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Football tournament season
The All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship of 1981 was the eighth staging of Ireland's secondary hurling knock-out competition. Antrim won the championship, beating London 3-17 to 3-14 in the final at , Loughguile.
Results[]
First round
Down v Meath
10 May 1981 First round | Down | 5-6 - 1-4 | Meath | McKenna Park, Ballycran |
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H Gilmore 2-3, K Doherty 2-0, W McAvera 1-0, Gerrard Lennon 0-2, P Braniff 0-1. |
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B O'Neill 0-4, F McCann 1-0. |
Referee: A Thompson (Antrim) |
Down v Meath
17 May 1981 First round refixture | Down | 5-11 - 0-3 | Meath | McKenna Park, Ballycran |
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W Coulter 4-0, H Gilmore 0-6, C Doherty 1-0, J Hughes 0-1, G Coulter 0-1, W McAvera 0-1, P Hughes 0-1, B Bell 0-1. |
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S Ryan 0-1, F McCann 0-1, J Reilly 0-1. |
Referee: A Thompson (Antrim) |
Roscommon v Kerry
17 May 1981 First round | Roscommon | 3-8 - 3-14 | Kerry | Athleague GAA Grounds |
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A Flaherty 2-1, P Dolan 1-4, H Crowley 0-3. |
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J Bunyan 0-8, T Nolan 2-1, F Bowler 1-1, J Regan 0-2, C Nolan 0-1, J Kelly 0-1. |
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Quarter-final
Down v Kildare
24 May 1981 Quarter-final | Down | 1-10 - 0-17 | Kildare | McKenna Park, Ballycran |
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H Gilmore 1-2, B Mullan 0-4, W Coulter 0-2, B Braniff 0-1, C O'Flynn 0-1. |
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J Walsh 0-6, M Murphy 0-2, M Burns 0-2, N Walsh 0-2, T White 0-2, M Moore 0-1, T O'Connor 0-1, P White 0-1. |
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Semi-finals
Antrim v Kildare
31 May 1981 Semi-final | Antrim | 2-15 - 0-14 | Kildare | Croke Park, Dublin |
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D Donnelly 2-1, P Boyle 0-7, P McFaul 0-2, E Donnelly 0-2, D McNaughton 0-2, B Donnelly 0-1. |
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J Walsh 0-6, G Deering 0-2, M Moore 0-2, N Walsh 0-2, M Burns 0-1, J O'Connell 0-1. |
Referee: N O'Donoghue (Dublin) |
Kerry v Carlow
31 May 1981 Semi-final | Kerry | 3-21 - 1-15 | Carlow | Canon Hayes Park, Bansha |
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L O'Mahony 2-5, F Bowler 1-3, M O'Sullivan 0-4, P Nolan 0-3, B Nolan 0-3, J Bunyan 0-2, PJ Holohan 0-1. |
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P Quirke 0-7, W Cullen 1-2, P Cassells 0-2, M Murphy 0-2, E Quirke 0-1, J Kavanagh 0-1. |
Referee: M Kelleher (Kildare) |
Home final
Antrim v Kerry
14 June 1981 Home final | Antrim | 1-7 - 0-10 | Kerry | Croke Park, Dublin |
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B Donnelly 1-1, D McNaughton 0-2, E Donnelly 0-2, P Boyle 0-1, S Donnelly 0-1. |
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B Neenan 0-4, J Bunyan 0-2, T Nolan 0-1, F Bowler 0-1, P Moriarty 0-1, J Kelly 0-1. |
Referee: N O'Donoghue (Dublin) |
Antrim v Kerry
21 June 1981 Home final replay | Antrim | 4-17 - 1-9 | Kerry | Parnell Park, Dublin |
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D Donnelly 2-2, E Donnelly 2-1, P McFaul 0-3, S Collins 0-3, J Crossey 0-3, P Boyle 0-2, D McNaughton 0-2, B Donnelly 0-1. |
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C Nolan 1-2, J Bunyan 0-4, L O'Mahony 0-1, P Moriarty 0-1, B Neenan 0-1. |
Referee: C Foley (Dublin) |
Final
Antrim v London
5 July 1981 Final | Antrim | 3-17 - 3-14 | London | Fr. Healy Park, Loughguile |
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B Donnelly 1-3, J Crossey 1-2, P Boyle 0-4, B Laverty 1-0, D Donnelly 0-3, P McFaul 0-2, M O'Connell 0-2, G Cunningham 0-1. |
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T Taylor 2-3, M Hughes 1-0, M Burke 0-8, J Cormack 0-2, M Linnane 0-1. |
Referee: N O'Donoghue (Dublin) |
References[]
- Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
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