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.[1][2]
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.[3] 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
Results
First round
Avondhu v Éire Óg
10 May 1981 First round | Avondhu | 0-10 - 2-10 | Éire Óg | Banteer |
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D Coughlan 0-3, J Buckley 0-2, J Dennehy 0-2, P Shanahan 0-1, D Relihan 0-1, D Herlihy 0-1. |
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S O'Leary 1-4, D Desmond 0-2, M Flynn 0-1, D Flynn 0-1. |
Referee: M O'Flaherty (Blackrock) |
Second round
Sarsfields v Seandún
17 May 1981 Second round | Sarsfields | 1-18 - 1-06 | Seandún | Riverstown |
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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. |
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P O'Sullivan 1-3, W McCarthy 0-2, S Lucey 0-1. |
Referee: M Keane (Cloughduv) |
Youghal v Éire Óg
24 May 1981 Second round | Youghal | 1-13 - 1-06 | Éire Óg | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork |
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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. |
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D Desmond 0-4, C Malone 1-0, J Flynn 0-1, J O'Leary 0-1. |
Referee: F Murphy (Blackrock) |
Blackrock v Muskerry
24 May 1981 Second round | Blackrock | 3-15 - 2-06 | Muskerry | Cloughduv |
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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. |
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C Kelly 2-2, M Ring 0-1, D Walsh 0-1, J Coakley 0-1, P Connell 0-1. |
Referee: N Hallihan (Bandon) |
St. Finbarr's v Na Piarsaigh
5 June 1981 Second round | St. Finbarr's | 5-08 - 4-09 | Na Piarsaigh | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork |
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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. |
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L O'Callaghan 2-1, P Barry 1-3, T O'Sullivan 1-2, John O'Sullivan 0-2, R McDonnell 0-1. |
Referee: F Murphy (Blackrock) |
Midleton v Carrigdhoun
21 June 1981 Second round | Midleton | 1-12 - 0-09 | Carrigdhoun | Clonmult Memorial Park, Midleton |
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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. |
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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. |
Referee: D O'Connor (Bishopstown) |
Quarter-finals
Midleton v Sarsfields
25 July 1981 Quarter-final | Midleton | 2-14 - 4-05 | Sarsfields | Páirc Uí Chonaill, Cobh |
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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. |
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B Óg Murphy 1-3, B Cotter 1-1, P O'Riordan 1-0, R Fitzgerald 1-0. |
Referee: M O'Flaherty (Blackrock) |
Semi-finals
Glen Rovers v Blackrock
23 August 1981 Semi-final | Glen Rovers | 5-09 - 3-11 | Blackrock | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork |
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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. |
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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. |
Referee: S O'Grady (Limerick) |
St. Finbarr's v Midleton
29 August 1981 Semi-final | St. Finbarr's | 3-11 - 2-12 | Midleton | Riverstown |
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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. |
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J Fenton 0-8, J Hartnett 1-1, G Glavin 1-1, T McCarthy 0-1, K Hennessy 0-1. |
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Final
St. Finbarr's v Glen Rovers
13 September 1981 Final | St. Finbarr's | 1-12 - 1-09 | Glen Rovers | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork |
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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. |
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P Ring 1-3, J Buckley 0-3, P Horgan 0-2, L Mulcahy 0-1. |
Referee: F Murphy (Blackrock) |
Championship statistics
Top scorers
- Top scorers overall
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
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