1981 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

1981 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates	24 May 1981 – 6 September 1981
Teams	13
All-Ireland champions
Winning team	Offaly (1st win)
Captain	Pádraig Horan
Manager	Dermot Healy
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Galway
Captain	Seán Silke
Manager	Cyril Farrell
Provincial champions
Munster	Limerick
Leinster	Offaly
Ulster	Not Played
Connacht	Not Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played	14
Goals total	67 (4.78 per game)
Points total	381 (27.21 per game)
Top Scorer	Joe McKenna (7–12)
Player of the Year	Pat Delaney
All-Star Team	See here
	← 1980 1982 →

The 1981 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 95th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The draw for the 1981 fixtures took place in September 1980. The championship began on 24 May 1981 and ended on 6 September 1981.

Galway were the defending champions but were defeated by Offaly in the final.^[1] Westmeath re-entered the Leinster Championship after a three-year absence.

On 6 September 1981, Offaly won the championship following a 2-12 to 0-15 defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland final.^[2] This was their first All-Ireland title ever.

Limerick's Joe McKenna was the championship's top scorer with 7-12. Offaly's Pat Delaney was the choice for Texaco Hurler of the Year.

Teams

Team	Colours	Most recent success
Team	Colours	All-Ireland	Provincial	League
Antrim	Saffron and white		1946
Clare	Saffron and blue	1914	1932	1977-78
Cork	Red and white	1978	1979	1980-81
Dublin	Blue and navy	1938	1961	1938-39
Galway	Maroon and white	1980		19574-75
Kilkenny	Black and amber	1979	1979	1975-76
Laois	Blue and white	1915	1949
Limerick	Green and white	1973	1980	1970-71
Offaly	Green, white and gold
Tipperary	Blue and gold	1971	1971	1978-79
Waterford	White and blue	1959	1959	1962-63
Westmeath	Maroon and white
Wexford	Purple and gold	1968	1977	1972-73

Results

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

24 May 1981 Quarter-final	Wexford	2–20 – 0–8	Dublin	Wexford Park, Wexford
	T. Doran (1–5), M. Quigley (1–3), M. Casey (0–3), N. Buggy (0–3), M. Jacob (0–2), J. Murphy (0–2), G. O'Connor (0–2), J. Fleming (0–1).		G. Hayes (0–6), L. Hennebery (0–1).	Referee: J Rankins (Laois)

7 June 1981 Quarter-final	Laois	1–16 – 1–10	Westmeath	Croke Park, Dublin
	M. Brophy (0–9), P. Critchley (1–0), M. Cuddy (0–2), M. Walsh (0–2), M. Cuddy (0–2), P. J. Cuddy (0–1), B. Bohane (0–1), C. Jones (0–1).		J. J. Lynch (1–3), J. Leonard (0–1), G. Jackson (0–1), P. Dalton (0–1), P. Curran (0–1), M. Cosgrave (0–1), D. Kilcoyne (0–1), M. Ryan (0–1).	Attendance: 4,834 Referee: M Kelleher (Kildare)

Semi-finals

21 June 1981 Semi-final	Offaly	3–20 – 6–10	Laois	Croke Park, Dublin
	P. Horan (2–2), M. Corrigan (1–5), P. Carroll (0–5), L. Currams (0–2), P. Kirwan (0–2), J. Flaherty (0–1), B. Bermingham (0–1).		B. Bohane (2–3), C. Jones (2–0), P. J. Cuddy (1–2), M. Cuddy (1–1), M. Walsh (0–3), M. Brophy (0–1).	Attendance: 31,299 Referee: J Denton (Wexford)

