List of Kilkenny senior hurling team captains

This article lists players who have captained the Kilkenny county hurling team in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship and the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. The captain is chosen from the club that has won the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship.

List of captains

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# Year Player Club National titles Provincial titles
2024 Paddy Deegan O'Loughlin Gaels
2023 Eoin Cody Ballyhale Shamrocks Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
2022 Richie Reid Ballyhale Shamrocks Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
2021 Adrian Mullen Ballyhale Shamrocks Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
2020 Colin Fennelly Ballyhale Shamrocks Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
2019 T. J. Reid Ballyhale Shamrocks
2018 Cillian Buckley Dicksboro
2017 Mark Bergin O'Loughlin Gaels
2016 Shane Prendergast Clara Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
2015 Joey Holden Ballyhale Shamrocks All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
2014 Lester Ryan Clara All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
2013 Colin Fennelly Ballyhale Shamrocks
2012 Eoin Larkin James Stephens All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain
2011 Brian Hogan O'Loughlin Gaels All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
2010 T. J. Reid1
Ballyhale Shamrocks Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
2009 Michael Fennelly2
Ballyhale Shamrocks All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain
2008 James 'Cha' Fitzpatrick Ballyhale Shamrocks All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
2007 Henry Shefflin Ballyhale Shamrocks All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
2006 Jackie Tyrell James Stephens All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
2005 Peter Barry James Stephens Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
2004 Martin Comerford O'Loughlin Gaels
2003 D.J. Carey Young Irelands All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
Charlie Carter Young Irelands
2002 Andy Comerford O'Loughlin Gaels All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
2001 Denis Byrne Graigue-Ballycallan Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
2000 Willie O'Connor Glenmore All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
1999 Denis Byrne Graigue-Ballycallan Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
1998 Tom Hickey Dunnamaggin Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
1997 D.J. Carey Young Irelands
1996 Michael Phelan Glenmore
1995 Bill Hennessy Tullaroan
1994 Michael Walsh Dicksboro
1993 Eddie O'Connor Glenmore All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
1992 Liam Fennelly Ballyhale Shamrocks All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
1991 Christy Heffernan Glenmore Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
1990 Seán Fennelly Ballyhale Shamrocks
1989 Kevin Fennelly Ballyhale Shamrocks
1988 Liam Walsh Glenmore
1987 Paddy Prendergast Clara Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
1986 Frank Holohan Ballyhale Shamrocks
1985 Kieran Brennan Conahy Shamrocks
1984 Liam Fennelly Ballyhale Shamrocks
1983 Liam Fennelly Ballyhale Shamrocks All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
1982 Brian Cody James Stephens All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
1981 Maurice Mason Ballyhale Shamrocks
1980 Richie Reid Ballyhale Shamrocks
1979 Ger Fennelly Ballyhale Shamrocks All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
1978 Ger Henderson Fenians Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
1977 Liam 'Chunky' O'Brien James Stephens
1976 Phil 'Fan' Larkin James Stephens
1975 Nicky Orr Fenians All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
1974 Billy Fitzpatrick Fenians All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
1973 Pat Delaney Fenians Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
1972 Noel Skehan Bennettsbridge All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
1971 Pat Henderson Fenians Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
1970 Mick Crotty James Stephens
1969 Eddie Keher Rower-Inistioge All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
1968 Jim Bennett Bennettsbridge
1967 Jim Treacy Bennettsbridge All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
1966 Jim Lynch Mooncoin Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
1965 Paddy Moran Bennettsbridge
1964 Seán Buckley St. Lachtain's
1963 Séamus Cleere Bennettsbridge All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
1962 Alfie Hickey St. Lachtain's
1961 Séamus Cleere Bennettsbridge
1960 Mickey Kelly Bennettsbridge
1959 Seán Clohessy Tullaroan Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
1958 Mick Kenny John Locke's
1957 Mickey Kelly Bennettsbridge All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
1956 Paddy Buggy Bennettsbridge
1955 Paddy Buggy Slieverue
1954 Dan Kennedy Bennettsbridge
1953 Johnny McGovern Bennettsbridge
1952 Carrickshock
1951 Dicksboro
1950 Mick Kenny Graigue Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
1949 Paddy Malone Tullaroan
1948 Éire Óg
1947 Dan Kennedy Thomastown All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
1946 Jack Mulcahy Éire Óg Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
1945 Peter Blanchfield Éire Óg Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
1944
1943 Jimmy Walsh Carrickshock Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
1942 Jimmy Walsh Carrickshock
1941
1940 Jim Langton Éire Óg Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
1939 Jimmy Walsh Carrickshock All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
1938 Paddy Larkin James Stephens
1937 Jack Duggan Mooncoin Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
1936 Paddy Larkin James Stephens Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
1935 Lory Meagher Tullaroan All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
1934 Lory Meagher Tullaroan Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
1933 Eddie Doyle Mooncoin All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
1932 Jimmy Walsh Carrickshock All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
1931 Lory Meagher Tullaroan Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
1930
1929 Wattie Dunphy Mooncoin Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
1928
1927 John Roberts Dicksboro
1926 Dick Grace Tullaroan Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
1925 Dick Grace Tullaroan Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
1924
1923 Wattie Dunphy Mooncoin Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
1922 Wattie Dunphy Mooncoin All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
1921 Dick Grace Tullaroan
1920 Dick Grace Tullaroan
1919 Dick Grace Tullaroan
1918
1917 Sim Walton Tullaroan
1916 Sim Walton Tullaroan Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
1915
1914 Dick 'Drug' Walsh Mooncoin
1913 Sim Walton Tullaroan All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
1912 Sim Walton Tullaroan All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
1911 Sim Walton Tullaroan All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
1910
1909 Dick 'Drug' Walsh Mooncoin All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
1908
1907 Dick 'Drug' Walsh Mooncoin All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
1906 Dick 'Drug' Walsh Mooncoin
1905 D.J. Stapleton Erin's Own All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
1904 Jer Doheny Tullaroan All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
1903 Mick Dalton Mooncoin Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
1902 Jer Doheny Tullaroan
1901
1900 Dick 'Manager' Walsh Mooncoin Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
1899
1898 Ned Hennessy Threecastles Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
1897 Jackie Walsh Tullaroan Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
1896 Joe Sweeney Confederation
1895 James Grace Tullaroan Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
1894
1893 Dan Whelan Confederation Leinster Hurling Final winning captain
1892
1891
1890
1889
1888 John Quinn Mooncoin Leinster Hurling Final winning captain

Notes

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  1. Reid was appointed captain although he had not yet nailed down a starting place on the Kilkenny starting fifteen. If he did not line out his brother, Eoin Reid was to act as captain. If neither Reid lined out Henry Shefflin would be the stand-by captain.
  2. Fennelly was appointed captain although he had not yet nailed down a place on the Kilkenny starting fifteen. Henry Shefflin was appointed vice-captain and deputised when Fennelly was not playing.