# List of Waterford senior hurling team captains

This article lists players who have recently captained the Waterford county hurling team in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship and the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. Until 2007, the captain was chosen from the club that had won the Waterford Senior Hurling Championship.

## List of captains

| Year | Player(s) | Club(s) | National titles | Provincial titles |
| 1913 | Willie Hough | De La Salle | | |
| 1929 | Charlie Ware | Erin's Own | | |
| 1930 | | Erin's Own | | |
| 1931 | Charlie Ware | Erin's Own | | |
| 1932 | | | | |
| 1933 | Charlie Ware | Erin's Own | | |
| 1934 | | | | |
| 1935 | | | | |
| 1936 | | | | |
| 1937 | | | | |
| 1938 | Mick Hickey | Portlaw | | |
| 1938 | Willie Walsh | Passage | | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1938 | Mick Hickey | Portlaw | | |
| 1939 | John Keane | Mount Sion | | |
| 1940 | John Keane | Mount Sion | | |
| 1941 | John Keane | Mount Sion | | |
| 1942 | | | | |
| 1943 | Jim Ware | Erin's Own | | |
| 1944 | | | | |
| 1945 | | | | |
| 1946 | | | | |
| 1947 | Jim Ware | Erin's Own | | |
| 1948 | Jim Ware | Erin's Own | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1949 | John Keane | Mount Sion | | |
| 1950 | | | | |
| 1951 | | | | |
| 1952 | J. O'Regan | Mount Sion | | |
| 1953 | John Cusack | Clonea | | |
| 1954 | Mick Flannelly | Mount Sion | | |
| 1955 | Mick Flannelly | Mount Sion | | |
| 1956 | Séamus Power | Mount Sion | | |
| 1957 | Phil Grimes | Mount Sion | | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1958 | Séamus Power | Mount Sion | | |
| 1959 | Frankie Walsh | Mount Sion | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1960 | Frankie Walsh | Mount Sion | | |
| 1961 | Martin Óg Morrissey | Mount Sion | | |
| 1962 | Larry Guinan | Mount Sion | | |
| 1963 | Joe Condon | Erin's Own | | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1964 | Mick Flannelly | Mount Sion | | |
| 1965 | Larry Guinan | Mount Sion | | |
| 1966 | Jim Byrne | Mount Sion | | |
| 1967 | Tom Hearne | Ballygunner | | |
| 1968 | Vin Connors | Ballygunner | | |
| 1969 | Tom Walsh | Ballygunner | | |
| 1970 | Larry Guinan | Mount Sion | | |
| 1971 | Frank Whelan | Ballyduff-Lower-Portlaw | | |
| 1972 | Martin Hickey | Portlaw | | |
| 1973 | Stephen Greene | Mount Sion | | |
| 1974 | Martin Hickey | Portlaw | | |
| 1975 | Martin Geary | Mount Sion | | |
| 1976 | | | | |
| 1977 | John Galvin | Portlaw | | |
| 1978 | Peter Whelan | Portlaw | | |
| 1979 | Joe Murphy | Dunhill | | |
| 1980 | Joe Murphy | Dunhill | | |
| 1981 | Liam O'Brien | Tallow | | |
| 1982 | Pat McGrath | Mount Sion | | |
| 1983 | Séamie Hannon | Ballyduff Upper | | |
| 1984 | Pat Ryan | Mount Sion | | |
| 1985 | Con Curley | Tallow | | |
| 1986 | Timmy Sheehan | Tallow | | |
| 1987 | Pat Ryan | Mount Sion | | |
| 1988 | Michael Walsh | Ballyduff Upper | | |
| 1989 | Shane Ahearne | Mount Sion | | |
| 1990 | Kieran Delahunty | Roanmore | | |
| 1991 | Noel Crowley | Roanmore | | |
| 1992 | Paul Prendergast | Lismore | | |
| 1993 | Billy O'Sullivan | Ballygunner | | |
| 1994 | Mark O'Sullivan | Lismore | | |
| 1995 | Brian Greene | Mount Sion | | |
| 1996 | Fergal Hartley | Ballygunner | | |
| 1997 | Fergal Hartley | Ballygunner | | |
| 1998 | Stephen Frampton | Ballygunner | | |
| 1999 | Brian Flannery | Mount Sion | | |
| 2000 | Paul Flynn | Ballygunner | | |
| 2001 | Ken McGrath | Mount Sion | | |
| 2002 | Fergal Hartley | Ballygunner | | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 2003 | Tony Browne | Mount Sion | | |
| 2004 | Ken McGrath | Mount Sion | | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 2005 | Eoin Kelly | Mount Sion | | |
| 2006 | Paul Flynn | Ballygunner | | |
| 2007 | Michael 'Brick' Walsh | Stradbally | | Munster Hurling Final winning capt National hurling league winning capt |
| 2008 | Michael 'Brick' Walsh | Stradbally | | |
| 2009 | Stephen Molumphy Ken McGrath | Ballyduff Upper Mount Sion | | |
| 2010 | Stephen Molumphy | Ballyduff Upper | | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 2011 | Stephen Molumphy | Ballyduff Upper | | |
| 2012 | Michael 'Brick' Walsh | Stradbally | | |
| 2013 | Kevin Moran | De La Salle | | |
| 2014 | Michael 'Brick' Walsh | Stradbally | | |
| 2015 | Kevin Moran | De La Salle | | National hurling league winning capt |
| 2016 | Kevin Moran | De La Salle | | |
| 2017 | Kevin Moran | De La Salle | | |
| 2018 | Kevin Moran | De La Salle | | |
| 2019 | Noel Connors | Passage | | |
| 2020 | Pauric Mahony | Ballygunner | | |
| 2021 | Stehen Bennett | Ballysaggart | | |