1980–81 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship
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The 1980–81 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the 11th season of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier club hurling tournament.[1] The championship ran from 12 October 1980 to 17 May 1981.
| Championship Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 12 October 1980 – 17 May 1981 |
| Teams | 5 |
| All Ireland Champions | |
| Winners | Ballyhale Shamrocks (1st win) |
| Captain | Richie Reid |
| All Ireland Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | St. Finbarr's |
| Captain | Bertie O'Brien |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | St. Finbarr's |
| Leinster | Ballyhale Shamrocks |
| Ulster | McQuillan's |
| Connacht | Sarsfield's |
| Championship Statistics | |
| Top Scorer |  Brendan Fennelly (1–30) |
← 1979–80 1981–82 → | |
Castlegar of Galway were the defending champions, however, they failed to qualify after being beaten in the 1980 Galway SHC.[2][3] Killeedy of Limerick and Tallow of Waterford made their championship debuts.[4][5]
The All-Ireland final was played at Semple Stadium in Thurles on 17 May 1981, between St Finbarr's of Cork and Ballyhale Shamrocks of Kilkenny, in what was a first championship meeting between the teams.[6] Ballyhale Shamrocks won the match by 1–15 to 1–11 to claim a first title.[7][8]
Brendan Fennelly was the championship's top scorer with 1–30.
Connacht Senior Club Hurling Championship
Connacht first round
| 12 October 1979 First round | Craobh Rua | 2–04 – 2–07 | Tooreen | Markievicz Park |
| J Henry 2–6. |
| 26 October 1979 First round | Tremane | 9–09 – 3–06 | St Mary's Kiltoghert | Athleague Sportsfield |
| J Kilroy 6–1, M Keane 1–2, B Johnson 1–2, J Lynch 1–0, S Kilroy 0–3, J Coyne 0–1. | T McGrath 1–2, B Moran 1–0, T Cass 1–0, M Cunniffe 0–1, J McGrath 0–1, M Martin 0–1, O Moran 0–1. |
Connacht semi-final
| 2 November 1979 Semi-final | Tremane | 2–17 – 0–05 | Tooreen | Athleague Sportsfield |
| B Johnson 1–8, J Kilroy 1–5, M Keane 0–3, R Fallon 0–1. | M Murphy 0–2, J Henry 0–1, P Delaney 0–1, V Henry 0–1. |
Connacht final
| 12 April 1981 Final | Tremane | 0–05 – 4–12 | Sarsfields | Athleague Sportsfield |
| S Kilroy 0–4, R Fallon 0–1. | Matt Conneely 3–0, M Mulkerrins 0–7, J Cooney 1–2, J Dolan 0–1, T Shea 0–1, N Morrissey 0–1. |
Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship
Leinster first round
| 19 October 1980 First round | Killyon | 1–06 – 2–07 | Carnew Emmets | St Loman's Park |
| O Carney 1–1, PJ McKeown 0–2, B Dixon 0–1, J Connolly 0–1, J Mitchell 0–1. | B Molloy 1–1, L Collins 1–0, T Sullivan 0–2, S Brennan 0–2, P Doyle 0–1, M Doyle 0–1. |
| 19 October 1980 First round | Ringtown | 2–14 – 3–07 | Carlow Town | Delvin Grounds |
| M Kilcoyne 1–7, D Kilcoyne 0–4, JJ Mulvey 1–0, C Brssil 0–1, N Murphy 0–1, P Kilcoyne 0–1. | P Cassin 1–5, R Moore 1–1, L McGough 1–0, R Nolan 0–1. |
Leinster quarter-finals
| 1 November 1980 Quarter-final | Ardclough | 3–13 – 3–09 | Camross | Naas Grounds |
| J Walsh 2–7, N Walsh 0–4, B Maguire 1–0, J Tompkins 0–1, D Maguire 0–1. | PJ Cuddy 1–2, Martin Cuddy 1–1, M Collier 1–1, G Cuddy 0–2, Mick Cuddy 0–1, M Delaney 0–1. |
