1977 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship#Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship

{{Infobox All-Ireland Hurling

| type = Under-21

| year = 1977

| image =

| dates =

| teams =

| connacht =

| munster = Cork

| leinster = Kilkenny

| ulster = Down

| matches =

| team = Kilkenny

| titles = 3rd

| captain = Mickey Lyng

| manager =

| team2 = Cork

| captain2 = Tom Lyons

| manager2 =

| totalgoals =

| totalpoints =

| topscorer =

| previous = 1976

| next = 1978

}}

The 1977 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 14th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964.

Cork were the defending champions.

On 9 October 1977, Kilkenny won the championship following a 2-9 to 1-9 defeat of Cork in the All-Ireland final.{{cite news|url=http://www.hoganstand.com/Cork/Profile.aspx|title=County profile: Cork|publisher=Hogan Stand|accessdate=24 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090216074254/http://hoganstand.com/Cork/Profile.aspx|archive-date=2009-02-16|url-status=dead}} This was their third All-Ireland title in the under-21 grade and their first in two championship seasons.

Results

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Final

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| date = 28 July 1977

| round = Final

| team1 = Kilkenny

| score = 3-11 - 1-10

| team2 = Wexford

| report =

| goals1 = B Fennelly 2-6, G Tyrrell 1-1, M Kennedy 0-1, D O'Hara 0-1, J Wall 0-1, R Power 0-1.

| goals2 = J Houlihan 0-5, S O'Connor 1-1, J Walker 0-1, B O'Connor 0-1, J Conran 0-1, J Barron 0-1.

| stadium = Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow

| referee = G Kirwan (Offaly)

}}

=[[Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship]]=

First round

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| date = 13 April 1977

| round = First round

| team1 = Cork

| score = 4-12 - 0-07

| team2 = Clare

| report =

| goals1 = G McEvoy 2-2, P Horgan 1-1, T O'Neill 1-1, C Brassil 0-2, D Ryan 0-2, D o'Herlihy 0-1, R McDonnell 0-1, D Buckley 0-1, T Cashman 0-1.

| goals2 = P Morey 0-2, M Waters 0-2, D Hassett 0-1, M Nugent 0-1, C Finucane 0-1.

| stadium = FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock

| referee = J Landers (Waterford)

}}

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| date = 17 April 1977

| round = First round

| team1 = Waterford

| score = 1-10 - 4-14

| team2 = Limerick

| report =

| goals1 = D Fitzpatrick 0-4, D Connors 1-0, J O'Regan 0-3, S Twomey 0-1, R Walsh 0-1, N Connors 0-1.

| goals2 = T Dunne 2-4, P Dowling 2-0, C Keating 0-4, J Carroll 0-3, M Carroll 0-2, E Barry 0-1.

| stadium = Walsh Park, Waterford

| referee =

}}

Semi-finals

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| date = 16 July 1977

| round = Semi-final

| team1 = Kerry

| score = 0-04 - 7-12

| team2 = Limerick

| report =

| goals1 = W Allen 0-2, P McMahon 0-1, S Carroll 0-1.

| goals2 = T Dunne 2-5, D Keating 2-1, J Carroll 1-1, C Keating 1-1, M Carroll 1-1, D Punch 0-1, MJ Coffey 0-1, P Dowling 0-1.

| stadium = Gaelic Park, Ballyduff

| referee = D O'Connor (Cork)

}}

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| date = 21 July 1977

| round = Semi-final

| team1 = Cork

| score = 3-11 - 3-06

| team2 = Tipperary

| report =

| goals1 = T Murphy 1-4, D Ryan 1-1, D Buckley 1-1, T O'Neill 0-2, C Brassil 0-1, P Horgan 0-1, T Lyons 0-1.

| goals2 = M Doyle 2-0, P Queally 1-0, P Ryan 0-2, T Sheppard 0-1, J Grogan 0-1, S Burke 0-1, J Hogan 0-1.

| stadium = Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork

| referee = J Landers (Waterford)

}}

Final

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| date = 27 July 1977

| round = Final

| team1 = Limerick

| score = 1-08 - 5-09

| team2 = Cork

| report =

| goals1 = E Barry 1-0, D Punch 0-2, T Dunne 0-2, D Keating 0-2, J Carroll 0-1, P Dowling 0-1.

| goals2 = D Buckley 1-2, T Murphy 1-2, T O'Neill 1-1, R McDonnell 1-1, T Lyons 1-0, F Delaney 0-1, D Ryan 0-1, P Horgan --1.

| stadium = FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock

| referee =

}}

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Semi-finals

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| date = 11 September 1977

| round = Semi-final

| team1 = Kilkenny

| score = 4-19 - 1-02

| team2 = Down

| report =

| goals1 = B Fennelly 2-5, B Waldron 1-5, J Wall 1-2, P Lannon 0-2, K Brennan 0-2, J Hennessy 0-1, R Power 0-1, M Lyng 0-1.

| goals2 = P Dorrigan 1-0, B Mullan 0-1, K Ennis 0-1.

| stadium = Nowlan Park, Kilkenny

| referee = D Nealon (Tipperary)

}}

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| date = 11 September 1977

| round = Semi-final

| team1 = Galway

| score = 0-05 - 1-18

| team2 = Cork

| report =

| goals1 = G Kennedy 0-2, J Connolly 0-2, S Mahon 0-1.

| goals2 = R McDonnell 1-4, T Murphy 0-6, D Keane 0-3, T O'Neill 0-2, T Cashman 0-1, D O'Herlihy 0-1, P Horgan 0-1.

| stadium = Duggan Park, Ballinasloe

| referee = J Rankins (Laois)

}}

Final

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| date = 9 October 1977

| round = Final

| team1 = Kilkenny

| score = 2-09 - 1-09

| team2 = Cork

| report =

| goals1 = B Fennelly 1-2, B Waldron 0-5, R Power 1-0, P Lannon 0-1, K Brennan 0-1.

| goals2 = T Lyons 1-1, T Murphy 0-3, T Cashman 0-2, J Crowley 0-1, P Horgan 0-1, R McDonnell 0-1.

| stadium = Semple Stadium, Thurles

| attendance = 15,000

| referee = J Rankins (Laois)

}}

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