| Championship Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 23 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 |  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.
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
[edit]Quarter-final
| 24 May 1987 Quarter-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 1987 Semi-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 1987 Semi-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 1987 Final | 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) |
First round
| 23 April 1987 First 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 1987 Semi-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 1987 Semi-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 1987 Final | 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) |
Semi-finals
| 9 August 1987 Semi-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 1987 Semi-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 1987 Final | 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
[edit]Top scorers
[edit]- Top scorers overall
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Declan Pilkington | Offaly | 2-28 | 34 | 4 | 8.50 |
| 2 | Tomás Moylan | Offaly | 4-07 | 19 | 4 | 4.75 |
| Ciarán Egan | Offaly | 3-10 | 19 | 4 | 4.75 | |
| 3 | Donal Lyons | Tipperary | 5-02 | 17 | 4 | 4.25 |
| John Leahy | Tipperary | 0-17 | 17 | 4 | 4.25 |
Miscellaneous
[edit]- The final of the Leinster Championship was delayed for several weeks as a result of damage to the Croke Park pitch during a U2 concert.
- Offaly retained the Leinster Championship title for the first and only time in their history.
References
[edit]- ^ "Offaly: The glory years". Irish Independent. 9 June 2007. Retrieved 31 August 2018.