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.

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship 1957
Championship Details
Dates31 March 1957 – 2 September 1957
Teams19
All Ireland Champions
WinnersTipperary (11th win)
CaptainJimmy Doyle
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upKilkenny
Provincial Champions
MunsterTipperary
LeinsterKilkenny
UlsterAntrim
ConnachtGalway
Championship Statistics
Matches Played18
Total Goals148 (8.2 per game)
Total Points198 (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 edit

Team Colours Most recent success
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 edit

Connacht Minor Hurling Championship edit

Final Galway w/o - scr. Roscommon

Leinster Minor Hurling Championship edit

31 March 1957 First round Kildare 3-3 - 7-2 Wicklow St. Conleth's Park
7 April 1957 Second round Carlow 3-6 - 1-2 Wicklow Dr. Cullen Park
14 April 1957 Second round Offaly 4-2 - 1-3 Laois St. Brendan's Park
14 April 1957 Third round Westmeath 8-9 - 0-00 Meath Newcastle
28 April 1957 Third round Carlow 3-2 - 8-7 Offaly Dr. Cullen Park
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 edit

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 edit

21 July 1957 Final Down 4-1 - 3-3 Antrim St. Patrick's Park

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship edit

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 edit

Miscellaneous edit

  • 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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