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The
1887 final
.
The prize for the All-Ireland champions is the Liam MacCarthy Cup .[1]
Kilkenny hold the record for the most victories, winning the competition thirty-six times since its inception. They have also won the competition the most times in-a-row, winning it four times from 2006 to 2009, a record they share with Cork who won it four times from 1941 to 1944 and Limerick who have won it four times from 2020 to 2023.[2] Kilkenny have also been runners-up the most times, losing the final twenty-five times. The province of Munster has provided the most champions, with seventy-one wins between all six counties.
The current champions are
.
Finals
Season
Province
Winners
Score
Runners-up
Province
Venue
Attendance
Notes
1887
Munster
Tipperary (1)
1-1 : 0-1
Galway
Connacht
Birr Sportsfield , Birr
5,000
1888
n/a
n/a
[nb 1]
1889
Leinster
Dublin (1)
5-1 : 1-6
Clare
Munster
St. Patrick's GAA Field , Dublin
1,500
1890
Munster
Cork (1)
1-6 : 2-2
Wexford
Leinster
1,000
[nb 2]
1891
Munster
Kerry (1)
2-3 : 1-5
Wexford
Leinster
2,000
1892
Munster
Cork (2)
2-3 : 1-5
Dublin
Leinster
5,000
[nb 3]
1893
Munster
Cork (3)
6-8 : 0-2
Kilkenny
Leinster
Phoenix Park , Dublin
1,000
1894
Munster
Cork (4)
5-20 : 2-0
Dublin
Leinster
2,000
1895
Munster
Tipperary (2)
6-8 : 1-10
Kilkenny
Leinster
Jones' Road , Dublin
80,219
1896
Munster
Tipperary (3)
8-14 : 0-4
Dublin
Leinster
Jones' Road , Dublin
3,500
1897
Munster
Limerick (1)
3-4 : 2-4
Kilkenny
Leinster
Tipperary GAA Field , Tipperary
5,000
1898
Munster
Tipperary (4)
7-13 : 3-10
Kilkenny
Leinster
Jones' Road , Dublin
2,500
1899
Munster
Tipperary (5)
3-12 : 1-4
Wexford
Leinster
Jones' Road , Dublin
3,500
1900
Munster
Tipperary (6)
2-5 : 0-6
London
Britain
Jones' Road , Dublin
8,000
1901
Britain
London (1)
1-5 : 0-4
Cork
Munster
Jones' Road , Dublin
1902
Munster
Cork (5)
3-13 : 0-0
London
Britain
Cork Athletic Grounds , Cork
8,000
1903
Munster
Cork (6)
3-16 : 1-1
London
Britain
Jones' Road , Dublin
1904
Leinster
Kilkenny (1)
1-9 : 1-8
Cork
Munster
Maurice Davin 's land, Carrick-on-Suir
1905
(R)
Leinster
Kilkenny (2)
3-12 : 5-10 7-7 : 2-9
Cork
Munster
Fraher Field , Dungarvan
[nb 4]
1906
Munster
Tipperary (7)
3-16 : 3-8
Dublin
Leinster
Nowlan Park , Kilkenny
5,000
1907
Leinster
Kilkenny (3)
3-12 : 4-8
Cork
Munster
Fraher Field , Dungarvan
15,000
1908
Munster
Tipperary (8)
3-15 : 1-5
Dublin
Leinster
Geraldine Park , Athy
1909
Leinster
Kilkenny (4)
4-6 : 0-12
Tipperary
Munster
Cork Athletic Grounds , Cork
11,000
1910
Leinster
Wexford (1)
7-0 : 6-2
Limerick
Munster
Jones' Road , Dublin
