1987 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
The 1987 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 57th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928.
Offaly entered the championship as the defending champions.
On 6 September 1987, Offaly won the championship following a 2-8 to 0-12 defeat of Tipperary in the All-Ireland final. This was their second All-Ireland title overall and their second title in-a-row.
Offaly's Declan Pilkington was the championship's top scorer with 2-28.
Results
[Leinster Minor Hurling Championship]
Quarter-finalSemi-finals
'''Final'''
[Munster Minor Hurling Championship]
First roundSemi-finals
'''Final'''
[All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship]
Semi-finals'''Final'''
Championship statistics
Top scorers
;Top scorers overall| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Declan Pilkington | Offaly | 2-28 | 34 | 4 | 8.50 |
| 2 | Tomás Moylan | Offaly | 4-07 | 19 | 4 | 4.75 |
| 2 | Ciarán Egan | Offaly | 3-10 | 19 | 4 | 4.75 |
| 3 | Donal Lyons | Tipperary | 5-02 | 17 | 4 | 4.25 |
| 3 | John Leahy | Tipperary | 0-17 | 17 | 4 | 4.25 |
Miscellaneous
- The final of the Leinster Championship was delayed for several weeks as a result of damage to the Croke Park pitch during a U2 concert.
- Offaly retained the Leinster Championship title for the first and only time in their history.