List of Cork senior hurling team captains
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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
[edit]1888–1899
[edit]| 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 | ||||
| 1896 | Richard Mooney | Ballyhea | |||
| 1897 | Pat Coughlan | Blackrock | |||
| 1898 | Denis Cremin | Blackrock | |||
| 1899 | Jim Young | St. Finbarr's | |||
1900–1909
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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 | [1] | |
| 1967 | Jack Russell | Ballyhea | [2] | ||
| 1968 | Jerry O'Sullivan | Glen Rovers | |||
| 1969 | Denis Murphy | St. Finbarr's | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
1970–1979
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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 | [3] | |
| 2004 | Ben O'Connor | Newtownshandrum | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | [4] | |
| 2005 | Seán Óg Ó hAilpín | Na Piarsaigh | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Munster Hurling Final winning captain | [5] |
| 2006 | Pat Mulcahy | Newtownshandrum | Munster Hurling Final winning captain | [6] | |
| 2007 | Kieran Murphy | Erin's Own | [7] | ||
| Joe Deane | Killeagh | [8] | |||
| 2008 | John Gardiner | Na Piarsaigh | [9] | ||
| 2009 | John Gardiner | Na Piarsaigh |
2010–present
[edit]| Year | Captain | Club | Vice-captain | Club | National | Provincial | |
| 2010 | Kieran Murphy | Sarsfield's | Shane O'Neill | Bishopstown | [10] | ||
| 2011 | Shane O'Neill | Bishopstown | Eoin Cadogan | Douglas | [11] | ||
| 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 | [12] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Gerald McCarthy". Hogan Stand website. 4 September 1992. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
- ^ "Legend JBM opens new chapter of Ballyhea history". The Corkman. 13 May 2010. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
- ^ "Browne and out". Hogan Stand website]. 15 September 2003. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
- ^ "Croker pitch is no problem for O'Connor". Hogan Stand website]. 3 September 2004. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
- ^ "O hAilpin nominated for Cork captaincy". Hogan Stand website]. 24 November 2004. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
- ^ "Mulcahy is honoured". Hogan Stand website]. 3 February 2006. Retrieved 10 March 2012.
- ^ "Kieran Murphy to captain Rebels in 2007". RTÉ Sport. 13 December 2006. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
- ^ "New captain controversy erupts in Cork hurling". Irish Independent. 26 July 2007. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
- ^ "Gardiner named new Cork captain". Irish Independent. 7 March 2008. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
- ^ "Murphy named new Cork hurlers captain". Irish Independent. 5 January 2010. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
- ^ "O'Neill the 'ideal choice' as new Cork hurling captain". Irish Examiner. 5 January 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
- ^ "Conor Lehane back on Cork panel as new captain named". Irish Examiner. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
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