1981 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

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.

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
1980
1982

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

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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)

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)

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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