All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship 1987
Championship Details
Dates12 April 1987 - 21 June 1987
All Ireland Champions
WinnersLimerick (1st win)
CaptainGus Ryan
ManagerPhil Bennis
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upGalway
CaptainMichael Connolly
ManagerPádraic Fahy
Provincial Champions
MunsterLimerick
LeinsterWexford
UlsterDown
ConnachtNot Played
Championship Statistics
Top Scorer Gary Kirby (1-24)
1986
1988

The 1987 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 24th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964. The championship began on 12 April 1987 and ended on 21 June 1987.

Galway entered the championship as the defending champions.

On 21 June 1987, Limerick won the championship following a 2–15 to 3–06 defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their very first All-Ireland title.

Limerick's Gary Kirby was the championship's top scorer with 1-24.

Results

Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

12 April 1987 Quarter-final Kilkenny 5-05 - 2-04 Laois Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
P McEvoy 3-2, M Phelan 1-0, M O'Neill 1-0, J Power 0-1, L Dowling 0-1, E Morrissey 0-1. P Bergin 1-0, P Dollard 1-0, B Maher 0-1, S Cuddy 0-1, E Cox 0-1, T Fitzpatrick 0-1. Referee: N O'Donoghue (Dublin)

Semi-finals

26 April 1987 Semi-final Wexford 1-12 - 1-07 Kilkenny Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
V Murphy 0-6, P Carton 1-2, D Prendergast 0-2, P O'Callaghan 0-1, M Morrissey 0-1. P McEvoy 0-4, M O'Neill 1-0, E Morrissey 0-2, M Phelan 0-1. Referee: N O'Donoghue (Dublin)
26 April 1987 Semi-final Westmeath 0-03 - 2-10 Offaly Cusack Park, Mullingar
S Kilcoyne 0-1, J Fleming 0-1, L Giles 0-1. D Hughes 0-7, J Rigney 1-2, M Duignan 1-0, F Dolan 0-1.

Final

10 May 1987 Final Wexford 4-11 - 0-05 Offaly Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
M Morrissey 2-1, V Murphy 0-7, F O'Leary 1-1, P Carton 1-0, J Bolger 0-2. D Hughes 0-2, J Rigney 0-1, K Dooley 0-1, F Nolan 0-1.

Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

22 April 1987 Quarter-final Waterford 0-06 - 2-15 Limerick Fraher Field, Dungarvan
M Ferncombe 0-3, B Lawton 0-2, L O'Connor 0-1. L O'Connor 1-5, G Kirby 0-5, B Stapleton 1-0, P Barrett 0-2, G Ryan 0-1, A Carmody 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1.

Semi-finals

22 April 1987 Semi-final Cork 1-15 - 2-05 Clare FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock
M Mullins 0-9, M Foley 1-1, J Fitzgibbon 0-2, B Harte 0-1, S McCarthy 0-1, D O'Connell 0-1. D McInerney 1-0, T McMahon 1-0, G O'Loughlin 0-3, S O'Donoghue 0-1, D Cooney 0-1. Referee: G Long (Tipperary)
13 May 1987 Semi-final Limerick 2-15 - 1-08 Tipperary Bruff Sportsfield, Bruff
G Kirby 0-6, A Carmody 0-5, P Barrett 1-0, B Stapleton 1-0, G Ryan 0-2, G Hegarty 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1. M Nolan 1-5, T Leamy 0-2, M Cleary 0-1.

Final

27 May 1987 Final Limerick 3-14 - 2-09 Cork Bruff Sportsfield, Bruff
G Kirby 0-10, P Barrett 2-0, M Reale 1-1, A Carmody 0-1, G Hegarty 0-1, B Stapleton 0-1. M Foley 1-2, M O'Mahony 1-1, M Mullins 0-2, L Kelly 0-1, D Kenneally 0-1, J Fitzgibbon 0-1, S McCarthy 0-1. Referee: W Barrett (Tipperary)

Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

12 April 1987 Semi-final Derry 2-07 - 0-09 Antrim Lavey
S Downey 1-5, S O'Neill 1-0, P Kealey 0-1, E Mullen 0-1. C Murphy 0-5, P McKillen 0-2, D McKillop 0-1, F McAllister 0-1. Referee: P Byers (Down)
12 April 1987 Semi-final Down w/o - scr. Armagh St. Patrick's Park, Portaferry
Referee: J Hegarty (Antrim)

Final

26 April 1987 Final Derry 2-09 - 3-12 Down Lavey
S Downey 1-7, S O'Neill 1-2. M Blaney 2-4, R Coffey 0-4, L Mason 1-0, E Blaney 0-2, K Coulter 0-1, B Hughes 0-1.

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

17 May 1987 Semi-final Galway 0-11 - 1-07 Wexford O'Connor Park, Tullamore
M Connolly 0-7, R Duane 0-2, E Burke 0-2. V Murphy 0-6, S Wickham 1-0, E Sinnott 0-1. Referee: T Murray (Limerick)
31 May 1987 Semi-final Limerick 3-26 - 0-03 Down Croke Park, Dublin
J O'Connor 1-4, P Barrett 1-4, G Kirby 1-3, B Stapleton 0-5, A Carmody 0-3, G Hegarty 0-3, G Ryan 0-2, D Marron 0-1, A Madden 0-1. R Coffey 0-2, M Egan 0-1. Referee: JF Bailey (Dublin)

Final

21 June 1987 Final Limerick 2-15 - 3-06 Galway Cusack Park, Ennis
L O'Connor 2-5, G Hegarty 0-5, A Carmody 0-4, J O'Connor 0-1. D Cox 1-2, M Connolly 0-4, E Burke 1-0, R Duane 1-0. Referee: P Long (Kilkenny)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Gary Kirby Limerick 1-24 27 5 5.40
2 Leo O'Connor Limerick 3-10 19 5 3.80
Vinny Murphy Wexford 0-19 19 3 6.33
4 Pat Barrett Limerick 4-06 18 5 3.60
Séamus Downey Derry 2-12 18 2 9.00
6 Pat McEvoy Kilkenny 3-06 15 2 7.50
7 Anthony Carmody Limerick 0-14 14 5 2.80

References

  1. O'Connell, Jerome (10 September 2015). "Limerick's first All Ireland U-21 hurling title in 1987". Limerick Leader. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
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