1987–88 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship 1987–88
Championship Details
Dates	23 August 1987 – 17 March 1988
Teams	33
All Ireland Champions
Winners	Midleton (1st win)
Captain	Ger Power
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Athenry
Captain	Mattie Gannon
Provincial Champions
Munster	Midleton
Leinster	Rathnure
Ulster	Ruairí Óg
Connacht	Athenry
Championship Statistics
Matches Played	33
Top Scorer	P. J. Molloy (0-31)
	← 1986–87 1988–89 →

The 1987–88 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the 18th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county club hurling tournament. The championship began on 23 August 1987 and ended on 17 March 1988.

Borris-Ileigh of Tipperary were the defending champions, however, they failed to qualify after being defeated by Lorrha in the North Tipperary Championship.

On 17 March 1988, Midleton won the championship after a 3-08 to 0-09 defeat of Athenry in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park.^[1] It remains their only championship title.

Athenry's P. J. Molloy was the championship's top scorer with 0-31.

Results[edit]

Connacht Senior Club Hurling Championship[edit]

First round

11 October 1987 First round	Ballinamore	3-13 - 0-01	Craobh Rua	Markievicz Park, Sligo
	J Casey 2-0, K Mahon 1-1, H Murphy 0-4, S Burke 0-2, D O'Brien 0-2, R Logan 0-2, C Harte 0-1, E McGowan 0-1.		R Water 0-1.

Second round

26 October 1987 Second round	Ballinamore	0-02 - 10-10	Pádraig Pearse's	Ballinamore
	G Logan 0-1, K Mahon 0-1.		M Scott 3-1, T Flynn 3-0, A Dooley 1-4, K Dooley 1-1, T Frehill 1-1, J Flynn 1-1, G Burke 0-1, T Carey 0-1.

Semi-final

22 November 1987 Semi-final	Pádraig Pearse's	3-09 - 3-03	Tooreen	Pádraig Pearse's GAA Grounds, Woodmount
	A Dooley 0-6, M Scott 1-0, G Maguire 1-0, T Frehill 1-0, A Barrett 0-2, R Dooley 0-1.		D Greally 1-1, T Henry 1-1, J Cunnane 1-1.

Final

13 December 1987 Final	Pádraig Pearse's	0-07 - 4-19	Athenry	Pádraig Pearse's GAA Grounds, Woodmount
	T Frehill 0-3, A Barrett 0-2, A Dooley 0-2.		PJ Molloy 0-8, S Kearns 1-2, P Higgins 1-2, P Healy 0-5, M Donoghue 1-0, S Keane 1-0, J Rabbitte 0-1, G Dempsey 0-1.

Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship[edit]

Preliminary round

11 October 1987 Preliminary round	Slasher Gaels	4-05 - 3-05	Naomh Moninne	Pearse Park, Longford
	F Kelly 2-2, J Finucane 1-0, M Jennings 1-0, N Daly 0-2, K Byrne 0-1.		C O'Gorman 2-0, B Brady 1-3, J Murphy 0-1, P Brady 0-1.

First round

18 October 1987 First round	Trim	4-16 - 1-02	Slasher Gaels	St. Loman's Park, Trim
	D Murray 2-5, K Murray 0-6, I McCaffrey 1-0, K Toole 1-0, L Dempsey 0-2, T Daniels 0-1, F Hatton 0-1, D O'Keeffe 0-1.		M Finnegan 1-0, S Stakelum 0-1, N Daly 0-1.

18 October 1987 First round	Naomh Eoin	1-15 - 0-05	Coill Dubh	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
	E Quirke 1-2, M Slye 0-5, P Quirke 0-2, J O'Hara 0-1, N Smithers 0-1, C Kenny 0-1, S Murphy 0-1, J Nolan 0-1, P Foley 0-1.		J Byrne 0-3, R Byrne 0-2.

18 October 1987 First round	Portlaoise	2-21 - 0-07	Kiltegan	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	B Bohane 0-5, L Beggin 0-5, T Walton 1-1, P Bergin 0-4, M Keegan 1-0, S Plunkett 0-3, P Cleary 0-2, N Rigney 0-1.		T Kelly 0-5, P Byrne 0-2.

Quarter-finals

31 October 1987 Quarter-final	Trim	1-06 - 7-12	St. Rynagh's	St. Loman's Park, Trim
	E McCaffrey 1-1, D Murray 0-2, M Dempsey 0-1, M O'Connor 0-1, K Murray 0-1.		K Flannery 2-2, MF Dolan 2-2, M Duignan 1-2, R Mannion 1-2, D Fogarty 1-1, M Conneely 0-1, A Horan 0-1, D Devey 0-1.

