The 1976 Croke Cup was the 25th staging of the Croke Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1944. The competition ran from 4 April to 16 May 1976.

1976 Croke Cup
Dates4 April - 16 May 1976
Teams3
Champions St Flannan's College (6th title)
Leo Quinlan (captain)
Runners-up Presentation College, Athenry
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored15 (5 per match)
Points scored45 (15 per match)
Top scorer(s) Pat Hurney (3-03)
1975 (Previous) (Next) 1977

St Kieran's College were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Kilkenny CBS in the Leinster Champiosnhip semi-final.[1][2]

The final, a replay, was played on 16 May 1976 at MacDonagh Park in Nenagh, between St Flannan's College and Presentation College, Athenry, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.[3] St Flannan's College won the match by 3–09 to 1–07 to claim a sixth Croke Cup title overall and a first title in 18 years.[4][5][6]

Pat Hurney was the top scorer with 3-03.

Qualification

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Province Champions
Connacht Presentation College
Leinster Kilkenny CBS
Munster St Flannan's College

Results

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Semi-final

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4 April 1976 Semi-final Presentation College 2-11 - 2-07 Kilkenny CBS MacDonagh Park
P Hurney 1-2, M Duffy 1-2, G Dempsey 0-4, J Connolly 0-2, L Kennedy 0-1. M Nolan 1-2, M Langton 0-4, A Berrigan 1-0, A Malone 0-1.

Final

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2 May 1976 Final St Flannan's College 3-07 - 4-04 Presentation College MacDonagh Park
C Lyons 2-1, L Quinlan 1-4, G Murphy 0-1, M Meehan 0-1. P Hurney 1-1, P Ryan 1-0, J Ryan 1-0, T Connolly 1-0, M Duffy 0-1, G Dempsey 0-1, P Powell 0-1.
16 May 1976 Final replay St Flannan's College 3-09 - 1-07 Presentation College MacDonagh Park
J Moran 2-0, J Murphy 1-1, PJ Deasy 0-3, C Lyons 0-2, M Meehan 0-2, L Quinlan 0-1. P Hurney 1-0, P Ryan 0-2, M Duffy 0-2, P Powell 0-1, J Ryan 0-1, G Dempsey 0-1.

Statistics

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Top scorers

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Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Pat Hurney Presentation College 3-03 12 3 4.00
2 Cyril Lyons St Flannan's College 2-03 9 2 4.50
3 Leo Quinlan St Flannan's College 1-05 8 2 4.00
Michael Duffy St Flannan's College 1-05 8 3 2.33

References

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  1. ^ "All-Ireland Senior Colleges Title 1975". St Kieran's College website. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  2. ^ Newman, Edward (9 February 2015). "Roco revel in quadruple chase". Irish Examiner. 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. ^ Ó Muircheartaigh, Joe (14 February 2020). "Bishop Willie Walsh: 'To me the Harty players were giants of men'". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  5. ^ "It's half a century since a team from Cashel graced the Harty Cup final". Tipperary Live. 3 February 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  6. ^ Cribbin, Robert (16 March 2023). "Preview- Kieran's are well primed to achieve All-Ireland glory". Kilkenny People. Retrieved 26 June 2023.