1957 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship Explained

Type:Minor
Year:1957
Dates:31 March 1957 – 2 September 1957
Teams:19
Connacht:Galway
Munster:Tipperary
Leinster:Kilkenny
Ulster:Antrim
Matches:18
Team:Tipperary
Titles:11th
Captain:Jimmy Doyle
Team2:Kilkenny
Totalgoals:148 (8.2 per game)
Totalpoints:198 (11.0 per game)
Previous:1956
Next:1958

The 1957 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 27th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. The championship began on 31 March 1957 and ended on 2 September 1957.

Tipperary entered the championship as the defending champions in search of a third successive title.

On 2 September 1957 Tipperary won the championship following a 4-7 to 3-7 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final. This was their third All-Ireland title in-a-row and their 11th title overall.

Team summaries

TeamColoursMost recent success
All-IrelandProvincial
AntrimSaffron and white1956
CarlowGreen, red and yellow
ClareSaffron and blue
CorkRed and white19511951
DownRed and black1934
DublinBlue and navy19541954
GalwayMaroon and white1956
KildareWhite
KilkennyBlack and amber19501956
LaoisBlue and white1941
LimerickGreen and white19401940
MeathGreen and gold1929
OffalyGreen, white and gold
RoscommonSaffron and blue
TipperaryBlue and gold19561956
WaterfordWhite and blue19481948
WestmeathMaroon and white
WexfordPurple and gold
WicklowBlue and gold

Results

Munster Minor Hurling Championship

First round

Semi-final

Final

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

Final

Statistics

Miscellaneous

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