1996–97 Harty Cup

1996–97 Dr Harty Cup
Dates16 October 1996 – 16 March 1997
Teams16
ChampionsBorder St Colman's College (6th title)
Luke Mannix (captain)
Denis Ring (manager)
Runners-upBorder Nenagh CBS
Cormac Galvin (captain)
Martin Slattery (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored43 (2.87 per match)
Points scored293 (19.53 per match)
Top scorer(s)Border Neil Ronan (3-38)
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The 1996–97 Harty Cup was the 77th staging of the Harty Cup since its establishment by the Munster Council of Gaelic Athletic Association in 1918.[1] The competition ran from 16 October 1996 to 16 March 1997.

St Colman's College were the defending champions.[2][3][4]

The Harty Cup final was played on 16 March 1997 at Clonmel GAA Ground, between St Colman's College and Nenagh CBS, in what was their second consecutive meeting in the final. St Colman's College won the match by 1–17 to 0–08 to claim their sixth Harty Cup title overall and a second title in succession.[5][6]

St Colman's College's Neil Ronan was the top scorer with 3-38.

Results

First round

St Flannan's College v Midleton CBS
16 October 1996 First round St Flannan's College 0-07 - 0-06 Midleton CBS Fr Con Buckley Park
S Fitzpatrick 0-2, G Considine 0-1, B Clancy 0-1, C Mullin 0-1, B McMullin 0-1, J O'Meara 0-1. L Walsh 0-4, B Hegarty 0-1, A Brett 0-1.
Presentation De La Salle, Hospital v St Colman's College
16 October 1996 First round Presentation De La Salle, Hospital 1-06 - 2-26 St Colman's College Ballygiblin Grounds
G O'Shea 1-0, D O'Brien 0-2, R O'Donovan 0-2, W O'Brien 0-1, C Hickey 0-1. N Ronan 1-10, D McInerney 1-2, E Fitzgerald 0-5, J O'Driscoll 0-2, S Kearney 0-2, L Mannix 0-1, P Cotter 0-1, P Mullins 0-1, A Carey 0-1, S Murphy 0-1.
Thurles CBS v Charleville CBS
16 October 1996 First round Thurles CBS 0-14 - 2-06 Charleville CBS Fr Hayes Memorial Park
G Coppinger 0-5, M Hassett 0-4, S Butler 0-3, J Ryan 0-1. J Quinlan 1-2, W Hogan 1-0, B Foley 0-3, P Goold 0-1.
St Finbarr's College v Scarriff Community School
16 October 1996 First round St Finbarr's College 2-04 - 0-14 Scarriff Community School Dr Mannix Sportsfield
J Milner 1-0, A Noonan 1-0, D O'Donovan 0-2, F O'Brien 0-1, T Kenny 0-1. P Moroney 0-8, F McNamara 0-3, K Kelly 0-2, W Ryan 0-1.
De La Salle College Waterford v Doon CBS
16 October 1996 First round De La Salle College Waterford 2-08 - 2-17 Doon CBS Clonmel GAA Ground
N Dunphy 1-5, N O'Regan 1-1, B Phelan 0-2. M Kirby 0-10, D Ryan 1-1, J Ryan 1-1, D Stapleton 0-2, P Kirby 0-1, D O'Dwyer 0-1, JJ Mulcahy 0-1.
Ardscoil Rís v Nenagh CBS
16 October 1996 First round Ardscoil Rís 2-06 - 2-07 Nenagh CBS Cappamore Grounds
D Sheehan 1-5, F Landy 1-0, B Mescall 0-1. B Duff 1-3, T Kelly 1-1, R Flannery 0-1, C Martin 0-1, E Gleeson 0-1.
North Monastery v Coláiste Chríost Rí
16 October 1996 First round North Monastery 2-07 - 3-13 Coláiste Chríost Rí Páirc Uí Rinn
R Healy 1-4, T Ó hAilpín 1-0, T O'Halloran 0-1, S Glasgow 0-1, N Harte 0-1. F Murray 2-2, C McCarthy 0-8, N O'Reilly 1-0, G Regan 0-1, B Murphy 0-1.
Lismore CBS v Limerick CBS
16 October 1996 First round Lismore CBS 1-09 - 3-08 Limerick CBS Mitchelstown Grounds
S McCarthy 1-0, E Bennett 0-3, T Veale 0-3, G Keane 0-2, P Tobin 0-1. J Holmes 1-2, M Gavin 1-0, A McCarthy 1-0, C Godfrey 0-2, B Hartigan 0-2, S O'Connor 0-1, S Mullane 0-1.

