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1997 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

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1997 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship
Championship Details
Dates25 May – 11 October 1997
Teams19
All Ireland Champions
WinnersCork (2nd win)
CaptainPat Mulcahy[1]
ManagerTed O'Mahony
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upGalway
CaptainNoel Power
ManagerMicheál Linnane
Provincial Champions
MunsterCork
LeinsterKilkenny
UlsterDerry
ConnachtGalway
Championship Statistics
Matches Played19
Total Goals60 (3.15 per game)
Total Points451 (23.73 per game)
Top Scorer Ollie O'Connor (4-26)
1973
1998

The 1997 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 14th staging of the All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1961. It was the first championship to be staged in 24 years. The championship ran from 25 May to 11 October 1997.

The All-Ireland final was played at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick on 11 October 1997 between Cork and Galway, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Cork won the match by 2-11 to 1-12 to claim a second All-Ireland title overall and a first title in 32 years.[2][3]

Kilenny's Ollie O'Connor was the championship's top scorer with 4-26.

Connacht final

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19 July 1997 Final Galway 7-19 - 1-07 Roscommon Kenny Park
B Larkin 3-1, F Healy 1-4, R Ganley 1-4, M Connolly 1-3, N Kenny 1-0, M Forde 0-3, M Kenny 0-2, L Hogan 0-1, P Forde 0-1. B Boyle 0-7, C Kelly 1-0.

Leinster quarter-finals

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21 June 1997 Quarter-final Wicklow 1-12 - 1-02 Westmeath Aughrim County Ground
J O'Neill 1-2, J Keogh 0-3, MA O'Neill 0-3, D Highland 0-2, E King 0-1, J O'Toole 0-1. B Kennedy 1-0, D Scally 0-2.
21 June 1997 Quarter-final Wexford 1-05 - 1-15 Carlow St. Patrick's Park
T Tonks 1-0, C McGrath 0-2, J Mackey 0-1, D Kelly 0-1, M Foley 0-1, M Mullins 0-4, P Coady 0-4, K Nolan 1-0, D Doyle 0-2, J Hayden 0-2, J Kavanagh 0-2, B Murphy 0-1.
22 June 1997 Quarter-final Dublin 1-11 - 3-16 Kilkenny Parnell Park
D Lawlor 1-1, A O'Grady 0-3, M O'Kenny 0-2, L Bergin 0-2, B Hogan 0-2, L Rainsford 0-1. O O'Connor 1-11, D Fennelly 1-2, R Moore 1-1, C Connery 0-1, D Maher 0-1.
25 June 1997 Quarter-final Kildare 0-09 - 1-10 Meath St. Conleth's Park
G Deering 0-6, N Swan 0-1, C Buggy 0-1, T Spain 0-1. N Horan 0-5, M Massey 1-0, M Cole 0-2, T McKeown 0-1, K Dowd 0-1, T Byrne 0-1.

Leinster semi-finals

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5 July 1997 Semi-final Carlow 2-09 - 0-14 Meath Dr. Cullen Park
D Murphy 1-2, D Doyle 1-0, M Mullins 0-3, J Hayden 0-2, P Coady 0-1, J Kavanagh 0-1. N Horan 0-9, K Dowd 0-2, B Gilsenan 0-2, M Massey 0-1.
5 July 1997 Semi-final Kilkenny 2-13 - 2-10 Wicklow Nowlan Park
R Moore 0-4, P Treacy 0-4, D Fennelly 1-0, G Walsh 1-0, D Maher 0-3, A Cleere 0-1, C Harrington 0-1. D Hyland 0-5, J O'Toole 1-0, J O'Neill 1-0, T McGrath 0-2, J Keogh 0-2, M O'Neill 0-1.

Leinster final

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20 July 1997 Final Carlow 2-11 - 5-15 Kilkenny Dr. Cullen Park
M Mullins 0-5, D Doyle 1-0, P Coady 1-0, D Murphy 0-2, K Nolan 0-1, J Nevin 0-1, J Cavanagh 0-1, N English 0-1. O O'Connor 2-5, P Treacy 1-3, R Shortall 1-2, D Fennelly 1-1, W O'Keeffe 0-2, D Maher 0-1, C Harrington 0-1.

Munster quarter-finals

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25 May 1997 Quarter-final Limerick 5-11 - 1-11 Waterford Semple Stadium
D Ryan 3-0, M O'Brien 1-3, J Cormican 1-2, M Roche 0-4, G Galvin 0-1, T Barry 0-1. P Foley 1-0, S Burns 0-3, JJ Fitzpatrick 0-3, JJ Ronayne 0-2, K Walsh 0-1, M Power 0-1, T Reid 0-1.
8 June 1997 Quarter-final Cork 0-14 - 1-10 Clare Gaelic Grounds
T Crowley 0-4, J Smiddy 0-3, T McCarthy 0-2, A Walsh 0-2, D Barrett 0-1, D Mulcahy 0-1, A O'Driscoll 0-1. S Doyle 0-6, PJ Kelleher 1-0, P Minogue 0-2, M Daffy 0-1, J McInerney 0-1.

