1968 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
All Ireland Champions | |
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Winners | Wexford (3rd win) |
Captain | Tom Byrne |
All Ireland Runners-up | |
Runners-up | Cork |
Captain | Denis McCarthy |
Provincial Champions | |
Munster | Cork |
Leinster | Wexford |
Ulster | Not Played |
Connacht | Not Played |
← 1967 1969 → |
The 1968 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 38th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928.
Cork entered the championship as the defending champions.
On 1 September 1968 Wexford won the championship following a 2-13 to 3-7 defeat of Cork in the All-Ireland final. This was their third All-Ireland title and their first in two championship seasons. It remains their last All-Ireland success.
Results
Quarter-finals
Offaly v Laois
19 May 1968 Quarter-final | Offaly | 3-9 - 3-6 | Laois | Cusack Park, Mullingar |
Semi-finals
Kilkenny v Offaly
7 July 1968 Semi-final | Kilkenny | 6-12 - 1-3 | Offaly | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise |
Final
Wexford v Kilkenny
14 July 1968 Final | Wexford | 4-11 - 4-4 | Kilkenny | Croke Park, Dublin |
M Butler 1-4, P Walsh 1-2, J Murphy 1-1, T Byrne 1-1, M Quigley 0-2, M Casey 0-1. | J Brennan 2-0, T Walters 1-2, D Prendergast 1-2. |
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Waterford v Tipperary
30 June 1968 Semi-final | Waterford | 7-5 - 4-5 | Tipperary | Athletic Grounds, Cork |
Final
Cork v Waterford
21 July 1968 Final | Cork | 7-8 - 4-2 | Waterford | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
M Malone 2-2, T Buckley 1-4, J Rothwell 2-0, D McCarthy 2-0, P Ring 0-2. | L Frazer 1-0, M Keating 1-0, J Goulding 1-0, P Morrissey 1-0, T Coffey 0-1, P Curley 0-1. |
Semi-final
Wexford v Antrim
28 July 1968 Semi-final | Wexford | 5-11 - 1-7 | Antrim | Croke Park, Dublin |
S Murphy 2-0, M Quigley 1-3, M Butler 1-1, T Walsh 1-1, P Kennedy 0-2, L Byrne 0-1, M Casey 0-1, T Byrne 0-1, P Walsh 0-1. | M Tohill 0-4, J O'Neill 1-0, A Rowan 0-1, T McCann 0-1, T Conway 0-1. | Referee: J Gray (Dublin) |
Final
Wexford v Cork
1 September 1968 Final | Wexford | 2-13 - 3-7 | Cork | Croke Park, Dublin |
M Butler 1-6, M Quigley 0-4, L Byrne 1-0, M Casey 0-1, J Murphy 0-1, P Walsh 0-1. | P Ring 2-4, D McCarthy 1-0, T Buckley 0-2, G O'Sullivan 0-1. | Referee: M Slattery (Clare) |
External links
- All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship: Roll Of Honour
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