Ulster Senior Hurling Championship

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{{Infobox GAA tournament | name = Ulster GAA Hurling Senior Championship | currentlyrunning = | image = Flag of Ulster.svg | caption = | irish = Craobh Iomána Uladh | code = [[Hurling]] | founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1901}} | abolished = 2018 | region = [[Ulster]] | trophy = Liam Harvey Cup | teams = 4 | title holders = [[File:Colours of Antrim.svg|20px|border]] [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] | currentordinal = 57 | most titles = [[File:Colours of Antrim.svg|20px|border]] [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] | mostordinal = 57 | sponsors = | tv = [[RTÉ]], [[BBC Northern Ireland]] | website = [https://ulster.gaa.ie/ Official website] }} The '''Ulster GAA Hurling Senior Championship''', known simply as the '''Ulster Championship''', was an annual [[Inter county|inter-county]] [[hurling]] competition organised by the [[Ulster GAA|Ulster Council]] of the [[Gaelic Athletic Association]] (GAA). It was the highest inter-county hurling competition in the [[province of Ulster]], and was contested every year between the [[1901 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1901 championship]] and 1946, and between 1988 and the 2017 Championship. As of 2026 [[Ulster GAA]] have no plans to revive the competition due to calendar constraints and a lack of genuine contenders outside of Antrim and Down.<ref name="Championship future">{{cite web |title=Sheehan blasts Ulster Council's commitment to hurling as Ulster SHC return is ruled out |url=https://www.irishnews.com/sport/2022/12/30/news/sheehan_blasts_ulster_council_s_commitment_to_hurling_as_ulster_shc_return_is_ruled_out-2963487/ |website=The Irish News |date=30 December 2022 |access-date=3 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Ulster GAA have no plans to revive hurling championship |url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/hurling/2026/0420/1569188-ulster-gaa-have-no-plans-to-revive-hurling-championship/ |website=RTE |access-date=24 May 2026}}</ref>

The final, usually held in July, served as the culmination of a series of games played during June, and the results determined which team received the Liam Harvey Cup. The championship was played on a [[Single-elimination tournament|straight knockout]] basis whereby once a team loses they are eliminated from the championship.

In 2016, a two-tier format began with four teams competing in the Ulster Senior Hurling Championship, and four in the Ulster Senior Hurling Shield.

The title has been won by five Ulster counties, all of which have won the title more than once. The all-time record-holders are Antrim who have won the competition 57 times. [[Antrim county hurling team|Antrim]] are also the title holders, defeating [[Armagh county hurling team|Armagh]] by 5–22 to 1–12 in the [[2017 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2017 final]].<ref name="Duffy">{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2015/0712/714301-antrim-v-down/|title=Antrim strike late to claim another Ulster title|publisher=RTÉ Sport|date=12 July 2015|access-date=4 January 2016|first=Cóilín|last=Duffy}}</ref>

==History==

=== Standing of the Ulster Championship === {{Original research|section|date=January 2024}} While the [[Munster Senior Hurling Championship|Munster Hurling Championship]] and the [[Leinster Senior Hurling Championship|Leinster Hurling Championship]] are generally held in very high regard, and have produced the vast majority of recent All-Ireland Hurling Champions, the Ulster Championship has not been regarded historically as of a similar standard, and the Ulster champions have entered the All-Ireland Hurling Championship at an earlier round than the Munster and Leinster champions.

This is due to a number of factors, one of which is the dominance of [[Gaelic football]] in eight of the nine counties of Ulster. An Ulster team has never won the [[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship]], although [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] were finalists in 1943 and 1989. [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] have dominated the Ulster Championship throughout its existence, winning the title 57 times to date.

While below the standard of Leinster and Munster hurling, the Ulster championship has been generally more competitive than the now discontinued Connacht Senior Hurling Championship. However, [[Galway GAA|Galway]], by far the strongest team in Connacht, have historically performed much better than any Ulster team, with several All-Ireland titles, and generally recognised as one of the major powers in the sport.

===Ulster Championship moments=== {{List missing criteria|date=January 2024}} The following are a list of upsets and moments in the Ulster Senior Hurling Championship:

* '''Down 2–16 – 0–11 Antrim''' (12 July 1992 at [[Casement Park]]) – An historic day for Down who claimed a first provincial title since 1941. Victory would have been more decisive but for a tally of 13 wides in the first half. While Antrim lacked an attacking ace, Down's [[Gerard McGrattan]] was their candidate for [[man of the match]]. Goalkeeper [[Noel Keith]] also brought off some remarkable saves, most notably from a [[Ciaran Barr]] shot in the first half. * '''Derry 4–8 – 0–19 Antrim''' (9 July 2000 at [[Casement Park]]) – An historic day for Derry who secured the Ulster title for the first time in 92 years. [[Dual player]] [[Kieran McKeever]] got the opening goal for Derry, while [[Gary Biggs]] and [[Ollie Collins]] scored Derry's other two goals to give Derry an eight-point interval lead. A replay looked likely after [[John O'Dwyer (Derry hurler)|John O'Dwyer]]'s late goal levelled the scores minutes from time, however, it was Collins again scoring from a free to gain the winning point, and the title for Derry. * '''Derry 1–17 – 3–10 Down''' (15 July 2001 at [[Casement Park]]) – A first for Derry as they retain the Ulster title for the only time in their history. It was the first final not to feature Antrim since 1934. A point from [[John O'Dwyer (Derry hurler)|John O'Dwyer]] won the match for Derry. Despite dominating the play in the second half, Down only managed to score three points. * '''Antrim 2–20 – 1–14 New York''' (22 October 2006 at Canton Field) – For the first and only time in the history of the championships, the Ulster final was played at Canton Field in [[Boston]]. This was to facilitate some of the New York teams who were unable to travel to Ireland due to their immigration status. A tally of 1–7 for [[Johnny McIntosh]] helped Antrim to a fifth successive championship.

== Format == === Ulster Senior Hurling Championship === In the first tier, the Ulster Senior Hurling Championship, four teams compete in a knock-out format. The winners receive the Liam Harvey cup. The two teams beaten in the semi-finals of the Championship face each other in the relegation play-off with the losing team relegated to the following seasons Shield.

=== Ulster Senior Hurling Shield ===

In the second tier, the Ulster Senior Hurling Shield, four teams compete in a knock-out format, with the winner gaining promotion to the championship. [[Cavan GAA|Cavan]] do not participate.

=== Promotion/Relegation ===

The Shield winners are promoted to the championship and the loser of the championship relegation play-off are relegated.

=== All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship ===

There is no longer a direct path for the Ulster Champions in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. The Ulster counties now compete in the [[Leinster Senior Hurling Championship]], [[Joe McDonagh Cup]], [[Christy Ring Cup]], [[Nicky Rackard Cup]] and [[Lory Meagher Cup]].

