List of All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winning captains

This is the list of All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winning captains. Each team has one captain. In many counties the captain is chosen by the club that won the Senior County Hurling Championship in the previous year. In recent years, this practice is being replaced by the manager picking one of the more experienced players to take this role. The captain accepts the cup on behalf of the team and makes a speech in which he thanks all who helped in the success of the team.

List of captains

Year	Player	County	Club
2015	Joseph Holden	Kilkenny	Ballyhale Shamrocks (7)
2014	Lester Ryan	Kilkenny	Clara
2013	Patrick Donnellan	Clare	O'Callaghan's Mills
2012	Eoin Larkin	Kilkenny	James Stephens (3)
2011	Brian Hogan	Kilkenny	O'Loughlin Gaels (2)
2010	Eoin Kelly	Tipperary	Mullinahone
2009	Michael Fennelly	Kilkenny	Ballyhale Shamrocks (6)
2008	James 'Cha' Fitzpatrick	Kilkenny	Ballyhale Shamrocks (5)
2007	Henry Shefflin	Kilkenny	Ballyhale Shamrocks (4)
2006	Jackie Tyrrell	Kilkenny	James Stephens (2)
2005	Seán Óg Ó hAilpín	Cork	Na Piarsaigh
2004	Ben O'Connor	Cork	Newtownshandrum
2003	D. J. Carey	Kilkenny	Young Irelands
2002	Andy Comerford	Kilkenny	O'Loughlin Gaels (1)
2001	Tommy Dunne	Tipperary	Toomevara (2)
2000	Willie O'Connor	Kilkenny	Glenmore (2)
1999	Mark Landers	Cork	Killeagh
1998	Hubert Rigney	Offaly	St. Rynagh's (3)
1997	Anthony Daly (2)	Clare	Clarecastle (2)
1996	Martin Storey	Wexford	Oulart-the Ballagh
1995	Anthony Daly (1)	Clare	Clarecastle (1)
1994	Martin Hanamy	Offaly	St. Rynagh's (2)
1993	Eddie O'Connor	Kilkenny	Glenmore (1)
1992	Liam Fennelly (2)	Kilkenny	Ballyhale Shamrocks (3)
1991	Declan Carr	Tipperary	Holycross-Ballycahill
1990	Tomás Mulcahy	Cork	Glen Rovers (7)
1989	Bobby Ryan	Tipperary	Borris Ileigh (3)
1988	Conor Hayes (2)	Galway	Kiltormer (2)
1987	Conor Hayes (1)	Galway	Kiltormer (1)
1986	Tom Cashman	Cork	Blackrock (8)
1985	Pat Fleury	Offaly	Drumcullen
1984	John Fenton	Cork	Midleton
1983	Liam Fennelly (1)	Kilkenny	Ballyhale Shamrocks (2)
1982	Brian Cody	Kilkenny	James Stephens (1)
1981	Pádraig Horan	Offaly	St. Rynagh's (1)
1980	Joe Connolly	Galway	Castlegar
1979	Ger Fennelly	Kilkenny	Ballyhale Shamrocks (1)
1978	Charlie McCarthy	Cork	St. Finbarr's (4)
1977	Martin O'Doherty	Cork	Glen Rovers (6)
1976	Ray Cummins	Cork	Blackrock (7)
1975	Billy Fitzpatrick	Kilkenny	Fenians (2)
1974	Nicky Orr	Kilkenny	Fenians (1)
1973	Éamonn Grimes	Limerick	South Liberties
1972	Noel Skehan	Kilkenny	Bennettsbridge (4)
1971	Tadhg O'Connor	Tipperary	Roscrea
1970	Paddy Barry	Cork	St. Vincent's
1969	Eddie Keher	Kilkenny	Rower-Inistioge
1968	Dan Quigley	Wexford	Rathnure (2)
1967	Jim Treacy	Kilkenny	Bennettsbridge (3)
1966	Gerald McCarthy	Cork	St. Finbarr's (3)
1965	Jimmy Doyle (2)	Tipperary	Thurles Sarsfields (10)
1964	Mick Murphy	Tipperary	Thurles Sarsfields (9)
1963	Séamus Cleere	Kilkenny	Bennettsbridge (2)
1962	Jimmy Doyle (1)	Tipperary	Thurles Sarsfields (8)
1961	Matt Hassett	Tipperary	Toomevara (1)
1960	Nick O'Donnell	Wexford	St. Aidan's
