| 1980 Croke Cup | |
| Dates: | 30 March - 27 April 1980 |
| Teams: | 3 |
| Champions: | North Monastery |
| Count: | 3 |
| Champions Captain: | Jim Murray |
| Runners-Up: | St Brendan's Community School |
| Runners-Up Captain: | Paddy Corrigan |
| Matches: | 3 |
| Goals: | 14 |
| Points: | 48 |
| Top Scorer: | Aidan Rosney (1-13) |
| Previous Year: | 1979 |
| Previous Tournament: | 1979 Croke Cup |
| Next Year: | 1981 |
| Next Tournament: | 1981 Croke Cup |
The 1980 Croke Cup was the 29th staging of the Croke Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1944. The competition ran from 30 March to 27 April 1980.
St Flannan's College were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by St Colman's College in the Harty Cup semi-final.[1] [2]
The final was played on 27 April 1980 at Semple Stadium in Thurles, between the North Monastery and St Brendan's Community School, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.[3] The North Monastery won the match by 5–11 to 3–07 to claim their third Croke Cup title overall and a first title in 10 years.[4] [5] [6]
Aidan Rosney was the top scorer with 1-13.
| Province | Champions | |
|---|---|---|
| Connacht | St Joseph's College | |
| Leinster | St Brendan's Community School | |
| Munster | North Monastery |
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aidan Rosney | St Brendan's CS | 1-13 | 16 | 3 | 5.33 | |
| 2 | Tony O'Sullivan | North Monastery | 2-08 | 14 | 1 | 14.00 | |
| 3 | Joe Campbell | St Joseph's College | 3-00 | 9 | 2 | 4.50 | |
| Paddy Corrigan | St Brendan's CS | 1-06 | 9 | 3 | 3.00 | ||
| 5 | Joe Dooley | St Brendan's CS | 2-02 | 8 | 3 | 2.66 |