1987 Croke Cup

1987 Croke Cup
Dates12 April - 10 May 1987
Teams3
Champions St Flannan's College (10th title)
Justin Quinlan (captain)
Runners-up St Kieran's College
Brian Ryan (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played2
Goals scored8 (4 per match)
Points scored38 (19 per match)
Top scorer(s) Tim Canny (0-12)
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The 1987 Croke Cup was the 36th staging of the Croke Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1944. The competition ran from 12 April to 10 May 1987.

St Brendan's Community School were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by St Kieran's College in the Leinster final.[1][2]

The final was played on 10 May 1987 at St Brendan's Park, Birr, between St Flannan's College and St Kieran's College, in what was their fourth meeting in the final overall and a first meeting in 29 years.[3] St Flannan's College won the match by 4–11 to 1–07 to claim their 10th Croke Cup title overall and a first title in four years.[4][5]

Tim Canny was the top scorer with 0-12.

Qualification

Province Champions
Connacht St Joseph's College
Leinster St Kieran's College
Munster St Flannan's College

Results

Semi-final

12 April 1987 Semi-final St Flannan's College 2-15 - 1-05 St Joseph's College Athenry Grounds
T Canny 0-7, P Healy 1-1, G Rogers 1-0, R McMahon 0-3, M McNamara 0-2, A Neville 0-1, J Quinlan 0-1. D Tiernan 1-0, D Curley 0-3, J Campbell 0-1, C Colohan 0-1. Referee: P Horan (Offaly)

Final

10 May 1987 Final St Flannan's College 4-11 - 1-07 St Kieran's College St Brendan's Park
M Doherty 1-2, T Canny 0-5, M McNamara 1-1, R McMahon 1-0, P Healy 1-0, D O'Neill 0-1, P Heffernan 0-1, P Conlan 0-1. P O'Neill 1-3, A Ronan 0-3, DJ Carey 0-1. Referee: N O'Donoghue (Dublin)

Statistics

Top scorers

Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Tim Canny St Flannan's College 0-12 12 2 6.00
2 Pat Healy St Flannan's College 2-01 7 2 3.50
3 Pat O'Neill St Kieran's College 1-03 6 1 6.00
Michael McNamara St Flannan's College 1-03 6 2 3.00
Richard McMahon St Flannan's College 1-03 6 2 3.00

References

  1. ^ Hogan, Vincent (29 November 1999). "Birr's success vital to Offaly cause". Irish Independent. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Soft goals prove costly as Westmeath lose out in championship debut". Westmeath Independent. 11 November 2009. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Pres Athenry Defeats Kilkenny CBS In Croke Cup Hurling Semi-Final". Galway Bay FM. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  4. ^ "The Christy O'Connor column: 'Corkness' needs the swagger of the best city hurlers". Echo Live. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  5. ^ Daly, Anthony (27 July 2019). "Mind the gap - the dangerous leap from provincial champions to All-Ireland contenders". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 26 June 2023.