# Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship

The Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the AIB Leinster GAA Hurling Senior Club Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by the champion senior clubs in the province of Leinster in Ireland. It is the most prestigious club competition in Leinster hurling.
Introduced in 1971, it was initially a straight knockout tournament open to all 12 county senior champions from the 1970 championship season. The competition is currently limited to the eight champion club teams from the strongest hurling counties in Leinster.
In its current format, the Leinster Club Championship begins in November following the completion of the individual county championships. The eight participating teams compete in a single-elimination tournament which culminates with the final match on the first Sunday in December. The winner of the Leinster Club Championship, as well as being presented with the O'Neill Cup, qualifies for the subsequent All-Ireland Club Championship.
The competition has been won by 18 teams, 10 of which have won it more than once. Kilkenny clubs have accumulated the highest number of victories with 23 wins. Ballyhale Shamrocks is the most successful team in the tournament's history, having won it 12 times.
Na Fianna are the reigning champions, having beaten Kilcormac–Killoughey by 2-22 to 2-16 in the 2024 final.

## Format
### Overview

The Leinster Championship is a single elimination tournament. Each team is afforded only one defeat before being eliminated from the championship. Pairings for matches are drawn at random and there is no seeding.
Each match is played as a single leg. If a match is drawn there is a period of extra time, however, if both sides are still level at the end of extra time a replay takes place and so on until a winner is found.

### Format

Quarter-finals: Eight teams contest this round. The four winning teams advance directly to the semi-final stage. The four losing teams are eliminated from the championship.
Semi-finals: The two winning teams advance directly to the final. The two losing teams are eliminated from the championship.
Final: The final is contested by the two semi-final winners.

## Teams
### Qualification

| County | Championship | Qualifying team |
| Carlow | Carlow Senior Hurling Championship | Champions |
| Dublin | Dublin Senior Hurling Championship | Champions |
| Kildare | Kildare Senior Hurling Championship | Champions |
| Kilkenny | Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship | Champions |
| Laois | Laois Senior Hurling Championship | Champions |
| Offaly | Offaly Senior Hurling Championship | Champions |
| Westmeath | Westmeath Senior Hurling Championship | Champions |
| Wexford | Wexford Senior Hurling Championship | Champions |

### 2024 teams

71 clubs will compete in the 2024 Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship:
| County | No. | Clubs competing in county championship |
| Carlow | 5 | Bagenalstown Gaels, Ballinkillen, Mount Leinster Rangers, Naomh Eoin, St Mullin's |
| Dublin | 10 | Ballyboden St Enda's, Cuala, Craobh Chiaráin, Kilmacud Crokes, Lucan Sarsfields, Na Fianna, St Brigid's, St Jude's, St Vincent's, Whitehall Colmcille |
| Kildare | 8 | Ardclough, Celbridge, Coill Dubh, Confey, Éire Óg-Corrachoill, Leixlip, Maynooth, Naas |
| Kilkenny | 12 | Ballyhale Shamrocks, Bennettsbridge, Clara, Dicksboro, Erin's Own, Glenmore, Graigue-Ballycallan, James Stephens, Mullinavat, O'Loughlin Gaels, Thomastown, Tullaroan |
| Laois | 8 | Abbeyleix, Camross, Castletown, Clough–Ballacolla, Portlaoise, Rathdowney–Errill, Rosenallis, The Harps |
| Offaly | 10 | Ballinamere, Belmont, Birr, Coolderry, Kilcormac–Killoughey, Kinnitty, Seir Kieran, Shinrone, St Rynagh's, Tullamore |
| Westmeath | 6 | Castlepollard, Castletown Geoghegan, Clonkill, Lough Lene Gaels, Raharney, St Oliver Plunkett's |
| Wexford | 12 | Cloughbawn, Crossabeg–Ballymurn, Faythe Harriers, Ferns St Aidan's, Glynn–Barntown, Naomh Éanna, Oulart–The Ballagh, Oylegate–Glenbrien, Rapparees, Shelmaliers, St Anne's, St Martin's |
Note: Bold indicates title-holders.

## Managers

Managers in the Leinster Championship are involved in the day-to-day running of the team, including the training, team selection, and sourcing of players. Their influence varies from club-to-club and is related to the individual club committees. The manager is assisted by a team of two or three selectors and a backroom team consisting of various coaches.

