1997 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

none April 2022 Minor 1997 23 April 1997 – 14 September 1997 14 Tipperary Kilkenny Antrim 16 Clare 1st John Reddan Kevin Kennedy Galway Eoin McDonagh John Fahey 20px|Border Henry Shefflin (5-20) 1996 1998 The 1997 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 67th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. The championship began on 23 April 1997 and ended on 14 September 1997. Tipperary entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Galway in the All-Ireland semi-final. On 14 September 1997 Clare won the championship following a 1-11 to 1-9 defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland final. It was their first All-Ireland title and the first to be won by a team which was beaten in the earlier rounds. Kilkenny's Henry Shefflin was the championship's top scorer with 5-20. The "back-door" system Since its inception in 1928 the championship had been played on a straight knock-out basis. If any team was defeated at any stage of the provincial or All-Ireland competitions it meant automatic elimination. This system was deemed the fairest as the All-Ireland champions would always be the team who won all of their games. There were some problems with this system. Over the years Galway had become the only credible hurling team in Connacht, thus giving them an automatic pass into the All-Ireland semi-finals every year. Similarly in Ulster there were many problems as hurling was much weaker and confined to a small few counties in the north-east of the province. In 1995 the Hurling Development Committee began investigating a way of improving hurling in general and revamping the senior and minor championships. Their proposals involved allowing the defeated Munster and Leinster finalists to re-enter the All-Ireland championship. While the two provincial final winners would automatically qualify for the All-Ireland semi-finals the two defeated provincial teams would join Galway and the Ulster champions in two play-off games or "quarter-finals". The two winners from these two games would then qualify for the semi-finals where they would be drawn against the Leinster and Munster champions. Repeat games would be avoided in the All-Ireland semi-final stage. At the start of 1996 these proposals looked unlikely of being introduced, however, a whistle-stop tour undertaken by the committee's secretary Frank Murphy and Pat Daly, the GAA's Games Development Officer, had changed the position. In April 1996 the committee's proposals were accepted at the GAA's annual congress. Most counties supported the new proposals and motion 15 (a) was passed with more than a two-thirds majority. Results Leinster Minor Hurling Championship First round 10 May 1997 First round Wexford 3-09 - 5-11 Kilkenny J Hughes 0-6, J Hendrick 1-2, D O'Connor 1-0, M Synnott 1-0, K Furlong 0-1. H Shefflin 2-3, JP O'Neill 1-3, K Power 1-1, C Dunne 1-0, P Sheehan 0-2, P Buggy 0-1, N Hoyne 0-1. O'Kennedy Park, New Ross P Aherne (Carlow) Semi-finals 28 June 1997 Semi-final Laois 1-10 - 1-12 Offaly J Young 1-7, K Galvin 0-1, C Moore 0-1, E Dowling 0-1. R McRedmond 1-3, C Gath 0-4, P Carroll 0-2, D Kelly 0-1, A Hayes 0-1, B Murphy 0-1. O'Moore Park, Portlaoise J Guinan (Kilkenny) 2 July 1997 Semi-final Kilkenny 0-11 - 2-05 Dublin H Sheffin 0-3, P Sheehan 0-3, J Power 0-2, J Barron 0-1, C Dunne 0-1, P Buggy 0-1. P Meehan 1-2, R Brennan 1-0, W McCarthy 0-1, D Donnelly 0-1, S Martin 0-1. Nowlan Park, Kilkenny 5 July 1997 Semi-final replay Dublin 1-04 - 3-17 Kilkenny F Armstrong 1-0, P Meehan 0-3, C Daly 0-1. H Shefflin 1-7, P Sheehan 1-2, J Barron 1-2, K Power 0-2, J Hickey 0-2, JP Corcoran 0-1, N Hickey 0-1. Parnell Park, Dublin Final 13 July 1997 Final Kilkenny 3-16 - 0-10 Offaly H Shefflin 2-4, K Power 1-5, M Hoyne 0-2, P Sheehan 0-2, J Barron 0-2, JP O'Neill 0-1. R McRedmond 0-3, P Carroll 0-3, B Murphy 0-1, P Molloy 0-1, C Gath 0-1. Croke Park, Dublin D Murphy (Wexford) Munster Minor Hurling Championship First round 23 April 