This article lists players who have recently captained the Waterford county hurling team in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship and the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. Until 2007, the captain was chosen from the club that had won the Waterford Senior Hurling Championship.

List of captains YearPlayer(s)Club(s)National titlesProvincial titlesRef1913Willie HoughDe La Salle1929Charlie WareErin's Own1930Erin's Own1931Charlie WareErin's Own19321933Charlie WareErin's Own19341935193619371938Mick HickeyPortlawWillie WalshPassageMunster Hurling Final winning captainMick HickeyPortlaw1939John KeaneMount Sion1940John KeaneMount Sion1941John KeaneMount Sion19421943Jim WareErin's Own1944194519461947Jim WareErin's Own1948Jim WareErin's OwnAll-Ireland Hurling Final winning captainMunster Hurling Final winning captain1949John KeaneMount Sion195019511952J. O'ReganMount Sion1953John CusackClonea1954Mick FlannellyMount Sion1955Mick FlannellyMount Sion1956Séamus PowerMount Sion1957Phil GrimesMount SionMunster Hurling Final winning captain1958Séamus PowerMount Sion1959Frankie WalshMount SionAll-Ireland Hurling Final winning captainMunster Hurling Final winning captain1960Frankie WalshMount Sion1961Martin Óg MorrisseyMount Sion1962Larry GuinanMount Sion1963Joe CondonErin's OwnMunster Hurling Final winning captain1964Mick FlannellyMount Sion1965Larry GuinanMount Sion1966Jim ByrneMount Sion1967Tom HearneBallygunner1968Vin ConnorsBallygunner1969Tom WalshBallygunner1970Larry GuinanMount Sion1971Frank WhelanBallyduff-Lower-Portlaw1972Martin HickeyPortlaw1973Stephen GreeneMount Sion1974Martin HickeyPortlaw1975Martin GearyMount Sion19761977John GalvinPortlaw1978Peter WhelanPortlaw1979Joe MurphyDunhill1980Joe MurphyDunhill1981Liam O'BrienTallow1982Pat McGrathMount Sion1983Séamie HannonBallyduff Upper1984Pat RyanMount Sion1985Con CurleyTallow1986Timmy SheehanTallow1987Pat RyanMount Sion1988Michael WalshBallyduff Upper1989Shane AhearneMount Sion1990Kieran DelahuntyRoanmore1991Noel CrowleyRoanmore1992Paul PrendergastLismore1993Billy O'SullivanBallygunner1994Mark O'SullivanLismore1995Brian GreeneMount Sion1996Fergal HartleyBallygunner1997Fergal HartleyBallygunner1998Stephen FramptonBallygunner1999Brian FlanneryMount Sion2000Paul FlynnBallygunner2001Ken McGrathMount Sion2002Fergal HartleyBallygunnerMunster Hurling Final winning captain2003Tony BrowneMount Sion2004Ken McGrathMount SionMunster Hurling Final winning captain2005Eoin KellyMount Sion2006Paul FlynnBallygunner2007Michael 'Brick' WalshStradballyMunster Hurling Final winning capt National hurling league winning capt2008Michael 'Brick' WalshStradbally2009Stephen MolumphyKen McGrathBallyduff UpperMount Sion2010Stephen MolumphyBallyduff UpperMunster Hurling Final winning captain2011Stephen MolumphyBallyduff Upper2012Michael 'Brick' WalshStradbally2013Kevin MoranDe La Salle2014Michael 'Brick' WalshStradbally2015Kevin MoranDe La SalleNational hurling league winning capt2016Kevin MoranDe La Salle2017Kevin MoranDe La Salle2018Kevin MoranDe La Salle2019Noel ConnorsPassage2020Pauric MahonyBallygunner2021Stehen BennettBallysaggart

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