1957 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
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.
Championship Details | |
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Dates | 31 March 1957 - 2 September 1957 |
Teams | 19 |
All Ireland Champions | |
Winners | Tipperary (11th win) |
Captain | Jimmy Doyle |
All Ireland Runners-up | |
Runners-up | Kilkenny |
Provincial Champions | |
Munster | Tipperary |
Leinster | Kilkenny |
Ulster | Antrim |
Connacht | Galway |
Championship Statistics | |
Matches Played | 18 |
Total Goals | 148 (8.2 per game) |
Total Points | 198 (11.0 per game) |
← 1956 1958 → |
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
Team | Colours | Most recent success | ||
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All-Ireland | Provincial | |||
Antrim | Saffron and white | 1956 | ||
Carlow | Green, red and yellow | |||
Clare | Saffron and blue | |||
Cork | Red and white | 1951 | 1951 | |
Down | Red and black | 1934 | ||
Dublin | Blue and navy | 1954 | 1954 | |
Galway | Maroon and white | 1956 | ||
Kildare | White | |||
Kilkenny | Black and amber | 1950 | 1956 | |
Laois | Blue and white | 1941 | ||
Limerick | Green and white | 1940 | 1940 | |
Meath | Green and gold | 1929 | ||
Offaly | Green, white and gold | |||
Roscommon | Saffron and blue | |||
Tipperary | Blue and gold | 1956 | 1956 | |
Waterford | White and blue | 1948 | 1948 | |
Westmeath | Maroon and white | |||
Wexford | Purple and gold | |||
Wicklow | Blue and gold |
Results
Leinster Minor Hurling Championship
12 May 1957 Quarter-final | Offaly | 5-5 - 3-8 | Westmeath | O'Connor Park |
30 June 1957 Semi-final | Dublin | 2-6 - 4-11 | Kilkenny | Croke Park |
7 July 1957 Semi-final | Wexford | 3-3 - 4-3 | Offaly | Nowlan Park |
4 August 1957 Final | Kilkenny | 5-10 - 4-2 | Offaly | Croke Park |
Munster Minor Hurling Championship
First round
12 May 1957 First round | Clare | 1-06 - 9-10 | Cork | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
26 May 1957 First round | Kerry | 1-06 - 10-08 | Tipperary | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
Semi-final
16 June 1957 Semi-final | Limerick | 6-12 - 3-02 | Waterford | Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork |
30 June 1957 Semi-final | Tipperary | 6-06 - 4-04 | Cork | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
Final
14 July 1957 Final | Tipperary | 3-08 - 1-04 | Limerick | Thurles Sportsfield, Thurles |
J Doyle 1-2, S Ryan 1-1, Hogan 1-0, P Butler 0-2, P Doyle 0-2, Kennedy 0-1. | Murphy 1-1, Hogan 0-1, Hayes 0-1, Kennedy 0-1, | Referee: M Pollard (Waterford) |
Ulster Minor Hurling Championship
21 July 1957 Final | Down | 4-1 - 3-3 | Antrim | St. Patrick's Park |
All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
Semi-finals
28 July 1957 Semi-final | Tipperary | 4-12 - 3-07 | Galway | Croke Park, Dublin |
J Doyle 2-5, P Butler 1-3, P Doyle 1-1, S Ryan 0-2, M Murphy 0-1. | F Glynn 2-0, T Flanagan 1-0, F Keane 0-3, S Lyons 0-2, S Gohery 0-1, O Gannon 0-1. | Referee: C McLoughlin (Dublin) |
11 August 1957 Semi-final | Down | 1-00 - 14-11 | Kilkenny | Casement Park, Belfast |
P Mullen 1-0. | T O'Connell 4-3, E Keher 3-1, B Lennon 3-0, D Walsh 2-0, M Dunne 1-3, P Maher 0-4, A Comerford 1-0. |
Final
1 September 1957 Final | Tipperary | 4-07 - 3-07 | Kilkenny | Croke Park, Dublin |
P Butler 2-1, J Doyle 1-3, P Doyle 1-1, P Kennedy 0-1, S Ryan 0-1. | D Walsh 1-1, E Keher 0-4, J Doherty 1-0, M Dunne 1-0, A Comerford 0-1, T Bowe 0-1. | Referee: C McLoughlin (Dublin) |
Statistics
Miscellaneous
- Jimmy Doyle of Tipperary became the first player to win three All-Ireland medals. It is a record that still stands as of 2019.
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