1981 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

Annual hurling competition season July 2021 July 2021 1981 Cork Senior Hurling Championship 10 May – 13 September 1981 17 20px|border St. Finbarr's 21 Dónal O'Grady Gerald McCarthy 20px|border Glen Rovers Teddy O'Brien Jerry O'Sullivan 16 68 305 20px|border Christy Ryan (6-05) 1980 1980 Cork Senior Hurling Championship 1982 1982 Cork Senior Hurling Championship 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. 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.http://www.stfinbarrsnhf.ie/contentPage/346845/t_h_e_b_a_r_r_s-a_h_i_s_t_o_r_y The Barrs - a history St. Finbarr's GAA website 24 June 2022 2 July 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190702122900/http://www.stfinbarrsnhf.ie/contentPage/346845/t_h_e_b_a_r_r_s-a_h_i_s_t_o_r_y deadhttp://homepage.eircom.net/~kod/senior_hurling_3.htm Senior Hurling Finals 1970 - Present Cork GAA Finals website 9 August 2016 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304193548/http://homepage.eircom.net/~kod/senior_hurling_3.htm dead Christy Ryan was the championship's top scorer with 6-05. Format change At 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.https://www.echolive.ie/corksport/arid-40274987.html Cork tried hurling and football groups stages at club level from 1978 to '80 Echo Live 29 April 2021 11 July 2022 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 To Championship Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship Ballyhea Results First round 10 May 1981 First round Avondhu 0-10 - 2-10 Éire Óg 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. Banteer M O'Flaherty (Blackrock) Second round 10 May 1981 Second round University College Cork 6-11 - 2-02 Carbery 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. Liam MacCarthy Park, B'garvan T Linehan (Inniscarra) 17 May 1981 Second round Sarsfields 1-18 - 1-06 Seandún 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. Riverstown M Keane (Cloughduv) 24 May 1981 Second round Glen Rovers 2-14 - 1-06 Imokilly 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. Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork M O'Flaherty (Blackrock) 24 May 1981 Second round Youghal 1-13 - 1-06 Éire Óg 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. Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork F Murphy (Blackrock) 24 May 1981 Second round Blackrock 3-15 - 2-06 Muskerry 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. Cloughduv N Hallihan (Bandon) 5 June 1981 Second round St. Finbarr's 5-08 - 4-09 Na Piarsaigh 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. Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork F Murphy (Blackrock) 21 June 1981 Second round Midleton 1-12 - 0-09 Carrigdhoun 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. Clonmult Memorial Park, Midleton 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 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. Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork 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 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. Pirc Mac Gearailt, Fermoy J Motherway (Aghada) 18 July 1981 Quarter-final replay Glen Rovers 0-11 - 0-07 Youghal 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. Clonmult Memorial Park, Midleton F Murphy (Blackrock) 25 July 1981 Quarter-final Midleton 2-14 - 4-05 Sarsfields 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. Páirc Uí Chonaill, Cobh M O'Flaherty (Blackrock) Semi-finals 23 August 1981 Semi-final Glen Rovers 5-09 - 3-11 Blackrock 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. Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork S O'Grady (Limerick) 29 August 1981 Semi-final St. Finbarr's 3-11 - 2-12 Midleton 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. Riverstown Final 13 September 1981 Final St. Finbarr's 1-12 - 1-09 Glen Rovers 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. Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork F Murphy (Blackrock) Championship statistics Top scorers Top scorers overall Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Christy RyanSt. Finbarr's6-052345.752Éamonn O'DonoghueBlackrock4-041635.333Pat HorganGlen Rovers1-121543.75Paddy RingGlen Rovers1-121543.755Ray CumminsBlackrock4-021434.66Charlie McCarthySt. Finbarr's1-111443.50Bertie Óg MurphySarsfields1-111443.50John FentonMidleton0-141434.669Kevin HennessyMidleton3-041334.33Tom O'NeillGlen Rovers3-041343.25 Miscellaneous 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 Cork Senior Hurling Championship Category:Cork Senior Hurling Championship