2004 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship
| Championship Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2 June – 18 September 2004 |
| Teams | 15 |
| All Ireland Champions | |
| Winners | Kilkenny (9th win) |
| Captain | James Fitzpatrick |
| Manager | Martin Fogarty |
| All Ireland Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Tipperary |
| Captain | Diarmaid FitzGerald |
| Manager | Séamus Power |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Tipperary |
| Leinster | Kilkenny |
| Ulster | Down |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship Statistics | |
| Matches Played | 14 |
| Top Scorer |  Tony Scroope (5-20) |
← 2003 2005 → | |
The 2004 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 41st staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament for players under the age of twenty-one. The championship began on 2 June 2004 and ended on 18 September 2004.
Kilkenny were the defending champions.[1]
The All-Ireland final was played on 18 September 2004 at Nowlan Park in Kilkenny, between Kilkenny and Tipperary, in what was their first meeting in a final in 9 years. Kilkenny won the match by 3-21 to 1-06 to claim their 9th championship title overall and a second title in succession.[2]
Tipperary's Tony Scroope was the championship's top scorer with 5-20.
Results
Quarter-final
| 2 June 2004 Quarter-final | Laois | 2-10 - 0-20 | Kilkenny | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise |
| JJ McHugh (1-10), J Hooban (1-0). | J Fitzpatrick (0-11), S O’Neill (0-4), E Reid (0-1), W Dwyer (0-1), PJ Delaney (0-1), E Larkin (0-1), B Dowling (0-1). |
Semi-finals
| 24 June 2004 Semi-final | Wexford | 1-13 - 2-7 | Offaly | Nowlan Park, Kilkenny |
| R Jacob 0-7 (2f, 1 '65'), J Lawlor 1-1, D Mythen 0-3, P White 0-1, M Kelly 0-1. | Report | B Carroll 0-3 (1f, 1'65'), B Bergin, E Egan 1-0 each, K Kelly, B Kearney, D Hayden, E Franks (f) 0-1 each. |
| 29 June 2004 Semi-final | Kilkenny | 0-15 - 2-5 | Dublin | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise |
| J Fitzpatrick 0-6, B Dowling 0-3, C Phelan 0-3, J Phelan 0-1; R Power 0-1, E Reid 0-1. | D O'Callaghan 1-3, S O'Connor 1-0, R Fallon 0-1; M Griffin 0-1. |
Final
| 14 July 2004 Final | Wexford | 2-3 - 1-16 | Kilkenny | Wexford Park, Wexford |
| R Jacob (1-1), J Breen (1-0), D Mythen (0-1), J Lawlor (0-1). | R Power (1-3), W O’Dwyer (0-3), J Fitzpatrick (0-3); S Hennessy (0-2), S O’Neill (0-1), P Cleere (0-1); C Hoyne (0-1); J Phelan (0-1), B Dowling (0-1). | Referee: J McGrath (Westmeath) |
Quarter-finals
| 9 June 2004 Quarter-final | Kerry | 1-10 - 2-10 | Limerick | Austin Stack Park, Tralee |
| M Conway 0-5, B Harris 0-3, S Goggin 0-1, J Egan 0-1. | N Moran 0-4, A O'Connor 1-0, A O'Shaughnessy 1-0, M O'Brien 0-2, P Russell 0-1; R Hayes 0-1; B Murray 0-1, P Kirby 0-1. |
| 9 June 2004 Quarter-final | Cork | 1-11 - 1-6 | Clare | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
| M Cousin 0-4, K Murphy 0-4, J Bowles 1-0; K Hartman 0-1, B Barry 0-1, M Naughton 0-1. | A Quinn 0-4, C Crowe 1-0, P Collins 0-1, T O½Donovan 0-1. |
Semi-finals
| 6 July 2004 Semi-final | Cork | 0-20 - 1-8 | Waterford | Semple Stadium, Thurles |
| K Murphy (Sars) 0-7 (7f), J Gardiner 0-3 (0-2f), M Cussen 0-3, F Murphy, B Barry, M Naughton, D O'Riordan 0-1. | Report | J Wall 1-3 (1-2f), L Lawlor 0-2, M Walsh, W Hutchinson, S O'Sullivan 0-1. | Referee: D O'Driscoll (Limerick) |
| 7 July 2004 Semi-final | Limerick | 1-7 - 5-11 | Tipperary | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
| N Moran 0-4 (0-1 frees), A O'Shaughnessy 1-1, M O'Brien 0-1, B Murray 0-1. | Report | T Scroope 3-3 (0-3 frees), F Devanney 1-1, E Sweeney 1-0, P Buckley 0-2, R Ruth 0-2, M Farrell, W Ryan, W Cully 0-1 each. | Referee: S McMahon (Clare) |