Munster semi-finals

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15 June 1997 Semi-final Tipperary 0-16 - 1-14 Limerick Semple Stadium
P Hogan 0-7, G Maguire 0-4, D O'Connor 0-2, K Maguire 0-1, P O'Keeffe 0-1, E Corcoran 0-1. M Roche 1-7, G Galvin 0-3, D Ryan 0-2, J Cormican 0-1, M O'Brien 0-1.
25 June 1997 Semi-final Kerry 1-04 - 1-19 Cork Austin Stack Park
V Murphy 1-3, M Slattery 0-1. J Smiddy 0-10, D Barrett 0-4, D Moher 1-0, R Dwane 0-2, T McCarthy 0-1, T Crowley 0-1, B Sheehan 0-1.

Munster final

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23 July 1997 Final Limerick 1-12 - 1-15 Cork Gaelic Grounds
D Ryan 1-3, M Roche 0-6, T Hayes 0-1, P Neenan 0-1, J Butler 0-1. D Barrett 1-1, A Walsh 0-4, B O'Driscoll 0-4, J Smiddy 0-2, G Cummins 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1, R Dwane 0-1, T Crowley 0-1.

Ulster final

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17 August 1997 Final Derry 6-18 - 1-06 Armagh Celtic Park
Gary Biggs 2-3, M Collins 1-6, P McEldowney 0-5, D Kelly 1-2, B Ward 1-1, J O'Dwyer 1-0, E Farren 0-1. N McKee 1-2, N McCann 0-2, C McKee 0-1, M Lennon 0-1.

All-Ireland quarter-final

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9 August 1997 Quarter-final Galway 1-16 - 0-11 London Dunlo GAA Grounds
R Gantley 0-7, B Larkin 1-0, M Connolly 0-3, P Forde 0-2, L Hogan 0-2, F Healy 0-1, M Forde 0-1. T Moloney 0-11.

All-Ireland semi-final

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7 September 1997 Semi-final Galway 6-26 - 0-04 Derry Markievicz Park
B Larkin 3-2, R Gantley 1-6, M Connolly 1-5, M Kenny 1-5, P Forde 0-3, F Healy 0-3, L Hogan 0-2, K Gavin 0-1. D Cassidy 0-2, S Lagan 0-1, P Ó Mainín 0-1.
13 September 1997 Semi-final Cork 0-12 - 1-09 Kilkenny Fraher Field
B O'Driscoll 0-4, D Murphy 0-2, T McCarthy 0-2, P Cahill 0-1, R Dwane 0-1, D Barrett 0-1, D Moher 0-1. O O'Connor 1-4, D Maher 0-2, R Shortall 0-1, P Treacy 0-1, B O'Keeffe 0-1.
27 September 1997 Semi-final replay Cork 0-13 - 0-09 Kilkenny Fraher Field
S O'Farrell 0-4, J Smiddy 0-4, R Dwane 0-2, C Murphy 0-1, D Moher 0-1, A Walsh 0-1. O O'Connor 0-6, G Walsh 0-2, A Cleere 0-1.

All-Ireland final

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11 October 1997 Final Cork 2-11 - 1-12 Galway Gaelic Grounds
J Smiddy 0-5, R Dwane 1-1, S O'Farrell 1-0, A Walsh 0-3, D Moher 0-1, M Landers 0-1. R Gantley 0-4, F Healy 1-2, M Connolly 0-3, N Kenny 0-2, P Forde 0-1.

Championship statistics

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Top scorers

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Overall
Rank Player Team Tally Total Matches Average
1 Ollie O'Connor Kilkenny 4-26 38 4 9.50
2 Rory Gantley Galway 2-21 27 4 6.75
3 Basil Larkin Galway 7-03 24 3 8.00
Jimmy Smiddy Cork 0-24 24 5 4.80
5 Michael Connolly Galway 2-14 20 4 5.00
Maurice Roche Limerick 1-17 20 3 6.66
7 Donal Ryan Limerick 4-05 17 3 5.66
8 Fergal Healy Galway 2-10 16 4 4.00
9 Nicky Horan Meath 0-14 14 2 7.00
10 Dermot Fennelly Kilkenny 3-03 12 4 3.00
Mark Mullins Carlow 0-12 12 3 4.00
In a single game
Rank Player Team Tally Total Opposition
1 Ollie O'Connor Kilkenny 1-11 14 Dublin
2 Basil Larkin Galway 3-02 11 Derry
Ollie O'Connor Kilkenny 2-05 11 Carlow
Timmy Moloney London 0-11 11 Galway
5 Basil Larkin Galway 3-01 10 Roscommon
Maurice Roche Limerick 1-07 10 Tipperary
Jimmy Smiddy Cork 0-10 10 Roscommon
8 Donal Ryan Limerick 3-00 9 Waterford
Gary Biggs Derry 2-03 9 Armagh
Michael Collins Derry 1-06 9 Armagh
Rory Gantley Galway 1-06 9 Derry
Nicky Horan Meath 0-09 9 Carlow

References

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  1. ^ "Pat Mulcahy: Cork hurler". Irish Independent. 28 May 2006. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
  2. ^ "Cork profile". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
  3. ^ "Intermediate hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 9 July 2010.