1988 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

The 1988 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 102nd staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The championship began on 22 May 1988 and ended on 4 September 1988.

1988 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates22 May 1988 - 4 September 1988
Teams15
All-Ireland champions
Winning teamGalway (4th win)
CaptainConor Hayes
ManagerCyril Farrell
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamTipperary
CaptainNicky English
ManagerMichael "Babs" Keating
Provincial champions
MunsterTipperary
LeinsterOffaly
UlsterAntrim
ConnachtNot Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played14
Top Scorer Nicky English (1-22)
Player of the Year Tony Keady
All-Star TeamSee here
1987
1989

Galway were the defending champions.[1]

On 4 September 1988, Galway won the championship following a 1-15 to 0-14 defeat of Tipperary in the All-Ireland final.[2] This was their 4th All-Ireland title overall and their second in succession.

Tipperary's Nicky English was the championship's top scorer with 1-22. Galway's Tony Keady was the choice for Hurler of the Year.

Teams

Overview

A total of fifteen teams contested the championship. Twelve of these teams played in the respective Leinster and Munster Championships. Antrim and Galway, who faced no competition in their respective provinces, were given byes to the All-Ireland Championship. London entered the championship at the All-Ireland quarter-final stage as a result of winning the All-Ireland B Championship.

Summaries

Team Colours Grounds Most recent success
All-Ireland Provincial League
Antrim Saffron and white Casement Park 1949
Clare Saffron and blue Cusack Park 1914 1932 1977–78
Cork Red and white Páirc Uí Chaoimh 1986 1986 1980–81
Dublin Blue and navy Parnell Park 1938 1961 1938–39
Galway Maroon and white Pearse Stadium 1987 1986-87
Kerry Green and gold Fitzgerald Stadium 1891 1891
Kilkenny Black and amber Nowlan Park 1983 1987 1985-86
Laois Blue and white O'Moore Park 1949 1949
Limerick Green and white Gaelic Grounds 1973 1981 1984-85
London Green and white Emerald GAA Grounds 1901
Offaly Green, white and gold St. Brendan's Park 1985 1985
Tipperary Blue and gold Semple Stadium 1971 1987 1978–79
Waterford White and blue Walsh Park 1959 1963 1962–63
Westmeath Maroon and white Cusack Park
Wexford Purple and gold Wexford Park 1968 1977 1972–73

Results

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

29 May 1988 First round Dublin 1–14 – 1–09 Westmeath Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
B McMahon 1–2, J Twomey 0–4, J Morris 0–3, S Dalton 0–2, V Murphy 0–2, C Hetherton 0–1. D Kilcoyne 1–1, M Kilcoyne 0–2, D McCormack 0–2, M Hickey 0–2, M Newman 0–1, P Clancy 0–1. Referee: P Delaney (Laois)
29 May 1988 First round Wexford 3–10 – 1–08 Laois Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
John O'Connor 1–4, J Holohan 0–5, James O'Connor 1–0, R Murphy 1–0. P Begin 1–0, M O'Sullivan 0–3, E Fennelly 0–3, PJ Cuddy 0–1, A Dunne 0–1. Referee: P Long (Kilkenny)

Semi-finals

19 June 1988 >Semi-final Wexford 4–12 – 2–16 Kilkenny Croke Park, Dublin
M Quigley 2–2, J Holohan 1–4, T Dempsey 1–1, John O'Connor 0–1, Furlong 0–1, B Byrne 0–1, E Sinnott 0–1, S Fitzhenry 0–1. L Ryan 1–1, J Mulcahy 1–1, R Heffernan 0–4, H Ryan 0–4, M Cleere 0–4, L Fennelly 0–1, M Phelan 0–1.
19 June 1988 Semi-final Offaly 2–13 – 2–10 Dublin Croke Park, Dublin
M Corrigan 0–7, D Fogarty 1–0, J Dooley 1–0, B Keeshan 0–3, M Duignan 0–2, E Coughlan 0–1. J Twomey 1–3, B McMahon 1–1, S McDermott 0–3, J Morris 0–2, R Doherty 0–1. Referee: J Henry (Westmeath)

Final

10 July 1988 Final Offaly 3–12 – 1–14 Wexford Croke Park, Dublin
M Corrigan 1–5, J Dooley 2–0, B Keeshan 0–4, P O'Connor 0–1, V Teehan 0–1, P Delaney 0–1. J Holohan 1–6, John O'Connor 0–3, James O'Connor 0–3, S Fitzhenry 0–1, G O'Connor 0–1. Attendance: 28,234
Referee: P Long (Kilkenny)

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

First round

22 May 1988 First round Limerick 6-14 - 1-09 Kerry FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock
P McCarthy 2-2, P Creamer 2-0, S Fitzgibbon 1-1, M Nelligan 1-0, G Kirby 0-3, O O'Connor 0-3, G Ryan 0-1, G Hegarty 0-1, R Sampson 0-1, B Finn 0-1, M Holohan 0-1. J Hennessy 0-8, E. Murphy 1-1. Attendance: W Barrett (Tipperary)
22 May 1988 Clare 3–12 – 3–10 Waterford Semple Stadium, Thurles
First round V Donnellan 0–7, T Guilfoyle 2–0, D Ryan 1–0, G McInerney 0–1, G O'Loughlin 0–1, J Russell 0–1, J Shanhan 0–1, A Cunningham 0–1. P Ryan 1–1, A Ahearne 1–0, P Bennett 1–0, K Delahunty 0–3, P Murphy 0–2, C Curley 0–2, M Walsh 0–1, N Crowley 0–1. Attendance: 7,072
Referee: T Murray (Limerick)

