1988 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

Irish national junior tournament in hurling

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship 1988
Championship Details
Dates	8 June 1988 - 11 September 1988
All Ireland Champions
Winners	Cork (9th win)
Captain	Christy Connery
Manager	Joe McGrath
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Kilkenny
Captain	Frankie Morgan
Manager	Martin Fitzpatrick
Provincial Champions
Munster	Cork
Leinster	Kilkenny
Ulster	Antrim
Connacht	Not Played
Championship Statistics
Top Scorer	Dan O'Connell (6-03)
← 1987 1989 →

The 1988 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 25th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964. The championship began on 8 June 1988 and ended on 11 September 1988.

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

On 11 September 1988, Cork won the championship following a 4–11 to 1–05 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final.^[1] This was their ninth All-Ireland title overall and their first title since 1982.

Cork's Dan O'Connelll was the championship's top scorer with 6-03.

Results

Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

Wexford v Laois

8 June 1988 Quarter-final	Wexford	0-14 - 2-05	Laois	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	L Dunne 0-7, M O'Connor 0-2, P Carton 0-2, V Reddy 0-1, D McDonald 0-1, V Murphy 0-1.		P Bergin 1-3, J Bates 1-1, J Daly 0-1.	Referee: P Long (Kilkenny)

Semi-finals

Kilkenny v Wexford

29 June 1988 Semi-final	Kilkenny	0-12 - 1-04	Wexford	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
	J Larkin 0-5, J Feehan 0-3, R Minogue 0-2, L Egan 0-2.		V Reddy 1-1, L Dunne 0-1, M O'Connor 0-1, V Murphy 0-1.	Referee: P Delaney (Laois)

Offaly v Carlow

29 June 1988 Semi-final	Offaly	5-23 - 0-06	Carlow	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	J Rigney 3-4, R Byrne 0-7, B Guinan 1-2, F Dolan 1-2, B Cahill 0-4, D Pilkington 0-2, B Mannion 0-1, S Markham 0-1.		T Doyle 0-3, M Carroll 0-2, P English 0-1.

Final

Kilkenny v Offaly

17 July 1988 Final	Kilkenny	3-13 - 2-05	Offaly	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	P Hoban 1-1, S Mahony 1-1, J Feehan 1-1, R Minogue 0-4, T O'Keeffe 0-3, J Larkin 0-2, L Egan 0-1.		D Pilkington 1-2, R Byrne 1-0, J Errity 0-2, G Cahill 0-1.	Referee: P Delaney (Laois)

Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

Limerick v Kerry

22 June 1988 Quarter-final	Limerick	5-25 - 0-00	Kerry	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	P Barrett 2-3, M Galligan 1-6, J Magnier 1-4, L O'Connor 1-2, P Heffernan 0-4, TJ Burns 0-2, J Kirby 0-2, D Ryan 0-2.

Tipperary v Cork

22 June 1988 Quarter-final	Tipperary	2-09 - 2-15	Cork	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	D Quirke 1-0, M O'Meara 1-0, J Leahy 0-3, M Nolan 0-2, C Stakelum 0-2, S Nealon 0-1, C Bonnar 0-1.		J Fitzgibbon 1-2, F Horgan 1-1, M Foley 0-3, K McGuckin 0-3, M Mullins 0-2, B Harte 0-2, C Casey 0-1, J Tobin 0-1.	Referee: J Moore (Waterford)

Semi-finals

Limerick v Waterford

7 July 1988 Semi-final	Limerick	2-19 - 0-08	Waterford	Bruff Sportsfield, Bruff
	L O'Connor 1-7, M Galligan 0-8, TJ Burns 1-0, M O'Brien 0-2, P Barrett 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1.		D Henley 0-4, P Coffey 0-2, B O'Sullivan 0-1, R Ronayne 0-1.	Referee: G Long (Tipperary)

Cork v Clare

7 July 1988 Semi-final	Cork	2-08 - 1-08	Clare	FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock
	D O'Connell 1-1, J Fitzgibbon 1-0, M Mullins 0-3, F Horgan 0-2, K McGuckin 0-1, B Harte 0-1.		D McInerney 0-5, J Chaplin 1-1, T O'Brien 0-1, B Foley 0-1.	Referee: K Walsh (Limerick)

Final

Cork v Limerick

27 July 1988 Final	Cork	4-12 - 1-07	Limerick	Clonmult Memorial Park, Midleton
	M Mullins 0-7, J Fitzgibbon 1-1, M Foley 1-1, F Horgan 1-1, D O'Connell 1-0, K McGuckin 0-1, B Harte 0-1.		C Carey 1-0, G Kirby 0-3, L O'Connor 0-2, M Galligan 0-1, M Houlihan 0-1.	Referee: G Ryan (Tipperary)

Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Semi-final

Down v Derry

10 July 1988 Semi-final	Down	1-09 - 1-04	Derry	Mitchel Park, Ballygalget
	M Blaney 1-3, P Mason 0-2, B Coulter 0-1, M Mallon 0-1, T Fitzsimons 0-1, F Lennon 0-1.		M Kelly 1-1, S Downey 0-2, J Donaghy 0-1.	Referee: J Gough (Antrim)

Final

Antrim v Down

24 July 1988 Final	Antrim	6-11 - 1-04	Down	Casement Park, Belfast
	J Carson 2-0, N Murray 1-2, J Elliott 1-2, A Walsh 1-0, E Donnelly 1-0, C Murphy 0-3, D McKinley 0-1, N Cantwell 0-1, J Close 0-1, L McCourty 0-1.		B Coulter 1-1, J McCrickard 0-1, M Blaney 0-1, R Coffey 0-1.

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

Galway v Kilkenny

14 August 1988 Semi-final	Galway	2-09 - 0-19	Kilkenny	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	M Kenny 1-4, K Coen 1-0, R Duane 0-2, P Killilea 0-1, C Duffy 0-1, E Burke 0-1.		T O'Keeffe 0-7, J Feehan 0-7, L Egan 0-3, M Phelan 0-1, P Hoban 0-1.	Referee: G Ryan (Tipperary)

Cork v Antrim

21 August 1988 Semi-final	Cork	4-21 - 1-03	Antrim	Croke Park, Dublin
	G Manley 1-6, D O'Connell 2-1, B Harte 1-3, F Horgan 0-3, J Corcoran 0-2, M Foley 0-2, C Casey 0-2, B Cunningham 0-2.		D McKillop 1-0, C Murphy 0-2, S Close 0-1.	Referee: P Long (Kilkenny)

Final

Cork v Kilkenny

11 September 1988 Final	Cork	4-11 - 1-05	Kilkenny	St. Brendan's Park, Birr
	D O'Connell 2-1, M Foley 1-1, G Manley 0-4, J Fitzgibbon 1-0, F Horgan 0-3, J Corcoran 0-1, T Cooney 0-1.		J Feehan 1-0, T O'Keeffe 0-2, L Egan 0-1, P Hoban 0-1, T Murphy 0-1.	Referee: J Moore (Laois)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Dan O'Connell	Cork	6-03	21	4	5.25
2	Mike Galligan	Limerick	1-15	19	3	6.33
3	Leo O'Connor	Limerick	2-11	17	3	5.66
3	John Feehan	Kilkenny	2-11	17	4	4.25
4	Frank Horgan	Cork	2-10	16	5	3.33
5	John Fitzgibbon	Cork	4-03	15	5	3.00

References

^ "County profile: Cork". Hogan Stand. Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 24 December 2015.

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