The 2012–13 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the 43rd staging of the All-Ireland championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1970. The draw for the 2012–13 fixtures took place in August 2012. The championship began on 14 October 2012 and ended on 17 March 2013. Loughgiel Shamrocks were the defending champions.
St. Thomas's secured the title with a 1–11 to 1–9 defeat of Kilcormac–Killoughey in the All-Ireland final.
Teams A total of sixteen teams contested the championship, including all of the representative teams from the 2011–12. The Armagh champions and the Carlow champions joined these teams in 2012–13.
The 2012–13 championship also saw a number of first-time participants. Kilcormac–Killoughey of Offaly, Swatragh of Derry and St. Thomas's of Galway won their first county championship titles and represented their respective counties in their respective provincial championships.
Team summaries
Participating clubs
TeamCountyCaptainManagerMost recent successAll-IrelandProvincialCountyBallyhale ShamrocksKilkennyDavid HoyneTommy Shefflin201020092009ClonkillWestmeathEoin Price2011De La SalleWaterfordKevin MoranDerek McGrath20102010Kilcormac–KillougheyOffalyCiarán SlevinDanny OwensKilmacud CrokesDublinRoss O'CarrollGearóid Ó Riain1985KilmallockLimerickPaudie O'BrienTony Considine19942010Loughgiel ShamrocksAntrimJohnny CampbellP. J. O'Mullan201220112011MiddletownArmaghRyan GaffneySylvester McConnell2011Mount Leinster RangersCarlowBrian NolanTom Mullally2011Newmarket-on-FergusClareEnda BarrettBob Enright19681981Oulart the BallaghWexfordKeith RossiterPat Herbert2011PortaferryDownCiarán Coulter2006Rathdowney-ErrillLaoisShane DollardFrank McGrath2010Sarsfield'sCorkJoe BarryPat Ryan2010St. Thomas'sGalwayRobert MurrayJohn BurkeSwatraghDerryMichael KirkpatrickSeán McGuckinThurles Sarsfield'sTipperaryPádraic MaherSéamus Quinn2010
Fixtures
Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship
Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship
Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship
All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship
Championship statistics
Scoring First goal of the championship: Ruairí Convery for Swatragh against Portaferry (Ulster semi-final, 14 October 2012)
Discipline
First red card of the championship: Ruairí Convery for Swatragh against Portaferry, 43 minutes (14 October 2012)
Miscellaneous
Thurles Sarsfield's win the Munster title for the first time in their history. The Leinster semi-final between Oulart-The Ballagh and Ballyhale Shamrocks was postponed due to torrential rain. Referee Barry Kelly took the decision for player safety. Kilcormac–Killoughey win the Leinster title for the first time in their history while Oulart-The Ballagh lose their third successive provincial decider.
Top scorers
Top scorers overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Games Average1Ciarán SlevinKilcormac–Killoughey1–394258.42Liam WatsonLoughgiel Shamrocks2–263248.003Pa BourkeThurles Sarsfield's2–243047.504Conor CooneySt. Thomas's0–232337.66Eddie McCloskeyLoughgiel Shamrocks1–182145.256Paul BraniffPortaferry0–181829.07Ross KingRathdowney-Errill0–161628.08Benny McCarryLoughgiel Shamrocks1–111434.66Nicky KirwanOulart-the Ballagh1–111434.669Dan CurramsRathdowney-Errill3-041343.25
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Ciarán SlevinKilcormac–Killoughey1–1013Mount Leinster Rangers2Conor CooneySt. Thomas's0–1212Loughgiel Shamrocks3Paul BraniffPortaferry0–1111SwatraghCiarán SlevinKilcormac–Killoughey0–1111Thurles Sarsfield's4Seán McGrathKilmacud Crokes1-0710Oulart the BallaghLiam WatsonLoughgiel Shamrocks1-0710St. Thomas's5Eddie McCloskeyLoughgiel Shamrocks1-069MiddletownJake DillonDe La Salle0-099Thurles Sarsfield's6Pa BourkeThurles Sarsfield's1-058KilmallockPa BourkeThurles Sarsfield's1-058Kilcormac–KillougheyLiam WatsonLoughgiel Shamrocks1-058PortaferryLiam WatsonLoughgiel Shamrocks0-088MiddletownEddie McCloskeyLoughgiel Shamrocks0-088PortaferryRoss KingRathdowney-Errill0-088ClonkillCian McCarthySarsfield's0-088Thurles Sarsfield'sRoss KingRathdowney-Errill0-088Kilcormac–KillougheyCiarán SlevinKilcormac–Killoughey0-088St. Thomas's
External links Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship fixtures Munster Club Senior Hurling Championship team-by-team guide Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship fixtures
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