# Leinster Junior Hurling Championship

The Leinster Junior Hurling Championship is a junior "knockout" competition in the game of Hurling played in the province of Leinster in Ireland. The series of games are organized by the Leinster Council.
The winners of the Leinster Junior Hurling Championship each year progress to play the other provincial champions for a chance to win the All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship.
Generally, the strong hurling counties have fielded their second team in this competition. In recent years though, they have participated in the Leinster Intermediate Hurling Championship instead. Since 2005, the competition has been suspended, with the counties participating in the Christy Ring Cup or Nicky Rackard Cup instead.

## Teams
### 2004 championship

The championship was suspended after the completion of the 2004 Leinster Junior Hurling Championship. Five counties competed in the championship.
| County | 2004 position | Championship titles | Last championship title |
| Kildare | Semi-finalists | 5 | 1966 |
| Kilkenny | Quarter-finalists | 25 | 1996 |
| Longford | Runners-up | 0 | — |
| Louth | Semi-finalists | 3 | 1973 |
| Meath | Champions | 10 | 2004 |

### Eligible teams

The championship is currently suspended but 12 counties would be eligible for the championship
| County | Qualification | Location | Stadium | Province | Championship titles | Last championship title |
| Carlow | Intermediate development team | Carlow | Dr Cullen Park | Leinster | 2 | 1960 |
| Dublin | Junior development team | Donnycarney | Parnell Park | Leinster | 8 | 1955 |
| Kildare | Intermediate development team | Newbridge | St Conleth's Park | Leinster | 5 | 1966 |
| Kilkenny | Junior development team | Kilkenny | Nowlan Park | Leinster | 25 | 1996 |
| Laois | Intermediate development team | Portlaoise | O'Moore Park | Leinster | 3 | 1933 |
| Longford | Lory Meagher Cup team | Longford | Pearse Park | Leinster | 0 | — |
| Louth | Nicky Rackard Cup team | Drogheda | Drogheda Park | Leinster | 3 | 1973 |
| Meath | Intermediate development team | Navan | Páirc Tailteann | Leinster | 10 | 2004 |
| Offaly | Intermediate development team | Tullamore | O'Connor Park | Leinster | 7 | 1953 |
| Westmeath | Intermediate development team | Mullingar | Cusack Park | Leinster | 3 | 1963 |
| Wexford | Junior development team | Wexford | Chadwicks Wexford Park | Leinster | 7 | 1992 |
| Wicklow | Intermediate development team | Aughrim | Aughrim County Ground | Leinster | 5 | 1971 |

## Qualification for subsequent competitions

At the end of the championship, the winning team progresses to the All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship.

## Roll of honour

| County | Title(s) | Runners-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
| Kilkenny | 25 | 9 | 1909, 1911, 1913, 1916, 1928, 1930, 1935, 1939, 1941, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1956, 1958, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 | 1922, 1925, 1933, 1934, 1938, 1948, 1950, 1953, 1955 |
| Meath | 10 | 8 | 1927, 1948, 1961, 1970, 1972, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004 | 1906, 1907, 1910, 1915, 1947, 1958, 1967, 1973 |
| Dublin | 8 | 14 | 1908, 1925, 1932, 1937, 1947, 1950, 1952, 1955 | 1909, 1911, 1924, 1927, 1929, 1935, 1939, 1940, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1957, 1985, 1987 |
| Wexford | 7 | 11 | 1926, 1940, 1957, 1959, 1985, 1987, 1992 | 1913, 1941, 1960, 1983, 1984, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 |
| Offaly | 7 | 4 | 1915, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1929, 1938, 1953 | 1908, 1912, 1937, 1959 |
| Kildare | 5 | 9 | 1905, 1906, 1934, 1962, 1966 | 1914, 1932, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1972, 2002 |
| Wicklow | 5 | 6 | 1954, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1971 | 1952, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1966, 1970 |
| Laois | 3 | 7 | 1910, 1914, 1933 | 1923, 1926, 1928, 1930, 1936, 1956, 1992 |
| Westmeath | 3 | 5 | 1912, 1936, 1963 | 1905, 1916, 1954, 1986, 1989 |
| Louth | 3 | 0 | 1968, 1969, 1973 | — |
| Carlow | 2 | 1 | 1907, 1960 | 1988 |
| Longford | 0 | 2 | — | 2003, 2004 |

