| 1971 Croke Cup | |
| Dates: | 28 March - 9 May 1971 |
| Teams: | 3 |
| Champions: | St Kieran's College |
| Count: | 6 |
| Champions Captain: | Brian Cody |
| Runners-Up: | St Finbarr's College |
| Runners-Up Captain: | Barry Murphy |
| Matches: | 2 |
| Goals: | 19 |
| Points: | 28 |
| Top Scorer: | Joe Ryan (4-00) |
| Previous Year: | 1970 |
| Previous Tournament: | 1970 Croke Cup |
| Next Year: | 1972 |
| Next Tournament: | 1972 Croke Cup |
The 1971 Croke Cup was the 20th staging of the Croke Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1944. The competition ran from 28 March to 9 May 1971.
The North Monastery were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Coláiste Iognáid Rís in the Harty Cup first round.[1] [2]
The final was played on 9 May 1971 at Semple Stadium in Thurles, between the St Kieran's College and St Finbarr's College, in what was their second meeting in the final and a first in two years.[3] St Kieran's College won the match by 8–06 to 5–08 to claim a record-breaking sixth Croke Cup title overall and a first title in six years.[4] [5]
Joe Ryan was the top scorer with 4-00.
| Province | Champions | |
|---|---|---|
| Connacht | Presentation College | |
| Leinster | St Kieran's College | |
| Munster | St Finbarr's College |
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Ryan | St Kieran's College | 4-00 | 12 | 1 | 12.00 | |
| 2 | Gerry Hennessy | St Finbarr's College | 2-05 | 11 | 2 | 5.50 | |
| 3 | Pat White | St Kieran's College | 2-03 | 9 | 1 | 9.00 |