== Teams ==

=== 2017 Championship === The championship was suspended after the completion of the [[2017 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship]]. Four counties were scheduled to compete in 2018: {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" ![[County (Gaelic games)|County]] !Location !Stadium !Province !Position in [[2017 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2017]] Championship !First year in championship !In championship since !Championship Titles !Last Championship Title |- | style="text-align:left" | [[File:Colours of Antrim.svg|20px|border]] [[Antrim county hurling team|Antrim]] |[[Belfast]] |[[Corrigan Park]] |[[Ulster GAA|Ulster]] |Champions |1900 |1989 |57 |[[2017 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2017]] |- | style="text-align:left" | [[File:Colours of Armagh.svg|20px|border]] [[Armagh county hurling team|Armagh]] |[[Armagh]] |[[Athletic Grounds (Armagh)|Athletic Grounds]] |[[Ulster GAA|Ulster]] |Runners-up |1946 |2007 |0 | — |- | style="text-align:left" | [[File:Colours of Derry.svg|20px|border]] [[Derry county hurling team|Derry]] |[[Derry]] |[[Celtic Park (Derry)|Celtic Park]] |[[Ulster GAA|Ulster]] |Champions (Ulster Senior Hurling Shield) |1901 |2018 |4 |[[2001 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2001]] |- | style="text-align:left" | [[File:Colours of Down.svg|20px|border]] [[Down county hurling team|Down]] |[[Newry]] |[[Páirc Esler]] |[[Ulster GAA|Ulster]] |Semi-finals |1905 |1989 |4 |[[1997 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1997]] |}

=== 2017 Shield === {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" ![[County (Gaelic games)|County]] !Location !Stadium !Province !Position in [[2017 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2017]] Championship !First year in shield !In shield since !Championship Titles !Last Championship Title |- | style="text-align:left" | [[File:Colours of Donegal.svg|20px|border]] [[Donegal county hurling team|Donegal]] |[[Ballybofey]] |[[MacCumhaill Park]] |[[Ulster GAA|Ulster]] |Semi-finalists |2016 |2018 |3 |1932 |- | style="text-align:left" | [[File:Colours of Fermanagh.svg|20px|border]] [[Fermanagh county hurling team|Fermanagh]] |[[Enniskillen]] |[[Brewster Park (Enniskillen)|Brewster Park]] |[[Ulster GAA|Ulster]] |Semi-finalists (Ulster Senior Hurling Shield) |2016 |2016 |0 | - |- | style="text-align:left" | [[File:Colours of Monaghan.svg|20px|border]] [[Monaghan county hurling team|Monaghan]] |[[Clones, County Monaghan|Clones]] |[[St Tiernach's Park]] |[[Ulster GAA|Ulster]] |Semi-finalists (Ulster Senior Hurling Shield) |2016 |2016 |2 |1915 |- | style="text-align:left" | [[File:Colours of Tyrone.svg|20px|border]] [[Tyrone county hurling team|Tyrone]] |[[Omagh]] |[[Healy Park]] |[[Ulster GAA|Ulster]] |Runners-up (Ulster Senior Hurling Shield) |2016 |2016 |0 | - |}

=== Debut of counties === {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" !Year !Debutants !Total |- |1900 | style="text-align:left" | [[File:Colours of Antrim.svg|20px|border]] [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] |1 |- |[[1901 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1901]] | style="text-align:left" | [[File:Colours of Derry.svg|20px|border]] [[Derry GAA|Derry]] |1 |- |1902 | style="text-align:left" | ''None'' |0 |- |1903 | style="text-align:left" | [[File:Colours of Donegal.svg|20px|border]] [[Donegal GAA|Donegal]] |1 |- |1904 | style="text-align:left" | ''None'' |0 |- |1905 | style="text-align:left" | [[File:Colours of Down.svg|20px|border]] [[Down GAA|Down]] |1 |- |1906-07 | style="text-align:left" | ''None'' |0 |- |1908 | style="text-align:left" | [[File:Colours of Cavan.svg|20px|border]] [[Cavan GAA|Cavan]], [[File:Colours of Fermanagh.svg|20px|border]] [[Fermanagh GAA|Fermanagh]] |2 |- |1909 | style="text-align:left" | [[File:Colours of Monaghan.svg|20px|border]] [[Monaghan GAA|Monaghan]] |1 |- |1910-45 | style="text-align:left" | ''None'' |0 |- |1946 | style="text-align:left" | [[File:Colours of Armagh.svg|20px|border]] [[Armagh GAA|Armagh]] |1 |- |1947-97 | style="text-align:left" | ''None'' |0 |- |1998 | style="text-align:left" | [[File:Colours of London.svg|20px|border]] [[London GAA|London]] |1 |- |1999 | style="text-align:left" | ''None'' |0 |- |2000 | style="text-align:left" | [[File:Colors of New York.svg|20px|border]] [[New York GAA|New York]] |1 |- |2001-07 | style="text-align:left" | ''None'' |0 |- |[[2008 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2008]] | style="text-align:left" | [[File:Colours of Tyrone.svg|20px|border]] [[Tyrone GAA|Tyrone]] |1 |- |2009- | style="text-align:left" | ''None'' |0 |- |'''Total''' | style="text-align:left" | |'''11''' |}

=== List of Ulster Senior Hurling Championship counties === The following teams have competed in the Ulster Championship for at least one season. {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" !Team !Total years !Debut !Championship titles !Last Championship title !Best Ulster result |- | style="text-align:left" |[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] | |1900 |57 |2017 | bgcolor=gold | '''Champions''' |- | style="text-align:left" |[[Armagh GAA|Armagh]] | |1946 |0 | — | bgcolor=silver | Runners-up |- | style="text-align:left" | [[Cavan GAA|Cavan]] | |1908 |0 | — | bgcolor=silver | Runners-up |- | style="text-align:left" |[[Derry GAA|Derry]] | |1901 |4 |2001 | bgcolor=gold | '''Champions''' |- | style="text-align:left" | [[Donegal GAA|Donegal]] | |1903 |3 |1932 | bgcolor=gold | '''Champions''' |- | style="text-align:left" |[[Down GAA|Down]] | |1905 |4 |1997 | bgcolor=gold | '''Champions''' |- | style="text-align:left" | [[Fermanagh GAA|Fermanagh]] | |1908 |0 | — | bgcolor=#cc9966 | Semi-finals |- | style="text-align:left" | [[London GAA|London]] | |1998 |0 | — | bgcolor=#cc9966 | Semi-finals |- | style="text-align:left" | [[Monaghan GAA|Monaghan]] | |1909 |2 |1915 | bgcolor=gold | '''Champions''' |- | style="text-align:left" | [[New York GAA|New York]] | |2000 |0 | — | bgcolor=silver | Runners-up |- | style="text-align:left" | [[Tyrone GAA|Tyrone]] |4 |[[2008 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2008]] |0 | — |Second round |}

