The 1997 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 14th staging of the All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1961. It was the first championship to be staged in 24 years. The championship ran from 25 May to 11 October 1997.
| Championship Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 25 May – 11 October 1997 |
| Teams | 19 |
| All Ireland Champions | |
| Winners | Cork (2nd win) |
| Captain | Pat Mulcahy[1] |
| Manager | Ted O'Mahony |
| All Ireland Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Galway |
| Captain | Noel Power |
| Manager | Micheál Linnane |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Kilkenny |
| Ulster | Derry |
| Connacht | Galway |
| Championship Statistics | |
| Matches Played | 19 |
| Total Goals | 60 (3.15 per game) |
| Total Points | 451 (23.73 per game) |
| Top Scorer |  Ollie O'Connor (4-26) |
← 1973 1998 → | |
The All-Ireland final was played at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick on 11 October 1997 between Cork and Galway, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Cork won the match by 2-11 to 1-12 to claim a second All-Ireland title overall and a first title in 32 years.[2][3]
Kilenny's Ollie O'Connor was the championship's top scorer with 4-26.
Connacht final
edit| 19 July 1997 Final | Galway | 7-19 - 1-07 | Roscommon | Kenny Park |
| B Larkin 3-1, F Healy 1-4, R Ganley 1-4, M Connolly 1-3, N Kenny 1-0, M Forde 0-3, M Kenny 0-2, L Hogan 0-1, P Forde 0-1. | B Boyle 0-7, C Kelly 1-0. |
Leinster quarter-finals
edit| 21 June 1997 Quarter-final | Wicklow | 1-12 - 1-02 | Westmeath | Aughrim County Ground |
| J O'Neill 1-2, J Keogh 0-3, MA O'Neill 0-3, D Highland 0-2, E King 0-1, J O'Toole 0-1. | B Kennedy 1-0, D Scally 0-2. |
| 21 June 1997 Quarter-final | Wexford | 1-05 - 1-15 | Carlow | St. Patrick's Park |
| T Tonks 1-0, C McGrath 0-2, J Mackey 0-1, D Kelly 0-1, M Foley 0-1, | M Mullins 0-4, P Coady 0-4, K Nolan 1-0, D Doyle 0-2, J Hayden 0-2, J Kavanagh 0-2, B Murphy 0-1. |
| 22 June 1997 Quarter-final | Dublin | 1-11 - 3-16 | Kilkenny | Parnell Park |
| D Lawlor 1-1, A O'Grady 0-3, M O'Kenny 0-2, L Bergin 0-2, B Hogan 0-2, L Rainsford 0-1. | O O'Connor 1-11, D Fennelly 1-2, R Moore 1-1, C Connery 0-1, D Maher 0-1. |
| 25 June 1997 Quarter-final | Kildare | 0-09 - 1-10 | Meath | St. Conleth's Park |
| G Deering 0-6, N Swan 0-1, C Buggy 0-1, T Spain 0-1. | N Horan 0-5, M Massey 1-0, M Cole 0-2, T McKeown 0-1, K Dowd 0-1, T Byrne 0-1. |
Leinster semi-finals
edit| 5 July 1997 Semi-final | Carlow | 2-09 - 0-14 | Meath | Dr. Cullen Park |
| D Murphy 1-2, D Doyle 1-0, M Mullins 0-3, J Hayden 0-2, P Coady 0-1, J Kavanagh 0-1. | N Horan 0-9, K Dowd 0-2, B Gilsenan 0-2, M Massey 0-1. |
| 5 July 1997 Semi-final | Kilkenny | 2-13 - 2-10 | Wicklow | Nowlan Park |
| R Moore 0-4, P Treacy 0-4, D Fennelly 1-0, G Walsh 1-0, D Maher 0-3, A Cleere 0-1, C Harrington 0-1. | D Hyland 0-5, J O'Toole 1-0, J O'Neill 1-0, T McGrath 0-2, J Keogh 0-2, M O'Neill 0-1. |
Leinster final
edit| 20 July 1997 Final | Carlow | 2-11 - 5-15 | Kilkenny | Dr. Cullen Park |
| M Mullins 0-5, D Doyle 1-0, P Coady 1-0, D Murphy 0-2, K Nolan 0-1, J Nevin 0-1, J Cavanagh 0-1, N English 0-1. | O O'Connor 2-5, P Treacy 1-3, R Shortall 1-2, D Fennelly 1-1, W O'Keeffe 0-2, D Maher 0-1, C Harrington 0-1. |
Munster quarter-finals
edit| 25 May 1997 Quarter-final | Limerick | 5-11 - 1-11 | Waterford | Semple Stadium |
| D Ryan 3-0, M O'Brien 1-3, J Cormican 1-2, M Roche 0-4, G Galvin 0-1, T Barry 0-1. | P Foley 1-0, S Burns 0-3, JJ Fitzpatrick 0-3, JJ Ronayne 0-2, K Walsh 0-1, M Power 0-1, T Reid 0-1. |
| 8 June 1997 Quarter-final | Cork | 0-14 - 1-10 | Clare | Gaelic Grounds |
| T Crowley 0-4, J Smiddy 0-3, T McCarthy 0-2, A Walsh 0-2, D Barrett 0-1, D Mulcahy 0-1, A O'Driscoll 0-1. | S Doyle 0-6, PJ Kelleher 1-0, P Minogue 0-2, M Daffy 0-1, J McInerney 0-1. |
Munster semi-finals
edit| 15 June 1997 Semi-final | Tipperary | 0-16 - 1-14 | Limerick | Semple Stadium |
