The 2001–02 Harty Cup was the 82nd staging of the Harty Cup since its establishment in hurling by the Munster Council of Gaelic Athletic Association in 1918.[1] The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 20 June 2001. The competition ran from 10 October 2001 to 24 March 2002. It was the last Harty Cup to be contested using a straight knock-out format.

2001–02 Dr Harty Cup
Dates10 October 2001 – 24 March 2002
Teams16
SponsorIrish Examiner
ChampionsBorder St Colman's College (8th title)
Maurice O'Brien (captain)
Denis Ring (manager)
Runners-upBorder Our Lady's Secondary School
Derek Bourke (captain)
John Costigan (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored63 (4.2 per match)
Points scored290 (19.33 per match)
Top scorer(s)Border Andrew O'Shaughnessy (7-13)
2000–01 (Previous) (Next) 2002–03

St Colman's College successfully defended its title[2][3] in the Harty Cup final on 24 March 2002 at Clonmel GAA Ground, 2–18 to 0–06, against Our Lady's Secondary School, in what was their first ever meeting in a final, an eighth successive Harty Cup title overall and a second consecutive title.[4]

St Colman's College's Andrew O'Shaughnessy was the top scorer with 7–13.

Results

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First round

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10 October 2001 First round De La Salle College Waterford 2-05 - 2-11 Thurles CBS Clonmel GAA Ground
P Nevin 1-1, A Ryan 1-0, T Power 0-2, G O'Connor 0-1, M Barden 0-1. R Quigley 2-3, R Ruth 0-3, S Ryan 0-3, C Sweeney 0-1, S Stakelum 0-1.
10 October 2001 First round Scarriff Community School 1-10 - 5-13 Cashel Community School MacDonagh Park
N Sheehy 0-5, G McCarthy 1-0, B Bolger 0-2, M Scanlon 0-1, C McCarthy 0-1. P Breen 3-5, E O'Brien 1-0, P O'Dwyer 1-0, P O'Flaherty 0-3, P Whelan 0-2, M Coleman 0-1, P Hally 0-1, M Harding 0-1.
10 October 2001 First round St Aidan's Community College 0-09 - 1-12 Coláiste an Phiarsaigh Felix Sarsfield Memorial Park
D Dorris 0-6, D Óg O'Donovan 0-1, E Geaney 0-1, G Moylan 0-1. R Ó Briain 1-5, Aibhistín Finn 0-4, M Ó Floinn 0-1, Aindriú Finn 0-1, B Ó Conaill 0-1.
10 October 2001 First round Limerick CBS 0-04 - 5-21 St Colman's College Kilfinane Road
W O'Dea 0-1, S Frawley 0-1, S Cahill 0-1, J Corbett 0-1. P Kearney 1-6, P Kirby 2-0, D Holohan 1-2, D Carroll 1-0, S Stack 0-3, M O'Brien 0-2, E Condon 0-2, B Healy 0-2, JG Kelly 0-1, R Relihan 0-1, A O'Shaughnessy 0-1, A Kearney 0-1.
10 October 2001 First round Our Lady's Secondary School 4-15 - 1-04 Shannon Schools Lacken Park
P Shortt 3-8, E Kelly 1-3, E Sweeney 0-3, T Hassett 0-1. D Guinane 1-0, C McPhillips 0-1, M O'Hanlon 0-1,
10 October 2001 First round Coláistí na nDéise 4-14 - 4-02 North Monastery Páirc Mac Gearailt
J Hurney 2-2, M Whelan 1-4, B Walsh 1-2, N O'Brien 0-2, C Morrissey 0-2, D Fives 0-1, E Walsh 0-1. M Lee 2-0, S Ó Súilleabháin 1-0, E Ó Súilleabháin 1-0, S Miller 0-1, G Brown 0-1.
10 October 2001 First round St Finbarr's College 2-04 - 6-19 St Flannan's College Páirc Caoimhín Ó Luing
K Foley 1-2, G Looney 1-1, D Kent 0-1. M Culbert 2-2, E Whelan 1-3, J Heneghan 1-2, K Neylon 0-5, C Lafferty 1-0, I Kilbane 1-0, J McCarthy 0-2, S McGrath 0-2, G Griffin 0-2, T Kierse 0-1.
10 October 2001 First round Midleton CBS 2-15 - 2-08 Coláiste Chríost Rí Páirc Séamus de barra
B Morrissey 1-3, B Smiddy 0-6, C Ring 1-0, M Foley 0-2, D O'Sullivan 0-2, D Cronin 0-1, K Hartnett 0-1. C Murphy 0-5, C O'Reilly 1-0, A Murphy 1-0, S Dineen 0-2, B Cashman 0-1.

