# London Senior Hurling Championship

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

## Format
### Group stage

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

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

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

## Teams
### 2024 teams

| 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

| Grade | Club |
| Senior ||
| Senior | Brothers Pearse |
| Senior | Kilburn Gaels |
| Senior | Robert Emmetts |
| Senior | Sean Treacy’s |
| Senior | St Gabriel's |
| Senior | Thomas McCurtains |
| Intermediate ||
| Intermediate | Cú Chulainns |
| Intermediate | Fr. Murphy's |
| Intermediate | Fulham Irish |
| Intermediate | Granuaile |
| Intermediate | Kilburn Gaels (2nd team) |
| Intermediate | St Gabriel's (2nd team) |

## Qualification for subsequent competitions

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
### By club

| # | 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 |
| 5 | Desmonds | 5 | 2 | 1983, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1992 | 1984, 1986 |
| 5 | Fintan Lalors | 5 | 0 | 1922, 1923, 1927, 1928, 1930 | — |
| 8 | Fr. Murphy's | 4 | 2 | 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005 | 1999, 2004 |
| 8 | Geraldines | 4 | 0 | 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915 | — |
| 8 | Cuchullians | 4 | 0 | 1951, 1952, 1954, 1967 | — |
| 11 | Kilburn Gaels | 3 | 2 | 2010, 2014, 2017 | 2006, 2012 |
| 11 | Tara | 3 | 0 | 1933, 1934, 1937 | — |
| 11 | 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 |
| 15 | Ireland United | 1 | 0 | 1897 | — |
| 15 | Desmond Rovers | 1 | 0 | 1900 | — |
| 15 | Rooneys | 1 | 0 | 1908 | — |
| 15 | Cusacks | 1 | 0 | 1910 | — |
| 15 | Eire Og | 1 | 0 | 1921 | — |
| 15 | Erin's Hope | 1 | 0 | 1940 | — |
| 15 | Young Irelands | 1 | 0 | 1956 | — |
| 15 | Sean McDermotts | 1 | 0 | 1961 | — |

## List of finals
### Legend

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

### List of London SHC finals

| Year | Winners | Winners | Runners-up | Runners-up |
| Year | Club | Score | Club | Score |
| 2024 | St Gabriel's | 5-21 | Robert Emmetts | 0-13 |
| 2023 | Brothers Pearse | 0-17 | Robert Emmetts | 0-13 |
| 2022 | St Gabriel's | 4-15 | Robert Emmetts | 3-12 |
| 2021 | Robert Emmetts | 2-21 | St Gabriel's | 1-18 |
| 2020 | Brothers Pearse | 1-17 | St Gabriel's | 0-18 |
| 2019 | Robert Emmetts | 1-25 | St Gabriel's | 3-17 |
| 2018 | St Gabriel's | 2-17 | Robert Emmetts | 2-11 |
| 2017 | Kilburn Gaels | 1-16 | Robert Emmetts | 0-14 |
| 2016 | Robert Emmetts | 2-13 | St Gabriel's | 1-12 |
| 2015 | Robert Emmetts | 3-10 | St Gabriel's | 1-10 |
| 2014 | Kilburn Gaels | 4-20 | Sean Treacy's | 0-08 |
| 2013 | St Gabriel's | 3-16 | Brothers Pearse | 2-05 |
| 2012 | 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 | No Championship | No Championship | No Championship |
| 1915 | Geraldines | | | |
| 1914 | Geraldines | | | |
| 1913 | Geraldines | | | |
| 1912 | Geraldines | | | |
| 1911 | No Championship | No Championship | No Championship | 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
### Wins by decade

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)