1968 Croke Cup

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Dates7 April - 19 May 1968
Teams3
Champions St Peter's College (3rd title)
Paddy Breen[1] (captain)
1968 Croke Cup
Dates7 April - 19 May 1968
Teams3
Champions St Peter's College (3rd title)
Paddy Breen[1] (captain)
Runners-up Coláiste Chríost Rí
Brendan Cummins (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored22 (7.33 per match)
Points scored43 (14.33 per match)
Top scorer(s) Dan Callanan (2-08)
1967 (Previous) (Next) 1969

The 1968 Croke Cup was the 17th staging of the Croke Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1944. The competition ran from 7 April to 19 May 1968.

St Peter's College were the defending champions.[2]

The final, a replay, was played on 19 May 1968 at Croke Park in Dublin, between St Peter's College and Coláiste Chríost Rí, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.[3] St Peter's College won the match by 5–10 to 4–05 to claim their third Croke Cup title overall and a second title in succession.[4]

Dan Callanan was the top scorer with 2-08.

Results

Statistics

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