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1958 Croke Cup
Dates30 March - 27 April 1958
Teams3
Champions St Flannan's College (5th title)
Runners-up St Kieran's College
Tournament statistics
Matches played2
Goals scored10 (5 per match)
Points scored23 (11.5 per match)
Top scorer(s) 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.

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.

Ger Jordan was the top scorer with 5-01.

Qualification

Province Champions
Connacht St Mary's College
Leinster St Kieran's College
Munster St Flannan's College

Results

Semi-final

St Flannan's College v St Mary's College
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

St Flannan's College v St Kieran's College
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

Top scorers

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

References

  1. "All-Ireland Senior Colleges Title 1957". St Kieran's College website. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  2. McEvoy, Enda (8 October 2011). "Greatness becomes him". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  3. Barry, John (11 September 2022). "Kerry and Ballyduff GAA mourns the death of Brendan Hennessy, one of the greatest hurlers of his generation". The Kerryman. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  4. "Pres Athenry Defeats Kilkenny CBS In Croke Cup Hurling Semi-Final". Galway Bay FM. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  5. "Kilruane MacDonaghs News". Kilruane MacDonagh GAA website. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
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