## Qualification for subsequent competitions

The Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship winners qualify for the subsequent All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship. The winners contest the All-Ireland semi-finals with the other three provincial representatives.

## Titles listed by club

| # | Club | County | Wins | Runners Up | Years won | Years runners up |
| 1 | Ballyhale Shamrocks | Kilkenny | 12 | 2 | 1978, 1980, 1983, 1989, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 | 1988, 1991 |
| 2 | Birr | Offaly | 7 | 3 | 1991, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2007 | 2003, 2006, 2008 |
| 3 | Rathnure | Wexford | 6 | 2 | 1971, 1973, 1977, 1986, 1987, 1998 | 1970, 1972 |
| 4 | St. Rynagh's | Offaly | 4 | 4 | 1970, 1972, 1982, 1993 | 1973, 1974, 1975, 1992 |
| 4 | James Stephens | Kilkenny | 4 | 1 | 1975, 1981, 2004, 2005 | 1976 |
| 6 | Buffer's Alley | Wexford | 3 | 1 | 1985, 1988, 1992 | 1982 |
| 6 | O'Loughlin Gaels | Kilkenny | 3 | 1 | 2003, 2010, 2023 | 2016 |
| 8 | Camross | Laois | 2 | 3 | 1976, 1996 | 1979, 1986, 1990 |
| 8 | Cuala | Dublin | 2 | 2 | 2016, 2017 | 1989, 2015 |
| 8 | Glenmore | Kilkenny | 2 | 0 | 1990, 1995 | - |
| 11 | Oulart–The Ballagh | Wexford | 1 | 6 | 2015 | 1994, 1995, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| 11 | Kilcormac–Killoughey | Offaly | 1 | 3 | 2012 | 2014, 2017, 2024 |
| 11 | The Fenians | Kilkenny | 1 | 1 | 1974 | 1977 |
| 11 | Crumlin | Dublin | 1 | 1 | 1979 | 1978 |
| 11 | Coolderry | Offaly | 1 | 1 | 2011 | 1980 |
| 11 | Na Fianna | Dublin | 1 | 1 | 2024 | 2023 |
| 11 | St. Martin's | Kilkenny | 1 | 0 | 1984 | |
| 11 | Graigue-Ballycallan | Kilkenny | 1 | 0 | 2000 | |
| 11 | Mount Leinster Rangers | Carlow | 1 | 0 | 2013 | |
| 19 | Kinnitty | Offaly | 0 | 3 | | 1983, 1984, 1985 |
| 19 | Castletown | Laois | 0 | 3 | | 1997, 1999, 2001 |
| 19 | University College Dublin | Dublin | 0 | 3 | | 2000, 2004, 2005 |
| 19 | Portlaoise | Laois | 0 | 2 | | 1987, 1998 |
| 19 | Ballyboden St. Enda's | Dublin | 0 | 2 | | 2007, 2018 |
| 19 | Bennettsbridge | Kilkenny | 0 | 1 | | 1971 |
| 19 | Faythe Harriers | Wexford | 0 | 1 | | 1981 |
| 19 | Dicksboro | Kilkenny | 0 | 1 | | 1993 |
| 19 | O'Toole's | Dublin | 0 | 1 | | 1996 |
| 19 | Young Irelands | Kilkenny | 0 | 1 | | 2002 |
| 19 | Tullamore | Offaly | 0 | 1 | | 2009 |
| 19 | St. Mullin's | Carlow | 0 | 1 | | 2019 |
| 19 | Clough–Ballacolla | Laois | 0 | 1 | | 2021 |
| 19 | Kilmacud Crokes | Dublin | 0 | 1 | | 2022 |

## Titles listed by county
### By county

| County | Titles | Runners-up | Total | Most recent win |
| Kilkenny | 24 | 8 | 32 | 2023 |
| Offaly | 13 | 15 | 28 | 2012 |
| Wexford | 10 | 10 | 20 | 2015 |
| Dublin | 4 | 11 | 15 | 2024 |
| Laois | 2 | 9 | 11 | 1996 |
| Carlow | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2013 |

