1988 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship

Annual hurling competition season

Dates

14 August – 8 October 1988

Teams

Champions

Loughmore-Castleiney (1st title)
Eamon Sweeney (captain)
Jack Walshe (manager)

Runners-up

Borris-Ileigh
Bobby Ryan (captain)
Paddy Doyle (manager)

Tournament statistics

Matches played

Goals scored

31 (3.88 per match)

Points scored

142 (17.75 per match)

Top scorer(s)

Noel O'Dwyer (1-17)

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The 1988 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship was the 98th staging of the Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Tipperary County Board in 1887. The championship began on 14 August 1988 and ended on 8 October 1988.

Cappawhite were the defending champions, however, they failed to qualify after being defeated in the West Tipperary Championship.

On 8 October 1988, Loughmore-Castleiney won the championship after a 2–07 to 1–08 defeat of Borris-Ileigh in a final replay at Semple Stadium. It was their first ever championship title.

Qualification

Division	Championship	Champions	Runners-up
Mid	Mid Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship	Loughmore-Castleiney	Holycross-Ballycahill
North	North Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship	Borris-Ileigh	Roscrea
South	South Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship	Killenaule	St. Mary's
West	West Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship	Cashel King Cormacs	Kickhams

Results

Quarter-finals

Borris-Ileigh v Holycross-Ballycahill

14 August 1988 Quarter-final	Borris-Ileigh	1-09 - 1-08	Holycross-Ballycahill	Páirc Shíleáin
	N O'Dwyer 1-6, A Ryan 0-2, C Stakelum 0-1.		M Fleming 1-0, S Dwan 0-3, R Stakelum 0-2, T Lanigan 0-2, M Doyle 0-1.

Killenaule v Kickhams

14 August 1988 Quarter-final	Killenaule	5-14 - 4-06	Kickhams	Boherlahan Grounds
	J O'Dwyer 2-5, M Shanahan 1-3, J Lyons 0-5, N Bergin 1-0, D Hearne 1-0, D O'Connell 0-1.		D Keating 2-1, L Farrell 1-0, J O'Dwyer 1-0, W Carroll 0-2, M McGrath 0-2, S Alley 0-1.

Cashel King Cormacs v St. Mary's

14 August 1988 Quarter-final	Cashel King Cormacs	3-11 - 2-06	St. Mary's	Boherlahan Grounds
	M Perdue 1-2, S Slattery 1-2, J Ryan 1-1, Conal Bonnar 0-2, Colm Bonnar 0-1, P Fitzelle 0-1, B Fitzelle 0-1, J Ryan 0-1.		T Smith 2-0, G Deely 0-4, A Wall 0-1, M Peters 0-1.

Loughmore-Castleiney v Nenagh Éire Óg

11 September 1988 Quarter-final	Loughmore-Castleiney	3-08 - 0-09	Nenagh Éire Óg	Páirc Shíleáin
	P McGratg 1-1, J Treacy 1-1, S Bohan 1-1, T McGrath 0-2, M McGrath 0-2, J Cormack 0-1.		M Cleary 0-3, P Kennedy 0-2, D Finnerty 0-1, M Kennedy 0-1, P Hennessy 0-1, N Coffey 0-1.

Semi-finals

Loughmore-Castleiney v Killenaule

17 September 1988 Semi-final	Loughmore-Castleiney	2-18 - 1-09	Killenaule	Leahy Park
	P McGrath 0-5, T Larkin 1-1, J Cormack 0-4, S Bohan 1-0, T McGrath 0-3, M McGrath 0-3, L Cormack 0-1, P Treacy 0-1.		J O'Dwyer 0-4, P O'Connell 1-0, M Hassett 0-2, M Gleeson 0-1, N Bergin 0-1, M Shanahan 0-1.

Borris-Ileigh v Cashel King Cormacs

17 September 1988 Semi-final	Borris-Ileigh	3-08 - 2-06	Cashel King Cormacs	Semple Stadium
	A Ryan 1-2, P Kenny 1-1, S Devaney 1-0, N O'Dwyer 0-3, C Stakelum 0-2.		S Slattery 1-1, P Fitzelle 1-1, J Ryan 0-2, M Perdue 0-1, C Bonnar 0-1.	Referee: W Barrett (Ardfinnan)

Final

Loughmore-Castleiney v Borris-Ileigh

2 October 1988 Final	Loughmore-Castleiney	1-06 - 0-09	Borris-Ileigh	Semple Stadium
	S Bohan 1-0, P McGrath 0-3, T McGrath 0-2, M McGrath 0-1.		N O'Dwyer 0-4, A Ryan 0-2, C Stakelum 0-2, S Devaney 0-1.

Loughmore-Castleiney v Borris-Ileigh

8 October 1988 Final replay	Loughmore-Castleiney	2-07 - 1-08	Borris-Ileigh	Semple Stadium
	P McGrath 1-0, L Cormack 1-0, T McGrath 0-3, M McGrath 0-2, S Bohan 0-1, N Ryan 0-1.		N O'Dwyer 0-4, S Devaney 0-4, A Ryan 1-0.	Referee: W Barrett (Ardfinnan)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Noel O'Dwyer	Borris-Ileigh	1-17	20	4	5.00
2	Joe O'Dwyer	Killenaule	2-09	15	2	7.50
2	Pat McGrath	Loughmore-Castleiney	2-09	15	4	3.75
4	Aidan Ryan	Borris-Ileigh	2-06	12	4	3.00
5	Séamus Bohan	Loughmore-Castleiney	3-02	11	4	2.75
6	Tom McGrath	Loughmore-Castleiney	0-10	10	4	2.50
7	Seán Slattery	Cashel King Cormacs	2-03	9	2	4.50
8	Michael McGrath	Loughmore-Castleiney	0-08	8	4	2.00
9	Séamus Devaney	Borris-Ileigh	1-05	8	4	2.00
10	Dermot Keating	Kickhams	2-01	7	1	7.00
10	Martin Shanahan	Killenaule	1-04	7	2	3.50

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Joe O'Dwyer	Killenaule	2-05	11	Kickhams
2	Noel O'Dwyer	Borris-Ileigh	1-06	9	Holycross-Ballycahill
3	Dermot Keating	Kickhams	2-01	7	Killenaule
4	Tony Smith	St. Mary's	2-00	6	Cashel King Cormacs
4	Martin Shanahan	Killenaule	1-03	6	Kickhams
6	Michael Perdue	Cashel King Cormacs	1-02	5	St. Mary's
	Seán Slattery	Cashel King Cormacs	1-02	5	St. Mary's
	Aidan Ryan	Borris-Ileigh	1-02	5	Cashel King Cormacs
	John Lyons	Killenaule	0-05	5	Kickhams
	Pat McGrath	Loughmore-Castleiney	0-05	5	Killenaule

Miscellaneous

Loughmore-Castleiney win their first senior title.

References

Breheny, Martin (22 October 2007). "Sweeney the star player as Loughmore take title". Irish Independent. Retrieved 7 November 2018.

External links

1988 County final programme

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