The 1987 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 101st staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The championship began on 24 May 1987 and ended on 6 September 1987.
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 24 May - 6 September 1987 |
| Teams | 15 |
| All-Ireland champions | |
| Winning team | Galway (3rd win) |
| Captain | Conor Hayes |
| Manager | Cyril Farrell |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Kilkenny |
| Captain | Paddy Prendergast |
| Manager | Pat Henderson |
| Provincial champions | |
| Munster | Tipperary |
| Leinster | Kilkenny |
| Ulster | Not Played |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 17 |
| Goals total | 61 (3.58 per game) |
| Points total | 500 (29.41 per game) |
| Top Scorer |  Pat Fox (3-45) |
| Player of the Year |  Joe Cooney |
| All-Star Team | See here |
← 1986 1988 → | |
Cork were the defending champions but were defeated by Tipperary in the Munster final. Kerry fielded a team in the provincial championship for the first time since 1978.
On 6 September 1987, Galway won the championship following a 1-12 to 0-9 defeat of Kilkenny in the 100th All-Ireland final. This was their third All-Ireland title, their first in seven championship seasons.
Tipperary's Pat Fox was the championship's top scorer with 3-45. Galway's Joe Cooney was the choice for Texaco Hurler of the Year.
Team changes edit
To Championship edit
Qualified from the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship
From Championship edit
Relegated to the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship
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Teams edit
General information edit
Fifteen counties will compete in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: one team from the Connacht Senior Hurling Championship, six teams in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, six teams in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship, one team from the Ulster Senior Hurling Championship and one team from the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship.
Provincial championships edit
Leinster Senior Hurling Championship edit
| Kilkenny | 4–20 – 4–5 | Westmeath |
|---|---|---|
| C. Heffernan (2–5), K. Brennan (1–2), P. Walsh (1–2), L. Fennelly (0–3), H. Ryan (0–3), L. McCarthy (0–3), G. Fennelly (0–2). | D. Kilcoyne (2–1), S. Kilcoyne (2–1), E. Gallagher (0–1), P. Clancy (0–1), M. Kennedy (0–1). |
| Offaly | 2–18 – 1–13 | Dublin |
|---|---|---|
| M. Corrigan (0–7), P. Cleary (1–3), J. Dooley (1–1), D. Fogarty (0–3), B. Keeshan (0–2), S. Coughlan (0–1), D. Owens (0–1). | N. Howard (1–5), M. J. Ryan (0–2), J. Murphy (0–2), S. Dalton (0–1), B. McMahon (0–1), G. Hegarty (0–1), P. Pringle (0–1). |
| Offaly | 1–16 – 0–13 | Laois |
|---|---|---|
| M. Corrigan (0–7), S. Coughlan (1–1), B. Keeshan (0–3), P. Cleary (0–2), P. Corrigan (0–1), J. Dooley (0–1), J. Kelly (0–1). | B. Bohane (0–5), M. O'Sullivan (0–3), S. Plunkett (0–2), E. Fennelly (0–1), P. Cleary (0–1), P. O'Brien (0–1). |
| Kilkenny | 3–20 – 2–15 | Wexford |
|---|---|---|
| H. Ryan (1–4), L. McCarthy (1–3), L. Fennelly (1–1), G. Fennelly (0–4), C. Heffernan (0–3), P. Walsh (0–2), S. Fennelly (0–2), L. Ryan (0–1). | J. Houlihan (0–9), T. Dempsey (1–1), S. Fitzhenry (1–0), M. Quigley (0–2), G. O'Connor (0–2), J. McDonald (0–1). |
