The 1988 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 102nd staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The championship began on 22 May 1988 and ended on 4 September 1988.
Galway were the defending champions.
On 4 September 1988, Galway won the championship following a 1–15 to 0–14 defeat of Tipperary in the All-Ireland final. This was their 4th All-Ireland title overall and their second in succession.
Tipperary's Nicky English was the championship's top scorer with 1–22. Galway's Tony Keady was the choice for Hurler of the Year.
Teams Overview
A total of fifteen teams contested the championship. Twelve of these teams played in the respective Leinster and Munster Championships. Antrim and Galway, who faced no competition in their respective provinces, were given byes to the All-Ireland Championship. London entered the championship at the All-Ireland quarter-final stage as a result of winning the All-Ireland B Championship.
General information Fifteen counties will compete in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: one team from the Connacht Senior Hurling Championship, six teams in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, six teams in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship, one team from the Ulster Senior Hurling Championship and one team from the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship. CountyLast provincial titleLast championship titlePosition in 1987 ChampionshipCurrent championship Antrim1946—Ulster Senior Hurling Championship Clare19321914Munster Senior Hurling Championship Cork19861986Munster Senior Hurling Championship Dublin19611938Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Galway19221987Connacht Senior Hurling ChampionshipLondon—1901All-Ireland Senior B Hurling ChampionshipKerry18911891Munster Senior Hurling ChampionshipKilkenny19871983Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Laois19491915Leinster Senior Hurling ChampionshipLimerick19811973Munster Senior Hurling Championship Offaly19851985Leinster Senior Hurling ChampionshipTipperary19871971Munster Senior Hurling ChampionshipWaterford19631959Munster Senior Hurling ChampionshipWestmeath——Leinster Senior Hurling ChampionshipWexford19771968Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Stadia and locations TeamGroundsAntrimCasement ParkClareCusack ParkCorkPáirc Uí ChaoimhDublinParnell ParkGalwayPearse StadiumKerryFitzgerald StadiumKilkennyNowlan ParkLaoisO'Moore ParkLimerickGaelic GroundsLondonEmerald GAA GroundsOffalySt. Brendan's ParkTipperarySemple StadiumWaterfordWalsh ParkWestmeathCusack ParkWexfordWexford Park
Provincial championships Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Semi-finals
Final
Munster Senior Hurling Championship
First round
Semi-finals
Final
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship All-Ireland quarter-finals
All-Ireland semi-finals
All-Ireland Final
Championship statistics Top scorers
Top scorers overall
Rank Player Team Tally Total Matches Average1Nicky EnglishTipperary1–222538.332Mark CorriganOffaly2–182438.003Jimmy HolohanWexford2–152137.004Martin NaughtonGalway1–141735.665Pat HorganCork2–101628.006Joe CooneyGalway1–121545.007Noel LaneGalway3-051434.66Pat FoxTipperary2-081443.508Tony O'SullivanCork0–131326.509Michael McGrathGalway1-091234.00
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition1Joe CooneyGalway1-0710LondonNicky EnglishTipperary1-0710Antrim2Pat HorganCork1-069ClareJimmy HolohanWexford1-069ClareMark CorriganOffaly1-069GalwayNicky EnglishTipperary0-099Cork3Martin QuigleyWexford2-028KilkennyMark CorriganOffaly1-058WexfordMickey MullinsCork1-058ClareOlcan McFetridgeAntrim1-058TipperaryMartin NaughtonGalway1-058OffalyTony O'SullivanCork0-088Clare
Miscellaneous
The All-Ireland semi-final between Antrim and Tipperary was their first championship meeting since the 1949 All-Ireland semi-final. Galway won the All Ireland title as 2nd year running went on sharing in with Meath in the Football Championship.
Bibliography Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005). Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
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