== List of Finals ==

=== List of finals === {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan="2" |Year ! rowspan="2" |Date ! colspan="2" |Winners ! colspan="2" |Runners-up ! rowspan="2" |Winning margin ! rowspan="2" |Venue ! rowspan="2" |Winning captain ! rowspan="2" |Referee |- !County !Score !County !Score |- |[[2018 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2018]]–present | colspan="9" |No Championship |- |[[2017 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2017]] |16 April |[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] |5–22 (37) |[[Armagh GAA|Armagh]] |1–12 (15) |22 |Owenbeg Centre Of Excellence | | |- |[[2016 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2016]] |10 July |[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] |6–21 (39) |[[Armagh GAA|Armagh]] |4–14 (26) |13 |Owenbeg Centre of Excellence |Conor Carson | F. Horgan ([[Tipperary GAA|Tipperary]]) |- |[[2015 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2015]] |12 July |[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] |1–15 (18) |[[Down GAA|Down]] |1–14 (17) |1 |Owenbeg Centre of Excellence |Chris O'Connell | |- |[[2014 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2014]] |13 July |[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] |2–17 (23) |[[Derry GAA|Derry]] |2–16 (22) |1 |Owenbeg Centre of Excellence |[[Paul Shiels]] | |- |[[2013 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2013]] |2 February 2014 |[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] |4–20 (32) |[[Down GAA|Down]] |1–17 (20) |12 |[[Celtic Park (Derry)|Celtic Park]] |[[Neil McManus]] | |- |[[2012 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2012]] |8 July |[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] |3–18 (27) |[[Derry GAA|Derry]] |0–09 (9) |18 |[[Casement Park]] |[[Damien Quinn (hurler)|Damien Quinn]] | |- |[[2011 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2011]] | |[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] |2–20 (26) |[[Armagh GAA|Armagh]] |2–12 (18) |8 |[[Casement Park]] |[[Eddie McCloskey]] | |- |[[2010 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2010]] | |[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] |4–22 (34) |[[Down GAA|Down]] |1–12 (15) |19 |[[Casement Park]] |[[Paul Shiels]] | |- |[[2009 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2009]] |28 June |[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] |3–20 (29) |[[Down GAA|Down]] |4–15 (27) |2 |[[Casement Park]] |[[Neil McGarry]] | |- |[[2008 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2008]] |15 June |[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] |3–18 (27) |[[Down GAA|Down]] |2–16 (22) |5 |[[Casement Park]] |[[Paddy Richmond]] | |- |[[2007 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2007]] |3 June |[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] |2–24 (30) |[[Down GAA|Down]] |0–04 (4) |26 |[[Casement Park]] |Seán Delaqrgy | |- |[[2006 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2006]] | |[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] |2–20 (26) |[[New York GAA|New York]] |1–14 (17) |9 |Canton Park |[[Karl McKeegan]] | |- |[[2005 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2005]] | |[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] |2–22 (28) |[[Down GAA|Down]] |1–18 (21) |7 |[[Casement Park]] |Jim Connolly | |- |[[2004 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2004]] |6 June, 13 June |[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] |1–15 (18), 3–14 (23) |[[Down GAA|Down]] |1–15 (18), 0–18 (18) |5 (R) |[[Casement Park]] |Colm McGuickian |É. Morris ([[Dublin GAA|Dublin]]) |- |[[2003 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2003]] |14 June |[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] |3–21 (30) |[[Derry GAA|Derry]] |1–12 (15) |15 |[[Casement Park]] |Colm McGuckian |B Kelly ([[Westmeath GAA|Westmeath]]) |- |[[2002 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2002]] |9 June |[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] |3–16 (25) |[[Down GAA|Down]] |1–18 (21) |4 |[[Casement Park]] |Colm McGuckian |M. Wadding ([[Waterford GAA|Waterford]]) |- |[[2001 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2001]] |15 July |[[Derry GAA|Derry]] |1–17 (20) |[[Down GAA|Down]] |3–10 (19) |1 |[[Casement Park]] |Colin McEldowney |P. Aherne ([[Carlow GAA|Carlow]]) |- |[[2000 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2000]] |9 July |[[Derry GAA|Derry]] |4–08 (20) |[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] |0–19 (19) |1 |[[Casement Park]] |Conor Murray |J. McDonnell ([[Tipperary GAA|Tipperary]]) |- |[[1999 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1999]] |10 July |[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] |2–19 (25) |[[Derry GAA|Derry]] |1–09 (12) |13 |[[Casement Park]] |[[Gary O'Kane]] |G. Devlin ([[Armagh GAA|Armagh]]) |- |[[1998 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1998]] |5 July |[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] |1–19 (22) |[[Derry GAA|Derry]] |2–13 (19) |3 |[[Casement Park]] |Alistair Elliot |P. Delaney ([[Laois GAA|Laois]]) |- |[[1997 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1997]] |6 July |[[Down GAA|Down]] |3–14 (23) |[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] |0–19 (19) |4 |[[Casement Park]] |Martin Mallon |P. Horan ([[Offaly GAA|Offaly]]) |- |[[1996 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1996]] |14 July |[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] |1–20 (23) |[[Down GAA|Down]] |2–12 (18) |5 |[[Casement Park]] | |P Aherne (Carlow) |- |[[1995 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1995]] |9 July, 16 July |[[Down GAA|Down]] |3–07 (16), 1–19 (22) |[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] |1–13 (16), 2–10 (16) |6 (R) |[[Casement Park]] | |[[Aodán Mac Suibhne]] (Dublin) |- |[[1994 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1994]] |3 July |[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] |1–19 (22) |[[Down GAA|Down]] |1–13 (16) |6 |[[Casement Park]] |[[Dominic McKinley]] |P Horan (Offaly) |- |[[1993 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1993]] |4 July |[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] |0–24 (24) |[[Down GAA|Down]] |0–11 (11) |13 |[[Casement Park]] | |[[Dickie Murphy]] (Wexford) |- |[[1992 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1992]] |12 July |[[Down GAA|Down]] |2–16 (22) |[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] |0–11 (11) |11 |[[Casement Park]] |[[Noel Sands]] |[[Dickie Murphy]] (Wexford) |- |[[1991 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1991]] |7 July |[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] |3–14 (23) |[[Down GAA|Down]] |3–10 (19) |4 |[[Casement Park]] | | |- |[[1990 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1990]] |8 July |[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] |4–11 (23) |[[Down GAA|Down]] |2–11 (17) |6 |[[Casement Park]] | |P Delaney (Laois) |- |[[1989 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1989]] |9 July |[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] |2–16 (22) |[[Down GAA|Down]] |0–09 (9) |13 |[[Athletic Grounds (Armagh)|Athletic Grounds]] |[[Ciaran Barr]] |P Delaney (Laois) |- | align="left" |1950–1988 | | colspan="8" |No Championship |- |1949 | |[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] | colspan="4" |Unopposed and awarded title | | | |- |1948 | |[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] | colspan="4" |Unopposed and awarded title | | | |- |1947 | |[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] | colspan="4" |Unopposed and awarded title | | | |- |[[1946 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1946]] | |[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] |6–03 |[[Armagh GAA|Armagh]] |2–01 | |[[Corrigan Park]] | | |- |[[1945 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1945]] | |[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] |8–02 |[[Donegal GAA|Donegal]] |2–04 | |[[Corrigan Park]] | | |- |[[1944 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1944]] | |[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] |5–07, 7–03 |[[Monaghan GAA|Monaghan]] |6–04, 0–01 | |[[Corrigan Park]] | | |- |[[1943 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1943]] | |[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] |6–08 |[[Down GAA|Down]] |2–00 | |[[Corrigan Park]] |[[Jimmy Walsh (Antrim hurler)|Jimmy Walsh]] | |- |1942 | | colspan="8" |Championship abandoned |- |[[1941 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1941]] | |[[Down GAA|Down]] |5–03 |[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] |2–05 | |[[Athletic Grounds (Armagh)|Athletic Grounds]] | | |- |[[1940 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1940]] | |[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] |4–04 |[[Down GAA|Down]] |1–03 | | | | |- |[[1939 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1939]] | |[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] |9–08 |[[Down GAA|Down]] |4–02 | |[[Páirc Esler]] | | |- |[[1938 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1938]] | |[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] |3–05 |[[Donegal GAA|Donegal]] |2–02 | | | | |- |[[1937 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1937]] | |[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] |6–07 |[[Donegal GAA|Donegal]] |3–02 | | | | |- |[[1936 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1936]] | |[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] |2–10 |[[Cavan GAA|Cavan]] |3–02 | | | | |- |[[1935 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1935]] | |[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] |7–09 |[[Cavan GAA|Cavan]] |0–03 | | | | |- |[[1934 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1934]] | |[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] | |[[Donegal GAA|Donegal]] | | | | | |- |1933 | |[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] |1–07 |[[Donegal GAA|Donegal]] |2–01 | | | | |- |1932 | |[[Donegal GAA|Donegal]] |5–04 |[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] |4–05 | | | | |- |1931 | |[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] |4–10 |[[Derry GAA|Derry]] |0–01 | | | | |- |1930 | |[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] |10–04 |[[Down GAA|Down]] |2–00 | | | | |- |1929 | |[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] |w/o |[[Donegal GAA|Donegal]] |scr. | | | | |- |1928 | |[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] |4–05 |[[Cavan GAA|Cavan]] |1–01 | | | | |- |1927 | |[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] |5–04 |[[Cavan GAA|Cavan]] |3–03 | | | | |- |1926 | |[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] |4–03 |[[Cavan GAA|Cavan]] |3–01 | | | | |- |1925 | |[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] |5–04 |[[Donegal GAA|Donegal]] |4–05 | | | | |- |1924 | |[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] |5–03 |[[Donegal GAA|Donegal]] |4–00 | | | | |- |1923 | |[[Donegal GAA|Donegal]] |7–01 |[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] |3–00 | | | | |- | align="left" |1917–1922 | | colspan="8" |No Championship |- |[[1916 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1916]] | |[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] |3–01 |[[Monaghan GAA|Monaghan]] |1–01 | | | | |- |[[1915 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1915]] | |[[Monaghan GAA|Monaghan]] |1–05 |[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] |1–02 | | | | |- |[[1914 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1914]] | |[[Monaghan GAA|Monaghan]] |2–00, 4–03 |[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] |2–00, 1–00 | | | | |- |1913 | |[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] |3-03 |[[Monaghan GAA|Monaghan]] |0-00 | | | | |- |1912 | | colspan="4" |Antrim represent ulster (no title awarded) | | | | |- |1911 | |[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] |w/o |[[Monaghan GAA|Monaghan]] |scr. | | | | |- |1910 | |[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] | |[[Donegal GAA|Donegal]] | | | | | |- |1909 | |[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] |4-16 |[[Monaghan GAA|Monaghan]] |2-03 | | | | |- |1908 | |[[Derry GAA|Derry]] |2–08 |[[Cavan GAA|Cavan]] |0–02 | | | | |- |1907 | |[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] |4–17 |[[Derry GAA|Derry]] |1–06 | | | | |- |1906 | |[[Donegal GAA|Donegal]] |5–21 |[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] |0–01 | | | | |- |1905 | |[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] | |[[Donegal GAA|Donegal]] | | | | | |- |1904 | |[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] |2-04 |[[Donegal GAA|Donegal]] |0-05 | | | | |- |1903 | |[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] | |[[Donegal GAA|Donegal]] | | | | | |- |[[1902 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1902]] | |[[Derry GAA|Derry]] |2–07 |[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] |2-05 | | | | |- |[[1901 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1901]] | |[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] |0–41 |[[Derry GAA|Derry]] |0–12 | | | | |- |1900 | |[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] | colspan="3" |Unopposed and awarded title | | | | |}

