1980 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

1986 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates 25 May – 7 September 1980
Teams 12
All-Ireland champions
Winning team Galway (2nd win)
Captain Joe Connolly
Manager Cyril Farrell
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team Limerick
Captain Seán Foley
Manager Noel Drumgoole
Provincial champions
Munster Limerick
Leinster Offaly
Ulster Not Played
Connacht Not Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played 11
Top Scorer Éamonn Cregan (5–18)
Player of the Year Joe Connolly
All-Star Team See here
1979
1981

The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship of 1980 was the 94th staging of Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Galway won the championship, beating Limerick 2–15 to 3–9 in the final at Croke Park, Dublin.

The championship

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Munster Championship

First round: (1 match) This is a single match between the first two teams drawn from the province of Munster. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winner of the lone quarter-final joins the other three Munster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the final.

Final: (1 match) The winner of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the All-Ireland final.

Leinster Championship

First round: (1 match) This is a single match between the first two teams drawn from the province of Leinster. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winner of the lone quarter-final joins the other three Leinster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the final.

Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the All-Ireland semi-final.

All-Ireland Championship

Quarter-final: (1 match) This is a single match between Galway and the winners of the All-Ireland 'B' championship. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the semi-final where they play the Leinster champions.

Semi-final: (1 match) This is a single match between the Leinster champions and the winners of the lone quarter-final. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the final where they play the Munster champions.

Final: (1 match) The Munster champions and the winners of the lone semi-final contest this game.

Results

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

25 May
First round
Laois 0–12 – 2–10 Offaly
F. Keenan (0–6), C. Jones (0–4), M. Walsh (0–1). J. Flaherty (1–5), M. Corrigan (1–2), K. Dollard (0–1), J. Kelly (0–3).
O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Referee: N. O'Donoghue (Dublin)

15 June
Semi-Final
Offaly 0–18 – 0–10 Dublin
P. Horan (0–6), P. Kirwan (0–4), J. Flaherty (0–4), M. Corrigan (0–3), B. Keeshan (0–1). G. Hayes (0–4), J. Cunningham (0–2), V. Holden (0–2), J. Morris (0–2).
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: J. Denton (Wexford)

15 June
Semi-Final
Kilkenny 4–18 – 3–16 Wexford
B. Fitzpatrick (1–11), M. Ruth (1–1), M. Kennedy (1–1), M. Brennan (1–1), G. Fennelly (0–2), J. Hennessy (0–1), J. Wall (0–1). N. Buggy (2–1), T. Doran (1–1), M. Casey (0–4), S. Kinsella (0–3), J. Murphy (0–3), G. O'Connor (0–2), M. Jacob (0–1), J. Higgins (0–1).
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: G. Kirwan (Offaly)

13 July
Final
Offaly 3–17 – 5–10 Kilkenny
J. Flaherty (2–0), P. Horan (0–6), B. Bermingham (1–2), M. Corrigan (0–4), P. Kirwan (0–4), J. Kelly (0–1). M. Ruth (3–1), B. Fitzpatrick (1–5), M. Crotty (1–0), J. Hennessy (0–1), G. Fennelly (0–1), J. Wall (0–1), K. Fennelly (0–1).
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 9,613
Referee: N. O'Donoghue (Dublin)

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

1 June
First round
Clare 3–13 – 2–11 Waterford
N. Ryan (2–2), E. O'Connor (1–2), J. Callinan (0–3), C. Honan (0–2), S. Hehir (0–1), T. Ryan (0–1), P. O'Connor (0–1), M. Meehan (0–1). P. Curran (1–0), M. Hickey (1–0), M. Walsh (0–3), D. Fitzpatrick (0–3), E. Rockett (0–2), M. Ormond (0–1), M. Whelan (0–1).
Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
Referee: J. Moloney (Tipperary)

16 June
Semi-Final
Limerick 3–13 – 2–9 Clare
E. Cregan (2–5), J. McKenna (1–1), O. O'Connor (0–3), W. Fitzmaurice (0–2), David Punch (0–1), L. O'Donoghue (0–1). C. Honan (1–2), E. O'Connor (1–1), P. Morey (0–3), N. Casey (0–1), S. Hehir (0–1), P. O'Connor (0–1).
Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
Attendance: 16,000
Referee: G. Ryan (Tipperary)