Semi-finals

5 June 1988 Semi-final Tipperary 0–15 – 0–08 Limerick Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
P Fox 0–7, J Hayes 0–2, P O'Neill 0–2, D Ryan 0–1, A Ryan 0–1, J Kennedy 0–1, C Bonnar 0–1. G Kirby 0–4, B Finn 0–2, P McCarthy 0–1, O O'Connor 0–1. Attendance: 32,084
Referee: W Horgan (Cork)
19 June 1988 Semi-final Cork 3–22 – 2–09 Clare Semple Stadium, Thurles
P Horgan 1–6, M Mullins 1–5, T O'Sullivan 0–8, G FitzGerald 1–3. G McInerney 1–3, D Ryan 1–0, V Donnellan 0–3, G O'Loughlin 0–1, V O'Loughlin 0–1. Attendance: 17,244
Referee: J Moore (Waterford)

Final

17 July 1988 Final Tipperary 2–19 – 1–13 Cork Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
N English 0–9, D Ryan 1–1, Cormac Bonbnar 1–0, P Delaney 0–3, J Hayes 0–2, D O'Connell 0–2, A Ryan 0–2. P Horgan 1–4, T O'Sullivan 0–5, P O'Connor 0–2, G FitzGerald 0–1, T McCarthy 0–1. Attendance: 50,000
Referee: T Murray (Limerick)

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Quarter-final

16 July 1988 Quarter-final Galway 4–30 – 2–08 London Kenny Park, Athenry
J Cooney 1-7, M McGrath 1-4, M Naughton 0-7, A Cunningham 1-2, É Ryan 0-5, N Lane 1-1, T Monaghan 0-2, T Keady 0-1, P Malone 0-1. C Spain 1-1, P Butler 1-0, D McKenna 0-2, J O'DOnoghue 0-2, P O'Shea 0-1, K Morrissey 0-1, M Connelly 0-1. Referee: P Delaney (Laois)

Semi-finals

7 August 1988 Semi-final Tipperary 3–15 – 2–10 Antrim Croke Park, Dublin
N English 1–7, P Fox 2–1, A Ryan 0–2, P Delaney 0–2, P O'Neill 0–1, J Hayes 0–1, D Ryan 0–1. O McFetridge 1–5, F McAllister 1–0, B Donnelly 0–2, D Donnelly 0–1, B Laverty 0–1, P McKillen 0–1. Attendance: 37,954
Referee: J Denton (Wexford)
7 August 1988 Semi-final Galway 3–18 – 3–11 Offaly Croke Park, Dublin
M Naughton 1–5, N Lane 1–4, J Cooney 0–4, E Ryan 1–0, M McGrath 0–3, A Cunningham 0–1, T Keady 0–1. M Corrigan 1–6, P Delaney 2–0, V Teehan 0–2, B Keeshan 0–2, M Duignan 0–1. Attendance: 37,954
Referee: J Moore (Waterford)

Final

4 September 1988 Final Galway 1–15 – 0–14 Tipperary Croke Park, Dublin
N Lane 1–0, P Malone 0–3, M Naughton 0–2, M McGrath 0–2, T Keady 0–2, G McInerney 0–2, J Cooney 0–1, E Ryan 0–1, B Lynskey 0–1, C Hayes 0–1. N English 0–6, D Ryan 0–4, D O'Connell 0–2, A Ryan 0–1, P Delaney 0–1. Attendance: 63,545
Referee: G Kirwan (Offaly)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall
Rank Player Team Tally Total Matches Average
1 Nicky English Tipperary 1-22 25 3 8.33
2 Mark Corrigan Offaly 2-18 24 3 8.00
3 Jimmy Holohan Wexford 2-15 21 3 7.00
4 Martin Naughton Galway 1-14 17 3 5.66
5 Pat Horgan Cork 2-10 16 2 8.00
6 Joe Cooney Galway 1-12 15 4 5.00
7 Noel Lane Galway 3-05 14 3 4.66
Pat Fox Tipperary 2-08 14 4 3.50
8 Tony O'Sullivan Cork 0-13 13 2 6.50
9 Michael McGrath Galway 1-09 12 3 4.00
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Joe Cooney Galway 1-07 10 London
Nicky English Tipperary 1-07 10 Antrim
2 Pat Horgan Cork 1-06 9 Clare
Jimmy Holohan Wexford 1-06 9 Clare
Mark Corrigan Offaly 1-06 9 Galway
Nicky English Tipperary 0-09 9 Cork
3 Martin Quigley Wexford 2-02 8 Kilkenny
Mark Corrigan Offaly 1-05 8 Wexford
Mickey Mullins Cork 1-05 8 Clare
Olcan McFetridge Antrim 1-05 8 Tipperary
Martin Naughton Galway 1-05 8 Offaly
Tony O'Sullivan Cork 0-08 8 Clare

Miscellaneous

Bibliography

  • Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
  • Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).

References

  1. O'Sullivan, Jim (10 September 2012). "When Galway came of age". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  2. "It's 27 years since Galway won the All-Ireland hurling title…but where are they now?". The 42. 16 April 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
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