🏑 Drive for Five

Hurling Squads1941–2023 · 24 teams · 14 counties

Every squad in Drive for Five — 24 great county teams across 14 counties, 1941 to 2023, from the Cork and Kilkenny dynasties to the modern Limerick machine. In the game you spin a county and era, draft one hurler per spin to build your fifteen, then play a run of All-Ireland finals — can you do the five-in-a-row no county ever has?

Squads and honours verified against publicly available records such as Wikipedia.

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Kilkenny 4 squads

Kilkenny 2011-15

Cody's third dynasty — Reid & Hogan

Goalkeeper
  • Eoin Murphy🏆4🎖3
Backs
  • JJ Delaney🏆3🎖2|⭐2
  • Paul Murphy🏆4🎖3|⭐4
  • Jackie Tyrrell🏆4🎖3
  • Cillian Buckley🏆3🎖2|⭐2
  • Brian Hogan🏆3🎖2|⭐2
  • Pádraig Walsh🏆2🎖2
  • Joey Holden🏆2🎖2|⭐1
  • Kieran Joyce🏆4🎖3
Midfield
  • Michael Fennelly🏆4🎖3|👑1⭐2
  • Conor Fogarty🏆4🎖3
  • Lester Ryan🏆4🎖3
Forwards
  • TJ Reid🏆4🎖3|👑1⭐3
  • Richie Hogan🏆4🎖3|👑1⭐3
  • Henry Shefflin🏆3🎖2|👑1⭐2
  • Eoin Larkin🏆4🎖3
  • Colin Fennelly🏆4🎖3|⭐1
  • Richie Power🏆4🎖3|⭐1
  • Walter Walsh🏆3🎖2
  • Aidan Fogarty🏆3🎖2
  • Mark Kelly🏆3🎖2

Kilkenny 2006-09

Cody's four-in-a-row — the Drive-for-Five side

Goalkeeper
  • PJ Ryan🏆4🎖4|⭐1
Backs
  • Tommy Walsh🏆4🎖4|👑1⭐4
  • JJ Delaney🏆4🎖4|⭐2
  • Jackie Tyrrell🏆4🎖4|⭐3
  • Noel Hickey🏆4🎖4|⭐1
  • Michael Kavanagh🏆4🎖4|⭐2
  • Brian Hogan🏆4🎖4
Midfield
  • Cha Fitzpatrick🏆4🎖4|⭐3
  • Derek Lyng🏆4🎖4
  • Michael Fennelly🏆4🎖4
  • Michael Rice🏆4🎖4|⭐1
Forwards
  • Henry Shefflin🏆4🎖4|👑1⭐4
  • Eoin Larkin🏆4🎖4|👑1⭐2
  • Eddie Brennan🏆4🎖4|⭐3
  • Richie Power🏆4🎖4
  • Martin Comerford🏆4🎖4|⭐1
  • Aidan Fogarty🏆4🎖4

Kilkenny 1998-2003

Cody's first dynasty — three Liams in four years

Goalkeeper
  • James McGarry🏆3🎖6
Backs
  • Peter Barry🏆3🎖5|⭐3
  • Noel Hickey🏆3🎖4|⭐2
  • JJ Delaney🏆2🎖3|👑1⭐1
  • Philip Larkin🏆3🎖6|⭐1
  • Michael Kavanagh🏆3🎖6|⭐2
  • Tommy Walsh🏆2🎖2|⭐1
  • Willie O'Connor🏆1🎖4|⭐2
Midfield
  • Brian McEvoy🏆2🎖5|⭐1
  • Andy Comerford🏆3🎖6|⭐2
  • Derek Lyng🏆2🎖3|⭐2
Forwards
  • DJ Carey🏆3🎖6|👑1⭐3
  • Henry Shefflin🏆3🎖5|👑1⭐3
  • Charlie Carter🏆2🎖4|⭐3
  • Eddie Brennan🏆3🎖4|⭐1
  • John Hoyne🏆3🎖5
  • Martin Comerford🏆2🎖3|⭐2

