1981 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final

none October 2018 October 2018 1981 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final 1981 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Offaly 40px 2–12 Galway 40px 0–15 6 September 1981 Croke Park Dublin Frank Murphy (Cork) 71,348 1980 1982 The 1981 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was the 94th All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the 1981 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, an inter-county hurling tournament for the top teams in Ireland. The match was held at Croke Park, Dublin, on 6 September 1981, between Galway and Offaly. The reigning champions lost to their Leinster opponents, who won their first senior hurling title, on a score line of 2–12 to 0–15. Johnny Flaherty scored a handpassed goal in this game; this was before the handpassed goal was ruled out of the game as hurling's technical standards improved.Dermot Crowe https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/camogie/dermot-crowe-breaking-new-ground-on-final-day-as-kilkenny-look-to-bury-pain-of-defeat-38477275.html Breaking new ground on final day as Kilkenny look to bury pain of defeat Sunday Independent 8 September 2019 8 September 2019 ...the handpassed goal, which was once allowed in the men's game, hard as it is to believe now. In 1981 Johnny Flaherty won Offaly's first All-Ireland with one such score. Match details 1981-09-06Final Offaly 2–12 – 0–15 Galway Croke Park, Dublin 71,348 F. Murphy (Cork) _OffalyGAA 4fa36f fffff 4fa36f FFFFFF 4fa36f Offaly _collarwhite 800000 800000 800000 FFFFFF 800000 Galway References All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, 1981 Category:All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship finals Category:GAA finals at Croke Park Category:Galway county hurling team matches Category:Offaly county hurling team matches All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final