Draft:Joe McDonagh Cup records and statistics
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This article contains records and statistics related to the Joe McDonagh Cup, which has run since 2018.[1][2][3]
General performances
[edit]Performance by county
[edit]County | Titles | Runners-up | Years won | Years runner-up |
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2 | 0 | 2020, 2022 | — |
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2 | 0 | 2018, 2023 | — |
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1 | 2 | 2021 | 2018, 2019 |
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1 | 0 | 2019 | — |
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0 | 3 | — | 2020, 2021, 2022 |
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0 | 1 | — | 2023 |
Performance by province
[edit]Province | Won | Lost | Total | Different teams |
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4 | 3 | 7 | 4 |
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2 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
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0 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Total Senior B grade championship titles
[edit]Includes All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship and Joe McDonagh Cup.
County | Titles | Last Senior B title |
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5 | 1995 |
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5 | 2022 |
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4 | 2004 |
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4 | 2019 |
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4 | 2021 |
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3 | 1986 |
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3 | 2023 |
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1 | 1993 |
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1 | 1994 |
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1 | 1996 |
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1 | 2003 |
Counties
[edit]Team results
[edit]Legend
- 1st – Champions
- 2nd – Runners-up
- 3rd/4th/5th – Group Stage
- 5th/6th – Relegated
- L – Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
- CR – Christy Ring Cup
For year, the number of teams (in brackets) are shown.
Team | 2018 (6) | 2019 (5) | 2020 (5) | 2021 (6) | 2022 (6) | 2023 (6) | 2024 (6) | Years |
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5th | 3rd | 1st | L | 1st | L | L | 4 |
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1st | L | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 1st | L | 5 |
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CR | CR | CR | 3rd | 5th | 5th | 4 | |
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3rd | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 7 | |
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CR | CR | CR | 6th | CR | 6th | CR | 2 |
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4th | 1st | L | L | L | 3rd | 4 | |
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6th | CR | 5th | 5th | 6th | CR | 5 | |
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L | 5th | CR | CR | 4th | 2nd | 4 | |
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2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | L | L | 5 |
By Semi-Final/Top 4 Appearances
[edit]Team | No. | Years |
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6 | 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
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5 | 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
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4 | 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 |
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3 | 2019, 2020, 2022 |
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3 | 2018, 2019, 2023 |
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2 | 2022, 2023 |
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1 | 2021 |
Least successful counties
[edit]Out of the 9 counties who have participated, five counties have never been represented in a Joe McDonagh Cup Final. These are Down, Kildare and Meath. Two of these counties have never competed in a semi-final: Kildare and Meath.
Kildare are the only team yet to win a Joe McDonagh Cup match.
Some of the Joe McDonagh Cup counties are more prominent in the sport of gaelic football. Joe McDonagh Cup participants such as Down, Kerry, Kildare and Meath have been historically are more competitive in football.
Levels
[edit]In the last few years, counties can be divided into two levels or tiers, based on results: Tier 1 counties are consistent participants in the latter stage of the cup. Tier 2 counties are usually in the bottom half of the Joe McDonagh Cup table.
Tier 1 counties (6): Antrim, Carlow, Kerry, Laois, Offaly, Westmeath
Tier 2 counties (3): Down, Kildare, Meath
Team participation
[edit]Debut of teams
[edit]Year | Debutants | Total |
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2018 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
6 |
2019 | ![]() |
1 |
2020 | None | 0 |
2021 | ![]() ![]() |
2 |
2022 | None | 0 |
2023 | None | 0 |
Total | 9 |
Seasons in Joe McDonagh Cup
[edit]The number of years that each county has played in the Joe McDonagh Cup between 2018 and 2024. A total of 9 counties have competed in at least one season of the Joe McDonagh Cup. Kerry have participated in all 7 seasons. The counties in bold participate in the 2024 Joe McDonagh Cup.
Years | Counties |
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7 | Kerry |
5 | Carlow, Meath, Westmeath |
4 | Antrim, Down, Laois, Offaly |
2 | Kildare |
List of Joe McDonagh Cup counties
[edit]The following teams have competed in the McDonagh Cup for at least one season.
