1981 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

Annual hurling competition season October 2020 October 2020 1981 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship 14 20px|Border James Stephens Brian Cody 6 20px|Border Fenians John Henderson 1980 1980 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship 1982 1982 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship The 1981 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 87th staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board in 1887.http://hoganstand.com/Kilkenny/ClubTitles Club titles - Kilkenny Hogan Stand 6 October 2018 Ballyhale Shamrocks entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Fenians in a quarter-final replay.https://www.clubinfo.ie/club/ballyhale-shamrocks-hc/ Ballyhale Shamrocks HC Club Info 6 October 2018 The final was played on 11 October 1981 at Nowlan Park in Kilkenny, between James Stephens and Fenians, in what was their fourth meeting in the final overall and a first meeting in the final in eight years. James Stephens won the match by 2-10 to 0-08 to claim their sixth championship title overall and a first title in five years.https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaa/hurling/stephens-hold-out-against-djs-incredible-late-tornado/a/148956497.html Stephens hold out against DJ's incredible late tornado Irish Independent 1 November 2004 6 October 2018https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/james-stephens-hold-on-1.1164458 James Stephens hold on Irish Times 1 November 2004 6 October 2018 Knockout stage Quarter-finals 22 August 1981 Quarter-final James Stephens 1-15 - 0-10 Conahy Shamrocks B Walton 0-9, A Egan 1-1, J Hennessy 0-4, T McCormack 0-1. S Muldowney 0-6, K Brennan 0-2, P Mulhall 0-1, N Mulhall 0-1. Nowlan Park 23 August 1981 Quarter-final Fenians 3-09 - 1-15 Ballyhale Shamrocks B Fitzpatrick 2-3, B Purcell 1-1, C Power 0-3, J Power 0-1, M Garrett 0-1. G Fennelly 0-8, L Fennelly 1-0, M Fennelly 0-2, M Mason 0-1, F Holohan 0-1, B Fennelly 0-1, J Walsh 0-1, D Fennelly 0-1. Nowlan Park 23 August 1981 Quarter-final Muckalee/Ballyfoyle Rangers 3-15 - 3-09 Rower-Inistioge P Moran 2-3, J Brennan 0-8, T Moran 1-2, John Moran 0-1, D Coonan 0-1. E Keher 2-4, M Lyng 1-1, S Lester 0-1, J Prendergast 0-1, T Malone 0-1, D Meaney 0-1. Nowlan Park 30 August 1981 Quarter-final Erin's Own 0-24 - 3-09 St Patrick's S Coogan 0-10, M Nash 0-4, Mick Brennan 0-4, S Grennan 0-3, Martin Brennan 0-2, M Fogarty 0-1. P Gannon 0-6, S Stapleton 2-1, J Ruth 1-0, M O'Shea 0-1, M Ruth 0-1. Nowlan Park 30 August 1981 Quarter-final replay Fenians 2-11 - 1-12 Ballyhale Shamrocks B Fitzpatrick 1-6, G Henderson 1-0, P Delaney 0-3, E Grehan 0-1, B Purcell 0-1. G Fennelly 1-7, B Fennelly 0-1, M Fennelly 0-1, S Grace 0-1, M Kelly 0-1, R Reid 0-1. Nowlan Park Semi-finals 27 September 1981 Semi-final James Stephens 0-16 - 0-07 Muckalee/Ballyfoyle Rangers B Walton 0-8, J McCormack 0-3, P Brennan 0-2, D McCormack 0-1, A Egan 0-1, M Crotty 0-1. J Brennan 0-4, P Moran 0-1, T Moran 0-1, D Coonan 0-1. Nowlan Park 27 September 1981 Semi-final Fenians 2-15 - 2-07 Erin's Own B Purcell 2-2, B Fitzpatrick 0-5, G Henderson 0-3, P Delaney 0-2, M Garrett 0-1, E Grehan 0-1, J Power 0-1. M Nash 1-3, E Wallace 1-0, S Brennan 0-2, M Brennan 0-1, S Coogan 0-1. Nowlan Park Final 11 October 1981 Final James Stephens 2-10 - 0-08 Fenians A Egan 1-1, B Walton 0-4, M Crotty 1-0, J McCormack 0-2, D McCormack 0-1, T McCormack 0-1, J O'Brien 0-1. B Fitzpatrick 0-4, W Purcell 0-2, P Delaney 0-1, M Garrett 0-1. Nowlan Park References Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship Category:Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship