2001 Croke Cup

2001 Croke Cup
Dates	8 April - 5 May 2001
Teams	3
Champions	St Colman's College (3rd title); Brian Carey (captain)
Runners-up	Gort Community School; Conor Crotty (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	2
Goals scored	7 (3.5 per match)
Points scored	29 (14.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Andrew O'Shaughnessy (3-11)
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The 2001 Croke Cup was the 50th staging of the Croke Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1944. The competition ran from 8 April to 5 May 2001.

Dates8 April - 5 May 2001

Teams3

Champions

St Colman's College (3rd title)
Brian Carey (captain)

Runners-up

Gort Community School
Conor Crotty (captain)

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St Kieran's College were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Dublin Colleges in the Leinster semi-final.^[1]^[2]^[3]

The final was played on 5 May 2001 at Croke Park in Dublin, between St Colman's College and Gort Community School, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.^[4]^[5] St Colman's College won the match by 2–10 to 2–07 to claim their third Croke Cup title overall and a first title in four years.^[6]^[7]

Andrew O'Shaughnessy was the top scorer with 3-11.

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8 April 2001 Semi-final	St Colman's College	2-07 - 1-05	Dublin Colleges	Clonmel GAA Ground
	A O'Shaughnessy 1-3, B Carey 1-1, D Fitzgerald 0-2, S Kearney 0-1.		J Twomey 1-0, C Keaney 0-2, S Quinn 0-1, S Hiney 0-1, S Fee 0-1.	Referee: M Bodkin (Galway)

5 May 2001 Final	St Colman's College	2-10 - 2-07	Gort Community School	Croke Park
	A O'Shaughnessy 2-8 (7f), P Kearney, D Fitzgerald 0-1 each.	Report	J Gantley 1-1, J O'Leary 1-0, S Kavanagh 0-2 (2f), C Forde, D Green (1f), T Lee, C Connoly 0-1.

2001 Croke Cup

Qualification

Results

Semi-final

Final

References

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Province	Champions
Connacht	Gort Community School
Leinster	Dublin Colleges
Munster	St Colman's College