This article lists players who have captained the senior Cork county hurling team in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship and the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. The captain was usually chosen from the club that won the Cork Senior Hurling Championship; however, as of 2008, the captain has been appointed by the manager.
List of captains 1888–1899 YearPlayerClubNationalProvincial1888William GleesonTower St.1889William RyanInniscarra1890Dan LaneAghabullogueAll-Ireland Hurling Final winning captainMunster Hurling Final winning captain1891Denis ScannellBlackrock1892Bill O'CallaghanRedmond'sAll-Ireland Hurling Final winning captainMunster Hurling Final winning captain1893John MurphyBlackrockAll-Ireland Hurling Final winning captainMunster Hurling Final winning captain1894Stephen HayesBlackrockAll-Ireland Hurling Final winning captainMunster Hurling Final winning captain1895Cork did not participate in the championship in protest at Dublin being awarded the 1894 All-Ireland football title1896Richard MooneyBallyhea1897Pat CoughlanBlackrock1898Denis CreminBlackrock1899Jim YoungSt. Finbarr's
1900–1909 YearPlayerClubNationalProvincial1900Tom IrwinRedmond's1901Jack LeonardRedmond'sPaddy CantillonRedmond'sMunster Hurling Final winning captain1902Jamesy KelleherDungourneyAll-Ireland Hurling Final winning captainMunster Hurling Final winning captain1903Dan CoughlanBlackrockSteva RiordanBlackrockDan CoughlanBlackrockMunster Hurling Final winning captainSteva RiordanBlackrockAll-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain1904Dan HarringtonSt. Finbarr'sMunster Hurling Final winning captain1905Denis O'KeeffeRedmond'sDan HarringtonSt. Finbarr'sMunster Hurling Final winning captainSteva RiordanBlackrockJamesy KelleherDungourneyChristy YoungSt. Finbarr's1906Christy YoungSt. Finbarr's1907Jamesy KelleherDungourneyMunster Hurling Final winning captain1908J. McCullaghC.Y.M.S.Tom CoughlanBlackrock1909Jamesy KelleherDungourney
1910–1919 YearPlayerClubNationalProvincial1910Tom CoughlanBlackrock1911Tom CoughlanBlackrock1912Andy BuckleyBlackrockBarry MurphyBlackrockMunster Hurling Final winning captain1913Barry MurphyBlackrock1914Barry MurphyBlackrock1915Connie SheehanRedmond'sMunster Hurling Final winning captain1916Connie SheehanRedmond's191719181919T. O'LearyCarrigtwohillJimmy KennedyCarrigtwohillAll-Ireland Hurling Final winning captainMunster Hurling Final winning captain
1920–1929 YearPlayerClubNationalProvincial1920Dick O'GormanMidletonMunster Hurling Final winning captain19211922John DorneySt. Finbarr'sDannix RingSt. Finbarr's1923Dannix RingSt. Finbarr's1924Dannix RingSt. Finbarr's19251926Seán Óg MurphyBlackrockAll-Ireland Hurling Final winning captainMunster Hurling Final winning captain1927Seán Óg MurphyBlackrockMunster Hurling Final winning captain1928Seán Óg MurphyBlackrockAll-Ireland Hurling Final winning captainMunster Hurling Final winning captain1929Dinny Barry-MurphyÉire ÓgAll-Ireland Hurling Final winning captainMunster Hurling Final winning captain
1930–1939 YearPlayerClubNationalProvincial1930Eudie CoughlanBlackrock1931Eudie CoughlanBlackrockAll-Ireland Hurling Final winning captainMunster Hurling Final winning captain1932Edward O'ConnellBlackrock19331934John KenneallySt. Finbarr's1935Paddy CollinsGlen Rovers1936Paddy CollinsGlen Rovers1937Paddy CollinsGlen Rovers1938Jack LynchGlen Rovers1939Jack LynchGlen RoversMunster Hurling Final winning captain
1940–1949 YearPlayerClubNationalProvincial1940Jack LynchGlen Rovers1941Connie BuckleyGlen RoversAll-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain1942Jack LynchGlen RoversAll-Ireland Hurling Final winning captainMunster Hurling Final winning captain1943Mick KennefickSt. Finbarr'sAll-Ireland Hurling Final winning captainMunster Hurling Final winning captain1944Seán CondonSt. Finbarr'sAll-Ireland Hurling Final winning captainMunster Hurling Final winning captain1945Seán CondonSt. Finbarr's1946Christy RingGlen RoversAll-Ireland Hurling Final winning captainMunster Hurling Final winning captain1947Seán CondonSt. Finbarr'sMunster Hurling Final winning captain1948Tom MulcahySt. Finbarr's1949Jim YoungGlen Rovers
