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Hurling tournament

1987–88 Dr Harty Cup

Dates

17 February – 17 April 1988

Teams

Champions

Midleton CBS (1st title)
John Dillon (captain)

Runners-up

Thurles CBS
Theo Lloyd (captain)

Tournament statistics

Matches played

Goals scored

52 (4 per match)

Points scored

179 (13.77 per match)

Top scorer(s)

Paudie O'Brien (6-05)

Pat Healy (4-11)

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The 1987–88 Harty Cup was the 68th staging of the Harty Cup since its establishment in hurling by the Munster Council of Gaelic Athletic Association in 1918. The competition contested from 17 February to 17 April 1988.

St Flannan's College unsuccessfully defended its title, in a semi-final replay against Midleton CBS.

Midleton CBS won the Harty Cup final, 2–07 to 2–03, on 17 April 1988 at the Mitchelstown Grounds, against Thurles CBS, in what was their second meeting in the final overall and first meeting since 1950. It was Midleton CBS' first ever Harty Cup title.

Results

First round

St Flannan's College v North Monastery

17 February 1988 First round	St Flannan's College	5-05 - 0-05	North Monastery	Dr Mannix Sportsfield
	P Healy 2-2, A Neville 1-1, P McNamara 1-0, M Holland 1-0, T Herbert 0-1, G Rodgers 0-1.		D Kidney 0-2, S Guiheen 0-2, G Maguire 0-1.

Thurles CBS v Abbey CBS

17 February 1988 First round	Thurles CBS	0-11 - 0-09	Abbey CBS	The Park
	B O'Dwyer 0-5, S Quinn 0-3, P Lloyd 0-2, P Jordan 0-1.		G Cross 0-7, C Brennan 0-1, S O'Halloran 0-1.

St Patricks Comprehensive School v De La Salle College Waterford

17 February 1988 First round	St Patricks Comprehensive School	5-07 - 1-06	De La Salle College Waterford	Mitchelstown Grounds
	P Keary 1-5, J Crowe 2-1, P O'Rourke 1-0, S Brosnan 1-0, C Chaplin 0-1.		P Fitzgerald 1-0, N Dalton 0-3, F Hartley 0-1, J McDermott 0-1, J Brenner 0-1.

Coláiste Chríost Rí v Limerick CBS

17 February 1988 First round	Coláiste Chríost Rí	3-08 - 1-14	Limerick CBS	Fr Con Buckley Park
	C Corkery 1-2, A Maher 1-0, T Doolan 1-0, J Coogan 0-3, B O'Shea 0-2, J O'Connell 0-1.		C Shields 1-4, D Noone 0-4, J Fitzgibbon 0-3, S Moynihan 0-1, C Doolin 0-1, N Carey 0-1.

Coláiste Chríost Rí v Limerick CBS

24 February 1988 First round replay	Coláiste Chríost Rí	1-04 - 2-08	Limerick CBS	Fr Con Buckley Park
	T Doolin 1-0, J Coogan 0-2, S Bradley 0-2.		D Noone 0-6, S Stanton 1-0, S Moynihan 1-0, J Fitzgibbon 0-2.

Quarter-finals

St Flannan's College v St Patrick's Comprehensive School

24 February 1988 Quarter-final	St Flannan's College	3-10 - 0-03	St Patrick's Comprehensive School	Cusack Park
	P Healy 1-4, A Neville 1-3, M Holland 1-0, G Moroney 0-2, P O'Neill 0-1.		P Keary 0-3.

Midleton CBS v St Colman's College

24 February 1988 Quarter-final	Midleton CBS	4-11 - 0-05	St Colman's College	Caherlag Grounds
	P O'Brien 3-0, F Abernethy 1-1, K McCarthy 0-4, D Quirke 0-2, J Dillon 0-2, T Kelleher 0-1, B Cotter 0-1.		F Hanrahan 0-3, P Davern 0-1, K Roche 0-1.

Thurles CBS v St Finbarr's College

2 March 1988 Quarter-final	Thurles CBS	3-03 - 0-09	St Finbarr's College	Mitchelstown Grounds
	T Lloyd 2-1, P Dundon 1-0, B O'Dwyer 0-1, S Quinn 0-1.		I Lynham 0-5, E Gough 0-1, P Kelleher 0-1, N Daly 0-1, D Fleming 0-1.

Coláiste Iognáid Rís v Limerick CBS

2 March 1988 Quarter-final	Coláiste Iognáid Rís	5-05 - 3-08	Limerick CBS	Dr Mannix Sportsfield
	B Allen 4-0, A Brady 1-0, F O'Connor 0-2, F Mackey 0-2, K Swan 0-1.		N Carey 1-2, J Fitzgerald 1-0, M Moore 1-0, D Noone 0-3, D Considine 0-3.

Semi-finals

Thurles CBS v Coláiste Iognáid Rís

13 March 1988 Semi-final	Thurles CBS	3-10 - 1-05	Coláiste Iognáid Rís	Mitchelstown Grounds
	B O'Dwyer 0-7, G O'Connor 2-0, P Dundon 1-0, T Lloyd 0-2, S Quinn 0-1.		B Allen 1-1, F Mackey 0-3, M Burke 0-1.

Midleton CBS v St Flannan's College

13 March 1988 Semi-final	Midleton CBS	1-07 - 2-04	St Flannan's College	Boherlahen Grounds
	P O'Brien 1-1, J Dillon 0-2, T Kelleher 0-1, P Smith 0-1, D Quirke 0-1, C O'Regan 0-1.		G Moroney 1-0, A Neville 1-0, P Healy 0-3, G Rodgers 0-1.

Midleton CBS v St Flannan's College

20 March 1988 Semi-final replay	Midleton CBS	4-05 - 2-07	St Flannan's College	Boherlahen Grounds
	J Dillon 0-4, T Kelleher 1-0, P O'Brien 1-0, F Abernethy 1-0, C O'Regan 1-0, D Quirke 0-1.		P Healy 1-2, A Neville 1-0, T Herbert 0-3, L Meaney 0-1, D Maher 0-1.

Final

Midleton CBS v Thurles CBS

17 April 1988 Final	Midleton CBS	2-07 - 2-03	Thurles CBS	Mitchelstown Grounds
	P O'Brien 1-4, D Quirke 1-0, J Dillon 0-2, F Abernethy 0-1.		G O'Connor 1-1, S Quinn 1-0, B O'Dwyer 0-2.	Referee: T Murray (Limerick)

Statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Paudie O'Brien	Midleton CBS	6-05	23	4	5.75
1	Pat Healy	St Flannan's College	4-11	23	4	5.75
3	Bernard Allen	Coláiste Iognáid Rís	5-01	16	2	8.00
3	Alan Neville	St Flannan's College	4-04	16	4	4.00
5	Brian O'Dwyer	Thurles CBS	0-15	15	4	3.75

References

"Rockwell College and the Harty Cup". Séamus J. King website. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
"Harty Cup roll of honour". Rebel Óg GAA website. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
"The Christy O'Connor column: 'Corkness' needs the swagger of the best city hurlers". Echo Live. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
"Mind the gap - the dangerous leap from provincial champions to All-Ireland contenders". Irish Examiner. 27 July 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
"A season to cherish for Midleton CBS and Paudie O'Brien". Echo Live. 28 April 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2024.
"From the Harty to Aussie Rules, Brian Cotter had a season to remember in 1988". Echo Live. 5 May 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2024.

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