1981 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

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1981 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Dates10 May 1981 – 13 September 1981
Teams17
ChampionsColours of Tipperary.svg St. Finbarr's (21st title)
Dónal O'Grady (captain)
Gerald McCarthy (manager)
Runners-upFlag of Furnes, Belgium.svg Glen Rovers
Teddy O'Brien (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Top scorer(s)Colours of Tipperary.svg 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.

On 13 September 1981, St. Finbarr's won the championship following a 1-12 to 1-09 defeat of Glen Rovers in the final. This was their 21st championship title overall and their second title in succession.[1]

Christy Ryan from the St, Finbarr's club 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. 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

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

10 May 1981 Second round University College Cork 6-11 - 2-02 Carbery Liam MacCarthy Park, B'garvan
F Ryan 2-1, P O'Leary 1-4, G Motherway 2-0, White 1-2, N English 0-2, G Sheehan 0-1, T Coakley 0-1. D Healy 1-1, F O'Leary 1-0, P Crowley 0-1. Referee: T Linehan (Inniscarra)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
23 May 1981 Second round Nemo Rangers 2-07 - 0-14 Ballyhea Castletownroche

Quarter-finals

19 June 1981 Quarter-final St. Finbarr's 2-09 - 0-05 University College Cork Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
C McCarthy 1-4, C Ryan 1-0, J Meyler 0-2, J Barry-Murphy 0-1, J Cremin 0-1, J Allen 0-1. T Coakley 0-2, N English 0-1, M O'Donoghue 0-1, J Sheehan 0-1.
21 June 1981 Quarter-final Glen Rovers 4-09 - 1-04
(declared void)		 Youghal Clonmult Memorial Park, Midleton
28 June 1981 Quarter-final Blackrock 4-13 - 3-05 Ballyhea Pirc Mac Gearailt, Fermoy
R Cummins 2-1, E O'Sullivan 1-1, É O'Donoghue 1-1, D Buckley 0-4, T Cashman 0-3, T Deasy 0-2, P Moylan 0-1. Referee: J Motherway (Aghada)
18 July 1981 Quarter-final replay Glen Rovers 0-11 - 0-07 Youghal Clonmult Memorial Park, Midleton
P Horgan 0-6, J Hannigan 0-1, R Whitley 0-1, J Buckley 0-1, T Collins 0-1, P Ring 0-1. P Grace 0-3, T Coyne 0-2, S O'Leary 0-1, A O'Regan 0-1. Referee: F Murphy (Blackrock)
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

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)
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

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[]

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[]

  1. ^ "Senior Hurling Finals 1970 - Present". Cork GAA Finals website. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
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