1970–71 Harty Cup

1970–71 Dr Harty Cup
Dates25 October 1970 – 14 March 1971
Teams11
ChampionsBorder St Finabrr's College (3rd title)
Barry Murphy (captain)
Runners-upBorder St Flannan's College
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored69 (6.9 per match)
Points scored125 (12.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)Pat Healy (6-06)
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The 1970–71 Harty Cup was the 51st staging of the Harty Cup since the establishment of the hurling competition by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1918.[1] The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 19 September 1970. The competition contested from 25 October 1970 to 14 March 1971.

North Monastery unsuccessfully defended its title losing to Coláiste Iognáid Rís in the first round.[2][3][4]

St Finbarr's College won the Harty Cup final, 4–12 to 2–04, on 14 March 1971 at Thurles Sportsfield against St Flannan's College at their second overall cup history meeting after a hiatus since 1952; and St Finbarr's third successive Harty Cup title overall, having won the first title in 1969.[5][6]

Coláiste Iognáid Rís's Pat Healy was the top scorer with 6-06.

Results

First round

25 October 1970 First round Thurles CBS 5-18 - 2-01 Mount Sion CBS Leahy Park
J Burke 1-9, T Lowry 2-3, J McCormack 1-1, M Butler 0-4, B Stakelum 1-0, J Keane 0-1. A Fitzgerald 1-1, T Healy 1-0.
28 October 1970 First round St Colman's College 7-11 - 4-05 De La Salle College Waterford Clonmel GAA Ground
E O'Sullivan 2-3, M Magner 2-1, D McGovern 0-5, T Hannon 1-1, M Lehane 1-0, G Lynes 1-0, E Sheehan 0-1. L O'Brien 2-1, D Corcoran 2-0, M O'Meara 0-2, T Twomey 0-1, P McCarthy 0-1.
11 November 1970 First round North Monastery 2-04 - 6-03 Coláiste Iognáid Rís Cork Athletic Grounds
T Collins 2-1, R Fitzgerald 0-2, S Greene 0-1. P Healy 3-2, T Goulding 3-0, A Creagh 0-1.

Quarter-finals

11 November 1970 Quarter-final Limerick CBS 3-02 - 3-09 Ennis CBS Fr Murphy Memorial Park
O Naughton 2-0, M Keogh 1-1 O Coffey 0-1. H O'Connell 2-5, F Quinn 1-0, J Johnson 0-2, K McNamara 0-1, J Sheehan 0-1.
14 November 1970 Quarter-final St Finbarr's College 3-08 - 1-03 Thurles CBS Fr Con Buckley Park
A Hickey 1-1, J O'Donovan 1-0, F O'Regan 1-0, D O'Dwyer 0-3, G Hennessy 0-3, T Fogarty 0-1. J Cormack 1-0, L Hassett 0-2, J Burke 0-1.
15 November 1970 Quarter-final St Flannan's College 4-09 - 2-02 St Colman's College St Ailbe's Park
J Treacy 3-3, C Honan 1-2, D O'Dwyer 0-2, T Crowe 0-2. E O'Sullivan 2-1, D McGovern 0-1.
2 December 19770 Quarter-final Coláiste Chríost Rí 1-05 - 3-08 Coláiste Iognáid Rís Cork Athletic Grounds
J Ryan 1-1, R O'Sullivan 0-3, K Doherty 0-1. T Goulding 2-1, P Healy 1-2, P O'Connell 0-3, D McCarthy 0-1, P O'Sullivan 0-1.

Semi-finals

21 February 1971 Semi-final St Flannan's College 2-07 - 1-04 Ennis CBS Dr Daly Memorial Park
C Honan 2-0, J Treacy 0-4, J Callinan 0-2, M Burke 0-1. M O'Connell 0-4, N Glynn 1-0.
28 February 1971 Semi-final St Finbarr's College 9-05 - 5-05 Coláiste Iognáid Rís Cork Athletic Grounds
J O'Donovan 3-0, T Fogarty 3-0, F O'Regan 2-1, M Crowley 1-1, G Hennessy 0-2, B Murphy 0-1. P O'Sullivan 3-0, P Healy 2-2, T Goulding 0-2, A Creagh 0-1.

Final

14 March 1971 Final St Finbarr's College 4-12 - 2-04 St Flannan's College Thurles Sportsfield
G Hennessy 1-4, T Fogarty 1-4, F O'Regan 1-0, S O'Donovan 1-0, D Dwyer 0-2, M Crowley 0-1, S Murphy 0-1. S Treacy 1-1, T Crowe 1-0, P Scanlon 0-1, S Callinan 0-1, C Honan 0-1.

Statistics

Top scorers

Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Pat Healy Coláiste Iognáid Rís 6-06 24 3 8.00
2 John Treacy St Flannan's College 4-08 20 3 6.66
3 Tony Goulding Coláiste Iognáid Rís 5-03 18 3 6.00
4 Tom Fogarty Coláiste Iognáid Rís 4-05 17 3 5.66
5 Éamonn O'Sullivan St Colman's College 4-04 16 2 8.00
6 John O'Donovan St Finbarr's College 5-00 15 3 5.00
7 Haulie O'Connell St Flannan's College 2-09 15 2 7.50
8 John Burke Thurles CBS 1-10 13 2 6.50
9 Finbarr O'Regan St Finbarr's College 4-01 13 3 4.33
10 Colm Honan St Flannan's College 3-03 12 3 4.00
Gerry Hennessy St Finbarr's College 1-09 12 3 4.00

References

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  4. ^ "The Mon versus Críost Rí — 'It was the biggest game a lot of us ever played in'". Irish Examiner. 25 April 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  5. ^ "Cork says farewell to the mighty Canon". Irish Examiner. 17 November 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
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