Kilkenny 1969-75

The Eddie Keher era

Goalkeeper
  • Noel Skehan🏆4🎖6|⭐4
Backs
  • Pat Henderson🏆4🎖6|👑1⭐2
  • Fan Larkin🏆4🎖6|⭐2
  • Nicky Orr🏆3🎖5
  • Jim Treacy🏆4🎖6|⭐2
  • Pat Lawlor🏆3🎖6|⭐1
  • Éamonn Morrissey🏆1🎖2
  • Pa Dillon🏆2🎖3
Midfield
  • Frank Cummins🏆4🎖6|⭐2
  • Liam O'Brien🏆4🎖6|👑1⭐1
Forwards
  • Eddie Keher🏆4🎖6|👑1⭐5
  • Kieran Purcell🏆3🎖5|⭐3
  • Pat Delaney🏆4🎖6|⭐2
  • Mick Crotty🏆4🎖6|⭐1
  • Mick Brennan🏆3🎖4|⭐1
  • Billy Fitzpatrick🏆2🎖3
  • John Kinsella🏆2🎖3

Tipperary 4 squads

Tipperary 2016-19

The Callanan & McGrath years

Goalkeeper
  • Brian Hogan🏆2🎖1|⭐1
  • Darren Gleeson🏆1🎖1
Backs
  • Cathal Barrett🏆2🎖1|⭐2
  • James Barry🏆2🎖1|⭐1
  • Michael Cahill🏆1🎖1
  • Séamus Kennedy🏆2🎖1
  • Ronan Maher🏆2🎖1|⭐2
  • Pádraic Maher🏆2🎖1|⭐3
  • Barry Heffernan🏆2🎖1
  • Brendan Maher🏆2🎖1|⭐1
Midfield
  • Michael Breen🏆2🎖1
  • Noel McGrath🏆2🎖1|⭐1
Forwards
  • Dan McCormack🏆2🎖1
  • Patrick Maher🏆2🎖1|⭐1
  • John O'Dwyer🏆2🎖1
  • Jason Forde🏆2🎖1
  • Niall O'Meara🏆2🎖1
  • Séamus Callanan🏆2🎖1|👑1⭐2
  • John McGrath🏆2🎖1|⭐1

Tipperary 2010

Denied Kilkenny the five — Lar Corbett's hat-trick

Goalkeeper
  • Brendan Cummins🏆1|⭐1
Backs
  • Paddy Stapleton🏆1
  • Paul Curran🏆1|⭐1
  • Michael Cahill🏆1
  • Declan Fanning🏆1
  • Conor O'Mahony🏆1
  • Pádraic Maher🏆1
  • Conor O'Brien🏆1
Midfield
  • Brendan Maher🏆1|⭐1
  • Shane McGrath🏆1
Forwards
  • Gearóid Ryan🏆1
  • Patrick Maher🏆1
  • John O'Brien🏆1
  • Noel McGrath🏆1|⭐1
  • Eoin Kelly🏆1|⭐1
  • Lar Corbett🏆1|👑1⭐1
  • Séamus Callanan🏆1
  • Benny Dunne🏆1

Tipperary 1989-91

Babs Keating's men — Nicky English's Liams

Goalkeeper
  • Ken Hogan🏆2🎖2
Backs
  • Bobby Ryan🏆2🎖2|⭐1
  • Conal Bonnar🏆2🎖2|⭐2
  • Noel Sheehy🏆2🎖2|⭐2
  • Paul Delaney🏆2🎖2|⭐1
  • John Kennedy🏆2🎖2
  • Conor O'Donovan🏆2🎖2
Midfield
  • Declan Carr🏆2🎖2|⭐1
  • Colm Bonnar🏆2🎖2
  • Aidan Ryan🏆2🎖2
  • Joe Hayes🏆2🎖2
Forwards
  • Nicky English🏆2🎖2|👑1⭐1
  • Pat Fox🏆2🎖2|👑1⭐2
  • Declan Ryan🏆2🎖2
  • Michael Cleary🏆2🎖2|⭐2
  • Cormac Bonnar🏆2🎖2|⭐2
  • John Leahy🏆2🎖2|⭐1
  • Donie O'Connell🏆2🎖2

