2000–01 Harty Cup

The 2000–01 Harty Cup was the 81st staging of the Harty Cup since its establishment in hurling by the Munster Council of Gaelic Athletic Association in 1918.^[1] The competition ran from 11 October 2000 to 25 March 2001.

2000–01 Dr Harty Cup

Dates	11 October 2000 – 25 March 2001
Teams	15
Sponsor	Career Decisions
Champions	St Colman's College (7th title) Brian Carey (captain) Denis Ring (manager)
Runners-up	St Flannan's College Adrian Fleming (captain) Mike McInerney (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	45 (3 per match)
Points scored	290 (19.33 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Andrew O'Shaughnessy (5-11) Ciarán Ó Murchú (3-17) Andrew Quinn (2-20)
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St Flannan's College unsuccessfully defended its title.^[2][3]

St Colman's College won the Harty Cup final, 2–12 to 0–15, on 25 March 2001 at Páirc Caoimhín Ó Luing in Feenagh, against St Flannan's College, in what was their sixth meeting in the final overall and their first meeting since 1992. St Colman's College won their seventh successive Harty Cup title overall and a first title in 1997.^[4]

Results

First round

Our Lady's Secondary School v Cashel Community School

11 October 2000 First round	Our Lady's Secondary School	2-12 - 1-12	Cashel Community School	The Ragg
	E Kelly 0-7, E Shortt 1-2, E Sweeney 1-0, P Shorrt 0-2, P Kelly 0-1.		P O'Flaherty 1-7, P Whelan 0-3, D Kennedy 0-1, M Coleman 0-1.

Midleton CBS v St Aidan's Community College

11 October 2000 First round	Midleton CBS	0-23 - 1-06	St Aidan's Community College	Páirc Séamus de Barra
	J Connolly 0-7, K Hartnett 0-4, C O'Keeffe 0-4, D Bowler 0-2, E Cotter 0-2, B Lordan 0-1, D O'Keeffe 0-1.		I Scott 0-4, D Kelleher 1-0, C O'Keeffe 0-2.

North Monastery v Limerick CBS

11 October 2000 First round	North Monastery	5-08 - 4-04	Limerick CBS	Fr Con Buckley Park
	S Ó hAilpín 2-5, S O'Sullivan 3-0, P Ahern 0-2, E Barry 0-1.		S Conway 1-2, P McInerney 1-1, M Fitzgerald 1-1, K Ryan 1-0.

Coláiste an Phiarsaigh v St Clement's College

16 October 2000 First round	Coláiste an Phiarsaigh	2-06 - 0-04	St Clement's College	Fr Con Buckley Park
	C Ó Murchú 1-4, M Mac Craith 1-0, S Ó Ceallacháin 0-1, B Ó Conaill 0-1.		E Foley 0-2, A Doherty 0-2.

St Colman's College v Ardscoil Rís

16 October 2000 First round	St Colman's College	5-15 - 1-03	Ardscoil Rís	Clonmel GAA Ground
	P Kearney 2-3, B Carey 1-6, J Mulchinock 1-1, A O'Shaughnessy 1-0, R Murphy 0-2, L Philpott 0-2, S Kearney 0-1.		G Heagney 1-1, C Sherlock 0-2.

St Finbarr's College v Nenagh CBS

18 October 2000 First round	St Finbarr's College	2-14 - 2-04	Nenagh CBS	Páirc Caoimhín Ó Luing
	K Foley 0-6, D Lucey 0-5, R Duggan 1-1, J Horgan 1-1, J Gardiner 0-1.		D Kennedy 1-1, W Ryan 1-1, T Scroope 0-1, N Gleeson 0-1.

Thurles CBS v Coláiste Chríost Rí

25 October 2000 First round	Thurles CBS	3-05 - 0-10	Coláiste Chríost Rí	Mitchelstown Grounds
	R Quigley 2-0, A Guilfoyle 0-5, J McGrath 1-0.		J Masters 0-7, D Cashman 0-1, B Dwyer 0-1, S Marshall 0-1.

Quarter-finals

St Colman's College v St Finbarr's College

15 November 2000 Quarter-final	St Colman's College	1-13 - 1-07	St Finbarr's College	Felix Sarsfield Memorial Park
	B Carey 0-9, A O'Shaughnessy 1-0, J Mulchinock 0-2, A Stack 0-1, P Kearney 0-1.		E McCarthy 1-0, D Lucey 0-3, K Foley 0-2, J Gardiner 0-2.

