1980 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

1980 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates	25 May 1980 – 7 September 1980
Teams	12
All-Ireland champions
Winning team	Galway (2nd win)
Captain	Joe Connolly
Manager	Cyril Farrell
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Limerick
Captain	Seán Foley
Manager	Noel Drumgoole
Provincial champions
Munster	Limerick
Leinster	Offaly
Ulster	Not Played
Connacht	Not Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played	11
Goals total	52 (4.72 per game)
Points total	279 (25.36 per game)
Top Scorer	Éamonn Cregan (5–18)
Player of the Year	Joe Connolly
All-Star Team	See here
	← 1979 1981 →

The 1980 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 94th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The draw for the 1980 fixtures took place in September 1979. The championship began on 25 May 1980 and ended on 7 September 1980.

Kilkenny were the defending champions but were defeated by Offaly in the Leinster final.^[1] Laois re-entered the Leinster Championship, having won the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship the previous year.

On 7 September 1980, Galway won the championship following a 2-15 to 3-9 defeat of Limerick in the All-Ireland final.^[2] This was their second All-Ireland title, their first in fifty-seven championship seasons.

Limerick's Éamonn Cregan was the championship's top scorer with 5-18. Galway's Joe Connolly was the choice for Texaco Hurler of the Year.

Format

After a series of disappointing Munster finals in previous years, the Munster Council took the risk of a repetition and decided to stick with an open draw for the 1980 championship. Similarly, the Leinster Council decided to abandon their policy of seeding Kilkenny and Wexford on opposite sides of the draw in favour of an open draw.

Teams

Team	Colours	Most recent success
Team	Colours	All-Ireland	Provincial	League
Clare	Saffron and blue	1914	1932	1977-78
Cork	Red and white	1978	1979	1979-80
Dublin	Navy and blue	1938	1961	1938-39
Galway	Maroon and white	1923	1922	1974-75
Kildare	White
Kilkenny	Black and amber	1979	1979	1975-76
Laois	Blue and white	1915	1949
Limerick	Green and white	1973	1974	1970-71
Offaly	Green, white and gold
Tipperary	Blue and gold	1971	1971	1978-79
Waterford	Blue and white	1959	1963	1962-63
Wexford	Purple and gold	1968	1977	1972-73

Results

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Quarter-final

25 May 1980 Quarter-final	Laois	0–12 – 2–10	Offaly	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	F. Keenan (0–6), C. Jones (0–4), M. Walsh (0–1).		J. Flaherty (1–5), M. Corrigan (1–2), K. Dollard (0–1), J. Kelly (0–3).	Referee: N. O'Donoghue (Dublin)

Semi-finals

15 June 1980 Semi-final	Offaly	0–18 – 0–10	Dublin	Croke Park, Dublin
	P. Horan (0–6), P. Kirwan (0–4), J. Flaherty (0–4), M. Corrigan (0–3), B. Keeshan (0–1).		G. Hayes (0–4), J. Cunningham (0–2), V. Holden (0–2), J. Morris (0–2).	Referee: J. Denton (Wexford)

15 June 1980 Semi-final	Kilkenny	4–18 – 3–16	Wexford	Croke Park, Dublin
	B. Fitzpatrick (1–11), M. Ruth (1–1), M. Kennedy (1–1), M. Brennan (1–1), G. Fennelly (0–2), J. Hennessy (0–1), J. Wall (0–1).		N. Buggy (2–1), T. Doran (1–1), M. Casey (0–4), S. Kinsella (0–3), J. Murphy (0–3), G. O'Connor (0–2), M. Jacob (0–1), J. Higgins (0–1).	Referee: G. Kirwan (Offaly)

Final

13 July 1980 Final	Offaly	3–17 – 5–10	Kilkenny	Croke Park, Dublin
	J. Flaherty (2–0), P. Horan (0–6), B. Bermingham (1–2), M. Corrigan (0–4), P. Kirwan (0–4), J. Kelly (0–1).		M. Ruth (3–1), B. Fitzpatrick (1–5), M. Crotty (1–0), J. Hennessy (0–1), G. Fennelly (0–1), J. Wall (0–1), K. Fennelly (0–1).	Attendance: 9,613 Referee: N. O'Donoghue (Dublin)

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

Quarter-final

1 June 1980 Quarter-final	Clare	3–13 – 2–11	Waterford	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	N. Ryan (2–2), E. O'Connor (1–2), J. Callinan (0–3), C. Honan (0–2), S. Hehir (0–1), T. Ryan (0–1), P. O'Connor (0–1), M. Meehan (0–1).		P. Curran (1–0), M. Hickey (1–0), M. Walsh (0–3), D. Fitzpatrick (0–3), E. Rockett (0–2), M. Ormond (0–1), M. Whelan (0–1).	Referee: J. Moloney (Tipperary)

Semi-finals

16 June 1980 Semi-final	Limerick	3–13 – 2–9	Clare	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	E. Cregan (2–5), J. McKenna (1–1), O. O'Connor (0–3), W. Fitzmaurice (0–2), David Punch (0–1), L. O'Donoghue (0–1).		C. Honan (1–2), E. O'Connor (1–1), P. Morey (0–3), N. Casey (0–1), S. Hehir (0–1), P. O'Connor (0–1).	Attendance: 16,000 Referee: G. Ryan (Tipperary)

