1963 Croke Cup

Irish hurling competition 1963 Croke Cup 7 April - 5 May 1963 3 20px|border St Finbarr's College 1 Connie O'Leary Christy Ring 20px|border Patrician College, Ballyfin Pat Bradley 2 15 30 20px|border Seánie Barry (4-05) 1962 1962 Croke Cup 1964 1964 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. St Peter's College were the defending champions, however, they were beaten in the Leinster Championship.https://www.independent.ie/regionals/wexford/sport/othersports/winning-peters-captains-featured-in-new-book/27433828.html Winning Peter's captains featured in new book Irish Independent 8 February 2007 26 June 2023https://www.independent.ie/regionals/wexford/lifestyle/boys-of-62-50-years-on/28845688.html Boys of '62 50 years on Irish Independent 25 September 2012 26 June 2023http://leinster.clubandcounty.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/33/2017/03/P27-32%E2%80%93-Colle%E2%80%A6s-Senior-Hurl.pdf Leinster Colleges Senior Hurling Champions Leinster GAA website 26 June 2023 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.https://galwaybayfm.ie/sports/pres-athenry-defeats-kilkenny-cbs-croke-cup-hurling-semi-final/ Pres Athenry Defeats Kilkenny CBS In Croke Cup Hurling Semi-Final Galway Bay FM 19 March 2018 26 June 2023 St Finbarr's College won the match by 4–08 to 3–04 to claim their first ever Croke Cup title.https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-20419245.html The mission accomplished to end Cork famine in 1966 Irish Examiner 3 September 2016 26 June 2023 Michael Moynihanhttps://www.barryroegaa.ie/index.cfm?page=viewNews&id=1704&cYear=2020&cMonth=10 Farranferris first All Ireland win Barryroe GAA website 26 June 2023 Seánie Barry was the top scorer with 4-05. Qualification ProvinceChampionsConnachtSt Mary's CollegeLeinsterPatrician CollegeMunsterSt Finbarr's College Results Semi-final 7 April 1963 Semi-final St Finbarr's College 7-09 - 2-06 St Mary's College 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. Gaelic Grounds Final 5 May 1963 Final St Finbarr's College 4-08 - 2-04 Patrician College 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. Croke Park S Gleeson (Limerick) Statistics Top scorers Overall Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Seánie BarrySt Finbarr's College4-051728.502John DineenSt Finbarr's College4-011326.503Pat O'ToolePatrician College2-01723.50 References Category:1963 in Irish sport Croke Cup