21 June 1981 Semi-final	Wexford	4–12 – 1–18	Kilkenny	Croke Park, Dublin
	J. Fleming (0–5), T. Doran (1–1), S. Kinsella (1–1), G. O'Connor (1–1), M. Quigley (1–0), M. Casey (0–2), N. Buggy (0–1), P. Courtney (0–1).		B. Fitzpatrick (0–8), C. Brennan (0–4), G. Fennelly (0–4), L. Fennelly (1–0), M. Ruth (0–1), C. Heffernan (0–1).	Attendance: 31,299 Referee: N O'Donoghue (Dublin)

Final

12 July 1981 Final	Offaly	3–12 – 2–13	Wexford	Croke Park, Dublin
	P. Horan (2–3), J. Flaherty (1–2), P. Delaney (0–2), L. Currams (0–2), P. Kirwan (0–2), P. Carroll (0–1).		S. Kinsella (1–2), G. O'Connor (0–5), C. Doran (1–0), N. Buggy (0–3), M. Jacob (0–2), J. Murphy (0–1).	Attendance: 29,053 Referee: N O'Donoghue (Dublin)

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

Quarter-final

24 May 1981 Quarter-final	Clare	3–14 – 2–14	Waterford	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	D. Coote (1–3), L. Quinlan (1–3), N. Ryan (1–0), J. Callinan (0–3), C. Honan (0–2), G. McInerney (0–1), S. Heaslip (0–1), A. Nugent (0–1).		J. Greene (1–1), S. Breen (1–0), M. Walsh (0–3), P. Curran (0–2), T. Casey (0–2), J. Hennebry (0–1), P. Daly (0–1), T. Maher (0–1), N. Connors (0–1), L. O'Brien (0–1), P. McGrath (0–1).	Attendance: 8,000 Referee: G Ryan (Tipperary)

Semi-finals

7 June 1981 Semi-final	Tipperary	3–13 – 4–10	Limerick	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	J. Grogan (2–6), P. Queally (1–1), E. O'Shea (0–3), P. Fox (0–1), M. Carroll (0–1), K. Fox (0–1).		J. McKenna (3–1), E. Cregan (0–4), B. Carroll (1–0), J. Flanagan (0–3), P. Kelly (0–1), G. McMahon (0–1).	Attendance: 16,500 Referee: N Dalton (Waterford)

14 June 1981 Semi-final	Clare	2–15 – 2–13	Cork	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	E. O'Connor (1–2), L. Quinlan (1–0), D. Coote (0–3), N. Ryan (0–2), M. Meehan (0–2), J. Callinan (0–3), A. Nugent (0–2), G. McInerney (0–1).		J. Barry-Murphy (1–1), T. Crowley (1–1), E. O'Donoghue (0–3), P. Horgan (0–3), J. Fenton (0–2), S. O'Leary (0–1), P. Moylan (0–1), J. Horgan (0–1).	Referee: G Ryan (Tipperary)

21 June 1981 Semi-final replay	Limerick	3–17 – 2–12	Tipperary	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	J. McKenna (1–2), M. Grimes (0–4), P. Kelly (0–4), E. Cregan (1–0), J. Flanagan (1–0), W. Fitzmaurice (0–2), S. Foley (0–1).		S. Burke (2–3), E. O'Shea (0–2), J. Grogan (0–2), J. O'Dwyer (0–1), P. Fox (0–1), P. Queally (0–1), G. O'Brien (0–1), D. Cahill (0–1).	Attendance: 29,299 Referee: JJ Landers (Waterford)

Final

5 July 1981 Final	Limerick	3–12 – 2–9	Clare	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	J. McKenna (3–3), E. Cregan (0–4), J. Flanagan (0–2), J. Carroll (0–1), L. O'Donoghue (0–1).		G. McInerney (1–0), N. Ryan (1–0), D. Coote (0–2), J. Callinan (0–2), C. Honan (0–1), E. O'Connor (0–1), L. Quinlan (0–1).	Attendance: 40,205 Referee: G Ryan (Tipperary)

