# List of Limerick senior hurling team captains

This article lists players who have captained the Limerick county hurling team in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship and the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.

## List of captains

| Year | Player | Club | National titles | Provincial titles |
| 1927 | Micky Cross | Claughaun | | |
| 1928 | Willie Gleeson | Fedamore | | |
| 1929 | Bob McConkey | Young Irelands | | |
| 1930 | | | | |
| 1931 | Bob McConkey | Young Irelands | | |
| 1932 | Timmy Ryan | Ahane | | |
| 1933 | Micky Fitzgibbon | Young Irelands | | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1934 | Timmy Ryan | Ahane | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1935 | Timmy Ryan | Ahane | | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1936 | Mick Mackey | Ahane | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1937 | Mick Mackey | Ahane | | |
| 1938 | Mick Mackey | Ahane | | |
| 1939 | Mick Mackey | Ahane | | |
| 1940 | Mick Mackey | Ahane | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1941 | Jim Roche | Croom | | |
| 1942 | | Croom | | |
| 1943 | | Ahane | | |
| 1944 | Mick Mackey | Ahane | | |
| 1945 | Mick Mackey | Ahane | | |
| 1946 | Mick Mackey | Ahane | | |
| 1947 | | Ahane | | |
| 1948 | Jackie Power | Ahane | | |
| 1949 | Seán Herbert | Ahane | | |
| 1950 | | | | |
| 1951 | Dick Stokes | Pallasgreen | | |
| 1952 | Dick Stokes | Pallasgreen | | |
| 1953 | | | | |
| 1954 | | | | |
| 1955 | Liam Ryan | Cappamore | | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1956 | Tommy Casey | | | |
| 1957 | Séamus Ryan | Cappamore | | |
| 1958 | Mick Tynan | Claughaun | | |
| 1959 | Jim Keogh | Claughaun | | |
| 1960 | Séamus Ryan | Cappamore | | |
| 1961 | | | | |
| 1962 | | | | |
| 1963 | Kevin Long | Feenagh-Kilmeedy | | |
| 1964 | Kevin Long | Feenagh-Kilmeedy | | |
| 1965 | Johnny Hayes | Cappamore | | |
| 1966 | Phil Bennis | Patrickswell | | |
| 1967 | Phil Bennis | Patrickswell | | |
| 1968 | Mossie Dowling | Kilmallock | | |
| 1969 | Éamonn Cregan | Claughaun | | |
| 1970 | Phil Bennis | Patrickswell | | |
| 1971 | Tony O'Brien | Patrickswell | | |
| 1972 | Jim Hogan | Claughaun | | |
| 1973 | Éamonn Grimes | south Liberties | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1974 | Seán Foley | Patrickswell | | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1975 | Éamonn Grimes | South Liberties | | |
| 1976 | Paddy Kelly | Kilmallock | | |
| 1977 | Éamonn Grimes | South Liberties | | |
| 1978 | Seán Foley | Patrickswell | | |
| 1979 | Pat Hartigan | South Liberties | | |
| 1980 | Seán Foley | Patrickswell | | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1981 | Paudie Fitzmaurice | Killeedy | | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1982 | Joe McKenna | South Liberties | | |
| 1983 | Leonard Enright | Patrickswell | | |
| 1984 | Leonard Enright | Patrickswell | | |
| 1985 | Leonard Enright | Patrickswell | | |
| 1986 | Paddy Kelly | Kilmallock | | |
| 1987 | Danny Fitzgerald | Claughaun | | |
| 1988 | Leonard Enright | Patrickswell | | |
| 1989 | Gary Kirby | Patrickswell | | |
| 1990 | Terence Kenny | Ballybrown | | |
| 1991 | Anthony Carmody | Patrickswell | | |
| 1992 | Joe O'Connor | Ballybrown | | |
| 1993 | Mike Houlihan | Kilmallock | | |
| 1994 | Gary Kirby | Patrickswell | | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1995 | Mike Houlihan | Kilmallock | | |
| 1996 | Ciarán Carey | Patrickswell | | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1997 | Gary Kirby | Patrickswell | | |
| 1998 | Ciarán Carey | Patrickswell | | |
| 1999 | Ollie Moran | Ahane | | |
| 2000 | Ollie Moran | Ahane | | |
| 2001 | Barry Foley | Patrickswell | | |
| 2002 | Mark Foley | Adare | | |
| 2003 | Mark Foley | Adare | | |
| 2004 | Ciarán Carey | Patrickswell | | |
| | T.J. Ryan | Garryspillane | | |
| 2005 | Ollie Moran | Ahane | | |
| 2006 | T.J. Ryan | Garryspillane | | |
| | Damian Reale | Hospital-Herbertstown | | |
| 2007 | James O'Brien | Bruree | | |
| 2008 | Mark Foley | Adare | | |
| 2009 | Mark Foley | Adare | | |
| 2010 | Bryan O'Sullivan | Kilmallock | | |
| 2011 | Gavin O'Mahony | Kilmallock | | |
| 2012 | David Breen | Na Piarsaigh | | |
| 2013 | Donal O'Grady | Granagh-Ballingarry | | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 2014 | Donal O'Grady | Granagh-Ballingarry | | |
| 2015 | Donal O'Grady | Granagh-Ballingarry | | |
| 2016 | Nickie Quaid | Effin | | |
| 2017 | James Ryan | Garryspillane | | |
| 2018 | Declan Hannon | Adare | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | |
| 2019 | Declan Hannon | Adare | | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 2020 | Declan Hannon | Adare | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 2021 | Declan Hannon | Adare | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 2022 | Declan Hannon | Adare | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 2023 | Cian Lynch | Patrickswell | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 2024 | | Limerick | | |