1993 Croke Cup

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1993 Croke Cup
Dates4–25 April 1993
Teams4
Champions St Kieran's College (12th title)
Joe Philpott (captain)
Runners-upOur Lady's College, Gort
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored8 (2.67 per match)
Points scored57 (19 per match)
Top scorer(s) Ollie O'Connor (0-15)
1992 (Previous)(Next) 1994

The 1993 Croke Cup was the 42nd staging of the Croke Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1944. The competition ran from 4 April to 25 April 1993.

Contents

St Kieran's College were the defending champions. [1] [2] [3]

The final was played on 25 April 1993 at MacDonagh Park in Nenagh, between St Kieran's College and Our Lady's College, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. [4] St Kieran's College won the match by 3–15 to 1–10 to claim a record-breaking 12th Croke Cup title overall and a second successive title. [5] [6]

Ollie O'Connor was the top scorer with 0-15.

Qualification

ProvinceChampions
Connacht Our Lady's College
Leinster St Kieran's College
Munster Limerick CBS
Ulster St Patrick's College

Results

Semi-finals

4 April 1993Semi-final St Kieran's College 1-15 - 0-03 St Patrick's College Athboy Grounds
O O'Connor 0-7, R Moore 1-1, K Hughes 0-2, D Hurley 0-2, B Dalton 0-2, J Young 0-1.N McCormick 0-3.
4 April 1993Semi-final Our Lady's College 1-09 - 2-05 Limerick CBS Cusack Park
E Taaffe 0-5, A Quinn 1-0, M Lynskey 0-3, E Costelloe 0-1.T Houlihan 1-2, P Neenan 1-0, D Hennessy 0-1, J O'Donnell 0-1, A Shanahan 0-1.

Final

25 April 1993Final St Kieran's College 3-15 - 1-10 Our Lady's College MacDonagh Park
O O'Connor 0-8, K Hughes 1-1, D Hurley 1-1, S Drennan 1-0, B Dalton 0-2, M Phelan 0-1, O Farrell 0-1, J Young 0-1.E Taaffe 0-5, S Linnane 1-1, B Murray 0-2, O Clancy 0-1, M Lynskey 0-1.Referee: T Lyons (Limerick)

Statistics

Top scorers

Overall
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1 Ollie O'Connor St Kieran's College 0-151527.50
2 Éamonn Taaffe Our Lady's College0-101025.00
3Ken Hughes St Kieran's College 1-03623.00
Damien Hurley St Kieran's College 1-03623.00
5Tony Houlihan Limerick CBS 1-02515.00

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