London Senior Hurling Championship

London Senior Hurling Championship
Current season or competition:
2024 London Senior Hurling Championship
IrishCraobh Shinsir Iomána Londain
CodeHurling
Founded1897
RegionLondon (GAA)
No. of teams6
Title holdersSt Gabriel's
Most titlesBrian Borus (26 titles)
SponsorsCapital Concrete

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

Club Location Colours Championship titles Last championship title
Brothers Pearse — — 12 2023
Sean Tracey’s — — 5 2002
Kilburn Gaels Kilburn Green and white 3 2017
Robert Emmetts East London Blue and yellow 14 2021
St Gabriel's Wembley Blue and gold 19 2024
Thomas McCurtains Goodmayes Maroon and white 1 1987

2024 grades

Grade Club
Senior
Senior Brothers Pearse
Kilburn Gaels
Robert Emmetts
Sean Treacy’s
St Gabriel's
Thomas McCurtains
Intermediate
Intermediate Cú Chulainns
Fr. Murphy's
Fulham Irish
Granuaile
Kilburn Gaels (2nd team)
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

# Club Titles Runners-up Championship wins 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 St Gabriel's 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 Robert Emmetts 8 9 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2015, 2016, 2019, 2021 1996, 2002, 2005, 2009, 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024
5 Sean Treacys 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 —
8 Fr. Murphy's 4 2 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005 1999, 2004
Geraldines 4 0 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915 —
Cuchullians 4 0 1951, 1952, 1954, 1967 —
11 Kilburn Gaels 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
15 Thomas McCurtains 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

List of London SHC finals

Year Winners Runners-up
Club Score Club Score
2024[1] St Gabriel's 5-21 Robert Emmetts 0-13
2023 Brothers Pearse 0-17 Robert Emmetts 0-13
2022[2] St Gabriel's 4-15 Robert Emmetts 3-12
2021 Robert Emmetts 2-21 St Gabriel's 1-18
2020[3] Brothers Pearse 1-17 St Gabriel's 0-18
2019 Robert Emmetts 1-25 St Gabriel's 3-17
2018[4] St Gabriel's 2-17 Robert Emmetts 2-11
2017[5] Kilburn Gaels 1-16 Robert Emmetts 0-14
2016[6] Robert Emmetts 2-13 St Gabriel's 1-12
2015[7] Robert Emmetts 3-10 St Gabriel's 1-10
2014[8] Kilburn Gaels 4-20 Sean Treacy's 0-08
2013[9] St Gabriel's 3-16 Brothers Pearse 2-05
2012[10] St Gabriel's 1-14 Kilburn Gaels 2-08
2011 Robert Emmetts 2-14 St Gabriel's 1-11
2010 Kilburn Gaels 3-11 Sean Treacys 0-07
2009 St Gabriel's 3-06 Robert Emmets 1-08
2008 Robert Emmetts 3-13 Sean Treacys 0-07
2007 Robert Emmetts St Gabriel's
2006 Robert Emmetts 2-15 Kilburn Gaels 1-04
2005 Fr. Murphy's 2-11 Robert Emmetts 0-13
2004 Robert Emmetts Fr. Murphy's
2003 Fr. Murphy's 3-09 St Gabriel's 0-06
2002 Sean Treacys 1-11 Robert Emmetts 0-05
2001 Fr. Murphy's Sean Treacys
2000 Fr. Murphy's Sean Treacys
1999 St Gabriel's Fr. Murphy's
1998 Brothers Pearse Sean Treacys
1997 St Gabriel's Brothers Pearse
1996 St Gabriel's Robert Emmetts
1995 St Gabriel's Brothers Pearse
1994 Sean Treacys
1993 Sean Treacys Thomas McCurtains
1992 Desmonds Sean Treacys
1991 Sean Treacys St Gabriel's
1990 St Gabriel's
1989 Desmonds Sean Treacys
1988 Desmonds St Gabriel's
1987 Thomas McCurtains Brian Borus
1986 St Gabriel's Desmonds
1985 Desmonds Brothers Pearse
1984 Sean Treacys Desmonds
1983 Desmonds
1982 Brian Borus Brothers Pearse
1981 St Gabriel's
1980 Brian Borus Thomas McCurtains
1979 Brian Borus St Gabriel's
1978 St Gabriel's 2-11 Thomas McCurtains 0-11
1977 St Gabriel's
1976 St Gabriel's 5-11 Thomas McCurtains 3-10
1975 Brian Borus St Gabriel's
1974 St Gabriel's
1973 St Gabriel's
1972 Brothers Pearse St Gabriel's
1971 Brian Borus St Gabriel's
1970 Brian Borus St Gabriel's
1969 Brian Borus St Gabriel's
1968 Brothers Pearse
1967 Cuchullians
1966 Brian Borus
1965 St Gabriel's
1964 Brian Borus
1963 Brian Borus
1962 Brian Borus
1961 Sean McDermotts
1960 Brian Borus
1959 Brothers Pearse Sean Treacys
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 Thomas McCurtains 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 No Championship
1915 Geraldines
1914 Geraldines
1913 Geraldines
1912 Geraldines
1911 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

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