1996 Croke Cup
The 1996 Croke Cup was the 45th staging of the Croke Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1944. The competition ran from 31 March to 28 April 1996.
St. Raphael's College were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by St Colman's College in the [|All-Ireland semi-final].
The [|final] was played on 28 April 1996 at Croke Park in Dublin, between St Kieran's College and St Colman's College, in what was their fourth meeting in the final overall and a first meeting in four years. St Kieran's College won the match by 1–14 to 2–06 to claim their 13th Croke Cup title overall and a first title in three years.
Timmy McCarthy was the [|top scorer] with 0-13.
Qualification
Results
Semi-finals
Final
Statistics
Top scorers
;Overall| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Timmy McCarthy | St Colman's College | 0-13 | 13 | 2 | 6.50 |
| 2 | Jimmy Coogan | St Kieran's College | 0-10 | 10 | 2 | 5.00 |
| 3 | Will O'Donoghue | St Colman's College | 2-03 | 9 | 2 | 4.50 |
| 4 | John Staunton | St Kieran's College | 0-07 | 7 | 2 | 3.50 |
| 5 | William Maher | St Kieran's College | 1-02 | 5 | 1 | 5.00 |