## List of finals

| Year | Winners | Winners | Runners-up | Runners-up |
| Year | County | Score | County | Score |
| 2005— | No Championship | No Championship | No Championship | No Championship |
| 2004 | Meath | 4–14 | Longford | 2–07 |
| 2003 | Meath | 0–11 | Longford | 0–09 |
| 2002 | Meath | 2–10 | Kildare | 1–07 |
| 1997–2001 | No Championship | No Championship | No Championship | No Championship |
| 1996 | Kilkenny | 1–13 | Wexford | 1–06 |
| 1995 | Kilkenny | 2–14 | Wexford | 4–05 |
| 1994 | Kilkenny | 2–18 | Wexford | 3–08 |
| 1993 | Kilkenny | 1–15 | Wexford | 0–10 |
| 1992 | Wexford | 2–11 | Laois | 1–12 |
| 1991 | Kilkenny | 3–12 | Wexford | 2–06 |
| 1990 | Kilkenny | 1–09, 3–10 (R) | Wexford | 0–12, 1–10 (R) |
| 1989 | Kilkenny | 5–12 | Westmeath | 0–09 |
| 1988 | Kilkenny | 4–06 | Carlow | 3–03 |
| 1987 | Wexford | 6–15 | Dublin | 0–09 |
| 1986 | Kilkenny | 2–18 | Westmeath | 0–06 |
| 1985 | Wexford | 4–14 | Dublin | 2–06 |
| 1984 | Kilkenny | 2–13 | Wexford | 0–07 |
| 1983 | Kilkenny | 3–13 | Wexford | 1–07 |
| 1974–1982 | No Championship | No Championship | No Championship | No Championship |
| 1973 | Louth | 8–07 | Meath | 6–05 |
| 1972 | Meath | 6–09 | Kildare | 4–11 |
| 1971 | Wicklow | 3–12 | Kildare | 0–07 |
| 1970 | Meath | 6–13 | Wicklow | 5–09 |
| 1969 | Louth | 5–08 | Kildare | 2–05 |
| 1968 | Louth | 4–12 | Kildare | 5–08 |
| 1967 | Wicklow | 4–13 | Meath | 0–08 |
| 1966 | Kildare | 4–10 | Wicklow | 4–06 |
| 1965 | Wicklow | 3–14, 4–05 (R) | Kildare | 5–08, 2–08 (R) |
| 1964 | Wicklow | 4–08 | Kildare | 2–06 |
| 1963 | Westmeath | 4–10 | Wicklow | 4–07 |
| 1962 | Kildare | 4–10 | Wicklow | 2–08 |
| 1961 | Meath | 1–11 | Wicklow | 3–03 |
| 1960 | Carlow | 6–08 | Wexford | 3–08 |
| 1959 | Wexford | 6–10 | Offaly | 0–01 |
| 1958 | Kilkenny | 2–10 | Meath | 1–05 |
| 1957 | Wexford | 3–11 | Dublin | 3–04 |
| 1956 | Kilkenny | 6–11 | Laois | 1–08 |
| 1955 | Dublin | 4–12 | Kilkenny | 4–09 |
| 1954 | Wicklow | 4–15 | Westmeath | 1–03 |
| 1953 | Offaly | 3–07 | Kilkenny | 2–02 |
| 1952 | Dublin | 4–05 | Wicklow | 2–07 |
| 1951 | Kilkenny | 2–11 | Dublin | 2–06 |
| 1950 | Dublin | 3–07 | Kilkenny | 3–03 |
| 1949 | Kilkenny | 4–03 | Dublin | 3–02 |
| 1948 | Meath | 2–10 | Kilkenny | 3–05 |
| 1947 | Dublin | 5–05 | Meath | 1–05 |
| 1946 | Kilkenny | 4–05 | Dublin | 1–01 |
