1981 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

1981 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
Teams	14
Champions	James Stephens (6th title); Brian Cody (captain)
Runners-up	Fenians; John Henderson (captain)
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Teams14

Champions

James Stephens (6th title)
Brian Cody (captain)

Runners-up

Fenians
John Henderson (captain)

The 1981 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 87th staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board.

Ballyhale Shamrocks were the defending champions.

James Stephens won the championship after a 2–10 to 0–08 defeat of Fenians in the final.^[1] It was their sixth championship title overall and their first title in five championship seasons.

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22 August 1981 Quarter-final	James Stephens	1-15 - 0-10	Conahy Shamrocks	Nowlan Park
	B Walton 0-9, A Egan 1-1, J Hennessy 0-4, T McCormack 0-1.		S Muldowney 0-6, K Brennan 0-2, P Mulhall 0-1, N Mulhall 0-1.

23 August 1981 Quarter-final	Fenians	3-09 - 1-15	Ballyhale Shamrocks	Nowlan Park
	B Fitzpatrick 2-3, B Purcell 1-1, C Power 0-3, J Power 0-1, M Garrett 0-1.		G Fennelly 0-8, L Fennelly 1-0, M Fennelly 0-2, M Mason 0-1, F Holohan 0-1, B Fennelly 0-1, J Walsh 0-1, D Fennelly 0-1.

23 August 1981 Quarter-final	Muckalee/Ballyfoyle Rangers	3-15 - 3-09	Rower-Inistioge	Nowlan Park
	P Moran 2-3, J Brennan 0-8, T Moran 1-2, John Moran 0-1, D Coonan 0-1.		E Keher 2-4, M Lyng 1-1, S Lester 0-1, J Prendergast 0-1, T Malone 0-1, D Meaney 0-1.

30 August 1981 Quarter-final	Erin's Own	0-24 - 3-09	St Patrick's	Nowlan Park
	S Coogan 0-10, M Nash 0-4, Mick Brennan 0-4, S Grennan 0-3, Martin Brennan 0-2, M Fogarty 0-1.		P Gannon 0-6, S Stapleton 2-1, J Ruth 1-0, M O'Shea 0-1, M Ruth 0-1.

30 August 1981 Quarter-final replay	Fenians	2-11 - 1-12	Ballyhale Shamrocks	Nowlan Park
	B Fitzpatrick 1-6, G Henderson 1-0, P Delaney 0-3, E Grehan 0-1, B Purcell 0-1.		G Fennelly 1-7, B Fennelly 0-1, M Fennelly 0-1, S Grace 0-1, M Kelly 0-1, R Reid 0-1.

1981 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

References

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27 September 1981 Semi-final	James Stephens	0-16 - 0-07	Muckalee/Ballyfoyle Rangers	Nowlan Park
	B Walton 0-8, J McCormack 0-3, P Brennan 0-2, D McCormack 0-1, A Egan 0-1, M Crotty 0-1.		J Brennan 0-4, P Moran 0-1, T Moran 0-1, D Coonan 0-1.

27 September 1981 Semi-final	Fenians	2-15 - 2-07	Erin's Own	Nowlan Park
	B Purcell 2-2, B Fitzpatrick 0-5, G Henderson 0-3, P Delaney 0-2, M Garrett 0-1, E Grehan 0-1, J Power 0-1.		M Nash 1-3, E Wallace 1-0, S Brennan 0-2, M Brennan 0-1, S Coogan 0-1.

11 October 1981 Final	James Stephens	2-10 - 0-08	Fenians	Nowlan Park
	A Egan 1-1, B Walton 0-4, M Crotty 1-0, J McCormack 0-2, D McCormack 0-1, T McCormack 0-1, J O'Brien 0-1.		B Fitzpatrick 0-4, W Purcell 0-2, P Delaney 0-1, M Garrett 0-1.