Tipperary 1960s

"Hell's Kitchen" — four Liams in five years

Goalkeeper
  • John O'Donoghue🏆2🎖4|⭐1
Backs
  • John Doyle🏆4🎖6|👑1⭐2
  • Michael Maher🏆4🎖5
  • Kieran Carey🏆4🎖6|⭐1
  • Matt Hassett🏆1🎖2
  • Tony Wall🏆4🎖6|⭐3
  • Mick Roche🏆2🎖4|⭐3
Midfield
  • Theo English🏆4🎖6|⭐2
  • Liam Devaney🏆4🎖7|👑1⭐1
Forwards
  • Jimmy Doyle🏆4🎖7|👑1⭐3
  • Donie Nealon🏆4🎖7|👑1⭐3
  • Sean McLoughlin🏆4🎖6|⭐1
  • Larry Kiely🏆2🎖3
  • Babs Keating🏆1🎖3
  • John McKenna🏆4🎖5|⭐3

Cork 3 squads

Cork 2004-05

Back-to-back Rebels

Goalkeeper
  • Donal Óg Cusack🏆2🎖1
Backs
  • Wayne Sherlock🏆2🎖1|⭐1
  • Diarmuid O'Sullivan🏆2🎖1|⭐2
  • John Gardiner🏆2🎖1|⭐1
  • Ronan Curran🏆2🎖1|⭐1
  • Seán Óg Ó hAilpín🏆2🎖1|👑1⭐2
  • Pat Mulcahy🏆2🎖1|⭐1
  • John Browne🏆2🎖1
Midfield
  • Tom Kenny🏆2🎖1
  • Jerry O'Connor🏆2🎖1|👑1⭐2
Forwards
  • Ben O'Connor🏆2🎖1|⭐1
  • Niall McCarthy🏆2🎖1|⭐1
  • Timmy McCarthy🏆2🎖1
  • Kieran Murphy🏆1🎖1
  • Brian Corcoran🏆2🎖1|⭐1
  • Joe Deane🏆2🎖1

Cork 1976-78

The three-in-a-row Rebels

Goalkeeper
  • Martin Coleman🏆3🎖3
Backs
  • Brian Murphy🏆3🎖3
  • Martin O'Doherty🏆3🎖3|⭐2
  • John Horgan🏆3🎖3|👑1⭐2
  • Dermot Mac Curtain🏆3🎖3
  • Johnny Crowley🏆3🎖3
  • Denis Coughlan🏆3🎖3|👑1⭐3
Midfield
  • Tom Cashman🏆3🎖3|⭐2
  • Pat Moylan🏆3🎖3|⭐1
Forwards
  • Gerald McCarthy🏆3🎖3
  • Jimmy Barry-Murphy🏆3🎖3|⭐3
  • Charlie McCarthy🏆3🎖3|⭐2
  • Ray Cummins🏆3🎖3|⭐1
  • Seánie O'Leary🏆3🎖3|⭐2
  • Tom Crowley🏆3🎖3
  • Mick Malone🏆2🎖3|⭐1
  • Éamonn O'Donoghue🏆2🎖3

Cork 1941-44

Christy Ring's four-in-a-row Rebels

Goalkeeper
  • Tom Mulcahy🏆2🎖2
Backs
  • Batt Thornhill🏆4🎖3
  • Alan Lotty🏆4🎖3
  • Din Joe Buckley🏆4🎖3
  • Willie Murphy🏆4🎖3
  • Con Murphy🏆3🎖3
  • Paddy O'Donovan🏆4🎖3
Midfield
  • Jack Lynch🏆4🎖3
  • Con Cottrell🏆4🎖3
Forwards
  • Christy Ring🏆4🎖3
  • Johnny Quirke🏆4🎖3
  • Jim Young🏆4🎖3
  • Seán Condon🏆3🎖3
  • Ted O'Sullivan🏆2🎖2
  • Jim Morrison🏆1🎖1
  • Joe Kelly🏆1🎖1
  • Mossie O'Riordan🏆1🎖1

