# List of Cork minor hurling team captains

This article lists players who have captained the Cork minor hurling team in the Munster Minor Hurling Championship and the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship.

## List of captains

| Year | Player | Club | National | Provincial |
| 1973 | | | | |
| 1974 | Bill Geaney | Glen Rovers | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1975 | Tom Cashman | Blackrock | | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1976 | | | | |
| 1977 | Stephen Hayes | Glen Rovers | | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1978 | Pat Murphy | Na Piarsaigh | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1979 | Christy Coughlan | Na Piarsaigh | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1980 | | | | |
| 1981 | | | | |
| 1982 | | | | |
| 1983 | | | | |
| 1984 | | | | |
| 1985 | Michael O'Mahony | Midleton | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1986 | Kieran Keane | Glen Rovers | | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1987 | | | | |
| 1988 | | | | |
| 1989 | | | | |
| 1990 | Peter Smith | Midleton | | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1991 | | | | |
| 1992 | | | | |
| 1993 | | | | |
| 1994 | Brian Hurley | St. Finbarr's | | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1995 | Brian O'Keeffe | Blackrock | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1996 | | | | |
| 1997 | | | | |
| 1998 | Cathal McCarthy | St. Finbarr's | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1999 | | | | |
| 2000 | Mark O'Connor | Erin's Own | | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 2001 | Tomás O'Leary | Erin's Own | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | |
| 2002 | | | | |
| 2003 | Niall Horgan | Glen Rovers | | |
| 2004 | Shane O'Neill | Bishopstown | | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 2005 | Patrick Cronin | Bishopstown | | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 2006 | Patrick Horgan | Glen Rovers | | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 2007 | Stephen McDonnell | Glen Rovers | | |
| 2007 | Ryan Clifford | Newtownshandrum | | |
| 2008 | Daniel Roche | Sarsfields | | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 2009 | Eoin O'Sullivan | Sarsfields | | |
| 2010 | | | | |
| 2011 | Colm Spillane | Castlelyons | | |
| 2012 | Stephen Murphy | Blackrock | | |
| 2013 | Cathal Cormack | Blackrock | | |
| 2014 | Patrick Collins | Ballinhassig | | |
| 2015 | Shane Kingston | Douglas | | |
| 2015 | Eoghan Murphy | Sarsfields | | |
| 2016 | Niall O'Leary | Castlelyons | | |
| 2017 | Seán O'Leary-Hayes | Midleton | | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 2018 | Shane Barrett | Blarney | | |
| 2019 | Daniel Hogan | Sarsfields | | |
| 2019 | Brian O'Sullivan | Kanturk | | |
| 2019 | Darragh Flynn | Ballygiblin | | |
| 2019 | Ethan Twomey | St. Finbarr's | | |
| 2020 | Eoin Downey | Glen Rovers | | |
| 2021 | Ben O'Connor | St. Finbarr's | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 2022 | Ross O'Sullivan Timmy Wilk | Na Piarsaigh Cobh | | |