==Roll of Honour==

=== Performance by county === {| class=" wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center" ! scope="col" |County !Titles ! scope="col" |Runners-up ! class="unsortable" scope="col" |Years won ! class="unsortable" scope="col" |Years runner-up |- ! scope="row" | [[File:Colours of Antrim.svg|20px|border]] [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] | 58 |11 |1900, [[1901 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1901]], 1903, 1904, 1905, 1907, 1909, [[1910 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1910]], [[1911 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1911]], 1913, [[1916 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1916]], [[1924 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1924]], [[1925 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1925]], [[1926 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1926]], [[1927 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1927]], [[1928 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1928]], [[1929 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1929]], [[1930 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1930]], [[1931 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1931]], [[1933 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1933]], [[1934 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1934]], [[1935 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1935]], [[1936 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1936]], [[1937 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1937]], [[1938 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1938]], [[1939 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1939]], [[1940 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1940]], [[1943 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1943]], [[1944 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1944]], [[1945 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1945]], [[1946 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1946]], [[1947 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1947]], [[1948 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1948]], [[1949 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1949]], [[1989 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1989]], [[1990 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1990]], [[1991 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1991]], [[1993 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1993]], [[1994 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1994]], [[1996 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1996]], [[1998 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1998]], [[1999 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1999]], [[2002 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2002]], [[2003 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2003]], [[2004 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2004]], [[2005 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2005]], [[2006 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2006]], [[2007 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2007]], [[2008 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2008]], [[2009 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2009]], [[2010 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2010]], [[2011 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2011]], [[2012 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2012]], [[2013 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2013]], [[2014 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2014]], [[2015 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2015]], [[2016 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2016]], [[2017 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2017]] |1902, 1906, 1914, 1915, 1923, 1932, 1941, 1992, 1995, 1997, 2000 |- ! scope="row" |[[File:Colours_of_Down.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Down GAA|Down]] |4 |20 |[[1942 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1942]], [[1992 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1992]], [[1995 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1995]], [[1997 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1997]] |1930, 1939, 1940, 1943, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2015 |- ! scope="row" | [[File:Colours of Derry.svg|20px|border]] [[Derry GAA|Derry]] | 4 |8 | [[1902 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1902]], [[1908 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1908]], [[2000 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2000]], [[2001 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2001]] |1901, 1907, 1931, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2012, 2014 |- ! scope="row" |[[File:Colours of Donegal GAA.svg|20px|border]] [[Donegal GAA|Donegal]] | 3 |12 | [[1906 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1906]], [[1923 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1923]], [[1932 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1932]] |1903, 1904, 1905, 1910, 1924, 1925, 1929, 1933, 1934, 1937, 1938, 1945 |- ! scope="row" |[[File:Colours of Monaghan.svg|20px|border]] [[Monaghan GAA|Monaghan]] | 2 |5 | [[1914 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1914]], [[1915 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1915]] |1909, 1911, 1913, 1916, 1944 |- ! scope="row" |[[File:Colours_of_Cavan.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Cavan GAA|Cavan]] |0 |6 | — |1908, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1935, 1936 |- ! scope="row" |[[File:Colours_of_Armagh.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Armagh GAA|Armagh]] |0 |4 | — |1946, 2011, 2016, 2017 |- ! scope="row" |[[File:Colors_of_New_York.svg|border|20x20px]] [[New York GAA|New York]] |0 |1 | — |2006 |}

Antrim's historic domination (only 2 finals have not featured the county, 1908 and 2001) has led over time to periods of uncompetitive competitions, and the championship was not played at all between 1950 and 1988. However, there have been periods when this domination has made way for periods of intense rivalry, notably between Antrim and Monaghan in the 1910s, between Antrim and Down in the 1990s, and between Antrim and Derry in the early 2000s.

The [[2001 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2001 Championship]] was unique in terms of being the only final since the reactivation of the Championship in 1988 which did not feature Antrim, as Derry defeated Down at [[Casement Park]]. Equally of note, Antrim have won every final since (albeit one on replay), their longest period of continuous success since 1988.

=== Performance by province === {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" ! scope="col" |Province ! scope="col" |Titles ! scope="col" |Runners-up ! scope="col" |Total |- ! scope="row" |[[File:Flag_of_Ulster.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Ulster GAA|Ulster]] | align="center" |71 | align="center" |66 | align="center" |137 |- ! scope="row" |[[File:Flag_of_USA.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Gaelic games in North America|North America]] | align="center" |0 | align="center" |1 | align="center" |1 |}

===Ulster Senior Hurling Shield===

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center" ! scope="col" |County !Title(s) ! scope="col" |Runners-up ! class="unsortable" scope="col" |Years won ! class="unsortable" scope="col" |Years runner-up |- ! scope="row" |[[File:Colours_of_Donegal GAA.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Donegal GAA|Donegal]] |1 |0 |[[2016 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2016]] | — |- ! scope="row" |[[File:Colours_of_Derry.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Derry GAA|Derry]] |1 |0 |[[2017 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2017]] |— |- ! scope="row" |[[File:Colours_of_Monaghan.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Monaghan GAA|Monaghan]] |0 |1 |— |[[2016 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2016]] |- ! scope="row" |[[File:Colours_of_Tyrone.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Tyrone GAA|Tyrone]] |0 |1 |— |[[2017 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2017]] |}

==Team records and statistics== === Team results === '''Legend'''

* {{bg|gold|1st}} – Champions * {{bg|silver|2nd}} – Runners-up * {{bg|#cceeee|SF/QF}} – Semi-finals/Quarter-finals