St Flannan's College v Our Lady's Secondary School

15 November 2000 Quarter-final	St Flannan's College	2-14 - 1-08	Our Lady's Secondary School	MacDonagh Park
	A Quinn 1-6, K Neylon 1-0, N Moran 0-3, D Kennedy 0-2, B Nugent 0-2, C Crowe 0-1.		P Shortt 1-3, E Kelly 0-4, D Burke 0-1.

Coláiste an Phiarsaigh v Midleton CBS

15 November 2000 Quarter-final	Coláiste an Phiarsaigh	0-08 - 0-08	Midleton CBS	Páirc Séamus de Barra
	C Ó Murchú 0-6, S Ó Ceallacháin 0-1, R Ó Brian 0-1.		B Smiddy 0-4, S Kidney 0-2, J Connolly 0-1, D Bowler 0-1.

North Monastery v Thurles CBS

18 November 2000 Quarter-final	North Monastery	0-07 - 1-12	Thurles CBS	Páirc Mac Gearailt
	S Ó hAilpín 0-3, S O'Sullivan 0-1, M Lee 0-1, C Ó hAicéid 0-1, D Busteed 0-1.		A Guilfoyle 0-6, J O'Dwyer 1-0, R Quigley 0-3, C Ryan 0-2, R Stakelum 0-1.

Coláiste an Phiarsaigh v Midleton CBS

23 November 2000 Quarter-final replay	Coláiste an Phiarsaigh	3-09 - 1-17 (aet)	Midleton CBS	Páirc Séamus de Barra
	C Ó Murchú 2-7, B Ó Conaill 1-0, S Ó Buachalla 0-1, A Finn 0-1.		B Smiddy 0-12, S Kidney 1-1, D Barry 0-2, D Bowler 0-1, L Healy 0-1.

Semi-finals

St Flannan's College v Midleton CBS

10 February 2001 Semi-final	St Flannan's College	3-13 - 0-04	Midleton CBS	Fr Con Buckley Park
	A Quinn 1-8, B Behan 1-0 (og), D Shannon 1-0, B Nugent 0-2, K Neylon 0-1, G O'Grady 0-1, D Kennedy 0-1.		B Smiddy 0-4.

St Colman's College v Thurles CBS

11 February 2001 Semi-final	St Colman's College	2-11 - 0-06	Thurles CBS	Páirc Caoimhín Ó Luing
	A O'Shaughnessy 1-5, P Kearney 1-1, M O'Brien 0-3, B Carey 0-2.		A Guilfoyle 0-3, R Quigley 0-1, D Duggan 0-1, PJ Gleeson 0-1.

Final

St Colman's College v St Flannan's College

25 March 2001 Final	St Colman's College	2-12 - 0-15	St Flannan's College	Páirc Caoimhín Ó Luing
	A O'Shaughnessy 2-6, B Carey 0-3, J Mulchinock 0-2, P Kearney 0-1.		A Quinn 0-6, K Neylon 0-3, B Nugent 0-3, N Moran 0-2, D Kennedy 0-1.	Referee: P Moore (Waterford)

Statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Andrew O'Shaughnessy	St Colman's College	5-11	26	4	6.50
	Ciarán Ó Murchú	Coláiste an Phiarsaigh	3-17	26	3	8.66
	Andrew Quinn	St Colman's College	2-20	26	3	8.66
4	Brian Carey	St Colman's College	1-20	23	4	5.75
5	Brian Smiddy	Midleton CBS	0-20	20	3	6.66
6	Paul Kearney	St Colman's College	3-06	15	4	3.75
7	Setanta Ó hAilpín	North Monastery	2-08	14	2	7.00
	Alan Guilfoyle	Thurles CBS	0-14	14	3	4.66
9	Eddie Kelly	Our Lady's SS	0-11	11	2	5.50
10	Stephen O'Sullivan	North Monastery	3-01	10	2	5.00
	Rick Quigley	Thurles CBS	2-04	10	3	3.33
	Paddy O'Flaherty	Cashel Community School	1-07	10	1	10.00

Miscellaneous

• The final was postponed as all GAA activities were cancelled due to an out break of foot-and-mouth disease.