Clare 2 squads

Clare 2013

Davy's young guns — Tony Kelly's year

Goalkeeper
  • Patrick Kelly🏆1
Backs
  • David McInerney🏆1|⭐1
  • Patrick Donnellan🏆1|⭐1
  • Brendan Bugler🏆1|⭐1
  • Cian Dillon🏆1
  • Pat O'Connor🏆1
  • Domhnall O'Donovan🏆1
Midfield
  • Colm Galvin🏆1|⭐1
  • Conor Ryan🏆1|⭐1
Forwards
  • Tony Kelly🏆1|👑1⭐1
  • Shane O'Donnell🏆1
  • Podge Collins🏆1|⭐1
  • Conor McGrath🏆1|⭐1
  • John Conlon🏆1
  • Colin Ryan🏆1
  • Darach Honan🏆1
  • Nicky O'Connell🏆1
  • Fergal Lynch🏆1

Clare 1995-97

Loughnane's revolution — Liam at last

Goalkeeper
  • Davy Fitzgerald🏆2🎖2|⭐1
Backs
  • Brian Lohan🏆2🎖2|⭐3
  • Frank Lohan🏆2🎖2
  • Michael O'Halloran🏆2🎖2
  • Anthony Daly🏆2🎖2|⭐1
  • Seánie McMahon🏆2🎖2|👑1⭐2
  • Liam Doyle🏆2🎖2|⭐2
Midfield
  • Ollie Baker🏆2🎖2|⭐1
  • Colin Lynch🏆1🎖1|⭐1
Forwards
  • Jamesie O'Connor🏆2🎖2|👑1⭐2
  • PJ O'Connell🏆2🎖2
  • Fergal Hegarty🏆2🎖2
  • Fergie Tuohy🏆2🎖2
  • Stephen McNamara🏆2🎖2
  • Conor Clancy🏆2🎖2
  • Ger O'Loughlin🏆2🎖2|⭐2
  • Niall Gilligan🏆1🎖1
  • David Forde🏆1🎖2

Galway 2 squads

Galway 2017

Canning ends the long wait

Goalkeeper
  • Colm Callanan🏆1🎖1
Backs
  • Adrian Tuohey🏆1🎖1
  • Daithí Burke🏆1🎖1|⭐1
  • John Hanbury🏆1🎖1
  • Pádraic Mannion🏆1🎖1|⭐1
  • Gearóid McInerney🏆1🎖1|⭐1
  • Aidan Harte🏆1🎖1
Midfield
  • David Burke🏆1🎖1|⭐1
  • Johnny Coen🏆1🎖1
Forwards
  • Joseph Cooney🏆1🎖1
  • Joe Canning🏆1🎖1|👑1⭐1
  • Cathal Mannion🏆1🎖1
  • Conor Whelan🏆1🎖1|⭐1
  • Conor Cooney🏆1🎖1|⭐1
  • Niall Burke🏆1🎖1
  • Jason Flynn🏆1🎖1

Galway 1987-88

Cyril Farrell's back-to-back Tribesmen

Goalkeeper
  • John Commins🏆2|⭐1
Backs
  • Tony Keady🏆2|👑1⭐1
  • Conor Hayes🏆2|⭐2
  • Pete Finnerty🏆2|⭐2
  • Gerry McInerney🏆2
  • Sylvie Linnane🏆2|⭐1
  • Ollie Kilkenny🏆2|⭐1
Midfield
  • Steve Mahon🏆2|⭐1
  • Michael Coleman🏆1
  • Pat Malone🏆2
Forwards
  • Joe Cooney🏆2|👑1⭐1
  • Éanna Ryan🏆2
  • Martin Naughton🏆2|⭐1
  • Michael McGrath🏆2|⭐2
  • Noel Lane🏆2
  • Brendan Lynskey🏆2
  • Anthony Cunningham🏆2
  • P.J. Molloy🏆1
  • Tony Kilkenny🏆2