Final
| 4 August 2004 Final | Tipperary | 1-16 - 1-13 | Cork | Semple Stadium, Thurles |
| T Scroope (1-6), E Sweeney (0-4), S Sweeney (0-2); P Buckley (0-2), J Caesar (0-1), R Ruth (0-1). | K Murphy (1-2), M Naughton (0-3), K Murphy (0-2); B Barry (0-2), F Murphy (0-2); J Bowles (0-2). | Referee: D Richardson (Limerick) |
Semi-final
| 14 July 2004 Semi-final | Antrim | 1-17 - 0-22 | Down | Casement Park, Belfast |
| K Stewart (1-5), M Herron (0-5), J Scullion (0-4); B Herron (0-1); B Delargy (0-1), P Cunningham (0-1). | B McGourty (0-11), E Clarke (0-4), P Smith (0-2), A Dynes (0-2), D McCusker (0-2), K Coulter (0-1). |
Final
| 21 July 2004 Final | Down | 5-8 - 4-7 | Derry | McKenna Park, Ballycran |
| E Clarke 3-2, P Smith 1-1, J Fowler 1-0, B McGourty 0-2, J McCusker 0-1, M Gilmore 0-1, A Dynes 0-1. | C Quinn 2-1, R Convery 1-1, K Farren 1-0, HP Kelly 0-2, L Hinphey 0-2, J Grant 0-1. | Referee: T McIntyre (Antrim) |
Semi-finals
| 28 August 2004 Semi-final | Tipperary | 4-20 - 0-5 | Down | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise |
| T Scroope 1-9, S Sweeney 1-4, R Ruth 1-0, T Fitzgerald 1-0, D Fitzgerald 0-2, E Sweeney, J Caesar, S McGrath, H Maloney, P Buckley 0-1 each. | Report | M Gilmour 0-2, D McCusker 0-2, J McCusker 0-1. | Referee: E Morris (Dublin) |
| 28 August 2004 Semi-final | Kilkenny | 0-20 - 0-15 | Galway | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise |
| C Fitzpatrick 0-8, W O'Dwyer 0-4, S O'Neill 0-2, S Hennessey, E Reid, C Hoyne, R Power, C Phelan, J Phelan 0-1 each. | Report | G Farragher 0-6, J Gantley 0-2, N Healy 0-2, A Callanan, K Burke, D Collins, E Lynch, A Cullinane 0-1 each. | Referee: S McMahon (Clare) |
Final
| 18 September 2004 Final | Kilkenny | 3-21 - 1-6 | Tipperary | Nowlan Park, Kilkenny |
| R Power 0-7 (4f, 1 65), W O'Dwyer 1-3, J Fitzpatrick (1f), C Phelan 1-1 each, S O'Neill 0-3, B Dowling 0-2, S Hennessy, C Hoyne, M Wright, E Reid all 0-1 each. | Report | M Farrell 1-0, J Caesar 0-3, T Scroope 0-2 (2f), W Ryan 0-1. | Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath) |
Championship statistics
Top scorers
- Top scorers overall
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony Scroope | Tipperary | 5-20 | 35 | 4 | 8.75 |
| 2 | James Fitzpatrick | Kilkenny | 1-29 | 32 | 5 | 6.40 |
| 3 | Kieran Murphy | Cork | 1-13 | 16 | 3 | 5.33 |
| 4 | Eoin Clarke | Down | 3-06 | 15 | 3 | 5.00 |
| Richie Power | Kilkenny | 1-12 | 15 | 5 | 3.00 | |
| 6 | Willie O'Dwyer | Kilkenny | 1-11 | 14 | 5 | 2.80 |
| 7 | J. J. McHugh | Laois | 1-10 | 13 | 1 | 13.00 |
| Brendan McGourty | Down | 0-13 | 13 | 2 | 6.50 | |
| 9 | Rory Jacob | Wexford | 1-08 | 11 | 2 | 5.50 |
| 10 | Seán O'Neill | Kilkenny | 0-10 | 10 | 2 | 5.00 |
- Top scorers in a single game
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J. J. McHugh | Laois | 1-10 | 13 | Kilkenny |
| 2 | Tony Scroope | Tipperary | 3-03 | 12 | Limerick |
| Tony Scroope | Tipperary | 1-09 | 12 | Down | |
| 4 | Eoin Clarke | Down | 3-02 | 11 | Derry |
| James Fitzpatrick | Kilkenny | 0-11 | 11 | Laois | |
| Brendan McGourty | Down | 0-11 | 11 | Antrim | |
| 7 | Tony Scroope | Tipperary | 1-06 | 9 | Cork |
| 8 | Karl Stewart | Antrim | 1-05 | 8 | Down |
| James Fitzpatrick | Kilkenny | 0-08 | 8 | Galway | |
| 10 | Conor Quinn | Derry | 2-01 | 7 | Down |
| Rory Jacob | Wexford | 0-07 | 7 | Offaly | |
| Kieran Murphy | Cork | 0-07 | 7 | Waterford | |
| Richie Power | Kilkenny | 0-07 | 7 | Tipperary |
References
- ^ "Kilkenny on song to find their treble key". Irish Independent. 22 September 2003. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
- ^ Keys, Colm (20 September 2004). "Young Cats attain perfection". Irish Independent. Retrieved 13 May 2017.