For each year, the number of teams (in brackets) are shown. {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" !Team ![[2000 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2000]] (5) ![[2001 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2001]] (5) ![[2002 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2002]] (5) ![[2003 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2003]] (5) ![[2004 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2004]] (5) ![[2005 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2005]] (5) ![[2006 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2006]] (5) ![[2007 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2007]] (5) ![[2008 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2008]] (10) ![[2009 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2009]] (10) ![[2010 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2010]] (10) ![[2011 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2011]] (8) ![[2012 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2012]] (4) ![[2013 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2013]] (4) ![[2014 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2014]] (5) ![[2015 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2015]] (5) ![[2016 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2016]] (4) ![[2017 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2017]] (4) !Years |- |style="text-align:left"| [[File:Colours_of_Antrim.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] | bgcolor="silver" | 2nd | bgcolor="#cceeee" | SF | bgcolor="gold" | 1st | bgcolor="gold" | 1st | bgcolor="gold" | 1st | bgcolor="gold" | 1st | bgcolor="gold" | 1st | bgcolor="gold" | 1st | bgcolor="gold" | 1st | bgcolor="gold" | 1st | bgcolor="gold" | 1st | bgcolor="gold" | 1st | bgcolor="gold" | 1st | bgcolor="gold" | 1st | bgcolor="gold" | 1st | bgcolor="gold" | 1st | bgcolor="gold" | 1st | bgcolor="gold" | 1st !18 |- |style="text-align:left"| [[File:Colours_of_Armagh.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Armagh GAA|Armagh]] |— |— |— |— |— |— |— | bgcolor="#cceeee" | QF | bgcolor="#cceeee" | QF | bgcolor="#cceeee" | QF | bgcolor="#cceeee" | QF | bgcolor="silver" | 2nd | bgcolor="#cceeee" | QF | bgcolor="#cceeee" | QF | bgcolor="#cceeee" | QF | bgcolor="#cceeee" | QF | bgcolor="silver" | 2nd | bgcolor="silver" | 2nd !11 |- |style="text-align:left"| [[File:Colours_of_Cavan.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Cavan GAA|Cavan]] |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— | bgcolor="#cceeee" | R1 | bgcolor="#cceeee" | R1 | bgcolor="#cceeee" | R1 |— |— |— |— |— |— |— !3 |- |style="text-align:left"| [[File:Colours_of_Derry.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Derry GAA|Derry]] | bgcolor="gold" | 1st | bgcolor="gold" | 1st | bgcolor="#cceeee" | SF | bgcolor="silver" | 2nd | bgcolor="#cceeee" | SF | bgcolor="#cceeee" | SF | bgcolor="#cceeee" | SF | bgcolor="#cceeee" | SF | bgcolor="#cceeee" | SF | bgcolor="#cceeee" | SF | bgcolor="#cceeee" | QF | bgcolor="#cceeee" | QF | bgcolor="silver" | 2nd | bgcolor="#cceeee" | SF | bgcolor="silver" | 2nd | bgcolor="#cceeee" | SF | bgcolor="#cceeee" | SF |— !17 |- |style="text-align:left"| [[File:Colours_of_Donegal.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Donegal GAA|Donegal]] |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— | bgcolor="#cceeee" | R2 | bgcolor="#cceeee" | R2 | bgcolor="#cceeee" | R1 | bgcolor="#cceeee" | PR |— |— | bgcolor="#cceeee" | QF | bgcolor="#cceeee" | QF |— | bgcolor="#cceeee" | SF !7 |- |style="text-align:left"| [[File:Colours_of_Down.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Down GAA|Down]] | bgcolor="#cceeee" | SF | bgcolor="silver" | 2nd | bgcolor="silver" | 2nd | bgcolor="#cceeee" | SF | bgcolor="silver" | 2nd | bgcolor="silver" | 2nd | bgcolor="#cceeee" | SF | bgcolor="silver" | 2nd | bgcolor="silver" | 2nd | bgcolor="silver" | 2nd | bgcolor="silver" | 2nd | bgcolor="#cceeee" | SF | bgcolor="#cceeee" | SF | bgcolor="silver" | 2nd | bgcolor="#cceeee" | SF | bgcolor="silver" | 2nd | bgcolor="#cceeee" | SF | bgcolor="#cceeee" | SF !18 |- |style="text-align:left"| [[File:Colours_of_Fermanagh.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Fermanagh GAA|Fermanagh]] |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— | bgcolor="#cceeee" | R1 | bgcolor="#cceeee" | R2 | bgcolor="#cceeee" | R1 | bgcolor="#cceeee" | PR |— |— |— |— |— |— !4 |- |style="text-align:left"| [[File:Colours_of_London.svg|border|20x20px]] [[London GAA|London]] | bgcolor="#cceeee" | SF | bgcolor="#cceeee" | SF | bgcolor="#cceeee" | QF | bgcolor="#cceeee" | QF | bgcolor="#cceeee" | QF | bgcolor="#cceeee" | QF | bgcolor="#cceeee" | QF | bgcolor="#cceeee" | SF | bgcolor="#cceeee" | SF | bgcolor="#cceeee" | QF | bgcolor="#cceeee" | SF |— |— |— |— |— |— |— !11 |- |style="text-align:left"| [[File:Colours_of_Monaghan.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Monaghan GAA|Monaghan]] |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— | bgcolor="#cceeee" | QF | bgcolor="#cceeee" | R1 | bgcolor="#cceeee" | R2 | bgcolor="#cceeee" | QF |— |— |— |— |— |— !4 |- |style="text-align:left"| [[File:Colors_of_New York.svg|border|20x20px]] [[New York GAA|New York]] | bgcolor="#cceeee" | QF | bgcolor="#cceeee" | QF | bgcolor="#cceeee" | SF | bgcolor="#cceeee" | SF | bgcolor="#cceeee" | SF | bgcolor="#cceeee" | SF | bgcolor="silver" | 2nd |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— !7 |- |style="text-align:left"| [[File:Colours_of_Tyrone.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Tyrone GAA|Tyrone]] |— |— |— |— |— |— |— |— | bgcolor="#cceeee" | R2 | bgcolor="#cceeee" | R1 | bgcolor="#cceeee" | R2 | bgcolor="#cceeee" | PR |— |— |— |— |— |— !4 |}

=== By Semi-Final Appearances (Since 2000) === ''Bold indicates years reached to final.'' {| class="wikitable sortable" ! width="20%" |Team !No. !Years in Semi-finals |- |[[File:Colours_of_Antrim.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] |18 |'''2000''', 2001, '''2002''', '''2003''', '''2004''', '''2005''', '''2006''', '''2007''', '''2008''', '''2009''', '''2010''', '''2011''', '''2012''', '''2013''', '''2014''', '''2015''', '''2016''', '''2017''' |- |[[File:Colours_of_Down.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Down GAA|Down]] |18 |2000, '''2001''', '''2002''', 2003, '''2004''', '''2005''', 2006, '''2007''', '''2008''', '''2009''', '''2010''', 2011, 2012, '''2013''', 2014, '''2015''', 2016, 2017 |- |[[File:Colours_of_Derry.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Derry GAA|Derry]] |15 |'''2000''', '''2001''', 2002, '''2003''', 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, '''2012''', 2013, '''2014''', 2015, 2016 |- |[[File:Colors_of_New York.svg|border|20x20px]] [[New York GAA|New York]] |5 |2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, '''2006''' |- |[[File:Colours_of_London.svg|border|20x20px]] [[London GAA|London]] |5 |2000, 2001, 2007, 2008, 2010 |- |[[File:Colours_of_Armagh.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Armagh GAA|Armagh]] |3 |'''2011''', '''2016''', '''2017''' |- |[[File:Colours_of_Donegal.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Donegal county football team|Donegal]] |1 |2017 |}

===By decade===

The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of Ulster Senior Hurling Championship titles, is as follows:

=== Finishing positions ===

* Most championships ** 58, [[File:Colours_of_Antrim.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] (1900, [[1901 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1901]], 1903, 1904, 1905, 1907, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1913, 1916, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, [[2005 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2005]], [[2006 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2006]], [[2007 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2007]], [[2008 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2008]], [[2009 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2009]], [[2010 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2010]], [[2011 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2011]], [[2012 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2012]], [[2013 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2013]], [[2014 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2014]], [[2015 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2015]], [[2016 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2016]], [[2017 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2017]]) * Most second-place finishes ** 20, [[File:Colours_of_Down.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Down GAA|Down]] (1930, 1939, 1940, 1943, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, [[2007 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2007]], [[2008 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2008]], [[2009 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2009]], [[2010 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2010]], [[2013 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2013]], [[2015 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2015]]) * Most semi-final finishes (since 2000) ** 10, [[File:Colours_of_Derry.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Derry GAA|Derry]] (2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, [[2007 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2007]], [[2008 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2008]], [[2009 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2009]], [[2013 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2013]], [[2015 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2015]], [[2016 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2016]]) *Most quarter-final finishes (since 2000) ** 8, [[File:Colours_of_Armagh.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Armagh GAA|Armagh]] ([[2007 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2007]], [[2008 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2008]], [[2009 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2009]], [[2010 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2010]], [[2013 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2013]], [[2014 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2014]], [[2015 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2015]], [[2016 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2016]]) *Most round 2 finishes ** 2, [[File:Colours_of_Donegal.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Donegal GAA|Donegal]] ([[2008 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2008]], [[2009 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2009]]) ** 2, [[File:Colours_of_Tyrone.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Tyrone GAA|Tyrone]] ([[2008 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2008]], [[2010 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2010]]) *Most round 1 finishes ** 3, [[File:Colours_of_Cavan.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Cavan GAA|Cavan]] ([[2008 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2008]], [[2009 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2009]], [[2010 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2010]]) *Most preliminary round finishes ** 1, [[File:Colours_of_Donegal.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Donegal GAA|Donegal]] ([[2011 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2011]]) ** 1, [[File:Colours_of_Fermanagh.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Fermanagh GAA|Fermanagh]] ([[2011 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2011]]) ** 1, [[File:Colours_of_Tyrone.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Tyrone GAA|Tyrone]] ([[2011 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2011]])

