2004 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

The 2004 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 41st staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament for players under the age of twenty-one. The championship began on 2 June 2004 and ended on 18 September 2004.

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship 2004

Championship Details
Dates	2 June – 18 September 2004
Teams	15
All Ireland Champions
Winners	Kilkenny (9th win)
Captain	James Fitzpatrick
Manager	Martin Fogarty
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Tipperary
Captain	Diarmaid FitzGerald
Manager	Séamus Power
Provincial Champions
Munster	Tipperary
Leinster	Kilkenny
Ulster	Down
Connacht	Not Played
Championship Statistics
Matches Played	14
Top Scorer	Tony Scroope (5-20)
← 2003 2005 →

Kilkenny were the defending champions.^[1]

The All-Ireland final was played on 18 September 2004 at Nowlan Park in Kilkenny, between Kilkenny and Tipperary, in what was their first meeting in a final in 9 years. Kilkenny won the match by 3-21 to 1-06 to claim their 9th championship title overall and a second title in succession.^[2]

Tipperary's Tony Scroope was the championship's top scorer with 5-20.

Results

Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Quarter-final

Laois v Kilkenny

2 June 2004 Quarter-final	Laois	2-10 - 0-20	Kilkenny	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	JJ McHugh (1-10), J Hooban (1-0).		J Fitzpatrick (0-11), S O’Neill (0-4), E Reid (0-1), W Dwyer (0-1), PJ Delaney (0-1), E Larkin (0-1), B Dowling (0-1).

Semi-finals

Wexford v Offaly

24 June 2004 Semi-final	Wexford	1-13 - 2-7	Offaly	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	R Jacob 0-7 (2f, 1 '65'), J Lawlor 1-1, D Mythen 0-3, P White 0-1, M Kelly 0-1.	Report	B Carroll 0-3 (1f, 1'65'), B Bergin, E Egan 1-0 each, K Kelly, B Kearney, D Hayden, E Franks (f) 0-1 each.

Kilkenny v Dublin

29 June 2004 Semi-final	Kilkenny	0-15 - 2-5	Dublin	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	J Fitzpatrick 0-6, B Dowling 0-3, C Phelan 0-3, J Phelan 0-1; R Power 0-1, E Reid 0-1.		D O'Callaghan 1-3, S O'Connor 1-0, R Fallon 0-1; M Griffin 0-1.

Final

Wexford v Kilkenny

14 July 2004 Final	Wexford	2-3 - 1-16	Kilkenny	Wexford Park, Wexford
	R Jacob (1-1), J Breen (1-0), D Mythen (0-1), J Lawlor (0-1).		R Power (1-3), W O’Dwyer (0-3), J Fitzpatrick (0-3); S Hennessy (0-2), S O’Neill (0-1), P Cleere (0-1); C Hoyne (0-1); J Phelan (0-1), B Dowling (0-1).	Referee: J McGrath (Westmeath)

Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

Kerry v Limerick

9 June 2004 Quarter-final	Kerry	1-10 - 2-10	Limerick	Austin Stack Park, Tralee
	M Conway 0-5, B Harris 0-3, S Goggin 0-1, J Egan 0-1.		N Moran 0-4, A O'Connor 1-0, A O'Shaughnessy 1-0, M O'Brien 0-2, P Russell 0-1; R Hayes 0-1; B Murray 0-1, P Kirby 0-1.

Cork v Clare

9 June 2004 Quarter-final	Cork	1-11 - 1-6	Clare	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	M Cousin 0-4, K Murphy 0-4, J Bowles 1-0; K Hartman 0-1, B Barry 0-1, M Naughton 0-1.		A Quinn 0-4, C Crowe 1-0, P Collins 0-1, T O½Donovan 0-1.

Semi-finals

Cork v Waterford

6 July 2004 Semi-final	Cork	0-20 - 1-8	Waterford	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	K Murphy (Sars) 0-7 (7f), J Gardiner 0-3 (0-2f), M Cussen 0-3, F Murphy, B Barry, M Naughton, D O'Riordan 0-1.	Report	J Wall 1-3 (1-2f), L Lawlor 0-2, M Walsh, W Hutchinson, S O'Sullivan 0-1.	Referee: D O'Driscoll (Limerick)

Limerick v Tipperary

7 July 2004 Semi-final	Limerick	1-7 - 5-11	Tipperary	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	N Moran 0-4 (0-1 frees), A O'Shaughnessy 1-1, M O'Brien 0-1, B Murray 0-1.	Report	T Scroope 3-3 (0-3 frees), F Devanney 1-1, E Sweeney 1-0, P Buckley 0-2, R Ruth 0-2, M Farrell, W Ryan, W Cully 0-1 each.	Referee: S McMahon (Clare)