Antrim 1 squad

Antrim 1989

The Saffrons' All-Ireland final run

Goalkeeper
  • Niall Patterson🎖1
Backs
  • Dominic McKinley🎖1
  • Dessie Donnelly🎖1|⭐1
  • Gary O'Kane🎖1
  • Terence Donnelly🎖1
  • James McNaughton🎖1
  • Leonard McKeegan🎖1
  • Aldo McCarthy🎖1
Midfield
  • Paul McKillen🎖1
  • Declan McMullan🎖1
  • Danny McNaughton🎖1
Forwards
  • Ciarán Barr🎖1
  • Olcan McFetridge🎖1|⭐1
  • Terence McNaughton🎖1
  • Donal Armstrong🎖1
  • Brian Donnelly🎖1
  • Aidan McCarry🎖1

Carlow 1 squad

Carlow 2018

Inaugural Joe McDonagh Cup winners

Goalkeeper
  • Brian Tracey
Backs
  • Alan Corcoran
  • Richard Coady
  • Paul Doyle
  • Martin Doyle
  • Kevin McDonald
  • David English
  • Seamus Murphy
Midfield
  • Jack Kavanagh
  • Diarmuid Byrne
Forwards
  • Chris Nolan
  • Paul Coady
  • John Michael Nolan
  • Edward Byrne
  • James Doyle
  • Denis Murphy

Dublin 1 squad

Dublin 2013

Anthony Daly's Leinster breakthrough

Goalkeeper
  • Gary Maguire🎖1
Backs
  • Liam Rushe🎖1|⭐1
  • Peter Kelly🎖1|⭐1
  • Paul Schutte🎖1
  • Stephen Hiney🎖1
  • Niall Corcoran🎖1
  • Michael Carton🎖1
Midfield
  • Johnny McCaffrey🎖1
  • Joey Boland🎖1
Forwards
  • Conal Keaney🎖1
  • Danny Sutcliffe🎖1|⭐1
  • Ryan O'Dwyer🎖1
  • Paul Ryan🎖1
  • David Treacy🎖1
  • David O'Callaghan🎖1
  • Conor McCormack🎖1

Laois 1 squad

Laois 2019

Joe McDonagh Cup winners who toppled Dublin

Goalkeeper
  • Enda Rowland
Backs
  • Ryan Mullaney
  • Lee Cleere
  • Matthew Whelan
  • Jack Kelly
  • Donnchadh Hartnett
  • Pádraig Delaney
Midfield
  • John Lennon
  • Paddy Purcell
Forwards
  • Aaron Dunphy
  • Ross King
  • Willie Dunphy
  • Mark Kavanagh
  • Stephen Maher
  • Charles Dwyer
  • Éanna Lyons

Limerick 1 squad

Limerick 2020-23

Kiely's four-in-a-row machine

Goalkeeper
  • Nickie Quaid🏆4🎖4|⭐2
Backs
  • Seán Finn🏆4🎖4|⭐2
  • Mike Casey🏆3🎖3
  • Dan Morrissey🏆4🎖4|⭐2
  • Barry Nash🏆4🎖4|⭐2
  • Diarmaid Byrnes🏆4🎖4|👑1⭐4
  • Declan Hannon🏆4🎖4|⭐2
  • Kyle Hayes🏆4🎖4|⭐4
Midfield
  • William O'Donoghue🏆4🎖4|⭐2
  • Darragh O'Donovan🏆4🎖4|⭐2
  • Cian Lynch🏆4🎖4|👑1⭐2
Forwards
  • Gearóid Hegarty🏆4🎖4|👑1⭐3
  • Tom Morrissey🏆4🎖4|⭐3
  • Aaron Gillane🏆4🎖4|👑1⭐3
  • Séamus Flanagan🏆4🎖4|⭐1
  • Peter Casey🏆4🎖4|⭐1
  • Graeme Mulcahy🏆4🎖4

