Annual hurling competition season
1981 Cork Senior Hurling ChampionshipDates | 10 May – 13 September 1981 |
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Teams | 17 |
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Champions | St. Finbarr's (21st title) Dónal O'Grady (captain) Gerald McCarthy (manager) |
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Runners-up | Glen Rovers Teddy O'Brien (captain) Jerry O'Sullivan (manager) |
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Tournament statistics |
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Matches played | 16 |
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Goals scored | 68 (4.25 per match) |
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Points scored | 305 (19.06 per match) |
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Top scorer(s) | Christy Ryan (6-05) |
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The 1981 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 93rd staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The championship began on 10 May 1981 and ended on 13 September 1981.
St. Finbarr's entered the championship as the defending champions.
The final was played on 13 September 1981 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between St. Finbarr's and Glen Rovers, in what was their second successive meeting in the final. St. Finbarr's won the match by 1–12 to 1–09 to claim their 21st championship title overall and a second successive title.[1][2]
Christy Ryan was the championship's top scorer with 6-05.
Format change
At the County Convention on 25 January 1981, it was decided to end the three-year experiment of playing the championship on a league basis in the preliminary rounds and reverted to an open, seeded draw.[3] The four semi-finalists from the 1980 championship (Midleton, Blackrock, St. Finbarr's and Glen Rovers) were the four seeded teams and were separated in the quarter-final stage.
Team changes
To Championship
Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship
Results
First round
Avondhu v Éire Óg 10 May 1981 First round | Avondhu | 0-10 - 2-10 | Éire Óg | Banteer |
| D Coughlan 0-3, J Buckley 0-2, J Dennehy 0-2, P Shanahan 0-1, D Relihan 0-1, D Herlihy 0-1. | | S O'Leary 1-4, D Desmond 0-2, M Flynn 0-1, D Flynn 0-1. | Referee: M O'Flaherty (Blackrock) |
Second round
Sarsfields v Seandún 17 May 1981 Second round | Sarsfields | 1-18 - 1-06 | Seandún | Riverstown |
| B Óg Murphy 0-8, E Kelleher 0-7, T Fitzgerald 1-0, B Lotty 0-1, S Farrell 0-1, J Hartigan 0-1. | | P O'Sullivan 1-3, W McCarthy 0-2, S Lucey 0-1. | Referee: M Keane (Cloughduv) |
Glen Rovers v Imokilly 24 May 1981 Second round | Glen Rovers | 2-14 - 1-06 | Imokilly | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork |
| T O'Neill 1-3, P Ring 0-6, P Horgan 1-2, J Hannigan 0-2, T Collins 0-1. | | D Ahern 1-0, M Ahern 0-2, W Cashman 0-2, K Lane 0-1, T Collins 0-1. | Referee: M O'Flaherty (Blackrock) |
Youghal v Éire Óg 24 May 1981 Second round | Youghal | 1-13 - 1-06 | Éire Óg | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork |
| T Coyne 0-6, M Butler 1-1, P Grace 0-2, S O'Leary 0-1, S Ring 0-1, P Coyne 0-1, R Swayne 0-1. | | D Desmond 0-4, C Malone 1-0, J Flynn 0-1, J O'Leary 0-1. | Referee: F Murphy (Blackrock) |
Blackrock v Muskerry 24 May 1981 Second round | Blackrock | 3-15 - 2-06 | Muskerry | Cloughduv |
