Tipperary Hurling - Championship Records

This database features the record of every team and player to line out for Tipperary in championship hurling, across all grades, from 1887–2026. Feel free to browse the data by year, player, game or club. One highlight of the data to watch out for is the 50 heroes who have played at all four levels for Tipperary.

YearsSeason by season, every grade Players2,700 players Games1,164 games Clubs68 clubs

Where have the Tipperary players come from?

Every club catchment in the county, shaded by the number of championship players it has produced. Toggle the grades or divisions, or drag the year range - the map responds live. Hover a club for its tally.

Years 1887–2026

Top Ten Clubs

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Distinct players counted for the selected grades and years. Town catchments (Thurles, Clonmel, Carrick-on-Suir) combine their clubs.

Tipperary's Roll of Honour

Championship titles won by the county, by competition and grade.

29All-Ireland
Senior titles

Grade	All-Ireland	Munster	Total
Senior	29	42	71
Under-20/21	12	23	35
Minor	22	43	65
Junior	9	16	25
Intermediate	7	9	16
Total	79	133	212

Compare every county on the full Roll of Honour →

Most Player Appearances

Years 1887–2026

Noel McGrath (Loughmore-Castleiney) 2006–2026 105
Eoin Kelly (Mullinahone) 1997–2014 88
Brendan Cummins (Ballybacon-Grange) 1993–2013 87
Brendan Maher (Borris-Ileigh) 2005–2021 82
Pádraic Maher (Thurles Sarsfields) 2006–2021 79
Séamus Callanan (Drom & Inch) 2006–2023 78
Jason Forde (Silvermines) 2009–2026 71
Patrick Maher (Lorrha-Dorrha) 2007–2024 70
Ronan Maher (Thurles Sarsfields) 2012–2026 70
Lar Corbett (Thurles Sarsfields) 2001–2015 68

Top ten across all grades and years - tap a grade or drag the year handles to filter.

The race is on to catch Noel McGrath!

Cumulative Tipperary appearances (all grades) by age. Noel McGrath sets the pace – can an emerging generation of stars catch him?

Noel McGrath Darragh McCarthy Sam O'Farrell Oisín O'Donoghue

Noel McGrath

Loughmore-Castleiney

105apps by age 36

The record pace

Darragh McCarthy

Toomevara

32apps by age 21

6 behind McGrath’s pace at 21

Sam O'Farrell

Nenagh Éire Óg

31apps by age 21

7 behind McGrath’s pace at 21

Oisín O'Donoghue

Cashel King Cormacs

30apps by age 20

1 behind McGrath’s pace at 20

Appearances are pulled live from the database (all grades) – hover over the chart to identify who leads the race at what age.

Ten Biggest Wins

Grade

Opp	Gr	Year	Score	Mgn
Kerry	MIN	1981	10-17 to 0-2	+45
Antrim	MIN	1956	12-11 to 1-0	+44
Waterford	SR	1904	8-21 to 0-4	+41
Kerry	MIN	1959	7-19 to 0-1	+39
Galway	JUN	1985	8-20 to 1-3	+38
Galway	MIN	1954	10-12 to 1-2	+37
Roscommon	U21	1965	8-16 to 0-4	+36
Antrim	SR	1925	12-9 to 2-3	+36
Kerry	U21	1967	9-12 to 0-4	+35
Roscommon	MIN	1959	8-14 to 0-3	+35

Biggest winning margins on aggregate score (goal = 3, point = 1).

Ten Biggest Defeats

Grade

Opp	Gr	Year	Score	Mgn
Cork	MIN	1972	2-3 to 10-5	−26
Cork	SR	1897	0-2 to 4-16	−26
Waterford	MIN	1929	0-2 to 7-5	−24
Kilkenny	U21	2004	1-6 to 3-21	−21
Cork	JUN	1960	1-6 to 8-6	−21
Cork	MIN	1967	3-1 to 5-15	−20
Cork	JUN	1958	3-3 to 8-8	−20
Limerick	MIN	1939	2-0 to 7-5	−20
Cork	MIN	1937	3-2 to 10-1	−20
Kilkenny	MIN	1960	1-11 to 7-12	−19

Biggest losing margins on aggregate score (goal = 3, point = 1).

Most Finals Won

Player	Club	Won	Played
John Doyle	Holycross-Ballycahill	21	29
Jimmy Doyle	Thurles Sarsfields	21	27
Colm Bonnar	Cashel King Cormacs	15	25
Seán McLoughlin	Thurles Sarsfields	15	20
Theo English	Marlfield	15	20
Liam Devaney	Borris-Ileigh	15	19
Michael Keating	Ballybacon-Grange	14	25
Brendan Maher	Borris-Ileigh	14	22
Pádraic Maher	Thurles Sarsfields	14	22
Mick Burns	Nenagh Éire Óg	14	19

Championship finals won (played on the winning team).

Most Finals Played

Player	Club	Won	Played
John Doyle	Holycross-Ballycahill	21	29
Jimmy Doyle	Thurles Sarsfields	21	27
Colm Bonnar	Cashel King Cormacs	15	25
Michael Keating	Ballybacon-Grange	14	25
Brendan Maher	Borris-Ileigh	14	22
Pádraic Maher	Thurles Sarsfields	14	22
Eoin Kelly	Mullinahone	11	22
John Leahy	Mullinahone	10	21
Seán McLoughlin	Thurles Sarsfields	15	20
Theo English	Marlfield	15	20

Championship final appearances (bold = finals played).

Summary Player Statistics (since 1964)

A total of 1,572 players have played championship hurling for Tipperary across the four levels since 1964 - the under-21 inter-county championship was launched in that year and the data since then presents us with a window into the development pathways.

1,572 Total players since 1964

44 Played all four levels (2.80%)

316 Played senior (20.10%)

49 Played senior only (3.12%)

250 Senior, but not junior/int (15.90%)

63 Senior, but not U20/21 (4.01%)

108 Played senior, but not minor (6.87%)

524 Played junior/int (33.33%)

254 Played junior/int only (16.16%)

66 Played junior/int & senior (4.20%)

6 Junior/int & senior only (0.38%)

784 Played U20/21 (49.87%)

137 Played U20/21 only (8.72%)

253 Played U20/21 & senior (16.09%)

38 Played U20/21 & senior only (2.42%)

531 Played U20/21, not senior (33.78%)

1,021 Played minor (64.95%)

433 Played minor only (27.54%)

200 Minor, U20/21 & senior (12.72%)

208 Played minor & senior (13.23%)

7 Played minor & senior only (0.45%)

813 Played minor, not senior (51.72%)

542 Played minor & U20/21 (34.48%)

342 Minor & U20/21, not senior (21.76%)

Most Popular Player Surnames

Most common surnames among players.

# of Games Through the Decades

1880s 8
1890s 20
1900s 35
1910s 49
1920s 52
1930s 75
1940s 57
1950s 95
1960s 99
1970s 77
1980s 115
1990s 110
2000s 148
2010s 128
2020s 96

Championship games recorded per decade.

Latest Games added to Database

Year	Grade	Competition	Opposition	Score	Result
2026	Minor	All-Ireland Final	Limerick	1-14 to 2-12	Lost
2026	Minor	All-Ireland Semi-Final	Cork	5-18 to 2-19	Won
2026	Senior	Munster Group Stage	Limerick	0-25 to 5-27	Lost
2026	Senior	Munster Group Stage	Clare	0-17 to 1-25	Lost
2026	Minor	Munster Final	Limerick	3-16 to 0-18	Won
2026	Under-20	Munster Final	Clare	2-24 to 2-24	Lost