Offaly 1 squad

Offaly 1994-98

The Faithful — comebacks and craic

Goalkeeper
  • Stephen Byrne🏆1|⭐1
Backs
  • Martin Hanamy🏆2🎖2|⭐2
  • Kevin Kinahan🏆2🎖2|⭐3
  • Brian Whelahan🏆2🎖2|👑2⭐2
  • Hubert Rigney🏆2🎖2|⭐1
  • Kevin Martin🏆2🎖2|⭐2
  • Simon Whelahan🏆1🎖2
Midfield
  • Johnny Pilkington🏆2🎖2
  • Daithí Regan🏆1🎖2
Forwards
  • Johnny Dooley🏆2🎖2|⭐2
  • John Troy🏆2🎖2
  • Joe Dooley🏆2🎖2|⭐1
  • Billy Dooley🏆2🎖2|⭐2
  • Michael Duignan🏆2🎖2|⭐1
  • Joe Errity🏆2🎖2
  • Brendan Kelly🏆1🎖1
  • Declan Pilkington🏆1🎖1
  • Gary Hanniffy🏆1

Waterford 1 squad

Waterford 2007-17

The nearly-men — Munster days, no Liam

Goalkeeper
  • Stephen O'Keeffe⭐1
Backs
  • Noel Connors🎖1|⭐3
  • Declan Prendergast🎖2
  • Tony Browne🎖2|⭐1
  • Tadhg de Búrca⭐1
  • Kevin Moran🎖2|⭐2
  • Michael Walsh🎖2|⭐4
  • Ken McGrath🎖2|⭐1
Midfield
  • Jamie Barron⭐2
  • Stephen Molumphy🎖2|⭐1
Forwards
  • Dan Shanahan🎖2|👑1⭐1
  • Austin Gleeson👑1⭐1
  • Pauric Mahony
  • John Mullane🎖2|⭐4
  • Eoin Kelly🎖2|⭐1
  • Paul Flynn🎖1
  • Maurice Shanahan🎖1|⭐1

Westmeath 1 squad

Westmeath 2021

Joe McDonagh Cup winners at Croke Park

Goalkeeper
  • Noel Conaty
Backs
  • Aonghus Clarke
  • Tommy Doyle
  • Aaron Craig
  • Conor Shaw
  • Tommy Gallagher
  • Darragh Egerton
Midfield
  • Robbie Greville
  • Cormac Boyle
Forwards
  • Killian Doyle
  • Niall Mitchell
  • Davy Glennon
  • Niall O'Brien
  • Ciaran Doyle
  • Joey Boyle

Wexford 1 squad

Wexford 1996

Liam Griffin's Model men

Goalkeeper
  • Damien Fitzhenry🏆1🎖1
Backs
  • Colm Kehoe🏆1🎖1
  • Ger Cushe🏆1🎖1
  • John O'Connor🏆1🎖1
  • Larry O'Gorman🏆1🎖1|👑1⭐1
  • Liam Dunne🏆1🎖1|⭐1
  • Rod Guiney🏆1🎖1
Midfield
  • George O'Connor🏆1🎖1
  • Adrian Fenlon🏆1🎖1|⭐1
Forwards
  • Rory McCarthy🏆1🎖1|⭐1
  • Martin Storey🏆1🎖1|⭐1
  • Larry Murphy🏆1🎖1|⭐1
  • Tom Dempsey🏆1🎖1|⭐1
  • Garry Laffan🏆1🎖1
  • Éamonn Scallan🏆1🎖1
  • Billy Byrne🏆1🎖1
  • Seán Flood🏆1🎖1
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