1980–81 National Hurling League

1980–81 National Hurling League
League details
Dates 12 October 1980 – 3 May 1981
League champions
Winners Cork (12th win)
Captain Dónal O'Grady
Manager Gerald McCarthy
League runners-up
Runners-up Offaly
Captain Pádraig Horan
Manager Dermot Healy

The 1980–81 National Hurling League was the 50th season of the National Hurling League (NHL), an annual hurling competition for the GAA county teams.[1][2] It was won by Cork.[3]

Division 1

Structure

The National Hurling League's top division was divided into two groups - 1A and 1B. The top two teams in Division 1A advance to the semi-finals. The third- and fourth-placed teams in 1A, as well as the top two from 1B, play in the quarter-finals.

Division 1A table

Pos Team Pld W D L Pts Notes
1 Cork 651011 Division 1 champions
2 Offaly 64119 Division 1 runners-up
3 Tipperary 62226
4 Waterford 62135
5 Galway 62135
6 Wexford 62135 Relegated to Division 1B
7 Limerick 60151 Relegated to Division 1B

Group stage

Division 1B table

Pos Team Pld W D L Pts Notes
1 Clare 650111 Promoted to Division 1A
2 Laois 650111Promoted to Division 1A
3 Kilkenny 64119
4 Westmeath 62135
5 Dublin 62135
6 Antrim 61052
7 Kerry 60151

Group stage

Knock-out stage

Play-offs

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

League statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall
Rank Player Team Tally Total Matches Average
1 Ned Buggy Tipperary 5-26 41 6 6.83
2 Séamus Bourke Tipperary 7-19 40 7 5.71
3 Éamonn Cregan Limerick 6-17 35 5 7.00
4 Tom Casey Waterford 3-25 34 6 5.66
5 Pádraig Horan Offaly 4-21 33 8 4.12
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Team Tally Total Opposition
1 Séamus Bourke Tipperary 3-04 13 Galway
2 Tom Casey Waterford 1-09 12 Limerick
3 Éamonn Cregan Limerick 2-05 11 Wexford
4 John Stone Tipperary 3-01 10 Waterford
Ned Buggy Wexford 1-07 10 Tipperary
6 Joe McKenna Limerick 2-03 9 Offaly
Pat Fox Tipperary 2-03 9 Laois
Séamus Bourke Tipperary 2-03 9 Wexford
Ned Buggy Wexford 1-06 9 Galway
Tom Casey Waterford 1-06 9 Clare
Pat Morey Clare 0-09 9 Westmeath

Miscellaneous

  • Waterford qualified for the semi-final stage of the league for the first time since the 1962-63 league.

Division 2

Table

Pos Team Pld W D L Pts Notes
1 Carlow 650110 Division 2 champions
2 Dowm 64028
3 Kildare 64028
4 Roscommon 63036
5 Wicklow 62044
6 Meath 62044
7 Armagh 62044

References

  1. "National Hurling League Results 1925-2009". Hogan Stand. Archived from the original on 2010-08-05. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
  2. Smith, Raymond (1999). Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games. Dublin, Ireland. p. 208. ISBN 0950175870.
  3. "National Hurling League 1980/1". 15 January 2011.
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