1967 Croke Cup#Final
{{short description|Irish hurling competition}}
{{Infobox hurling championship
|name=1967 Croke Cup
|image=
|imagesize=
|caption=
|dates= 9 April - 7 May 1967
|teams=4
|sponsor=
|champions= File:Colours of Limerick.svg St Peter's College
|count= 2
|champions captain= Paddy Bernie{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/wexford/sport/othersports/winning-peters-captains-featured-in-new-book/27433828.html|title=Winning Peter's captains featured in new book|publisher=Irish Independent|date=8 February 2007|access-date=26 June 2023|first=|last=}}
|champions manager=
|runners-up= File:Colours of Galway.svg Limerick CBS
|runners-up captain= Matt Grace
|runners-up manager=
|promoted=
|relegated=
|matches= 4
|goals= 33
|points= 71
|top scorer= File:Colours of Galway.svg Richard Grace (4-14)
|previous year=1966
|previous tournament=1966 Croke Cup
|next year=1968
|next tournament= 1968 Croke Cup
}}
The 1967 Croke Cup was the 16th staging of the Croke Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1944. The competition ran from 9 April to 7 May 1967.
Limerick CBS were the defending champions.{{cite web|url=https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/then---now---tom-aherne/657270/then-now-hurling-great-eamonn-grimes.html|title=Then & Now: Limerick hurling great Eamonn Grimes|publisher=Limerick Leader|date=19 August 2021|access-date=26 June 2023|first=Tom|last=Aherne}}{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/wexford/new-ross-news/death-of-christian-brother/27456851.html|title=Death of Christian Brother|publisher=Irish Independent|date=29 January 2000|access-date=26 June 2023|first=|last=}}
The final, a replay, was played on 7 May 1967 at Croke Park in Dublin, between St Peter's College and Limerick CBS, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.{{cite web|url=https://galwaybayfm.ie/sports/pres-athenry-defeats-kilkenny-cbs-croke-cup-hurling-semi-final/|title=Pres Athenry Defeats Kilkenny CBS In Croke Cup Hurling Semi-Final|publisher=Galway Bay FM|date=19 March 2018|access-date=26 June 2023|first=|last=}} St Peter's College won the match by 5–11 to 3–06 to claim their second Croke Cup title overall and a first title in five years.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerry/sport/who-was-kerrys-greatest-ever-hurler/27424149.html|title=Who was Kerry's greatest ever hurler?|publisher=Irish Independent|date=12 September 2012|access-date=26 June 2023|first=|last=}}{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/wexford/gorey-news/localnotes/special-trip-down-memory-lane/36882601.html|title=Special trip down memory lane|publisher=Gorey Guardian|date=12 May 2018|access-date=26 June 2023|first=Brendan|last=Keane}}{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/wexford/news/teammates-together-again-after-40-years/27693551.html|title=Teammates together again after 40 years|publisher=Irish Independent|date=24 October 2007|access-date=26 June 2023|first=|last=}}
Richard Grace was the top scorer with 4-14.
Qualification
Results
=Semi-final=
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| date = 9 April 1967
| round = Semi-final
| team1 = St Peter's College
| score = 7-12 - 1-03
| team2 = St Mary's CBGS
| report =
| goals1 = P Murphy 3-1, T Royce 1-4, J Murphy 2-0, J Murphy 1-0, M Casey 0-3, P Bernie 0-2, M Quigley 0-2.
| goals2 = B Rice 1-0, A Hamill 0-2, K Carson 0-1.
| stadium = Croke Park
| referee =
}}
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| date = 9 April 1967
| round = Semi-final
| team1 = Limerick CBS
| score = 5-09 - 2-04
| team2 = St Mary's College
| report =
| goals1 = M Grace 2-1, R Grace 1-4, S Burke 1-1, W O'Connor 1-1, G McKeown 0-2.
| goals2 = J Hanniffy 2-0, M O'Connell 0-2, J Rabbitte 0-1, C O'Malley 0-1.
| stadium = MacDonagh Park
| referee =
}}
=Final=
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| date = 23 April 1967
| round = Final
| team1 = St Peter's College
| score = 5-13 - 5-13
| team2 = Limerick CBS
| report =
| goals1 = T Royce 2-1, P Bernie 1-4, L O'Loughlin 1-1, M Quigley 1-1, P Murphy 0-4, M Casey 0-1, J Quigley 0-1.
| goals2 = R Grace 2-6, W O'Connor 1-2, M Grace 1-1, S Burke 1-0, C Cregan 0-1, S Condon 0-1, M Hanley 0-1, P McCarthy 0-1.
| stadium = O'Moore Park
| referee =
}}
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| date = 7 May 1967
| round = Final replay
| team1 = St Peter's College
| score = 5-11 - 3-06
| team2 = Limerick CBS
| report =
| goals1 = T Royce 1-4, P Murphy 1-1, J Murphy 1-1, P Bernie 0-4, M Quigley 1-0, L O'Loughlin 1-0, M Casey 0-1.
| goals2 = R Grace 1-4, M Grace 1-0, S Condon 1-0, P McCarthy 0-1, W O'Connor 0-1.
| stadium = Croke Park
| referee =
}}
Statistics
=Top scorers=
;Overall
| class="wikitable" |
| Rank
! Player ! County ! Tally ! Total ! Matches ! Average |
|---|
| rowspan=1 align=center|1
|Richard Grace |align=center|4-14 |align=center|26 |align=center|3 |align=center|8.33 |
| rowspan=1 align=center|2
|Tom Royce |align=center|4-09 |align=center|21 |align=center|3 |align=center|7.00 |
| rowspan=1 align=center|3
|Peter Murphy |align=center|4-06 |align=center|18 |align=center|3 |align=center|6.00 |
| rowspan=1 align=center|4
|Matt Grace |align=center|4-02 |align=center|14 |align=center|3 |align=center|4.66 |
| rowspan=1 align=center|5
|Paddy Bernie |align=center|1-10 |align=center|13 |align=center|3 |align=center|4.33 |