1977 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship 1977 April 2022 Minor 1977 Cork Kilkenny Kilkenny 11th Seán Fennelly Cork Stephen Hayes 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 Leinster Minor Hurling Championship First round 10 April 1977 First round Kildare 0-05 - 6-10 Laois Geraldine Park, Athy L Barnes (Wicklow) 24 April 1977 First round Westmeath 4-04 - 4-10 Antrim 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. Cusack Park, Mullingar Quarter-finals 22 May 1977 Quarter-final Offaly 0-10 - 2-03 Laois 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. St. Brendan's Park, Birr 23 May 1977 Quarter-final Dublin 1-10 - 3-06 Antrim 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. Parnell Park, Dublin Semi-finals 26 June 1977 Semi-final Wexford 4-10 - 3-11 Antrim 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. Wexford Park, Wexford S Murphy (Kilkenny) 6 July 1977 Semi-final Kilkenny 4-20 - 3-11 Offaly 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. O'Moore Park, Portlaoise Final 24 July 1977 Final Kilkenny 5-10 - 3-06 Wexford 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. Croke Park, Dublin N O'Donoghue (Dublin) Munster Minor Hurling Championship First round 6 May 1977 First round Waterford 1-09 - 0-04 Kerry J Hunt 0-6, J Cotter 1-0, B Hennessy 0-2, A Kelly 0-1. T Ryan 0-4. FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock J Sheehan (Limerick) 11 May 1977 First round Clare 3-04 - 1-08 Tipperary 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. Gaelic Grounds, Limerick S O'Connor (Limerick) Semi-finals 27 May 1977 Semi-final Cork 5-15 - 1-07 Waterford 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. Páirc Mac Gearailt, Fermoy B Carroll (Tipperary) 29 June 1977 Semi-final Limerick 3-13 - 0-06 Clare 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. MacDonagh Park, Nenagh Final 10 July 1977 Final Cork 2-08 - 2-07 Limerick 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. Semple Stadium, Thurles All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship Semi-final 7 August 1977 Semi-final Cork 3-14 - 1-06 Galway 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. Croke Park, Dublin Finals 4 September 1977 Final Cork 3-11 - 4-08 Kilkenny 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. Croke Park, Dublin G Kirwan (Offaly) 9 October 1977 Final replay Kilkenny 1-08 - 0-09 Cork 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. Semple Stadium, Thurles G Kirwan (Offaly) Championship statistics Miscellaneous The All-Ireland final ended in a draw for the first time since 1966. External links All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship: Roll Of Honour Minor Category:All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship