| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 24 May - 6 September 1987 |
| Teams | 15 |
| All-Ireland champions | |
| Winning team | Galway (3rd win) |
| Captain | Conor Hayes |
| Manager | Cyril Farrell |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Kilkenny |
| Captain | Paddy Prendergast |
| Manager | Pat Henderson |
| Provincial champions | |
| Munster | Tipperary |
| Leinster | Kilkenny |
| Ulster | Not Played |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 17 |
| Goals total | 61 (3.58 per game) |
| Points total | 500 (29.41 per game) |
| Top Scorer |  Pat Fox (3-45) |
| Player of the Year |  Joe Cooney |
| All-Star Team | See here |
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The 1987 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 101st staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The championship began on 24 May 1987 and ended on 6 September 1987.
Cork were the defending champions but were defeated by Tipperary in the Munster final. Kerry fielded a team in the provincial championship for the first time since 1978.
On 6 September 1987, Galway won the championship following a 1-12 to 0-9 defeat of Kilkenny in the 100th All-Ireland final. This was their third All-Ireland title, their first in seven championship seasons.
Tipperary's Pat Fox was the championship's top scorer with 3-45. Galway's Joe Cooney was the choice for Texaco Hurler of the Year.