1981 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

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1981 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
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Champions Colours of Mayo.svg James Stephens (6th title)
Brian Cody (captain)
Runners-up Colours of Waterford.svg Fenians
John Henderson (captain)
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The 1981 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 87th staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board.

Contents

Ballyhale Shamrocks were the defending champions.

James Stephens won the championship after a 2–10 to 0–08 defeat of Fenians in the final. [1] It was their sixth championship title overall and their first title in five championship seasons.

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals

22 August 1981Quarter-final James Stephens 1-15 - 0-10 Conahy Shamrocks Nowlan Park
B Walton 0-9, A Egan 1-1, J Hennessy 0-4, T McCormack 0-1.S Muldowney 0-6, K Brennan 0-2, P Mulhall 0-1, N Mulhall 0-1.
23 August 1981Quarter-final Fenians 3-09 - 1-15 Ballyhale Shamrocks Nowlan Park
B Fitzpatrick 2-3, B Purcell 1-1, C Power 0-3, J Power 0-1, M Garrett 0-1.G Fennelly 0-8, L Fennelly 1-0, M Fennelly 0-2, M Mason 0-1, F Holohan 0-1, B Fennelly 0-1, J Walsh 0-1, D Fennelly 0-1.
23 August 1981Quarter-final Muckalee/Ballyfoyle Rangers 3-15 - 3-09 Rower-Inistioge Nowlan Park
P Moran 2-3, J Brennan 0-8, T Moran 1-2, John Moran 0-1, D Coonan 0-1.E Keher 2-4, M Lyng 1-1, S Lester 0-1, J Prendergast 0-1, T Malone 0-1, D Meaney 0-1.
30 August 1981Quarter-final Erin's Own 0-24 - 3-09 St Patrick's Nowlan Park
S Coogan 0-10, M Nash 0-4, Mick Brennan 0-4, S Grennan 0-3, Martin Brennan 0-2, M Fogarty 0-1.P Gannon 0-6, S Stapleton 2-1, J Ruth 1-0, M O'Shea 0-1, M Ruth 0-1.
30 August 1981Quarter-final replay Fenians 2-11 - 1-12 Ballyhale Shamrocks Nowlan Park
B Fitzpatrick 1-6, G Henderson 1-0, P Delaney 0-3, E Grehan 0-1, B Purcell 0-1.G Fennelly 1-7, B Fennelly 0-1, M Fennelly 0-1, S Grace 0-1, M Kelly 0-1, R Reid 0-1.

Semi-finals

27 September 1981Semi-final James Stephens 0-16 - 0-07 Muckalee/Ballyfoyle Rangers Nowlan Park
B Walton 0-8, J McCormack 0-3, P Brennan 0-2, D McCormack 0-1, A Egan 0-1, M Crotty 0-1.J Brennan 0-4, P Moran 0-1, T Moran 0-1, D Coonan 0-1.
27 September 1981Semi-final Fenians 2-15 - 2-07 Erin's Own Nowlan Park
B Purcell 2-2, B Fitzpatrick 0-5, G Henderson 0-3, P Delaney 0-2, M Garrett 0-1, E Grehan 0-1, J Power 0-1.M Nash 1-3, E Wallace 1-0, S Brennan 0-2, M Brennan 0-1, S Coogan 0-1.

Final

11 October 1981Final James Stephens 2-10 - 0-08 Fenians Nowlan Park
A Egan 1-1, B Walton 0-4, M Crotty 1-0, J McCormack 0-2, D McCormack 0-1, T McCormack 0-1, J O'Brien 0-1.B Fitzpatrick 0-4, W Purcell 0-2, P Delaney 0-1, M Garrett 0-1.

References

  1. ↑ "Club titles - Kilkenny". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
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