1988 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

The 1988 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 25th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964. The championship began on 8 June 1988 and ended on 11 September 1988.

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship 1988
Championship Details
Dates8 June 1988 - 11 September 1988
All Ireland Champions
WinnersCork (9th win)
CaptainChristy Connery
ManagerJoe McGrath
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upKilkenny
CaptainFrankie Morgan
ManagerMartin Fitzpatrick
Provincial Champions
MunsterCork
LeinsterKilkenny
UlsterAntrim
ConnachtNot Played
Championship Statistics
Top Scorer Dan O'Connell (6-03)
1987
1989

Limerick entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Cork in the Munster final.

On 11 September 1988, Cork won the championship following a 4-11 to 1-05 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their ninth All-Ireland title overall and their first title since 1982.

Cork's Dan O'Connell was the championship's top scorer with 6-03.

Results

Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

8 June 1988 Quarter-finalWexford0-14 - 2-05LaoisNowlan Park, Kilkenny
L Dunne 0-7, M O'Connor 0-2, P Carton 0-2, V Reddy 0-1, D McDonald 0-1, V Murphy 0-1. P Bergin 1-3, J Bates 1-1, J Daly 0-1. Referee: P Long (Kilkenny)

Semi-finals

29 June 1988 Semi-finalKilkenny0-12 - 1-04WexfordDr. Cullen Park, Carlow
J Larkin 0-5, J Feehan 0-3, R Minogue 0-2, L Egan 0-2. V Reddy 1-1, L Dunne 0-1, M O'Connor 0-1, V Murphy 0-1. Referee: P Delaney (Laois)
29 June 1988 Semi-finalOffaly5-23 - 0-06CarlowO'Moore Park, Portlaoise
J Rigney 3-4, R Byrne 0-7, B Guinan 1-2, F Dolan 1-2, B Cahill 0-4, D Pilkington 0-2, B Mannion 0-1, S Markham 0-1. T Doyle 0-3, M Carroll 0-2, P English 0-1.


Final

17 July 1988 FinalKilkenny3-13 - 2-05OffalyO'Moore Park, Portlaoise
P Hoban 1-1, S Mahony 1-1, J Feehan 1-1, R Minogue 0-4, T O'Keeffe 0-3, J Larkin 0-2, L Egan 0-1. D Pilkington 1-2, R Byrne 1-0, J Errity 0-2, G Cahill 0-1. Referee: P Delaney (Laois)

Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

22 June 1988 Quarter-finalLimerick5-25 - 0-00KerryGaelic Grounds, Limerick
P Barrett 2-3, M Galligan 1-6, J Magnier 1-4, L O'Connor 1-2, P Heffernan 0-4, TJ Burns 0-2, J Kirby 0-2, D Ryan 0-2.
22 June 1988 Quarter-finalTipperary2-09 - 2-15CorkSemple Stadium, Thurles
D Quirke 1-0, M O'Meara 1-0, J Leahy 0-3, M Nolan 0-2, C Stakelum 0-2, S Nealon 0-1, C Bonnar 0-1. J Fitzgibbon 1-2, F Horgan 1-1, M Foley 0-3, K McGuckin 0-3, M Mullins 0-2, B Harte 0-2, C Casey 0-1, J Tobin 0-1. Referee: J Moore (Waterford)

Semi-finals

7 July 1988 Semi-finalLimerick2-19 - 0-08WaterfordBruff Sportsfield, Bruff
L O'Connor 1-7, M Galligan 0-8, TJ Burns 1-0, M O'Brien 0-2, P Barrett 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1. D Henley 0-4, P Coffey 0-2, B O'Sullivan 0-1, R Ronayne 0-1. Referee: G Long (Tipperary)
7 July 1988 Semi-finalCork2-08 - 1-08ClareFitzGerald Park, Kilmallock
D O'Connell 1-1, J Fitzgibbon 1-0, M Mullins 0-3, F Horgan 0-2, K McGuckin 0-1, B Harte 0-1. D McInerney 0-5, J Chaplin 1-1, T O'Brien 0-1, B Foley 0-1. Referee: K Walsh (Limerick)

Final

27 July 1988 FinalCork4-12 - 1-07LimerickClonmult Memorial Park, Midleton
M Mullins 0-7, J Fitzgibbon 1-1, M Foley 1-1, F Horgan 1-1, D O'Connell 1-0, K McGuckin 0-1, B Harte 0-1. C Carey 1-0, G Kirby 0-3, L O'Connor 0-2, M Galligan 0-1, M Houlihan 0-1. Referee: G Ryan (Tipperary)

Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Semi-final

10 July 1988 Semi-finalDown1-09 - 1-04DerryMitchel Park, Ballygalget
M Blaney 1-3, P Mason 0-2, B Coulter 0-1, M Mallon 0-1, T Fitzsimons 0-1, F Lennon 0-1. M Kelly 1-1, S Downey 0-2, J Donaghy 0-1. Referee: J Gough (Antrim)

Final

24 July 1988 FinalAntrim6-11 - 1-04DownCasement Park, Belfast
J Carson 2-0, N Murray 1-2, J Elliott 1-2, A Walsh 1-0, E Donnelly 1-0, C Murphy 0-3, D McKinley 0-1, N Cantwell 0-1, J Close 0-1, L McCourty 0-1. B Coulter 1-1, J McCrickard 0-1, M Blaney 0-1, R Coffey 0-1.

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

14 August 1988 Semi-finalGalway2-09 - 0-19KilkennySemple Stadium, Thurles
M Kenny 1-4, K Coen 1-0, R Duane 0-2, P Killilea 0-1, C Duffy 0-1, E Burke 0-1. T O'Keeffe 0-7, J Feehan 0-7, L Egan 0-3, M Phelan 0-1, P Hoban 0-1. Referee: G Ryan (Tipperary)
21 August 1988 Semi-finalCork4-21 - 1-03AntrimCroke Park, Dublin
G Manley 1-6, D O'Connell 2-1, B Harte 1-3, F Horgan 0-3, J Corcoran 0-2, M Foley 0-2, C Casey 0-2, B Cunningham 0-2. D McKillop 1-0, C Murphy 0-2, S Close 0-1. Referee: P Long (Kilkenny)

Final

11 September 1988 FinalCork4-11 - 1-05KilkennySt. Brendan's Park, Birr
D O'Connell 2-1, M Foley 1-1, G Manley 0-4, J Fitzgibbon 1-0, F Horgan 0-3, J Corcoran 0-1, T Cooney 0-1. J Feehan 1-0, T O'Keeffe 0-2, L Egan 0-1, P Hoban 0-1, T Murphy 0-1. Referee: J Moore (Laois)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Dan O'Connell Cork 6-03 21 4 5.25
2 Mike Galligan Limerick 1-15 19 3 6.33
3 Leo O'Connor Limerick 2-11 17 3 5.66
John Feehan Kilkenny 2-11 17 4 4.25
4 Frank Horgan Cork 2-10 16 5 3.33
5 John Fitzgibbon Cork 4-03 15 5 3.00
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References

  1. "County profile: Cork". Hogan Stand. Archived from the original on 2009-02-16. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
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