1976–77 Harty Cup

1976–77 Dr Harty Cup
Dates13 October 1976 – 13 March 1977
Teams10
ChampionsBorder St Colman's College (3rd title)
John Lenihan (captain)
Runners-upBorder St Flannan's College
Jarlath Colleran (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored45 (4.5 per match)
Points scored146 (14.6 per match)
Top scorer(s)Border Gerard O'Regan (3-17)
1975–76 (Previous) (Next) 1977–78

The 1976–77 Harty Cup was the 57th staging of the Harty Cup since its establishment in hurling by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1918.[1]

St Flannan's College successfully defended its title[2][3] at the Harty Cup final, 0–07 to 0–03, on 13 March 1977 at St Ailbe's Park in Emly, against St Colman's College, in what was their fourth successive meeting in a final and 28 years since their first final meeting in 1949. It was St Flannan's College third successive Harty Cup title overall and a first title since 1949.[4]

Gerard O'Regan was the top scorer with 3–17.

Results

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First round

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20 October 1976 First round St Colman's College 5-11 - 2-07 North Monastery St Ailbe's Park
J Monaghan 2-3, J Boylan 2-1, G O'Regan 1-2, J Hartnett 0-3, S O'Brien 0-1, M Lyons 0-1. M Fitzgerald 1-2, J Keane 1-0, G O'Callaghan 0-2, T Deasy 0-2, J O'Shea 0-1.
23 October 1976 First round St Finbarr's College 4-08 - 1-08 Cashel CBS Canon Hayes Park
D Walsh 1-2, N Tobin 1-0, S O'Sullivan 1-0, J O'Donovan 1-0, D O'Shea 0-2, K Barry 0-2, P Tobin 0-1, D O'Donovan 0-1. S Hickey 1-1, P Power 0-3, L Maher 0-1, S Delahunty 0-1, C Bonnar 0-1, M Corcoran 0-1.

Quarter-finals

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13 October 1976 Quarter-final Coláiste Iognáid Rís 3-09 - 3-05 Thurles CBS St Ailbe's Park
J Manning 1-1, F O'Mahony 1-1, B Collins 0-4, S Murphy 1-0, K O'Driscoll 0-1, P Creagh 0-1, T Lotty 0-1. W Purcell 0-4, T Stakelum 1-0, J Finn 1-0, M Doyle 1-0, J Burke 0-1.
13 November 1976 Quarter-final St Colman's College 4-09 - 0-05 Limerick CBS St Ailbe's Park
G O'Regan 1-4, J Boylan 1-1, J Mangan 1-0, J Monaghan 1-0, J Hartnett 0-3, T Murphy 0-1. S Herbert 0-2, G Morgan 0-1, F Quilligan 0-1, M Molyneaux 0-1.
14 November 1976 Quarter-final St Flannan's College 5-08 - 0-03 De La Salle College Waterford Canon Hayes Park
J Colleran 2-1, PJ Deasy 1-4, J Liddy 1-0, J Mullins 1-0, L Quinlan 0-2, C Lyons 0-1. J Kirwan 0-1, J Long 0-1, T Hackett 0-1.
24 November 1976 Quarter-final St Finbarr's College 2-08 - 3-05 Templemore CBS St Ailbe's Park
D Walsh 0-5, S O'Sullivan 1-0, P Tobin 1-0, K Barry 0-1, D O'Shea 0-1, D O'Donovan 0-1. P McGrath 1-1, M Carey 1-0, M Walsh 1-0, E Doherty 0-2, P Maher 0-1, E Coady 0-1.
8 December 1976 Quarter-final replay St Finbarr's College 3-08 - 1-09 Templemore CBS St Ailbe's Park
D Walsh 2-5, K Barry 1-1, D O'Shea 0-1, L Lynch 0-1. P McGrath 0-5, M Murphy 1-0, E O'Doherty 0-2, E Coady 0-2.

Semi-finals

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20 February 1977 Semi-final St Flannan's College 4-14 - 2-04 St Finbarr's College Canon Hayes Park
L Quinlan 0-9, J McInerney 3-0, C Lyons 1-3, PJ Deasy 0-1, J Liddy 0-1. K Barry 1-1, D O'Shea 1-0, P Jordan 0-1, M McAuliffe 0-1, D Walsh 0-1.
20 February 1977 Semi-final St Colman's College 2-11 - 1-04 Coláiste Iognáid Rís FitzGerald Park
G O'Regan 1-7, J Boylan 1-1, M Mellerick 0-2, J Hartnett 0-1. P Creagh 1-0, A Lotty 0-2, B Collins 0-1, T Mullins 0-1.

Final

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13 March 1977 Final St Colman's College 0-07 - 0-03 St Flannan's College St Ailbe's Park
G O'Regan 0-4, J Mangan 0-1, W Cashman 0-1, T Murphy 0-1. PJ Deasy 0-2, J Hanley 0-1.

Statistics

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Top scorers

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Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Gerard O'Regan St Colman's College 3-17 26 4 6.50
2 Denis Walsh St Finbarr's College 3-13 22 4 5.50
3 John Boylan St Colman's College 4-03 15 4 3.75
4 Jimmy Monaghan St Colman's College 3-03 12 4 3.00
5 Kevin Barry St Finbarr's College 2-05 11 4 2.75
Leo Quinlan St Flannan's College 0-11 11 3 3.66

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. ^ "Dad craves Harty glory for son after losing out in 1976". Irish Examiner. 10 March 2007. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Harty final really is the blue ribbon day". The Corkman. 18 February 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2023.