PROFILPELAJAR.COM

2004 Croke Cup
Dates	4 April - 3 May 2004
Teams	3
Champions	St Kieran's College (16th title); John Walsh (captain)
Runners-up	St Raphael's College
Tournament statistics
Matches played	2
Goals scored	5 (2.5 per match)
Points scored	51 (25.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Richie Power (1-17)
← 2003 (Previous)	(Next) 2005 →

The 2004 Croke Cup was the 53rd staging of the Croke Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1944. The competition ran from 4 April to 3 May 2004.

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

The final was played on 3 May 2004 at Parnell Park in Dublin, between St Kieran's College and St Raphael's College, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.^[2] St Kieran's College won the match by 3–20 to 1–06 to claim their 16th Croke Cup title overall and a second successive title.^[3]^[4]

Richie Power was the top scorer with 1–17.

Qualification

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

Results

Semi-final

4 April 2004 Semi-final	St Kieran's College	0-17 - 1-08	St Flannan's College	The Ragg
	R Power (0-8), D O'Neill, M McEvoy (0-2) each, N Prendergast, S Prendergast, M Aylward, D Bergin, R Hogan (0-1) each.	Report	B Gaffney, K Kennedy (0-3) each, C Ryan (1-0< J McInerney, S O'Brien (0-1) each.	Referee: J McDonnell (Tipperary)

Final

3 May 2004 Final	St Kieran's College	3-20 - 1-06	St Raphael's College	Parnell Park
	R Power 1-9 (5f); M Aylward 2-1; R Hogan 0-5; M Nolan, D O'Neill, S Prendergast, K Lanigan, J Walsh (f) 0-1 each.	Report	K Haverty 1-1; F Kerrigan 0-2; G Kilcarr 0-2 (2f); S Kelly 0-1.	Referee: J McDonnell (Tipperary)

Statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Richie Power	St Kieran's College	1-17	20	2	10.00
2	Mark Aylward	St Kieran's College	2-02	8	2	4.00
3	Richie Hogan	St Kieran's College	0-06	6	2	3.00

Miscellaneous

John Walsh of Laois became the first non-Kilkenny man since Lar Dunphy in 1948 to captain St Kieran's College to the All-Ireland title.^[5]

References

^ Larkin, Brendan (28 April 2003). "Awesome Kierans take title". Irish Examiner. 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.
^ Gallagher, Mark (4 May 2004). "Power-packed St Kieran's in a different class". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
^ "Power play lifts Kieran's". Irish Independent. 4 May 2004. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
^ O'Donovan, Colm (3 May 2004). "Kieran's strength to prevail". Irish Independent. Retrieved 26 June 2023.