1996–97 Harty Cup

The 1996–97 Harty Cup was the 77th staging of the Harty Cup since its establishment by the Munster Council of Gaelic Athletic Association in 1918.^[1] The competition ran from 16 October 1996 to 16 March 1997.

1996–97 Dr Harty Cup

Dates	16 October 1996 – 16 March 1997
Teams	16
Champions	St Colman's College (6th title) Luke Mannix (captain) Denis Ring (manager)
Runners-up	Nenagh CBS Cormac Galvin (captain) Martin Slattery (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	43 (2.87 per match)
Points scored	293 (19.53 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Neil Ronan (3-38)
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St Colman's Colleges uccessfully defended its title.^[2][3][4] in the Harty Cup final on 16 March 1997 at Clonmel GAA Ground, against Nenagh CBS, 1–17 to 0–08, in what was their second consecutive meeting in a final for their sixth successive Harty Cup title overall and a consecutive title since the previous season.^[5][6]

St Colman's College's Neil Ronan was the top scorer with 3-38.

Results

First round

St Flannan's College v Midleton CBS

16 October 1996 First round	St Flannan's College	0-07 - 0-06	Midleton CBS	Fr Con Buckley Park
	S Fitzpatrick 0-2, G Considine 0-1, B Clancy 0-1, C Mullin 0-1, B McMullin 0-1, J O'Meara 0-1.		L Walsh 0-4, B Hegarty 0-1, A Brett 0-1.

Presentation De La Salle, Hospital v St Colman's College

16 October 1996 First round	Presentation De La Salle, Hospital	1-06 - 2-26	St Colman's College	Ballygiblin Grounds
	G O'Shea 1-0, D O'Brien 0-2, R O'Donovan 0-2, W O'Brien 0-1, C Hickey 0-1.		N Ronan 1-10, D McInerney 1-2, E Fitzgerald 0-5, J O'Driscoll 0-2, S Kearney 0-2, L Mannix 0-1, P Cotter 0-1, P Mullins 0-1, A Carey 0-1, S Murphy 0-1.

Thurles CBS v Charleville CBS

16 October 1996 First round	Thurles CBS	0-14 - 2-06	Charleville CBS	Fr Hayes Memorial Park
	G Coppinger 0-5, M Hassett 0-4, S Butler 0-3, J Ryan 0-1.		J Quinlan 1-2, W Hogan 1-0, B Foley 0-3, P Goold 0-1.

St Finbarr's College v Scarriff Community School

16 October 1996 First round	St Finbarr's College	2-04 - 0-14	Scarriff Community School	Dr Mannix Sportsfield
	J Milner 1-0, A Noonan 1-0, D O'Donovan 0-2, F O'Brien 0-1, T Kenny 0-1.		P Moroney 0-8, F McNamara 0-3, K Kelly 0-2, W Ryan 0-1.

De La Salle College Waterford v Doon CBS

16 October 1996 First round	De La Salle College Waterford	2-08 - 2-17	Doon CBS	Clonmel GAA Ground
	N Dunphy 1-5, N O'Regan 1-1, B Phelan 0-2.		M Kirby 0-10, D Ryan 1-1, J Ryan 1-1, D Stapleton 0-2, P Kirby 0-1, D O'Dwyer 0-1, JJ Mulcahy 0-1.

Ardscoil Rís v Nenagh CBS

16 October 1996 First round	Ardscoil Rís	2-06 - 2-07	Nenagh CBS	Cappamore Grounds
	D Sheehan 1-5, F Landy 1-0, B Mescall 0-1.		B Duff 1-3, T Kelly 1-1, R Flannery 0-1, C Martin 0-1, E Gleeson 0-1.

North Monastery v Coláiste Chríost Rí

16 October 1996 First round	North Monastery	2-07 - 3-13	Coláiste Chríost Rí	Páirc Uí Rinn
	R Healy 1-4, T Ó hAilpín 1-0, T O'Halloran 0-1, S Glasgow 0-1, N Harte 0-1.		F Murray 2-2, C McCarthy 0-8, N O'Reilly 1-0, G Regan 0-1, B Murphy 0-1.

Lismore CBS v Limerick CBS

16 October 1996 First round	Lismore CBS	1-09 - 3-08	Limerick CBS	Mitchelstown Grounds
	S McCarthy 1-0, E Bennett 0-3, T Veale 0-3, G Keane 0-2, P Tobin 0-1.		J Holmes 1-2, M Gavin 1-0, A McCarthy 1-0, C Godfrey 0-2, B Hartigan 0-2, S O'Connor 0-1, S Mullane 0-1.

