1988 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

1988 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates	22 May – 4 September 1988
Teams	15
All-Ireland champions
Winning team	Galway (4th win)
Captain	Conor Hayes
Manager	Cyril Farrell
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Tipperary
Captain	Nicky English
Manager	Michael "Babs" Keating
Provincial champions
Munster	Tipperary
Leinster	Offaly
Ulster	Antrim
Connacht	Not Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played	14
Top Scorer	Nicky English (1-22)
Player of the Year	Tony Keady
All-Star Team	See here
	← 1987 1989 →

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.

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.

General information

Fifteen counties will compete in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: one team from the Connacht Senior Hurling Championship, six teams in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, six teams in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship, one team from the Ulster Senior Hurling Championship and one team from the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship.

County	Last provincial title	Last championship title	Current championship
Antrim	1946	—	Ulster Senior Hurling Championship
Clare	1932	1914	Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Cork	1986	1986	Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Dublin	1961	1938	Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Galway	1922	1987	Connacht Senior Hurling Championship
London	—	1901	All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship
Kerry	1891	1891	Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Kilkenny	1987	1983	Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Laois	1949	1915	Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Limerick	1981	1973	Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Offaly	1985	1985	Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Tipperary	1987	1971	Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Waterford	1963	1959	Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Westmeath	—	—	Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Wexford	1977	1968	Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Stadia and locations

Team	Grounds
Antrim	Casement Park
Clare	Cusack Park
Cork	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
Dublin	Parnell Park
Galway	Pearse Stadium
Kerry	Fitzgerald Stadium
Kilkenny	Nowlan Park
Laois	O'Moore Park
Limerick	Gaelic Grounds
London	Emerald GAA Grounds
Offaly	St. Brendan's Park
Tipperary	Semple Stadium
Waterford	Walsh Park
Westmeath	Cusack Park
Wexford	Wexford Park

Provincial championships

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

All-Ireland quarter-finals

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)

All-Ireland 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)

All-Ireland 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
7	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
1	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

The All-Ireland semi-final between Antrim and Tipperary was their first championship meeting since the 1949 All-Ireland semi-final.
Galway won the All Ireland title as 2nd year running went on sharing in with Meath in the Football Championship.

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

^ O'Sullivan, Jim (10 September 2012). "When Galway came of age". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
^ "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.

[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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