1962 Croke Cup

1962 Croke Cup
Dates1 April - 6 May 1962
Teams3
Champions St Peter's College (1st title)
Michael Rossiter (captain)
Runners-up Rice College
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored13 (4.33 per match)
Points scored40 (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

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

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.
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
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

  1. ^ "All-Ireland Senior Colleges Title 1961". St Kieran's College website. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Leinster Colleges Senior Hurling Champions" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. 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. ^ "Winning Peter's captains featured in new book". Irish Independent. 8 February 2007. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Boys of '62 50 years on". Irish Independent. 25 September 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2023.