Year | Player | Club | National titles | Provincial titles |
1927 | Micky Cross | Claughaun | | |
1928 | Willie Gleeson | Fedamore | | |
1929 | Bob McConkey | Young Irelands | | |
1930 | | | | |
1931 | Bob McConkey | Young Irelands | | |
1932 | Timmy Ryan | Ahane | | |
1933 | Micky Fitzgibbon | Young Irelands | | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
1934 | Timmy Ryan | Ahane | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
1935 | Timmy Ryan | Ahane | | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
1936 | Mick Mackey | Ahane | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
1937 | Mick Mackey | Ahane | | |
1938 | Mick Mackey | Ahane | | |
1939 | Mick Mackey | Ahane | | |
1940 | Mick Mackey | Ahane | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
1941 | Jim Roche | Croom | | |
1942 | | Croom | | |
1943 | | Ahane | | |
1944 | Mick Mackey | Ahane | | |
1945 | Mick Mackey | Ahane | | |
1946 | Mick Mackey | Ahane | | |
1947 | | Ahane | | |
1948 | Jackie Power | Ahane | | |
1949 | Seán Herbert | Ahane | | |
1950 | | | | |
1951 | Dick Stokes | Pallasgreen | | |
1952 | Dick Stokes | Pallasgreen | | |
1953 | | | | |
1954 | | | | |
1955 | Liam Ryan | Cappamore | | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
1956 | Tommy Casey | | | |
1957 | Séamus Ryan | Cappamore | | |
1958 | Mick Tynan | Claughaun | | |
1959 | Jim Keogh | Claughaun | | |
1960 | Séamus Ryan | Cappamore | | |
1961 | | | | |
1962 | | | | |
1963 | Kevin Long | Feenagh-Kilmeedy | | |
1964 | Kevin Long | Feenagh-Kilmeedy | | |
1965 | Johnny Hayes | Cappamore | | |
1966 | Phil Bennis | Patrickswell | | |
1967 | Phil Bennis | Patrickswell | | |
1968 | Mossie Dowling | Kilmallock | | |
1969 | Éamonn Cregan | Claughaun | | |
1970 | Phil Bennis | Patrickswell | | |
1971 | Tony O'Brien | Patrickswell | | |
1972 | Jim Hogan | Claughaun | | |
1973 | Éamonn Grimes | south Liberties | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
1974 | Seán Foley | Patrickswell | | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
1975 | Éamonn Grimes | South Liberties | | |
1976 | Paddy Kelly | Kilmallock | | |
1977 | Éamonn Grimes | South Liberties | | |
1978 | Seán Foley | Patrickswell | | |
1979 | Pat Hartigan | South Liberties | | |
1980 | Seán Foley | Patrickswell | | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
1981 | Paudie Fitzmaurice | Killeedy | | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
1982 | Joe McKenna | South Liberties | | |
1983 | Leonard Enright | Patrickswell | | |
1984 | Leonard Enright | Patrickswell | | |
1985 | Leonard Enright | Patrickswell | | |
1986 | Paddy Kelly | Kilmallock | | |
1987 | Danny Fitzgerald | Claughaun | | |
1988 | Leonard Enright | Patrickswell | | |
1989 | Gary Kirby | Patrickswell | | |
1990 | Terence Kenny | Ballybrown | | |
1991 | Anthony Carmody | Patrickswell | | |
1992 | Joe O'Connor | Ballybrown | | |
1993 | Mike Houlihan | Kilmallock | | |
1994 | Gary Kirby | Patrickswell | | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
1995 | Mike Houlihan | Kilmallock | | |
1996 | Ciarán Carey | Patrickswell | | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
1997 | Gary Kirby | Patrickswell | | |
1998 | Ciarán Carey | Patrickswell | | |
1999 | Ollie Moran | Ahane | | |
2000 | Ollie Moran | Ahane | | |
2001 | Barry Foley | Patrickswell | | |
2002 | Mark Foley | Adare | | |
2003 | Mark Foley | Adare | | |
2004 | Ciarán Carey | Patrickswell | | |
| T.J. Ryan | Garryspillane | | |
2005 | Ollie Moran | Ahane | | |
2006 | T.J. Ryan | Garryspillane | | |
| Damian Reale | Hospital-Herbertstown | | |
2007 | James O'Brien | Bruree | | |
2008 | Mark Foley | Adare | | |
2009 | Mark Foley | Adare | | |
2010 | Bryan O'Sullivan | Kilmallock | | |
2011 | Gavin O'Mahony | Kilmallock | | |
2012 | David Breen | Na Piarsaigh | | |
2013 | Donal O'Grady | Granagh-Ballingarry | | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
2014 | Donal O'Grady | Granagh-Ballingarry | | |
2015 | Donal O'Grady | Granagh-Ballingarry | | |
2016 | Nickie Quaid | Effin | | |
2017 | James Ryan | Garryspillane | | |
2018 | Declan Hannon | Adare | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | |
2019 | Declan Hannon | Adare | | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
2020 | Declan Hannon | Adare | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
2021 | Declan Hannon | Adare | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
2022 | Declan Hannon | Adare | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
2023 | Cian Lynch | Patrickswell | All-Ireland Hurling Final winning captain | Munster Hurling Final winning captain |
2024 | | Limerick | | |