1999 Fitzgibbon Cup
# 1999 Fitzgibbon Cup

The 1999 Fitzgibbon Cup was the 86th staging of the Fitzgibbon Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1912. The first-round games were held on 30 January 1999, with Garda Síochána College hosting the latter stages of the cup from 27 to 28 February 1999.

University College Cork were the defending champions.

On 28 February 1999, Waterford Institute of Technology won the Fitzgibbon Cup after beating University College Cork by 4–15 to 3–12 in the final. This was their third cup title overall and their first title since 1995.

## Statistics

### Top scorers

**Overall**

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Dave Bennett | Waterford IT | 1-26 | 29 | 4 | 7.25 |
| 2 | David Loughrey | Mary Immaculate College | 1-21 | 24 | 3 | 8.00 |
| 3 | Johnny Enright | University College Cork | 1-20 | 23 | 4 | 5.75 |
| 4 | Henry Shefflin | Waterford IT | 2-16 | 22 | 4 | 5.50 |
| 5 | Paul Darcy | University College Dublin | 4-05 | 17 | 3 | 5.66 |
| 5 | Ben O'Connor | Limerick IT | 1-14 | 17 | 2 | 8.50 |
| 6 | John Murphy | University College Cork | 0-16 | 16 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 7 | John Flanagan | Garda College | 4-03 | 15 | 3 | 5.00 |
| 8 | Darren O'Shaughnessy | Athlone IT | 3-04 | 13 | 2 | 6.50 |
| 8 | Neil Ronan | Waterford IT | 2-07 | 13 | 4 | 3.25 |

**In a single game**

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | John Flanagan | Garda College | 3-02 | 11 | NUI Galway |
| 1 | Dave Bennett | Waterford IT | 1-08 | 11 | Athlone IT |
| 1 | David Loughrey | Mary Immaculate College | 1-08 | 11 | Athlone IT |
| 2 | Henry Shefflin | Waterford IT | 2-04 | 10 | Athlone IT |
| 2 | Eugene O'Neill | Cork IT | 1-07 | 10 | Limerick IT |
| 2 | Ben O'Connor | Limerick IT | 1-07 | 10 | Cork IT |
| 2 | Johnny Enright | University College Cork | 1-07 | 10 | Waterford IT |
| 3 | Darren O'Shaughnessy | Athlone IT | 2-02 | 8 | St. Patrick's College |
| 3 | Paul Darcy | University College Dublin | 2-02 | 8 | Trinity College |
| 3 | Declan Browne | Waterford IT | 2-02 | 8 | University College Cork |
| 3 | John Murphy | University College Cork | 0-08 | 8 | Dublin City University |
| 3 | Dave Bennett | Waterford IT | 0-08 | 8 | Garda College |