Final

Tipperary v Cork

4 August 2004 Final	Tipperary	1-16 - 1-13	Cork	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	T Scroope (1-6), E Sweeney (0-4), S Sweeney (0-2); P Buckley (0-2), J Caesar (0-1), R Ruth (0-1).		K Murphy (1-2), M Naughton (0-3), K Murphy (0-2); B Barry (0-2), F Murphy (0-2); J Bowles (0-2).	Referee: D Richardson (Limerick)

Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Semi-final

Antrim v Down

14 July 2004 Semi-final	Antrim	1-17 - 0-22	Down	Casement Park, Belfast
	K Stewart (1-5), M Herron (0-5), J Scullion (0-4); B Herron (0-1); B Delargy (0-1), P Cunningham (0-1).		B McGourty (0-11), E Clarke (0-4), P Smith (0-2), A Dynes (0-2), D McCusker (0-2), K Coulter (0-1).

Final

Down v Derry

21 July 2004 Final	Down	5-8 - 4-7	Derry	McKenna Park, Ballycran
	E Clarke 3-2, P Smith 1-1, J Fowler 1-0, B McGourty 0-2, J McCusker 0-1, M Gilmore 0-1, A Dynes 0-1.		C Quinn 2-1, R Convery 1-1, K Farren 1-0, HP Kelly 0-2, L Hinphey 0-2, J Grant 0-1.	Referee: T McIntyre (Antrim)

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

Tipperary v Down

28 August 2004 Semi-final	Tipperary	4-20 - 0-5	Down	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	T Scroope 1-9, S Sweeney 1-4, R Ruth 1-0, T Fitzgerald 1-0, D Fitzgerald 0-2, E Sweeney, J Caesar, S McGrath, H Maloney, P Buckley 0-1 each.	Report	M Gilmour 0-2, D McCusker 0-2, J McCusker 0-1.	Referee: E Morris (Dublin)

Kilkenny v Galway

28 August 2004 Semi-final	Kilkenny	0-20 - 0-15	Galway	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	C Fitzpatrick 0-8, W O'Dwyer 0-4, S O'Neill 0-2, S Hennessey, E Reid, C Hoyne, R Power, C Phelan, J Phelan 0-1 each.	Report	G Farragher 0-6, J Gantley 0-2, N Healy 0-2, A Callanan, K Burke, D Collins, E Lynch, A Cullinane 0-1 each.	Referee: S McMahon (Clare)

Final

Kilkenny v Tipperary

18 September 2004 Final	Kilkenny	3-21 - 1-6	Tipperary	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	R Power 0-7 (4f, 1 65), W O'Dwyer 1-3, J Fitzpatrick (1f), C Phelan 1-1 each, S O'Neill 0-3, B Dowling 0-2, S Hennessy, C Hoyne, M Wright, E Reid all 0-1 each.	Report	M Farrell 1-0, J Caesar 0-3, T Scroope 0-2 (2f), W Ryan 0-1.	Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Tony Scroope	Tipperary	5-20	35	4	8.75
2	James Fitzpatrick	Kilkenny	1-29	32	5	6.40
3	Kieran Murphy	Cork	1-13	16	3	5.33
4	Eoin Clarke	Down	3-06	15	3	5.00
	Richie Power	Kilkenny	1-12	15	5	3.00
6	Willie O'Dwyer	Kilkenny	1-11	14	5	2.80
7	J. J. McHugh	Laois	1-10	13	1	13.00
	Brendan McGourty	Down	0-13	13	2	6.50
9	Rory Jacob	Wexford	1-08	11	2	5.50
10	Seán O'Neill	Kilkenny	0-10	10	2	5.00

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	J. J. McHugh	Laois	1-10	13	Kilkenny
2	Tony Scroope	Tipperary	3-03	12	Limerick
	Tony Scroope	Tipperary	1-09	12	Down
4	Eoin Clarke	Down	3-02	11	Derry
	James Fitzpatrick	Kilkenny	0-11	11	Laois
	Brendan McGourty	Down	0-11	11	Antrim
7	Tony Scroope	Tipperary	1-06	9	Cork
8	Karl Stewart	Antrim	1-05	8	Down
	James Fitzpatrick	Kilkenny	0-08	8	Galway
10	Conor Quinn	Derry	2-01	7	Down
	Rory Jacob	Wexford	0-07	7	Offaly
	Kieran Murphy	Cork	0-07	7	Waterford
	Richie Power	Kilkenny	0-07	7	Tipperary

References

1. "Kilkenny on song to find their treble key". Irish Independent. 22 September 2003. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
2. Keys, Colm (20 September 2004). "Young Cats attain perfection". Irish Independent. Retrieved 13 May 2017.