1996 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
# 1996 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

The 1996 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 66th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. The championship began on 1 May 1996 and ended on 29 September 1996.

Cork entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Tipperary in the Munster semi-final.

On 29 September 1996 Tipperary won the championship following a 2-14 to 2-12 defeat of Galway in a replay of the All-Ireland final. This was their 16th All-Ireland title and their first title since 1982.

Tipperary's Eugene O'Neill was the championship's top scorer with 3-48.

## Results

### Leinster Minor Hurling Championship

First round

Quarter-final

Semi-finals

Final

### Munster Minor Hurling Championship

First round

Second round

Final

### Ulster Minor Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

Final

### All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

Finals

## Championship statistics

### Top scorers

**Top scorer overall**

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Eugene O'Neill | Tipperary | 3-48 | 57 | 6 | 9.50 |
| 2 | Eugene Cloonan | Galway | 2-23 | 29 | 3 | 9.66 |
| 3 | Ken McGrath | Waterford | 1-25 | 28 | 3 | 9.33 |
| 4 | Tomás McGrane | Dublin | 0-27 | 27 | 5 | 5.40 |
| 5 | Michael Kennedy | Tipperary | 3-16 | 25 | 6 | 3.83 |

### Miscellaneous

* The All-Ireland final ended in a draw for the first time since 1984.
