1987 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship


The 1987 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 57th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928.
Offaly entered the championship as the defending champions.
On 6 September 1987, Offaly won the championship following a 2-8 to 0-12 defeat of Tipperary in the All-Ireland final. This was their second All-Ireland title overall and their second title in-a-row.
Offaly's Declan Pilkington was the championship's top scorer with 2-28.

Results

[Leinster Minor Hurling Championship]

Quarter-final
Semi-finals
Final

[Munster Minor Hurling Championship]

First round
Semi-finals
Final

[All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship]

Semi-finals
Final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

;Top scorers overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Declan PilkingtonOffaly2-283448.50
2Tomás MoylanOffaly4-071944.75
2Ciarán EganOffaly3-101944.75
3Donal LyonsTipperary5-021744.25
3John LeahyTipperary0-171744.25

Miscellaneous