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.
| Dates | 10 May – 13 September 1981 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 17 | ||
| Champions |  St. Finbarr's (21st title)Dónal O'Grady (captain) Gerald McCarthy (manager) | ||
| Runners-up |  Glen RoversTeddy O'Brien (captain) Jerry O'Sullivan (manager) | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 16 | ||
| Goals scored | 68 (4.25 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 305 (19.06 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Christy Ryan (6-05) | ||
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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
editAt 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
editTo Championship
editPromoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship
Results
editFirst round
| 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
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 23 May 1981 Second round | Nemo Rangers | 2-07 - 4-10 | Ballyhea | Castletownroche |
Quarter-finals
| 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. |
| 21 June 1981 Quarter-final | Glen Rovers | 4-09 - 1-04 (declared void) | Youghal | Clonmult Memorial Park, Midleton |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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
| 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) |
| 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
| 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
editTop scorers
edit- 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
edit- 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
edit- ^ "The Barrs - a history". St. Finbarr's GAA website. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ "Senior Hurling Finals 1970 - Present". Cork GAA Finals website. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ "Cork tried hurling and football groups stages at club level from 1978 to '80". Echo Live. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2022.