1987 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship
Appearance
Dates | 27 September – 1 November 1987 | ||
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Teams | 8 | ||
Champions | Cappawhite (1st title) John O'Neill (captain) Rusty Keane (manager) | ||
Runners-up | Loughmore-Castleiney John Cormack (captain) Paddy Kenny (manager) | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 8 | ||
Goals scored | 22 (2.75 per match) | ||
Points scored | 196 (24.5 per match) | ||
Top scorer(s) | Pat O'Neill (1-28) | ||
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The 1987 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship was the 97th staging of the Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Tipperary County Board in 1887. The championship began on 27 September 1987 and ended on 1 November 1987.
Borris-Ileigh were the defending champions, however, they failed to qualify after being defeated by Lorrha in the North Tipperary Championship.
On 1 November 1987, Cappawhite won the championship after a 1–17 to 2–13 defeat of Loughmore-Castleiney in the final at Semple Stadium.[1] It remains their only championship title.
Qualification
[edit]Division | Championship | Champions | Runners-up |
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Mid | Mid Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship | Holycross-Ballycahill | Loughmore-Castleiney |
North | North Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship | Kilruane MacDonaghs | Lorrha |
South | South Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship | Ballingarry | Killenaule |
West | West Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship | Cappawhite | Clonoulty-Rossmore |
Results
[edit]Quarter-finals
[edit]27 September 1987 Quarter-final | Loughmore-Castleiney | 2-13 - 3-06 | Killenaule | Leahy Park |
N Ryan 1-1, T McGrath 0-4, P McGrath 0-4, McGrath 0-3, M Maher 1-0, T Larkin 0-1. | J Lyons 1-1, D Gettigan 0-4, A O'Dwyer 1-0, M Brennan 1-0, M Shanahan 0-1. |
27 September 1987 Quarter-final | Thurles Sarsfields | 4-12 - 1-08 | Ballingarry | Leahy Park |
L Duggan 2-1, A Ryan 2-0, C Maher 0-6, E Walsh 0-4, J Kennedy 0-1. | M Lyons 1-3, K Shelly 0-3, M Shelly 0-1, S Tuohy 0-1. |
27 September 1987 Quarter-final | Kilruane MacDonaghs | 0-15 - 2-09 | Clonoulty-Rossmore | St. Michael's Park |
S Hennessy 0-6, E O'Shea 0-4, P Williams 0-3, J Williams 0-1, P Quinlan 0-1. | P Hayes 1-3, D Ryan 1-1, T Kennedy 0-3, C Ryan 0-1, TJ Ryan 0-1. |
4 October 1987 Quarter-final | Cappawhite | 1-20 - 1-14 | Roscrea | Boherlahan Grounds |
P O'Neill 0-10, M McDermott 0-4, A Buckley 0-4, G O'Neill 1-0, J O'Neill 0-1, E Ryan 0-1. | M Scully 0-6, P Hogan 1-1, J Treacy 0-2, L Spooner 0-2, F Fletcher 0-2, J Stone 0-1. |
4 October 1987 Quarter-final replay | Kilruane MacDonaghs | 1-18 - 0-09 | Clonoulty-Rossmore | Boherlahan Grounds |
S Hennessy 0-8, Philip Quinlan 1-3, E O'Shea 0-4, Pat Quinlan 0-2, P Williams 0-1. | D Ryan 0-4, T Kennedy 0-2, P Hayes 0-1, D Quirke 0-1, A O'Dwyer 0-1. |
Semi-finals
[edit]18 October 1987 Semi-final | Loughmore-Castleiney | 1-12 - 0-12 | Kilruane MacDonaghs | Semple Stadium |
P McGrath 0-5, M McGrath 1-1, L Cormack 0-2, T McGrath 0-2, P Treacy 0-1, E Brennan 0-1. | S Hennessy 0-5, J Williams 0-2, P Williams 0-2, E O'Shea 0-1, P Quinlan 0-1, D Cahill 0-1. |
18 October 1987 Semi-final | Cappawhite | 2-15 - 1-14 | Thurles Sarsfields | Semple Stadium |
P O'Neill 1-8, A Buckley 0-4, J O'Neill 1-0, D Hennessy 0-1, E Ryan 0-1, M McDermott 0-1. | C Maher 0-5, L Duggan 1-1, E Walsh 0-3, J Kennedy 0-2, P Maher 0-2, C Carroll 0-1. |
Final
[edit]1 November 1987 Final | Cappawhite | 1-17 - 2-13 | Loughmore-Castleiney | Semple Stadium |
P O'Neill 0-10, M McDermott 1-1, G O'Neill 0-3, A Buckley 0-2, A O'Neill 0-1. | P McGrath 1-8, L Cormack 1-2, T McGrath 0-2, N Ryan 0-1. | Referee: G Long (Knockshegowna) |
Championship statistics
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]- Top scorers overall
Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
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1 | Pat O'Neill | Cappawhite | 1-28 | 31 | 3 | 10.33 |
2 | Pat McGrath | Loughmore-Castleiney | 1-17 | 20 | 3 | 6.66 |
3 | Séamus Hennessy | Kilruane MacDonaghs | 0-19 | 19 | 3 | 6.33 |
4 | Liam Duggan | Thurles Sarsfields | 3-02 | 11 | 2 | 5.50 |
Connie Maher | Thurles Sarsfields | 0-11 | 11 | 2 | 5.50 | |
6 | Austin Buckley | Cappawhite | 0-10 | 10 | 3 | 3.33 |
7 | Martin McDermott | Cappawhite | 1-06 | 9 | 3 | 3.00 |
Eamon O'Shea | Kilruane MacDonaghs | 0-09 | 9 | 3 | 3.00 | |
9 | Declan Ryan | Clonoulty-Rossmore | 1-05 | 8 | 2 | 4.00 |
Tom McGrath | Loughmore-Castleiney | 0-08 | 8 | 3 | 2.66 |
- Top scorers in a single game
Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
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1 | Pat O'Neill | Cappawhite | 1-08 | 11 | Thurles Sarsfields |
Pat McGrath | Loughmore-Castleiney | 1-08 | 11 | Cappawhite | |
3 | Pat O'Neill | Cappawhite | 0-10 | 10 | Roscrea |
Pat O'Neill | Cappawhite | 0-10 | 10 | Loughmore-Castleiney | |
5 | Séamus Hennessy | Kilruane MacDonaghs | 0-08 | 8 | Clonoulty-Rossmore |
6 | Liam Duggan | Thurles Sarsfields | 2-01 | 7 | Ballingarry |
7 | Andy Ryan | Thurles Sarsfields | 2-00 | 6 | Ballingarry |
Michael Lyons | Ballingarry | 1-03 | 6 | Thurles Sarsfields | |
Peter Hayes | Clonoulty-Rossmore | 1-03 | 6 | Kilruane MacDonaghs | |
Philip Quinlan | Kilruane MacDonaghs | 1-03 | 6 | Clonoulty-Rossmore | |
Connie Maher | Thurles Sarsfields | 0-06 | 6 | Ballingarry | |
Séamus Hennessy | Kilruane MacDonaghs | 0-06 | 6 | Clonoulty-Rossmore | |
Michael Scully | Roscrea | 0-06 | 6 | Cappawhite |
References
[edit]- ^ "Team without stars shines the brighter". Irish Times. 17 November 2007. Retrieved 7 November 2018.