Westmeath Senior Hurling Championship

The Westmeath Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as Slevin Coaches Senior Hurling Championship and abbreviated to the Westmeath SHC) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Westmeath County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association and contested by the top-ranking senior clubs in the county of Westmeath in Ireland. It is the most prestigious competition in Westmeath hurling.

Westmeath Senior Hurling Championship
Current season or competition:
2020 Westmeath Senior Hurling Championship
IrishCraobh Sinsear Iomána na hIarmhí
CodeHurling
Founded1903 (1903)
Region Westmeath (GAA)
No. of teams6
Title holders Clonkill (16th title)
First winner Mullingar Shamrocks
Most titles Clonkill (16 titles)
SponsorsSlevin Coaches
Official websiteWestmeath GAA

The competition has been won by 19 teams, 14 of which have won it more than once. Clonkill is the most successful team in the tournament's history, having won it 16 times. Clonkill are also the reigning champions, having beaten Castletown Geoghegan by 2-16 to 1-16 in the 2019 final.[1]

Top winners

Team Winner Winning Years
1
Clonkill 16 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1969, 2001, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2018, 2019
2 Brownstown 15 1938, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1952, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993
3 Castlepollard 14 1925,1928, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1961, 1965, 1966, 1974, 1995, 1997, 2003, 2005
4 Raharney 13 1913, 1914, 1919, 1967, 1973, 1984, 1992, 1994, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2016
Castletown Geoghegan 13 1923, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1964, 1979, 1982, 1986, 1990, 2004, 2013, 2017
5 Ringtown 9 1906, 1908, 1910, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1942, 1980, 1987
6 Lough Lene Gaels 7 1975, 1976, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002
7 St Brigid's 4 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972
Athlone 4 1905, 1907, 1911, 1912
Delvin 4 1949, 1950, 1951, 1953
Mullingar 4 1903, 1904, 1935, 1944
8 Rickardstown 3 1954, 1959, 1963
9 Athlone Military 2 1926, 1927
Drumraney 2 1918, 1921
10 Riverstown 1 1909
Mental Hospital 1 1924
Collinstown 1 1955
Columb Rovers 1 1945
Pearses 1 1962

