7B;border:5px solid #28AE7B" | # ! style="background:white;color:#28AE7B;border:5px solid #28AE7B" | Club ! style="background:white;color:#28AE7B;border:5px solid #28AE7B" | Titles ! style="background:white;color:#28AE7B;border:5px solid #28AE7B" | Runners-up ! style="background:white;color:#28AE7B;border:5px solid #28AE7B" | Championship wins ! style="background:white;color:#28AE7B;border:5px solid #28AE7B" | Championship runner-up |
| 1
| Brian Borus | 26 |1 | 1903, 1909, 1926, 1929, 1932, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1955, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1975, 1979, 1980, 1982 |1987 |
| 2
| 19 |16 | 1965, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1986, 1990, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2018, 2022, 2024 |1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1979, 1988, 1991, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2020, 2021 |
| 3
| Brothers Pearse | 12 |5 | 1924, 1936, 1938, 1947, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1968, 1972, 1998, 2020, 2023 |1982, 1985, 1995, 1997, 2013 |
| 4
| 8 |9 | 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021 |1996, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| rowspan="3" |5
| 5 |9 | 1984, 1991, 1993, 1994, 2002 |1959, 1989, 1992, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2008, 2010, 2014 |
| Desmonds
| 5 |2 | 1983, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1992 |1984, 1986 |
| Fintan Lalors
| 5 |0 | 1922, 1923, 1927, 1928, 1930 |— |
| rowspan="3" |8
| 4 |2 | 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005 |1999, 2004 |
| Geraldines
| 4 |0 | 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915 |— |
| Cuchullians
| 4 |0 | 1951, 1952, 1954, 1967 |— |
| rowspan="3" |11
| 3 |2 | 2010, 2014, 2017 |2006, 2012 |
| Tara
| 3 |0 | 1933, 1934, 1937 |— |
| Naomh Mhuire
| 3 |0 | 1949, 1950, 1953 |— |
| 14
| Hibernians | 2 |1 | 1904, 1907 |1952 |
| rowspan="9" |15
| 1 |5 | 1987 |1933, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1993 |
| Ireland United
| 1 |0 | 1897 |— |
| Desmond Rovers
| 1 |0 | 1900 |— |
| Rooneys
| 1 |0 | 1908 |— |
| Cusacks
| 1 |0 | 1910 |— |
| Eire Og
| 1 |0 | 1921 |— |
| Erin's Hope
| 1 |0 | 1940 |— |
| Young Irelands
| 1 |0 | 1956 |— |
| Sean McDermotts
| 1 |0 | 1961 |— |
List of finals
= Legend =
- {{bg|gold|Gold}} – All-Ireland intermediate club champions
- {{bg|silver|Silver}} – All-Ireland intermediate club runners-up
- (R) — replay
= List of London SHC finals =
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" |
| rowspan="2" style="background:white;color:#28AE7B;border:1px solid #28AE7B" | Year
! colspan="2" style="background:white;color:#28AE7B;border:1px solid #28AE7B" | Winners ! colspan="2" style="background:white;color:#28AE7B;border:1px solid #28AE7B" | Runners-up |
|---|
| style="background:white;color:#28AE7B;border:1px solid #28AE7B" | Club
! style="background:white;color:#28AE7B;border:1px solid #28AE7B" | Score ! style="background:white;color:#28AE7B;border:1px solid #28AE7B" | Club ! style="background:white;color:#28AE7B;border:1px solid #28AE7B" | Score |
| 2024{{cite web |title=Five-star St Gabriel's take London hurling title |url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/hurling/2024/1013/1475176-london-shc-final-st-gabriels-v-robert-emmetts/ |access-date=13 October 2024 |date=14 October 2022 |last1=Martin |first1=Conor |website=RTÉ.ie }}
