1948 Hogan Cup

Dates

18 April – 2 May 1948

Teams

Champions

St Mel's College (1st title)
Tom Casey^[1] (captain)

Runners-up

St Patrick's College

Tournament statistics

Matches played

Goals scored

12 (4 per match)

Points scored

40 (13.33 per match)

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The 1948 Hogan Cup was the third staging of the Hogan Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1946.^[2] The competition ran from 18 April to 2 May 1948.

St Jarlath's College were the defending champions, however, they were beaten in the Connacht Championship^[3]^[4]

The final was played on 2 May 1948 at Croke Park in Dublin, between St Mel's College and St Patrick's College, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. St Mel's College won the match by 4–07 to 3–03 to claim their first ever Hogan Cup title.^[5]

Qualification

Province	Champions
Connacht	Roscommon CBS
Leinster	St Mel's College
Munster	Tralee CBS
Ulster	St Patrick's College

Results

Semi-finals

St Mel's College v Tralee CBS

18 April 1948 Semi-final

St Mel's College

1-07 - 2-02

Tralee CBS

Pearse Park

St Patrick's College v Roscommon CBS

18 April 1948 Semi-final

St Patrick's College

2-15 - 0-06

Roscommon CBS

Pearse Park

Final

St Mel's College v St Patrick's College

11 May 1947 Final

St Mel's College

4-07 - 3-03

St Patrick's College

Croke Park

References

^ "Tom Casey". Hogan Stand. 30 December 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
^ "The Ulster Colleges' All Stars". Ulster Colleges GAA. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
^ Duggan, Keith (23 July 2022). "St Jarlath's long reach still guiding the spirit of Galway football". Irish Times. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
^ Duggan, Keith (14 March 2020). "St Jarlath's legacy continues to course through veins of Galway football". Irish Times. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
^ "History of St Mel's College". St Mel's College website. Retrieved 9 July 2023.