1960 Croke Cup

1960 Croke Cup
Dates27 March - 8 May 1960
Teams3
Champions North Monastery (1st title)
John Sutton (captain)
Runners-up St Peter's College
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored12 (4 per match)
Points scored33 (11 per match)
Top scorer(s) Paddy Fahy (1-06)
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The 1960 Croke Cup was the ninth staging of the Croke Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1944. The competition ran from 27 March to 8 May 1960.

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

The final was played on 8 May 1960 at Croke Park in Dublin, between the North Monastery and St Peter's College, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.[3] The North Monastery won the match by 1–09 to 1–04 to claim their first ever Croke Cup title.[4][5]

Paddy Fahy was the top scorer with 1-06.

Qualification

Province Champions
Connacht St Mary's College
Leinster St Peter's College
Munster North Monastery

Results

Semi-final

St Peter's College v St Mary's College
27 March 1960 Semi-final St Peter's College 4-04 - 3-07 St Mary's College Croke Park
E Doyle 1-2, P Murphy 1-0, B O'Neill 1-0, M Jordan 1-0, W Redmond 0-1, M Rossiter 0-1. P Fahy 1-5, M Caulfield 1-0, M Niland 1-0, J Whiriskey 0-2.
St Peter's College v St Mary's College
10 April 1960 Semi-final replay St Peter's College 2-05 - 1-04 St Mary's College Croke Park
M Rossiter 1-0, W Redmond 1-0, P Murphy 0-2, T Byrne 0-1, B O'Neill 0-1, E Doyle 0-1. J Setright 1-0, M Connolly 0-2, M Niland 0-1, P Fahy 0-1.

Final

North Monastery v St Peter's College
8 May 1960 Final North Monastery 1-09 - 1-04 St Peter's College Croke Park
P Curley 1-4, C Mulcahy 0-2, E O'Connor 0-1, D Joyce 0-1, D Moore 0-1. J Byrne 1-1, P Murphy 0-1, E Doyle 0-1, W Redmond 0-1.

Statistics

Top scorers

Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Paddy Fahy St Mary's College 1-06 9 2 4.50
2 Paddy Curley North Monastery 1-04 7 1 7.00
Éamonn Doyle St Mary's College 1-04 7 3 2.33

References

  1. ^ "All-Ireland Senior Colleges Title 1959". 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. ^ "Harty Cup team – 1960". North Monastery website. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Best North Mon Hurling team part II". Diarmuid O'Donovan website. Retrieved 26 June 2023.