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All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship 1988
Championship Details
Dates14 May 1988 - 4 September 1988
Teams15
All Ireland Champions
WinnersKilkenny (13th win)
CaptainPatsy Brophy
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upCork
CaptainPaudie O'Brien
Provincial Champions
MunsterCork
LeinsterKilkenny
UlsterAntrim
ConnachtNot Played
Championship Statistics
Matches Played14
Top Scorer Brian Cunningham (3-29)
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The 1988 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 58th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. The championship began on 14 May 1988 and ended on 4 September 1988.

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

On 4 September 1988, Kilkenny won the championship following a 3-13 to 0-12 defeat of Cork in the All-Ireland final. This was their 13th All-Ireland title overall and their first title since 1981.

Cork's Brian Cunningham was the championship's top scorer with 3-29.

Results

Leinster Minor Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

Wexford v Kerry
25 May 1988 Quarter-final Wexford 1-18 - 3-06 Kerry Semple Stadium, Thurles
R Quigley 0-5, P O'Leary 0-5, M Redmond 1-1, J Kelly 0-4, A Codd 0-2, B Kehoe 0-1. P Regan 2-0, J O'Sullivan 1-0, PJ Hickey 0-3, S Regan 0-3.
Kilkenny v Dublin
25 May 1988 Quarter-final Kilkenny 1-18 - 2-07 Dublin O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
A Ronan 0-9, DJ Carey 1-3, P O'Neill 0-2, P O'Grady 0-1, P McCluskey 0-1, C Carter 0-1, W O'Keeffe 0-1. D Harmon 1-1, G Gregg 1-0, P McManus 0-2, M Curran 0-2, D Eustace 0-2.

Semi-finals

Kilkenny v Laois
27 June 1988 Semi-final Kilkenny 5-24 - 1-03 Laois Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
A Ronan 0-9, P O'Grady 2-2, P Treacy 2-1, D Dooley 1-1, B Ryan 0-4, P O'Neill 0-3, DJ Carey 0-2, B O'Keeffe 0-1, C Carter 0-1. I Fennell 1-0, F Cuddy 0-2, J Kilmartin 0-1.
Offaly v Wexford
28 June 1988 Semi-final Offaly 0-12 - 1-08 Wexford Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
A Cahill 0-4, J Dooley 0-2, A Mulrooney 0-2, J Pilkington 0-1, R Dooley 0-1, N Bryant 0-1, D Mulahire 0-1. P O'Leary 0-4, R Quigley 1-0, A Codd 0-2, S O'Leary 0-1, J Kelly 0-1.

Final

Kilkenny v Offaly
10 July 1988 Final Kilkenny 2-06 - 0-06 Offaly Croke Park, Dublin
P O'Grady 1-2, D Dooley 1-0, P O'Neill 0-2, W O'Keeffe 0-1, A Ronan 0-1. A Mulrooney 0-2, J Pilkington 0-1, A Cahill 0-1, J Dooley 0-1, D Barron 0-1. Referee: N Byrne (Wicklow)

Munster Minor Hurling Championship

First round

Tipperary v Clare
14 May 1988 First round Tipperary 1-11 - 0-07 Clare Bruff Sportsfield, Bruff
M Hogan 1-4, K Ralph 0-3, TJ O'Dwyer 0-2, K Kennedy 0-2. P Minogue 0-3, P Healy 0-3, M Warren 0-1. Referee: K Walsh (Limerick)

Semi-finals

Limerick v Tipperary
6 July 1988 Semi-final Limerick 2-06 - 4-10 Tipperary Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
J Fitzgibbon 2-2, P Heffernan 0-2, F Carroll 0-1, PJ Garvey 0-1. K Ralph 1-7, K Kennedy 2-0, S Quinn 0-2, B Carroll 0-1.
Cork v Waterford
6 July 1988 Semi-final Cork 2-17 - 0-04 Waterford Clonmult Memorial Park, Midleton
B Cunningham 1-6, P O'Brien 1-2, J Dillon 0-3, T Hurley 0-2, J McCormack 0-1, V Murray 0-1, K Roche 0-1, D Quirke 0-1. J Brenner 0-2, A White 0-1, S Curran 0-1. Referee: J Lonergan (Tipperary)

Final

Cork v Tipperary
17 July 1988 Final Cork 5-07 - 1-02 Tipperary Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
P O'Brien 2-0, B Cunningham 1-3, T Hurley 1-1, K Roche 1-1, D Quirke 0-1, T Kelleher 0-1. T O'Dwyer 1-0, S Quinn 0-1, K Ralph 0-1. Referee: M Quinn (Clare)

Ulster Minor Hurling Championship

Semi-final

Down v Derry
10 July 1988 Semi-final Down 2-11 - 2-05 Derry Mitchel Park, Ballygalget
B Gallagher 1-3, M Blair 1-0, P Mason 0-3, G Savage 0-2, K Blaney 0-2, B Coulter 0-1. P McElhinney 1-4, O Collins 1-0, B McCormack 0-1.

Final

Antrim v Down
31 July 1988 Final Antrim 2-10 - 2-09 Down Mitchel Park, Ballygalget

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

Galway v Kilkenny
8 August 1988 Semi-final Galway 1-06 - 3-15 Kilkenny Croke Park, Dublin
J Campbell 1-1, B Flynn 0-3, G McGrath 0-1, B Darcy 0-1. A Ronan 1-3, C Carter 0-5, P O'Grady 0-4, B Ryan 1-1, DJ Carey 1-1, P Treacy 0-1. Referee: E Barrett (Tipperary)
Cork v Antrim
15 August 1988 Semi-final Cork 3-26 - 1-01 Antrim Croke Park, Dublin
B Cunningham 1-11, P O'Brien 1-3, T Hurley 0-6, K Roche 1-0, T Kelleher 0-2, M Sheehan 0-2, J Dillon 0-2. J Carson 1-0, A Elliott 0-1. Referee: P Delaney (Laois)

Final

Kilkenny v Cork
4 September 1988 Final Kilkenny 3-13 - 0-12 Cork Croke Park, Dublin
DJ Carey 1-2, A Ronan 0-5, P Treacy 1-1, C Carter 1-0, D Dooley 0-2, W O'Keeffe 0-1, B Ryan 0-1, P O'Grady 0-1. B Cunningham 0-9, M Sheehan 0-2, B Corcoran 0-1.

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Brian Cunningham Cork 3-29 38 4 9.50
2 Adrian Ronan Kilkenny 1-27 30 5 6.00
3 Pat O'Grady Kilkenny 3-10 19 5 3.80
4 Paudie O'Brien Cork 4-05 17 4 4.25
D. J. Carey Kilkenny 3-08 17 5 3.40
5 Ken Ralph Tipperary 1-11 14 3 4.66
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition
1 Brian Cunningham Cork 1-11 14 Antrim
2 Ken Ralph Tipperary 1-07 10 Limerick
3 Brian Cunningham Cork 1-06 9 Waterford
Adrian Ronan Kilkenny 0-09 9 Dublin
Brian Cunningham Cork 0-09 9 Kilkenny
Adrian Ronan Kilkenny 0-09 9 Laois
4 Pat O'Grady Kilkenny 2-02 8 Laois
John Fitzgibbon Limerick 2-02 8 Tipperary

References

  1. "- LEGENDS - They may be gone but they'll never be forgotten". Irish Independent. 3 January 2007. Retrieved 31 August 2018.

External links

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