### Clubs per county

| County | Winners | Winning Clubs | Runners-Up | Runner-Up Clubs |
| Kilkenny | 24 | Ballyhale Shamrocks (12), James Stephens (4), O'Loughlin Gaels (3), Glenmore (2), The Fenians, St. Martin's, Graigue-Ballycallan | 8 | Ballyhale Shamrocks (2), James Stephens (1), O'Loughlin Gaels, The Fenians, Young Irelands, Dicksboro, Bennettsbridge |
| Offaly | 13 | Birr (7), St. Rynagh's (4), Kilcormac/Killoughey, Coolderry | 15 | St. Rynagh's (4), Birr (3), Kinnitty (3), Kilcormac/Killoughey (3), Coolderry, Tullamore |
| Wexford | 10 | Rathnure (6), Buffer's Alley (3), Oluart-the Ballagh | 10 | Oluart-the Ballagh (6), Rathnure (2), Buffer's Alley, Faythe Harriers |
| Dublin | 4 | Cuala (2), Crumlin, Na Fianna | 11 | University College Dublin (3), Ballyboden St. Enda's (2), Cuala (2), Crumlin (1), O'Toole's (1), Kilmacud Crokes (1), Na Fianna (1) |
| Laois | 2 | Camross (2) | 9 | Castletown (3), Camross (3), Portlaoise (2), Clough/Ballacolla (1), |
| Carlow | 1 | Mount Leinster Rangers | 1 | St. Mullin's |

