1997 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

1997 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship
Championship Details
Dates	25 May – 11 October 1997
Teams	19
All Ireland Champions
Winners	Cork (2nd win)
Captain	Pat Mulcahy
Manager	Ted O'Mahony
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Galway
Captain	Noel Power
Manager	Micheál Linnane
Provincial Champions
Munster	Cork
Leinster	Kilkenny
Ulster	Derry
Connacht	Galway
Championship Statistics
Matches Played	19
Total Goals	60 (3.15 per game)
Total Points	451 (23.73 per game)
Top Scorer	Ollie O'Connor (4-26)
	← 1973 1998 →

Dates25 May – 11 October 1997

Teams19

WinnersCork (2nd win)

CaptainPat Mulcahy^[1]

The 1997 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 14th staging of the All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1961. It was the first championship to be staged in 24 years. The championship ran from 25 May to 11 October 1997.

The All-Ireland final was played at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick on 11 October 1997 between Cork and Galway, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Cork won the match by 2-11 to 1-12 to claim a second All-Ireland title overall and a first title in 32 years.^[2]^[3]

Kilenny's Ollie O'Connor was the championship's top scorer with 4-26.

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19 July 1997 Final	Galway	7-19 - 1-07	Roscommon	Kenny Park
	B Larkin 3-1, F Healy 1-4, R Ganley 1-4, M Connolly 1-3, N Kenny 1-0, M Forde 0-3, M Kenny 0-2, L Hogan 0-1, P Forde 0-1.		B Boyle 0-7, C Kelly 1-0.

21 June 1997 Quarter-final	Wicklow	1-12 - 1-02	Westmeath	Aughrim County Ground
	J O'Neill 1-2, J Keogh 0-3, MA O'Neill 0-3, D Highland 0-2, E King 0-1, J O'Toole 0-1.		B Kennedy 1-0, D Scally 0-2.

21 June 1997 Quarter-final	Wexford	1-05 - 1-15	Carlow	St. Patrick's Park
	T Tonks 1-0, C McGrath 0-2, J Mackey 0-1, D Kelly 0-1, M Foley 0-1,		M Mullins 0-4, P Coady 0-4, K Nolan 1-0, D Doyle 0-2, J Hayden 0-2, J Kavanagh 0-2, B Murphy 0-1.

22 June 1997 Quarter-final	Dublin	1-11 - 3-16	Kilkenny	Parnell Park
	D Lawlor 1-1, A O'Grady 0-3, M O'Kenny 0-2, L Bergin 0-2, B Hogan 0-2, L Rainsford 0-1.		O O'Connor 1-11, D Fennelly 1-2, R Moore 1-1, C Connery 0-1, D Maher 0-1.

25 June 1997 Quarter-final	Kildare	0-09 - 1-10	Meath	St. Conleth's Park
	G Deering 0-6, N Swan 0-1, C Buggy 0-1, T Spain 0-1.		N Horan 0-5, M Massey 1-0, M Cole 0-2, T McKeown 0-1, K Dowd 0-1, T Byrne 0-1.

1997 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

Connacht final

Leinster Intermediate Hurling Championship

Leinster quarter-finals

Leinster semi-finals

Leinster final

Munster Intermediate Hurling Championship

Munster quarter-finals

Munster semi-finals

Munster final

Ulster Intermediate Hurling Championship

Ulster final

All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

All-Ireland quarter-final

All-Ireland semi-final

All-Ireland final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

References

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5 July 1997 Semi-final	Carlow	2-09 - 0-14	Meath	Dr. Cullen Park
	D Murphy 1-2, D Doyle 1-0, M Mullins 0-3, J Hayden 0-2, P Coady 0-1, J Kavanagh 0-1.		N Horan 0-9, K Dowd 0-2, B Gilsenan 0-2, M Massey 0-1.

5 July 1997 Semi-final	Kilkenny	2-13 - 2-10	Wicklow	Nowlan Park
	R Moore 0-4, P Treacy 0-4, D Fennelly 1-0, G Walsh 1-0, D Maher 0-3, A Cleere 0-1, C Harrington 0-1.		D Hyland 0-5, J O'Toole 1-0, J O'Neill 1-0, T McGrath 0-2, J Keogh 0-2, M O'Neill 0-1.

20 July 1997 Final	Carlow	2-11 - 5-15	Kilkenny	Dr. Cullen Park
	M Mullins 0-5, D Doyle 1-0, P Coady 1-0, D Murphy 0-2, K Nolan 0-1, J Nevin 0-1, J Cavanagh 0-1, N English 0-1.		O O'Connor 2-5, P Treacy 1-3, R Shortall 1-2, D Fennelly 1-1, W O'Keeffe 0-2, D Maher 0-1, C Harrington 0-1.

25 May 1997 Quarter-final	Limerick	5-11 - 1-11	Waterford	Semple Stadium
	D Ryan 3-0, M O'Brien 1-3, J Cormican 1-2, M Roche 0-4, G Galvin 0-1, T Barry 0-1.		P Foley 1-0, S Burns 0-3, JJ Fitzpatrick 0-3, JJ Ronayne 0-2, K Walsh 0-1, M Power 0-1, T Reid 0-1.

8 June 1997 Quarter-final	Cork	0-14 - 1-10	Clare	Gaelic Grounds
	T Crowley 0-4, J Smiddy 0-3, T McCarthy 0-2, A Walsh 0-2, D Barrett 0-1, D Mulcahy 0-1, A O'Driscoll 0-1.		S Doyle 0-6, PJ Kelleher 1-0, P Minogue 0-2, M Daffy 0-1, J McInerney 0-1.

15 June 1997 Semi-final	Tipperary	0-16 - 1-14	Limerick	Semple Stadium
	P Hogan 0-7, G Maguire 0-4, D O'Connor 0-2, K Maguire 0-1, P O'Keeffe 0-1, E Corcoran 0-1.		M Roche 1-7, G Galvin 0-3, D Ryan 0-2, J Cormican 0-1, M O'Brien 0-1.

25 June 1997 Semi-final	Kerry	1-04 - 1-19	Cork	Austin Stack Park
	V Murphy 1-3, M Slattery 0-1.		J Smiddy 0-10, D Barrett 0-4, D Moher 1-0, R Dwane 0-2, T McCarthy 0-1, T Crowley 0-1, B Sheehan 0-1.

23 July 1997 Final	Limerick	1-12 - 1-15	Cork	Gaelic Grounds
	D Ryan 1-3, M Roche 0-6, T Hayes 0-1, P Neenan 0-1, J Butler 0-1.		D Barrett 1-1, A Walsh 0-4, B O'Driscoll 0-4, J Smiddy 0-2, G Cummins 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1, R Dwane 0-1, T Crowley 0-1.

17 August 1997 Final	Derry	6-18 - 1-06	Armagh	Celtic Park
	Gary Biggs 2-3, M Collins 1-6, P McEldowney 0-5, D Kelly 1-2, B Ward 1-1, J O'Dwyer 1-0, E Farren 0-1.		N McKee 1-2, N McCann 0-2, C McKee 0-1, M Lennon 0-1.

9 August 1997 Quarter-final	Galway	1-16 - 0-11	London	Dunlo GAA Grounds
	R Gantley 0-7, B Larkin 1-0, M Connolly 0-3, P Forde 0-2, L Hogan 0-2, F Healy 0-1, M Forde 0-1.		T Moloney 0-11.

Rank	Player	Team	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Ollie O'Connor	Kilkenny	4-26	38	4	9.50
2	Rory Gantley	Galway	2-21	27	4	6.75
3	Basil Larkin	Galway	7-03	24	3	8.00
3	Jimmy Smiddy	Cork	0-24	24	5	4.80
5	Michael Connolly	Galway	2-14	20	4	5.00
5	Maurice Roche	Limerick	1-17	20	3	6.66
7	Donal Ryan	Limerick	4-05	17	3	5.66
8	Fergal Healy	Galway	2-10	16	4	4.00
9	Nicky Horan	Meath	0-14	14	2	7.00
10	Dermot Fennelly	Kilkenny	3-03	12	4	3.00
10	Mark Mullins	Carlow	0-12	12	3	4.00

Rank	Player	Team	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Ollie O'Connor	Kilkenny	1-11	14	Dublin
2	Basil Larkin	Galway	3-02	11	Derry
	Ollie O'Connor	Kilkenny	2-05	11	Carlow
	Timmy Moloney	London	0-11	11	Galway
5	Basil Larkin	Galway	3-01	10	Roscommon
	Maurice Roche	Limerick	1-07	10	Tipperary
	Jimmy Smiddy	Cork	0-10	10	Roscommon
8	Donal Ryan	Limerick	3-00	9	Waterford
	Gary Biggs	Derry	2-03	9	Armagh
	Michael Collins	Derry	1-06	9	Armagh
	Rory Gantley	Galway	1-06	9	Derry
	Nicky Horan	Meath	0-09	9	Carlow

7 September 1997 Semi-final	Galway	6-26 - 0-04	Derry	Markievicz Park
	B Larkin 3-2, R Gantley 1-6, M Connolly 1-5, M Kenny 1-5, P Forde 0-3, F Healy 0-3, L Hogan 0-2, K Gavin 0-1.		D Cassidy 0-2, S Lagan 0-1, P Ó Mainín 0-1.

13 September 1997 Semi-final	Cork	0-12 - 1-09	Kilkenny	Fraher Field
	B O'Driscoll 0-4, D Murphy 0-2, T McCarthy 0-2, P Cahill 0-1, R Dwane 0-1, D Barrett 0-1, D Moher 0-1.		O O'Connor 1-4, D Maher 0-2, R Shortall 0-1, P Treacy 0-1, B O'Keeffe 0-1.

27 September 1997 Semi-final replay	Cork	0-13 - 0-09	Kilkenny	Fraher Field
	S O'Farrell 0-4, J Smiddy 0-4, R Dwane 0-2, C Murphy 0-1, D Moher 0-1, A Walsh 0-1.		O O'Connor 0-6, G Walsh 0-2, A Cleere 0-1.

11 October 1997 Final	Cork	2-11 - 1-12	Galway	Gaelic Grounds
	J Smiddy 0-5, R Dwane 1-1, S O'Farrell 1-0, A Walsh 0-3, D Moher 0-1, M Landers 0-1.		R Gantley 0-4, F Healy 1-2, M Connolly 0-3, N Kenny 0-2, P Forde 0-1.

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