The 2004 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 74th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. The championship began on 27 March 2004 and ended on 19 September 2004.
Kilkenny entered the championship as defending champions.
On 19 September 2004, Galway won the championship following a 0-16 to 1-12 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final replay at O'Connor Park. This was their sixth All-Ireland title overall and their first title since 2000.
Tipperary's Darragh Hickey was the championship's top scorer with 4-29.
Results Leinster Minor Hurling Championship
Group stage
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Munster Minor Hurling Championship
First round
Playoffs
Semi-finals
Final
Ulster Minor Hurling Championship
Semi-final
Final
All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Finals
Championship statistics Top scorers
Top scorers overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Darragh HickeyTipperary4-294158.202Kerril WadeGalway3-3140410.003Bernard GaffneyClare3-202947.254Pa CroninCork0-282847.005Patrick MagillAntirm1-212438.006Joe BerginOffaly1-182154.20Stephen LoughlinDublin0-212154.208Barry HanleyGalway3-112045.009Eoin GuinanKilkenny2-131953.80
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Bernard GaffneyClare2-0915KerryDarragh HickeyTipperary1-1215Clare3Kerril WadeGalway1-1013Antrim4Kerril WadeGalway1-0912Cork5Brian O'SullivanLimerick2-0410KerryDarragh HickeyTipperary1-0710ClarePatrick MagillAntrim1-0710Derry8David O'DonoghueClare2-039KerryBarry HanleyGalway2-039KilkennyDarragh HickeyTipperary1-069DublinBarry HanleyGalway1-069AntrimKevin O'ReillyDublin0-099Tipperary
References
External links All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship: Roll Of Honour