| 2 November 1980 Quarter-final | Ringtown | 1–12 – 1–15 | Rathnure | Delvin Grounds |
| J Coffey 1–0, M Kiloyne 0–3, D Kilcoyne 0–2, P Kilcoyne 0–2, C Brassil 0–2, N Murphy 0–1, T Corrigan 0–1, MJ Corrigan 0–1. | J Quigley 0–6, P Codd 1–1, J Mulvey 0–3, J Houlihan 0–2, D Quigley 0–1, J Murphy 0–1, S Redmond 0–1. |
| 8 November 1980 Quarter-final | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 2–15 – 0–09 | St Brendan's | Nowlan Park |
| L Fennelly 1–2, B Fennelly 0–4, P Holden 1–0, S Grace 0–3, G Fennelly 0–2, S Reid 0–2, M Mason 0–1, M Kelly 0–1. | M Gorman 0–5, G Hayes 0–2, M Barrett 0–1, J Bermingham 0–1. |
| 16 November 1980 Quarter-final | Carnew Emmets | 2–07 – 3–11 | Coolderry | Aughrim County Ground |
| S Brennan 1–3, T Collins 1–1, M Doyle 0–2, T Sullivan 0–1. | M Kennedy 2–4, O Kennedy 1–3, D Loughnane 0–2, P McLoughney 0–1, M King 0–1. |
Leinster semi-finals
| 16 November 1980 Semi-final | Coolderry | 2–05 – 1–07 | Ardclough | O'Moore Park |
| D Loughnane 1–3, S Kennedy 1–0, P McLoughney 0–1, M Kennedy 0–1. | J Walsh 0–5, E Walsh 1–1, N O'Sullivan 0–1. |
| 16 November 1980 Semi-final | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 3–09 – 2–12 | Rathnure | Dr Cullen Park |
| G Fennelly 0–5, S Grace 1–1, P Holden 1–1, B Fennelly 1–0, M Kelly 0–2. | J Quigley 0–10, P Codd 2–1, J Houlihan 0–1. |
| 30 November 1980 Semi-final replay | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 2–10 – 1–10 | Rathnure | Geraldine Park |
| L Fennelly 2–1, B Fennelly 0–6, G Fennelly 0–2, M Fennelly 0–1. | J Houlihan 1–1, D Quigley 0–4, J Quigley 0–3, S Murphy 0–1, M Quigley 0–1. |
Leinster final
| 14 December 1980 Final | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 3–10 – 1–08 | Coolderry | Geraldine Park |
| P Holden 2–1, B Fennelly 0–4, M Kelly 1–0, L Fennelly 0–2, G Fennelly 0–1, S Reid 0–1, S Grace 0–1. | D Loughnane 1–0, P Moloughney 0–3, P Carroll 0–2, O Kennedy 0–2, M King 0–1. |
Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship
Munster quarter-finals
| 19 October 1980 Quarter-final | St Finbarr's | 1–19 – 0–07 | Causeway | Páirc Uí Chaoimh |
| J Cremin 0–10, T Masher 1–0, J Meyler 0–3, J O'Shea 0–2, M Kennedy 0–2, E Fitzpatrick 0–1, J Barry-Murphy 0–1. | J Regan 0–2, P Moriarty 0–2, R Hussey 0–1, M Burke 0–1, S Carroll 0–1. |
| 19 October 1980 Quarter-final | Roscrea | 1–10 – 1–07 | Tallow | St Cronan's Park |
| J Butler 1–2, F Loughnane 0–5, P Queally 0–1, J Stone 0–1, G O'Connor 0–1. | M Curley 1–0, R O'Brien 0–3, C Curley 0–2, K Ryan 0–1, P Daly 0–1. |
Munster semi-finals
| 16 November 1980 Semi-final | Killeedy | 3–07 – 3–14 | St Finbarr's | Dromcollogher Sportsfield |
| T Mulcahy 2–0, W Fitzmaurice 0–4, P Fitzmaurice 1–0, M Fitzmaurice 0–1, M Scanlon 0–1, D O'Connor 0–1. | C McCarthy 1–4, J Cremin 0–5, T Maher 1–0, J Barry-Murphy 1–0, E Fitzpatrick 0–3, J Meyler 0–1, N Kennefick 0–1. |
| 16 November 1980 Semi-final | Newmarket-on-Fergus | 2–08 – 2–10 | Roscrea | Father Murphy Memorial Park |
| J McNamara 2–0, S Liddy 0–5, C Woods 0–2, D Hayes 0–1. | L Spooner 0–4, F Loughnane 0–4, J Butler 1–0, M Shanahan 1–0, J Stone 0–1, K O'Connor 0–1. |
Munster final