1959	Frankie Walsh	Waterford	Mount Sion
1958	Tony Wall	Tipperary	Thurles Sarsfields (7)
1957	Mickey Kelly	Kilkenny	Bennettsbridge (1)
1956	Jim English	Wexford	Rathnure (1)
1955	Nick O'Donnell	Wexford	St. Aidan's
1954	Christy Ring (3)	Cork	Glen Rovers (5)
1953	Christy Ring (2)	Cork	Glen Rovers (4)
1952	Paddy Barry	Cork	Sarsfield’s
1951	Jimmy Finn	Tipperary	Borris-Ileigh (2)
1950	Seán Kenny	Tipperary	Borris-Ileigh (1)
1949	Pat Stakelum	Tipperary	Holycross-Ballycahill
1948	Jim Ware	Waterford	Erin’s Own
1947	Dan Kennedy	Kilkenny	Thomastown
1946	Christy Ring (1)	Cork	Glen Rovers (3)
1945	John Maher	Tipperary	Thurles Sarsfields (6)
1944	Seán Condon	Cork	St. Finbarr's (2)
1943	Mick Kennefick	Cork	St. Finbarr's (1)
1942	Jack Lynch	Cork	Glen Rovers (2)
1941	Connie Buckley	Cork	Glen Rovers (1)
1940	Mick Mackey (2)	Limerick	Ahane (3)
1939	Jimmy Walsh (2)	Kilkenny	Carrickshock (2)
1938	Mick Daniels	Dublin	Army Metro
1937	Jimmy Lanigan	Tipperary	Thurles Sarsfields (5)
1936	Mick Mackey (1)	Limerick	Ahane (2)
1935	Lory Meagher	Kilkenny	Tullaroan (4)
1934	Timmy Ryan	Limerick	Ahane (1)
1933	Eddie Doyle	Kilkenny	Mooncoin (5)
1932	Jimmy Walsh (1)	Kilkenny	Carrickshock (1)
1931	Eudie Coughlan	Cork	Blackrock (6)
1930	John Joe Callanan	Tipperary	Thurles Sarsfields (4)
1929	Dinny Barry-Murphy	Cork	Éire Óg
1928	Seán Óg Murphy (2)	Cork	Blackrock (5)
1927	Mick Gill	Dublin	Garda
1926	Seán Óg Murphy (1)	Cork	Blackrock (4)
1925	Johnny Leahy (2)	Tipperary	Boherlahan (2)
1924	Frank Wall	Dublin
1923	Mick Kenny	Galway	Tynagh
1922	Wattie Dunphy	Kilkenny	Mooncoin (4)
1921	Bob McConkey	Limerick	Young Irelands
1920	Bob Mockler	Dublin	Faughs
1919	Jimmy ‘Major’ Kennedy	Cork	Carrigtwohill
1918	Willie Hough	Limerick	NewcastleWest
1917	John Ryan	Dublin	Collegians
1916	Johnny Leahy (1)	Tipperary	Boherlahan (1)
1915	Jack Finlay	Laois	Ballygeehan
1914	Ambrose Power	Clare	Tulla (2)
1913	Dick Walsh (3)	Kilkenny	Mooncoin (3)
1912	Sim Walton (2)	Kilkenny	Tullaroan (3)
1911	Sim Walton (1)	Kilkenny	Tullaroan (2)
1910	Dick Doyle	Wexford	Castlebridge
1909	Dick Walsh (2)	Kilkenny	Mooncoin (2)
1908	Tom Semple (2)	Tipperary	Thurles Sarsfields (3)
1907	Dick Walsh (1)	Kilkenny	Mooncoin (1)
1906	Tom Semple (1)	Tipperary	Thurles Sarsfields (2)
1905	D.J. Stapleton	Kilkenny	Erin's Own
1904	Jer Doheny	Kilkenny	Tullaroan (1)
1903	Stephen Riordan	Cork	Blackrock (3)
1902	Jamesy Kelleher	Cork	Dungourney
1901	Jack Coughlan	London	Tulla (1)
1900	Ned Hayes	Tipperary	Two-Mile-Borris
1899	Tim Condon	Tipperary	Horse and Jockey
1898	Mikey Maher (3)	Tipperary	Tubberadora (3)
1897	Denis Grimes	Limerick	Kilfinane
1896	Mikey Maher (2)	Tipperary	Tubberadora (2)
1895	Mikey Maher (1)	Tipperary	Tubberadora (1)
1894	Stephen Hayes	Cork	Blackrock (2)
1893	John 'Curtis' Murphy	Cork	Blackrock (1)
1892	Bill O'Callaghan	Cork	Redmond's
1891	John Mahony	Kerry	Ballyduff
1890	Dan Lane	Cork	Aghabullogue
1889	Nicholas O'Shea	Dublin	Kickham's
1888	Championship Unfinished
1887	Jim Stapleton	Tipperary	Thurles Sarsfields (1)

See also

• Liam McCarthy Cup
• List of All-Ireland Senior Football Championship winning captains