# List of Cork senior hurling team captains

This article lists players who have captained the senior Cork county hurling team in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship and the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. The captain was usually chosen from the club that won the Cork Senior Hurling Championship; however, as of 2008, the captain has been appointed by the manager.

## List of captains
### 1888–1899

| Year | Player | Club | National | Provincial | |
| 1888 | William Gleeson | Tower St. | | | |
| 1889 | William Ryan | Inniscarra | | | |
| 1890 | Dan Lane | Aghabullogue | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Munster Hurling Final winning captain | |
| 1891 | Denis Scannell | Blackrock | | | |
| 1892 | Bill O'Callaghan | Redmond's | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Munster Hurling Final winning captain | |
| 1893 | John Murphy | Blackrock | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Munster Hurling Final winning captain | |
| 1894 | Stephen Hayes | Blackrock | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Munster Hurling Final winning captain | |
| 1895 | Cork did not participate in the championship in protest at Dublin being awarded the 1894 All-Ireland football title | Cork did not participate in the championship in protest at Dublin being awarded the 1894 All-Ireland football title | Cork did not participate in the championship in protest at Dublin being awarded the 1894 All-Ireland football title | Cork did not participate in the championship in protest at Dublin being awarded the 1894 All-Ireland football title | Cork did not participate in the championship in protest at Dublin being awarded the 1894 All-Ireland football title |
| 1896 | Richard Mooney | Ballyhea | | | |
| 1897 | Pat Coughlan | Blackrock | | | |
| 1898 | Denis Cremin | Blackrock | | | |
| 1899 | Jim Young | St. Finbarr's | | | |

### 1900–1909

| Year | Player | Club | National | Provincial |
| 1900 | Tom Irwin | Redmond's | | |
| 1901 | Jack Leonard | Redmond's | | |
| | Paddy Cantillon | Redmond's | | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1902 | Jamesy Kelleher | Dungourney | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1903 | Dan Coughlan | Blackrock | | |
| | Steva Riordan | Blackrock | | |
| | Dan Coughlan | Blackrock | | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| | Steva Riordan | Blackrock | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | |
| 1904 | Dan Harrington | St. Finbarr's | | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1905 | Denis O'Keeffe | Redmond's | | |
| | Dan Harrington | St. Finbarr's | | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| | Steva Riordan | Blackrock | | |
| | Jamesy Kelleher | Dungourney | | |
| | Christy Young | St. Finbarr's | | |
| 1906 | Christy Young | St. Finbarr's | | |
| 1907 | Jamesy Kelleher | Dungourney | | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1908 | J. McCullagh | C.Y.M.S. | | |
| | Tom Coughlan | Blackrock | | |
| 1909 | Jamesy Kelleher | Dungourney | | |

### 1910–1919

| Year | Player | Club | National | Provincial |
| 1910 | Tom Coughlan | Blackrock | | |
| 1911 | Tom Coughlan | Blackrock | | |
| 1912 | Andy Buckley | Blackrock | | |
| | Barry Murphy | Blackrock | | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1913 | Barry Murphy | Blackrock | | |
| 1914 | Barry Murphy | Blackrock | | |
| 1915 | Connie Sheehan | Redmond's | | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1916 | Connie Sheehan | Redmond's | | |
| 1917 | | | | |
| 1918 | | | | |
| 1919 | T. O'Leary | Carrigtwohill | | |
| | Jimmy Kennedy | Carrigtwohill | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |

### 1920–1929

| Year | Player | Club | National | Provincial |
| 1920 | Dick O'Gorman | Midleton | | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1921 | | | | |
| 1922 | John Dorney | St. Finbarr's | | |
| | Dannix Ring | St. Finbarr's | | |
| 1923 | Dannix Ring | St. Finbarr's | | |
| 1924 | Dannix Ring | St. Finbarr's | | |
| 1925 | | | | |
| 1926 | Seán Óg Murphy | Blackrock | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1927 | Seán Óg Murphy | Blackrock | | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1928 | Seán Óg Murphy | Blackrock | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1929 | Dinny Barry-Murphy | Éire Óg | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |

### 1930–1939

| Year | Player | Club | National | Provincial |
| 1930 | Eudie Coughlan | Blackrock | | |
| 1931 | Eudie Coughlan | Blackrock | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1932 | Edward O'Connell | Blackrock | | |
| 1933 | | | | |
| 1934 | John Kenneally | St. Finbarr's | | |
| 1935 | Paddy Collins | Glen Rovers | | |
| 1936 | Paddy Collins | Glen Rovers | | |
| 1937 | Paddy Collins | Glen Rovers | | |
| 1938 | Jack Lynch | Glen Rovers | | |
| 1939 | Jack Lynch | Glen Rovers | | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |

### 1940–1949

| Year | Player | Club | National | Provincial |
| 1940 | Jack Lynch | Glen Rovers | | |
| 1941 | Connie Buckley | Glen Rovers | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | |
| 1942 | Jack Lynch | Glen Rovers | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1943 | Mick Kennefick | St. Finbarr's | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1944 | Seán Condon | St. Finbarr's | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1945 | Seán Condon | St. Finbarr's | | |
| 1946 | Christy Ring | Glen Rovers | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1947 | Seán Condon | St. Finbarr's | | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1948 | Tom Mulcahy | St. Finbarr's | | |
| 1949 | Jim Young | Glen Rovers | | |

