London Senior Hurling Championship

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.
Find sources: "London Senior Hurling Championship" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (March 2013) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

|

London Senior Hurling Championship

Current season or competition:
2024 London Senior Hurling Championship
Irish| Craobh Shinsir Iomána Londain
Code| Hurling
Founded| 1897
Region| London (GAA)
No. of teams| 6
Title holders| St Gabriel's
Most titles| Brian Borus (26 titles)
Sponsors| Capital Concrete

The London Senior Hurling Championship is a Gaelic Athletic Association cup competition between the top hurling clubs in London, England.

## Format

[edit]

### Group stage

[edit]

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

[edit]

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

[edit]

The sixth-placed team from the group stage are relegated to the London Intermediate Hurling Championship.

## Teams

[edit]

### 2024 teams

[edit]

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

[edit]

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

[edit]

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

[edit]

### By club

[edit]

#  | 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

[edit]

### Legend

[edit]

* Gold – All-Ireland intermediate club champions
* Silver – All-Ireland intermediate club runners-up
* (R) — replay

### List of London SHC finals

[edit]

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

[edit]

### Wins by decade

[edit]

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

[edit]

* London Senior Football Championship
* London Intermediate Hurling Championship (Tier 2)
* Connacht Intermediate Club Hurling Championship

## References

[edit]

1. ^ Martin, Conor (14 October 2022). "Five-star St Gabriel's take London hurling title". RTÉ.ie. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
2. ^ "St Gabriels power to another London SHC title". RTE.ie. 23 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
3. ^ "Brothers Pearse clinch London SHC title". Hogan Stand. 20 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
4. ^ "St Gabriels are top dogs in London again". The Irish World. 17 October 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
5. ^ "London SHC final: Kilburn dethrone three-in-a-row chasing Robert Emmetts". Hogan Stand. 15 October 2017. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
6. ^ "Robert Emmetts defend London Senior Hurling Championship title in Greenford". The Irish Post. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
7. ^ "London SHC final: Emmets lift the silverware". Hogan Stand. 1 November 2015. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
8. ^ "London SHC final: Kilburn cruise to title". Hogan Stand. 30 August 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
9. ^ "London SHC final: Gabriel's retain title". Hogan Stand. 4 November 2013. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
10. ^ "London SHC final: Grealish wins it for Gabriel's". Hogan Stand. 8 October 2012. Retrieved 9 October 2012.

* v
* t
* e

London GAA

County teams|

* Football
* Hurling

Stadium|

* McGovern Park

Competitions|

| Football|

* SFC
* IFC
* JFC
* SFL
* U21FC
* MFC

|

Hurling|

* SHC
* IHC
* JHC
* SHL
* U21HC
* MHC

* Category
* Commons

* v
* t
* e

Gaelic games in Great Britain

Governing bodies|

* British GAA

Counties|

* Gloucestershire
* Hertfordshire
* Lancashire
* London
* Scotland
* Warwickshire
* Yorkshire

Gaelic football|

* London
* Senior
* Intermediate
* Minor
* Scottish Championship
* Davitt Shield
* University Championship

Hurling|

* London
* Senior
* Intermediate
* Minor
* University Championship

Ladies' Gaelic football|

* University Championship

Grounds|

* McGovern Park
* Old Bedians
* Páirc na hÉireann

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template