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1963 Croke Cup

1963 Croke Cup

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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.

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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

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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
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References

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