### 1950–1959

| Year | Player | Club | National | Provincial |
| 1950 | Christy Ring | Glen Rovers | | |
| 1951 | John Lyons | Glen Rovers | | |
| 1952 | Paddy Barry | Sarsfield's | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1953 | Christy Ring | Glen Rovers | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1954 | Christy Ring | Glen Rovers | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1955 | Vincy Twomey | Glen Rovers | | |
| 1956 | Tony O'Shaughnessy | St. Fnbarr's | | |
| | Christy Ring | Glen Rovers | | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| | Tony O'Shaughnessy | St. Finbarr's | | |
| 1957 | Mick Cashman | Blackrock | | |
| 1958 | Paddy Barry | Sarsfield's | | |
| 1959 | Jimmy Brohan | Blackrock | | |

### 1960–1969

| Year | Player | Club | National | Provincial |
| 1960 | Joe Twomey | Glen Rovers | | |
| 1961 | Christy Ring | Glen Rovers | | |
| 1962 | Mick Cashman | Blackrock | | |
| 1963 | Mick McCarthy | Glen Rovers | | |
| 1964 | John O'Halloran | Blackrock | | |
| 1965 | Denis O'Riordan | Glen Rovers | | |
| 1966 | Peter Doolan | St. Finbarr's | | |
| | Gerald McCarthy | St. Finbarr's | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1967 | Jack Russell | Ballyhea | | |
| 1968 | Jerry O'Sullivan | Glen Rovers | | |
| 1969 | Denis Murphy | St. Finbarr's | | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |

### 1970–1979

| Year | Player | Club | National | Provincial |
| 1970 | Paddy Barry | St. Vincent's | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1971 | Pat McDonnell | Inniscarra | | |
| 1972 | Frank Norberg | Blackrock | | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1973 | Denis Coughlan | Glen Rovers | | |
| 1974 | John Horgan | Blackrock | | |
| 1975 | Gerald McCarthy | St. Finbarr's | | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1976 | Ray Cummins | Blackrock | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1977 | Denis Coughlan | Glen Rovers | | |
| | Martin O'Doherty | Glen Rovers | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1978 | Charlie McCarthy | St. Finbarr's | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1979 | John Horgan | Blackrock | | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |

### 1980–1989

| Year | Player | Club | National | Provincial |
| 1980 | Dermot McCurtain | Blackrock | | |
| 1981 | Dónal O'Grady | St. Finbarr's | | |
| 1982 | Jimmy Barry-Murphy | St. Finbarr's | | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1983 | Jimmy Barry-Murphy | St. Finbarr's | | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1984 | John Fenton | Midleton | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1985 | Ger Cunningham | St. Finbarr's | | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1986 | Tom Cashman | Blackrock | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1987 | Kevin Hennessy | Midleton | | |
| 1988 | Denis Mulcahy | Midleton | | |
| 1989 | Ger Cunningham | St. Finbarr's | | |

### 1990–1999

| Year | Player | Club | National | Provincial |
| 1990 | Kieran McGuckin | Glen Rovers | | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| | Tomás Mulcahy | Glen Rovers | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | |
| 1991 | Tony O'Sullivan | Na Piarsaigh | | |
| 1992 | Ger FitzGerald | Midleton | | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 1993 | Brian Corcoran | Erin's Own | | |
| 1994 | Ger Cunningham | St. Finbarr's | | |
| 1995 | Pat Kenneally | Newcestown | | |
| 1996 | Mark Mullins | Na Piarsaigh | | |
| 1997 | Fergal McCormack | Mallow | | |
| 1998 | Diarmuid O'Sullivan | Cloyne | | |
| 1999 | Mark Landers | Killeagh | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |

### 2000–2009

| Year | Player | Club | National | Provincial |
| 2000 | Fergal Ryan | Blackrock | | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 2001 | Ben O'Connor | Newtownshandrum | | |
| 2002 | Wayne Sherlock | Blackrock | | |
| 2003 | Alan Browne | Blackrock | | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 2004 | Ben O'Connor | Newtownshandrum | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | |
| 2005 | Seán Óg Ó hAilpín | Na Piarsaigh | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 2006 | Pat Mulcahy | Newtownshandrum | | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 2007 | Kieran Murphy | Erin's Own | | |
| | Joe Deane | Killeagh | | |
| 2008 | John Gardiner | Na Piarsaigh | | |
| 2009 | John Gardiner | Na Piarsaigh | | |

### 2010–present

| Year | Captain | Club | Vice-captain | Club | Provincial |
| 2010 | Kieran Murphy | Sarsfield's | Shane O'Neill | Bishopstown | |
| 2011 | Shane O'Neill | Bishopstown | Eoin Cadogan | Douglas | |
| 2012 | Patrick Horgan | Glen Rovers | | | |
| 2013 | Brian Murphy | Bride Rovers | | | |
| 2014 | Stephen White | Ballygarvan | | | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 2015 | Anthony Nash | Kanturk | | | |
| 2016 | Stephen McDonnell | Glen Rovers | | | |
| 2017 | Stephen McDonnell | Glen Rovers | | | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 2018 | Séamus Harnedy | St. Ita's | | | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
| 2019 | Séamus Harnedy | St. Ita's | | | |
| 2020 | Patrick Horgan | Glen Rovers | | | |
| 2021 | Mark Coleman | Blarney | Seán O'Donoghue | Inniscarra | |