1958 Croke Cup
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| Dates | 30 March - 27 April 1958 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 3 | ||
| Champions | File:Colours of Cavan.svg St Flannan's College (5th title) | ||
| Runners-up | File:Colours of Sligo.svg St Kieran's College | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 2 | ||
| Goals scored | 10 (5 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 23 (11.5 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | File:Colours of Cavan.svg Ger Jordan (5-01) | ||
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The 1958 Croke Cup was the seventh staging of the Croke Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1944. The competition ran from 30 March to 27 April 1958.
St Kieran's College were the defending champions.[1][2][3]
The final was played on 27 April 1958 at Thurles Sportsfield, between St Flannan's College and St Kieran's College, in what was their third meeting in the final and a second consecutive meeting. St Flannan's College won the match by 3–10 to 0–2 to claim their fifth Croke Cup title overall and a first title in 11 years.[4][5]
Ger Jordan was the top scorer with 5-01.
Qualification
[edit | edit source]| Province | Champions |
|---|---|
| Connacht | St Mary's College |
| Leinster | St Kieran's College |
| Munster | St Flannan's College |
Results
[edit | edit source]Semi-final
[edit | edit source]| 30 March 1958 Semi-final | St Flannan's College | 6-08 - 1-03 | St Mary's College | Cusack Park |
| J Jordan 4-1, F Cleary 2-0, O Naughton 0-4, K Smith 0-1, M Deasy 0-1, B McDonnell 0-1. | Barry 1-1, Deignam 0-2. |
Final
[edit | edit source]| 27 April 1958 Final | St Flannan's College | 3-10 - 0-02 | St Kieran's College | Thurles Sportsfield |
| P Kennedy 1-9, J Devlin 1-1, J Jordan 1-0. | M Kehoe 0-1, O Harrington 0-1. |
Statistics
[edit | edit source]Top scorers
[edit | edit source]- Overall
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ger Jordan | St Flannan's College | 5-01 | 16 | 2 | 8.00 |
| 1 | Pádraig Kennedy | St Flannan's College | 1-09 | 12 | 2 | 6.00 |
| 3 | Frank Cleary | St Flannan's College | 2-00 | 6 | 2 | 3.00 |
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