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
Dates	8 June 1988 - 11 September 1988
All Ireland Champions
Winners	Cork (9th win)
Captain	Christy Connery
Manager	Joe McGrath
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Kilkenny
Captain	Frankie Morgan
Manager	Martin Fitzpatrick
Provincial Champions
Munster	Cork
Leinster	Kilkenny
Ulster	Antrim
Connacht	Not 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

Wexford v Laois

8 June 1988 Quarter-final	Wexford	0-14 - 2-05	Laois	Nowlan 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

Kilkenny v Wexford

29 June 1988 Semi-final	Kilkenny	0-12 - 1-04	Wexford	Dr. 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)

Offaly v Carlow

29 June 1988 Semi-final	Offaly	5-23 - 0-06	Carlow	O'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

Kilkenny v Offaly

17 July 1988 Final	Kilkenny	3-13 - 2-05	Offaly	O'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

Limerick v Kerry

22 June 1988 Quarter-final	Limerick	5-25 - 0-00	Kerry	Gaelic 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.

Tipperary v Cork

22 June 1988 Quarter-final	Tipperary	2-09 - 2-15	Cork	Semple 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

Limerick v Waterford

7 July 1988 Semi-final	Limerick	2-19 - 0-08	Waterford	Bruff 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)

Cork v Clare

7 July 1988 Semi-final	Cork	2-08 - 1-08	Clare	FitzGerald 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

Cork v Limerick

27 July 1988 Final	Cork	4-12 - 1-07	Limerick	Clonmult 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

Down v Derry

10 July 1988 Semi-final	Down	1-09 - 1-04	Derry	Mitchel 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

Antrim v Down

24 July 1988 Final	Antrim	6-11 - 1-04	Down	Casement 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

Galway v Kilkenny

14 August 1988 Semi-final	Galway	2-09 - 0-19	Kilkenny	Semple 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)

Cork v Antrim

21 August 1988 Semi-final	Cork	4-21 - 1-03	Antrim	Croke 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

Cork v Kilkenny

11 September 1988 Final	Cork	4-11 - 1-05	Kilkenny	St. 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

References

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