## List of Finals
### List of Leinster finals

| Year | Winners | Winners | Winners | Runners-up | Runners-up | Runners-up | Referee |
| Year | County | Club | Score | County | Club | Score | Referee |
| 2024 | DUB | Na Fianna | 2-22 | OFF | Kilcormac–Killoughey | 2-16 | Padraig Dunne (Laois) |
| 2023 | KIL | O'Loughlin Gaels | 0-22 | DUB | Na Fianna | 1-18 | Caymon Flynn (Westmeath) |
| 2022–23 | KIL | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 2-22 | DUB | Kilmacud Crokes | 2-19 | Paud O'Dwyer (Carlow) |
| 2021–22 | KIL | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 6-23 | LAO | Clough–Ballacolla | 0-14 | Richie Fitzsimons (Offaly) |
| 2020-21 | Cancelled due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games | Cancelled due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games | Cancelled due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games | Cancelled due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games | Cancelled due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games | Cancelled due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games | Cancelled due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games |
| 2019-20 | KIL | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 1-21 | CAR | St. Mullin's | 0-15 | Sean Stack (Dublin) |
| 2018–19 | KIL | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 2-21 | DUB | Ballyboden St Endas | 0-11 | Patrick Murphy (Carlow) |
| 2017–18 | DUB | Cuala | 1-23 | OFF | Kilcormac/Killoughey | 1-09 | Sean Cleere (Kilkenny) |
| 2016–17 | DUB | Cuala | 3-19 | KIL | O'Loughlin Gaels | 1-16 | Mick Murtagh (Westmeath) |
| 2015–16 | WEX | Oulart–The Ballagh | 2-13 | DUB | Cuala | 0-13 | David Hughes (Carlow) |
| 2014–15 | KIL | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 0-21 | OFF | Kilcormac/Killoughey | 1-14 | Paud O’Dwyer (Carlow) |
| 2013–14 | CAR | Mount Leinster Rangers | 0-11 | WEX | Oulart–The Ballagh | 0-08 | John Keenan (Wicklow) |
| 2012–13 | OFF | Kilcormac–Killoughey | 1-12 | WEX | Oulart–The Ballagh | 0-11 | Sean Cleere (Kilkenny) |
| 2011-12 | OFF | Coolderry | 1-15 | WEX | Oulart–The Ballagh | 1-11 | James McGrath (Westmeath) |
| 2010-11 | KIL | O'Loughlin Gaels | 0-14 | WEX | Oulart–The Ballagh | 1-08 | Tony Carroll (Offaly) |
| 2009-10 | KIL | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 1-16 | OFF | Tullamore | 1-08 | James Owens (Wexford) |
| 2008-09 | KIL | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 2-13 | OFF | Birr | 1-11 | Fergus Smith (Meath) |
| 2007-08 | OFF | Birr | 1-11 | DUB | Ballyboden St Endas | 0-13 | Anthony Stapleton (Laois) |
| 2006-07 | KIL | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 1-20 | OFF | Birr | 1-08 | James McGrath (Westmeath) |
| 2005-06 | KIL | James Stephens | 2-13 | DUB | UCD | 1-12 | James Owens (Wexford) |
| 2004-05 | KIL | James Stephens | 1-13 | DUB | UCD | 1-12 | |
| 2003-04 | KIL | O'Loughlin Gaels | 0-15 | OFF | Birr | 0-09 | |
| 2002-03 | OFF | Birr | 2-05 | KIL | Young Irelands | 1-02 | |
| 2001-02 | OFF | Birr | 0–10; 2-10 (R) | LAO | Castletown | 1-07; 0-05 (R) | |
| 2000-01 | KIL | Graigue-Ballycallan | 0-14 | DUB | UCD | 1-08 | |
| 1999-00 | OFF | Birr | 1-16 | LAO | Castletown | 0-11 | |
| 1998–99 | Wexford | Rathnure | 1-13 | Laois | Portlaoise | 1-06 | |
| 1997–98 | Offaly | Birr | 0-11 | Laois | Castletown | 0-05 | |
| 1996–97 | Laois | Camross | 1-12 | Dublin | O'Toole's | 2-05 | |
| 1995–96 | Kilkenny | Glenmore | 2-13 | Wexford | Oulart–The Ballagh | 2-10 | |
| 1994–95 | Offaly | Birr | 3-07 | Wexford | Oulart–The Ballagh | 2-05 | |
| 1993–94 | Offaly | St. Rynagh's | 1-14 | Kilkenny | Dicksboro | 2-10 | |
| 1992–93 | Wexford | Buffer's Alley | 2-13 | Offaly | St. Rynagh's | 0-13 | |
| 1991–92 | Offaly | Birr | 2-14 | Kilkenny | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 0-03 | |
| 1990–91 | Kilkenny | Glenmore | 0-15 | Laois | Camross | 1-09 | |
| 1989–90 | Kilkenny | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 2-11 | Dublin | Cuala CLG | 0-07 | |
| 1988–89 | Wexford | Buffer's Alley | 1-12 | Kilkenny | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 1-09 | |
| 1987–88 | Wexford | Rathnure | 3-08 | Laois | Portlaoise | 1-13 | |
| 1986–87 | Wexford | Rathnure | 2-16 | Laois | Camross | 3-09 | |
| 1985–86 | Wexford | Buffer's Alley | 3-09 | Offaly | Kinnitty | 0-07 | |
| 1984–85 | Kilkenny | St. Martin's | 2-11 | Offaly | Kinnitty | 0-12 | |
| 1983–84 | Kilkenny | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 3-06 | Offaly | Kinnitty | 0-09 | |
| 1982–83 | Offaly | St. Rynagh's | 1-16 | Wexford | Buffer's Alley | 2-10 | |
| 1981–82 | Kilkenny | James Stephens | 0-13 | Wexford | Faythe Harriers | 1-09 | |
| 1980–81 | Kilkenny | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 3-10 | Offaly | Coolderry | 1-08 | |
| 1979–80 | Dublin | Crumlin | 3-05 | Laois | Camross | 0-11 | |
| 1978–79 | Kilkenny | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 1-13 | Dublin | Crumlin | 1-06 | |
| 1977–78 | Wexford | Rathnure | 0-16 | Kilkenny | The Fenians | 1-10 | |
| 1976–77 | Laois | Camross | 3-09 | Kilkenny | James Stephens | 1-14 | |
| 1975–76 | Kilkenny | James Stephens | 1-14 | Offaly | St. Rynagh's | 2-04 | |
| 1974–75 | Kilkenny | The Fenians | 2-06 | Offaly | St. Rynagh's | 1-06 | |
| 1973–74 | Wexford | Rathnure | 1-18 | Offaly | St. Rynagh's | 2-09 | |
| 1972–73 | Offaly | St. Rynagh's | 5-05 | Wexford | Rathnure | 2-13 | |
| 1971–72 | Wexford | Rathnure | 2-12 | Kilkenny | Bennettsbridge | 1-08 | |
| 1970–71 | Offaly | St. Rynagh's | 4-10 | Wexford | Rathnure | 2-09 | |

