The 1968 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship was the 47th staging of the All-Ireland Junior Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1912.[1][2]
| All Ireland Champions | |
|---|---|
| Winners | Warwickshire (1st win) |
| All Ireland Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Kerry |
| Captain | Bill McCarthy |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Not Played |
| Leinster | Louth |
| Ulster | Antrim |
| Connacht | Sligo |
← 1967 1969 → | |
Wicklow were the defending champions.[3]
The All-Ireland final was played on 6 October 1968 at Glebe Park in Birmingham, between Warwickshire and Kerry, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Warwickshire won the match by 1–14 to 1–09 to claim their first ever All-Ireland title.[4]
All-Ireland semi-finals
edit| 25 August 1968 Semi-final | Kerry | 4-08 - 3-06 | Antrim | Austin Stack Park |
| P O'Sullivan 2-0, B McCarthy 1-3, J O'Sullivan 1-1, B Lawlor 0-2, C Flaherty 0-2. | M McKerney 2-1, S Shannon 1-0, A Hamill 0-3, S McMullan 0-2. |
| 25 August 1968 Semi-final | Sligo | 3-09 - 2-08 | Louth | Markievicz Park |
| C O'Neill 1-2, W Murphy 1-2, T McMorrow 1-0, T Flannery 0-2, T Hayden 0-1, M Burke 0-1. | P O'Brien 2-2, J Lane 0-3, D Murray 0-2, F Cooney 0-1. |
All-Ireland home final
edit| 8 September 1968 Home final | Kerry | 6-09 - 5-09 | Sligo | Ballinasloe Grounds |
| B McCarthy 2-5, J Conlon 2-0, B Twomey 1-1, J O'Sullivan 1-1, C Flaherty 0-1, T O'Sullivan 0-1. | T McNamara 2-4, T Flannery 2-0, S Armstrong 1-0, W Murphy 0-3, J McDonagh 0-1, N Rooney 0-1. |
All-Ireland final
edit| 6 October 1968 Final | Warwickshire | 1-14 - 1-09 | Kerry | Glebe Park |
| C Crowe 0-12, C Danaher 1-0, W Hogan 0-1, D Dunne 0-1. | N Power 1-0, C Flaherty 0-3, P O'Sullivan 0-2, B Twomey 0-2, C O'Sullivan 0-1, B McCarthy 0-1. |
References
edit- ^ "Junior hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Cork profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Junior All-Ireland winners of 1967 to be honoured". Irish Independent. 28 June 2007. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "Treasures: the year Warwickshire won the All-Ireland junior hurling final". Irish Independent. 10 March 2023. Retrieved 18 August 2023.