| R Cummins 2-0, P Moylan 0-6, É O'Sullivan 1-1, M Kilcoyne 0-3, É O'Donoghue 0-3, D Buckley 0-1, T Cashman 0-1. | | C Kelly 2-2, M Ring 0-1, D Walsh 0-1, J Coakley 0-1, P Connell 0-1. | Referee: N Hallihan (Bandon) |
St. Finbarr's v Na Piarsaigh 5 June 1981 Second round | St. Finbarr's | 5-08 - 4-09 | Na Piarsaigh | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork |
| C Ryan 3-3, É Fitzpatrick 1-1, T Maher 1-0, C McCarthy 0-2, J Meyler 0-1, B O'Brien 0-1. | | L O'Callaghan 2-1, P Barry 1-3, T O'Sullivan 1-2, John O'Sullivan 0-2, R McDonnell 0-1. | Referee: F Murphy (Blackrock) |
Midleton v Carrigdhoun 21 June 1981 Second round | Midleton | 1-12 - 0-09 | Carrigdhoun | Clonmult Memorial Park, Midleton |
| K Hennessy 1-0, J Fenton 0-3, G Glavin 0-3, P Hartnett 0-2, S O'Brien 0-2, D Mulcahy 0-1, S O'Farrell 0-1. | | F Coleman 0-2, G Hanley 0-2, J O'Donovan 0-2, J Reynolds 0-1, M Fitzpatrick 0-1, D Dunne 0-1. | Referee: D O'Connor (Bishopstown) |
Quarter-finals
Midleton v Sarsfields 25 July 1981 Quarter-final | Midleton | 2-14 - 4-05 | Sarsfields | Páirc Uí Chonaill, Cobh |
| K Hennessy 2-3, J Fenton 0-3, S O'Brien 0-2, T McCarthy 0-2, J Hartnett 0-2, S O'Farrell 0-1, D Mulcahy 0-1. | | B Óg Murphy 1-3, B Cotter 1-1, P O'Riordan 1-0, R Fitzgerald 1-0. | Referee: M O'Flaherty (Blackrock) |
Semi-finals
Glen Rovers v Blackrock 23 August 1981 Semi-final | Glen Rovers | 5-09 - 3-11 | Blackrock | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork |
| T Collins 2-2, T O'Neill 2-1, J Buckley 1-0, P Horgan 0-2, P Ring 0-2, D Coughlan 0-1, J Killeen 0-1. | | É O'Donoghue 3-0, T Cashman 0-3, P Moylan 0-3, D Buckley 0-1, M Kilcoyne 0-1, É O'Sullivan 0-1, F Collins 0-1, R Cummins 0-1. | Referee: S O'Grady (Limerick) |
St. Finbarr's v Midleton 29 August 1981 Semi-final | St. Finbarr's | 3-11 - 2-12 | Midleton | Riverstown |
| J Barry-Murphy 1-2, T Finn 1-1, C Ryan 1-1, C McCarthy 0-4, J Meyler 0-2, J Cremin 0-1. | | J Fenton 0-8, J Hartnett 1-1, G Glavin 1-1, T McCarthy 0-1, K Hennessy 0-1. | |
Final
St. Finbarr's v Glen Rovers 13 September 1981 Final | St. Finbarr's | 1-12 - 1-09 | Glen Rovers | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork |
| C Ryan 1-1, J Meyler 0-3, J Cremin 0-2, É Fitzpatrick 0-1, J Barry-Murphy 0-1, C McCarthy 0-1, V Twomey 0-1, T Maher 0-1, B O'Brien 0-1. | | P Ring 1-3, J Buckley 0-3, P Horgan 0-2, L Mulcahy 0-1. | Referee: F Murphy (Blackrock) |
Championship statistics
Top scorers
- Top scorers overall
Miscellaneous
- After two postponements due to inclement weather, the Midleton-Carrigdhoun second-round game was finally played on 21 June 1981. That game featured a 28-minute delay as a number of Carrigdhoun players were caught in heavy traffic in Cork.
- At a meeting on 30 June 1981, the Cork County Board ordered that the quarter-final between Glen Rovers and Youghal be replayed. Glen Rovers won the initial game, however, Youghal objected, alleging that one of the Glen players, Red Crowley, was under suspension on the date of the match. The board upheld the objection after an investigation.
- Charlie McCarthy became the first St. Finbarr's player to win six Cork SHC medals.
References
- ^ "The Barrs - a history". St. Finbarr's GAA website. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ "Senior Hurling Finals 1970 - Present". Cork GAA Finals website. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ "Cork tried hurling and football groups stages at club level from 1978 to '80". Echo Live. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
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