23 June 1980 Semi-final	Tipperary	1–12 – 2–17	Cork	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	S. Bourke (1–3), T. Butler (0–4), P. Queally (0–2), G. Stapleton (0–1), E. O'Shea (0–1), J. Kehoe (0–1).		J. Fenton (0–7), T. Cashman (1–2), R. Cummins (0–4), S. O'Leary (1–0), P. Horgan (0–2), E. O'Donoghue (0–1), J. Barry-Murphy (0–1).	Attendance: 42,836 Referee: J. J. Landers (Waterford)

Final

20 July 1980 Final	Limerick	2–14 – 2–10	Cork	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	E. Cregan (1–6), O. O'Connor (1–1), David Punch (0–2), J. McKenna (0–1), L. O'Donoghue (0–1), W. Fitzmaurice (0–1), S. Foley (0–1), J. Carroll (0–1).		J. Fenton (0–6), E. O'Donoghue (1–1), S. O'Leary (1–0), D. Coughlan (0–1), T. Crowley (0–1), P. Horgan (0–1).	Attendance: 43,090 Referee: J. J. Landers (Waterford)

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Quarter-final

20 July 1980 Quarter-final	Galway	5–15 – 1–11	Kildare	Croke Park, Dublin
	Joe Connolly (3–5), John Connolly (1–2), F. Burke (1–1), M. Connolly (0–3), P. J. Molloy (0–1), P. Ryan (0–1), B. Forde (0–1), I. Clarke (0–1).		M. Moore (1–2), J. Walsh (0–5), T. Carew (0–3), N. Walsh (0–1).	Attendance: 3,668 Referee: J. O'Meara (Tipperary)

Semi-final

3 August 1980 Semi-final	Galway	4–9 – 3–10	Offaly	Croke Park, Dublin
	John Connolly (2–0), N. Lane (1–2), B. Forde (1–2), I. Clarke (0–1), Joe Connolly (0–1), S. Linnane (0–1), S. Mahon (0–1), P. J. Molloy (0–1).	Report	B. Bermingham (2–0), M. Corrigan (1–1), P. Horan (0–4), J. Flaherty (0–2), P. Carroll (0–2), P. Delaney (0–1).	Attendance: 21,280 Referee: J. J. Landers (Waterford)

Final

7 September 1980 Final	Galway	2–15 – 3–9	Limerick	Croke Park, Dublin
	B. Forde (1–5), Joe Connolly (0–4), P. J. Molloy (1–0), N. Lane (0–3), John Connolly (0–2), J. Ryan (0–1).		E. Cregan (2–7), J. McKenna (1–1), B. Carroll (0–1).	Attendance: 64,895 Referee: N. O'Donoghue (Dublin)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

For the first time since 1969 the Leinster final sees a pairing other than Kilkenny and Wexford.
The Leinster final sees Offaly defeat Kilkenny to take their very first provincial title.
Limerick's victory in the Munster final foils Cork's hopes of an unprecedented sixth provincial title in-a-row.
In the All-Ireland semi-final between Galway and Offaly the referee, J. J. Landers, signalled the end of the game with 52 seconds of normal time yet to be played and at least another half a minute of 'lost' time to be added on. Offaly were in the middle of a comeback at that stage, after cutting Galway's lead from nine points to just two. The game is also the first-ever championship meeting between these two sides.
Galway's victory over Limerick in the championship decider is their first All-Ireland title since 1923.

Scoring statistics

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Éamonn Cregan	Limerick	5–18	33	3	11.00
2	Billy Fitzpatrick	Kilkenny	2–16	22	2	11.00
3	Johnny Flaherty	Offaly	3–11	20	4	5.00
4	Joe Connolly	Galway	3–10	19	3	6.33
5	Mark Corrigan	Offaly	2–10	16	4	4.00
5	Pádraig Horan	Offaly	0-16	16	3	5.33
7	Matt Ruth	Kilkenny	4-02	14	2	7.00
7	Bernie Forde	Galway	2-08	14	3	4.66
9	John Connolly	Galway	3-04	13	3	4.33
9	John Fenton	Cork	0-13	13	2	6.50

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Joe Connolly	Galway	3–05	14	Kildare
1	Billy Fitzpatrick	Kilkenny	1–11	14	Wexford
3	Éamonn Cregan	Limerick	2–07	13	Galway
4	Éamonn Cregan	Limerick	2–05	11	Clare
5	Matt Ruth	Kilkenny	3–01	10	Offaly
6	Éamonn Cregan	Limerick	1–06	9	Cork
7	Noel Ryan	Clare	2–02	8	Waterford
	Bernie Forde	Galway	1–05	8	Limerick
	Billy Fitzpatrick	Kilkenny	1–05	8	Offaly
	Johnny Flaherty	Offaly	1–05	8	Laois

Sources

Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).

References

↑ "Offaly's decline can be measured by their record against Kilkenny". The Irish Sun. 16 January 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
↑ "The men who changed the face of Galway hurling". Irish Independent. 7 September 2005. Retrieved 25 July 2015.

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[1] "Offaly's decline can be measured by their record against Kilkenny". The Irish Sun. 16 January 2016. Retrieved 23 May 2017.

[2] "The men who changed the face of Galway hurling". Irish Independent. 7 September 2005. Retrieved 25 July 2015.

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