1992 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship Explained

Type:Minor
Year:1992
Dates:15 April 1992 - 6 September 1992
Teams:15
Munster:Waterford
Leinster:Kilkenny
Ulster:Antrim
Team:Galway
Titles:2nd
Captain:Conor O'Donovan
Manager:Mattie Murphy
Team2:Waterford
Captain2:Paddy O'Donnell
Manager2:Jim Greene
Topscorer: Paul Flynn (6-25)
Previous:1991
Next:1993

The 1992 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 62nd staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. The championship began on 15 April 1992 and ended on 6 September 1992.

Kilkenny entered the championship as the defending champions in search of a third successive All-Ireland title, however, they were beaten by Galway in an All-Ireland semi-final replay.

On 6 September 1992, Galway won the championship following a 1-13 to 2-04 defeat of Waterford in the All-Ireland final.[1] [2] This was their second All-Ireland title overall and their first title since 1993.

Waterford's Paul Flynn was the championship's top scorer with 6-25.

Results

Leinster Minor Hurling Championship

Quarter-final

Semi-finals

Final

Munster Minor Hurling Championship

First round

Semi-finals

Finals

Ulster Minor Hurling Championship

Semi-final

Final

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

Final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Paul FlynnWaterford6-254367.16
2Tommy DunneTipperary1-262947.25
3Denis ByrneKilkenny0-181844.50
4Paul FoleyWaterford5-011662.66
5Darragh CoenGalway0-151535.00

Miscellaneous

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Great footage of Derek McGrath and Micheál Donoghue in opposition in the 1992 minor final. 30 August 2017. The 42. 31 August 2017.
  2. Web site: Watch: O'Donoghue and McGrath in action 25 years ago. 31 August 2017. Hogan Stand. 31 August 2017.