1997 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

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.

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)
← 1996 1998 →

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.^[1] 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.

References

1. O'Donovan, Barry (25 August 2018). "Timmy Mac's goal in 1997 turned Cork hurling history... can these U21s do the same?". The Echo. Retrieved 8 April 2020.