| Country |  Ireland  England |
|---|---|
| Champions | Antrim |
| Runners-up | London |
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The 1981 All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship was the eighth staging of Ireland's secondary hurling knock-out competition. Antrim won the championship, beating London 3-17 to 3-14 in the final at Fr. Healy Park, Loughguile.
| First round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
 Down | 5-06, 5-11 | ||||||||||||||
 Meath | 1-04, 0-03 | Down | 1-10 | ||||||||||||
 Kildare | 0-17 | ||||||||||||||
| Kildare | 0-14 | ||||||||||||||
 Antrim | 2-15 | ||||||||||||||
 Armagh | 0-08 | ||||||||||||||
| Antrim | 4-18 | ||||||||||||||
| Antrim | 1-07, 4-17 | ||||||||||||||
| Kerry | 0-10, 1-09 | ||||||||||||||
 Roscommon | 3-08 | ||||||||||||||
| Kerry | 3-14 | ||||||||||||||
| Kerry | 3-21 | ||||||||||||||
 Carlow | 1-15 | ||||||||||||||
| Wicklow | 3-11 | ||||||||||||||
| Carlow | 2-16 | ||||||||||||||
First round
| 10 May 1981First round | Down | 5-6 - 1-4 | Meath | McKenna Park, Ballycran |
| H Gilmore 2-3, K Doherty 2-0, W McAvera 1-0, Gerrard Lennon 0-2, P Braniff 0-1. | B O'Neill 0-4, F McCann 1-0. | Referee: A Thompson (Antrim) |
| 17 May 1981First round refixture | Down | 5-11 - 0-3 | Meath | McKenna Park, Ballycran |
| W Coulter 4-0, H Gilmore 0-6, C Doherty 1-0, J Hughes 0-1, G Coulter 0-1, W McAvera 0-1, P Hughes 0-1, B Bell 0-1. | S Ryan 0-1, F McCann 0-1, J Reilly 0-1. | Referee: A Thompson (Antrim) |
| 17 May 1981First round | Roscommon | 3-8 - 3-14 | Kerry | Athleague GAA Grounds |
| A Flaherty 2-1, P Dolan 1-4, H Crowley 0-3. | J Bunyan 0-8, T Nolan 2-1, F Bowler 1-1, J Regan 0-2, C Nolan 0-1, J Kelly 0-1. |
| 17 May 1981First round | Wicklow | 3-11 - 2-16 | Carlow | Aughrim Park, Aughrim |
| 17 May 1981First round | Armagh | 0-8 - 4-18 | Antrim | Garard McGleenan Park, Keady |
Quarter-final
| 24 May 1981Quarter-final | Down | 1-10 - 0-17 | Kildare | McKenna Park, Ballycran |
| H Gilmore 1-2, B Mullan 0-4, W Coulter 0-2, B Braniff 0-1, C O'Flynn 0-1. | J Walsh 0-6, M Murphy 0-2, M Burns 0-2, N Walsh 0-2, T White 0-2, M Moore 0-1, T O'Connor 0-1, P White 0-1. |
Semi-finals
| 31 May 1981Semi-final | Antrim | 2-15 - 0-14 | Kildare | Croke Park, Dublin |
| D Donnelly 2-1, P Boyle 0-7, P McFaul 0-2, E Donnelly 0-2, D McNaughton 0-2, B Donnelly 0-1. | J Walsh 0-6, G Deering 0-2, M Moore 0-2, N Walsh 0-2, M Burns 0-1, J O'Connell 0-1. | Referee: N O'Donoghue (Dublin) |
| 31 May 1981Semi-final | Kerry | 3-21 - 1-15 | Carlow | Canon Hayes Park, Bansha |
| L O'Mahony 2-5, F Bowler 1-3, M O'Sullivan 0-4, P Nolan 0-3, B Nolan 0-3, J Bunyan 0-2, PJ Holohan 0-1. | P Quirke 0-7, W Cullen 1-2, P Cassells 0-2, M Murphy 0-2, E Quirke 0-1, J Kavanagh 0-1. | Referee: M Kelleher (Kildare) |
Home final
| 14 June 1981Home final | Antrim | 1-7 - 0-10 | Kerry | Croke Park, Dublin |
| B Donnelly 1-1, D McNaughton 0-2, E Donnelly 0-2, P Boyle 0-1, S Donnelly 0-1. | B Neenan 0-4, J Bunyan 0-2, T Nolan 0-1, F Bowler 0-1, P Moriarty 0-1, J Kelly 0-1. | Referee: N O'Donoghue (Dublin) |
| 21 June 1981Home final replay | Antrim | 4-17 - 1-9 | Kerry | Parnell Park, Dublin |
| D Donnelly 2-2, E Donnelly 2-1, P McFaul 0-3, S Collins 0-3, J Crossey 0-3, P Boyle 0-2, D McNaughton 0-2, B Donnelly 0-1. | C Nolan 1-2, J Bunyan 0-4, L O'Mahony 0-1, P Moriarty 0-1, B Neenan 0-1. | Referee: C Foley (Dublin) |
Final
| 5 July 1981Final | Antrim | 3-17 - 3-14 | London | Fr. Healy Park, Loughguile |
| B Donnelly 1-3, J Crossey 1-2, P Boyle 0-4, B Laverty 1-0, D Donnelly 0-3, P McFaul 0-2, M O'Connell 0-2, G Cunningham 0-1. | T Taylor 2-3, M Hughes 1-0, M Burke 0-8, J Cormack 0-2, M Linnane 0-1. | Referee: N O'Donoghue (Dublin) |
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