City Junior A Hurling Championship

The City Junior A Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Sports Turf Solutions City Junior A Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Seandún Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1926 for junior-graded hurling teams in Cork, Ireland.

City Junior A Hurling Championship
Founded1926 (1926)
No. of teams13
Title holders Brian Dillons (9th title)
Most titles Glen Rovers (17 titles)
SponsorsSports Turf Solutions

The series of games are usually played during the summer months. The championship uses a double elimination format whereby each team is guaranteed at least two games.

The City Junior Championship is an integral part of the wider Cork Junior Hurling Championship. The winners and runners-up of the City Championship join their counterparts from the other six divisions to contest the county championship.

13 clubs currently participate in the City Championship.

Brian Dillons are the title-holders (2019) after defeating Whitechurch by 0–21 to 0–12 in the 2019 championship final.[1]

The championship

Participating teams

Team Location Colours
Bishopstown Bishopstown Maroon and white
Blackrock Blackrock Green and yellow
Brian Dillons Montenotte Blue and white
Delanys Dublin Hill Green, white and gold
Glen Rovers Blackpool Green, black and yellow
Mayfield Mayfield Red and white
Na Piarsaigh Fair Hill Yellow and black
Nemo Rangers South Douglas Road Black and green
Passage Passage West Green and white
St. Finbarr's Togher Blue and yellow
St. Vincent's Gurranabraher Green and white
White's Cross Ballinvriskig Green and white
Whitechurch Whitechurch Purple and yellow

Roll of honour

# Team Wins Winning Years
1 Glen Rovers 17 1929, 1930, 1934, 1939, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1950, 1958, 1975, 1976, 1987, 1992, 1993, 1996, 2001, 2008
2 Nemo Rangers 13 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2007, 2009, 2017, 2018
3 St. Finbarr's 12 1927, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1955, 1956, 1972, 1981, 1985, 1990, 2004, 2014
4 Mayfield 11 1935, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1978, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2016
5 Brian Dillons 10 1936, 1937, 1938, 1965, 1968, 2006, 2012, 2015, 2019, 2020
6 Blackrock 7 1931, 1947, 1949, 1970, 1973, 2003, 2013
7 Na Piarsaigh 6 1946, 1953, 1979, 1989, 1995, 1997
8 Delanys 5 1974, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1988
9 Lough Rovers 4 1932, 1948, 1952, 1959
10 St. Vincent's 3 1951, 1954, 1957
Douglas 3 1966, 1983, 1984
12 College Rovers 1 1926
St. Anne's 1 1928
St. Mary's 1 1933
Bishopstown 1 1977

List of finals

Year Winners Score Runners-up Score
2017 Nemo Rangers 2-17 Brian Dillons 0-17
2018 Nemo Rangers 2-17 Brian Dillons 1-17
2019 Brian Dillons 0-21 Whitechurch 0-12
2020 Brian Dillons 2-16 Passage West 1-17

Records

Gaps

Top ten longest gaps between successive championship titles:

References

  1. Allen, Olan (26 August 2019). "Brian Dillon's reclaim the City Division junior hurling crown". Evening Echo. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
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