1996 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship
Championship Details | |
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Dates | 26 May - 14 September 1996 |
Teams | 12 |
All Ireland Champions | |
Winners | Galway (2nd win) |
Captain | Noel Larkin |
Manager | Michael Linnane |
All Ireland Runners-up | |
Runners-up | Kilkenny |
Captain | Ken O'Shea |
Manager | Noel Skehan |
Provincial Champions | |
Munster | Cork |
Leinster | Kilkenny |
Ulster | Tyrone |
Connacht | Not Played |
Championship Statistics | |
Matches Played | 11 |
Total Goals | 37 (3.36 per game) |
Total Points | 238 (21.63 per game) |
Top Scorer | Jimmy Smiddy (4-15) |
← 1995 1997 → |
The 1996 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship was the 75th staging of the All-Ireland Junior Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1912. The championship began on 26 May 1996 and ended on 14 September 1996.
Kilkenny entered the championship as the defending champions[1][2]
The All-Ireland final was played on 14 September 1996 at O'Connor Park in Tullamore, between Galway and Kilkenny, in what was their first meeting in the final in 12 years. Galway won the match by 1-14 to 2-09 to claim their second championship title overall and a first title since 1939.[3]
Cork's Jimmy Smiddy was the championship's top scorer with 4-15.
Results
Leinster quarter-final
Laois v Dublin
29 May 1996 Quarter-final | Laois | 1-10 - 1-07 | Dublin | O'Moore Park |
F Cuddy 1-1, Fitzpatrick 0-3, P Peacock 0-2, D Russell 0-1, P Kirwan 0-1, M Boylan 0-1, D Rooney 0-1. | M Nolan 0-6, R McKenna 1-0, A Mynes 0-1. |
Leinster semi-finals
Offaly v Wexford
19 June 1996 Semi-final | Offaly | 1-08 - 2-13 | Wexford | St. Brendan's Park |
T Dooley 1-4, K Farrell 0-2, N Murphy 0-1, K Weir 0-1. | S Byrne 1-4, M Morrissey 1-2, R O'Callaghan 0-3, D Ryan 0-2, P Barden 0-1, J O'Gorman 0-1. |
Laois v Kilkenny
19 June 1996 Semi-final | Laois | 1-07 - 5-18 | Kilkenny | O'Moore Park |
G Dunne 1-2, J Bates 0-2, D Russell 0-2, F Cuddy 0-1. | R Shortall 3-3, P O'Grady 0-8, B Phelan 1-1, R O'Neill 1-0, R Kelly 0-2, G Drennan 0-2, P Cahill 0-1, M Moran 0-1. |
Leinster final
Kilkenny v Wexford
16 July 1996 Final | Kilkenny | 1-13 - 1-07 | Wexford | Nowlan Park |
P O'Grady 0-7. R Kelly 1-2, B Phelan 0-2, R O'Neill 0-1, A Hearne 0-1. | J O'Gorman 1-1, T Cushe 0-2, R O'Callaghan 0-1, D Ryan 0-1, S Doran 0-1, M Cleere 0-1. | Referee: O O'Neill (Meath) |
Munster first round
Cork v Limerick
26 May 1996 First round | Cork | 4-13 - 1-10 | Limerick | Páirc Uí Chaoimh |
J Smiddy 2-6, B O'Driscoll 1-2, D Murphy 1-0, D O'Connell 0-3, D Barrett 0-1, T McCarthy 0-1. | D Ryan 1-1, A Ryan 0-4, P Neenan 0-2, A Garvey 0-2, C Smith 0-1. | Referee: P Moore (Waterford) |
Waterford v Tipperary
2 June 1996 First round | Waterford | 1-11 - 2-10 | Tipperary | Walsh Park |
