1963 Croke Cup

The 1963 Croke Cup was the 12th staging of the Croke Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1944. The competition ran from 7 April to 5 May 1963.

1963 Croke Cup
Dates7 April - 5 May 1963
Teams3
Champions St Finbarr's College (1st title)
Connie O'Leary (captain)
Christy Ring (manager)
Runners-up Patrician College, Ballyfin
Pat Bradley (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played2
Goals scored15 (7.5 per match)
Points scored30 (15 per match)
Top scorer(s) Seánie Barry (4-05)
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St Peter's College were the defending champions, however, they were beaten in the Leinster Championship.[1][2][3]

The final was played on 5 May 1963 at Croke Park in Dublin, between St Finbarr's College and Patrician College, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.[4] St Finbarr's College won the match by 4–08 to 3–04 to claim their first ever Croke Cup title.[5][6]

Seánie Barry was the top scorer with 4-05.

Qualification
Province Champions
Connacht St Mary's College
Leinster Patrician College
Munster St Finbarr's College

Results

Semi-final
7 April 1963 Semi-final St Finbarr's College 7-09 - 2-06 St Mary's College Gaelic Grounds
J Dineen 3-1, S Barry 2-1, D Harrington 1-0, J Hennessy 1-0, T McEvoy 0-2, C O'Leary 0-2, M Donegan 0-1, L McAuliffe 0-1, P Crowley 0-1. P O'Toole 2-1, F Coffey 0-3, T Canavan 0-2.

Final
5 May 1963 Final St Finbarr's College 4-08 - 2-04 Patrician College Croke Park
S Barry 2-4, M Donegan 1-1, J Dineen 1-0, C O'Leary 0-1, D Harrington 0-1, T McEvoy 0-1. D Hayes 1-0, R Niland 1-0, N Mahony 1-0, P Bradley 0-3, S Gaffney 0-1. Referee: S Gleeson (Limerick)

Statistics

Top scorers
Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Seánie Barry St Finbarr's College 4-05 17 2 8.50
2 John Dineen St Finbarr's College 4-01 13 2 6.50
3 Pat O'Toole Patrician College 2-01 7 2 3.50

References
  1. "Winning Peter's captains featured in new book". Irish Independent. 8 February 2007. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  2. "Boys of '62 50 years on". Irish Independent. 25 September 2012. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  3. "Leinster Colleges Senior Hurling Champions" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  4. "Pres Athenry Defeats Kilkenny CBS In Croke Cup Hurling Semi-Final". Galway Bay FM. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  5. Moynihan, Michael (3 September 2016). "The mission accomplished to end Cork famine in 1966". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  6. "Farranferris first All Ireland win". Barryroe GAA website. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
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