| Kilkenny | 2–14 – 0–17 | Offaly |
|---|---|---|
| G. Fennelly (0–9), L. Fennelly (2–0), H. Ryan (0–1), K. Brennan (0–1), T. Lennon (0–1), C. Heffernan (0–1), R. Power (0–1). | D. Fogarty (0–3), B. Keeshan (0–3), M. Corrigan (0–2), P. Cleary (0–2), J. Kelly (0–2), D. Owens (0–2), P. Connors (0–1), J. Dooley (0–1), P. Corrigan (0–1). |
Munster Senior Hurling Championship edit
| Kerry | 2–6 – 1–21 | Tipperary |
|---|---|---|
| J. Hennessy (1–1), B. Neenan (1–0), E. Murphy (0–3), S. Sheahan (0–1), C. Nolan (0–1). | P. Fox (1–10), M. Scully (0–3), C. Bonnar (0–2), A. Ryan (0–2), L. Stokes (0–2), M. Doley (0–1), D. O'Connell (0–1). |
| Limerick | 2–15 – 1–14 | Waterford |
|---|---|---|
| P. Kelly (0–10), D. FitzGerald (1–0), S. Fitzgibbon (1–0), T. Kenny (0–2), P. McCarthy (0–1), G. Kirby (0–1), A. Carmody (0–1). | K. Delahunty (0–8), P. Bennett (1–0), P. Ryan (0–2), N. Crowley (0–2), M. Walsh (0–1), B. Power (0–1). |
| Tipperary | 1–13 – 1–13 | Clare |
|---|---|---|
| P. Fox (0–7), N. English (1–3), A. Ryan (0–2), J. McGrath (0–1). | C. Lyons (0–8), G. McInenrey (1–0), T. Guilfoyle (0–3). M. Guilfoyle (0–1), J. Shanahan (0–1). |
| Cork | 3–11 – 3–11 | Limerick |
|---|---|---|
| K. Kingston (2–1), J. Fenton (0–5), J. Fitzgibbon (1–0), T. O'Sullivan (0–3), G. FitzGerald (0–1), T. McCarthy (0–1). | P. McCarthy (1–3), S. Fitzginnon (1–1), P. Kelly (0–5), A. Carmody (0–1), J. Carroll (0–1). |
| Tipperary | 4–17 – 0–8 | Clare |
|---|---|---|
| N. English (2–4), P. Fox (0–7), B. Ryan (1–1), D. O'Connell (1–0), A. Ryan (0–3), R. Stakelum (0–1), P. Hayes (0–1). | A. Cunningham (0–2), C. Lyons (0–2), M. Guilfoyle (0–2), G. O'Loughlin (0–1). |
| Cork | 3–14 – 0–10 | Limerick |
|---|---|---|
| J. Fenton (1–8), K. Hennessy (1–2), K. Fitzgibbon (1–0), T. McCarthy (0–2), T. O'Sullivan (0–1), J. Cashman (0–1). | P. Kelly (0–3), D. FitzGerald (0–2), O. O'Connor (0–2), P. McCarthy (0–1), D. Punch (0–1), G. Hegarty (0–1). |
| Tipperary | 1–18 – 1–18 | Cork |
|---|---|---|
| P. Fox (0–9), N. English (1–1), D. O'Donnell (0–4), A. Ryan (0–2), R. Stakelum (0–1), J. McGrath (0–1). | J. Fenton (0–12), T. O'Sullivan (0–4), K. Kingston (1–0), K. Hennessy (0–1), T. McCarthy (0–1). |
| Tipperary | 4–22 – 1–22 (AET) | Cork |
|---|---|---|
| P. Fox (0–11), M. Doyle (2–0), N. English (1–1), D. O'Connell (1–1), M. McGrath (0–3), A. Ryan (0–3), P. Delaney (0–2), P. Fitzelle (0–1). | J. Fenton (0–13), T. Mulcahy (1–2), T. McCarthy (0–3), T. O'Sullivan (0–3), G. FitzGerald (0–1). |
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship edit
Bracket edit
| Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Galway
| 3-20 | |||||||||||||
| Tipperary
| 2-17 | |||||||||||||
| Galway
| 1-12 | |||||||||||||
 Kilkenny
| 0-09 | |||||||||||||
| Kilkenny
| 2-18 | |||||||||||||
 Antrim
| 3-14 | Antrim
| 2-11 | |||||||||||
 London
| 1-15 | |||||||||||||
All-Ireland quarter-finals edit
| Antrim | 3–14 – 1–15 | London |
|---|---|---|
| D. McNaughton (1–5), B. Donnelly (2–1), D. Donnelly (0–3), P. McKillen (0–3), T. McGrath (0–1), T. McNaughton (0–1). | M. Jordan (1–2), M. Burke (0–4), P. Hoctor (0–3), J. Murphy (0–3), G. Ryan (0–2), C. Aherne (0–1). |
All-Ireland semi-finals edit
| Galway | 3–20 – 2–17 | Tipperary |
|---|---|---|