===Biggest wins===

===Successful defending===

3 teams of the 4 who have won the Ulster championship have ever successfully defended the title. These are: * [[File:Colours_of_Antrim.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] on 44 attempts out of 58 ([[1901 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|1901]], 1904, 1905, 1910, 1911, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1990, 1991, 1994, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, [[2007 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2007]], [[2008 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2008]], [[2009 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2009]], [[2010 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2010]], [[2011 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2011]], [[2012 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2012]], [[2013 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2013]], [[2014 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2014]], [[2015 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2015]], 2016, 2017) * [[File:Colours_of_Derry.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Derry GAA|Derry]] on 1 attempts out of 4 (2001) * [[File:Colours_of_Monaghan.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Monaghan GAA|Monaghan]] on 1 attempts out of 2 (1915)

===Gaps===

===Active gaps===

===Longest undefeated run===

* '''[[File:Colours_of_Antrim.svg|border|20x20px]] [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] (28 games)''': The record for the longest unbeaten run stands at 28 games held by Antrim. It began with a 5–19 to 2–11 win against [[New York GAA|New York]] in the semi-final of the [[2002 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2002 championship]] and is still ongoing.

==Player records== ===Winning Captains=== ''Captains with 2 titles or more.'' {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !# !Player !County !No. !Winning years |- |1 |Colm McGuckian |[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] |3 |2002, 2003, 2004 |- |2 |[[Paul Shiels]] |[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] |2 |[[2010 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2010]], [[2014 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2014]] |}