## Records and statistics
### Team

* Most wins: 12:
** Ballyhale Shamrocks (1978, 1980, 1983, 1989, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022)
* Most consecutive wins: 4:
** Ballyhale Shamrocks (2018, 2019, 2021, 2022)
* Most appearances in a final: 14:
** Ballyhale Shamrocks (1978, 1980, 1983, 1988, 1989, 1991, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022)
* Most appearances in a final without ever winning: 3
** Kinnitty (1983, 1984, 1985)
** Castletown (1997, 1999, 2001)
** University College Dublin (2000, 2004, 2005)
* Most appearances in a final without losing (streak): 8
** Ballyhale Shamrocks (2006, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022)
* Most defeats: 6
** Oulart–The Ballagh (1994, 1995, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)

#### Most consecutive appearances

| Pos. | No. | Club | Years in sequence |
| 1st | 4 | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022 |
| 1st | 4 | St. Rynagh's | 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975 |
| 1st | 4 | Rathnure | 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973 |
| 1st | 4 | Oulart–The Ballagh | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 |
| 2nd | 3 | Kinnitty | 1983, 1984, 1985 |
| 2nd | 3 | Birr | 2001, 2002, 2003 |
| 2nd | 3 | Birr | 2006, 2007, 2008 |
| 2nd | 3 | Cuala | 2015, 2016, 2017 |

### Teams
#### By decade

The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of Leinster Championship titles, is as follows:
* 1970s: 3 for Rathnure (1971-73-77)
* 1980s: 3 for Ballyhale Shamrocks (1980-3-89)
* 1990s: 4 for Birr (1991-94-97-99)
* 2000s: 3 each for Birr (2001-02-07) and Ballyhale Shamrocks (2006-08-09)
* 2010s: 3 for Ballyhale Shamrocks (2014-18-19)
* 2020s: 2 for Ballyhale Shamrocks (2020-22)

#### Successful defending

Only 5 teams of the 14 who have won the championship have ever successfully defended the title. These are:
* Ballyhale Shamrocks on 4 attempts out of 10 (2009, 2019, 2021, 2022)
* Birr in 1 attempts out of 7 (2002)
* Rathnure in 1 attempt out of 6 (1987)
* James Stephens in 1 attempt out of 4 (2005)
* Cuala on 1 attempt out of 1 (2017)

#### Gaps

Top five longest gaps between successive championship titles:
* 23 years: James Stephens (1981–2004)
* 20 years: Camross (1976–1996)
* 17 years: Ballyhale Shamrocks (1989–2006)
* 13 years: O'Loughlin Gaels (2010–2023)
* 11 years: Rathnure (1987–1998)
* 11 years: St. Rynagh's (1982–1993)