1950–1959 YearPlayerClubNationalProvincial1950Christy RingGlen Rovers1951John LyonsGlen Rovers1952Paddy BarrySarsfield'sAll-Ireland Hurling Final winning captainMunster Hurling Final winning captain1953Christy RingGlen RoversAll-Ireland Hurling Final winning captainMunster Hurling Final winning captain1954Christy RingGlen RoversAll-Ireland Hurling Final winning captainMunster Hurling Final winning captain1955Vincy TwomeyGlen Rovers1956Tony O'ShaughnessySt. Fnbarr'sChristy RingGlen RoversMunster Hurling Final winning captainTony O'ShaughnessySt. Finbarr's1957Mick CashmanBlackrock1958Paddy BarrySarsfield's1959Jimmy BrohanBlackrock
1960–1969 YearPlayerClubNationalProvincial1960Joe TwomeyGlen Rovers1961Christy RingGlen Rovers1962Mick CashmanBlackrock1963Mick McCarthyGlen Rovers1964John O'HalloranBlackrock1965Denis O'RiordanGlen Rovers1966Peter DoolanSt. Finbarr'sGerald McCarthySt. Finbarr'sAll-Ireland Hurling Final winning captainMunster Hurling Final winning captain 1967Jack RussellBallyhea 1968Jerry O'SullivanGlen Rovers1969Denis MurphySt. Finbarr'sMunster Hurling Final winning captain
1970–1979 YearPlayerClubNationalProvincial1970Paddy BarrySt. Vincent'sAll-Ireland Hurling Final winning captainMunster Hurling Final winning captain1971Pat McDonnellInniscarra1972Frank NorbergBlackrockMunster Hurling Final winning captain1973Denis CoughlanGlen Rovers1974John HorganBlackrock1975Gerald McCarthySt. Finbarr'sMunster Hurling Final winning captain1976Ray CumminsBlackrockAll-Ireland Hurling Final winning captainMunster Hurling Final winning captain1977Denis CoughlanGlen RoversMartin O'DohertyGlen RoversAll-Ireland Hurling Final winning captainMunster Hurling Final winning captain1978Charlie McCarthySt. Finbarr'sAll-Ireland Hurling Final winning captainMunster Hurling Final winning captain1979John HorganBlackrockMunster Hurling Final winning captain
1980–1989 YearPlayerClubNationalProvincial1980Dermot McCurtainBlackrock1981Dónal O'GradySt. Finbarr's1982Jimmy Barry-MurphySt. Finbarr'sMunster Hurling Final winning captain1983Jimmy Barry-MurphySt. Finbarr'sMunster Hurling Final winning captain1984John FentonMidletonAll-Ireland Hurling Final winning captainMunster Hurling Final winning captain1985Ger CunninghamSt. Finbarr'sMunster Hurling Final winning captain1986Tom CashmanBlackrockAll-Ireland Hurling Final winning captainMunster Hurling Final winning captain1987Kevin HennessyMidleton1988Denis MulcahyMidleton1989Ger CunninghamSt. Finbarr's
1990–1999 YearPlayerClubNationalProvincial1990Kieran McGuckinGlen RoversMunster Hurling Final winning captainTomás MulcahyGlen RoversAll-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain1991Tony O'SullivanNa Piarsaigh1992Ger FitzGeraldMidletonMunster Hurling Final winning captain1993Brian CorcoranErin's Own1994Ger CunninghamSt. Finbarr's1995Pat KenneallyNewcestown1996Mark MullinsNa Piarsaigh1997Fergal McCormackMallow1998Diarmuid O'SullivanCloyne1999Mark LandersKilleaghAll-Ireland Hurling Final winning captainMunster Hurling Final winning captain
2000–2009 YearPlayerClubNationalProvincial2000Fergal RyanBlackrockMunster Hurling Final winning captain2001Ben O'ConnorNewtownshandrum2002Wayne SherlockBlackrock2003Alan BrowneBlackrockMunster Hurling Final winning captain2004Ben O'ConnorNewtownshandrumAll-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain2005Seán Óg Ó hAilpínNa PiarsaighAll-Ireland Hurling Final winning captainMunster Hurling Final winning captain2006Pat MulcahyNewtownshandrumMunster Hurling Final winning captain2007Kieran Murphy Erin's OwnJoe DeaneKilleagh 2008John GardinerNa Piarsaigh 2009John GardinerNa Piarsaigh
2010–present YearCaptainClubVice-captainClubNationalProvincial2010Kieran MurphySarsfield'sShane O'Neill Bishopstown 2011Shane O'Neill BishopstownEoin CadoganDouglas2012Patrick HorganGlen Rovers2013Brian MurphyBride Rovers2014Patrick CroninBishopstownMunster Hurling Final winning captain2015Anthony NashKanturk2016Stephen McDonnellGlen Rovers2017Stephen McDonnellGlen RoversMunster Hurling Final winning captain2018Séamus HarnedySt. Ita'sMunster Hurling Final winning captain2019Séamus HarnedySt. Ita's2020Patrick HorganGlen Rovers2021Patrick HorganGlen Rovers2022Mark ColemanBlarneySeán O'DonoghueInniscarra 2023Seán O'DonoghueInniscarra 2024Seán O'DonoghueInniscarra 2025Robert DowneyGlen RoversShane BarrettBlarneyMunster Hurling Final winning captain 2026Darragh FitzgibbonCharlevilleMark ColemanBlarney
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