1980–81 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship

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1980–81 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship
Teams33
ChampionsColours of Tipperary.svg St. Finbarr's (2nd title)
John Allen (captain)
Runners-upColours of Sligo.svg Walterstown
1979–80 (Previous) (Next) 1981–82

The 1980–81 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship was the 11th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1970-71.

St. Finbarr's were the defending champions.[1]

On 31 May 1981, St. Finbarr's won the championship following a 1-08 to 0-06 defeat of Walterstown in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park.[2] It was their second championship title overall and their second title in succession.

Results[]

Munster Senior Club Football Championship[]

First round

9 November 1980 First round Stradbally 0-09 - 0-09 Galtee Rovers Páirc Uí Chuimín
S Aherne 0-5, E O'Brien 0-2, M Coffey 0-1, J Keane 0-1. S McCarthy 0-3, P Morrissey 0-2, D Hickey 0-2, M McCarthy 0-1, L Bergin 0-1.
9 November 1980 First round St. Finbarr's 4-04 - 1-05 Thomond College
J O'Callaghan 1-1, T Holland 1-1, J Barry-Murphy 1-0, F O'Mahony 1-0, D Barry 0-1, M Lynch 0-1. P Burke 1-0, P McNamara 0-2, T Breen 0-1, R McCarrick 0-1, P Dillon 0-1.
7 December 1980 First round replay Stradbally 4-09 - 1-13 Galtee Rovers Páirc Uí Chuimín
E O'Brien 2-5, T Aherne 1-1, M Coffey 1-0, S Aherne 0-3. S McCarthy 0-7, M McCarthy 1-0, S Quinn 0-3, V O'Donnell 0-2, C Bergin 0-1. Referee: J Dennigan (Cork)

Semi-finals

15 March 1981 Semi-final 0-03 - 2-08 St. Finbarr's Páirc Uí Sheancháin
M Garry 0-1, F Normoyle 0-1, C Collins 0-1. J Allen 2-0, T Holland 0-4, F O'Mahony 0-3, R Kenny 0-1.
15 March 1981 Semi-final Gneeveguilla 0-11 - 3-03 Stradbally FitzGerald Stadium
S O'Leary 0-4, J McCarthy 0-2, A O'Donovan 0-2, H Moynihan 0-2, M O'Donovan 0-1. T Considine 2-0, J Keane 1-0, E O'Brien 0-1, R Dunfort 0-1, T Aherne 0-1.

Final

12 April 1981 Final Stradbally 1-08 - 3-12 St. Finbarr's Páirc Uí Chuimín
A Aherne 1-0, E O'Brien 0-3, C Barnes 0-2, A Curran 0-1, P Power 0-1, R Dunfort 0-1. J Barry-Murphy 1-1, D Barry 1-1, F O'Mahony 1-1, J O'Callaghan 0-3, R Kenny 0-3, T Holland 0-2, J Cremin 0-1.

All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship[]

Quarter-final

19 April 1981 Quarter-final Scotstown 1-08 - 0-05

Semi-finals

3 May 1981 Semi-final Walterstown 2-12 - 1-05 St. Mary's Páirc Tailteann

Final

31 May 1981 Final St. Finbarr's 1-08 - 0-06 Scotstown Croke Park

Championship statistics[]

Miscellaneous[]

References[]

  1. ^ Clerkin, Malachy (10 November 2018). "View from the summit so sweet again for St Finbarr's". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Barr's in blue - the only other All-Ireland senior club double bid before Slaughtneil". The 42. 25 February 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
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