===Winning Teams=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" !Year !Winning county !Winning team |- | 1945 | [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] | M McAllister; M Butler, W Feeney, B Donnelly; T McAllister, T Tierney, J Mullan; S McKeon, N Campbell; M Kelly, S Kelly, L McGrady; D Cormican, C Mullan, S Mulholland. |- | 1946 | [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] | M McAlinden; W Feeney, M McDonald, M Butler; J Woods, J Mullan, J Loughead; D Butler, N Campbell; M Mulholland, D McRandall, J Murray; D Cormican, G Brady, S Mulholland. |- | 1989 |[[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] | N Patterson; G Rogan, T Donnelly, D Donnelly; J McNaughton, D McKinley, G O'Kane; P McKillen, T McNaughton; B Donnelly, A McCarry, J P McKillen; D Armstrong, C Barr, D McNaughton. |- | 1990 | [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] | N Patterson; G Holden, D Donnelly, D McKinley; J Carson, D McKillop, A Murray; J Close, P McKillen; B Donnelly, A McCarry, S P McKillop; A McGuile, C Barr, O McFetridge. Subs: N Murray for A McGuile, G O'Kane for D McKillop, M Sullivan for McKillen. |- | 1991 | [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] | N Patterson; P Jennings, D McKinley, D Donnelly; G Rogan, JMcNaughton, D McKillop; S P McKillop, P McKillen; J Carson, C Barr, D Armstrong; A McCarry, T McNaughton, J Close. Subs: Gregory O'Kane for Close, Garry O'Kane for S P McKillop, M Dennis for Greg O'Kane. |- | 1992 | [[Down GAA|Down]] | N Keith; K Coulter, D Woods, P Branniff; M Mallon, P McMullan, G Coulter; D Hughes, G Savage; P Coulter, G Blaney, G McGrattan; M Blaney, M Bailie, N Sands. Subs: C Mageean for M Blaney, P Savage for P Coulter. |- | 1993 | [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] | P Gallagher; S McMullan, D McMullan, E McCloskey; R Donnelly, D McKinley, J McNaughton; P McKillen, P Jennings; A Elliott, Gary O'Kane, S P McKillop; J Close, T McNaughton, Greg O'Kane. |- | 1994 | [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] | B Prenter; S McMullan, D McKinley, F McMullan; S P McKillen, P Jennings, J McCaffrey; P McKillen, J Connolly; J Carson, Gary O'Kane, P Walsh; C McCambridge, Gregory O'Kane, A Elliott. Subs: T McNaughton for G O'Kane, A McEteer for J McCaffrey, B McGary for G O'Kane. |- | 1995 | [[Down GAA|Down]] | N Keith; K Coulter, G Coulter, P Branniff; M Mallon, G Savage, D Woods; D Hughes, J McCarthy; P Coulter, P McMullan, M Blaney; C Arthurs, H Gilmore, N Sands. Subs: B Coulter for D Woods, M Branniff for P McMullan, S Mallon for H Gilmore. |- | 1996 | [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] | B Prenter; E McCloskey, E Colgan, S McIlhatton; P Jennings, Gary O'Kane, R Donnelly; J Connolly, P McKillen; A McCloskey, T McNaughton, S P McKillop; P Graham, G O'Kane, A Elliott. Subs: S McMullan for R Donnelly, J Carson for McKillop, P Donnelly for McKillen. |- | 1997 | [[Down GAA|Down]] | G Clarke; B Milligan, S Murray, B Smith; M Branniff, M Mallon, T Coulter; G Savage, P Coulter; B Coulter, M Bailie, G McGrattan; M Coulter, J McCrickard, N Sands. Subs: B Branniff for J McCrickard. |- | 1998 | [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] | S Elliott; R Donnelly, E Colgan, F McMullan; S McMullan, Gary O'Kane, C Kelly; P McKillen, J O'Neill; J Carson, C McGuckian, J McIntosh; A Elliot, Gregory O'Kane, L Richmond. Subs: K McKiernan for J O'Neill, J O'Neill for K McKiernan, J Elliott for J McIntosh. |- | 1999 | [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] | S Elliot; C McCambridge, E McCluskey, R Donnelly; S McMullen, Gary O'Kane, S Mullen; C Cunning, J Close; A Elliot, C McGuckian, B McGarry; J Carson, Gregory O'Kane, L Richmond. Subs: S P McKillop for McGarry, F McMullin for Carson, J Flynn for A Elliott. |- | 2000 | [[Derry GAA|Derry]] | K Stevenson; C McGurk, C Murray, N Mullan; B Ward, C McEldowney, D Cassidy; O Collins, M Conway; K McCloy, K McKeever, R McCloskey; G Biggs, M Collins, J O'Dwyer. Subs: Gregory Biggs for Conway. |- | 2001 | [[Derry GAA|Derry]] | K Stevenson, C McEldowney, E McKeever, R Lynch, B Ward, M Conway, C Murray, R McCloskey, O Collins, Gary Biggs, K McKeever, Greg Briggs, M Collins, G McGonigle, J O'Dwyer. Subs: P Kelly for Lynch, S Downey for Gary Biggs, F McEldowney for M Collins. |- | 2002 | [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] | D Quinn; M Kettle, K Kelly, E McCloskey; K McKeegan, R Donnelly, C Herron; C Cunning, C Connolly; L Watson, C McGuckian, L Richmond; A Delargy, G O'Kane, C McCambridge. Subs: B McFall for Delargy; M McCambridge for McCloskey; S Delargy for McFall; P Richmond for Cunning; C Hamill for Donnelly. |- | 2003 | [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] | D Quinn; M Kettle, K Kelly, J Campbell; M McCambridge, K McKeegan, C Herron; C Cunning, J Connolly; P Richmond, C McGuckian, L Richmond; L Watson, G O'Kane, B McFall. Subs: A Delargy for O'Kane, P Close for McFall. |- | 2004 | [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] | Damien Quinn, M Kettle, K Kelly, B Herron, M McCambridge, K McKeegan, J Campbell, C Herron, J Connolly, M Herron, C McGuckian, L Watson, Darren Quinn, P Richmond, B McFall. Subs: L Richmond for McCambridge, G J McIntosh for Watson, Ward for Darren Quinn, M Magill for Connolly. |- | 2005 | [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] | D Quinn; M Kettle, G Bell, C Hamill; G Cunningham, J Campbell, M McCambridge; P Richmond, M Scullion; K McKeegan, K Kelly, M Herron, J McIntosh, J Connolly, J Scullion. Subs: K Stewart for Kelly, C Herron for M Herron, B McFall for J Scullion, C McGuckin for Cunningham. |- | 2006 | [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] | D Quinn; B McCauley, J McKeague, J Campbell; M Molloy, K McKeegan, C Herron; C Cunning, M Scullion; J Scullion, C Kelly, M Herron; J McIntosh, P Richmond, B McFall. Subs: G Bell for McFall, B Delargey for Kelly, P McGill for McIntosh, M Dallas for M Scullion, S Óg McFadden for Richmond. |- | [[2007 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2007]] | [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] | R McGarry; M Kettle, M McCambridge, S Delargy; M Molloy, J Campbell, C Herron; B Herron, K McKeegan, P McGill, N McManus, M Herron, S McCrory, J McIntosh, P Shiels. Subs: N McAuley; Brian McFall for Shiels; P Richmond for McGill; S McDonald for McIntosh; Barry McFall for Kettle. |- | [[2008 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2008]] | [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] | R McGarry; A Graffin, N McGarry, S Delargy; C Herron, K McKeegan, J Campbell; K Stewart, E McCloskey; M Herron, C Donnelly, P McGill; P Richmond, L Watson, P Shields. Subs: PJ O’Connell for C Donnelly; S McCrory for P McGill; M Kettle for C Herron. |- | [[2009 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2009]] | [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] | R McGarry; K McGourty, N McGarry, A Graffin; S Delargy, C Donnelly, N McAuley; J Campbell, K McKeegan; B Herron, N McManus, S McNaughton; K Stewart, P Richmond, J Scullion. Subs: E McCloskey for Stewart, M Herron for B Herron. |- | [[2010 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2010]] | [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] | C O’Connell; K McGourty, C Donnelly, S Delargy; P Shiels, J Campbell, C Herron; S McNaughton, K Stewart; C McFall, T McCann, L Watson; PJ O’Connell, N McManus, K McKeegan. Subs: S McCrory for Stewart, J McKeague for Campbell, M Devlin for McNaughton, J McIntosh for Watson, B McFall for C McFall |- | [[2011 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2011]] | [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] | C Cunningham; C McGuinness, K McGourty, J McCouaig; K McKeague, M Donnelly, C Herron; B McFall, S McCrory; J Scullion, T McCann, E McCloskey; P Doherty, C McFall, K McKeegan. Subs: K Molloy for K McKeague, C Carson for J Black, P Shiels for B McFall, D Hamill for T McCann. |- | [[2012 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2012]] | [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] | D Quinn; James Campbell, N McGarry, A Graffin; M Herron, N McAuley, Johnny Campbell, B McAuley, S McNaughton; E McCloskey, C Carson, P Shiels; L Watson, N McManus, B McFall. Subs: C McCann for Sheils, J Scullion for Watson, C Rea for B McAuley, D Hamill for McFall, C McFall for Carson. |- | [[2013 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2013]] | [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] | S McToal; B McFall, C McKinley, M Bradley; S McCrory, N McAuley, Ciaran Johnston; E Campbell, J McGreevy; N McKenna, C Carson, P Shiels; D McKernan, N McManus, C Clarke. Subs: S McAfee for McGreevy, Conor Johnston for McKernan, D Hamill for Clarke, N Elliott for McKenna. |- | [[2014 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2014]] | [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] | S McToal; O McFadden, M Donnelly, A Graffin; M Bradley, C Carson, N McAuley; J McGreevy, D Hamill; C McCann, P Shiels, E Campbell; C McGuinness, PJ O'Connell, D McKernan. Subs: R McCambridge for McGreevy, Niall McKenna for McGuinness, Daniel McCloskey for Hamill. |- | [[2015 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2015]] | [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] | C O’Connell; O McFadden, M Donnelly, R McCambridge; J Dillon, C McKinley, T McCann; N McAuley, M Dudley; PJ O’Connell, C McCann, E Campbell; D McClean, C Carson, D McKernan. Subs: P Burke for Campbell; C Ross for Donnelly; N McKenna for McAuley; J Connolly for McKernan; D Traynor for McClean. |-

| [[2016 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship|2016]] | [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] | C O'Connell; S McCrory, N McAuley, B Graham; F Donnelly, P Burke, J McKeague; E Campbell, D McKernan; E McCloskey, J Dillon, J Connolly; B McCarry, C Carson, C Clarke. Subs: O McFadden for McCrory, S Delargy for Graham, S McCrory for Donnelly, C McNaughton for McKernan. |}

==See also== * [[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship]] ** [[Connacht Senior Hurling Championship]] ** [[Leinster Senior Hurling Championship]] ** [[Munster Senior Hurling Championship]]

==References== {{Reflist}}

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