| 5-21 | 0-13 |
| 2023
| Brothers Pearse | 0-17 | 0-13 |
| 2022{{cite web |title=St Gabriels power to another London SHC title |url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/hurling/2022/1023/1330884-st-gabriels-power-to-another-london-shc-title/ |publisher=RTE.ie |access-date=26 October 2022 |date=23 October 2022}}
| 4-15 | 3-12 |
| 2021
| 2-21 | 1-18 |
| 2020{{cite web |url=https://www.hoganstand.com/Article/Index/317720|title=Brothers Pearse clinch London SHC title
|accessdate=21 June 2021 |work=Hogan Stand |publisher= |date=20 June 2021}} | Brothers Pearse | 1-17 | 0-18 |
| 2019
| 1-25 | 3-17 |
| 2018{{cite web |url=http://www.theirishworld.com/st-gabriels-are-top-dogs-in-london-again/
|accessdate=17 October 2018 |work=The Irish World |publisher= |date=17 October 2018|title=St Gabriels are top dogs in London again }} | 2-17 | 2-11 |
| 2017{{cite web |url=http://www.hoganstand.com/UK/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=276935|title=London SHC final: Kilburn dethrone three-in-a-row chasing Robert Emmetts
|accessdate=20 October 2017 |work=Hogan Stand |publisher= |date=15 October 2017}} | 1-16 | 0-14 |
| 2016{{cite web |url=http://irishpost.co.uk/104013-2/|title=Robert Emmetts defend London Senior Hurling Championship title in Greenford
|accessdate=17 October 2016 |work=The Irish Post |publisher= |date=17 October 2016}} | 2-13 | 1-12 |
| 2015{{cite web |url=http://hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=246232|title=London SHC final: Emmets lift the silverware
|accessdate=2 November 2015 |work=Hogan Stand |publisher= |date=1 November 2015}} | 3-10 | 1-10 |
| 2014{{cite web |url=http://www.hoganstand.com/uk/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=223383|title=London SHC final: Kilburn cruise to title
|accessdate=2 September 2014 |work=Hogan Stand |publisher= |date=30 August 2014}} | Bgcolor=silver | Kilburn Gaels | 4-20 | 0-08 |
| 2013{{cite web |url=http://www.hoganstand.com/uk/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=203972|title=London SHC final: Gabriel's retain title
|accessdate=5 November 2013 |work=Hogan Stand |publisher= |date=4 November 2013}} | 3-16 | Brothers Pearse | 2-05 |
| 2012{{cite web |url=http://www.hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=178799 |title=London SHC final: Grealish wins it for Gabriel's
|accessdate=9 October 2012 |work=Hogan Stand |publisher= |date=8 October 2012}} | Bgcolor=silver | St Gabriel's | 1-14 | 2-08 |
| 2011
| 2-14 | 1-11 |
| 2010
| 3-11 | 0-07 |
| 2009
| 3-06 | Robert Emmets | 1-08 |
| 2008
| Robert Emmetts | 3-13 | 0-07 |
| 2007
| Robert Emmetts | | |
| 2006
| Bgcolor=gold | Robert Emmetts | 2-15 | 1-04 |
| 2005
| 2-11 | Robert Emmetts | 0-13 |
| 2004
| Robert Emmetts | | |
| 2003
| Fr. Murphy's | 3-09 | 0-06 |
| 2002
| 1-11 | Robert Emmetts | 0-05 |
| 2001
| | |
| 2000
| | |
| 1999
| | |
| 1998
| Brothers Pearse | | |
| 1997
| | Brothers Pearse | |
| 1996
| | Robert Emmetts | |
| 1995
| | Brothers Pearse | |
| 1994
| | | |
| 1993
| | |
| 1992
| Desmonds | | |
| 1991
| | |
| 1990
| | | |
| 1989
| Desmonds | | |
| 1988
| Desmonds | | |
| 1987
| | Brian Borus | |
| 1986
| | Desmonds | |
| 1985
| Desmonds | | Brothers Pearse | |
| 1984
| | Desmonds | |
| 1983
| Desmonds | | | |
| 1982
