1981 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship 1981
All Ireland Champions
WinnersKilkenny (12th win)
CaptainEddie Kennedy
ManagerEddie Keher
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upGalway
Provincial Champions
MunsterClare
LeinsterKilkenny
UlsterNot Played
ConnachtNot Played
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The 1981 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 51st staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928.

Tipperary entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Clare in the Munster final.

On 6 September 1981 Kilkenny won the championship following a 1-20 to 3-9 defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland final. This was their 12th All-Ireland title and their first in four championship seasons.

Results

Leinster Minor Hurling Championship

Final

12 July 1981 Final Kilkenny 3-10 - 3-9 Wexford Croke Park, Dublin
R Heffernan 1-2, D Carroll 1-0, L McCarthy 1-0, E Kennedy 1-0 (og), J McDonald 0-3, P Cleere 0-2, P Ryan 0-2, S Delahunty 0-1. T Morrissey 1-3, J Byrne 0-5, T Dempsey 1-0, E Cleary 0-1. Referee: JJ Bailey (Dublin)

Munster Minor Hurling Championship

First round

25 April 1981 First round Clare 4-07 - 1-06 Waterford Canon Hayes Park, Bansha
J Lynch 2-1, M Guilfoyle 1-2, D Chaplin 1-1, B McNamara 0-3. S Ahearne 0-5, P Curley 1-0, E O'Brien 0-1.
29 April 1981 First round Kerry 0-02 - 10-17 Tipperary Austin Stack Park, Tralee

Semi-finals

15 May 1981 Semi-final Tipperary 2-13 - 2-06 Limerick Páirc Mac Gearailt, Fermoy
W Peters 1-6, B Ryan 1-0, A Browne 0-3, S Nolan 0-2, D Fogarty 0-1, T Waters 0-1. M Nelligan 0-5, P McCarthy 1-1, JJ Thompson 1-0. Referee: J Moore (Waterford)
16 May 1981 Semi-final Clare 2-06 - 0-06 Cork Bruff
D Chaplin 2-0, M Guilfoyle 0-3, B McNamara 0-1, J Lynch 0-1, M Leamy 0-1. T O'Sullivan 0-3, J Noonan 0-2, K Kingston 0-1. Referee: M O'Grady (Tipperary)

Final

5 July 1981 Final Tipperary 3-11 - 3-13 Clare Semple Stadium, Thurles
A Brown 2-1, W Peters 1-4, P Kenny 0-2, S Nolan 0-1, PJ Kavanagh 0-1, D Fogarty 0-1, G Ryan 0-1. M Guilfoyle 1-3, V Donnellan 0-5, J Lynch 1-1, V O'Loughlin 1-0, B McNamara 0-2, A Walsh 0-2. Referee: F Murphy (Cork)

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

Semi-final

2 August 1981 Semi-final Galway 3-14 - 3-8 Clare Croke Park, Dublin
A Cunningham 2-2, T Keady 1-2, J Leahy 0-4, J Burke 0-2, M McGrath 0-2, P Burke 0-1, É Ryan 0-1. V Donnellan 2-4, J Cremmins 1-0, M Guilfoyle 0-2, V O'Loughlin 0-1, B McNamara 0-1. Referee: S Denton (Wexford)

Final

6 September 1981 Final Kilkenny 1-20 - 3-9 Galway Croke Park, Dublin
T Bawle 0-5, R Heffernan 0-5, L McCarthy 1-1, J McDonald 0-4, D Carroll 0-2, S Delahunty 0-2, P Cleere 0-1. M McGrath 1-2, É Ryan 1-1, A Cunningham 1-0, J Leahy 0-3, P Burke 0-1, P Winters 0-1, M Coleman 0-1. Referee: M Kelleher (Kildare)


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