### Top scorer
#### Overall

| Year | Top scorer | Team | Score | Total |
| 1976 | Frank Keenan | Camross | 3-15 | 24 |
| 1977 | | | | |
| 1978 | John Leonard | Brownstown | 4-10 | 22 |
| 1979 | Frank Keenan | Camross | 4-17 | 29 |
| 1980 | John Quigley | Rathnure | 0-19 | 19 |
| 1981 | | | | |
| 1982 | Pádraig Horan | St. Rynagh's | 2-20 | 26 |
| 1983 | Billy Bohane | Portlaoise | 2-22 | 28 |
| 1984 | Tom Moran | St. Martin's | 4-08 | 20 |
| 1985 | Paddy Corrigan | Kinnitty | 3-21 | 30 |
| 1986 | Eamon Quirke | Naomh Eoin | 5-10 | 25 |
| 1986 | Jimmy Houlihan | Rathnure | 0-25 | 25 |
| 1987 | Billy Bohane | Portlaoise | 1-22 | 25 |
| 1988 | Seán McDermott | St. Vincent's | 3-14 | 23 |
| 1989 | Martin Wallace | Cuala | 6-02 | 20 |
| 1990 | Ray Heffernan | Glenmore | 0-21 | 21 |
| 1991 | Declan Pilkington | Birr | 0-17 | 17 |
| 1992 | Tom Dempsey | Buffer's Alley | 0-24 | 24 |
| 1993 | Michael Conneely | St. Rynagh's | 1-23 | 26 |
| 1994 | Mick Slye | Naomh Eoin | 0-13 | 13 |
| 1994 | John Keogh | Kiltegan | 1-10 | 13 |
| 1995 | Seán Dunne | Oulart–The Ballagh | 3-14 | 23 |
| 1996 | Jamesie Brennan | O'Toole's | 0-28 | 28 |
| 1997 | Jamesie Brennan | O'Toole's | 1-15 | 18 |
| 1998 | Paul Codd | Rathnure | 1-14 | 17 |
| 1999 | John O'Connor | St. Martin's | 3-05 | 14 |
| 2000 | Joey O'Toole | Trim | 3-09 | 18 |
| 2001 | Simon Whelehan | Birr | 2-14 | 20 |
| 2002 | D. J. Carey | Young Irelands | 4-10 | 22 |
| 2003 | Nigel Skehan | O'Loughlin Gaels | 0-21 | 21 |
| 2004 | Eoin Larkin | James Stephens | 3-18 | 27 |
| 2005 | Eoin Larkin | James Stephens | 2-23 | 29 |
| 2006 | Henry Shefflin | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 2-08 | 14 |
| 2007 | David Curtin | Ballyboden St. Enda's | 0-13 | 13 |
| 2008 | Henry Shefflin | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 0-25 | 25 |
| 2009 | Henry Shefflin | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 1-23 | 26 |
| 2010 | Mark Bergin | O'Loughlin Gaels | 1-23 | 26 |
| 2011 | Eoin Moore | Oulart–The Ballagh | 2-12 | 18 |
| 2012 | Ciarán Slevin | Kilcormac/Killoughey | 1-20 | 23 |
| 2013 | Denis Murphy | Mount Leinster Rangers | 0-26 | 26 |
| 2014 | T. J. Reid | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 1-18 | 21 |
| 2014 | Ciarán Slevin | Kilcormac/Killoughey | 0-21 | 21 |
| 2015 | David Treacy | Cuala | 0-28 | 28 |
| 2016 | Con O'Callaghan | Cuala | 6-10 | 28 |
| 2017 | David Treacy | Cuala | 0-25 | 25 |
| 2018 | Paul Ryan | Ballyboden St. Enda's | 0-34 | 34 |
| 2019 | T. J. Reid | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 2-34 | 40 |
| 2020 | No championship | No championship | No championship | No championship |
| 2021 | Eoin Cody | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 3-12 | 21 |
| 2022 | Oisín O'Rorke | Kilmacud Crokes | 1-30 | 33 |

