1976 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

The 1976 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 13th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964.

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship 1976
All Ireland Champions
WinnersCork (7th win)
CaptainTadhg Murphy
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upKilkenny
Provincial Champions
MunsterCork
LeinsterKilkenny
UlsterAntrim
ConnachtNot Played
1975
1977

Kilkenny were the defending champions.

On 19 September 1976, Cork won the championship following a 2-17 to 1-8 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their 7th All-Ireland title in the under-21 grade and their first in three championship seasons.

Results

Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Final

28 July 1976 Final Kilkenny 3-21 - 0-05 Wexford Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
J Lyng 1-11, P Treacy 2-0, K Brennan 0-4, B Fennelly 0-2, H Ryan 0-1, P Mulhall 0-1, M Kennedy 0-1, O Bergin 0-1. S O'Connor 0-2, D Rowesome 0-2, J Doyle 0-1. Referee: G Kirwan (Offaly)

Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship

First round

23 April 1976 First round Kerry 0-04 - 1-14 Tipperary Austin Stack Park, Tralee
S Carroll 0-2, S Flaherty 0-1, P McMahon 0-1. Referee: S O'Grady (Limerick)
27 April 1976 First round Clare 2-17 - 4-07 Waterford Canon Hayes Park, Bansha
P O'Connor 1-9, J Callanan 1-3, D Hassett 0-2, S Moloney 0-2, B Madden 0-1. D Fitzpatrick 1-6, T Maher 1-0, D Heffernan 1-0, P Daly 1-0, P O'Mara 0-1. Referee: J Moloney (Tipperary)

Semi-finals

21 April 1976 Semi-final Cork 3-12 - 2-06 Limerick The Mardyke, Cork
T Murphy 0-6, P Horgan 1-1, M McDonnell 1-1, J Gardiner 1-0, J Fenton 0-3, J Crowley 0-1. P Kelly 0-4, B Berkerry 1-0, J Kiely 1-0, M Carroll 0-1, B Flynn 0-1.
14 May 1976 Semi-final Clare 2-13 - 3-05 Tipperary Cusack Park, Ennis
Referee: S O'Grady (Limerick)

Final

14 July 1976 Final Cork 2-11 - 3-06 Clare Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
T Murphy 1-4, P Horgan 1-2, J Allen 0-2, D Buckley 0-1, S O'Mahony 0-1, K Murphy 0-1. B Gilligan 2-2, P Hehir 1-0, G O'Connor 0-2, J Callanan 0-2. Referee: S O'Grady (Limerick)

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

25 July 1976 Semi-final Cork 1-16 - 2-06 Galway Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
T Murphy 0-5, J Allen 0-4, J McCarthy 1-0, P Horgan 0-3, D Buckley 0-1, R McDonnell 0-1, R O'Mahony 0-1, C Brassil 0-1. J Connolly 1-6, F Power 1-0.
1 August 1976 Semi-final Antrim 1-08 - 4-15 Kilkenny Casement Park, Belfast
P Boyle 0-4, M Darragh 1-0, P McFall 0-2, M Delargy 0-1, E Lavery 0-1. K Brennan 2-8, J Lyng 1-3, M Lyng 1-0, O Bergin 0-3, P Mulhall 0-1. Referee: T Furlong (Dublin)

Final

19 September 1976 Final Cork 2-17 - 1-08 Kilkenny Walsh Park, Waterford
P Horgan 1-5, T Murphy 0-6, K Murphy 1-1, D Buckley 0-2, R McDonnell 0-1, C Brassil 0-1, J Fenton 0-1. J Lyng 0-6, B Fennelly 1-0, J Hennessy 0-1, M Brennan 0-1. Referee: G Kirwan (Offaly)

References

  1. "County profile: Cork". Hogan Stand. Archived from the original on 2009-02-16. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
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