1996 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship 1996
Championship Details
Dates1 May 1996 - 29 September 1996
All Ireland Champions
WinnersTipperary (16th win)
CaptainWilliam Maher
ManagerDinny Cahill
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upGalway
CaptainMichael Healy
ManagerNoel Lane
Provincial Champions
MunsterTipperary
LeinsterKilkenny
UlsterAntrim
ConnachtNot Played
Championship Statistics
Top Scorer Eugene O'Neill (3-48)
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The 1996 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 66th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. The championship began on 1 May 1996 and ended on 29 September 1996.

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

On 29 September 1996 Tipperary won the championship following a 2-14 to 2-12 defeat of Galway in a replay of the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their 16th All-Ireland title and their first title since 1982.

Tipperary's Eugene O'Neill was the championship's top scorer with 3-48.

Results

Leinster Minor Hurling Championship

First round

11 May 1996 First round Dublin 4-18 - 1-03 Westmeath O'Connor Park, Tullamore
R Farrelly 2-1, E Carroll 1-4, S McDonnell 1-2, S Martin 0-4, T McGrane 0-3, L Ryan 0-2, M Kenny 0-1, S Ryan 0-1. G Briody 1-1, D McCormack 0-2. Referee: O O'Neill (Meath)

Quarter-final

25 May 1996 Quarter-final Laois 3-06 - 2-12 Dublin O'Connor Park, Tullamore
G Walsh 1-1, D Rooney 1-1, B Delaney 1-0, N O'Shaughnessy 0-3, T Doran 0-1. E Carroll 1-3, R Farrelly 1-2, T McGrane 0-3, M Kenny 0-2, S Martin 0-2.

Semi-finals

29 June 1996 Semi-final Offaly 2-06 - 0-12 Dublin O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
P Leonard 1-1, D Kelly 1-0, G Oakley 0-2, R McRedmond 0-1, T Spain 0-1, J Greene 0-1. T McGrane 0-5, S McDonnell 0-3, E Carroll 0-2, S Ryan 0-2. Referee: C Byrne (Wicklow)
29 June 1996 Semi-final Wexford 2-10 - 3-07 Kilkenny Wexford Park, Wexford
M Redmond 1-2, J Kenny 0-5, J O'Loughlin 1-0, C Carey 0-3. J Coogan 1-2, S Millea 1-1, JP O'Neill 1-1, R Cahill 0-2, M Kavanagh 0-1. Referee: O O'Neill (Meath)
6 July 1996 Semi-final Offaly 3-12 - 3-15 Dublin O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
R McRedmond 2-2, M Hand 1-0, P Carroll 0-3, E McGuinness 0-2, C Cassidy 0-1, P Leonard 0-1, Darragh Kelly 0-1, Declan Kelly 0-1, T Spain 0-1. T McGrane 0-7, E Carroll 1-3, S McDonnell 0-4, D Foley 1-0, L Ryan 1-0, S Ryan 0-1. Referee: C Byrne (Wicklow)
6 July 1996 Semi-final replay Kilkenny 2-13 - 0-04 Wexford Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
J Coogan 0-4, R Cahill 0-4, J Hickey 1-0, JP O'Neill 1-0, M Hoyne 0-3, R Mullally 0-2. J Kenny 0-2, M Redmond 0-1, J Hendrick 0-1. Referee: O O'Neill (Meath)

Final

14 July 1996 Final Kilkenny 1-16 - 1-11 Dublin Croke Park, Dublin
R Cahill 0-8, J Coogan 0-4, S Millea 1-0, M Hoyne 0-1, H Shefflin 0-1, JP O'Neill 0-1, G Kirwan 0-1. T McGrane 0-9, E Carroll 1-1, D Carew 0-1. Referee: P Delaney (Laois)

Munster Minor Hurling Championship

First round

1 May 1996 First round Tipperary 2-14 - 0-05 Limerick Semple Stadium, Thurles
E O'Neill 1-4, P Kelly 1-1, M Kennedy 0-3, W Maher 0-2, A Doyle 0-1, J Carroll 0-1, D Fahy 0-1, M Ryan 0-1. M Mangan 0-3, N Hayes 0-2. Referee: M Wadding (Waterford)
10 May 1996 First round Kerry 2-08 - 2-13 Clare Ballyduff
L Boyle 1-2, B McElligott 1-0, M Murphy 0-2, T Roche 0-2, M Murnane 0-1, P Galvin 0-1. S Ryan 0-8, D Fitzgerald 2-0, A Markham 0-2, P Moloney 0-1, B O'Halloran 0-1, A Markham 0-1. Referee: J Sexton (Limerick)

