1980 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

The 1980 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 86th staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board in 1887.

1980 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

Teams	14
Champions	Ballyhale Shamrocks (3rd title) Richie Reid (captain)
Runners-up	Muckalee/Ballyfoyle Rangers Tony Maher (captain)
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Ballyhale Shamrocks were the defending champions.

On 2 November 1980, Ballyhale Shamrocks won the championship after a 3–13 to 1–10 defeat of Muckalee/Ballyfoyle Rangers in the final replay. It was their third championship title overall and their third title in succession.

Results

Group 1

Table

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Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Muckalee/Ballyfoyle Rangers	6	5	1	0	13-75	6-50	46	11
Fenians	6	5	1	0	7-77	6-41	39	11
Erin's Own	6	3	0	3	10-63	9-57	9	6
Galmoy	6	3	0	3	17-47	14-58	-2	6
Conahy Shamrocks	6	3	0	3	9-55	8-54	4	6
Bennettsbridge	6	1	0	5	10-36	11-63	-30	2
Windgap	6	0	0	6	9-48	21-77	-71	0

Group 2

Table

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Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Ballyhale Shamrocks	6	4	2	0	9-67	14-40	12	10
James Stephens	6	4	1	1	11-62	11-44	18	9
Rower-Inistioge	6	3	3	0	19-50	14-47	18	9
St. Patrick's	6	2	2	2	20-52	14-61	9	6
O'Loughlin Gaels	6	2	0	4	14-53	9-63	5	4
St. Lachtain's	6	2	0	4	9-63	14-54	-6	2
Mooncoin	6	0	0	6	11-30	27-68	-86	0

Play-offs

Erin's Own v Galmoy

2 August 1980 Play-off	Erin's Own	3-13 - 1-05	Galmoy	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	T Brennan 2-1, M 'China' Brennan 1-3, P Boran 0-2, M 'Cloney' Brennan 0-2, E Wallace 0-2.		B Harte 1-1, L Norton 0-2, J Whelan 0-1, W Phelan 0-1.	Referee: D Butler

Galmoy v Conahy Shamrocks

9 August 1980 Play-off	Galmoy	5-09 - 2-11	Conahy Shamrocks	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	J Phelan 3-5, W Phelan 1-3, B Harte 1-1.		N Mulhall 2-2, K Brennan 0-4, P Brennan 0-3, P Mulhall 0-1, K Mulhall 0-1.	Referee: M Meally (Railyard)

Quarter-finals

Rower-Inistioge v Fenians

23 August 1980 Quarter-final	Rower-Inistioge	2-09 - 2-17	Fenians	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	E Keher 2-5, J Prendergast 0-3, S Lester 0-1.		B Purcell 1-6, P Delaney 1-3, B Fitzpatrick 0-4, J Ryan 0-2, E Graham 0-1, B Broderick 0-1.	Referee: M Meally (Railyard)

St. Patrick's v Muckalee/Ballyfoyle Rangers

24 August 1980 Quarter-final	St. Patrick's	1-05 - 2-16	Muckalee/Ballyfoyle Rangers	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	M ruth 1-2, J Brophy 0-1, B Murphy 0-1, J Ruth 0-1.		T Moran 1-6, D Nolan 1-0, M Maher 0-2, D Coonan 0-2, P Moran 0-2, P Maher 0-2, J Moran 0-1, M Morrissey 0-1.	Referee: J Murphy (Tullogher)

Ballyhale Shamrocks v Galmoy

24 August 1980 Quarter-final	Ballyhale Shamrocks	4-13 - 0-09	Galmoy	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	G Fennelly 2-4, B Fennelly 1-2, M Dempsey 1-0, L Fennelly 0-3, S Reid 0-2, W Phelan 0-1, M Kelly 0-1.		W Harte 0-3, W Phelan 0-3, MJ Ryan 0-2, E Cullinane 0-1.	Referee: D Butler (Frehsford)

James Stephens v Erin's Own

24 August 1980 Quarter-final	James Stephens	2-12 - 1-10	Erin's Own	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	A Egan 2-0, L O'Brien 0-4, D McCormack 0-3, J McCormack 0-3, B Cody 0-2.		M Nash 0-5, S Coogan 1-1, M 'Cloney' Brennan 0-2, M 'China' Brennan 0-1, E Brennan 0-1.	Referee: P Long (Stoneyford)

Semi-finals

James Stephens v Ballyhale Shamrocks

28 September 1980 Semi-final	James Stephens	1-07 - 1-07	Ballyhale Shamrocks	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	B Walton 0-6, L O'Brien 1-0, A Egan 0-1.		G Fennelly 1-04, M Fennelly 0-1, B Fennelly 0-1, L Fennelly 0-1.	Referee: M Meally (Railyard)

Muckalee/Ballyfoyle Rangers v Fenians

28 September 1980 Semi-final	Muckalee/Ballyfoyle Rangers	3-13 - 1-08	Fenians	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	T Moran 2-6, D Nolan 1-0, J Brennan 0-3, P Moran 0-2, John Moran 0-1, M Morrissey 0-1.		M Garrett 1-2, B Fitzpatrick 0-4, G Henderson 0-1, P Delaney 0-1.	Referee: P Long (Stoneyford)

James Stephens v Ballyhale Shamrocks

5 October 1980 Semi-final replay	James Stephens	0-12 - 2-13	Ballyhale Shamrocks	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	L O'Brien0-6, B Walton 0-3, J McCormack 0-2, J Hennessy 0-1.		G Fennelly 2-5, M Fennelly 0-2, S Reid 0-2, L Fennelly 0-2, S Fennelly 0-1, B Fennelly 0-1.	Referee: M Meally (Railyard)

Final

Ballyhale Shamrocks v Muckalee/Ballyfoyle Rangers

19 October 1980 Final	Ballyhale Shamrocks	3-10 - 2-13	Muckalee/Ballyfoyle Rangers	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	L Fennelly 2-0, G Fennelly 0-6, M Kelly 1-0, B Fennelly 0-3, M Fennelly 0-1.		J Brennan 0-9, T Moran 1-2, P Moran 1-0, J Moran 0-1, M Morrissey 0-1.

Ballyhale Shamrocks v Muckalee/Ballyfoyle Rangers

2 November 1980 Final replay	Ballyhale Shamrocks	3-13 - 1-10	Muckalee/Ballyfoyle Rangers	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	G Fennelly 1-5, L Fennelly 2-0, S Grace 0-3, M Kelly 0-2, S Fennelly 0-1, M Fennelly 0-1, J Walsh 0-1.		J Brennan 0-7, T Moran 1-2, D Coonan 0-1.	Referee: M Meally (Railward)