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^[1]
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 →

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.

Connacht Intermediate Hurling Championship

Connacht final

Galway v Roscommon

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.

Leinster Intermediate Hurling Championship

Leinster quarter-finals

Wicklow v Westmeath

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.

Wexford v Carlow

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.

Dublin v Kilkenny

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.

Kildare v Meath

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.

Leinster semi-finals

Carlow v Meath

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.

Kilkenny v Wicklow

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.

Leinster final

Carlow v Kilkenny

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.

Munster Intermediate Hurling Championship

Munster quarter-finals

Limerick v Waterford

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.

Cork v Clare

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.

Munster semi-finals

Tipperary v Limerick

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.

Kerry v Cork

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.

Munster final

Limerick v Cork

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.

Ulster Intermediate Hurling Championship

Ulster final

Derry v Armagh

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.

All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

All-Ireland quarter-final

Galway v London

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.

All-Ireland semi-final

Galway v Derry

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.

Cork v Kilkenny

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.

Cork v Kilkenny

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.

All-Ireland final

Cork v Galway

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.

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

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

In a single game

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

References

^ "Pat Mulcahy: Cork hurler". Irish Independent. 28 May 2006. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
^ "Cork profile". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
^ "Intermediate hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 9 July 2010.