Legend • – Champions • – Runners-up • – Semi-finals/Quarter-finals/Round 2 • – Group Stage • CR –
Christy Ring Cup • NR –
Nicky Rackard Cup • — – Inactive For each championship, the number of teams (in brackets) are shown
Debut of teams Seasons in Lory Meagher Cup The number of years that each county has played in the Lory Meagher Cup between
2009 and
2025. A total of 13 counties have competed in at least one season of the Lory Meagher Cup. Leitrim have participated in the most championships. The counties in
bold participate in the
2025 Lory Meagher Cup.
List of Lory Meagher Cup counties The following teams have competed in the Lory Meagher Cup for at least one season.
All-time table Legend As of 20 May 2025 (After 2025 group stage). By Semi-Final/Top 4 Appearances By decade The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of Lory Meagher Cup titles, is as follows: •
2000s: 1 for
Tyrone (
2009) •
2010s: 2 each for
Longford (
2010,
2014) and Warwickshire (
2013,
2017) •
2020s: 2 each for
Louth (
2020,
2022) and
Fermanagh (
2021,
2024)
Match records • Most matches played • 56,
Leitrim • Most wins • 23, Longford • Most losses • 32,
Leitrim • Most draws • 6,
Fermanagh • 6, Longford
Other records Finishing positions • Most championships • 3,
Louth (
2016,
2020,
2022) • 3,
Fermanagh (2015, 2021, 2024) • Most second-place finishes • 3,
Fermanagh (
2012,
2014,
2020) • 3,
Lancashire (
2018,
2019,
2023) • 3,
Longford (2013, 2022, 2024) • Most third-place finishes • 4,
Cavan (
2018,
2020,
2023, 2024) • Most fourth-place finishes • 5,
Leitrim (
2013,
2014,
2016, 2024, 2025) • Most fifth-place finishes • 4,
Lancashire (
2015,
2016,
2022, 2025) • Most sixth-place finishes • 2, Warwickshire (
2023, 2025) • Most semi-final finishes • 2,
Leitrim (
2010,
2012) • 2,
Longford (
2009,
2021) • 2,
South Down (
2009,
2011) • 2, Warwickshire (
2011,
2012) • Most quarter-final finishes • 2,
Fermanagh (
2009,
2011) • Most round 2 or round 3 finishes • 1,
Cavan (
2009) • 1,
Leitrim (
2011) • 1,
Longford (
2012) • 1,
South Down (
2010) • 1, Warwickshire (
2009)
Unbeaten sides • 6 teams have won the Lory Meagher Cup unbeaten: •
Donegal had 4 wins in
2011 •
Tyrone had 3 wins in
2012 •
Warwickshire had 3 wins and 1 draw in
2013 •
Longford had 3 wins and 1 draw in
2014 •
Louth had 5 wins in
2016 •
Warwickshire had 6 wins in
2017 •
Fermanagh had 4 wins and 2 draws in
2024 Beaten sides The group stage of the cup has resulted in 9 'back-door' Lory Meagher Cup champions: •
Tyrone (
2009) were beaten by
South Down in round 1. •
Longford (
2010) were beaten by
Donegal in round 1. •
Fermanagh (
2015) were beaten by
Sligo in round 5. •
Sligo (
2018) were beaten by
Cavan in round 3. •
Leitrim (
2019) were beaten by
Lancashire in round 1. •
Louth (
2020) were beaten by
Fermanagh in round 1. •
Fermanagh (
2021) were beaten by
Cavan in round 1. •
Louth (
2022) were beaten by
Monaghan in round 2 and
Longford in round 3. •
Monaghan (
2023) were beaten by
Cavan in round 2. On 2 occasions a team was defeated twice but have remained in the championship: •
Louth (
2022) were beaten by
Monaghan and
Longford but still qualified for the final. •
Lancashire (
2023) were beaten by
Cavan and by
Monaghan but still qualified for the final.
Final success rate Only two counties have appeared in the final more than once, being victorious on all occasions: •
Louth • Warwickshire On the opposite end of the scale, only one county has appeared in the final more than once, losing on each occasion: •
Lancashire Consecutive participations • 9,
Leitrim (
2009–
2017) • 9, Warwickshire (
2009–
2017) Leitrim and Warwickshire have the record number of consecutive participations in the Lory Meagher Cup, taking part in 9 seasons.
Winning other trophies Although not an officially recognised achievement, no team have ever achieved the distinction of winning the Lory Meagher Cup and their respective Division in the
National Hurling League.
