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. The competition ran from 16 October 1996 to 16 March 1997.
St Colman's College successfully defended its title. 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.
St Colman's College's Neil Ronan was the [|top scorer] with 3-38.
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 |