1987 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

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All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship 1987
Championship Details
Dates23 April 1987 – 6 September 1987
All Ireland Champions
Winners Offaly (2nd win)
Captain Tomás Moylan
Manager Pad Joe Whelehan
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up Tipperary
Captain Michael O'Meara
Manager Paddy Doyle
Provincial Champions
Munster Tipperary
Leinster Offaly
Ulster Antrim
Connacht Not Played
Championship Statistics
Top Scorer Colours of Offaly.svg Declan Pilkington (2-28)
1986
1988

The 1987 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 57th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928.

Contents

Offaly entered the championship as the defending champions.

On 6 September 1987, Offaly won the championship following a 2-8 to 0-12 defeat of Tipperary in the All-Ireland final. [1] This was their second All-Ireland title overall and their second title in-a-row.

Offaly's Declan Pilkington was the championship's top scorer with 2-28.

Results

Leinster Minor Hurling Championship

Quarter-final

24 May 1987Quarter-final Kerry 0-02 - 3-17 Kilkenny FitzGerald Stadium, Killarney
B O'Mahony 0-1, P Regan 0-1.L Byrne 2-1, J Walton 1-4, R O'Neill 0-3, B McGovern 0-3, T O'Grady 0-2, J Teehan 0-1, D Bradley 0-1, N Morrissey 0-1, J Cullen 0-1.

Semi-finals

27 June 1987Semi-final Kilkenny 2-20 - 3-10 Dublin O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
J Lawlor 2-2, B McGovern 0-5, J Walton 0-4, P O'Neill 0-2, P O'Grady 0-2, J Brennan (Erin's Own) 0-2, A Ronan 0-1, J Brennan (Fenians) 0-1, L Drennan 0-1.R O'Doherty 0-5, J Sarsfields 1-1, M Curran 1-1, P Sweeney 1-0, V Murphy 0-2, S Flanagan 0-1.Referee: A Maher (Laois)
4 July 1987Semi-final Offaly 3-16 - 2-09 Wexford Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
D Pilkington 0-8, T Moylan 1-3, J Troy 1-1, T Dooley 1-0, B Dooley 0-3, J Errity 0-1.M O'Leary 0-4, S Quigley 1-0, R Callaghan 0-2, D Casey 0-1.

Final

2 August 1987Final Offaly 2-13 - 0-12 Kilkenny Croke Park, Dublin
D Pilkington 0-9, T Moylan 1-1, B Dooley 1-0, J Troy 0-1, T Dooley 0-1, J Pilkington 0-1.A Ronan 0-4, J Brennan 0-4, J Lawlor 0-1, P O'Grady 0-1, B McGovern 0-1, J Walton 0-1.Referee: N Byrne (Wicklow)

Munster Minor Hurling Championship

First round

23 April 1987First round Limerick 2-13 - 2-05 Waterford Semple Stadium, Thurles
R Walsh 0-5, A Fitzgerald 1-1, P Barrett 1-1, M Hickey 0-2, P Cronin 0-2, M Houlihan 0-1, P Heffernan 0-1.M Kelly 1-2, P Prendergast 1-0, N Warren 0-1, D Henley 0-1, M O'Brien 0-1.Referee: M Keane (Cork)

Semi-finals

19 May 1987Semi-final Cork 2-14 - 2-09 Clare FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock
B Cunningham 1-4, P O'Brien 1-2, T Hurley 0-3, D Quirke 0-2, M Sheehan 0-2, D Irwin 0-1.P Jones 2-0, T Canny 0-3, B Foley 0-3, P Healy 0-1, M McNamara 0-1, D Considine 0-1.Referee: W Barrett (Tipperary)
22 May 1987Semi-final Tipperary 3-12 - 3-06 Limerick Semple Stadium, Thurles
D Lyons 2-1, C Egan 1-4, J Leahy 0-3, C Bonnar 0-1, B Corcoran 0-1, M Perdue 0-1, B Hogan 0-1.R Walsh 1-2, C Carey 1-1, M Houlihan 1-1, A Kirby 0-1, C Shields 0-1.Referee: JJ Landers (Waterford)

Final

12 July 1987Final Tipperary 2-11 - 1-09 Cork Semple Stadium, Thurles
D Lyons 2-1, J Leahy 0-2, C Egan 0-2, S Bohan 0-2, K Ryan 0-2, M Ryan 0-1, B Hogan 0-1.B Cunningham 1-4, G Healy 0-2, K Roche 0-1, J Dillon 0-1, D Quirke 0-1.Referee: J Moore (Waterford)

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

9 August 1987Semi-final Galway 1-09 - 4-12 Tipperary Croke Park, Dublin
M Killilea 1-1, D Curley 0-4, G McGrath 0-2, R Burke 0-1, B Uniacke 0-1.C Egan 2-4, J Leahy 0-6, S Bohane 1-0, D Lyons 1-0, B Hogan 0-1, C Bonnar 0-1.Referee: P Long (Kilkenny)
16 August 1987Semi-final Offaly 4-17 - 1-04 Antrim Dundalk
D Pilkington 2-8, T Moylan 2-2, B Dooley 0-4, T Dooley 0-2, J Dooley 0-1.S Elliott 1-1, J Graham 0-2, G O'Kane 0-1.Referee: G Long (Tipperary)

Final

6 September 1987Final Offaly 2-08 - 0-12 Tipperary Croke Park, Dublin
S Morkan 1-1, J Troy 1-0, D Pilkington 0-3, B Dooley 0-2, A Cahill 0-1, T Moylan 0-1.J Leahy 0-6, G Dealey 0-3, M Perdue 0-1, J Quinn 0-1, C Bonnar 0-1.Referee: P Long (Kilkenny)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1 Declan Pilkington Offaly 2-283448.50
2 Tomás Moylan Offaly 4-071944.75
Ciarán Egan Offaly 3-101944.75
3Donal Lyons Tipperary 5-021744.25
John Leahy Tipperary 0-171744.25

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References

  1. "Offaly: The glory years". Irish Independent. 9 June 2007. Retrieved 31 August 2018.