#### Single game

| Year | Top scorer | Team | Opposition | Score | Total |
| 1979 | Frank Keenan | Camross | Castletown Geoghegan | 3-08 | 17 |
| 1980 | Johnny Walsh | Ardclough | Camross | 2-07 | 13 |
| 1981 | | | | | |
| 1982 | Noel Geraghty | Castletown Geoghegan | Slasher Gaels | 4-02 | 14 |
| 1983 | Seán Grace | Ballyhale Shamrocks | Kiltale | 3-02 | 11 |
| 1984 | John Kennedy | Naomh Moninne | Slasher Gaels | 2-06 | 12 |
| 1985 | Paddy Corrigan | Kinnitty | Ardclough | 2-09 | 15 |
| 1986 | Eamon Quirke | Naomh Eoin | Naomh Moninne | 4-09 | 21 |
| 1987 | Declan Murray | Trim | Slasher Gaels | 2-05 | 11 |
| 1988 | Tim Massey | Trim | Wolfe Tones | 4-02 | 14 |
| 1989 | Pat Murphy | St. Mullin's | Naomh Moninne | 0-11 | 11 |
| 1990 | Michael Conneely | St. Rynagh's | Castletown Geoghegan | 1-09 | 12 |
| 1991 | Mick Deeley | Moorefield | Slasher Gaels | 0-10 | 10 |
| 1992 | Mick Slye | Naomh Eoin | Wolfe Tones | 2-03 | 9 |
| 1992 | Tom Dempsey | Buffer's Alley | Trim | 2-03 | 9 |
| 1993 | Seán McDermott | St. Vincent's | Wolfe Tones | 3-04 | 13 |
| 1994 | John Keogh | Kiltegan | Naas | 0-08 | 8 |
| 1995 | Martin Massey | Killyon | Naomh Moninne | 0-11 | 11 |
| 1996 | Jamesie Brennan | O'Toole's | Naomh Bríd | 0-11 | 11 |
| 1997 | Jamesie Brennan | O'Toole's | St. Mullin's | 1-09 | 12 |
| 1998 | Damien Cleere | Graigue-Ballycallan | Coill Dubh | 2-07 | 13 |
| 1999 | Michael Moran | Kiltegan | Erin's Own | 3-02 | 12 |
| 2000 | Joey O'Toole | Trim | Carnew Emmets | 3-03 | 12 |
| 2001 | Simon Whelehan | Birr | Castletown | 1-08 | 11 |
| 2001 | Connie Ring | Craobh Chiaráin | Longford Slashers | 0-11 | 11 |
| 2002 | D. J. Carey | Young Irelands | Kilmessan | 2-05 | 13 |
| 2003 | Adrian McAndrew | Coill Dubh | Clonguish | 3-04 | 13 |
| 2004 | Eoin Larkin | James Stephens | University College Dublin | 1-07 | 10 |
| 2005 | Des Mythen | Oulart–The Ballagh | Knockbridge | 3-03 | 12 |
| 2005 | Eoin Larkin | James Stephens | Castletown | 1-09 | 12 |
| 2006 | Alan McCrabbe | Craobh Chiaráin | Birr | 1-05 | 8 |
| 2006 | Henry Shefflin | Ballyhale Shamrocks | Birr | 1-05 | 8 |
| 2006 | Seán Michael Murphy | Mount Leinster Rangers | Craobh Chiaráin | 0-08 | 8 |
| 2007 | Paul O'Meara | Birr | Ballyboden St. Enda's | 1-04 | 7 |
| 2007 | Zane Keenan | Camross | Ballyboden St. Enda's | 0-07 | 7 |
| 2007 | T. J. Reid | Ballyhale Shamrocks | Mount Leinster Rangers | 0-07 | 7 |
| 2008 | Henry Shefflin | Ballyhale Shamrocks | Raharney | 0-10 | 10 |
| 2009 | Brendan Murtagh | Clonkill | Clough-Ballacolla | 1-09 | 12 |
| 2010 | Paul Ryan | Ballyboden St. Enda's | O'Loughlin Gaels | 2-05 | 11 |
| 2010 | Mark Bergin | O'Loughlin Gaels | Ballyboden St. Enda's | 0-11 | 11 |
| 2011 | Eoin Larkin | James Stephens | Oulart-the Ballagh | 0-11 | 11 |
| 2012 | Ciarán Slevin | Kilcormac/Killoughey | Mount Leinster Rangers | 1-10 | 13 |
| 2013 | Ciarán Slevin | Kilcormac/Killoughey | Oulart-the Ballagh | 1-07 | 10 |
| 2013 | Niall O'Brien | Castletown Geoghegan | Mount Leinster Rangers | 0-10 | 10 |
| 2014 | Seán McGrath | Kilmacud Crokes | Rathdowney-Errill | 0-15 | 15 |
| 2015 | David Treacy | Cuala | Coolderry | 0-12 | 12 |
| 2015 | Keith Hogan | Clara | Cuala | 0-12 | 12 |
| 2016 | Con O'Callaghan | Cuala | Borris-in-Ossory/Kilcotton | 4-03 | 15 |
| 2017 | Niall O'Brien | Castletown Geoghegan | Kilcormac/Killoughey | 1-08 | 11 |
| 2017 | Joe Coleman | St. Martin's | Cuala | 0-11 | 11 |
| 2018 | Brian Carroll | Coolderry | Ballyboden St. Enda's | 2-16 | 22 |
| 2019 | T. J. Reid | Ballyhale Shamrocks | St. Martin's | 2-16 | 22 |
| 2020 | No championship | No championship | No championship | No championship | No championship |
| 2021 | Ronan Hayes | Kilmacud Crokes | Raharney | 2-06 | 12 |
| 2021 | Stephen Maher | Clough/Ballacolla | Rapparees Starlights | 1-09 | 12 |
| 2021 | Denis Murphy | Mount Leinster Rangers | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 0-12 | 12 |
| 2022 | Eoin Cody | Ballyhale Shamrocks | Castletown Geoghegan | 2-09 | 15 |

