1982 Croke Cup

1982 Croke Cup
Dates	25 April - 16 May 1982
Teams	3
Champions	St Flannan's College (8th title); Peter Leyden (captain)
Runners-up	St Peter's College
Tournament statistics
Matches played	3
Goals scored	6 (2 per match)
Points scored	54 (18 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Tom Dempsey (0-17)
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The 1982 Croke Cup was the 31st staging of the Croke Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1944. The competition ran from 25 April to 16 May 1982.

Kilkenny CBS were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by St Peter's College in the Leinster final.^[1]^[2]^[3]

The final, a replay, was played on 16 May 1982 at Semple Stadium, Thurles, between St Flannan's College and the St Peter's College, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.^[4] St Flannan's College won the match by 2–09 to 0–10 to claim a record-breaking eighth Croke Cup title and a first title in three years.^[5]^[6]

Tom Dempsey was the top scorer with 0–17.

Qualification

Province	Champions
Connacht	Our Lady's College
Leinster	St Peter's College
Munster	St Flannan's College

Results

Semi-final

25 April 1982 Semi-final	St Peter's College	1-18 - 1-09	Our Lady's College	Semple Stadium
	T Dempsey 0-11, F O'Leary 0-4, S Kelly 1-0, L Turner 0-1, J Harding 0-1, G Lyons 0-1.		P Taaffe 1-7, A Cunningham 0-1, S Keane 0-1.

Final

9 May 1982 Final	St Flannan's College	1-04 - 1-04	St Peter's College	Semple Stadium
	M Kelly 1-1, R Sampson 0-2, G Mannion 0-1.		S Kelly 1-0, T Dempsey 0-2, J Roche 0-1.

16 May 1982 Final replay	St Flannan's College	2-09 - 0-10	St Peter's College	Semple Stadium
	D Quirke 1-2, G Mannion 1-2, J Murphy 0-2, M Kelly 0-1, J McInerney 0-1, E O'Flaherty 0-1.		T Dempsey 0-4, G Lyons 0-2, F O'Leary 0-1, J Roche 0-1.

Statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Tom Dempsey	St Peter's College	0-17	17	3	5.66
2	Pat Taaffe	Our Lady's College	1-07	10	1	10.00
3	Seán Kelly	St Flannan's College	2-00	6	3	2.00
3	Gearóid Mannion	St Flannan's College	1-03	6	3	2.00

References

^ McEvoy, John (5 April 2014). "More than a game for Kilkenny's finest". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
^ "Kilkenny CBS reach All-Ireland Colleges hurling decider". Irish Times. 25 March 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
^ "Pain of 2012 drove CBS back to Semple". Kilkenny People. 6 April 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
^ "Pres Athenry Defeats Kilkenny CBS In Croke Cup Hurling Semi-Final". Galway Bay FM. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
^ Ó Muircheartaigh, Joe (14 February 2020). "Bishop Willie Walsh: 'To me the Harty players were giants of men'". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
^ "Peter's back in the hunt". Irish Independent. 16 March 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2023.

[1] McEvoy, John (5 April 2014). "More than a game for Kilkenny's finest". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 26 June 2023.

[2] "Kilkenny CBS reach All-Ireland Colleges hurling decider". Irish Times. 25 March 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2023.

[3] "Pain of 2012 drove CBS back to Semple". Kilkenny People. 6 April 2013. Retrieved 26 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] Ó Muircheartaigh, Joe (14 February 2020). "Bishop Willie Walsh: 'To me the Harty players were giants of men'". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 26 June 2023.

[6] "Peter's back in the hunt". Irish Independent. 16 March 2015. Retrieved 26 June 2023.