1911
Leinster
Kilkenny (5)
3-3 : 1-1
Tipperary
Munster
Fraher Field , Dungarvan
1912
Leinster
Kilkenny (6)
2-1 : 1-3
Cork
Munster
Jones' Road , Dublin
18,000
1913
Leinster
Kilkenny (7)
2-4 : 1-2
Tipperary
Munster
Croke Park , Dublin
12,000
1914
Munster
Clare (1)
5-1 : 1-0
Laois
Leinster
Croke Park , Dublin
1915
Leinster
Laois (1)
6-2 : 4-1
Cork
Munster
Croke Park , Dublin
1916
Munster
Tipperary (9)
5-4 : 3-2
Kilkenny
Leinster
Croke Park , Dublin
5,000
1917
Leinster
Dublin (2)
5-4 : 4-2
Tipperary
Munster
Croke Park , Dublin
1918
Munster
Limerick (2)
9-5 : 1-3
Wexford
Leinster
Croke Park , Dublin
1919
Munster
Cork (7)
6-4 : 2-4
Dublin
Leinster
Croke Park , Dublin
14,300
1920
Leinster
Dublin (3)
4-9 : 4-3
Cork
Munster
Croke Park , Dublin
22,000
1921
Munster
Limerick (3)
8-5 : 3-2
Dublin
Leinster
Croke Park , Dublin
19,000
1922
Leinster
Kilkenny (8)
4-2 : 2-6
Tipperary
Munster
Croke Park , Dublin
26,119
1923
Connacht
Galway (1)
7-3 : 4-5
Limerick
Munster
Croke Park , Dublin
7,000
1924
Leinster
Dublin (4)
5-3 : 2-6
Galway
Connacht
Croke Park , Dublin
9,000
1925
Munster
Tipperary (10)
5-6 : 1-5
Galway
Connacht
Croke Park , Dublin
20,000
1926
Munster
Cork (8)
4-6 : 2-0
Kilkenny
Leinster
Croke Park , Dublin
26,829
1927
Leinster
Dublin (5)
4-8 : 1-3
Cork
Munster
Croke Park , Dublin
23,824
1928
Munster
Cork (9)
6-12 : 1-0
Galway
Connacht
Croke Park , Dublin
15,259
1929
Munster
Cork (10)
4-9 : 1-3
Galway
Connacht
Croke Park , Dublin
14,000
1930
Munster
Tipperary (11)
2-7 : 1-3
Dublin
Leinster
Croke Park , Dublin
21,730
1931
(R) (R)
Munster
Cork (11)
1-6 : 1-6 2-5 : 2-5 5-8 : 3-4
Kilkenny
Leinster
Croke Park , Dublin
26,460 33,124 31,935
1932
Leinster
Kilkenny (9)
3-3 : 2-3
Clare
Munster
Croke Park , Dublin
34,392
1933
Leinster
Kilkenny (10)
1-7 : 0-6
Limerick
Munster
Croke Park , Dublin
45,176
1934
(R)
Munster
Limerick (4)
2-7 : 3-4 3-4 : 2-6
Dublin
Leinster
Croke Park , Dublin
34,867 30,250
1935
Leinster
Kilkenny (11)
2-5 : 2-4
Limerick
Munster
Croke Park , Dublin
46,591
1936
Munster
Limerick (5)
5-6 : 1-5
Kilkenny
Leinster
Croke Park , Dublin
51,235
1937
Munster
Tipperary (12)
3-11 : 0-3
Kilkenny
Leinster
67,629
[nb 5]
1938
Leinster
Dublin (6)
2-7 : 3-3
Waterford
Munster
Croke Park , Dublin
37,129
1939
Leinster
Kilkenny (12)
2-7 : 3-3
Cork
Munster
Croke Park , Dublin
39,302
1940
Munster
Limerick (6)
3-7 : 1-7
Kilkenny
Leinster
Croke Park , Dublin
49,260
1941
Munster
Cork (12)
5-11 : 0-6
Dublin
Leinster
Croke Park , Dublin
26,150
1942
Munster
Cork (13)
2-14 : 3-4
Dublin
Leinster
Croke Park , Dublin
27,313
1943
Munster
Cork (14)
5-16 : 0-4
Antrim
Ulster
Croke Park , Dublin
