1980–81 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship

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.

1980–81 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship
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Champions St. Finbarr's (2nd title)
Runners-up Walterstown
← 1979–80 (Previous) (Next) 1981–82 →

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 Ballinlough Sportsfield
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 Kilmihil 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 Tara Páirc Ghabhán Uí Dhufaigh

Semi-finals

3 May 1981 Semi-final Walterstown 2-12 - 1-05 St. Mary's Páirc Tailteann
24 May 1981 Semi-final St. Finbarr's 0-08 - 0-04 Scotstown Páirc Uí Chaoimh

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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