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Quarter-final

19 July 1981 Quarter-final	Galway	6–23 – 3–11	Antrim	Croke Park, Dublin
	B. Forde (2–5), N. Lane (1–6), F. Gantley (2–0), Joe Connolly (1–3), P. J. Molloy (0–4), S. Mahon (0–2), B. Lynskey (0–1), S. Silke (0–1), I. Clarke (0–1).		D. Donnelly (1–4), M. O'Connell (1–3), B. Laverty (1–0), S. Donnelly (0–3), P. McFaul (0–1).	Attendance: 4,615 Referee: M Kelliher (Kildare)

Semi-finals

2 August 1981 Semi-final	Galway	1–8 – 0–11	Limerick	Croke Park, Dublin
	B. Lynskey (1–0), Joe Connolly (0–3), F. Gantley (0–2), S. Linnane (0–1), I. Clarke (0–1), S. Mahon (0–1).		E. Cregan (0–5), J. McKenna (0–2), F. Nolan (0–1), L. O'Donoghue (0–1), O. O'Connor (0–1), J. Flanagan (0–1).	Attendance: 34,783 Referee: N O'Donoghue (Dublin)

16 August 1981 Semi-final replay	Galway	4–16 – 2–17	Limerick	Croke Park, Dublin
	Joe Connolly (2–7), John Connolly (1–2), P. J. Molloy (1–0), N. Lane (0–3), I. Clarke (0–2), B. Forde (0–1), S. Mahon (0–1).		E. Cregan (1–5), J. McKenna (0–4), B. Carroll (1–0), W. Fitzmaurice (0–2), F. Nolan (0–1), L. Enright (0–1), J. Carroll (0–1), P. Foley (0–1), M. Grimes (0–1), O. O'Connor (0–1).	Attendance: 42,666 Referee: N O'Donoghue (Dublin)

Final

6 September 1981 Final	Offaly	2–12 – 0–15	Galway	Croke Park, Dublin
	P. Delaney (0–5), P. Carroll (1–1), J. Flaherty (1–1), L. Currams (0–2), P. Horan (0–2), D. Owens (0–1).		J. Connolly (0–8), N. Lane (0–3), S. Mahon (0–2), P. J. Molloy (0–1), M. Connolly (0–1).	Attendance: 71,348 Referee: F Murphy (Cork)

Scoring statistics

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Joe McKenna	Limerick	7–12	33	5	6.60
2	Joe Connolly	Galway	3–21	30	4	7.50
3	Éamonn Cregan	Limerick	2–18	24	5	4.80
4	Pádraig Horan	Offaly	4-07	19	3	6.33
5	Noel Lane	Galway	1-12	15	4	3.75
6	John Grogan	Tipperary	2–08	14	2	7.00
7	Bernie Forde	Galway	2–06	12	4	3.00
7	Tony Doran	Wexford	2–06	12	3	4.00
9	George O'Connor	Wexford	1-08	11	3	3.66
9	Declan Coote	Clare	1-08	11	3	3.66

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Joe Connolly	Galway	2–07	13	Limerick
2	Joe McKenna	Limerick	3–03	12	Clare
2	John Grogan	Tipperary	2–06	12	Limerick
4	Bernie Forde	Galway	2–05	11	Antrim
5	Joe McKenna	Limerick	3–01	10	Tipperary
6	Billy Bohane	Laois	2–03	9	Offaly
	Pádraig Horan	Offaly	2–03	9	Wexford
	Séamus Bourke	Tipperary	2–03	9	Limerick
	Noel Lane	Galway	1–06	9	Antrim
	Martin Brophy	Laois	0–09	9	Westmeath

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

↑ "The men who changed the face of Galway hurling". Irish Independent. 7 September 2005. Retrieved 25 July 2015.
↑ "Offaly: The glory years". Irish Independent. 9 June 2007. Retrieved 1 December 2012.

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

[2] "Offaly: The glory years". Irish Independent. 9 June 2007. Retrieved 1 December 2012.

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