The London county hurling team represents London in hurling and is governed by London GAA, the county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The team competes in the Joe McDonagh Cup and the National Hurling League. It formerly competed in the Ulster and Leinster Senior Hurling Championships.
London's home ground is McGovern Park in South Ruislip. The team's manager is Eoin O'Neill.
The team last won the All-Ireland Senior Championship in 1901 but has never won the National League.
History
London has a strong hurling tradition. It has consistently achieved good results in the National Hurling League. As a mid-table Division 2 side, London ranks above half of Ireland’s counties, in strong contrast to the county's weaker performances in Gaelic football (see London's record in football).
The county won the 1901 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (SHC).
In the 1973 All-Ireland SHC, a London team that included six Galwaymen defeated Galway by a scoreline of 4–7 to 3–5 in the All-Ireland SHC quarter-final at Ballinasloe. Galwaymen Frank Canning and Lennie Burke scored three of the goals against their old county.
London won five All-Ireland B Championships between 1985 and 1995.
London won the inaugural Nicky Rackard Cup in 2005, defeating Louth's hurlers by 15 points in the final.
London defeated Derry in the 2010 Ulster Senior Hurling Championship quarter-final at Casement Park to qualify for a semi-final against Down.
London won the 2011 Nicky Rackard Cup, defeating Louth in the final.
London won the 2012 Christy Ring Cup, defeating Wicklow by a scoreline of 4–18 to 1–17. This gained the county promotion to the 2013 All-Ireland SHC, facing Carlow in its opening match. It then lost to Westmeath in an All-Ireland SHC qualifier.
In the 2014 All-Ireland SHC, London finished bottom of the preliminary group after being beaten by Westmeath in the final game of the round robin stage in Mullingar, and the county was relegated back to the Christy Ring Cup for the 2015 season.
London finished runner-up in the 2018 Christy Ring Cup.
Although the footballers withdrew due to the UK's 2001 foot-and-mouth outbreak, the hurlers stayed in the championship that year, but all withdrew from the 2020 and 2021 championships due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Gaelic games.
Panel The following players were selected as part of the senior hurling panel for London's Joe McDonagh Cup match against Laois on 24th May 2026:
Managerial history Eamonn Phelan: played until 2010, manager for 2011 final, 2012 final (see sources concerning those games) Fergus McMahon (Meath): four years, until 2018 Shane Kelly (Galway and Brothers Pearse): 2018–2019 Kevin McMullan (Antrim and Robert Emmetts): 2019–2023 Neil Rogers (Birr and St Gabriel's): 2023–2025 Eoin O'Neill: 2026
Honours All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Winners (1): 1901 Runners-up (3): 1900, 1902, 1903 All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship Winners (5): 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1995 Runners-up (15): All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship Winners (5): 1938, 1949, 1959, 1960, 1963
Christy Ring Cup Winners (2): 2012, 2025 Runners-up (1): 2018 Nicky Rackard Cup Winners (2): 2005, 2011 Runners-up (2): 2009, 2010 Kehoe Cup Winners (2): 1987, 1988 Runners-up (2): 1983, 2003
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