The 2004 Croke Cup was the 53rd staging of the Croke Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1944. The competition ran from 4 April to 3 May 2004.

2004 Croke Cup
Dates4 April - 3 May 2004
Teams3
Champions St Kieran's College (16th title)
John Walsh (captain)
Runners-up St Raphael's College
Tournament statistics
Matches played2
Goals scored5 (2.5 per match)
Points scored51 (25.5 per match)
Top scorer(s) Richie Power (1-17)
2003 (Previous) (Next) 2005

St Kieran's College were the defending champions.[1]

The final was played on 3 May 2004 at Parnell Park in Dublin, between St Kieran's College and St Raphael's College, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.[2] St Kieran's College won the match by 3–20 to 1–06 to claim their 16th Croke Cup title overall and a second successive title.[3][4]

Richie Power was the top scorer with 1–17.

Qualification

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

Results

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Semi-final

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4 April 2004 Semi-final St Kieran's College 0-17 - 1-08 St Flannan's College The Ragg
R Power (0-8), D O'Neill, M McEvoy (0-2) each, N Prendergast, S Prendergast, M Aylward, D Bergin, R Hogan (0-1) each. Report B Gaffney, K Kennedy (0-3) each, C Ryan (1-0< J McInerney, S O'Brien (0-1) each. Referee: J McDonnell (Tipperary)

Final

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3 May 2004 Final St Kieran's College 3-20 - 1-06 St Raphael's College Parnell Park
R Power 1-9 (5f); M Aylward 2-1; R Hogan 0-5; M Nolan, D O'Neill, S Prendergast, K Lanigan, J Walsh (f) 0-1 each. Report K Haverty 1-1; F Kerrigan 0-2; G Kilcarr 0-2 (2f); S Kelly 0-1. Referee: J McDonnell (Tipperary)

Statistics

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Top scorers

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Overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Richie Power St Kieran's College 1-17 20 2 10.00
2 Mark Aylward St Kieran's College 2-02 8 2 4.00
3 Richie Hogan St Kieran's College 0-06 6 2 3.00

Miscellaneous

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  • John Walsh of Laois became the first non-Kilkenny man since Lar Dunphy in 1948 to captain St Kieran's College to the All-Ireland title.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Larkin, Brendan (28 April 2003). "Awesome Kierans take title". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Pres Athenry Defeats Kilkenny CBS In Croke Cup Hurling Semi-Final". Galway Bay FM. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  3. ^ Gallagher, Mark (4 May 2004). "Power-packed St Kieran's in a different class". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Power play lifts Kieran's". Irish Independent. 4 May 2004. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  5. ^ O'Donovan, Colm (3 May 2004). "Kieran's strength to prevail". Irish Independent. Retrieved 26 June 2023.