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1977 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship
All Ireland Champions
Winners	Louth (2nd win)
Captain	Pat Hartnett
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Fermanagh
Captain	Tom Reihill
Provincial Champions
Munster	Not Played
Leinster	Not Played
Ulster	Not Played
Connacht	Not Played
	← 1976 1978 →

The 1977 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship was the 56th staging of the All-Ireland Junior Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1912. Louth began the competition as defending champions, having defeated Mayo in the 1976 decider.^[1] Louth beat Fermanagh in the 1977 final to retain their title.

Format

Provincial hurling championships were not held at junior level in 1977. The winners of the respective 'A' and 'B' sections of the National Hurling League Division 3 would go forward to contest the All-Ireland final.

Louth reached their third consecutive final after a League campaign which included victories against Derry (twice), Monaghan and Tyrone.^[2] Fermanagh's path to the final included wins against Donegal, Sligo, Leitrim, and Mayo.^[3]

All-Ireland final

Louth led by seven points at half-time (1-08 to 1-01) and at the final whistle emerged as winners by a ten-point margin.^[4]^[5]

Match details

13 November 1977^[6]^[7]	Louth	1-14 - 2-04	Fermanagh	Emmet Park, Carrickmacross
	Kerrigan (0-4), Rice (1-0), Murphy (0-3), Ryan, Lowry (0-2 each), Melia, Mulkearns, Reilly (0-1 each)		Baker (2-0), Corrigan (0-2), Daly, Doran (0-1 each)	Referee: Clem Foley (Dublin)


GK	1	Pat Hartnett (Naomh Moninne) (c)
RCB	2	Mal Begley (Naomh Moninne)
FB	3	Joe Delaney (Naomh Moninne)
LCB	4	Con McGinley (Wolfe Tones)
RHB	5	Damien Callan (Naomh Moninne)
CHB	6	Peadar Fahy (Naomh Colmcille)
LHB	7	Seán Walsh (Naomh Colmcille)
MF	8	Patsy Murphy (Naomh Moninne)
MF	9	Aidan Kerrigan (Naomh Moninne)
RHF	10	Tom Ryan (Naomh Moninne)
CHF	11	Tom Rice (Naomh Colmcille)
LHF	12	Tony Melia (Naomh Colmcille)
RCF	13	Seán Mulkearns (Wolfe Tones)
FF	14	Tadhg Lowry (Wolfe Tones)
LCF	15	Ollie Reilly (Naomh Moninne)
Substitutes:
	16	Jim McGuinness (Naomh Moninne) for McGinley


GK	1	Liam McLoughlin (Erne Gaels)
RCB	2	Eddie Gallagher (Erne Gaels)
FB	3	Raymond Gallagher (Erne Gaels)
LCB	4	Ollie O'Donnell (Lisbellaw St Patrick's)
RHB	5	Tom Reihill (Lisbellaw St Patrick's) (c)
CHB	6	Charlie Cullen (Erne Gaels)
LHB	7	Joe McGoldrick (Lisbellaw St Patrick's)
MF	8	John Doran (Lisbellaw St Patrick's)
MF	9	Aidan Corrigan (Lisbellaw St Patrick's)
RHF	10	Gerry Cleary (Lisbellaw St Patrick's)
CHF	11	Cathal Reihill (Lisbellaw St Patrick's)
LHF	12	Benny Corrigan (Lisbellaw St Patrick's)
RCF	13	Gerard McLoughlin (Erne Gaels)
FF	14	Tom Daly (Erne Gaels)
LCF	15	Matt Hughes (Erne Gaels)
Substitutes:
	16	Finian Baker (Lisbellaw St Patrick's) for G. McLoughlin

References

^ "Louth Snatch Hurling Title". Irish Independent. 19 July 1976.
^ "Hurlers are seeking a second crown". Drogheda Independent. 11 November 1977.
^ "Fermanagh in Div.3 Hurling League decider". Fermanagh Herald. 12 November 1977.
^ "Louth Hurlers Retain The Junior Crown". Drogheda Independent. 18 November 1977.
^ "Louth Hurlers Again in Limelight". Dundalk Democrat. 19 November 1977.
^ "Louth retain All-Ireland junior title". Irish Independent. 14 November 1977.
^ "Lisbellaw are Fermanagh hurling champs". Fermanagh Herald. 17 September 1977.