| P Hogan 0-7, G Maguire 0-4, D O'Connor 0-2, K Maguire 0-1, P O'Keeffe 0-1, E Corcoran 0-1. | M Roche 1-7, G Galvin 0-3, D Ryan 0-2, J Cormican 0-1, M O'Brien 0-1. |
| 25 June 1997 Semi-final | Kerry | 1-04 - 1-19 | Cork | Austin Stack Park |
| V Murphy 1-3, M Slattery 0-1. | J Smiddy 0-10, D Barrett 0-4, D Moher 1-0, R Dwane 0-2, T McCarthy 0-1, T Crowley 0-1, B Sheehan 0-1. |
Munster final
edit| 23 July 1997 Final | Limerick | 1-12 - 1-15 | Cork | Gaelic Grounds |
| D Ryan 1-3, M Roche 0-6, T Hayes 0-1, P Neenan 0-1, J Butler 0-1. | D Barrett 1-1, A Walsh 0-4, B O'Driscoll 0-4, J Smiddy 0-2, G Cummins 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1, R Dwane 0-1, T Crowley 0-1. |
Ulster final
edit| 17 August 1997 Final | Derry | 6-18 - 1-06 | Armagh | Celtic Park |
| Gary Biggs 2-3, M Collins 1-6, P McEldowney 0-5, D Kelly 1-2, B Ward 1-1, J O'Dwyer 1-0, E Farren 0-1. | N McKee 1-2, N McCann 0-2, C McKee 0-1, M Lennon 0-1. |
All-Ireland quarter-final
edit| 9 August 1997 Quarter-final | Galway | 1-16 - 0-11 | London | Dunlo GAA Grounds |
| R Gantley 0-7, B Larkin 1-0, M Connolly 0-3, P Forde 0-2, L Hogan 0-2, F Healy 0-1, M Forde 0-1. | T Moloney 0-11. |
All-Ireland semi-final
edit| 7 September 1997 Semi-final | Galway | 6-26 - 0-04 | Derry | Markievicz Park |
| B Larkin 3-2, R Gantley 1-6, M Connolly 1-5, M Kenny 1-5, P Forde 0-3, F Healy 0-3, L Hogan 0-2, K Gavin 0-1. | D Cassidy 0-2, S Lagan 0-1, P Ó Mainín 0-1. |
| 13 September 1997 Semi-final | Cork | 0-12 - 1-09 | Kilkenny | Fraher Field |
| B O'Driscoll 0-4, D Murphy 0-2, T McCarthy 0-2, P Cahill 0-1, R Dwane 0-1, D Barrett 0-1, D Moher 0-1. | O O'Connor 1-4, D Maher 0-2, R Shortall 0-1, P Treacy 0-1, B O'Keeffe 0-1. |
| 27 September 1997 Semi-final replay | Cork | 0-13 - 0-09 | Kilkenny | Fraher Field |
| S O'Farrell 0-4, J Smiddy 0-4, R Dwane 0-2, C Murphy 0-1, D Moher 0-1, A Walsh 0-1. | O O'Connor 0-6, G Walsh 0-2, A Cleere 0-1. |
All-Ireland final
edit| 11 October 1997 Final | Cork | 2-11 - 1-12 | Galway | Gaelic Grounds |
| J Smiddy 0-5, R Dwane 1-1, S O'Farrell 1-0, A Walsh 0-3, D Moher 0-1, M Landers 0-1. | R Gantley 0-4, F Healy 1-2, M Connolly 0-3, N Kenny 0-2, P Forde 0-1. |
Championship statistics
editTop scorers
edit- Overall
| Rank | Player | Team | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ollie O'Connor | Kilkenny | 4-26 | 38 | 4 | 9.50 |
| 2 | Rory Gantley | Galway | 2-21 | 27 | 4 | 6.75 |
| 3 | Basil Larkin | Galway | 7-03 | 24 | 3 | 8.00 |
| Jimmy Smiddy | Cork | 0-24 | 24 | 5 | 4.80 | |
| 5 | Michael Connolly | Galway | 2-14 | 20 | 4 | 5.00 |
| Maurice Roche | Limerick | 1-17 | 20 | 3 | 6.66 | |
| 7 | Donal Ryan | Limerick | 4-05 | 17 | 3 | 5.66 |
| 8 | Fergal Healy | Galway | 2-10 | 16 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 9 | Nicky Horan | Meath | 0-14 | 14 | 2 | 7.00 |
| 10 | Dermot Fennelly | Kilkenny | 3-03 | 12 | 4 | 3.00 |
| Mark Mullins | Carlow | 0-12 | 12 | 3 | 4.00 |
- In a single game
| Rank | Player | Team | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ollie O'Connor | Kilkenny | 1-11 | 14 | Dublin |
| 2 | Basil Larkin | Galway | 3-02 | 11 | Derry |
| Ollie O'Connor | Kilkenny | 2-05 | 11 | Carlow | |
| Timmy Moloney | London | 0-11 | 11 | Galway | |
| 5 | Basil Larkin | Galway | 3-01 | 10 | Roscommon |
| Maurice Roche | Limerick | 1-07 | 10 | Tipperary | |
| Jimmy Smiddy | Cork | 0-10 | 10 | Roscommon | |
| 8 | Donal Ryan | Limerick | 3-00 | 9 | Waterford |
| Gary Biggs | Derry | 2-03 | 9 | Armagh | |
| Michael Collins | Derry | 1-06 | 9 | Armagh | |
| Rory Gantley | Galway | 1-06 | 9 | Derry | |
| Nicky Horan | Meath | 0-09 | 9 | Carlow |
References
edit- ^ "Pat Mulcahy: Cork hurler". Irish Independent. 28 May 2006. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
- ^ "Cork profile". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
- ^ "Intermediate hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 9 July 2010.