The1987 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 101st staging of theAll-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship , theGaelic Athletic Association 's premierinter-county hurling tournament. The championship began on 24 May 1987 and ended on 6 September 1987.
Cork were thedefending champions but were defeated byTipperary in the Munster final.Kerry fielded a team in the provincial championship for the first time since 1978.
On 6 September 1987,Galway won the championship following a 1–12 to 0–9 defeat ofKilkenny in the 100th All-Ireland final. This was their third All-Ireland title, their first in seven championship seasons.
Tipperary'sPat Fox was the championship's top scorer with 3–45. Galway'sJoe Cooney was the choice forTexaco Hurler of the Year .
Qualified from theAll-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship
Relegated to theAll-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship
General information [ edit ] Fifteen counties will compete in theAll-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship : one team from theConnacht Senior Hurling Championship , six teams in theLeinster Senior Hurling Championship , six teams in theMunster Senior Hurling Championship , one team from theUlster Senior Hurling Championship and one team from theAll-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship .
Provincial championships [ edit ] Leinster Senior Hurling Championship [ edit ] Kilkenny 4–20 – 4–5 Westmeath C. Heffernan (2–5), K. Brennan (1–2), P. Walsh (1–2), L. Fennelly (0–3), H. Ryan (0–3), L. McCarthy (0–3), G. Fennelly (0–2). D. Kilcoyne (2–1), S. Kilcoyne (2–1), E. Gallagher (0–1), P. Clancy (0–1), M. Kennedy (0–1).
Attendance: 10,127
Referee: G. Kirwan (Offaly)
Offaly 2–18 – 1–13 Dublin M. Corrigan (0–7), P. Cleary (1–3), J. Dooley (1–1), D. Fogarty (0–3), B. Keeshan (0–2), S. Coughlan (0–1), D. Owens (0–1). N. Howard (1–5), M. J. Ryan (0–2), J. Murphy (0–2), S. Dalton (0–1), B. McMahon (0–1), G. Hegarty (0–1), P. Pringle (0–1).
Attendance: 10,127
Referee: P. Delaney (Laois)
Offaly 1–16 – 0–13 Laois M. Corrigan (0–7), S. Coughlan (1–1), B. Keeshan (0–3), P. Cleary (0–2), P. Corrigan (0–1), J. Dooley (0–1), J. Kelly (0–1). B. Bohane (0–5), M. O'Sullivan (0–3), S. Plunkett (0–2), E. Fennelly (0–1), P. Cleary (0–1), P. O'Brien (0–1).
Attendance: 35,719
Referee: J. Denton (Wexford)
Kilkenny 3–20 – 2–15 Wexford H. Ryan (1–4), L. McCarthy (1–3), L. Fennelly (1–1), G. Fennelly (0–4), C. Heffernan (0–3), P. Walsh (0–2), S. Fennelly (0–2), L. Ryan (0–1). J. Houlihan (0–9), T. Dempsey (1–1), S. Fitzhenry (1–0), M. Quigley (0–2), G. O'Connor (0–2), J. McDonald (0–1).
Attendance: 35,719
Referee: N. O'Donoghue (Dublin)
Kilkenny 2–14 – 0–17 Offaly G. Fennelly (0–9), L. Fennelly (2–0), H. Ryan (0–1), K. Brennan (0–1), T. Lennon (0–1), C. Heffernan (0–1), R. Power (0–1). D. Fogarty (0–3), B. Keeshan (0–3), M. Corrigan (0–2), P. Cleary (0–2), J. Kelly (0–2), D. Owens (0–2), P. Connors (0–1), J. Dooley (0–1), P. Corrigan (0–1).
Attendance: 29,133
Referee: P. Delaney (Laois)
Munster Senior Hurling Championship [ edit ] Kerry 2–6 – 1–21 Tipperary J. Hennessy (1–1), B. Neenan (1–0), E. Murphy (0–3), S. Sheahan (0–1), C. Nolan (0–1). P. Fox (1–10), M. Scully (0–3), C. Bonnar (0–2), A. Ryan (0–2), L. Stokes (0–2), M. Doley (0–1), D. O'Connell (0–1).
Limerick 2–15 – 1–14 Waterford P. Kelly (0–10), D. FitzGerald (1–0), S. Fitzgibbon (1–0), T. Kenny (0–2), P. McCarthy (0–1), G. Kirby (0–1), A. Carmody (0–1). K. Delahunty (0–8), P. Bennett (1–0), P. Ryan (0–2), N. Crowley (0–2), M. Walsh (0–1), B. Power (0–1).
Attendance: 9,537
Referee: G. Ryan (Tipperary)
Tipperary 1–13 – 1–13 Clare P. Fox (0–7), N. English (1–3), A. Ryan (0–2), J. McGrath (0–1). C. Lyons (0–8), G. McInenrey (1–0), T. Guilfoyle (0–3). M. Guilfoyle (0–1), J. Shanahan (0–1).