Biggest wins • The most one sided finals: •
15 points –
2021:
Fermanagh 3-26 - 1-17
Cavan •
13 points –
2022:
Louth 3-27 - 3-14
Longford •
12 points –
2013: Warwickshire 2-16 - 0-10
Longford •
11 points –
2020:
Louth 2-19 - 2-08
Fermanagh •
8 points –
2010:
Longford 1-20 - 1-12
Donegal • The most one sided other matches: •
29 points – 2011:
South Down 4-25 - 0-08
Leitrim Scoring Events • Most goals in a match: •
11 – 2021: Longford 8-25 - 3-19 Louth • Most points in a match: •
46 – 2024: Lancashire 0-21 - 2-25 Cavan •
46 – 2024: Lancashire 2-24 - 6-22 Warwickshire •
46 – 2025: Longford 3-17 - 3-29 Cavan • Most goals by one team in a match: •
8 – 2021: Longford 8-25 - 3-19 Louth • Most points by one team in a match: •
32 – 2025: Warwickshire 1-11 - 4-32 Cavan • Highest aggregate score: •
77 – 2021: Longford 8-25 - 3-19 Louth • Lowest aggregate score: •
20 – 2023: Leitrim 0-08 - 0-12 Longford
Successful defending Only three teams were able to defend their title the following year. None of these teams were able to do so. These are: •
Longford on 0 attempts out of 1 (
2011) • Warwickshire on 0 attempts out of 1 (
2014) •
Louth on 0 attempts out of 1 (
2021) Usually defending champions are promoted and a number of teams survived the first year of the
Nicky Rackard Cup. These are: • 00 on 00 attempts out of 00 (0000)
Gaps • Longest gaps between successive cup titles: •
6 years:
Fermanagh (
2015–
2021) • Longest gaps between successive Lory Meagher Cup final appearances: •
8 years:
Longford (
2014–
2022) • Longest gap between successive championship appearances •
7 years: Cavan (
2010–
2017) •
7 years: Longford (
2014–
2021)
Active gaps • Longest active gaps between since last title: •
14 years:
Donegal (
2011–) •
13 years:
Tyrone (
2012–) •
11 years:
Longford (
2014–) •
8 years:
Warwickshire (
2017–) •
7 years:
Sligo (
2018–) •
6 years:
Leitrim (
2019–) •
3 years:
Louth (
2022–) •
2 years:
Monaghan (
2023–) •
1 year: Fermanagh (
2024–) • Longest active gaps since last cup final appearance: •
14 years:
Donegal (
2011–) •
13 years:
Tyrone (
2012–) •
8 years:
Warwickshire (
2017–) •
7 years:
Sligo (
2018–) •
6 years:
Leitrim (
2019–) •
3 years:
Louth (
2022–) •
2 years:
Lancashire (
2023–) •
2 years:
Monaghan (
2023–) •
1 year: Fermanagh (
2024–) •
1 year:
Longford (
2024–) •
0 years:
Cavan (2025–) • Longest active gap since last cup appearance •
14 years:
Donegal (
2011–) •
14 years:
South Down (
2011–)
Provinces • Only on 5 occasions has the Lory Meagher Cup final involved two teams from the same province: •
Tyrone vs
Donegal (
2009) •
Donegal vs
Tyrone (
2011) •
Tyrone vs
Fermanagh (
2012) •
Fermanagh vs
Cavan (
2021) •
Louth vs
Longford (
2022) • The province providing the highest number of different winning teams is Ulster, with four: •
Donegal •
Fermanagh •
Monaghan •
Tyrone • Province success rates •
Ulster 44% (4 out of 9 counties) •
Connacht 40% (2 out of 5 counties) •
Britain 33% (1 out of 3 counties) •
Leinster 17% (2 out of 12 counties) •
Munster 0% (0 out of 6 counties)
Lory Meagher Cup final pairings Longest undefeated run The record for the longest unbeaten run stands at 7 games held by
Tyrone (
2009–
2011).
Miscellaneous • Best finish by a debuting team • Champions,
Tyrone (
2009) • Best finish by a debuting team (after 2009) • Champions,
Louth (
2016) • Highest winning record • 83%,
Tyrone (10 wins in 12 matches) • Lowest winning record • 26%,
Cavan (9 wins in 35 matches) • Most played match •
Fermanagh vs
Leitrim ==See also==