1960 Croke Cup

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.

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)
← 1959 (Previous) (Next) 1961 →

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
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.
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
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.
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