Second round

26 June 1996 Semi-final Tipperary 0-16 - 1-09 Cork Semple Stadium, Thurles
E O'Neill 0-7, A Doyle 0-4, S Ryan 0-2, M Kennedy 0-1, M Ryan 0-1, P O'Brien 0-1. A Beale 1-3, J Murphy 0-2, N Ronan 0-1, S O'Connor 0-1, N Morrissey 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1.
26 June 1996 Semi-final Waterford 2-13 - 2-13 Clare Semple Stadium, Thurles
K McGrath 1-9, R Walsh 1-0, S O'Flynn 0-1, O Murphy 0-1, A Heffernan 0-1, O Bennett 0-1. S Ryan 1-4, C McKeogh 1-0, A Markham 0-3, D Fitzgerald 0-2, J Horan 0-2, J Reddan 0-1, A Markham 0-1. Referee: J McDonald (Tipperary)
29 June 1996 Semi-final replay Waterford 1-14 - 1-11 Clare Semple Stadium, Thurles
K McGrath 0-9, R Walsh 1-0, S Flynn 0-3, O Bennett 0-1, K Reid 0-1. D Fitzgrald 1-0, S Ryan 0-3, A Markham 0-3, O Plunkett 0-2, G O'Donnell 0-1, C McKeogh 0-1, J Reddan 0-1. Referee: J McDonald (Tipperary)

Final

7 July 1996 Final Tipperary 2-19 - 1-11 Waterford Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
E O'Neill 1-11, A Doyle 1-0, M Kennedy 0-3, M Ryan 0-2, P Kelly 0-1, E Carey 0-1, D Browne 0-1. K McGrath 0-7, F Halpin 1-0, E Murphy 0-3, E Bennett 0-1. Referee: S McMahon (Clare)

Ulster Minor Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

7 July 1996 Semi-final replay Derry 2-09 - 1-10 Down Casement Park, Belfast
E Farren 1-3, D Collins 1-2, P McCloskey 0-2, R Kennedy 0-1, D Kearney 0-1. S McGrattan 0-4, C Branniff 1-0, P Mulligan 0-2, P Matthews 0-2, E Trainor 0-1, D Curran 0-1.

Final

14 July 1996 Final Antrim 3-13 - 2-10 Derry Casement Park, Belfast

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

4 August 1996 Semi-final Galway 3-16 - 1-14 Kilkenny Croke Park, Dublin
E Cloonan 0-11, A Poniard 2-0, R Cullinane 1-1, D Loughrey 0-2, M Blake 0-1, E McEntee 0-1. J Coogan 0-6, R Cahill 0-5, J Hickey 1-0, T O'Dowd 0-1, J Hoyne 0-1, M Hoyne 0-1.
11 August 1996 Semi-final Tipperary 2-25 - 3-03 Antrim Croke Park, Dublin
M Kennedy 2-5, S O'Neill 0-10, P O'Brien 0-4, P Kelly 0-2, M Ryan 0-2, E Carey 0-2. C McGrath 2-1, G Ward 1-0, J Flynn 0-2. Referee: P Horan (Offaly)

Finals

1 September 1996 Final Tipperary 0-20 - 3-11 Galway Croke Park, Dublin
E O'Neill 0-8, A Doyle 0-4, M Kennedy 0-2, D Fahy 0-2, W Maher 0-1, E Carey 0-1, P Kelly 0-1, M Ryan 0-1. A Poniard 2-1, E Cloonan 0-7, M Kerins 1-1, E McEntee 0-1, D Loughrey 0-1. Referee: J O'Leary (Cork)
29 September 1996 Final replay Tipperary 2-14 - 2-12 Galway Croke Park, Dublin
E O'Neill 1-8, M Kennedy 1-2, W Maher 0-2, D Browne 0-1, D Fahy 0-1. E Cloonan 2-5, R Cullinane 0-2, E McEntee 0-1, M Kerins 0-1, R Gantley 0-1, D Loughrey 0-1, A Poniard 0-1.

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorer overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Eugene O'Neill Tipperary 3-48 57 6 9.50
2 Eugene Cloonan Galway 2-23 29 3 9.66
3 Ken McGrath Waterford 1-25 28 3 9.33
4 Tomás McGrane Dublin 0-27 27 5 5.40
5 Michael Kennedy Tipperary 3-16 25 6 3.83

Miscellaneous

  • The All-Ireland final ended in a draw for the first time since 1984.

References

  1. ^ Cahill, Jackie (5 September 2012). "Maher to meet old friend Boland in unlikely twist of fate". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 17 August 2016.