1991 Croke Cup

1991 Croke Cup
Dates13–27 April 1991
Teams3
Champions St Flannan's College (11th title)
Thomas Corbett (captain)
Runners-up St Kieran's College
Andy Comerford (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played2
Goals scored3 (1.5 per match)
Points scored40 (20 per match)
Top scorer(s) Bernard Scanlon (0-10)
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The 1991 Croke Cup was the 40th staging of the Croke Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1944. The competition ran from 13 April to 27 April 1991.

St Kieran's College were the defending champions.[1][2]

The final was played on 27 April 1991 at Semple Stadium in Thurles, between St Flannan's College and St Kieran's College, in what was their seventh meeting in the final overall and a third consecutive meeting.[3] St Flannan's College won the match by 1–15 to 1–09 to claim a record-breaking 11th Croke Cup title overall and a first title in four years.[4][5]

Qualification

Province Champions
Connacht St. Raphael's College
Leinster St Kieran's College
Munster St Flannan's College

Results

Semi-final

13 April 1991 Semi-final St Flannan's College 1-07 - 0-09 St. Raphael's College Whitegate Grounds
B Scanlon 0-4, M Daly 1-0, C O'Doherty 0-1, G Quinlan 0-1, F O'Connor 0-1. M Headd 0-5, T Kavanagh 0-1, J Murray 0-1, D Keane 0-1, J Flanagan 0-1. Referee: D Murphy (Wexford)

Final

27 April 1991 Final St Flannan's College 1-15 - 1-09 St Kieran's College Semple Stadium
M Daly 1-3, B Scanlon 0-6, F O'Connor 0-2, J Healy 0-1, R O'Hara 0-1, T Corbett 0-1, C O'Doherty 0-1. PJ Delaney 0-7, D Hurley 1-0, A Comerford 0-1, B Kenny 0-1. Referee: P Delaney (Laois)
Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Bernard Scanlon St Flannan's College 0-10 10 2 5.00
2 Martin Daly St Flannan's College 2-03 9 2 4.50
3 P. J. Delaney St Kieran's College 0-07 7 1 7.00

References

  1. ^ "All-Ireland Senior Colleges Title 1990". St Kieran's College website. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  2. ^ McGuire, Ken (24 March 2018). "St. Kieran's College chasing All-Ireland glory against Ardscoil Ris on Monday". Scoreline. 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. ^ "John Russell". Hogan Stand. 13 March 1992. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Our Lady's block St Kieran's route to an historic four in-a-row". Tipperary Live. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2023.