1997 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship 1997

Championship Details
Dates	18 June 1997 – 21 September 1997
Teams	16
All Ireland Champions
Winners	Cork (10th win)
Captain	Dan Murphy
Manager	Bertie Óg Murphy
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Galway
Captain	Liam Hodgins
Manager	Cyril Farrell
Provincial Champions
Munster	Cork
Leinster	Wexford
Ulster	Derry
Connacht	Not Played
Championship Statistics
Top Scorer	Eugene O'Neill (5-18)
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The 1997 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 34th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964. The championship began on 18 June 1997 and ended on 21 September 1997.

Galway entered the championship as the defending champions.

On 21 September 1997, Cork won the championship following a 3-11 to 0-13 defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland final. This was their 10th All-Ireland title overall and their first championship title since 1988.

Tipperary's Eugene O'Neill was the championship's top scorer with 5-18.

Results

Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

Wicklow v Dublin

25 June 1997 Quarter-final	Wicklow	1-08 - 3-14	Dublin	Aughrim County Ground, Aughrim
	J Keogh 0-5, J Berkerey 1-0, D Collins 0-2, K Furlong 0-1.		E Carroll 3-0, I McCrane 0-9, P Donoghue 0-2, D Sweeney 0-1, M Healy 0-1, K Horgan 0-1.

Semi-finals

Kilkenny v Wexford

2 July 1997 Semi-final	Kilkenny	1-09 - 1-10	Wexford	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	D Cleere 0-5, K O'Shea 1-1, N Purcell 0-1, J Coogan 0-1, J Maher 0-1.		P Codd 0-6, J Purcell 1-0, I Murphy 0-2, J Lawlor 0-1, E Cullen 0-1.

Offaly v Dublin

3 July 1997 Semi-final	Offaly	1-13 - 1-09	Dublin	Cusack Park, Mullingar
	P Mulhaire 0-4, K Farrell 0-4, A Mannion 1-0, C Cassidy 0-2, D O'Meara 0-2, G Oakley 0-1.		E Carroll 1-3, T McGrane 0-3, K Horgan 0-2, S Ryan 0-1.

Final

Wexford v Offaly

20 July 1997 Final	Wexford	2-13 - 0-15	Offaly	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
	PJ Carley 2-0, P Codd 0-5, D O'Reilly 0-2, C Byrne 0-2, E Cullen 0-2, M O'Leary 0-1, J Purcell 0-1.		K Farrell 0-7, C Cassidy 0-2, M Hand 0-1, D O'Meara 0-1, P Mulhaire 0-1, K Lamb 0-1, J Reilly 0-1, T Spain 0-1.	Referee: P Ahern (Carlow)

Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

Cork v Kerry

18 June 1997 Quarter-final	Cork	6-26 - 0-5	Kerry	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	D Ronan 2-5, J Deane 2-3, A Walsh 1-4, J O'Dwyer 0-5, C Buckley 1-1, S Óg Ó hAilpín 0-2, B Coleman 0-2, B O'Driscoll 0-1, D Barrett 0-1, T McCarthy 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1.		M Slattery 0-3, B Sheehan 0-2.

Limerick v Tipperary

19 June 1997 Quarter-final	Limerick	2-12 - 5-15	Tipperary	Gaelic Grounds
	B Tobin 0-8, B Foley 2-0, P Neenan 0-2, P Coleman 0-1, D Ryan 0-1.		E O'Neill 3-5, P O'Dwyer 1-3, L Cahill 1-2, M O'Leary 0-2, J Enright 0-1, M Dowd 0-1.	Referee: G Harrington (Cork)

Semi-finals

Tipperary v Waterford

16 July 1997 Semi-final	Tipperary	5-16 - 1-15	Waterford	Semple Stadium
	E O'Neill 2-7, M Kennedy 2-2, J Enright 0-2, P O'Dwyer 0-2, J Carroll 0-1, A Moloney 0-1, L Cahill 0-1.		K McGrath 1-9, B Walsh 0-3, D Shanahan 0-1, R McGrath 0-1.	Referee: A O'Sullivan (Cork)

Cork v Clare

17 July 1997 Semi-final	Cork	2-13 - 1-14	Clare	Semple Stadium
	M O'Connell 0-7, D Ronan 1-2, B O'Keeffe 1-0, B O'Driscoll 0-2, D O'Sullivan 0-1, T McCarthy 0-1.		M Conlon 0-8, J Kenirons 1-0, D Forde 0-3, A Markham 0-1, D Scanlon 0-1, A Rogers 0-1.

Final

Tipperary v Cork

30 July 1997 Final	Tipperary	0-13 - 1-11	Cork	Semple Stadium
	E O'Neill 0-6, L Cahill 0-4, M Bevans 0-2, G Flanagan 0-1.		M O'Connell 0-6, T McCarthy 1-2, D Ronan 0-1, P Ryan 0-1, A Walsh 0-1.	Referee: P O'Connor (Limerick)

Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

Derry v Down

28 June 1997 Semi-final	Derry	2-14 - 1-08	Down	Celtic Park
	D Lockhart 2-1, D Doherty 0-4, G Biggs 0-4, D McGrellis 0-3, R O'Hagan 0-2.		J McGrattan 0-4, S McGrattan 1-0, C Young 0-1, G Gordon 0-1, S Murray 0-1, B Coleman 0-1.

Donegal v Antrim

28 June 1997 Semi-final	Donegal	0-07 - 3-20	Antrim	MacCumhaill Park
	M McCann 0-4, C Dowds 0-1, JM Wallace 0-1, J Doherty 0-1.		C Hamill 1-10, J McIntosh 1-3, C Smith 1-0, A Delargy 0-3, L Richmond 0-2, S McGarry 0-1, S Kelly 0-1.

Final

Derry v Antrim

19 July 1997 Final	Derry	2-11 - 0-17	Antrim	Emmet Park
	G Biggs 1-2, D McGrellis 1-2, D Doherty 0-5, Darren Doherty 0-1, P McCloskey 0-1.		C Hamill 0-6, A Delargy 0-3, R McNaughten 0-3, L Richmond 0-2, K McKay 0-1, J McIntosh 0-1, S Kelly 0-1.	Referee: JA Gribben (Down)

Derry v Antrim

23 July 1997 Final replay	Derry	0-22 - 1-16 (aet)	Antrim	Emmet Park
				Referee: JA Gribben (Down)

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

Cork v Wexford

7 September 1997 Semi-final	Cork	2-12 - 1-6	Wexford	Fraher Field
	M O'Connell 0-6 (two frees, two 65s), J Deane 1-2, J O'Flynn 1-1, S O'Farrell 0-2, A Walsh 0-1.		E Cullen 1-0, P Codd 0-3 (two frees, one 65), C Byrne 0-1, J Purcell 0-1, D O'Reilly 0-1.	Attendance: 9,000 Referee: W Barrett (Tipperary)

Galway v Derry

7 September 1997 Semi-final	Galway	8-26 - 0-7	Derry	Markievicz Park
	E Cloonan 3-10, A Kerins 2-1, O Canning 1-4, D Shaughnessy 1-4, K Broderick 1-0, B Carr 0-3, M Cullinane 0-2, G Glynn 0-2.		D Doherty 0-4, R O'Hagan 0-2, D McGrealish 0-1.	Referee: P Delaney (Laois)

Final

Cork v Galway

21 September 1997 Final	Cork	3-11 - 0-13	Galway	Semple Stadium
	M O'Connell 0-5 (four frees), D Ronan 1-1, S O'Farrell 1-1, J Deane 1-0, P Ryan 0-2, J O'Flynn 0-1, B O'Driscoll 0-1.		E Cloonan 0-7 (three frees, two 65s), M Cullinane 0-2, R Gantley 0-2, G Glynn 0-1, F Healy 0-1.	Attendance: 10,378 Referee: P Horan (Offaly)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

• The All-Ireland final was the first meeting of Cork and Galway at that stage of the championship since 1982.
• Cork's final victory gave them their 100th All-Ireland title overall.