1999 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
# 1999 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

The 1999 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 69th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. The championship began on 24 April 1999 and ended on 12 September 1999.

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

On 12 September 1999, Galway won the championship following a 0-13 to 0-10 defeat of Tipperary in the All-Ireland final. This was their fourth All-Ireland title overall and their first title in 1994.

Tipperary's Eoin Kelly was the championship's top scorer with 1-21.

## Results

### Leinster Minor Hurling Championship

Group stage

| Team | Matches | Matches | Matches | Matches | Score | Score | Score | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff |
| Laois | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-29 | 3-27 | -4 | 4 |
| Westmeath | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6-27 | 4-30 | 3 | 4 |
| Offaly | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1-33 | 1-28 | 5 | 3 |
| Dublin | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-25 | 3-33 | -17 | 1 |

Semi-finals

Finals

### Munster Minor Hurling Championship

First round

Semi-finals

Final

### Ulster Minor Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

Final

### All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

## Championship statistics

### Top scorers

**Top scorer overall**

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Eoin Kelly | Tipperary | 1-21 | 24 | 4 | 6.00 |
| 2 | Gareth McPhillips | Clare | 2-13 | 19 | 3 | 6.33 |
| 2 | Brian McCormack | Laois | 0-19 | 19 | 4 | 4.75 |
| 3 | Damien Murray | Offaly | 0-18 | 18 | 3 | 6.00 |
| 3 | Leon O'Connell | Wexford | 0-18 | 18 | 5 | 3.60 |
| 4 | Cathal Coen | Galway | 3-08 | 17 | 3 | 5.66 |
| 5 | Des Mythen | Wexford | 1-13 | 16 | 5 | 3.20 |
| 6 | David Forde | Galway | 2-09 | 15 | 3 | 5.00 |
| 7 | Michael Phelan | Kilkenny | 1-11 | 14 | 4 | 3.50 |
| 8 | Richie Murray | Galway | 0-13 | 13 | 3 | 4.33 |

**Top scorers in a single game**

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Gareth Connolly | Antrim | 4-00 | 12 | Armagh |
| 2 | Kevin Elliott | Antrim | 2-04 | 10 | Armagh |
| 2 | Cathal Coen | Galway | 2-04 | 10 | Clare |
| 2 | Gareth McPhillips | Clare | 1-07 | 10 | Cork |
| 3 | Eoin Kelly | Waterford | 1-06 | 9 | Limerick |
| 3 | Paul Braniff | Down | 0-09 | 9 | Derry |
| 4 | David Forde | Galway | 2-02 | 8 | Clare |
| 4 | Eoin Kelly | Tipperary | 1-05 | 8 | Wexford |
| 4 | Brian McCormack | Laois | 0-08 | 8 | Dublin |
| 5 | Mickey McClements | Antrim | 2-01 | 7 | Armagh |
| 5 | J. B. McGuckian | Antrim | 2-01 | 7 | Down |
| 5 | James Egan | Cork | 1-04 | 7 | Clare |
| 5 | Donal Shelley | Tipperary | 1-04 | 7 | Limerick |
| 5 | Gordon Byrne | Kilkenny | 1-04 | 7 | Galway |
| 5 | Damien Murray | Offaly | 0-07 | 7 | Dublin |
| 5 | Brian McCormack | Laois | 0-07 | 7 | Wexford |
| 5 | Conor Fitzgerald | Limerick | 0-07 | 7 | Tipperary |
| 5 | Richie Murray | Galway | 0-07 | 7 | Kilkenny |
