All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship
Country	Ireland England
Founded	1974
Level on pyramid	2
Most championships	London (5 titles)
Website	Official GAA site

The All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship was an annual hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association between 1974 and 2004 for the so-called 'weaker' hurling teams in Ireland.

The series of games began every year immediately after the completion of the National Hurling League with the All-Ireland final being played in June or July, initially in Croke Park, Dublin but later in provincial venues around the country and in Britain.

The championship was open to all hurling teams who did not take part in the proper All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. It was a knock-out competition whereby once a team lost they were eliminated from the championship.

The title was won by 11 different teams, 6 of which won the title more than once. The all-time record-holders are London, who won the competition 5 times. The history of the championship was bookended by victories for Kildare, winners of the first title in 1974 and the last in 2004.

Top winners

The following is a list of the top county teams by number of wins

	Team	Wins	Last win	Runners-up	Last losing final
1	London	5	1995	15	1994
2	Kildare	4	2004	1	1990
3	Antrim	3	1982	1	1974
	Laois	3	2002	0	N/a
	Westmeath	3	1991	0	N/a
	Kerry	3	1986	0	N/a
4	Carlow	1	1992	1	1987

Roll of honour

Year	Winner	Opponent
2004	Kildare 3-14	Mayo 3-7
2003	Wicklow 4-16	Roscommon 2-13
2002	Laois 2-20	Wicklow 2-7
2001	No Competition
2000	No Competition
1999	No Competition
1998	No Competition
1997	No Competition
1996	New York	Derry
1995	London 2-7	Wicklow 0-8
1994	Roscommon 1-10	London 1-9
1993	Meath 2-16	London 1-16
1992	Carlow 2-15	London 3-10
1991	Westmeath 2-12	London 2-6
1990	London 1-15	Kildare 5-2
1989	Kildare 2-6	London 1-7
1988	London 2-6	Down 1-7
1987	London 0-20	Carlow 1-15
1986	Kerry 3-10	London 1-9
1985	London 1-9	Meath 1-6
1984	Westmeath 4-10	London 1-16
1983	Kerry 2-8	London 1-7
1982	Antrim 2-16	London 2-14
1981	Antrim 3-17	London 3-14
1980	Kildare 2-20	London 2-14
1979	Laois 1-20	London 0-17
1978	Antrim 1-16	London 3-7
1977	Laois 3-21	London 2-9
1976	Kerry 0-15	London 1-10
1975	Westmeath 3-23	London 2-7
1974	Kildare 1-26	Antrim 3-13

All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship

Seasons	1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals

Qualification	via Connacht via Leinster via Munster via Ulster via the Christy Ring Cup

Championships	1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Finals	1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Statistics	Finalists Hat-tricks Records Top scorers Winning captains Winning managers Winning players Winning teams

Miscellaneous	All Stars History Hurler of the Year Player of the Month Trophy

Hurling

Positions

Equipment	Hurley Sliotar Helmet

History	History Olympics Outside Ireland Popular culture Records

Variations	Camogie (Women's) Composite rules shinty–hurling Shinty/Hurling International Series Iomain

National Competitions	Liam MacCarthy Cup Senior Championship 2016 National Hurling League (2016) Intermediate Championship Junior Championship Christy Ring Cup 2016 Nicky Rackard Cup 2016 Lory Meagher Cup 2016 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship 2015–16 Poc Fada All Stars Awards Christy Ring Cup Champion 15 Awards

Provincial Competitions	Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Munster Senior Hurling Championship Connacht Senior Hurling Championship Ulster Senior Hurling Championship Walsh Cup (hurling)

Rivalries	Kilkenny–Tipperary hurling rivalry Cork–Tipperary hurling rivalry Galway–Kilkenny hurling rivalry Limerick–Tipperary hurling rivalry Kilkenny–Waterford hurling rivalry

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