| Brian Borus | | Brothers Pearse | |
| 1981
| | | |
| 1980
| Brian Borus | | |
| 1979
| Brian Borus | | |
| 1978
| 2-11 | 0-11 |
| 1977
| | | |
| 1976
| 5-11 | 3-10 |
| 1975
| Brian Borus | | |
| 1974
| | | |
| 1973
| | | |
| 1972
| Brothers Pearse | | |
| 1971
| Brian Borus | | |
| 1970
| Brian Borus | | |
| 1969
| Brian Borus | | |
| 1968
| Brothers Pearse | | | |
| 1967
| Cuchullians | | | |
| 1966
| Brian Borus | | | |
| 1965
| | | |
| 1964
| Brian Borus | | | |
| 1963
| Brian Borus | | | |
| 1962
| Brian Borus | | | |
| 1961
| Sean McDermotts | | | |
| 1960
| Brian Borus | | | |
| 1959
| Brothers Pearse | | |
| 1958
| Brothers Pearse | | | |
| 1957
| Brothers Pearse | | | |
| 1956
| Young Irelands | | | |
| 1955
| Brian Borus | | | |
| 1954
| Cuchullians | | | |
| 1953
| Naomh Mhuire | | | |
| 1952
| Cuchullians | 5-06 | Hibernians | 2-03 |
| 1951
| Cuchullians | | | |
| 1950
| Naomh Mhuire | | | |
| 1949
| Naomh Mhuire | | | |
| 1948
| Brian Borus | | | |
| 1947
| Brothers Pearse | | | |
| 1946
| Brian Borus | | | |
| 1945
| Brian Borus | | | |
| 1944
| Brian Borus | | | |
| 1943
| Brian Borus | | | |
| 1942
| Brian Borus | | | |
| 1941
| Brian Borus | | | |
| 1940
| Erin's Hope | | | |
| 1939
| Brian Borus | | | |
| 1938
| Brothers Pearse | | | |
| 1937
| Tara | | | |
| 1936
| Brothers Pearse | | | |
| 1935
| Cuchullians | | | |
| 1934
| Tara | | | |
| 1933
| Tara | 6-02 | 3-00 |
| 1932
| Brian Borus | | | |
| 1931
| | | | |
| 1930
| Fintan Lalors | | | |
| 1929
| Brian Borus | | | |
| 1928
| Fintan Lalors | | | |
| 1927
| Fintan Lalors | | | |
| 1926
| Brian Borus | | | |
| 1925
| | | | |
| 1924
| Brothers Pearse | | | |
| 1923
| Fintan Lalors | | | |
| 1922
| Fintan Lalors | | | |
| 1921
| Éire Óg | | | |
| 1916–1920
| colspan="4" |No Championship |
| 1915
| Geraldines | | | |
| 1914
| Geraldines | | | |
| 1913
| Geraldines | | | |
| 1912
| Geraldines | | | |
| 1911
| colspan="4" |No Championship |
| 1910
| Cusacks | | | |
| 1909
| Brian Borus | | | |
| 1908
| Rooneys | | | |
| 1907
| Hibernians | | | |
| 1906
| Robert Emmetts | | | |
| 1905
| Robert Emmetts | | | |
| 1904
| Hibernians | | | |
| 1903
| Brian Borus | | | |
| 1902
| Robert Emmetts | | | |
| 1901
| Robert Emmetts | | | |
| 1900
| Desmond Rovers | | | |
| 1899
| Robert Emmetts | | | |
| 1898
| Robert Emmetts | | | |
| 1897
| Ireland United | | | |
Records and statistics
= Wins by decade =
1890s: Robert Emmetts (1898, 99)
1900s: Robert Emmetts (1901, 02, 05, 06)
1910s: Geraldines (1912, 13, 14, 15)
1920s: Fintan Lalors (1922, 23, 27, 28)
1930s: Tara (1933, 34, 37)
1940s: Brian Borus (1941, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 48)
1950s: Cuchullians (1951, 52, 54) and Brothers Pearse (1957, 58, 59)
1960s: Brian Borus (1960, 62, 63, 64, 66, 69)
1970s: St Gabriel’s (1973, 74, 76, 77, 78)
1980s: Desmond’s (1983, 85, 88, 89)
1990s: St Gabriel’s (1990, 95, 96, 97, 99)
2000s: Fr. Murphy's (2000, 01, 03, 05) and Robert Emmetts (2004, 06, 07, 08)
2010s: Kilburn Gaels (2010, 14, 17), St Gabriel (2012, 13, 18) and Robert Emmetts (2015, 16, 19)
2020s: Brothers Pearse (2020, 23) and St Gabriel (2022, 24)
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
{{London GAA|state=expanded}}
{{Gaelic games in Great Britain}}
Category:Hurling competitions in the United Kingdom
Category:Senior hurling county championships