1962 Croke Cup
Dates | 1 April - 6 May 1962 | ||
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Teams | 3 | ||
Champions | St Peter's College (1st title) Michael Rossiter (captain) | ||
Runners-up | Rice College | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 3 | ||
Goals scored | 13 (4.33 per match) | ||
Points scored | 40 (13.33 per match) | ||
Top scorer(s) | Pat Quigley (1-10) | ||
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The 1962 Croke Cup was the 11th staging of the Croke Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1944. The competition ran from 1 April to 6 May 1962.
St Kieran's College were the defending champions, however, they were beaten in the Leinster Championship.[1][2]
The final, a replay, was played on 6 May 1962 at Croke Park in Dublin, between St Peter's College and Rice College, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.[3] St Peter's College won the match by 4–11 to 2–04 to claim their first ever Croke Cup title.[4][5]
Pat Quigley was the top scorer with 1-10.
Qualification
Province | Champions |
---|---|
Connacht | St Molaise's College |
Leinster | St Peter's College |
Munster | Rice College |
Results
Semi-final
St Peter's College v St Molaise's College
1 April 1962 Semi-final | St Peter's College | 4-08 - 1-03 | St Molaise's College | Nowlan Park |
J Kennedy 2-0, P Quigley 1-3, M Rossiter 1-1, E Doyle 0-3, D O'Neill 0-1. | N Lane 1-0, P Mannion 0-1, M Burke 0-1, T O'Hara 0-1. |
Final
St Peter's College v Rice College
15 April 1962 Final | St Peter's College | 0-10 - 2-04 | Rice College | Thurles Sportsfield |
E Doyle 0-6, P Quigley 0-2, C O'Rafferty 0-2. | V Loftus 1-1, S McMahon 1-0, G Stack 0-1, M Maher 0-1, M Hanrahan 0-1. |
St Peter's College v Rice College
6 May 1962 Final replay | St Peter's College | 4-11 - 2-04 | Rice College | Thurles Sportsfield |
C O'Rafferty 1-5, P Quigley 0-5, D O'Neill 1-0, W Foley 1-0, P Cullen 1-0, M Kinsella 0-1. | D Guerin 2-0, V Hogan 0-2, V Loftus 0-1, M O'Hanrahan 0-1. |
Statistics
Top scorers
- Overall
Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
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1 | Pat Quigley | St Peter's College | 1-10 | 13 | 3 | 4.33 |
2 | Conor O'Rafferty | St Peter's College | 1-07 | 10 | 3 | 3.33 |
3 | Éamonn Doyle | St Peter's College | 0-09 | 9 | 3 | 3.00 |
References
- ^ "All-Ireland Senior Colleges Title 1961". St Kieran's College website. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "Leinster Colleges Senior Hurling Champions" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "Pres Athenry Defeats Kilkenny CBS In Croke Cup Hurling Semi-Final". Galway Bay FM. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "Winning Peter's captains featured in new book". Irish Independent. 8 February 2007. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "Boys of '62 50 years on". Irish Independent. 25 September 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
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