23 June
Semi-Final
Tipperary 1–12 – 2–17 Cork
S. Bourke (1–3), T. Butler (0–4), P. Queally (0–2), G. Stapleton (0–1), E. O'Shea (0–1), J. Kehoe (0–1). J. Fenton (0–7), T. Cashman (1–2), R. Cummins (0–4), S. O'Leary (1–0), P. Horgan (0–2), E. O'Donoghue (0–1), J. Barry-Murphy (0–1).
Semple Stadium, Thurles
Attendance: 42,836
Referee: J. J. Landers (Waterford)

20 July
Final
Limerick 2–14 – 2–10 Cork
E. Cregan (1–6), O. O'Connor (1–1), David Punch (0–2), J. McKenna (0–1), L. O'Donoghue (0–1), W. Fitzmaurice (0–1), S. Foley (0–1), J. Carroll (0–1). J. Fenton (0–6), E. O'Donoghue (1–1), S. O'Leary (1–0), D. Coughlan (0–1), T. Crowley (0–1), P. Horgan (0–1).
Semple Stadium, Thurles
Attendance: 43,090
Referee: J. J. Landers (Waterford)

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

20 July
Quarter-Final
Galway 5–15 – 1–11 Kildare
Joe Connolly (3–5), John Connolly (1–2), F. Burke (1–1), M. Connolly (0–3), P. J. Molloy (0–1), P. Ryan (0–1), B. Forde (0–1), I. Clarke (0–1). M. Moore (1–2), J. Walsh (0–5), T. Carew (0–3), N. Walsh (0–1).
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 3,668
Referee: J. O'Meara (Tipperary)

3 August
Semi-Final
Galway 4–9 – 3–10 Offaly
John Connolly (2–0), N. Lane (1–2), B. Forde (1–2), I. Clarke (0–1), Joe Connolly (0–1), S. Linnane (0–1), S. Mahon (0–1), P. J. Molloy (0–1). Report B. Bermingham (2–0), M. Corrigan (1–1), P. Horan (0–4), J. Flaherty (0–2), P. Carroll (0–2), P. Delaney (0–1).
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 21,280
Referee: J. J. Landers (Waterford)

7 September
Final
Galway 2–15 – 3–9 Limerick
B. Forde (1–5), Joe Connolly (0–4), P. J. Molloy (1–0), N. Lane (0–3), John Connolly (0–2), J. Ryan (0–1). E. Cregan (2–7), J. McKenna (1–1), B. Carroll (0–1).
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 64,895
Referee: N. O'Donoghue (Dublin)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

Top scorers

Season

Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Éamonn Cregan Limerick 5–18 33 3 11.00
2 Billy Fitzpatrick Kilkenny 2–16 22 2 11.00
3 Johnny Flaherty Offaly 3–11 20 4 5.00
4 Joe Connolly Galway 3–10 19 3 6.33
5 Mark Corrigan Offaly 2–10 16 4 4.00
Pádraig Horan Offaly 0-16 16 3 5.33
7 Matt Ruth Kilkenny 4-2 14 2 7.00
Bernie Forde Galway 2-8 14 3 4.66
9 John Connolly Galway 3-4 13 3 4.33
John Fenton Cork 0-13 13 2 6.50

Single game

Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Joe Connolly Galway 3–5 14 Kildare
Billy Fitzpatrick Kilkenny 1–11 14 Wexford
3 Éamonn Cregan Limerick 2–7 13 Galway
4 Éamonn Cregan Limerick 2–5 11 Clare
5 Matt Ruth Kilkenny 3–1 10 Offaly
6 Éamonn Cregan Limerick 1–6 9 Cork
7 Noel Ryan Clare 2–2 8 Waterford
Bernie Forde Galway 1–5 8 Limerick
Billy Fitzpatrick Kilkenny 1–5 8 Offaly
Johnny Flaherty Offaly 1–5 8 Laois

References

See also

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