The 2023 Down Senior Hurling Championship was the 115th staging of the Down Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Down County Board in 1903. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 28 June 2023.[1][2] The championship ran from 6 August to October 2023.[3]
| Dates | 6 August - October 2023 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 6 | ||
| Sponsor | Morgan Fuels | ||
| Champions |  Portaferry (23rd title)Matt Conlan (captain) | ||
| Runners-up |  BallycranStephen Keith (captain) Liam Savage (captain) Michael Ennis (manager) | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 18 | ||
| Goals scored | 53 (2.94 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 586 (32.56 per match) | ||
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Portaferry entered the championship as the defending champions.[4]
The final was played on 22 October 2023 at Páirc Esler in Newry, between Portaferry and Ballycran, in what was their sixth consecutive meeting in the final. Portaferry won the match by 0–20 to 0–16 to claim their 23rd championship title overall and a second title in succession.[5]
Team changes
editTo Championship
editPromoted from the Down Intermediate Hurling Championship
Group stage
editGroup stage table
editKnockout stage
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
| Ballycran | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 77 | 64 | 10 |
| Portaferry | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 132 | 70 | 62 | 8 |
| Ballygalget | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 111 | 98 | 13 | 6 |
| Liatroim Fontenoys | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 106 | 93 | 13 | 4 |
| Bredagh | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 70 | 143 | -73 | 2 |
| Newry Shamrocks | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 61 | 140 | -79 | 0 |
Group stage results
edit| 6 August 2023 Round 1 | Ballygalget | 1-11 - 1-24 | Ballycran | Mitchell Park |
| 6 August 2023 Round 1 | Liatroim Fontenoys | 2-25 - 0-08 | Bredagh | Fontenoy Park |
| 7 August 2023 Round 1 | Portaferry | 2-26 - 0-08 | Newry Shamrocks | St Patrick's Park |
| 13 August 2023 Round 2 | Ballycran | 3-13 - 1-16 | Portaferry | McKenna Park |
| 14 August 2023 Round 2 | Bredagh | 0-18 - 0-21 | Ballygalget | Cherryvale Playing Fields |
| 14 August 2023 Round 2 | Newry Shamrocks | 1-08 - 0-25 | Liatroim Fontenoys | Páirc Esler |
| 20 August 2023 Round 3 | Portaferry | 2-15 - 0-14 | Liatroim Fontenoys | St Patrick's Park |
| 20 August 2023 Round 3 | Newry Shamrocks | 2-08 - 7-16 | Ballygalget | Páirc Esler |
| 20 August 2023 Round 3 | Ballycran | 6-19 - 0-13 | Bredagh | McKenna Park |
| 10 September 2023 Round 4 | Bredagh | 1-18 - 0-16 | Newry Shamrocks | Cherryvale Playing Fields |
| 10 September 2023 Round 4 | Liatroim Fontenoys | 2-13 - 3-21 | Ballycran | Fontenoy Park |
| 10 September 2023 Round 4 | Ballygalget | 0-16 - 0-22 | Portaferry | Mitchell Park |
| 23 September 2023 Round 5 | Ballygalget | 2-17 - 2-11 | Liatroim Fontenoys | Kilclief Grounds |
| 24 September 2023 Round 5 | Newry Shamrocks | 1-09 - 1-22 | Ballycran | Ballela Grounds |
| 24 September 2023 Round 5 | Portaferry | 4-26 - 1-07 | Bredagh | Carryduff Grounds |
Knockout stage
editSemi-finals
edit| 8 October 2023 Semi-final | Portaferry | 2-18 - 2-09 | Ballygalget | St Patrick's Park |
| Report |
| 8 October 2023 Semi-final | Ballycran | 2-20 - 2-17 | Liatroim Fontenoys | McKenna Park |
| Report |
Final
edit| 22 October 2023 Final | Portaferry | 0-20 - 0-16 | Ballycran | Páirc Esler |
| E Sands (0-04, 1 free), T McGrattan (0-04), D Sands (0-04), M Conlan (0-02), P Conlan (0-02, frees), F Turpin (0-02), T Murray and B Trainor (0-01 each) | Report | P Sheehan (0-04, 2 free, 1 ’65), S Martin (0-04), C Woods (0-3, 1 free), P Savage (0-02); M Hughes, S Nicholsan, C Egan (0-01 each) | Referee: P Owens (Liatroim) |
References
edit- ^ "Championship Draws 2023: JHC, IHC and SHC". Down GAA website. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ "Down Club Championship draws 2023: Holders Kilcoo pitted against Carryduff". Belfast Live. 28 June 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ Madden, Jack (4 August 2023). "Ballycran quietly confident as Down SHC gets underway". The Irish News. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ^ "Down SHC Final: Portaferry claim win". GAA website. 9 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
- ^ Ingram, Elaine (22 October 2023). "Portaferry reclaim Down hurling crown". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ "Laitroim Win Intermediate Hurling Championship". Down GAA website. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.