Dates | 3 April - 1 May 1977 | ||
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Teams | 3 | ||
Champions | St Colman's College (1st title) John Lenihan (captain) | ||
Runners-up | St Kieran's College | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 2 | ||
Goals scored | 7 (3.5 per match) | ||
Points scored | 35 (17.5 per match) | ||
Top scorer(s) | John Mangan (2-02) | ||
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The 1977 Croke Cup was the 26th staging of the Croke Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1944. The competition ran from 3 April to 1 May 1977.
St Flannan's College were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by St Colman's College in the Harty Cup final. [1] [2] [3]
The final was played on 1 May 1977 at Semple Stadium in Thurles, between St Colman's College and St Kieran's College, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. [4] St Colman's College won the match by 2–13 to 1–09 to claim their first ever Croke Cup title. [5] [6]
John Mangan was the top scorer with 2-02.
Province | Champions |
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Connacht | Presentation College |
Leinster | St Kieran's College |
Munster | St Colman's College |
3 April 1977Semi-final | St Colman's College | 2-10 - 2-03 | Presentation College | MacDonagh Park |
J Mangan 1-2, J Monaghan 1-0, M Mellerick 0-2, W Cashman 0-2, G O'Regan 0-2, J Hartnett 0-2. | J Ryan 1-1, N Burke 1-0, P Ryan 0-1, L Kennedy 0-1. |
1 May 1977Final | St Colman's College | 2-13 - 1-09 | St Kieran's College | Semple Stadium |
G O'Regan 0-5, J Mangan 1-0, M Mellerick 1-0, J Hartnett 0-2, J Boylan 0-2, T Murphy 0-1, W Cashman 0-1, S O'Brien 0-1, J Monaghan 0-1. | N Kelly 1-0, P Gannon 0-3, G Ryan 0-3, M Morrissey 0-2, M McGrath 0-1. |
Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
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1 | John Mangan | St Colman's College | 2-02 | 8 | 2 | 4.00 |
2 | Gerard O'Regan | St Colman's College | 0-07 | 7 | 2 | 3.50 |
3 | Michael Mellerick | St Colman's College | 1-02 | 5 | 2 | 2.50 |
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