| E. Ryan (1–4), J. Cooney (0–6), M. Naughton (1–0), N. Lane (1–0), A. Cunningham (0–3), S. Mahon (0–3), M. McGrath (0–3), B. Lynskey (0–1). | Report | P. Fox (2–1), N. English (0–6), P. Delaney (0–3), M. McGrath (0–2), D. O'Connell (0–2), A. Ryan (0–2), J. Hayes (0–1). |
| Kilkenny | 2–18 – 2–11 | Antrim |
|---|---|---|
| H. Ryan (2–5), G. Fennelly (0–7), K. Brennan (0–3), T. Lennon (0–1), C. Heffernan (0–1), R. Power (0–1). | D. McNaughton (2–1), D. Donnelly (0–6), T. McNaughton (0–2), B. Donnelly (0–1), P. McKillen (0–1). |
All-Ireland Final edit
| Galway | 1–12 – 0–9 | Kilkenny |
|---|---|---|
| J. Cooney (0–5), N. Lane (1–0), T. Keady (0–2), S. Mahon (0–2), M. Naughton (0–1), A. Cunningham (0–1), M. McGrath (0–1). | G. Fennelly (0–7), H. Ryan (0–1), T. Lennon (0–1). |
Championship statistics edit
Miscellaneous edit
- Kerry take part in the Munster series of games for the first time since 1978.
- In the Munster semi-final replay against Limerick, Cork's John Fenton scored, what is often regarded as, one of the greatest hurling goals of all-time. Playing in his usual midfield position he struck the sliotar on the ground and scored a goal from forty-five yards out. In 2005 this goal was listed as one of RTÉ's Top 20 GAA Moments and, in a TG4 poll in 2009 it was voted the second greatest hurling goal of all-time.
- At the Munster final between Cork and Tipperary the official attendance is given as 56,005. Two gates, however, were broken down before the start of the game and an estimated 3,000 people gained free entry to the Killinan terrace.
- The Leinster final between Kilkenny and Offaly is postponed due to damage to the Croke Park pitch following a U2 concert in June.
Top scorers edit
- Overall
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pat Fox | Tipperary | 3–45 | 54 | 6 | 9.00 |
| 2 | John Fenton | Cork | 1–38 | 41 | 4 | 10.25 |
| 3 | Nicky English | Tipperary | 5–15 | 30 | 6 | 5.00 |
| 4 | Ger Fennelly | Kilkenny | 0–29 | 29 | 5 | 5.80 |
| 5 | Harry Ryan | Kilkenny | 3–14 | 23 | 5 | 4.60 |
| 6 | Paddy Kelly | Limerick | 0-18 | 18 | 3 | 6.00 |
| 7 | Christy Heffernan | Kilkenny | 2-10 | 16 | 4 | 4.00 |
| Mark Corrigan | Offaly | 0-16 | 16 | 3 | 5.33 | |
| 9 | Danny McNaughton | Antrim | 3-6 | 15 | 2 | 7.50 |
| 10 | Liam Fennelly | Kilkenny | 3-4 | 13 | 5 | 2.60 |
- Single game
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pat Fox | Tipperary | 1–10 | 13 | Kerry |
| John Fenton | Cork | 0–13 | 13 | Tipperary | |
| 3 | John Fenton | Cork | 0–12 | 12 | Tipperary |
| 4 | Christy Heffernan | Kilkenny | 2–5 | 11 | Westmeath |
| Harry Ryan | Kilkenny | 2–5 | 11 | Antrim | |
| John Fenton | Cork | 1–8 | 11 | Limerick | |
| Pat Fox | Tipperary | 0–11 | 11 | Cork | |
| 8 | Nicky English | Tipperary | 2–4 | 10 | Clare |
| Paddy Kelly | Limerick | 0–10 | 10 | Waterford | |
| 10 | Ger Fennelly | Kilkenny | 0–9 | 9 | Offaly |
| Pat Fox | Tipperary | 0–9 | 9 | Cork | |
| John Houlihan | Wexford | 0–9 | 9 | Kilkenny |
Clean sheets edit
| Rank | Goalkeeper | County | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jim Troy | Offaly | 1 |
| Kevin Fennelly | Kilkenny | ||
| Ken Hogan | Tipperary | ||
| Ger Cunningham | Cork | ||
| John Commins | Galway |
References edit
- Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
- Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).