1977 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
| All Ireland Champions | |
|---|---|
| Winners | Kilkenny (11th win) |
| Captain | Seán Fennelly |
| All Ireland Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Cork |
| Captain | Stephen 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.
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
[edit]First round
| 10 April 1977 First round | Kildare | 0-05 - 6-10 | Laois | Geraldine Park, Athy |
| Referee: L Barnes (Wicklow) |
| 24 April 1977 First 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 1977 Quarter-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 1977 Quarter-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 1977 Semi-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 1977 Semi-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 1977 Final | 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) |
First round
| 6 May 1977 First 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 1977 First 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 1977 Semi-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 1977 Semi-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 1977 Final | 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. |
Semi-final
| 7 August 1977 Semi-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 1977 Final | 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 1977 Final 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
[edit]Miscellaneous
[edit]- The All-Ireland final ended in a draw for the first time since 1966.
External links
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