Quarter-finals

St Colman's College v St Flannan's College

13 November 1996 Quarter-final	St Colman's College	1-12 - 1-05	St Flannan's College	Ballyagran Grounds
	N Ronan 0-8, E Fitzgerald 1-2, P Cotter 0-1, S Murphy 0-1.		M Greaney 1-0, B McMahon 0-2, G Considine 0-1, C Mullen 0-1, M Shannon 0-1.

Nenagh CBS v Doon CBS

13 November 1996 Quarter-final	Nenagh CBS	3-14 - 1-01	Doon CBS	Seán Treacy's Grounds
	T Kelly 2-3, F McDonnell 1-0, P Ryan 0-3, B Duff 0-3, E Troy 0-2, C Galvin 0-1, C Martin 0-1, R Flannery 0-1.		E Ryan 1-0, M Kirby 0-1.

Coláiste Chríost Rí v Limerick CBS

13 November 1996 Quarter-final	Coláiste Chríost Rí	5-15 - 0-05	Limerick CBS	Fr Con Buckley Park
	C McCarthy 3-7, A Cronin 1-0, J Nagle 1-0, T Finn 0-3, R O'Dwyer 0-2, A Fitzpatrick 0-2, B Murphy 0-1.		J McElligott 0-2, J Holmes 0-2, S Mullane 0-1.

Thurles CBS v Scarriff Community School

13 November 1996 Quarter-final	Thurles CBS	3-09 - 1-10	Scarriff Community School	MacDonagh Park
	M Dwyer 2-0, G Coppinger 0-6, S Butler 1-0, P Donoghue 0-2, G O'Grady 0-1.		P Moloney 0-7, F McNamara 1-0, E Minogue 0-1, D McNamara 0-1, P Kelly 0-1.

Semi-finals

Nenagh CBS v Coláiste Chríost Rí

16 February 1997 Semi-final	Nenagh CBS	1-06 - 0-08	Coláiste Chríost Rí	Fr Con Buckley Park
	B Duff 0-4, T Kelly 1-0, F McDonnell 0-1, C Shouldice 0-1.		C McCarthy 0-6, EP O'Callaghan 0-1, T Finn 0-1.

St Colman's College v Thurles CBS

23 February 1997 Semi-final	St Colman's College	2-18 - 0-07	Thurles CBS	Clonmel GAA Ground
	N Ronan 1-10, L Gardiner 1-1, L Mannix 0-3, J O'Driscoll 0-2, E Fitzgerald 0-1, S Murphy 0-1.		G Coppinger 0-5, G O'Grady 0-1, M Hassett 0-1.

Final

St Colman's College v Nenagh CBS

16 March 1996 Final	St Colman's College	1-17 - 0-08	Nenagh CBS	Clonmel GAA Ground
	N Ronan 1-10, L Mannix 0-3, E Fitzgerald 0-2, S Kearney 0-1, D McInerney 0-1.		B Duff 0-7, T Kelly 0-1.	Referee: J Sexton

Statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Neil Ronan	St Colman's College	3-38	47	4	11.75
2	Cathal McCarthy	Coláiste Chríost Rí	3-21	30	3	10.00
3	Brian Duff	Nenagh CBS	1-17	20	4	5.00
4	T Kelly	Nenagh CBS	4-05	17	4	4.25
5	Gerry Coppinger	Thurles CBS	0-16	16	3	5.33
6	Patrick Moroney	Scarriff CS	0-15	15	2	7.50
7	Eoin Fitzgerald	St Colman's College	1-10	13	4	3.25
8	Maurice Kirby	Doon CBS	0-11	11	2	5.50
9	Fionán Murray	Coláiste Chríost Rí	2-02	8	3	2.66
10	Donncha Sheehan	Ardscoil Rís	1-05	8	1	8.00

References

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. "Memories From The Archives - March 1996". The Avondhu. 27 March 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
4. "1996 a year of unprecedented success". Irish Independent. 28 March 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
5. "Memories from the Archives – March 1997". The Avondhu. 26 March 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
6. "St Colman's are rampant". Irish Times. 17 March 1997. Retrieved 11 February 2024.