JP Fitzpatrick 0-5, M Hubbard 1-0, P Sutton 0-3, G O'Shea 0-1, T Casey 0-1, D Casey 0-1. | D O'Shea 2-0, A Hogan 0-6, D Corcoran 0-2, P Hogan 0-1, D O'Connor 0-1. | Referee: T O'Sullivan (Clare) |
Munster semi-finals
Tipperary v Kerry
14 June 1996 Semi-final | Tipperary | w/o - scr. | Kerry | Austin Stack Park |
Cork v Clare
16 June 1996 Semi-final | Cork | 2-16 - 1-07 | Clare | Gaelic Grounds |
D O'Connell 1-4, J Smiddy 1-1, T McCarthy 0-4, B O'Driscoll 0-2, D Murphy 0-2, A Walsh 0-1, B Sheehan 0-1, D Barrett 0-1. | C Egan 1-1, B Moroney 0-3, M Daffy 0-1, E Sheedy 0-1, T Fahy 0-1. | Referee: M Cahill (Tipperary) |
Munster final
Tipperary v Cork
25 June 1996 Final | Tipperary | 2-10 - 2-15 | Cork | Leahy Park |
J Ryan 1-4, P Hogan 0-4, G Maguire 1-0, S Colum 0-1, D O'Shea 0-1. | J Smiddy 1-3, B O'Driscoll 1-2, T McCarthy 0-4, J O'Sullivan 0-3, P Sheehan 0-1, D Murphy 0-1, M Daly 0-1. |
All-Ireland semi-finals
Galway v Cork
7 August 1996 Semi-final | Galway | 1-13 - 3-07 | Cork | Cusack Park |
F Healy 0-4, A Kerins 0-4, B Larkin 1-0, T Kirwan 0-1, N Larkin 0-1, B Carr 0-1, F O'Brien 0-1, M Connolly 0-1. | D O'Connell 1-2, B O'Driscoll 1-1, B Sheehan 1-1, J Smiddy 0-2, M Daly 0-1. | Referee: A Mac Suibhne (Dublin) |
Galway v Cork
30 August 1996 Semi-final replay | Galway | 1-15 - 1-06 | Cork | Cusack Park |
M Connolly 0-7, F Healy 0-4, B Larkin 1-0, M Lynskey 0-2, F Gantley 0-1, A Kerins 0-1. | M McElhinney 1-1, J Smiddy 0-3, M Daly 0-1, T McCarthy 0-1. | Referee: A Mac Suibhne (Dublin) |
All-Ireland final
Galway v Kilkenny
14 September 1996 Final | Galway | 1-14 - 2-09 | Kilkenny | O'Connor Park |
M Connolly 0-7, B Larkin 1-2, F Healy 0-3, F Gantley 0-1, A Kerins 0-1. | K O'Shea 2-0, P O'Grady 0-5, R Moore 0-1, B Barcoe 0-1, B Phelan 0-1, R Shortall 0-1. | Referee: M Wadding (Waterford) |
Championship statistics
Top scorers
- Top scorers overall
Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
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1 | Jimmy Smiddy | Cork | 4-25 | 27 | 5 | 5.40 |
2 | Pat O'Grady | Kilkenny | 0-20 | 20 | 3 | 6.66 |
3 | Brian O'Driscoll | Cork | 3-07 | 16 | 5 | 3.20 |
Dan O'Connell | Cork | 2-10 | 16 | 5 | 3.20 | |
5 | Michael Connolly | Galway | 0-15 | 15 | 3 | 5.00 |
- Top scorers in a single game
Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
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1 | Robert Shortall | Kilkenny | 3-03 | 12 | Laois |
Jimmy Smiddy | Cork | 2-06 | 12 | Limerick | |
3 | Pat O'Grady | Kilkenny | 0-08 | 8 | Laois |
4 | John Ryan | Tipperary | 1-04 | 7 | Cork |
Dan O'Connell | Cork | 1-04 | 7 | Clare | |
Séamus Byrne | Wexford | 1-04 | 7 | Offaly | |
Timmy Dooley | Offaly | 1-04 | 7 | Wexford | |
Pat O'Grady | Kilkenny | 0-07 | 7 | Wexford | |
Michael Connolly | Galway | 0-07 | 7 | Cork | |
Michael Connolly | Galway | 0-07 | 7 | Kilkenny |
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