Roll of honour

Year Winner Opponent
2020 Clonkill Castletown Geoghegan
2019 Clonkill 2-16 Castletown Geoghegan 1-16
2018 Clonkill 1-13 Raharney 2-09
2017[2] Castletown Geoghegan 1-18 Raharney 1-16
2016[3] Raharney 2-18 Clonkill 1-13
2015[4] Clonkill 1-14 Raharney 1-10
2014[5] Raharney 2-12 Castlepollard 1-09
2013[6] Castletown Geoghegan 1-12 St Oliver Plunkett's 0-11
2012[7] Clonkill 2-16 Raharney 2-11
2011[8] Clonkill 1-13 Castletown Geoghegan 0-14
2010[9] Raharney 2-14 Clonkill 1-16
2009[10] Clonkill 1-16 Lough Lene Gaels 2-09
2008[11] Raharney 0-15 Clonkill 2-06
2007[12] Clonkill 1-15 Lough Lene Gaels 0-05
2006[13] Raharney 1-09, 4-05 (R) Castletown Geoghegan 1-09, 2-05 (R)
2005[14] Castlepollard 2-09 Lough Lene Gaels 0-04
2004[15] Castletown Geoghegan 0-13 Lough Lene Gaels 1-09
2003[16] Castlepollard 1-10 Clonkill 1-09
2002[17][18] Lough Lene Gaels 1-08 4-11 (R) Castletown Geoghegan 0-11 2-12 (R)
2001[19] Clonkill 2-11 Cullion 2-05
2000 Lough Lene Gaels 3-08 Castlepollard 0-14
1999 Lough Lene Gaels 1-13 Castlepollard 1-11
1998 Lough Lene Gaels 1-10 Clonkill 0-09
1997 Castlepollard 2-07, 2-11 (R) Lough Lene Gaels 0-13, 2-08 (R)
1996 Lough Lene Gaels 2-07 Castletown Geoghegan 0-09
1995 Castlepollard 1-10 Raharney 2-06
1994 Raharney 1-14 Castlepollard 1-10
1993 Brownstown 2-06 Castletown Geoghegan 1-08
1992 Raharney 2-06 Lough Lene Gaels 1-06
1991 Brownstown 4-06 Castlepollard 3-03
1990 Castletown Geoghegan 1-08 Raharney 1-07
1989 Brownstown 2-09 Castletown Geoghegan 2-03
1988 Brownstown 1-11 Raharney 1-09
1987 Ringtown 1-10 Brownstown 1-09
1986 Castletown Geoghegan 1-13 Brownstown 1-08
1985 Brownstown 1-09 Lough Lene Gaels 1-06
1984 Raharney 2-14 Castletown Geoghegan 2-12
1983 Brownstown 2-13 Castlepollard 0-07
1982 Castletown Geoghegan 0-14 Brownstown 1-06
1981 Brownstown 1-13 Raharney 0-05
1980 Ringtown 1-10 Brownstown 0-09
1979 Castletown Geoghegan 0-13 Raharney 2-04
1978 Brownstown 2-16 Castlepollard 1-06
1977 Brownstown 1-19 Castletown Geoghegan 1-09
1976 Lough Lene Gaels 2-07 Raharney 3-03
1975 Lough Lene Gaels 2-09 Raharney 1-05
1974 Castlepollard 1-08 Raharney 1-04
1973 Raharney 2-11 Castlepollard 3-06
1972 St Brigid's 3-10 Castlepollard 1-08
1971 St Brigid's 4-07 Raharney 1-07
1970 St Brigid's 1-08 Castletown Geoghegan 1-07
1969 Clonkill 2-11 Devlin 1-08
1968 St Brigid's 3-06 Castletown Geoghegan 1-06
1967 Raharney 4-12 Pearses 1-08
1966 Castlepollard 2-07 Pearses 2-04
1965 Castlepollard 4-02 Castletown Geoghegan 2-06
1964 Castletown Geoghegan 2-13 Raharney 1-07
1963 Rickardstown 6-05 Castlepollard 0-09
1962 Pearses 2-09 Raharney 3-05
1961 Castlepollard 2-09 St Patrick's 1-04
1960 Castletown Geoghegan 2-06 Castlepollard 0-08
1959 Rickardstown 6-07 Castletown Geoghegan 3-03
1958 Castletown Geoghegan 4-04 Castlepollard 1-02
1957 Castletown Geoghegan 2-10 Collinstown 4-03
1956 Castletown Geoghegan 3-09 Rickardstown 2-03
1955 Collinstown 8-05 Castletown Geoghegan 4-03
1954 Rickardstown 1-12, 3-05 (R) Collinstown 3-06, 2-07 (R)
1953 Delvin 4-06, 2-06 (R) Collinstown 5-03, 1-08 (R)
1952 Brownstown 4-05 Rickardstown 3-07
1951 Delvin 4-06 Collinstown 2-08
1950 Delvin 3-03 Collinstown 2-03
1949 Delvin Ringtown
1948 Brownstown Collinstown
1947 Brownstown Rickardstown
1946 Brownstown Clonkill
1945 Columb Rovers Ringtown
1944 Mullingar Ringtown
1943 Brownstown Castlepollard
1942 Ringtown Clonkill
1941 Clonkill Brownstown
1940 Clonkill Castlepollard
1939 Clonkill Brownstown
1938 Brownstown Clonkill
1937 Castlepollard 7-05 Ardnurcher 5-03
1936 Castlepollard 5-02 Clonkill 4-00
1935 Mullingar Castletown Geoghegan
1934 Castlepollard 7-04 Castletown Geoghegan 1-01
1933 Castlepollard 4-04 Clonkill 0-02
1932 Clonkill Delvin
1931 Clonkill Castlepollard
1930 Clonkill Castlepollard
1929 Clonkill Ringtown
1928 Castlepollard (awarded) None
1927 Athlone Military Killadoran
1926 Athlone Military Collinstown
1925 Castlepollard 6-02 Raharney 2-00
1924 Mental Hospital 2-05 Castletown Geoghegan 1-04
1923 Castletown Geoghegan Castlepollard
1922 No championship
1921 Drumraney 3-04 Raharney 2-02
1920 No championship
1919 Raharney Drumraney
1918 Drumraney Raharney
1917 Ringtown 4-01 Drumraney 3-00
1916 Ringtown Drumraney
1915 Ringtown Simonstown
1914 Raharney Rovers 5-01 Castlepollard 0-00
1913 Raharney Rovers 3-04 Crookedwood 1-00
1912 Athlone Ringtown
1911 Athlone Ringtown
1910 Ringtown Riverstown Emmets
1909 Riverstown Emmets 5-04 Athlone St Ciaran's 2-02
1908 Ringtown Riverstown Emmets
1907 Athlone Drumraney
1906 Ringtown Raharney
1905 Athlone St Ciaran's Mullingar Shamrocks
1904 [20] Mullingar Shamrocks 2-02 Ringtown Myles O'Reillys 0-04
1903 Mullingar Shamrocks Athlone

Current Senior Teams

The 10 clubs that will compete in the 2018 Westmeath Senior Hurling Championship are:

Castletown Geoghegan, Clonkill, Raharney, Lough Lene Gaels, Delvin, Castlepollard, Crookedwood, Brownstown, St Brigid's and Fr Daltons.

The senior hurling championship is divided into two groups. Group A; Castletown Geoghegan, Raharney, Clonkill, Lough Lene Gaels and Delvin. Group B; Castlepollard, Brownstown, St Oliver Plunketts, St Brigid's and Fr Daltons. The team finishing lowest in Group A is relegated to Group B, the team finishing lowest in Group B is relegated to the Westmeath intermediate hurling championship for the 2019 season.

References

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  2. "Westmeath SHC final: Castletown Geoghegan upset the odds". Hogan Stand. 1 October 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
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  14. "'Pollard win replay in a canter". Hogan Stand. 3 November 2005. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
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