Quarter-finals

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14 November 2001 Quarter-final Our Lady's Secondary School 1-10 - 0-10 St Flannan's College MacDonagh Park
E Kelly 0-8, P Shortt 1-0, E Sweeney 0-1, J Hassett 0-1. S McGrath 0-3, K Neylon 0-3, G Griffin 0-2, S O'Leary 0-1, J Hanrahan 0-1.
14 November 2001 Quarter-final Midleton CBS 0-10 - 1-06 Thurles CBS Páirc Mac Gearailt
B Smiddy 0-6, B Hennessy 0-1, R Power 0-1, C Ring 0-1, M Foley 0-1. R Quigley 1-1, R Ruth 0-4, S McKenna 0-1.
14 November 2001 Quarter-final Coláistí na nDéise 1-04 - 7-11 Cashel Community School Clonmel GAA Ground
M Whelan 1-0, E Walsh 0-2, C Morrissey 0-1, J Hurney 0-1. P O'Dwyer 4-2, M Heelan 2-0, E Hallinan 1-3, P O'Flaherty 0-2, P Breen 0-2, P Hally 0-1, P Hickey 0-1.
14 November 2001 Quarter-final Coláiste an Phiarsaigh 1-06 - 2-12 St Colman's College Felix Sarsfield Memorial Park
R Ó Briain 1-4, E Ó Floinn 0-1, S Ó Buachalla 0-1. A O'Shaughnessy 2-2, P Kearney 0-7, E Condon 0-2, M Allen 0-1.

Semi-finals

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23 February 2002 Semi-final Our Lady's Secondary School 2-17 - 1-05 Midleton CBS Clonmel GAA Ground
E Kelly 1-8, E Sweeney 1-3, P Shortt 0-2, B Healy 0-2, J Hassett 0-1, P Brennan 0-1. K Hartnett 1-2, D O'Sullivan 0-1, L Healy 0-1, G O'Leary 0-1.
24 February 2002 Semi-final St Colman's College 4-06 - 0-03 Cashel Community School Mitchelstown Grounds
A O'Shaughnessy 4-3, P Kirby 0-2, L Philpott 0-1. P O'Flaherty 0-2, E Hallinan 0-1.

Final

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24 March 2002 Final St Colman's College 2-18 - 0-06 Our Lady's Secondary School Clonmel GAA Ground
A O'Shaughnessy 1-7, J O'Donnell 1-1, P Kirby 0-4, P Kearney 0-3, S Molumphy 0-1, L Philpott 0-1, M O'Brien 0-1. E Kelly 0-3, P Shortt 0-2, C Campion 0-1. Referee: D Richardson (Limerick)

Statistics

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Top scorers

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Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Andrew O'Shaughnessy St Colman's College 7-13 34 4 8.50
2 Eddie Kelly Our Lady's SS 2-22 28 4 7.00
3 Pat Shortt Our Lady's SS 4-12 24 4 6.00
4 Paul Kearney St Colman's College 1-16 19 4 4.75
5 Paul O'Dwyer Cashel Community School 5-02 17 3 5.66
6 Paul Breen Cashel Community School 3-07 16 3 5.33
7 Ruairí Ó Briain Coláiste an Phiarsaigh 2-9 15 2 7.50
8 Rick Quigley Thurles CBS 3-04 13 3 4.33
9 Patrick Kirby St Colman's College 2-06 12 4 3.00
10 Brian Smiddy Midleton CBS 0-12 12 3 4.00

References

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  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. ^ "Limerick wonderkid leads Fermoy to glory". Irish Independent. 26 March 2001. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Our Ladys well beaten". Irish Independent. 30 March 2002. Retrieved 17 February 2018.