County | Total years | First year in Championship | Most recent year in Championship | Championship titles | Last Championship title | 2023 championship finish | Best Joe McDonagh Cup finish | Current Championship | Lvl |
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Antrim | 4 | 2018 | 2022 | 2 | 2022 | 5th (Leinster Senior Hurling Championship) | 1st | Leinster Senior Hurling Championship | 1 |
Carlow | 5 | 2018 | 2023 | 2 | 2023 | Champions | 1st | Leinster Senior Hurling Championship | 1 |
Down | 4 | 2021 | 2024 | 0 | — | 5th | 3rd | Joe McDonagh Cup | 2 |
Kerry | 7 | 2018 | 2024 | 0 | — | 4th | 2nd | Joe McDonagh Cup | 2 |
Kildare | 2 | 2021 | 2023 | 0 | — | 6th | 6th | Christy Ring Cup | 3 |
Laois | 4 | 2018 | 2024 | 1 | 2019 | 3rd | 1st | Joe McDonagh Cup | 2 |
Meath | 5 | 2018 | 2024 | 0 | — | Champions (Christy Ring Cup) | 5th | Joe McDonagh Cup | 2 |
Offaly | 4 | 2019 | 2024 | 0 | — | Runners-up | 2nd | Joe McDonagh Cup | 2 |
Westmeath | 5 | 2018 | 2024 | 1 | 2021 | 6th (Leinster Senior Hurling Championship) | 1st | Joe McDonagh Cup | 2 |
Participation by province
[edit]Province | No. | County | No. | Years |
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6 | Carlow | 5 | 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 |
Westmeath | 5 | 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2024 | ||
Meath | 5 | 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024 | ||
Laois | 4 | 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024 | ||
Offaly | 4 | 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024 | ||
Kildare | 2 | 2021, 2023 | ||
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2 | Antrim | 4 | 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022 |
Down | 4 | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 | ||
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1 | Kerry | 7 | 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
Team results table
[edit]All-time Joe McDonagh Cup rankings
[edit]All-time table
[edit]- Includes Relegation Playoffs.
Legend
Colours |
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Currently competing in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship |
Currently competing in the Joe McDonagh Cup |
Currently competing in the Christy Ring Cup |
As of 2023 Cup (After final).
# | Team | Part | Pld | W | D | L | Points |
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1 | ![]() |
5 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 31 |
2 | ![]() |
4 | 21 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 29 |
3 | ![]() |
6 | 28 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 29 |
4 | ![]() |
4 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 23 |
5 | ![]() |
3 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 20 |
6 | ![]() |
3 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 14 |
7 | ![]() |
3 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
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4 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 4 |
9 | ![]() |
2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
Other records
[edit]By decade
[edit]The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of Joe McDonagh Cup titles, is as follows:
Match records
[edit]- Most matches played
- 28,
Kerry
- 28,
- Most losses
- 15
Meath
- 15
- Most draws
- 3,
Carlow
- 3,
Finishing positions
[edit]- Most third-place finishes
Unbeaten sides
[edit]- Four teams have won the Joe McDonagh Cup unbeaten:
Beaten sides
[edit]The group stage of the cup has resulted in 2 'back-door' Joe McDonagh Cup champions:
On one occasion a team was defeated twice but have remained in the championship:
Final success rate
[edit]Only two counties have appeared in the final more than once, being victorious on all occasions:
On the opposite end of the scale, only one county has appeared in the final more than once, losing on each occasion:
Consecutive participations
[edit]Kerry have the record number of consecutive participations in the Joe McDonagh Cup, taking part in the all 7 seasons.
Winning other trophies
[edit]Although not an officially recognised achievement, a number of teams have achieved the distinction of winning the Joe McDonagh Cup and their respective Division in the National Hurling League:
Biggest wins
[edit]- The most one sided finals:
- The most one sided group matches:
Scoring Events
[edit]- Most goals in a match:
- Most points in a match:
- Most goals by one team in a match:
- Most points by one team in a match:
- Highest aggregate score:
- Lowest aggregate score:
Successful defending
[edit]Defending champions are promoted and a number of teams survived the first year of the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship. These are:
Laois on 1 attempts out of 1 (2020)
Westmeath on 1 attempts out of 1 (2022)
Antrim on 1 attempts out of 2 (2021, 2023)
Carlow on 0 attempts out of 1 (2019)
Gaps
[edit]- Longest gaps between successive cup titles:
- Longest gaps between successive Joe McDonagh Cup final appearances:
- Longest gap between successive championship appearances
Active gaps
[edit]- Longest active gaps between since last title:
- Longest active gaps since last cup final appearance:
- Longest active gap since last cup appearance
Provinces
[edit]- Only on 3 occasions has the Joe McDonagh Cup final involved two teams from the same province:
- The province providing the highest number of different winning teams is Leinster, with three:
- Province success rates
- Leinster 25% (3 out of 12 counties)
- Ulster 11% (1 out of 9 counties)
- Connacht 0% (0 out of 5 counties)
- Munster 0% (0 out of 6 counties)
Longest undefeated run
[edit]The record for the longest unbeaten run stands at 9 games held by Antrim (2020-2022).
