1981 Clare Senior Hurling Championship

1981 Clare Senior Hurling Championship

Champions	Newmarket-on-Fergus (22nd title) John Ryan (captain)
Runners-up	Tubber Enda O'Connor (captain)
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The 1981 Clare Senior Hurling Championship was the 86th staging of the Clare Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Clare County Board in 1887. ^[1]

Éire Óg entered the championship as the defending champions. ^{[2] [3]}

The final was played on 30 August 1981 at Cusack Park in Ennis, between Newmarket-on-Fergus and Tubber, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Newmarket-on-Fergus won the match by 3–08 to 1–10 to claim a record 22nd championship title overall and a first championship title in three years. ^{[4] [5]}

Results

Final

Newmarket-on-Fergus v Tubber

30 August 1981Final	Newmarket-on-Fergus	3-08 - 1-10	Tubber	Cusack Park
	T Ryan 2-1, P McNamara 1-1, P O'Leary 0-2, D Hayes 0-1, J Crimmins 0-1, S Liddy 0-1, P Devanney 0-1.		M Clancy 0-5, P O'Connor 1-0, E O'Connor 0-2, M O'Connor 0-1, G Lee 0-1, D O'Loughlin 0-1.

References

1. "Club Titles - Clare". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
2. "Club History". Éire Óg GAA website. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
3. "Roll of honour". Éire Óg GAA website. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
4. "Club history". Tubber GAA website. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
5. "Tubber HC". Club Info. Retrieved 8 October 2025.