| 1942–1945 | No Championship | No Championship | No Championship | No Championship |
| 1941 | Kilkenny | 6–03 | Wexford | 2–02 |
| 1940 | Wexford | 4–06 | Dublin | 2–07 |
| 1939 | Kilkenny | 6–09 | Dublin | 4–03 |
| 1938 | Offaly | 3–08 | Kilkenny | 1–08 |
| 1937 | Dublin | 11–08 | Offaly | 5–04 |
| 1936 | Westmeath | 4–08 | Laois | 5–02 |
| 1935 | Kilkenny | 5–05 | Dublin | 1–05 |
| 1934 | Kildare | 3–07, 1–08 (R) | Kilkenny | 3–07, 1–07 (R) |
| 1933 | Laois | 3–08 | Kilkenny | 4–02 |
| 1932 | Dublin | 6–02 | Kildare | 4–05 |
| 1931 | Declared null and void * | Declared null and void * | Declared null and void * | Declared null and void * |
| 1930 | Kilkenny | 7–03 | Laois | 2–02 |
| 1929 | Offaly | 7–03 | Dublin | 1–05 |
| 1928 | Kilkenny | 3–02 | Laois | 0–02 |
| 1927 | Meath | 3–04, 4–06 (R) | Dublin | 3–04, 2–02 (R) |
| 1926 | Wexford | 4–01 | Laois | 3–01 |
| 1925 | Dublin | 4–04, 4–04 (R) | Kilkenny | 4–04, 4–02 (R) |
| 1924 | Offaly | 7–04 | Dublin | 5–05 |
| 1923 | Offaly | 4–01 | Laois | 3–02 |
| 1922 | Offaly | 4–03 | Kilkenny | 3–03 |
| 1917–1921 | No Championship | No Championship | No Championship | No Championship |
| 1916 | Kilkenny | 12–02 | Westmeath | 1–01 |
| 1915 | Offaly | 6–02 | Meath | 3–05 |
| 1914 | Laois | 16–04 | Kildare | 0–00 |
| 1913 | Kilkenny | 7–03 | Wexford | 3–03 |
| 1912 | Westmeath | 4–03 | Offaly | 2–01 |
| 1911 | Kilkenny | 5–01, 3–02 (R) | Dublin | 5–01, 1–03 (R) |
| 1910 | Laois | 12–02 | Meath | 2–01 |
| 1909 | Kilkenny | 4–07 | Dublin | 3–03 |
| 1908 | Dublin | 1–07 * | Offaly | 1–03 |
| 1907 | Carlow | 2–09 | Meath | 0–09 |
| 1906 | Kildare | 2–06 | Meath | 1–08 |
| 1905 | Kildare | 3–08 | Westmeath | 3–05 |
* 1931 Kilkenny 2–09 Dublin 1–05 After objection and counter objection, declared null and void
* 1908 Unfinished. Dublin awarded the title.

## Team records and statistics
### List of counties

| County | Most recent year in championship | Championship titles | Last championship title |
| Carlow | — | 2 | 1960 |
| Dublin | — | 8 | 1955 |
| Kildare | 2004 | 5 | 1966 |
| Kilkenny | 2004 | 25 | 1996 |
| Laois | — | 3 | 1933 |
| Longford | 2004 | 0 | — |
| Louth | 2004 | 3 | 1973 |
| Meath | 2004 | 10 | 2004 |
| Offaly | — | 7 | 1953 |
| Westmeath | — | 3 | 1963 |
| Wexford | — | 7 | 1992 |
| Wicklow | — | 5 | 1971 |