48,843
1944
Munster
Cork (15)
2-13 : 1-2
Dublin
Leinster
Croke Park , Dublin
26,896
1945
Munster
Tipperary (13)
5-6 : 3-6
Kilkenny
Leinster
Croke Park , Dublin
69,459
1946
Munster
Cork (16)
7-5 : 3-8
Kilkenny
Leinster
Croke Park , Dublin
64,415
1947
Leinster
Kilkenny (13)
0-14 : 2-7
Cork
Munster
Croke Park , Dublin
61,510
1948
Munster
Waterford (1)
6-7 : 4-2
Dublin
Leinster
Croke Park , Dublin
61,742
1949
Munster
Tipperary (14)
3-11 : 0-3
Laois
Leinster
Croke Park , Dublin
67,168
1950
Munster
Tipperary (15)
1-9 : 1-8
Kilkenny
Leinster
Croke Park , Dublin
67,629
1951
Munster
Tipperary (16)
7-7 : 3-9
Wexford
Leinster
Croke Park , Dublin
68,515
1952
Munster
Cork (17)
2-14 : 0-7
Dublin
Leinster
Croke Park , Dublin
71,195
1953
Munster
Cork (18)
3-3 : 0-8
Galway
Connacht
Croke Park , Dublin
71,195
1954
Munster
Cork (19)
1-9 : 1-6
Wexford
Leinster
Croke Park , Dublin
84,856
1955
Leinster
Wexford (2)
3-13 : 2-8
Galway
Connacht
Croke Park , Dublin
72,854
1956
Leinster
Wexford (3)
2-14 : 2-8
Cork
Munster
Croke Park , Dublin
83,096
1957
Leinster
Kilkenny (14)
4-10 : 3-12
Waterford
Munster
Croke Park , Dublin
70,594
1958
Munster
Tipperary (17)
4-9 : 2-5
Galway
Connacht
Croke Park , Dublin
47,276
1959
(R)
Munster
Waterford (2)
1-17 : 5-5 3-12 : 1-10
Kilkenny
Leinster
Croke Park , Dublin
73,707 77,285
1960
Leinster
Wexford (4)
2-15 : 0-11
Tipperary
Munster
Croke Park , Dublin
77,154
1961
Munster
Tipperary (18)
0-16 : 1-12
Dublin
Leinster
Croke Park , Dublin
67,866
1962
Munster
Tipperary (19)
3-10 : 2-11
Wexford
Leinster
Croke Park , Dublin
75,039
1963
Leinster
Kilkenny (15)
4-17 : 6-8
Waterford
Munster
Croke Park , Dublin
73,123
1964
Munster
Tipperary (20)
5-13 : 2-8
Kilkenny
Leinster
Croke Park , Dublin
71,282
1965
Munster
Tipperary (21)
2-16 : 0-10
Wexford
Leinster
Croke Park , Dublin
67,498
1966
Munster
Cork (20)
3-9 : 1-10
Kilkenny
Leinster
Croke Park , Dublin
68,249
1967
Leinster
Kilkenny (16)
3-8 : 2-7
Tipperary
Munster
Croke Park , Dublin
64,241
1968
Leinster
Wexford (5)
5-8 : 3-12
Tipperary
Munster
Croke Park , Dublin
63,461
1969
Leinster
Kilkenny (17)
2-15 : 2-9
Cork
Munster
Croke Park , Dublin
66,844
1970
Munster
Cork (21)
6-21 : 5-10
Wexford
Leinster
Croke Park , Dublin
65,062
1971
Munster
Tipperary (22)
5-17 : 5-14
Kilkenny
Leinster
Croke Park , Dublin
61,393
1972
Leinster
Kilkenny (18)
3-24 : 5-11
Cork
Munster
Croke Park , Dublin
66,137
1973
Munster
Limerick (7)
1-21 : 1-14
Kilkenny
Leinster
Croke Park , Dublin
59,009
1974
Leinster
Kilkenny (19)
3-19 : 1-13
Limerick
Munster
Croke Park , Dublin
62,071
1975
Leinster
Kilkenny (20)
2-22 : 2-10
Galway
Connacht