Quarter-finals

St Colman's College v St Flannan's College
13 November 1996 Quarter-final St Colman's College 1-12 - 1-05 St Flannan's College Ballyagran Grounds
N Ronan 0-8, E Fitzgerald 1-2, P Cotter 0-1, S Murphy 0-1. M Greaney 1-0, B McMahon 0-2, G Considine 0-1, C Mullen 0-1, M Shannon 0-1.
Nenagh CBS v Doon CBS
13 November 1996 Quarter-final Nenagh CBS 3-14 - 1-01 Doon CBS Seán Treacy's Grounds
T Kelly 2-3, F McDonnell 1-0, P Ryan 0-3, B Duff 0-3, E Troy 0-2, C Galvin 0-1, C Martin 0-1, R Flannery 0-1. E Ryan 1-0, M Kirby 0-1.
Coláiste Chríost Rí v Limerick CBS
13 November 1996 Quarter-final Coláiste Chríost Rí 5-15 - 0-05 Limerick CBS Fr Con Buckley Park
C McCarthy 3-7, A Cronin 1-0, J Nagle 1-0, T Finn 0-3, R O'Dwyer 0-2, A Fitzpatrick 0-2, B Murphy 0-1. J McElligott 0-2, J Holmes 0-2, S Mullane 0-1.
Thurles CBS v Scarriff Community School
13 November 1996 Quarter-final Thurles CBS 3-09 - 1-10 Scarriff Community School MacDonagh Park
M Dwyer 2-0, G Coppinger 0-6, S Butler 1-0, P Donoghue 0-2, G O'Grady 0-1. P Moloney 0-7, F McNamara 1-0, E Minogue 0-1, D McNamara 0-1, P Kelly 0-1.

Semi-finals

Nenagh CBS v Coláiste Chríost Rí
16 February 1997 Semi-final Nenagh CBS 1-06 - 0-08 Coláiste Chríost Rí Fr Con Buckley Park
B Duff 0-4, T Kelly 1-0, F McDonnell 0-1, C Shouldice 0-1. C McCarthy 0-6, EP O'Callaghan 0-1, T Finn 0-1.
St Colman's College v Thurles CBS
23 February 1997 Semi-final St Colman's College 2-18 - 0-07 Thurles CBS Clonmel GAA Ground
N Ronan 1-10, L Gardiner 1-1, L Mannix 0-3, J O'Driscoll 0-2, E Fitzgerald 0-1, S Murphy 0-1. G Coppinger 0-5, G O'Grady 0-1, M Hassett 0-1.

Final

St Colman's College v Nenagh CBS
16 March 1996 Final St Colman's College 1-17 - 0-08 Nenagh CBS Clonmel GAA Ground
N Ronan 1-10, L Mannix 0-3, E Fitzgerald 0-2, S Kearney 0-1, D McInerney 0-1. B Duff 0-7, T Kelly 0-1. Referee: J Sexton

Statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Neil Ronan St Colman's College 3-38 47 4 11.75
2 Cathal McCarthy Coláiste Chríost Rí 3-21 30 3 10.00
3 Brian Duff Nenagh CBS 1-17 20 4 5.00
4 T Kelly Nenagh CBS 4-05 17 4 4.25
5 Gerry Coppinger Thurles CBS 0-16 16 3 5.33
6 Patrick Moroney Scarriff CS 0-15 15 2 7.50
7 Eoin Fitzgerald St Colman's College 1-10 13 4 3.25
8 Maurice Kirby Doon CBS 0-11 11 2 5.50
9 Fionán Murray Coláiste Chríost Rí 2-02 8 3 2.66
10 Donncha Sheehan Ardscoil Rís 1-05 8 1 8.00

References

  1. ^ "Rockwell College and the Harty Cup". Séamus J. King website. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Harty Cup roll of honour". Rebel Óg GAA website. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Memories From The Archives - March 1996". The Avondhu. 27 March 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  4. ^ "1996 a year of unprecedented success". Irish Independent. 28 March 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Memories from the Archives – March 1997". The Avondhu. 26 March 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  6. ^ "St Colman's are rampant". Irish Times. 17 March 1997. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
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