Christy Ring Cup records and statistics

This page details statistics of the Christy Ring Cup.

General performances

By team

Performance in the Christy Ring Cup by team

Team	Won	Runner-up	Years won	Years runner-up
Westmeath	3	1	2005, 2007, 2010	2008
Kerry	2	3	2011, 2015	2010, 2013, 2014
Carlow	2	1	2008, 2009	2006
Down	1	2	2013	2005, 2009
Kildare	1	1	2014	2007
Antrim	1	0	2006	& —
London	1	0	2012	& —
Wicklow	0	2	& —	2011, 2012
Derry	0	1	& —	2015

By province

Province	Winners	Runners-up	% Wins per final	Winning teams	Runners-up
Leinster	6	5	54.54%	Westmeath (3), Carlow (2), Kildare (1)	Wicklow (2), Carlow (1), Kildare (1), Westmeath (1)
Ulster	2	3	18.18%	Antrim (1), Down (1)	Down (2), Derry (1)
Munster	2	3	18.18%	Kerry (2)	Kerry (3)
Britain	1	1	9.09%	London (1)

Teams

By semi-final appearances

Team	No. of Appearances	Years in Semi-finals
Kildare	8	2005, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015
Down	7	2005, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2015
Kerry	6	2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015
Carlow	5	2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
Westmeath	4	2005, 2007, 2008, 2010
Meath	4	2007, 2012, 2013, 2014
Wicklow	3	2010, 2011, 2012
Mayo	3	2008, 2009, 2014
Derry	2	2008, 2015
Antrim	1	2006
London	1	2012

Unbeaten sides

• Four teams have won the Christy Ring Cup unbeaten:
  • Kerry had 4 wins in 2015.
  • Kerry had 4 wins in 2011.
  • Carlow had 4 wins and 1 draw in 2009.
  • Westmeath had 5 wins and 1 draw in 2007.

Final success rate

• Two teams have appeared in the final once, being victorious on that occasion:
  • Antrim (2006)
  • London (2012)

Consecutive participations

Down, Kerry, Kildare, Mayo and Wicklow have the record number of consecutive participations in the Christy Ring Cup, taking part in all eleven tournaments.

Biggest wins

• The most one sided finals:
  • 18 points – 2006: Antrim 5-13 – 1-7 Carlow
  • 10 points – 2012: London 4-18 – 1-17 Wicklow

Defending the cup

A total of eleven tournaments have been played and only one team has been successful in retaining the cup:

• • Carlow on one attempt out of two (2009)

Player records

Miscellaneous

• Most Christy Ring Cup winners' medals: 3
  • Joe Clarke (Westmeath) – 2005, 2007, 2010
  • Paul Greville (Westmeath) – 2005, 2007, 2010
  • Conor Jordan (Westmeath) – 2005, 2007, 2010
  • Enda Loughlin (Westmeath) – 2005, 2007, 2010
  • Darren McCormack (Westmeath) – 2005, 2007, 2010
  • Andrew Mitchell (Westmeath) – 2005, 2007, 2010
  • Brendan Murtagh (Westmeath) – 2005, 2007, 2010
  • John Shaw (Westmeath) – 2005, 2007, 2010
  • Ronan Whelan (Westmeath) – 2005, 2007, 2010