Croke Park , Dublin
63,711
1976
Munster
Cork (22)
2-21 : 4-11
Wexford
Leinster
Croke Park , Dublin
62,684
1977
Munster
Cork (23)
1-17 : 3-8
Wexford
Leinster
Croke Park , Dublin
63,198
1978
Munster
Cork (24)
1-15 : 2-8
Kilkenny
Leinster
Croke Park , Dublin
64,155
1979
Leinster
Kilkenny (21)
2-12 : 1-8
Galway
Connacht
Croke Park , Dublin
53,535
1980
Connacht
Galway (2)
2-15 : 3-9
Limerick
Munster
Croke Park , Dublin
64,895
1981
Leinster
Offaly (1)
2-12 : 0-15
Galway
Connacht
Croke Park , Dublin
71,348
1982
Leinster
Kilkenny (22)
3-18 : 1-13
Cork
Munster
Croke Park , Dublin
59,550
1983
Leinster
Kilkenny (23)
2-14 : 2-12
Cork
Munster
Croke Park , Dublin
58,381
1984
Munster
Cork (25)
3-16 : 1-12
Offaly
Leinster
Semple Stadium , Thurles
59,814
[nb 6]
1985
Leinster
Offaly (2)
2-11 : 1-12
Galway
Connacht
Croke Park , Dublin
61,451
1986
Munster
Cork (26)
4-13 : 2-15
Galway
Connacht
Croke Park , Dublin
63,451
1987
Connacht
Galway (3)
1-12 : 0-9
Kilkenny
Leinster
Croke Park , Dublin
63,596
1988
Connacht
Galway (4)
1-15 : 0-14
Tipperary
Munster
Croke Park , Dublin
63,545
1989
Munster
Tipperary (23)
4-24 : 3-9
Antrim
Ulster
Croke Park , Dublin
65,496
1990
Munster
Cork (27)
5-15 : 2-21
Galway
Connacht
Croke Park , Dublin
63,954
1991
Munster
Tipperary (24)
1-16 : 1-15
Kilkenny
Leinster
Croke Park , Dublin
64,500
1992
Leinster
Kilkenny (24)
3-10 : 1-12
Cork
Munster
Croke Park , Dublin
64,534
1993
Leinster
Kilkenny (25)
2-17 : 1-15
Galway
Connact
Croke Park , Dublin
63,460
1994
Leinster
Offaly (3)
3-16 : 2-13
Limerick
Munster
Croke Park , Dublin
54,458
1995
Munster
Clare (2)
1-13 : 2-8
Offaly
Leinster
Croke Park , Dublin
65,092
1996
Leinster
Wexford (6)
1-13 : 0-14
Limerick
Munster
Croke Park , Dublin
65,849
1997
Munster
Clare (3)
0-20 : 2-13
Tipperary
Munster
Croke Park , Dublin
65,575
1998
Leinster
Offaly (4)
2-16 : 1-13
Kilkenny
Leinster
Croke Park , Dublin
65,491
1999
Munster
Cork (28)
0-13 : 0-12
Kilkenny
Leinster
Croke Park , Dublin
62,989
2000
Leinster
Kilkenny (26)
5-15 : 1-14
Offaly
Leinster
Croke Park , Dublin
61,493
2001
Munster
Tipperary (25)
2-18 : 2-15
Galway
Connacht
Croke Park , Dublin
68,515
2002
Leinster
Kilkenny (27)
2-20 : 0-19
Clare
Munster
Croke Park , Dublin
76,254
2003
Leinster
Kilkenny (28)
1-14 : 1-11
Cork
Munster
Croke Park , Dublin
79,383
2004
Munster
Cork (29)
0-17 : 0-9
Kilkenny
Leinster
Croke Park , Dublin
78,212
2005
Munster
Cork (30)
1-21 : 1-16
Galway
Connacht
Croke Park , Dublin
82,275
2006
Leinster
Kilkenny (29)
1-16 : 1-13
Cork
Munster
Croke Park , Dublin
82,275
2007
Leinster
Kilkenny (30)
2-19 : 1-15
Limerick
Munster
Croke Park , Dublin
82,127
2008
