1987 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship Explained

Type:Minor
Year:1987
Dates:23 April 1987 – 6 September 1987
Munster:Tipperary
Leinster:Offaly
Ulster:Antrim
Team:Offaly
Titles:2nd
Captain:Tomás Moylan
Manager:Pad Joe Whelehan
Team2:Tipperary
Captain2:Michael O'Meara
Manager2:Paddy Doyle
Topscorer: Declan Pilkington (2-28)
Previous:1986
Next: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

Leinster Minor Hurling Championship

Quarter-final

Semi-finals

Final

Munster Minor Hurling Championship

First round

Semi-finals

Final

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

Final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Declan PilkingtonOffaly2-283448.50
2Tomás MoylanOffaly4-071944.75
Ciarán EganOffaly3-101944.75
3Donal LyonsTipperary5-021744.25
John LeahyTipperary0-171744.25

Miscellaneous

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Offaly: The glory years. 9 June 2007. Irish Independent. 31 August 2018.