# Armagh Senior Hurling Championship

The Armagh Senior Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition contested by top-tier Armagh GAA clubs. Hurling has always been more popular in the north and west of the county. Camlough and Bessbrook are the only south Armagh clubs to have won the Senior Championship.
Middletown Na Fianna are the title holders (2024) defeating Keady Lámh Dhearg in the Final.

## History

The trophy presented to the winners is the Jimmy Carlisle Cup. The winner qualifies to represent their county in either the Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship or the Ulster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship, depending on the winner's recent record when competing at provincial level. Following their 2013 success, Cúchulainn's represented Armagh in the Ulster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship, leaving Armagh without representation in the Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship for that year. Keady became the first Ulster Intermediate Champions from Armagh in 2007 and to date they are the first and only representatives from the county to reach the Ulster Senior Final, doing so in 2010.

## Format
### Group stage

The 5 clubs start in the groups stage. Over the course of the group stage, each team plays once against the others in the group, resulting in each team being guaranteed four 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 two teams in the group qualify for the final.

### Knockout stage

Final: Teams that finished 1st and 2nd place in the group stage contest the final. The winning team are declared champions.

## Qualification for subsequent competitions

At the end of the championship, the winning team qualify to the subsequent Ulster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship, the winner of which progresses to the All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship.

## Teams
### 2024 teams

The 6 teams competing in the 2024 Armagh Senior Hurling Championship are:
| Club | Location | Colours | Position in 2024 | Championship titles | Last championship title |
| Craobh Rua | Bessbrook | Red and white | Semi-finals | 0 | — |
| Cúchulainn's | Armagh | Yellow and white | Group stage | 24 | 2013 |
| Derrynoose | Derrynoose | Blue and white | Semi-finals | 0 | — |
| Keady Lámh Dhearg | Keady | Blue and gold | Runners-up | 25 | 2018 |
| Killeavy St Moninna's | Killean | Green and black | Group stage | 0 | — |
| Middletown | Middletown | Black and white | Champions | 20 | 2024 |

### 2024 grades

| Championship | Club |
| Senior championships ||
| Senior | Craobh Rua |
| Senior | Cúchulainn's |
| Senior | Derrynoose |
| Senior | Keady Lámh Dhearg |
| Senior | Killeavy St Moninna's |
| Senior | Middletown |
| Junior championships ||
| Junior | Cúchulainn's (2nd team) |
| Junior | Middletown (2nd team) |
| Junior | Seán Treacy's |
| Junior | St Malachy's |

## Roll of honour
### By club

| # | Club | Titles | Championship wins |
| 1 | Keady Lámh Dhearg | 25 | 1949, 1959, 1960, 1965, 1972, 1975, 1978, 1987, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2018 |
| 2 | Cúchulainn's | 24 | 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1988, 1989, 2013 |
| 3 | Middletown | 20 | 1981, 1985, 1986, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| 4 | Éire Óg, Keady | 3 | 1927, 1932, 1933 |
| 4 | Keady Michael Dwyer's | 3 | 1935, 1936, 1937 |
| 4 | CBS Armagh PPU | 3 | 1945, 1946, 1948 |
| 7 | St Malachy's, Portadown | 2 | 1966, 1967 |
| 8 | Shane O'Neill's | 1 | 1907 |
| 8 | Young Irelands | 1 | 1928 |
| 8 | Red Hands, Armagh | 1 | 1931 |
| 8 | O'Donnell's, Armagh | 1 | 1934 |
| 8 | Bessbrook Geraldines | 1 | 1947 |
| 8 | Hugh Carberry's Rocks | 1 | 1950 |

## List of finals
### Legend

* Gold – Ulster intermediate club champions
* Silver – Ulster intermediate club runners-up
* (r) = replay

### List of Armagh SHC finals

| Year | Winners | Winners | Runners-up | Runners-up |
| Year | Club | Score | Club | Score |
| 2024 | Middletown Na Fianna | 1-12 | Keady Lámh Dhearg | 0-13 |
| 2023 | Middletown Na Fianna | 1-15 | Keady Lámh Dhearg | 0-11 |
| 2022 | Middletown Na Fianna | 1-19 | Keady Lámh Dhearg | 2-12 |
| 2021 | Middletown | 2-20 | Keady Lámh Dhearg | 2-12 |
| 2020 | Middletown | 0-20 | Cúchulainn’s | 1-06 |
| 2019 | Middletown | 2-17 | Keady Lámh Dhearg | 1-13 |
| 2018 | Keady Lámh Dhearg | 0-16 | Middletown | 0-13 |
| 2017 | Middletown | 0-17 | Keady Lámh Dhearg 1-12 | |
| 2016 | Middletown | 2-19 | Cúchulainn's | 2-08 |
| 2015 | Middletown | 2-10 | Keady Lámh Dhearg | 1-08 |
| 2014 | Keady Lámh Dhearg | 2-19 | Cúchulainn's | 1-13 |
| 2013 | Cúchulainn's | 1-07, 2-12 (r) | Keady Lámh Dhearg | 0-10, 1-13 (r) |
| 2012 | Middletown | 0-13 | Cúchulainn's | 0-12 |
| 2011 | Middletown | 0-19 | Keady Lámh Dhearg | 0-10 |
| 2010 | Keady Lámh Dhearg | | Cúchulainn's | |
| 2009 | Middletown | | Keady Lámh Dhearg | |
| 2008 | Keady Lámh Dhearg | | Middletown | |
| 2007 | Keady Lámh Dhearg | | Middletown | |
| 2006 | Middletown | | Keady Lámh Dhearg | |
| 2005 | Keady Lámh Dhearg | | Cúchulainn's | |
| 2004 | Keady Lámh Dhearg | | Cúchulainn's | |
| 2003 | Keady Lámh Dhearg | | Middletown | |
| 2002 | Keady Lámh Dhearg | | Middletown | |
| 2001 | Keady Lámh Dhearg | | Middletown | |
| 2000 | Middletown | | | |
| 1999 | Middletown | | Keady Lámh Dhearg | |
| 1998 | Keady Lámh Dhearg | | | |
| 1997 | Keady Lámh Dhearg | | | |
| 1996 | Keady Lámh Dhearg | | | |
| 1995 | Middletown | | | |
| 1994 | Keady Lámh Dhearg | | Cúchulainn's | |
| 1993 | Keady Lámh Dhearg | | Cúchulainn's | |
| 1992 | Keady Lámh Dhearg | | | |
| 1991 | Middletown | | | |
| 1990 | Keady Lámh Dhearg | | | |
| 1989 | Cúchulainn's | | | |
| 1988 | Cúchulainn's | | | |
| 1987 | Keady Lámh Dhearg | | | |
| 1986 | Middletown | 3-08 | Cúchulainn's | 2-06 |
| 1985 | Middletown | | | |
| 1984 | Cúchulainn's | | Middletown | |
| 1983 | Cúchulainn's | | Portadown | |
| 1982 | Cúchulainn's | | Middletown | |
| 1981 | Middletown | | Keady Lámh Dhearg | |
| 1980 | Cúchulainn's | | Keady Lámh Dhearg | |
| 1979 | Cúchulainn's | | | |
| 1978 | Keady Lámh Dhearg | | Seán Treacy's | |
| 1977 | Cúchulainn's | | Seán Treacy's | |
| 1976 | Cúchulainn's | | | |
| 1975 | Keady Lámh Dhearg | | | |
| 1974 | Cúchulainn's | | | |
| 1973 | Cúchulainn's | | | |
| 1972 | Keady Lámh Dhearg | | | |
| 1971 | Cúchulainn's | | | |
| 1970 | Cúchulainn's | | | |
| 1969 | Cúchulainn's | | | |
| 1968 | Cúchulainn's | | | |
| 1967 | St Malachy's, Portadown | | | |
| 1966 | St Malachy's, Portadown | | | |
| 1965 | Keady Lámh Dhearg | | | |
| 1964 | Cúchulainn's | | | |
| 1963 | Cúchulainn's | | | |
| 1962 | Cúchulainn's | | | |
| 1961 | Cúchulainn's | | | |
| 1960 | Keady Lamh Dhearg | | | |
| 1959 | Keady Lamh Dhearg | | | |
| 1955–1958 | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition |
| 1954 | Cúchulainn's | | | |
| 1953 | Cúchulainn's | | | |
| 1952 | Cúchulainn's | | | |
| 1951 | Cúchulainn's | | | |
| 1950 | Hugh Carberry's Rocks | | | |
| 1949 | Keady Lámh Dhearg | | | |
| 1948 | CBS Armagh PPU | | | |
| 1947 | Bessbrook Geraldines | | | |
| 1946 | CBS Armagh PPU | | | |
| 1945 | CBS Armagh PPU | | | |
| 1938–1944 | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition |
| 1937 | Keady Michael Dwyer's | | | |
| 1936 | Keady Michael Dwyer's | | | |
| 1935 | Keady Michael Dwyer's | | | |
| 1934 | O'Donnell's, Armagh | | | |
| 1933 | Éire Óg, Keady | | | |
| 1932 | Éire Óg, Keady | | | |
| 1931 | Red Hands, Armagh | | | |
| 1929–1930 | No competition | No competition | No competition | No competition |
| 1928 | Young Irelands | | | |
| 1927 | Éire Óg, Keady | | | |
| 1908–1926 | | | | |
| 1907 | Shane O'Neill's Camlough | | | |

## Armagh Junior Hurling Championship

The Armagh Junior Hurling Championship (Abbreviated to the Armagh JHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Armagh County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by the junior clubs in the county of Armagh in Ireland. It is the second tier in the Armagh hurling championship system.
Killeavy St Moninna's are the title holders, defeating Seán Treacy's by 2-17 to 2-12 in the 2023 final.

### Format

Group stage: The 6 clubs start in the groups stage. Over the course of the group stage, each team plays once against the others in the group, resulting in each team being guaranteed four 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 two teams in the group qualify for the final.
Final: Teams that finished 1st and 2nd place in the group stage contest the final. The winning team are declared champions and promoted to the Armagh Senior Hurling Championship.

### Qualification for subsequent competitions

At the end of the championship, the winning team qualify to the subsequent Ulster Junior Club Hurling Championship, the winner of which progresses to the All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship.

### List of finals (2023–)

| Year | Winners | Winners | Runners-up | Runners-up | # |
| Year | Club | Score | Club | Score | # |
| 2023 | Killeavy St Moninna's | 2-17 | Seán Treacy's | 2-12 | |

### Roll of honour (2023–)

| Club | Titles | Runners-up | Years won | Years runners-up |
| Killeavy St Moninna's | 1 | 0 | 2023 | — |
| Seán Treacy's | 0 | 1 | — | 2023 |