Cork 3–11 – 3–11 Limerick K. Kingston (2–1), J. Fenton (0–5), J. Fitzgibbon (1–0), T. O'Sullivan (0–3), G. FitzGerald (0–1), T. McCarthy (0–1). P. McCarthy (1–3), S. Fitzginnon (1–1), P. Kelly (0–5), A. Carmody (0–1), J. Carroll (0–1).
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: J. Moore (Waterford)
Tipperary 4–17 – 0–8 Clare N. English (2–4), P. Fox (0–7), B. Ryan (1–1), D. O'Connell (1–0), A. Ryan (0–3), R. Stakelum (0–1), P. Hayes (0–1). A. Cunningham (0–2), C. Lyons (0–2), M. Guilfoyle (0–2), G. O'Loughlin (0–1).
Cork 3–14 – 0–10 Limerick J. Fenton (1–8), K. Hennessy (1–2), K. Fitzgibbon (1–0), T. McCarthy (0–2), T. O'Sullivan (0–1), J. Cashman (0–1). P. Kelly (0–3), D. FitzGerald (0–2), O. O'Connor (0–2), P. McCarthy (0–1), D. Punch (0–1), G. Hegarty (0–1).
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: J. Moore (Waterford)
Tipperary 1–18 – 1–18 Cork P. Fox (0–9), N. English (1–1), D. O'Donnell (0–4), A. Ryan (0–2), R. Stakelum (0–1), J. McGrath (0–1). J. Fenton (0–12), T. O'Sullivan (0–4), K. Kingston (1–0), K. Hennessy (0–1), T. McCarthy (0–1).
Tipperary 4–22 – 1–22 Cork P. Fox (0–11), M. Doyle (2–0), N. English (1–1), D. O'Connell (1–1), M. McGrath (0–3), A. Ryan (0–3), P. Delaney (0–2), P. Fitzelle (0–1). J. Fenton (0–13), T. Mulcahy (1–2), T. McCarthy (0–3), T. O'Sullivan (0–3), G. FitzGerald (0–1).
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship [ edit ] All-Ireland quarter-finals [ edit ] Antrim 3–14 – 1–15 London D. McNaughton (1–5), B. Donnelly (2–1), D. Donnelly (0–3), P. McKillen (0–3), T. McGrath (0–1), T. McNaughton (0–1). M. Jordan (1–2), M. Burke (0–4), P. Hoctor (0–3), J. Murphy (0–3), G. Ryan (0–2), C. Aherne (0–1).
All-Ireland semi-finals [ edit ] Galway 3–20 – 2–17 Tipperary E. Ryan (1–4), J. Cooney (0–6), M. Naughton (1–0), N. Lane (1–0), A. Cunningham (0–3), S. Mahon (0–3), M. McGrath (0–3), B. Lynskey (0–1). Report P. Fox (2–1), N. English (0–6), P. Delaney (0–3), M. McGrath (0–2), D. O'Connell (0–2), A. Ryan (0–2), J. Hayes (0–1).
Attendance: 49,410
Referee: G. Kirwan (Offaly)
Kilkenny 2–18 – 2–11 Antrim H. Ryan (2–5), G. Fennelly (0–7), K. Brennan (0–3), T. Lennon (0–1), C. Heffernan (0–1), R. Power (0–1). D. McNaughton (2–1), D. Donnelly (0–6), T. McNaughton (0–2), B. Donnelly (0–1), P. McKillen (0–1).
St. Brigid's Park, Dundalk, County Louth
Attendance: 4,962
Galway 1–12 – 0–9 Kilkenny J. Cooney (0–5), N. Lane (1–0), T. Keady (0–2), S. Mahon (0–2), M. Naughton (0–1), A. Cunningham (0–1), M. McGrath (0–1). G. Fennelly (0–7), H. Ryan (0–1), T. Lennon (0–1).
Championship statistics [ edit ] Kerry take part in the Munster series of games for the first time since 1978.In the Munster semi-final replay againstLimerick ,Cork 'sJohn Fenton scored, what is often regarded as, one of the greatest hurling goals of all-time. Playing in his usual midfield position he struck the sliotar on the ground and scored a goal from forty-five yards out. In 2005 this goal was listed as one ofRTÉ 'sTop 20 GAA Moments and, in aTG4 poll in 2009 it was voted the second greatest hurling goal of all-time. At theMunster final betweenCork andTipperary the official attendance is given as 56,005. Two gates, however, were broken down before the start of the game and an estimated 3,000 people gained free entry to the Killinan terrace. The Leinster final betweenKilkenny andOffaly is postponed due to damage to theCroke Park pitch following aU2 concert in June. Overall Single game Corry, Eoghan,The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005). Donegan, Des,The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
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