1967 Croke Cup | |
Dates: | 9 April - 7 May 1967 |
Teams: | 4 |
Champions: | St Peter's College |
Count: | 2 |
Champions Captain: | Paddy Bernie[1] |
Runners-Up: | Limerick CBS |
Runners-Up Captain: | Matt Grace |
Matches: | 4 |
Goals: | 33 |
Points: | 71 |
Top Scorer: | Richard Grace (4-14) |
Previous Year: | 1966 |
Previous Tournament: | 1966 Croke Cup |
Next Year: | 1968 |
Next Tournament: | 1968 Croke Cup |
The 1967 Croke Cup was the 16th staging of the Croke Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1944. The competition ran from 9 April to 7 May 1967.
Limerick CBS were the defending champions.[2] [3]
The final, a replay, was played on 7 May 1967 at Croke Park in Dublin, between St Peter's College and Limerick CBS, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.[4] St Peter's College won the match by 5–11 to 3–06 to claim their second Croke Cup title overall and a first title in five years.[5] [6] [7]
Richard Grace was the top scorer with 4-14.
Province | Champions | |
---|---|---|
Connacht | St Mary's College | |
Leinster | St Peter's College | |
Munster | Limerick CBS | |
Ulster | St Mary's CBGS |
Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Richard Grace | Limerick CBS | 4-14 | 26 | 3 | 8.33 | |
2 | Tom Royce | St Peter's College | 4-09 | 21 | 3 | 7.00 | |
3 | Peter Murphy | St Peter's College | 4-06 | 18 | 3 | 6.00 | |
4 | Matt Grace | Limerick CBS | 4-02 | 14 | 3 | 4.66 | |
5 | Paddy Bernie | St Peter's College | 1-10 | 13 | 3 | 4.33 |