1981 All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship

1981 All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship
Tournament details
Country Ireland
 England
Final positions
ChampionsAntrim
Runner-upLondon
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The 1981 All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship 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 Fr. Healy Park, Loughguile.

Results

All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship

First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Down 5-06, 5-11
Meath 1-04, 0-03 Down 1-10
Kildare 0-17
Kildare 0-14
Antrim 2-15
Armagh 0-08
Antrim 4-18
Antrim 1-07, 4-17
Kerry 0-10, 1-09
Roscommon 3-08
Kerry 3-14
Kerry 3-21
Carlow 1-15
Wicklow 3-11
Carlow  2-16

First round

10 May 1981 First round Down 5-6 - 1-4 Meath McKenna Park, Ballycran
H Gilmore 2-3, K Doherty 2-0, W McAvera 1-0, Gerrard Lennon 0-2, P Braniff 0-1. B O'Neill 0-4, F McCann 1-0. Referee: A Thompson (Antrim)
17 May 1981 First round refixture Down 5-11 - 0-3 Meath McKenna Park, Ballycran
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. S Ryan 0-1, F McCann 0-1, J Reilly 0-1. Referee: A Thompson (Antrim)
17 May 1981 First round Roscommon 3-8 - 3-14 Kerry Athleague GAA Grounds
A Flaherty 2-1, P Dolan 1-4, H Crowley 0-3. J Bunyan 0-8, T Nolan 2-1, F Bowler 1-1, J Regan 0-2, C Nolan 0-1, J Kelly 0-1.
17 May 1981 First round Wicklow 3-11 - 2-16 Carlow Aughrim Park, Aughrim
17 May 1981 First round Armagh 0-8 - 4-18 Antrim Garard McGleenan Park, Keady

Quarter-final

24 May 1981 Quarter-final Down 1-10 - 0-17 Kildare McKenna Park, Ballycran
H Gilmore 1-2, B Mullan 0-4, W Coulter 0-2, B Braniff 0-1, C O'Flynn 0-1. 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.

Semi-finals

31 May 1981 Semi-final Antrim 2-15 - 0-14 Kildare Croke Park, Dublin
D Donnelly 2-1, P Boyle 0-7, P McFaul 0-2, E Donnelly 0-2, D McNaughton 0-2, B Donnelly 0-1. 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)
31 May 1981 Semi-final Kerry 3-21 - 1-15 Carlow Canon Hayes Park, Bansha
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. 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

14 June 1981 Home final Antrim 1-7 - 0-10 Kerry Croke Park, Dublin
B Donnelly 1-1, D McNaughton 0-2, E Donnelly 0-2, P Boyle 0-1, S Donnelly 0-1. 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)
21 June 1981 Home final replay Antrim 4-17 - 1-9 Kerry Parnell Park, Dublin
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. 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

5 July 1981 Final Antrim 3-17 - 3-14 London Fr. Healy Park, Loughguile
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. 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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