31 October 1987 Quarter-final	Naomh Eoin	1-12 - 1-13	Rathnure	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
	M Slye 0-5, M Minchin 1-1, S Murphy 0-3, P Quirke 0-1, C Kenny 0-1, E Quirke 0-1.		J Murphy 1-4, J Houlihan 0-3, N Herne 0-2, J Codd 0-2, P Codd 0-1, J Redmond 0-1.	Referee: P Delaney (Laois)

31 October 1987 Quarter-final	Faughs	2-16 - 1-08	Ringtown	O'Toole Park, Dublin
	MJ Ryan 0-8, T McGrath 1-2, P Burke 1-0, T Spellman 0-3, M Keogh 0-2, I Lyng 0-1.		D Kilcoyne 0-7, MJ Corrigan 1-1.

7 November 1987 Quarter-final	Portlaoise	0-14 - 1-08	Glenmore	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	B Bohane 0-10, P Cleary 0-2, M Cashin 0-1, L Bergin 0-1.		M Phelan 1-1, R Heffernan 0-4, C Heffernan 0-1, P Barron 0-1, M O'Connor 0-1.

Semi-finals

22 November 1987 Semi-final	Rathnure	1-14 - 1-04	Faughs	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
	J Murphy 1-1, J Houlihan 0-4, V Reddy 0-2, J Codd 0-2, N Herne 0-2, M Morrissey 0-2, P Codd 0-1.		T McGrath 1-1, MJ Ryan 0-2, W Hughes 0-1.

22 November 1987 Semi-final	Portlaoise	1-12 - 0-07	St. Rynagh's	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	B Bohane 0-6, M Keegan 1-1, L Bergin 0-2, P Bergin 0-1, T Walton 0-1, D Rigney 0-1.		K Flannery 0-3, M Kenneally 0-3, D Fogarty 0-1.	Referee: JF Bailey (Dublin)

Final

6 December 1987 Final	Rathnure	3–08 - 1–13	Portlaoise	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	J Houlihan 0-5, J Murphy 1-1, N Hearne 1-0, P Codd 1-0, J Conran 0-1, P Dunphy 0-1.		B Bohane 1-1, P Bergin 0-4, P Critchley 0-2, M Keegan 0-2, J Taylor 0-1, P Cleary 0-1, L Bergin 0-1, M Cashin 0-1.

Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship[edit]

First round

18 October 1987 First round	Patrickswell	1-16 - 1-10	Causeway	Bruff Sportsfield
	F Nolan 0-4, L Considine 1-0, P Foley 0-3, G Kirby 0-3, A Carmody 0-2, G Hayes 0-2, S Carey 0-1, S Kirby 0-1.		J Regan 1-5, S Sheehan 0-2, T Burke 0-1, T O'Connor 0-1, M Leahy 0-1.	Referee: W Horgan (Cork)

1 November 1987 First round	Clarecastle	2-11 - 3-12	Midleton	Cusack Park
	P Russell 0-5, C Martin 1-1, K Power 1-0, V O'Loughlin 0-2, A Neville 0-1, T Howard 0-1, E Doyle 0-1.		G Fitzgerald 2-0, J Fenton 0-6, V O'Neill 1-0, J Hartnett 0-3, S O'Brien 0-2, J Boylan 0-1.	Referee: J Moore (Waterford)

Semi-finals

14 November 1987 Semi-final	Midleton	2-13 - 2-05	Ballyduff Upper	Clonmult Memorial Park
	C O'Neill 1-3, J Fenton 0-5, G Fitzgerald 1-0, K Hennessy 0-3, V O'Neill 0-1, J Boylan 0-1.		M Walsh 0-4, J Quirke 1-0, L Power 1-0, P Prendergast 0-1.	Referee: T Murray (Limerick)

22 November 1987 Semi-final	Cappawhite	2-08 - 0-09	Patrickwell	Cappawhite Sportsfield
	P O'Neill 1-2, M McDermott 1-1, C Ryan 0-2, G O'Neill 0-2, J O'Neill 0-1.		G Kirby 0-5, D Punch 0-1, S Kirby 0-1, A Carmody 0-1, G Hayes 0-1.	Referee: J Moore (Waterford)

Final

5 December 1987 Final	Midleton	1–12 – 1–11	Cappawhite	FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock
	J Fenton 0-6, J Hartnett 0-5, K Hennessy 1-0, C O'Neill 0-1.		P O'Neill 0-6, G O'Neill 1-1, M McDermott 0-2, J O'Neill 0-1, A Buckley 0-1.	Referee: J Moore (Waterford)

Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship[edit]

First round

23 August 1987 First round	Woodford Gaels	3-14 - 3-06	Lisbellaw St Patrick's	Ballyconnell
	B McHugh 1-2, L McCabe 1-2, J Kelly 0-4, T Downes 1-0, C Maguire 0-3, D Maguire 0-2, T Doonan 0-1.		M McElroy 2-0, K Corrigan 1-1, D McShea 0-2, O McDonnell 0-2, T Prunty 0-1.

23 August 1987 First round	Eire Óg Carrickmore	4-06 - 4-06	Clontibret	Carrickmore
	D Brogan 1-5, M Kelly 2-0, D Donaghy 1-0, P Sweeney 1-0 (og), B Quinn 0-1.		K Lavelle 3-0, M O'Dowd 0-3, P Curran 0-2, K Brennan 0-1.

30 August 1987 First round

Setanta

2-04 - 3-11

Keady Lámh Dhearg

Killygordon

6 September 1987 First round replay

Clontibret

4-03 - 2-04

Eire Óg Carrickmore

O'Neill Park, Clontibret

Second round

13 September 1987 Second round	Kevin Lynch's Dungiven	1-07 - 1-01	Woodford Gaels	Páirc Uí Cháithaín, Dungiven
	JA Mullen 1-2, B McGilligan 0-1, C O'Donnell 0-1, J Donaghy 0-1, M McCracken 0-1, D Kealey 0-1.		J Kelly 1-0, K Barry-Murphy 0-1.

13 September 1987 Second round

Keady Lámh Dhearg

4-07 - 2-08

Clontibret

Keady

Semi-finals

27 September 1987 Semi-final	Keady Lámh Dhearg	0-06 - 1-09	Ballycran	Keady
	F Fullerton 0-2, J McCormick 0-1, J McGuinness 0-1, E McKee 0-1, P Donnelly 0-1.		M O'Flynn 1-4, H Gilmore 0-2, P Dorrian 0-1, D Hughes 0-1, B Hughes 0-1.

18 October 1987 Semi-final	Kevin Lynch's Dungiven	0-03 - 3-10	Ruairí Óg	Páirc Uí Cháithaín, Dungiven
	JA Mullins 0-2, M McCracken 0-1.		D McNaughten 1-5, A McNaughten 1-0, A McGuille 1-0, J Carson 0-2, F McAllister 0-1, L McKeegan 0-1, M McNaughten 0-1.

Final

8 November 1987 Final

Ballycran

1-06 - 3-10

Ruairí Óg

McKenna Park, Ballycran

All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship[edit]

Quarter-final

31 January 1988 Quarter-final	Athenry	2-14 - 0-05	Glen Rovers	Dunlo GAA Grounds, Ballinasloe
	PJ Molloy 0-11, G Dempsey 1-1, P Higgins 1-0, S Keane 0-1, P Healy 0-1.		R Durack 0-4, P Dwyer 0-1.

Semi-finals

14 February 1988 Semi-final	Athenry	3-12 - 1-04	Rathnure	Dunlo GAA Grounds, Ballinasloe
	PJ Molloy 0-6, D Higgins 1-2, P Healy 1-1, P Higgins 1-0, S Kearns 0-2, M Donoghue 0-1.		J Codd 1-0, J Houlihan 0-2, V Reddy 0-1, J O'Connell 0-1.

14 February 1988 Semi-final	Ruairí Óg	2-05 - 3-11	Midleton	Páirc Mhuire, Cushendall
	L McAllister 1-0, A McNaughten 1-0, D McNaughten 0-2, J McNaughten 0-2, L McKeegan 0-1.		K Hennessy 1-2, J Fenton 0-5, G Fitzgerald 1-1, V O'Neill 1-0, C O'Neill 0-1, J Hartnett 0-1, S O'Brien 0-1.

Final

17 March 1988 Final	Midleton	3-08 - 0-09	Athenry	Croke Park, Dublin
	K Hennessy 2–3, C O'Neill 1–1, J Fenton 0–2, T McCarthy 0–1, G Fitzgerald 0–1.		PJ Molloy 0–6, P Healy 0–1, J Hardiman 0–1, S Keane 0–1.	Referee: G Kirwan (Offaly)

References[edit]

^ "Athenry invest in the future". Sunday Tribune. 16 February 2003. Retrieved 6 November 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}

[1] "Athenry invest in the future". Sunday Tribune. 16 February 2003. Retrieved 6 November 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}

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