| 30 November 1980 Final | St Finbarr's | 2–12 – 1–14 | Roscrea | Páirc Mac Gearailt |
| C McCarthy 0–6, J Barry-Murphy 1–2, E Fitzpatrick 1–0, J Cremin 0–2, C Ryan 0–1, N Kennefick 0–1. | G O'Connor 1–1, F Loughnane 0–4, K O'Connor 0–3, L Spooner 0–2, P Queally 0–2, J Stone 0–1, J Tynan 0–1. |
Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship
Ulster semi-final
| 19 October 1980 Semi-final | Cúchulainns | 2–04 – 3–13 | Ballycastle McQuillans | Athletic Grounds |
| J Corvan 1-3, J Devlin 1-0, E Donaldson 0-1. | E Donnelly 2-4, D Donnelly 0-3, T Barton 0-3, B Donnelly 0-1, L Rafferty 0-1. |
Ulster final
| 26 October 1980 Final | Ballycran | 0–13 – 1–20 | Ballycastle McQuillans | McKenna Park |
| B Gilmore 0–8, M O'Flynn 0–2, P Hughes 0–1, B Mullan 0–1, T Acheson 0–1. | P Boyle 0–12, B Donnelly 0–4, O Laverty 1–0, S Boyle 0–1, P Watson 0–1, C McVeigh 0–1, T Barton 0–1. |
All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship
All-Ireland quarter-final
| 12 April 1981 Quarter-final | Ballycastle McQuillans | 1–14 – 2–04 | Brian Borus | Páirc Mac Uílín |
| E Donnelly 1-5, B Donnelly 0-2, O Laverty 0-2, S Donnelly 0-2, D Donnelly 0-1, P Boyle 0-1, T Barton 0-1. | T Connolly 1-1, R Duggan 1-0, J Barrett 0-1, L Hogan 0-1, J Cronin 0-1. |
All-Ireland semi-finals
| 26 April 1981 Semi-final | Ballycastle McQuillans | 0–12 – 2–11 | Ballyhale Shamrocks | Páirc Mac Uílín |
| E Donnelly 0-3, P Boyle 0-3, B Donnelly 0-1, S Boyle 0-1, T Donnelly 0-1, D Donnelly 0-1, C McVeigh 0-1, O Laverty 0-1. | L Fennelly 2–0, B Fennelly 0–5, M Kelly 0–3, G Fennelly 0–1, P Holden 0–1. |
| 26 April 1981 Semi-final | St Finbarr's | 2–11 – 1–03 | Sarsfield's | Páirc Uí Chaoimh |
| J Allen 1–5, E Fitzpatrick 1–1, J Cremin 0–1, J Meyler 0–1, J Barry-Murphy 0–1, J O'Shea 0–1, C McCarthy 0–1. | Matt Conneely 1-1, J Cooney 0-2, M Mulkerins 0-1. |
All-Ireland final
| 17 May 1981 Final | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 1–15 – 1–11 | St Finbarr's | Semple Stadium |
| B Fennelly 0–11, L Fennelly 1–1, G Fennelly 0–3. | C McCarthy 0–5, J Barry-Murphy 1–0, J Cremin 0–2, T Maher 0–2, C Ryan 0–1, J Allen 0–1. | Referee: N O'Donoghue (Dublin) |
Championship statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brendan Fennelly | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 1–30 | 33 | 6 | 5.50 |
| 2 | Jackie Kilroy | Tremane | 7–06 | 27 | 3 | 9.00 |
| 3 | Liam Fennelly | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 6–06 | 24 | 6 | 4.00 |
| 4 | John Cremin | St Finbarr's | 0–20 | 20 | 5 | 4.00 |
| 5 | Charlie McCarthy | St Finbarr's | 1–16 | 19 | 4 | 4.75 |
| John Quigley | Rathnure | 0–19 | 19 | 3 | 6.33 | |
| 7 | Eddie Donnelly | Ballycastle McQuillans | 3–12 | 21 | 4 | 5.25 |
| 8 | Johnny Walsh | Ardclough | 2–12 | 18 | 2 | 9.00 |
| 9 | Basil Johnson | Tremane | 2–10 | 16 | 3 | 5.33 |
| Peter Boyle | Ballycastle McQuillans | 0–16 | 16 | 3 | 5.33 |
Miscellaneous
- McQuillan's of Antrim become the first team to win three successive Ulster titles.
- Ballyhale Shamrocks win the All-Ireland title for the first time. In doing so they deny St. Finbarr's a unique double as their Gaelic footballers would later claim the All-Ireland title in that code.