1980 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Irish intercounty hurling championship June 2021 1980 25 May – 7 September 1980 12 Limerick Offaly 11 15px|border Joe Connolly Galway 2nd Joe Connolly Cyril Farrell Limerick Seán Foley Noel Drumgoole 52 (4.72 per game) 279 (25.36 per game) 15px|border Éamonn Cregan (5–18) 1979 1981 The 1980 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 94th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The draw for the 1980 fixtures took place in September 1979. The championship began on 25 May 1980 and ended on 7 September 1980. Kilkenny were the defending champions but were defeated by Offaly in the Leinster final.https://www.joe.ie/uncategorized/five-of-the-best-leinster-hurling-finals-37847 Five of the best Leinster hurling finals JOE.ie 13 January 2020 Laois re-entered the Leinster Championship, having won the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship the previous year. On 7 September 1980, Galway won the championship following a 2–15 to 3–9 defeat of Limerick in the All-Ireland final.http://www.independent.ie/sport/hurling/the-men-who-changed-the-face-of-galway-hurling-25965010.html The men who changed the face of Galway hurling Irish Independent 25 July 2015 7 September 2005 This was their second All-Ireland title, their first in fifty-seven championship seasons. Limerick's Éamonn Cregan was the championship's top scorer with 5–18. Galway's Joe Connolly was the choice for Texaco Hurler of the Year. Format After a series of disappointing Munster finals in previous years, the Munster Council took the risk of a repetition and decided to stick with an open draw for the 1980 championship. Similarly, the Leinster Council decided to abandon their policy of seeding Kilkenny and Wexford on opposite sides of the draw in favour of an open draw. Team changes To Championship Promoted from the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship Kildare From Championship Relegated to the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship None Teams General information Twelve counties will compete in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: six teams in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, five teams in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship and one team from the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship. CountyLast provincial titleLast championship titlePosition in 1979 ChampionshipCurrent championshipborder|20x20px Clare19321914Semi-finals (Munster Senior Hurling Championship) Munster Senior Hurling Championshipborder|20x20px Cork19791978Semi-finalsMunster Senior Hurling Championshipborder|20x20px Dublin19611938Semi-finals (Leinster Senior Hurling Championship)Leinster Senior Hurling Championshipborder|20x20px Galway19221923Runners-upLeinster Senior Hurling Championshipborder|20x20px Kildare——Semi-finals (All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship) All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championshipborder|20x20px Kilkenny19791979ChampionsLeinster Senior Hurling Championshipborder|20x20px Laois19491915Quarter-finalsLeinster Senior Hurling Championshipborder|20x20px Limerick19741973Runners-up (Munster Senior Hurling Championship) Munster Senior Hurling Championshipborder|20x20px Offaly——Semi-finals (Leinster Senior Hurling Championship)Leinster Senior Hurling Championshipborder|20x20px Tipperary19711971Semi-finals (Munster Senior Hurling Championship) Munster Senior Hurling Championshipborder|20x20px Waterford19631959Quarter-finals (Munster Senior Hurling Championship) Munster Senior Hurling Championshipborder|20x20px Wexford19771968Runners-up (Leinster Senior Hurling Championship)Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Provincial championships Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Quarter-final 25 May 1980 Quarter-final 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 N. O'Donoghue (Dublin) Semi-finals 15 June 1980 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 J. Denton (Wexford) 15 June 1980 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 G. Kirwan (Offaly) Final 13 July 1980 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). 9,613 Croke Park, Dublin N. O'Donoghue (Dublin) Munster Senior Hurling Championship Quarter-final 1 June 1980 Quarter-final 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 J. Moloney (Tipperary) Semi-finals 16 June 1980 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). 16,000 Gaelic Grounds, Limerick G. Ryan (Tipperary) 22 June 1980 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). 42,836 Semple Stadium, Thurles J. J. Landers (Waterford) Final 20 July 1980 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). 43,090 Semple Stadium, Thurles J. J. Landers (Waterford) All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final border|20px Galway 5–15 border|20px Kildare 1–11 border|20px Offaly 3–10 border|20px Galway 4–09 border|20px Galway 2–15 border|20px Limerick 3–09 All-Ireland quarter-finals 20 July 1980 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). 3,668 Croke Park, Dublin J. O'Meara (Tipperary) All-Ireland semi-finals 3 August 1980 Semi-final Galway 4–9 – 3–10 Offaly Report 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). B. Bermingham (2–0), M. Corrigan (1–1), P. Horan (0–4), J. Flaherty (0–2), P. Carroll (0–2), P. Delaney (0–1). 21,280 Croke Park, Dublin J. J. Landers (Waterford) All-Ireland Final 7 September 1980 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). 64,895 Croke Park, Dublin N. O'Donoghue (Dublin) 1980 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final Championship statistics Miscellaneous For the first time since 1969 the Leinster final sees a pairing other than Kilkenny and Wexford. The Leinster final sees Offaly defeat Kilkenny to take their very first provincial title. Limerick's victory in the Munster final foils Cork's hopes of an unprecedented sixth provincial title in-a-row. In the All-Ireland semi-final between Galway and Offaly the referee, J. J. Landers, signalled the end of the game with 52 seconds of normal time yet to be played and at least another half a minute of 'lost' time to be added on. Offaly were in the middle of a comeback at that stage, after cutting Galway's lead from nine points to just two. The game is also the first-ever championship meeting between these two sides. Galway's victory over Limerick in the championship decider is their first All-Ireland title since 1923. Scoring statistics Top scorers overall Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Éamonn CreganLimerick5–1833311.002Billy FitzpatrickKilkenny2–1622211.003Johnny FlahertyOffaly3–112045.004Joe ConnollyGalway3–101936.335Mark CorriganOffaly2–101644.00Pádraig HoranOffaly0–161635.337Matt RuthKilkenny4-021427.00Bernie FordeGalway2-081434.669John ConnollyGalway3-041334.33John FentonCork0–131326.50 Top scorers in a single game Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition1Joe ConnollyGalway3–0514KildareBilly FitzpatrickKilkenny1–1114Wexford3Éamonn CreganLimerick2–0713Galway4Éamonn CreganLimerick2–0511Clare5Matt RuthKilkenny3–0110Offaly6Éamonn CreganLimerick1–069Cork7Noel RyanClare2–028WaterfordBernie FordeGalway1–058LimerickBilly FitzpatrickKilkenny1–058OffalyJohnny FlahertyOffaly1–058Laois Broadcasting The following matches were broadcast live on television in Ireland on RTÉ. Round RTÉ All-Ireland semi-final Galway vs Offaly All-Ireland finalLimerick vs Galway Sources Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005). Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005). References 1980 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship