1977 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

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.

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship 1977

All Ireland Champions
Winners	Kilkenny (3rd win)
Captain	Mickey Lyng
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Cork
Captain	Tom Lyons
Provincial Champions
Munster	Cork
Leinster	Kilkenny
Ulster	Down
Connacht	Not Played
← 1976 1978 →

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. This was their third All-Ireland title in the under-21 grade and their first in two championship seasons.

Results

Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Final

Kilkenny v Wexford

28 July 1977 Final	Kilkenny	3-11 - 1-10	Wexford	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
	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.		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.	Referee: G Kirwan (Offaly)

Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship

First round

Cork v Clare

13 April 1977 First round	Cork	4-12 - 0-07	Clare	FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock
	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.		P Morey 0-2, M Waters 0-2, D Hassett 0-1, M Nugent 0-1, C Finucane 0-1.	Referee: J Landers (Waterford)

Waterford v Limerick

17 April 1977 First round	Waterford	1-10 - 4-14	Limerick	Walsh Park, Waterford
	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.		T Dunne 2-4, P Dowling 2-0, C Keating 0-4, J Carroll 0-3, M Carroll 0-2, E Barry 0-1.

Semi-finals

Kerry v Limerick

16 July 1977 Semi-final	Kerry	0-04 - 7-12	Limerick	Gaelic Park, Ballyduff
	W Allen 0-2, P McMahon 0-1, S Carroll 0-1.		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.	Referee: D O'Connor (Cork)

Cork v Tipperary

21 July 1977 Semi-final	Cork	3-11 - 3-06	Tipperary	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	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.		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.	Referee: J Landers (Waterford)

Final

Limerick v Cork

27 July 1977 Final	Limerick	1-08 - 5-09	Cork	FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock
	E Barry 1-0, D Punch 0-2, T Dunne 0-2, D Keating 0-2, J Carroll 0-1, P Dowling 0-1.		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.

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

Kilkenny v Down

11 September 1977 Semi-final	Kilkenny	4-19 - 1-02	Down	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	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.		P Dorrigan 1-0, B Mullan 0-1, K Ennis 0-1.	Referee: D Nealon (Tipperary)

Galway v Cork

11 September 1977 Semi-final	Galway	0-05 - 1-18	Cork	Duggan Park, Ballinasloe
	G Kennedy 0-2, J Connolly 0-2, S Mahon 0-1.		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.	Referee: J Rankins (Laois)

Final

Kilkenny v Cork

9 October 1977 Final	Kilkenny	2-09 - 1-09	Cork	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	B Fennelly 1-2, B Waldron 0-5, R Power 1-0, P Lannon 0-1, K Brennan 0-1.		T Lyons 1-1, T Murphy 0-3, T Cashman 0-2, J Crowley 0-1, P Horgan 0-1, R McDonnell 0-1.	Attendance: 15,000 Referee: J Rankins (Laois)