Championship Details | |
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Dates | 31 March 1957 – 2 September 1957 |
Teams | 19 |
All Ireland Champions | |
Winners | Tipperary (11th win) |
Captain | Jimmy Doyle |
All Ireland Runners-up | |
Runners-up | Kilkenny |
Provincial Champions | |
Munster | Tipperary |
Leinster | Kilkenny |
Ulster | Antrim |
Connacht | Galway |
Championship Statistics | |
Matches Played | 18 |
Total Goals | 148 (8.2 per game) |
Total Points | 198 (11.0 per game) |
← 1956 1958 → |
The 1957 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 27th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. The championship began on 31 March 1957 and ended on 2 September 1957.
Tipperary entered the championship as the defending champions in search of a third successive title.
On 2 September 1957 Tipperary won the championship following a 4-7 to 3-7 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final. This was their third All-Ireland title in-a-row and their 11th title overall.