1996 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship

1996 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship

Championship Details
Dates	26 May - 14 September 1996
Teams	12
All Ireland Champions
Winners	Galway (2nd win)
Captain	Noel Larkin
Manager	Michael Linnane
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Kilkenny
Captain	Ken O'Shea
Manager	Noel Skehan
Provincial Champions
Munster	Cork
Leinster	Kilkenny
Ulster	Tyrone
Connacht	Not Played
Championship Statistics
Matches Played	11
Total Goals	37 (3.36 per game)
Total Points	238 (21.63 per game)
Top Scorer	Jimmy Smiddy (4-15)
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The 1996 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship was the 75th staging of the All-Ireland Junior Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1912. The championship began on 26 May 1996 and ended on 14 September 1996.

Kilkenny entered the championship as the defending champions[1][2]

The All-Ireland final was played on 14 September 1996 at O'Connor Park in Tullamore, between Galway and Kilkenny, in what was their first meeting in the final in 12 years. Galway won the match by 1-14 to 2-09 to claim their second championship title overall and a first title since 1939.[3]

Cork's Jimmy Smiddy was the championship's top scorer with 4-15.

Results

Leinster Junior Hurling Championship

Leinster quarter-final

Laois v Dublin

29 May 1996 Quarter-final	Laois	1-10 - 1-07	Dublin	O'Moore Park
	F Cuddy 1-1, Fitzpatrick 0-3, P Peacock 0-2, D Russell 0-1, P Kirwan 0-1, M Boylan 0-1, D Rooney 0-1.		M Nolan 0-6, R McKenna 1-0, A Mynes 0-1.

Leinster semi-finals

Offaly v Wexford

19 June 1996 Semi-final	Offaly	1-08 - 2-13	Wexford	St. Brendan's Park
	T Dooley 1-4, K Farrell 0-2, N Murphy 0-1, K Weir 0-1.		S Byrne 1-4, M Morrissey 1-2, R O'Callaghan 0-3, D Ryan 0-2, P Barden 0-1, J O'Gorman 0-1.

Laois v Kilkenny

19 June 1996 Semi-final	Laois	1-07 - 5-18	Kilkenny	O'Moore Park
	G Dunne 1-2, J Bates 0-2, D Russell 0-2, F Cuddy 0-1.		R Shortall 3-3, P O'Grady 0-8, B Phelan 1-1, R O'Neill 1-0, R Kelly 0-2, G Drennan 0-2, P Cahill 0-1, M Moran 0-1.

Leinster final

Kilkenny v Wexford

16 July 1996 Final	Kilkenny	1-13 - 1-07	Wexford	Nowlan Park
	P O'Grady 0-7. R Kelly 1-2, B Phelan 0-2, R O'Neill 0-1, A Hearne 0-1.		J O'Gorman 1-1, T Cushe 0-2, R O'Callaghan 0-1, D Ryan 0-1, S Doran 0-1, M Cleere 0-1.	Referee: O O'Neill (Meath)

Munster Junior Hurling Championship

Munster first round

Cork v Limerick

26 May 1996 First round	Cork	4-13 - 1-10	Limerick	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	J Smiddy 2-6, B O'Driscoll 1-2, D Murphy 1-0, D O'Connell 0-3, D Barrett 0-1, T McCarthy 0-1.		D Ryan 1-1, A Ryan 0-4, P Neenan 0-2, A Garvey 0-2, C Smith 0-1.	Referee: P Moore (Waterford)

Waterford v Tipperary

2 June 1996 First round	Waterford	1-11 - 2-10	Tipperary	Walsh Park
	JP Fitzpatrick 0-5, M Hubbard 1-0, P Sutton 0-3, G O'Shea 0-1, T Casey 0-1, D Casey 0-1.		D O'Shea 2-0, A Hogan 0-6, D Corcoran 0-2, P Hogan 0-1, D O'Connor 0-1.	Referee: T O'Sullivan (Clare)

Munster semi-finals

Tipperary v Kerry

14 June 1996 Semi-final

Tipperary

w/o - scr.

Kerry

Austin Stack Park

Cork v Clare

16 June 1996 Semi-final	Cork	2-16 - 1-07	Clare	Gaelic Grounds
	D O'Connell 1-4, J Smiddy 1-1, T McCarthy 0-4, B O'Driscoll 0-2, D Murphy 0-2, A Walsh 0-1, B Sheehan 0-1, D Barrett 0-1.		C Egan 1-1, B Moroney 0-3, M Daffy 0-1, E Sheedy 0-1, T Fahy 0-1.	Referee: M Cahill (Tipperary)

Munster final

Tipperary v Cork

25 June 1996 Final	Tipperary	2-10 - 2-15	Cork	Leahy Park
	J Ryan 1-4, P Hogan 0-4, G Maguire 1-0, S Colum 0-1, D O'Shea 0-1.		J Smiddy 1-3, B O'Driscoll 1-2, T McCarthy 0-4, J O'Sullivan 0-3, P Sheehan 0-1, D Murphy 0-1, M Daly 0-1.

All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship

All-Ireland semi-finals

Galway v Cork

7 August 1996 Semi-final	Galway	1-13 - 3-07	Cork	Cusack Park
	F Healy 0-4, A Kerins 0-4, B Larkin 1-0, T Kirwan 0-1, N Larkin 0-1, B Carr 0-1, F O'Brien 0-1, M Connolly 0-1.		D O'Connell 1-2, B O'Driscoll 1-1, B Sheehan 1-1, J Smiddy 0-2, M Daly 0-1.	Referee: A Mac Suibhne (Dublin)

Galway v Cork

30 August 1996 Semi-final replay	Galway	1-15 - 1-06	Cork	Cusack Park
	M Connolly 0-7, F Healy 0-4, B Larkin 1-0, M Lynskey 0-2, F Gantley 0-1, A Kerins 0-1.		M McElhinney 1-1, J Smiddy 0-3, M Daly 0-1, T McCarthy 0-1.	Referee: A Mac Suibhne (Dublin)

All-Ireland final

Galway v Kilkenny

14 September 1996 Final	Galway	1-14 - 2-09	Kilkenny	O'Connor Park
	M Connolly 0-7, B Larkin 1-2, F Healy 0-3, F Gantley 0-1, A Kerins 0-1.		K O'Shea 2-0, P O'Grady 0-5, R Moore 0-1, B Barcoe 0-1, B Phelan 0-1, R Shortall 0-1.	Referee: M Wadding (Waterford)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Jimmy Smiddy	Cork	4-25	27	5	5.40
2	Pat O'Grady	Kilkenny	0-20	20	3	6.66
3	Brian O'Driscoll	Cork	3-07	16	5	3.20
	Dan O'Connell	Cork	2-10	16	5	3.20
5	Michael Connolly	Galway	0-15	15	3	5.00

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Robert Shortall	Kilkenny	3-03	12	Laois
	Jimmy Smiddy	Cork	2-06	12	Limerick
3	Pat O'Grady	Kilkenny	0-08	8	Laois
4	John Ryan	Tipperary	1-04	7	Cork
	Dan O'Connell	Cork	1-04	7	Clare
	Séamus Byrne	Wexford	1-04	7	Offaly
	Timmy Dooley	Offaly	1-04	7	Wexford
	Pat O'Grady	Kilkenny	0-07	7	Wexford
	Michael Connolly	Galway	0-07	7	Cork
	Michael Connolly	Galway	0-07	7	Kilkenny

References

1. "Kilkenny profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
2. "Leinster Junior All-Ireland Hurling Winning Teams" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
3. "Kilkenny profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.