Miscellaneous
[edit]- Best finish by a debuting team
- Best finish by a debuting team (after 2018)
- Highest winning record
- 66.7%,
Antrim (14 wins in 21 matches)
- 66.7%,
- Lowest winning record
- 0%,
Kildare (0 wins in 7 matches)
- 0%,
- Most played match
Managers
[edit]Winning managers
[edit]# | Manager(s) | Winning team(s) | Titles(s) | Winning years |
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1 | ![]() |
Antrim | 2 | 2020, 2022 |
2 | ![]() |
Carlow | 1 | 2018 |
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Laois | 1 | 2019 | |
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Westmeath | 1 | 2021 | |
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Carlow | 1 | 2023 |
Players
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]All time
[edit]- As of 7 May 2023
# | Name | County | Goals | Points | Total |
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1 | ![]() |
Kerry | 6 | 188 | 206 |
2 | ![]() |
Carlow | 6 | 151 | 169 |
3 | ![]() |
Meath | 5 | 109 | 124 |
4 | ![]() |
Antrim | 6 | 105 | 123 |
5 | ![]() |
Kerry | 5 | 107 | 122 |
6 | ![]() |
Offaly | 4 | 108 | 120 |
7 | ![]() |
Antrim | 11 | 61 | 94 |
8 | ![]() |
Carlow | 5 | 75 | 90 |
9 | ![]() |
Westmeath | 3 | 61 | 70 |
10 | ![]() |
Laois | 1 | 63 | 66 |
11 | ![]() |
Antrim | 2 | 56 | 62 |
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Laois | 2 | 56 | 62 |
By year
[edit]Year | Top scorer | County | Score | Total |
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2018 | ![]() |
Antrim | 3-67 | 76 |
2019 | ![]() |
Westmeath | 3-61 | 70 |
2020 | ![]() |
Antrim | 4-47 | 59 |
2021 | ![]() |
Meath | 1-36 | 39 |
2022 | ![]() |
Kerry | 3-64 | 73 |
2023 | ![]() |
Carlow | 3-71 | 80 |
In a single game
[edit]Year | Top scorer | County | Score | Total |
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2018 | ![]() |
Antrim | 0-17 | 17 |
2019 | ![]() |
Westmeath | 0-17 | 17 |
2020 | ![]() |
Carlow | 1-13 | 16 |
2021 | ![]() |
Meath | 0-17 | 17 |
2022 | ![]() |
Kerry | 2-11 | 17 |
2023 | ![]() |
Offaly | 2-11 | 17 |
In finals
[edit]Year | Top scorer | County | Score | Total |
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2018 | ![]() |
Carlow | 0-10 | 10 |
2019 | ![]() |
Westmeath | 1-11 | 14 |
2020 | ![]() |
Antrim | 0-11 | 11 |
2021 | ![]() |
Westmeath | 0-07 | 7 |
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Kerry | 1-04 | ||
2022 | ![]() |
Kerry | 2-11 | 17 |
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Carlow | 1-08 | 11 |
Captains
[edit]Winning captain(s) | County | Title(s) | Year(s) |
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Carlow | 1 | 2018 |
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Laois | 1 | 2019 |
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Antrim | 1 | 2020 |
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Westmeath | 1 | 2021 |
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Antrim | 1 | 2022 |
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Carlow | 1 | 2023 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Hurling changes will benefit Tier 2 counties, says Westmeath boss". RTÉ News. 2 October 2017. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
- ^ Moran, Seán (30 September 2017). "GAA Congress approve round-robin provincial hurling championships". Irish Times. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
- ^ "GAA 2018: How the new season will look". Irish Examiner. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2018.