1977 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

The 1977 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 47th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928.

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship 1977

All Ireland Champions
Winners	Kilkenny (11th win)
Captain	Seán Fennelly
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Cork
Captain	Stephen Hayes
Provincial Champions
Munster	Cork
Leinster	Kilkenny
Ulster	Not Played
Connacht	Not Played
← 1976 1978 →

Tipperary entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Clare in the Munster quarter-final.

On 9 October 1977 Kilkenny won the championship following a 1-8 to 0-9 defeat of Cork in a replay of the All-Ireland final. This was their 11th All-Ireland title and their first in two championship seasons.

Results

Leinster Minor Hurling Championship

First round

Kildare v Laois

10 April 1977 First round	Kildare	0-05 - 6-10	Laois	Geraldine Park, Athy
				Referee: L Barnes (Wicklow)

Westmeath v Antrim

24 April 1977 First round	Westmeath	4-04 - 4-10	Antrim	Cusack Park, Mullingar
	S McKeogh 2-2, J Davis 1-0, I Connell 1-0, S McGrath 0-2.		D Donnelly 1-3, B Donnelly 1-3, E McToal 1-2, B Quinn 1-0, L McGoldrick 0-1, G McClafferty 0-1.

Quarter-finals

Offaly v Laois

22 May 1977 Quarter-final	Offaly	0-10 - 2-03	Laois	St. Brendan's Park, Birr
	T Conneely 0-5, D Loughnane 0-2, D Owens 0-2, B Hayes 0-1.		N Broderick 1-0, D Conlon 1-0, P Bergin 0-2, P Critchley 0-1.

Dublin v Antrim

23 May 1977 Quarter-final	Dublin	1-10 - 3-06	Antrim	Parnell Park, Dublin
	T McSweeneny 0-5, J Morris 1-0, W Hughes 0-3, P Byrne 0-2.		D Donnelly 1-1, B McCallion 1-1, J McKernan 1-0, B Quinn 0-1, L McGoldrick 0-1, E McToal 0-1, V Caulfield 0-1.

Semi-finals

Wexford v Antrim

26 June 1977 Semi-final	Wexford	4-10 - 3-11	Antrim	Wexford Park, Wexford
	R O'Connor 2-0, G O'Connor 1-2, P Gorman 0-4, J Fleming 0-4, B Byrne 1-0.		B McCallion 2-0, G McCafferty 0-6, B Quinn 0-4, D Donnelly 1-0, B Donnelly 0-1.	Referee: S Murphy (Kilkenny)

Kilkenny v Offaly

6 July 1977 Semi-final	Kilkenny	4-20 - 3-11	Offaly	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	J Mulcahy 0-8, J Heffernan 1-2, M Nash 1-2, E Deegan 1-2, W McEvoy 0-4, E Crowley 1-0, G Ryan 0-2.		D Loughnane 1-5, T Kennedy 1-2, D Moloney 1-0, J Abbott 0-2, M Corrigan 0-1, L Collins 0-1.

Final

Kilkenny v Wexford

24 July 1977 Final	Kilkenny	5-10 - 3-06	Wexford	Croke Park, Dublin
	J Mulcahy 1-3, J McEvoy 1-2, J Heffernan 1-1, M Nash 1-1, E Crowley 1-1, B Wallace 0-2.		J Fleming 2-4, P Doyle 1-0, B Byrne 0-1, G O'Connor 0-1.	Referee: N O'Donoghue (Dublin)

Munster Minor Hurling Championship

First round

Waterford v Kerry

6 May 1977 First round	Waterford	1-09 - 0-04	Kerry	FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock
	J Hunt 0-6, J Cotter 1-0, B Hennessy 0-2, A Kelly 0-1.		T Ryan 0-4.	Referee: J Sheehan (Limerick)

Clare v Tipperary

11 May 1977 First round	Clare	3-04 - 1-08	Tipperary	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	PJ Deacy 1-2, F Quilligan 1-0, J Moran 1-0, C Lyons 0-1, L Quinlan 0-1.		M Murphy 1-3, P Power 0-2, R O'Callaghan 0-1, D O'Connell 0-1, E Cunningham 0-1.	Referee: S O'Connor (Limerick)

Semi-finals

Cork v Waterford

27 May 1977 Semi-final	Cork	5-15 - 1-07	Waterford	Páirc Mac Gearailt, Fermoy
	J Hartnett 2-3, G O'Regan 0-8, J Monahan 2-1, T O'Connor 1-1, S O'Brien 0-1, R O'Connor 0-1.		A Kelly 1-1, J Hunt 0-2, P Curran 0-2, M Curley 0-1, J Fives 0-1.	Referee: B Carroll (Tipperary)

Limerick v Clare

29 June 1977 Semi-final	Limerick	3-13 - 0-06	Clare	MacDonagh Park, Nenagh
	G Hickey 2-1, O O'Connor 0-6, S Herbert 1-1, K O'Brien 0-2, P Foley 0-1, B Ryan 0-1, J Mann 0-1.		J Hanley 0-4, L Quinlan 0-1, C Martin 0-1.

Final

Cork v Limerick

10 July 1977 Final	Cork	2-08 - 2-07	Limerick	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	S O'Gorman 0-5, D Murphy 1-0, J Monahan 1-0, J Hartnett 0-1, A O'Connell 0-1, T O'Connor 0-1.		O O'Connor 1-1, M Coffey 1-1, K O'Brien 0-2, S Herbert 0-2, E Meskill 0-1.

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

Semi-final

Cork v Galway

7 August 1977 Semi-final	Cork	3-14 - 1-06	Galway	Croke Park, Dublin
	R O'Connor 3-3, S O'Gorman 0-6, J Keane 0-1, A O'Connell 0-1, T McCarthy 0-1, J Murphy 0-1, D Philpott 0-1.		J Coen 1-4, M Ruane 0-1, M Fahy 0-1.

Finals

Cork v Kilkenny

4 September 1977 Final	Cork	3-11 - 4-08	Kilkenny	Croke Park, Dublin
	J Hartnett 1-2, S O'Gorman 0-5, T Aherne 1-1, R O'Connor 1-1, J Keane 0-2.		J Heffernan 2-1, E Deegan 1-1, W McEvoy 1-0, E Wallace 0-2, J Mulcahy 0-2, G Ryan 0-1, E Crowley 0-1.	Referee: G Kirwan (Offaly)

Kilkenny v Cork

9 October 1977 Final replay	Kilkenny	1-08 - 0-09	Cork	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	W McEvoy 1-1, T Lennon 0-2, E Deegan 0-2, E Crowley 0-1, R Murphy 0-1, J Mulcahy 0-1.		PJ Whooley 0-4, R O'Connor 0-2, S O'Gorman 0-1, T Aherne 0-1, T McCarthy 0-1.	Referee: G Kirwan (Offaly)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

• The All-Ireland final ended in a draw for the first time since 1966.

External links

• All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship: Roll Of Honour