1981 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

Annual hurling competition season

1981 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Dates10 May – 13 September 1981
Teams17
Champions St. Finbarr's (21st title)
Dónal O'Grady (captain)
Gerald McCarthy (manager)
Runners-up Glen Rovers
Teddy O'Brien (captain)
Jerry O'Sullivan (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored68 (4.25 per match)
Points scored305 (19.06 per match)
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

University College Cork v Carbery
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)
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)
Nemo Rangers v Ballyhea
23 May 1981 Second round Nemo Rangers 2-07 - 4-10 Ballyhea Castletownroche

Quarter-finals

St. Finbarr's v University College Cork
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.
Glen Rovers v Youghal
21 June 1981 Quarter-final Glen Rovers 4-09 - 1-04
(declared void)		 Youghal Clonmult Memorial Park, Midleton
Blackrock v Ballyhea
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)
Glen Rovers v Youghal
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)
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
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Christy Ryan St. Finbarr's 6-05 23 4 5.75
2 Éamonn O'Donoghue Blackrock 4-04 16 3 5.33
3 Pat Horgan Glen Rovers 1-12 15 4 3.75
Paddy Ring Glen Rovers 1-12 15 4 3.75
5 Ray Cummins Blackrock 4-02 14 3 4.66
Charlie McCarthy St. Finbarr's 1-11 14 4 3.50
Bertie Óg Murphy Sarsfields 1-11 14 4 3.50
John Fenton Midleton 0-14 14 3 4.66
9 Kevin Hennessy Midleton 3-04 13 3 4.33
Tom O'Neill Glen Rovers 3-04 13 4 3.25

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. ^ "The Barrs - a history". St. Finbarr's GAA website. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Senior Hurling Finals 1970 - Present". Cork GAA Finals website. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  3. ^ "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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