1987 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

none April 2022 Minor 1987 23 April 1987 – 6 September 1987 Tipperary Offaly Antrim Offaly 2nd Tomás Moylan Pad Joe Whelehan Tipperary Michael O'Meara Paddy Doyle 15px|border 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.https://www.independent.ie/sport/hurling/offaly-the-glory-years-26296231.html Offaly: The glory years 9 June 2007 Irish Independent 31 August 2018 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 Leinster Minor Hurling Championship Quarter-final 24 May 1987 Quarter-final Kerry 0-02 - 3-17 Kilkenny 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. FitzGerald Stadium, Killarney Semi-finals 27 June 1987 Semi-final Kilkenny 2-20 - 3-10 Dublin 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. O'Moore Park, Portlaoise A Maher (Laois) 4 July 1987 Semi-final Offaly 3-16 - 2-09 Wexford 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. Nowlan Park, Kilkenny Final 2 August 1987 Final Offaly 2-13 - 0-12 Kilkenny 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. Croke Park, Dublin N Byrne (Wicklow) Munster Minor Hurling Championship First round 23 April 1987 First round Limerick 2-13 - 2-05 Waterford 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. Semple Stadium, Thurles M Keane (Cork) Semi-finals 19 May 1987 Semi-final Cork 2-14 - 2-09 Clare 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. FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock W Barrett (Tipperary) 22 May 1987 Semi-final Tipperary 3-12 - 3-06 Limerick 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. Semple Stadium, Thurles JJ Landers (Waterford) Final 12 July 1987 Final Tipperary 2-11 - 1-09 Cork 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. Semple Stadium, Thurles J Moore (Waterford) All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship Semi-finals 9 August 1987 Semi-final Galway 1-09 - 4-12 Tipperary 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. Croke Park, Dublin P Long (Kilkenny) 16 August 1987 Semi-final Offaly 4-17 - 1-04 Antrim 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. Dundalk G Long (Tipperary) Final 6 September 1987 Final Offaly 2-08 - 0-12 Tipperary 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. Croke Park, Dublin P Long (Kilkenny) Championship statistics Top scorers Top scorers overall Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Declan PilkingtonOffaly2-283448.502Tomás MoylanOffaly4-071944.75Ciarán EganOffaly3-101944.753Donal LyonsTipperary5-021744.25John LeahyTipperary0-171744.25 Miscellaneous 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 External links All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship: Roll Of Honour Minor Category:All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship