1968 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

none April 2022 Minor 1968 Cork Wexford Wexford 3rd Tom Byrne Cork Denis McCarthy 1967 1969 The 1968 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 38th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. Cork entered the championship as the defending champions. On 1 September 1968 Wexford won the championship following a 2-13 to 3-7 defeat of Cork in the All-Ireland final. This was their third All-Ireland title and their first in two championship seasons. It remains their last All-Ireland success. Results Leinster Minor Hurling Championship Quarter-finals 19 May 1968 Quarter-final Offaly 3-9 - 3-6 Laois Cusack Park, Mullingar Semi-finals 7 July 1968 Semi-final Kilkenny 6-12 - 1-3 Offaly O'Moore Park, Portlaoise 7 July 1968 Semi-final Wexford 5-14 - 3-6 Dublin Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow Final 14 July 1968 Final Wexford 4-11 - 4-4 Kilkenny M Butler 1-4, P Walsh 1-2, J Murphy 1-1, T Byrne 1-1, M Quigley 0-2, M Casey 0-1. J Brennan 2-0, T Walters 1-2, D Prendergast 1-2. Croke Park, Dublin Munster Minor Hurling Championship Quarter-finals 19 May 1968 Quarter-final Waterford 8-7 - 2-2 Clare Thurles Sportsfield, Thurles 26 May 1968 Quarter-final Cork 9-9 - 4-6 Limerick Thurles Sportsfield, Thurles Semi-finals 30 June 1968 Semi-final Waterford 7-5 - 4-5 Tipperary Athletic Grounds, Cork 30 June 1968 Semi-final Cork 10-14 - 2-5 Galway Gaelic Grounds, Limerick Final 21 July 1968 Final Cork 7-8 - 4-2 Waterford M Malone 2-2, T Buckley 1-4, J Rothwell 2-0, D McCarthy 2-0, P Ring 0-2. L Frazer 1-0, M Keating 1-0, J Goulding 1-0, P Morrissey 1-0, T Coffey 0-1, P Curley 0-1. Gaelic Grounds, Limerick All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship Semi-final 28 July 1968 Semi-final Wexford 5-11 - 1-7 Antrim S Murphy 2-0, M Quigley 1-3, M Butler 1-1, T Walsh 1-1, P Kennedy 0-2, L Byrne 0-1, M Casey 0-1, T Byrne 0-1, P Walsh 0-1. M Tohill 0-4, J O'Neill 1-0, A Rowan 0-1, T McCann 0-1, T Conway 0-1. Croke Park, Dublin J Gray (Dublin) Final 1 September 1968 Final Wexford 2-13 - 3-7 Cork M Butler 1-6, M Quigley 0-4, L Byrne 1-0, M Casey 0-1, J Murphy 0-1, P Walsh 0-1. P Ring 2-4, D McCarthy 1-0, T Buckley 0-2, G O'Sullivan 0-1. Croke Park, Dublin M Slattery (Clare) External links All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship: Roll Of Honour Minor Category:All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship