1957 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
| Championship Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 31 March 1957 - 2 September 1957 |
| Teams | 19 |
| All Ireland Champions | |
| Winners | Tipperary (11th win) |
| Captain | Jimmy Doyle |
| All Ireland Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Kilkenny |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Tipperary |
| Leinster | Kilkenny |
| Ulster | Antrim |
| Connacht | Galway |
| Championship Statistics | |
| Matches Played | 18 |
| Total Goals | 148 (8.2 per game) |
| Total Points | 198 (11.0 per game) |
← 1956 1958 → | |
The 1957 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 27th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship. The championship began on 31 March 1957 and ended on 2 September 1957.
Tipperary won the title following a 4-7 to 3-7 defeat of Kilkenny in the final.
Team summaries
| Team | Colours | Most recent success | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-Ireland | Provincial | |||
| Antrim | Saffron and white | 1956 | ||
| Carlow | Green, red and yellow | |||
| Clare | Saffron and blue | |||
| Cork | Red and white | 1951 | 1951 | |
| Down | Red and black | 1934 | ||
| Dublin | Blue and navy | 1954 | 1954 | |
| Galway | Maroon and white | 1956 | ||
| Kildare | White | |||
| Kilkenny | Black and amber | 1950 | 1956 | |
| Laois | Blue and white | 1941 | ||
| Limerick | Green and white | 1940 | 1940 | |
| Meath | Green and gold | 1929 | ||
| Offaly | Green, white and gold | |||
| Roscommon | Saffron and blue | |||
| Tipperary | Blue and gold | 1956 | 1956 | |
| Waterford | White and blue | 1948 | 1948 | |
| Westmeath | Maroon and white | |||
| Wexford | Purple and gold | |||
| Wicklow | Blue and gold | |||
Results
| 31 March 1957 First round | Kildare | 3-3 - 7-2 | Wicklow | St. Conleth's Park |
| 7 April 1957 Second round | Carlow | 3-6 - 1-2 | Wicklow | Dr. Cullen Park |
| 14 April 1957 Second round | Offaly | 4-2 - 1-3 | Laois | St. Brendan's Park |
| 28 April 1957 Third round | Carlow | 3-2 - 8-7 | Offaly | Dr. Cullen Park |
| 12 May 1957 Quarter-final | Offaly | 5-5 - 3-8 | Westmeath | O'Connor Park |
| 30 June 1957 Semi-final | Dublin | 2-6 - 4-11 | Kilkenny | Croke Park |
| 7 July 1957 Semi-final | Wexford | 3-3 - 4-3 | Offaly | Nowlan Park |
| 4 August 1957 Final | Kilkenny | 5-10 - 4-2 | Offaly | Croke Park |
| 12 May 1957 Quarter-final | Clare | 1-6 - 9-10 | Cork | Gaelic Grounds |
| 26 May 1957 Quarter-final | Kerry | 1-6 - 10-8 | Tipperary | Gaelic Grounds |
| 16 June 1957 Semi-final | Limerick | 6-12 - 3-2 | Waterford | Cork Athletic Grounds |
| 30 June 1957 Semi-final | Tipperary | 6-6 - 4-4 | Cork | Gaelic Grounds |
| 14 July 1957 Final | Tipperary | 3-8 - 1-4 | Limerick | Thurles Sportsfield |
| 21 July 1957 Final | Down | 4-1 - 3-3 | Antrim | St. Patrick's Park |
| 28 July 1957 Semi-final | Tipperary | 4-12 - 3-7 | Galway | Croke Park |
| 11 August 1957 Semi-final | Down | 1-0 - 14-11 | Kilkenny | Casement Park |
| 2 September 1957 Final | Tipperary | 4-7 - 3-7 | Kilkenny | Croke Park |
Statistics
Miscellaneous
- Jimmy Doyle of Tipperary becomes the first player to win three All-Ireland medals. It is a record that still stands as of 2014.