Leinster
Kilkenny (31)
3-30 : 1-13
Waterford
Munster
Croke Park , Dublin
82,186
2009
Leinster
Kilkenny (32)
2-22 : 0-23
Tipperary
Munster
Croke Park , Dublin
82,106
2010
Munster
Tipperary (26)
4-17 : 1-18
Kilkenny
Leinster
Croke Park , Dublin
81,765
2011
Leinster
Kilkenny (33)
2-17 : 1-16
Tipperary
Munster
Croke Park , Dublin
81,214
2012
(R)
Leinster
Kilkenny (34)
0-19 : 2:13 3-22 : 3-11
Galway
Connacht
Croke Park , Dublin
81,932 82,274
2013
(R)
Munster
Clare (4)
0-25 : 3-16 5-16 : 3-16
Cork
Munster
Croke Park , Dublin
81,651 82,276
2014
(R)
Leinster
Kilkenny (35)
3-22 : 1-28 2-17 : 2-14
Tipperary
Munster
Croke Park , Dublin
82,179 81,753
2015
Leinster
Kilkenny (36)
1-22 : 1-18
Galway
Connacht
Croke Park , Dublin
82,300
2016
Munster
Tipperary (27)
2-29 : 2-20
Kilkenny
Leinster
Croke Park , Dublin
82,300
2017
Connacht
Galway (5)
0-26 : 2-17
Waterford
Munster
Croke Park , Dublin
82,300
2018
Munster
Limerick (8)
3-16 : 2-18
Galway
Connacht
Croke Park , Dublin
82,300
2019
Munster
Tipperary (28)
3-25 : 0-20
Kilkenny
Leinster
Croke Park , Dublin
82,300
2020
Munster
Limerick (9)
0-30 : 0-19
Waterford
Munster
Croke Park , Dublin
0
[nb 7]
2021
Munster
Limerick (10)
3-32 : 1-22
Cork
Munster
Croke Park , Dublin
40,000
[nb 8]
2022
Munster
Limerick (11)
1-31 : 2-26
Kilkenny
Leinster
Croke Park , Dublin
82,300
2023
Munster
Limerick (12)
0-30 : 2-15
Kilkenny
Leinster
Croke Park , Dublin
82,300
See also
Notes
^ The Championship was left unfinished due to many of the players travelling to the United States in an attempt to raise money for a revival of the Tailteann Games [3]
^ The match was abandoned by the Cork team due to rough play by their opponents, with Wexford leading 2-2 to 1-6 (at the time, one goal equalled five points, so Wexford led 12 to 11). Cork were later awarded the title
^ Cork led by 2-3 to 1-5 when the Dublin side left the field in protest at a disputed goal, leaving the match unfinished. As a result, Cork were awarded the title
^ Cork won the initial game, but after an objection was raised about Cork keeper Daniel McCarthy being a reservist for the British Army, a replay was ordered, won by Kilkenny
^ Newly built FitzGerald Stadium in Killarney hosted the All-Ireland final due to a builders' strike at Croke Park[4]
^ The centenary-year All-Ireland final was played in Semple Stadium as a gesture to the town where the GAA was founded[5]
^ No supporters were permitted into Croke Park due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland [6]
^ Croke Park was reduced to half capacity due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland
References