1981 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
All Ireland Champions | |
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Winners | Kilkenny (12th win) |
Captain | Eddie Kennedy |
Manager | Eddie Keher |
All Ireland Runners-up | |
Runners-up | Galway |
Provincial Champions | |
Munster | Clare |
Leinster | Kilkenny |
Ulster | Not Played |
Connacht | Not Played |
← 1980 1982 → |
The 1981 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 51st staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928.
Tipperary entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Clare in the Munster final.
On 6 September 1981 Kilkenny won the championship following a 1-20 to 3-9 defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland final. This was their 12th All-Ireland title and their first in four championship seasons.
Results
Final
Kilkenny v Wexford
12 July 1981 Final | Kilkenny | 3-10 - 3-9 | Wexford | Croke Park, Dublin |
R Heffernan 1-2, D Carroll 1-0, L McCarthy 1-0, E Kennedy 1-0 (og), J McDonald 0-3, P Cleere 0-2, P Ryan 0-2, S Delahunty 0-1. | T Morrissey 1-3, J Byrne 0-5, T Dempsey 1-0, E Cleary 0-1. | Referee: JJ Bailey (Dublin) |
First round
Clare v Waterford
25 April 1981 First round | Clare | 4-07 - 1-06 | Waterford | Canon Hayes Park, Bansha |
J Lynch 2-1, M Guilfoyle 1-2, D Chaplin 1-1, B McNamara 0-3. | S Ahearne 0-5, P Curley 1-0, E O'Brien 0-1. |
Semi-finals
Tipperary v Limerick
15 May 1981 Semi-final | Tipperary | 2-13 - 2-06 | Limerick | Páirc Mac Gearailt, Fermoy |
W Peters 1-6, B Ryan 1-0, A Browne 0-3, S Nolan 0-2, D Fogarty 0-1, T Waters 0-1. | M Nelligan 0-5, P McCarthy 1-1, JJ Thompson 1-0. | Referee: J Moore (Waterford) |
Clare v Cork
16 May 1981 Semi-final | Clare | 2-06 - 0-06 | Cork | Bruff |
D Chaplin 2-0, M Guilfoyle 0-3, B McNamara 0-1, J Lynch 0-1, M Leamy 0-1. | T O'Sullivan 0-3, J Noonan 0-2, K Kingston 0-1. | Referee: M O'Grady (Tipperary) |
Final
Tipperary v Clare
5 July 1981 Final | Tipperary | 3-11 - 3-13 | Clare | Semple Stadium, Thurles |
A Brown 2-1, W Peters 1-4, P Kenny 0-2, S Nolan 0-1, PJ Kavanagh 0-1, D Fogarty 0-1, G Ryan 0-1. | M Guilfoyle 1-3, V Donnellan 0-5, J Lynch 1-1, V O'Loughlin 1-0, B McNamara 0-2, A Walsh 0-2. | Referee: F Murphy (Cork) |
Semi-final
Galway v Clare
2 August 1981 Semi-final | Galway | 3-14 - 3-8 | Clare | Croke Park, Dublin |
A Cunningham 2-2, T Keady 1-2, J Leahy 0-4, J Burke 0-2, M McGrath 0-2, P Burke 0-1, É Ryan 0-1. | V Donnellan 2-4, J Cremmins 1-0, M Guilfoyle 0-2, V O'Loughlin 0-1, B McNamara 0-1. | Referee: S Denton (Wexford) |
Final
Kilkenny v Galway
6 September 1981 Final | Kilkenny | 1-20 - 3-9 | Galway | Croke Park, Dublin |
T Bawle 0-5, R Heffernan 0-5, L McCarthy 1-1, J McDonald 0-4, D Carroll 0-2, S Delahunty 0-2, P Cleere 0-1. | M McGrath 1-2, É Ryan 1-1, A Cunningham 1-0, J Leahy 0-3, P Burke 0-1, P Winters 0-1, M Coleman 0-1. | Referee: M Kelleher (Kildare) |
External links
- All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship: Roll Of Honour
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