1977 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

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All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship 1977
All Ireland Champions
Winners Kilkenny (11th win)
Captain Seán Fennelly
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up Cork
CaptainStephen Hayes
Provincial Champions
Munster Cork
Leinster Kilkenny
Ulster Not Played
Connacht Not Played
1976
1978

The 1977 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 47th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928.

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Tipperary entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Clare in the Munster quarter-final.

On 9 October 1977 Kilkenny won the championship following a 1-8 to 0-9 defeat of Cork in a replay of the All-Ireland final. This was their 11th All-Ireland title and their first in two championship seasons.

Results

Leinster Minor Hurling Championship

First round

10 April 1977First round Kildare 0-05 - 6-10 Laois Geraldine Park, Athy
Referee: L Barnes (Wicklow)
24 April 1977First round Westmeath 4-04 - 4-10 Antrim Cusack Park, Mullingar
S McKeogh 2-2, J Davis 1-0, I Connell 1-0, S McGrath 0-2.D Donnelly 1-3, B Donnelly 1-3, E McToal 1-2, B Quinn 1-0, L McGoldrick 0-1, G McClafferty 0-1.

Quarter-finals

22 May 1977Quarter-final Offaly 0-10 - 2-03 Laois St. Brendan's Park, Birr
T Conneely 0-5, D Loughnane 0-2, D Owens 0-2, B Hayes 0-1.N Broderick 1-0, D Conlon 1-0, P Bergin 0-2, P Critchley 0-1.
23 May 1977Quarter-final Dublin 1-10 - 3-06 Antrim Parnell Park, Dublin
T McSweeneny 0-5, J Morris 1-0, W Hughes 0-3, P Byrne 0-2.D Donnelly 1-1, B McCallion 1-1, J McKernan 1-0, B Quinn 0-1, L McGoldrick 0-1, E McToal 0-1, V Caulfield 0-1.

Semi-finals

26 June 1977Semi-final Wexford 4-10 - 3-11 Antrim Wexford Park, Wexford
R O'Connor 2-0, G O'Connor 1-2, P Gorman 0-4, J Fleming 0-4, B Byrne 1-0.B McCallion 2-0, G McCafferty 0-6, B Quinn 0-4, D Donnelly 1-0, B Donnelly 0-1.Referee: S Murphy (Kilkenny)
6 July 1977Semi-final Kilkenny 4-20 - 3-11 Offaly O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
J Mulcahy 0-8, J Heffernan 1-2, M Nash 1-2, E Deegan 1-2, W McEvoy 0-4, E Crowley 1-0, G Ryan 0-2.D Loughnane 1-5, T Kennedy 1-2, D Moloney 1-0, J Abbott 0-2, M Corrigan 0-1, L Collins 0-1.

Final

24 July 1977Final Kilkenny 5-10 - 3-06 Wexford Croke Park, Dublin
J Mulcahy 1-3, J McEvoy 1-2, J Heffernan 1-1, M Nash 1-1, E Crowley 1-1, B Wallace 0-2.J Fleming 2-4, P Doyle 1-0, B Byrne 0-1, G O'Connor 0-1.Referee: N O'Donoghue (Dublin)

Munster Minor Hurling Championship

First round

6 May 1977First round Waterford 1-09 - 0-04 Kerry FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock
J Hunt 0-6, J Cotter 1-0, B Hennessy 0-2, A Kelly 0-1.T Ryan 0-4.Referee: J Sheehan (Limerick)
11 May 1977First round Clare 3-04 - 1-08 Tipperary Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
PJ Deacy 1-2, F Quilligan 1-0, J Moran 1-0, C Lyons 0-1, L Quinlan 0-1.M Murphy 1-3, P Power 0-2, R O'Callaghan 0-1, D O'Connell 0-1, E Cunningham 0-1.Referee: S O'Connor (Limerick)

Semi-finals

27 May 1977Semi-final Cork 5-15 - 1-07 Waterford Páirc Mac Gearailt, Fermoy
J Hartnett 2-3, G O'Regan 0-8, J Monahan 2-1, T O'Connor 1-1, S O'Brien 0-1, R O'Connor 0-1.A Kelly 1-1, J Hunt 0-2, P Curran 0-2, M Curley 0-1, J Fives 0-1.Referee: B Carroll (Tipperary)
29 June 1977Semi-final Limerick 3-13 - 0-06 Clare MacDonagh Park, Nenagh
G Hickey 2-1, O O'Connor 0-6, S Herbert 1-1, K O'Brien 0-2, P Foley 0-1, B Ryan 0-1, J Mann 0-1.J Hanley 0-4, L Quinlan 0-1, C Martin 0-1.

Final

10 July 1977Final Cork 2-08 - 2-07 Limerick Semple Stadium, Thurles
S O'Gorman 0-5, D Murphy 1-0, J Monahan 1-0, J Hartnett 0-1, A O'Connell 0-1, T O'Connor 0-1.O O'Connor 1-1, M Coffey 1-1, K O'Brien 0-2, S Herbert 0-2, E Meskill 0-1.

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

Semi-final

7 August 1977Semi-final Cork 3-14 - 1-06 Galway Croke Park, Dublin
R O'Connor 3-3, S O'Gorman 0-6, J Keane 0-1, A O'Connell 0-1, T McCarthy 0-1, J Murphy 0-1, D Philpott 0-1.J Coen 1-4, M Ruane 0-1, M Fahy 0-1.

Finals

4 September 1977Final Cork 3-11 - 4-08 Kilkenny Croke Park, Dublin
J Hartnett 1-2, S O'Gorman 0-5, T Aherne 1-1, R O'Connor 1-1, J Keane 0-2.J Heffernan 2-1, E Deegan 1-1, W McEvoy 1-0, E Wallace 0-2, J Mulcahy 0-2, G Ryan 0-1, E Crowley 0-1.Referee: G Kirwan (Offaly)
9 October 1977Final replay Kilkenny 1-08 - 0-09 Cork Semple Stadium, Thurles
W McEvoy 1-1, T Lennon 0-2, E Deegan 0-2, E Crowley 0-1, R Murphy 0-1, J Mulcahy 0-1.PJ Whooley 0-4, R O'Connor 0-2, S O'Gorman 0-1, T Aherne 0-1, T McCarthy 0-1.Referee: G Kirwan (Offaly)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous


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