1984 Croke Cup

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1984 Croke Cup
Dates15 April - 6 May 1984
Teams3
Champions Colours of Antrim.svg St Finbarr's College (5th title)
Barry Harte [1] (captain)
Runners-up Colours of Sligo.svg St Kieran's College
Tournament statistics
Matches played2
Goals scored5 (2.5 per match)
Points scored36 (18 per match)
Top scorer(s) Colours of Sligo.svg Liam Egan (1-10)
1983 (Previous)(Next) 1985

The 1984 Croke Cup was the 33rd staging of the Croke Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1944. The competition ran from 15 April to 6 May 1984.

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St Flannan's College were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by the North Monastery in the Harty Cup quarter-final. [2] [3]

The final was played on 6 May 1984 at Croke Park in Dublin, between St Finbarr's College and St Kieran's College, in what was their fifth meeting in the final and a first meeting in 10 years. [4] St Finbarr's College won the match by 1–15 to 0–08 to claim their fifth Croke Cup title overall and a first title in 10 years. [5] [6] It would be their last Croke Cup title. [7]

Liam Egan was the top scorer with 1-10.

Qualification

ProvinceChampions
Connacht Our Lady's College
Leinster St Kieran's College
Munster St Finbarr's College

Results

Semi-final

15 April 1984Semi-final St Kieran's College 3-08 - 1-05 St Joseph's College St Brendan's Park
L Egan 1-4, E Keher 1-1, E Morrissey 1-0, T Holohan 0-2, T McCluskey 0-1.T O'Sullivan 1-0, J Lee 0-3, T O'Driscoll 0-1, S O'DOnoghue 0-1.

Final

6 May 1984Final St Finbarr's College 1-15 - 0-08 St Kieran's College Croke Park
DJ Kiely 0-6, M Foley 1-0, A Crowley 0-3, B Harte 0-3, D Kenneally 0-1, S McSweeney 0-1, C Noonan 0-1.L Egan 0-6, E Keher 0-1, E Morrissey 0-1.

Statistics

Top scorers

Overall
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Liam Egan St Kieran's College 1-101326.50
1D. J. Kiely St Finbarr's College 0-06616.00
3Éamonn Keher St Kieran's College 1-02522.50

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