1987 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship


The 1987 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 101st staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The championship began on 24 May 1987 and ended on 6 September 1987.
Cork were the defending champions but were defeated by Tipperary in the Munster final. Kerry fielded a team in the provincial championship for the first time since 1978.
On 6 September 1987, Galway won the championship following a 1-12 to 0-9 defeat of Kilkenny in the 100th All-Ireland final. This was their third All-Ireland title, their first in seven championship seasons.
Tipperary's Pat Fox was the championship's top scorer with 3-45. Galway's Joe Cooney was the choice for Texaco Hurler of the Year.

Results

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

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Munster Senior Hurling Championship

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All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship



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Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

;Overall
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Pat FoxTipperary3–455469.00
2John FentonCork1–3841410.25
3Nicky EnglishTipperary5–153065.00
4Ger FennellyKilkenny0–292955.80
5Harry RyanKilkenny3–142354.60
6Paddy KellyLimerick0-181836.00
7Christy HeffernanKilkenny2-101644.00
7Mark CorriganOffaly0-161635.33
9Danny McNaughtonAntrim3-61527.50
10Liam FennellyKilkenny3-41352.60

;Single game
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1Pat FoxTipperary1–1013Kerry
1John FentonCork0–1313Tipperary
3John FentonCork0–1212Tipperary
4Christy HeffernanKilkenny2–511Westmeath
4Harry RyanKilkenny2–511Antrim
4John FentonCork1–811Limerick
4Pat FoxTipperary0–1111Cork
8Nicky EnglishTipperary2–410Clare
8Paddy KellyLimerick0–1010Waterford
10Ger FennellyKilkenny0–99Offaly
10Pat FoxTipperary0–99Cork
10John HoulihanWexford0–99Kilkenny

Clean sheets

RankGoalkeeperCountyClean sheets
1Jim TroyOffaly1
1Kevin FennellyKilkenny1
1Ken HoganTipperary1
1Ger CunninghamCork1
1John ComminsGalway1