#### Finals

| Final | Top scorer | Team | Score | Total |
| 1970 | Gerry Burke | St. Rynagh's | 1-04 | 7 |
| 1971 | Watty Kennedy | Bennettsbridge | 1-04 | 7 |
| 1972 | Dan Quigley | Rathnure | 2-03 | 9 |
| 1973 | Dan Quigley | Rathnure | 1-15 | 18 |
| 1974 | Mick Garrett | Fenians | 1-01 | 4 |
| 1974 | Billy Fitzpatrick | Fenians | 0-04 | 4 |
| 1974 | Barney Moylan | St. Rynagh's | 0-04 | 4 |
| 1975 | Liam O'Brien | James Stephens | 0-08 | 8 |
| 1976 | Frank Keenan | Camross | 1-04 | 7 |
| 1977 | Billy Fitzpatrick | Fenians | 0-07 | 7 |
| 1978 | Brendan Fennelly | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 1-05 | 8 |
| 1979 | Bernard Donovan | Crumlin | 2-01 | 7 |
| 1980 | Patrick Holden | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 2-01 | 7 |
| 1981 | Brendan Murphy | Faythe Harriers | 1-02 | 5 |
| 1982 | Pádraig Horan | St. Rynagh's | 1-08 | 11 |
| 1983 | Liam Fennelly | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 2-01 | 7 |
| 1984 | Tom Moran | St. Moran's | 2-04 | 10 |
| 1985 | Colm Doran | Buffers Alley | 2-01 | 7 |
| 1986 | Jimmy Houlihan | Rathnure | 0-12 | 12 |
| 1987 | Jimmy Houlihan | Rathnure | 0-05 | 5 |
| 1988 | Ger Fennelly | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 1-07 | 10 |
| 1988 | Mick Butler | Buffers Alley | 1-07 | 10 |
| 1989 | Ger Fennelly | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 1-02 | 5 |
| 1990 | Ray Heffernan | Glenmore | 0-09 | 9 |
| 1991 | Declan Pilkington | Birr | 0-09 | 9 |
| 1992 | Tom Dempsey | Buffers Alley | 0-08 | 8 |
| 1993 | Michael Conneely | St. Rynagh's | 0-07 | 7 |
| 1994 | Paul Murphy | Birr | 2-00 | 6 |
| 1995 | Seán Dunne | Oulart–The Ballagh | 2-01 | 7 |
| 1996 | Joe Dollard | Camross | 0-07 | 7 |
| 1997 | Gary Cahill | Birr | 0-04 | 4 |
| 1998 | Brian Bohan | Portlaoise | 1-03 | 6 |
| 1999 | Paul Cuddy | Castletown | 0-05 | 5 |
| 1999 | Simon Whelehan | Birr | 0-05 | 5 |
| 2000 | Adrian Ronan | Graigue-Ballycallan | 0-05 | 5 |
| 2000 | Jim Byrne | University College Dublin | 0-05 | 5 |
| 2001 | Simon Whelehan | Birr | 1-08 | 11 |
| 2002 | Rory Hanniffy | Birr | 1-02 | 5 |
| 2002 | Simon Whelehan | Birr | 1-02 | 5 |
| 2003 | Nigel Skehan | O'Loughlin Gaels | 0-08 | 8 |
| 2004 | Eoin Larkin | James Stephens | 1-07 | 10 |
| 2005 | Eoin Larkin | James Stephens | 0-08 | 8 |
| 2006 | Henry Shefflin | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 1-05 | 8 |
| 2007 | Paul O'Meara | Birr | 1-04 | 7 |
| 2008 | Henry Shefflin | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 0-07 | 7 |
| 2008 | Simon Whelehan | Birr | 0-07 | 7 |
| 2009 | Shane Dooley | Tullamore | 1-04 | 7 |
| 2010 | Mark Bergin | O'Loughlin Gaels | 0-06 | 6 |
| 2011 | Cathal Parlon | Coolderry | 1-03 | 6 |
| 2012 | Nicky Kirwan | Oulart–The Ballagh | 0-06 | 6 |
| 2013 | Denis Murphy | Mount Leinster Rangers | 0-08 | 8 |
| 2014 | T. J. Reid | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 0-10 | 10 |
| 2015 | David Treacy | Cuala | 0-10 | 10 |
| 2016 | David Treacy | Cuala | 0-11 | 11 |
| 2016 | Mark Bergin | O'Loughlin Gaels | 0-11 | 11 |
| 2017 | David Treacy | Cuala | 0-10 | 10 |
| 2018 | T. J. Reid | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 0-09 | 9 |
| 2019 | Marty Kavanagh | St. Mullin's | 0-12 | 12 |
| 2020 | No final | No final | No final | No final |
| 2021 | Eoin Cody | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 1-06 | 9 |
| 2022 | T. J. Reid | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 0-08 | 8 |
| 2022 | Oisín O'Rorke | Kilmacud Crokes | 0-08 | 8 |