1997 First round Tipperary 3-09 - 1-12 Waterford P Kelly 1-2, P O'Brien 0-4, G Coppinger 1-0, S Butler 1-0, T Fletcher 0-1, D Fahy 0-1, W Maher 0-1. P Fitzgerald 1-4, S Prendergast 0-2, N Jacob 0-2, J Murray 0-2, B Wall 0-1, R Keane 0-1. Páirc Mac Gearailt, Fermoy W Horgan (Cork) Semi-final 7 May 1997 Semi-final Limerick 0-13 - 1-15 Tipperary K O'Dwyer 0-8, P O'Grady 0-2, D Stapleton 0-2, M Keane 0-1. P O'Brien 0-6, T Fletcher 1-0, P Kelly 0-3, W Maher 0-3, G Coppinger 0-2, D Shelley 0-1. Gaelic Grounds, Limerick A O'Sullivan (Clare) 8 May 1997 Semi-final Cork 0-10 - 2-12 Clare C McCarthy 0-5, B O'Connor 0-4, B Murphy 0-1. D Madden 1-2, Brian McMahon (wing-back) 1-2, Brian McMahon (forward) 0-2, M Lennon 0-2, S Fitzpatrick 0-1, Joe O'Meara 0-1, John O'Meara 0-1, C Earlie 0-1. FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock J Sexton (Limerick) Final 6 July 1997 Final Tipperary 2-13 - 1-13 Clare P O'Brien 0-7, D Shelley 2-0, J Keane 0-2, P Kelly 0-1, C Coppinger 0-1, A Fogarty 0-1, T Fletcher 0-1. B McMahon (Kilmaley) 1-2, S Fitzpatrick 0-2, Joe O'Meara 0-2, D Madden 0-2, C Mullins 0-2, B McMahon (Newmarket) 0-1, J Considine 0-1, P Moroney 0-1. Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork G Harrington (Cork) Ulster Minor Hurling Championship Semi-final 22 June 1997 Semi-final Down 2-11 - 1-11 Derry Casement Park, Belfast G Devlin Final 6 July 1997 Final Antrim 3-14 - 1-10 Down J Flynn 0-6, G Ward 1-1, B McNaughton 1-1, C Magee 1-1, P Close 0-3, E McNaughton 0-1, T McGilligan 0-1. P Milligan 0-4, G Carson 1-0, M Donnelly 0-1, R Crawford 0-1, S Wilson 0-1, M Craig 0-1, C Braniff 0-1, B Murray 0-1. Casement Park, Belfast G Devlin All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship Quarter-finals 26 July 1997 Quarter-final Antrim 1-04 - 0-13 Clare T McGilligan 1-0, J Flynn 0-2, R McGreevey 0-1, P Close 0-1. M Lennon 0-7, D Madden 0-2, J O'Meara 0-1, B McMahon 0-1, G Considine 0-1, C Earley 0-1. St. Tiernach's Park, Clones P Aherne (Carlow) 27 July 1997 Quarter-final Galway 3-12 - 0-10 Offaly D Huban 2-1, K Daniels 1-1, G Keary 0-3, N Lalwor 0-2, G Hurney 0-2, K Hayes 0-2, D Tierney 0-1. R McRedmond 0-4, P Carroll 0-3, E McGuinness 0-1, D Kelly 0-1, D Carney 0-1. Semple Stadium, Thurles M Wadding (Waterford) Semi-finals 10 August 1997 Semi-final Kilkenny 1-7 - 0-13 Clare K Power 1-0, H Shefflin 0-3, P Sheehan 0-3, J Barron 0-1. M Lennon 0-6, G Considine 0-3, B McMahon 0-2, C Earlie 0-1, D Madden 0-1. Croke Park, Dublin G Harrington (Cork) 17 August 1997 Semi-final Tipperary 0-14 - 2-9 Galway P O'Brien 0-7, D Fanning 0-2, P Kelly 0-1, S Butler 0-1, G O'Grady 0-1, D Shelly 0-1, D Fahy 0-1. D Donoghue 1-0, O Deeley 1-0, S Morgan 0-3, K Hayes 0-2, C Coen 0-1, N Lawlor 0-1, K Daniels 0-1, G Keary 0-1. Croke Park, Dublin T McIntyre (Antrim) Final 14 September 1997 Final Clare 1-11 - 1-09 Galway M Lennon 0-5, B McMahon 1-0, B McMahon 0-2, G Considine 0-2, C Mullen 0-1, D Madden 0-1. S Morgan 1-1, K Hayes 0-3, D Donoghue 0-2, C Coen 0-1, O Deeley 0-1, N Lawlor 0-1. Croke Park, Dublin M Wadding (Waterford) Championship statistics Top scorers Top scorer overall Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Henry ShefflinKilkenny5-203557.002Paddy O'BrienTipperary0-242446.003Mark LennonClare0-202054.00 Top scorers in a single game Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Henry ShefflinKilkenny2-0410OffalyJames YoungLaois1-0710OffalyHenry ShefflinKilkenny1-0710Dublin2Henry ShefflinKilkenny2-039Wexford3Kevin PowerKilkenny1-058OffalyKevin O'DwyerLimerick0-088Tipperary4David HubanGalway2-017OffalyPat FitzgeraldWaterford1-047TipperaryPaddy O'BrienTipperary0-077ClareMark LennonClare0-077AntrimPaddy O'BrienTipperary0-077Galway External links All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship: Roll Of Honour https://archive.today/20141030004937/http://www.hurlingstats.ie/competition/code/AIHC/1997 1997 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship el Minor Category:All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship