1976 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

The 1976 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 13th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964.

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship 1976

All Ireland Champions
Winners	Cork (7th win)
Captain	Tadhg Murphy
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Kilkenny
Provincial Champions
Munster	Cork
Leinster	Kilkenny
Ulster	Antrim
Connacht	Not Played
← 1975 1977 →

Kilkenny were the defending champions.

On 19 September 1976, Cork won the championship following a 2-17 to 1-8 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their 7th All-Ireland title in the under-21 grade and their first in three championship seasons.

Results

Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Final

28 July 1976 Final	Kilkenny	3-21 - 0-05	Wexford	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
	J Lyng 1-11, P Treacy 2-0, K Brennan 0-4, B Fennelly 0-2, H Ryan 0-1, P Mulhall 0-1, M Kennedy 0-1, O Bergin 0-1.		S O'Connor 0-2, D Rowesome 0-2, J Doyle 0-1.	Referee: G Kirwan (Offaly)

Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship

First round

23 April 1976 First round	Kerry	0-04 - 1-14	Tipperary	Austin Stack Park, Tralee
	S Carroll 0-2, S Flaherty 0-1, P McMahon 0-1.			Referee: S O'Grady (Limerick)

27 April 1976 First round	Clare	2-17 - 4-07	Waterford	Canon Hayes Park, Bansha
	P O'Connor 1-9, J Callanan 1-3, D Hassett 0-2, S Moloney 0-2, B Madden 0-1.		D Fitzpatrick 1-6, T Maher 1-0, D Heffernan 1-0, P Daly 1-0, P O'Mara 0-1.	Referee: J Moloney (Tipperary)

Semi-finals

21 April 1976 Semi-final	Cork	3-12 - 2-06	Limerick	The Mardyke, Cork
	T Murphy 0-6, P Horgan 1-1, M McDonnell 1-1, J Gardiner 1-0, J Fenton 0-3, J Crowley 0-1.		P Kelly 0-4, B Berkerry 1-0, J Kiely 1-0, M Carroll 0-1, B Flynn 0-1.

14 May 1976 Semi-final	Clare	2-13 - 3-05	Tipperary	Cusack Park, Ennis
				Referee: S O'Grady (Limerick)

Final

14 July 1976 Final	Cork	2-11 - 3-06	Clare	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	T Murphy 1-4, P Horgan 1-2, J Allen 0-2, D Buckley 0-1, S O'Mahony 0-1, K Murphy 0-1.		B Gilligan 2-2, P Hehir 1-0, G O'Connor 0-2, J Callanan 0-2.	Referee: S O'Grady (Limerick)

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

25 July 1976 Semi-final	Cork	1-16 - 2-06	Galway	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	T Murphy 0-5, J Allen 0-4, J McCarthy 1-0, P Horgan 0-3, D Buckley 0-1, R McDonnell 0-1, R O'Mahony 0-1, C Brassil 0-1.		J Connolly 1-6, F Power 1-0.

1 August 1976 Semi-final	Antrim	1-08 - 4-15	Kilkenny	Casement Park, Belfast
	P Boyle 0-4, M Darragh 1-0, P McFall 0-2, M Delargy 0-1, E Lavery 0-1.		K Brennan 2-8, J Lyng 1-3, M Lyng 1-0, O Bergin 0-3, P Mulhall 0-1.	Referee: T Furlong (Dublin)

Final

19 September 1976 Final	Cork	2-17 - 1-08	Kilkenny	Walsh Park, Waterford
	P Horgan 1-5, T Murphy 0-6, K Murphy 1-1, D Buckley 0-2, R McDonnell 0-1, C Brassil 0-1, J Fenton 0-1.		J Lyng 0-6, B Fennelly 1-0, J Hennessy 0-1, M Brennan 0-1.	Referee: G Kirwan (Offaly)

References

1. "County profile: Cork". Hogan Stand. Archived from the original on 2009-02-16. Retrieved 24 December 2015.