1981 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship#All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

{{Infobox All-Ireland Hurling

| type = Minor

| year = 1981

| image =

| dates =

| teams =

| connacht =

| munster = Clare

| leinster = Kilkenny

| ulster =

| matches =

| poty =

| team = Kilkenny

| titles = 12th

| captain = Eddie Kennedy

| manager = Eddie Keher

| team2 = Galway

| captain2 =

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| totalgoals =

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| previous = 1980

| next = 1982

}}

The 1981 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 51st staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928.

Tipperary entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Clare in the Munster final.

On 6 September 1981 Kilkenny won the championship following a 1-20 to 3-9 defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland final. This was their 12th All-Ireland title and their first in four championship seasons.

Results

=[[Leinster Minor Hurling Championship]]=

Final

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| date = 12 July 1981

| round = Final

| team1 = Kilkenny

| score = 3-10 - 3-9

| team2 = Wexford

| goals1 = R Heffernan 1-2, D Carroll 1-0, L McCarthy 1-0, E Kennedy 1-0 (og), J McDonald 0-3, P Cleere 0-2, P Ryan 0-2, S Delahunty 0-1.

| goals2 = T Morrissey 1-3, J Byrne 0-5, T Dempsey 1-0, E Cleary 0-1.

| stadium = Croke Park, Dublin

| attendance =

| referee = JJ Bailey (Dublin)

}}

=[[Munster Minor Hurling Championship]]=

First round

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| date = 25 April 1981

| round = First round

| team1 = Clare

| score = 4-07 - 1-06

| team2 = Waterford

| report =

| goals1 = J Lynch 2-1, M Guilfoyle 1-2, D Chaplin 1-1, B McNamara 0-3.

| goals2 = S Ahearne 0-5, P Curley 1-0, E O'Brien 0-1.

| stadium = Canon Hayes Park, Bansha

| referee =

}}

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| date = 29 April 1981

| round = First round

| team1 = Kerry

| score = 0-02 - 10-17

| team2 = Tipperary

| report =

| goals1 =

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| stadium = Austin Stack Park, Tralee

| referee =

}}

Semi-finals

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| date = 15 May 1981

| round = Semi-final

| team1 = Tipperary

| score = 2-13 - 2-06

| team2 = Limerick

| report =

| goals1 = W Peters 1-6, B Ryan 1-0, A Browne 0-3, S Nolan 0-2, D Fogarty 0-1, T Waters 0-1.

| goals2 = M Nelligan 0-5, P McCarthy 1-1, JJ Thompson 1-0.

| stadium = Páirc Mac Gearailt, Fermoy

| referee = J Moore (Waterford)

}}

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| date = 16 May 1981

| round = Semi-final

| team1 = Clare

| score = 2-06 - 0-06

| team2 = Cork

| report =

| goals1 = D Chaplin 2-0, M Guilfoyle 0-3, B McNamara 0-1, J Lynch 0-1, M Leamy 0-1.

| goals2 = T O'Sullivan 0-3, J Noonan 0-2, K Kingston 0-1.

| stadium = Bruff

| referee = M O'Grady (Tipperary)

}}

Final

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| date = 5 July 1981

| round = Final

| team1 = Tipperary

| score = 3-11 - 3-13

| team2 = Clare

| goals1 = A Brown 2-1, W Peters 1-4, P Kenny 0-2, S Nolan 0-1, PJ Kavanagh 0-1, D Fogarty 0-1, G Ryan 0-1.

| goals2 = M Guilfoyle 1-3, V Donnellan 0-5, J Lynch 1-1, V O'Loughlin 1-0, B McNamara 0-2, A Walsh 0-2.

| stadium = Semple Stadium, Thurles

| attendance =

| referee = F Murphy (Cork)

}}

=[[All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship]]=

Semi-final

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| date = 2 August 1981

| round = Semi-final

| team1 = Galway

| score = 3-14 - 3-8

| team2 = Clare

| goals1 = A Cunningham 2-2, T Keady 1-2, J Leahy 0-4, J Burke 0-2, M McGrath 0-2, P Burke 0-1, É Ryan 0-1.

| goals2 = V Donnellan 2-4, J Cremmins 1-0, M Guilfoyle 0-2, V O'Loughlin 0-1, B McNamara 0-1.

| stadium = Croke Park, Dublin

| attendance =

| referee = S Denton (Wexford)

}}

Final

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| date = 6 September 1981

| round = Final

| team1 = Kilkenny

| score = 1-20 - 3-9

| team2 = Galway

| goals1 = T Bawle 0-5, R Heffernan 0-5, L McCarthy 1-1, J McDonald 0-4, D Carroll 0-2, S Delahunty 0-2, P Cleere 0-1.

| goals2 = M McGrath 1-2, É Ryan 1-1, A Cunningham 1-0, J Leahy 0-3, P Burke 0-1, P Winters 0-1, M Coleman 0-1.

| stadium = Croke Park, Dublin

| attendance =

| referee = M Kelleher (Kildare)

}}

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20110701003934/http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/minor_hurl_roh.html All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship: Roll Of Honour]

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Category:All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship