1977 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship 1977
All Ireland Champions
Winners	Kilkenny (11th win)
Captain	Seán Fennelly
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Cork
Captain	Stephen Hayes
Provincial Champions
Munster	Cork
Leinster	Kilkenny
Ulster	Not Played
Connacht	Not Played
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The 1977 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 47th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928.

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

On 9 October 1977 Kilkenny won the championship following a 1-8 to 0-9 defeat of Cork in a replay of the All-Ireland final. This was their 11th All-Ireland title and their first in two championship seasons.

Results

Leinster Minor Hurling Championship

First round

Kildare v Laois

10 April 1977 First round	Kildare	0-05 - 6-10	Laois	Geraldine Park, Athy
				Referee: L Barnes (Wicklow)

Westmeath v Antrim

24 April 1977 First round	Westmeath	4-04 - 4-10	Antrim	Cusack Park, Mullingar
	S McKeogh 2-2, J Davis 1-0, I Connell 1-0, S McGrath 0-2.		D Donnelly 1-3, B Donnelly 1-3, E McToal 1-2, B Quinn 1-0, L McGoldrick 0-1, G McClafferty 0-1.

Quarter-finals

Offaly v Laois

22 May 1977 Quarter-final	Offaly	0-10 - 2-03	Laois	St. Brendan's Park, Birr
	T Conneely 0-5, D Loughnane 0-2, D Owens 0-2, B Hayes 0-1.		N Broderick 1-0, D Conlon 1-0, P Bergin 0-2, P Critchley 0-1.

Dublin v Antrim

23 May 1977 Quarter-final	Dublin	1-10 - 3-06	Antrim	Parnell Park, Dublin
	T McSweeneny 0-5, J Morris 1-0, W Hughes 0-3, P Byrne 0-2.		D Donnelly 1-1, B McCallion 1-1, J McKernan 1-0, B Quinn 0-1, L McGoldrick 0-1, E McToal 0-1, V Caulfield 0-1.

Semi-finals

Wexford v Antrim

26 June 1977 Semi-final	Wexford	4-10 - 3-11	Antrim	Wexford Park, Wexford
	R O'Connor 2-0, G O'Connor 1-2, P Gorman 0-4, J Fleming 0-4, B Byrne 1-0.		B McCallion 2-0, G McCafferty 0-6, B Quinn 0-4, D Donnelly 1-0, B Donnelly 0-1.	Referee: S Murphy (Kilkenny)

Kilkenny v Offaly

6 July 1977 Semi-final	Kilkenny	4-20 - 3-11	Offaly	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	J Mulcahy 0-8, J Heffernan 1-2, M Nash 1-2, E Deegan 1-2, W McEvoy 0-4, E Crowley 1-0, G Ryan 0-2.		D Loughnane 1-5, T Kennedy 1-2, D Moloney 1-0, J Abbott 0-2, M Corrigan 0-1, L Collins 0-1.

Final

Kilkenny v Wexford

24 July 1977 Final	Kilkenny	5-10 - 3-06	Wexford	Croke Park, Dublin
	J Mulcahy 1-3, J McEvoy 1-2, J Heffernan 1-1, M Nash 1-1, E Crowley 1-1, B Wallace 0-2.		J Fleming 2-4, P Doyle 1-0, B Byrne 0-1, G O'Connor 0-1.	Referee: N O'Donoghue (Dublin)

Munster Minor Hurling Championship

First round

Waterford v Kerry

6 May 1977 First round	Waterford	1-09 - 0-04	Kerry	FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock
	J Hunt 0-6, J Cotter 1-0, B Hennessy 0-2, A Kelly 0-1.		T Ryan 0-4.	Referee: J Sheehan (Limerick)

Clare v Tipperary

11 May 1977 First round	Clare	3-04 - 1-08	Tipperary	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	PJ Deacy 1-2, F Quilligan 1-0, J Moran 1-0, C Lyons 0-1, L Quinlan 0-1.		M Murphy 1-3, P Power 0-2, R O'Callaghan 0-1, D O'Connell 0-1, E Cunningham 0-1.	Referee: S O'Connor (Limerick)

Semi-finals

Cork v Waterford

27 May 1977 Semi-final	Cork	5-15 - 1-07	Waterford	Páirc Mac Gearailt, Fermoy
	J Hartnett 2-3, G O'Regan 0-8, J Monahan 2-1, T O'Connor 1-1, S O'Brien 0-1, R O'Connor 0-1.		A Kelly 1-1, J Hunt 0-2, P Curran 0-2, M Curley 0-1, J Fives 0-1.	Referee: B Carroll (Tipperary)

Limerick v Clare

29 June 1977 Semi-final	Limerick	3-13 - 0-06	Clare	MacDonagh Park, Nenagh
	G Hickey 2-1, O O'Connor 0-6, S Herbert 1-1, K O'Brien 0-2, P Foley 0-1, B Ryan 0-1, J Mann 0-1.		J Hanley 0-4, L Quinlan 0-1, C Martin 0-1.

Final

Cork v Limerick

10 July 1977 Final	Cork	2-08 - 2-07	Limerick	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	S O'Gorman 0-5, D Murphy 1-0, J Monahan 1-0, J Hartnett 0-1, A O'Connell 0-1, T O'Connor 0-1.		O O'Connor 1-1, M Coffey 1-1, K O'Brien 0-2, S Herbert 0-2, E Meskill 0-1.

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

Semi-final

Cork v Galway

7 August 1977 Semi-final	Cork	3-14 - 1-06	Galway	Croke Park, Dublin
	R O'Connor 3-3, S O'Gorman 0-6, J Keane 0-1, A O'Connell 0-1, T McCarthy 0-1, J Murphy 0-1, D Philpott 0-1.		J Coen 1-4, M Ruane 0-1, M Fahy 0-1.

Finals

Cork v Kilkenny

4 September 1977 Final	Cork	3-11 - 4-08	Kilkenny	Croke Park, Dublin
	J Hartnett 1-2, S O'Gorman 0-5, T Aherne 1-1, R O'Connor 1-1, J Keane 0-2.		J Heffernan 2-1, E Deegan 1-1, W McEvoy 1-0, E Wallace 0-2, J Mulcahy 0-2, G Ryan 0-1, E Crowley 0-1.	Referee: G Kirwan (Offaly)

Kilkenny v Cork

9 October 1977 Final replay	Kilkenny	1-08 - 0-09	Cork	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	W McEvoy 1-1, T Lennon 0-2, E Deegan 0-2, E Crowley 0-1, R Murphy 0-1, J Mulcahy 0-1.		PJ Whooley 0-4, R O'Connor 0-2, S O'Gorman 0-1, T Aherne 0-1, T McCarthy 0-1.	Referee: G Kirwan (Offaly)