1980 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship 1980
All Ireland Champions
WinnersTipperary (4th win)
CaptainPhilip Kennedy
ManagerMick Minogue
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upKilkenny
CaptainLester Ryan
ManagerFan Larkin
Provincial Champions
MunsterTipperary
LeinsterKilkenny
UlsterAntrim
ConnachtNot Played
1979
1981

The 1980 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 17th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964.

Tipperary were the defending champions.

On 14 September 1980, Tipperary won the championship following a 2-9 to 0-14 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their fourth All-Ireland title in the under-21 grade and their second in succession.

Results

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Final

27 July 1980 Final Kilkenny 2-14 - 2-09 Wexford Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
J Heffernan 1-3, M Nash 0-6, W Purcell 1-1, G Ryan 0-2, L Ryan 0-1, J Mulcahy 0-1. S O'Leary 1-0, B Maher 1-0, J Jordan 0-3, P O'Gorman 0-1, J Fleming 0-1, G O'Connor 0-1, M Hanrick 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1, G Sweeney 0-1. Attendance: 5,000
Referee: J Rankin (Laois)

First round

18 April 1980 First round Clare 6-13 - 5-01 Waterford Canon Hayes Park, Bansha
J Lynch 2-4, C Lyons 1-2, G McInerney 1-2, L Quinlan 1-0, C Mahon 1-0, F Quilligan 0-3, PJ Deasy 0-2. M Walsh 2-0, P Curran 1-1, E Rockett 1-0, P Power 1-0.
23 April 1980 First round Limerick 6-13 - 0-04 Kerry Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
T McGrath 3-1, M Coffey 1-5, S Herbert 1-0, G Hickey 1-0, O O'Connor 0-3, T Burke 0-2, J Mann 0-1, M O'Connor 0-1. L O'Mahony 0-2, M Bourke 0-1, J Sheehan 0-1.

Semi-finals

1 May 1980 Semi-final Cork 1-11 - 1-08 Clare Bruff
P Barry 0-4, K Hennessy 1-0, J Hartnett 0-2, M O'Sullivan 0-2, D Murphy 0-1, S O'Gorman 0-1, F Scanlon 0-1. G McInerney 1-2, L Quinlan 0-2, J Deasy 0-1, C Lyons 0-1, J Lynch 0-1, F Quilligan 0-1. Referee: G Ryan (Tipperary)
9 May 1980 Semi-final Limerick 1-17 - 3-11 Tipperary Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
T Burke 0-7, T McGrath 1-1, J Mann 0-3, O O'Connor 0-3, M Moloney 0-1, M Coffey 0-1, E Mescall 0-1. P Kennedy 0-5, P McGrath 1-1, T O'Connell 1-0, M Murphy 1-0 (og), D O'Connell 0-2, P Power 0-2, M Kennedy 0-1. Referee: F Murphy (Cork)
24 May 1980 Semi-final replay Tipperary 2-13 - 1-09 Limerick Semple Stadium, Thurles
P Power 1-3, M Murphy 1-2, P Kennedy 0-4, P McGrath 0-2, M Kennedy 0-1, D O'Connell 0-1. T Burke 0-4, P Collins 1-0, P Foley 0-2, O O'Connor 0-2, B Carroll 0-1.

Final

6 August 1980 Final Cork 2-09 - 4-11 Tipperary Páirc Mac Gearailt, Fermoy
T Coyne 1-3, R O'Connor 1-2, W Ashman 0-1, K Hennessy 0-1, M O'Sullivan 0-1, T McCarthy 0-1. J Kennedy 2-0, P Kennedy 0-5, P McGrath 1-1, P Power 1-0, A Buckley 0-2, B Ryan 0-1, J Dwyer 0-1.

Semi-finals

17 August 1980 Semi-final Kilkenny 2-13 - 1-11 Antrim Croke Park, Dublin
B Purcell 1-5, G Ryan 1-0, R Murphy 0-2, J Mulcahy 0-2, M Nash 0-2, L Ryan 0-1, A Brophy 0-1. T Burton 0-6, B Donnelly 1-1, D Donnelly 0-2, D Laverty 0-1, T Donnelly 0-1. Referee: N O'Donoghue (Dublin)
17 August 1980 Semi-final Tipperary 3-11 - 2-12 Galway Cusack Park, Ennis
A Buckley 2-3, P Kennedy 0-4, R Power 1-0, B Ryan 0-1, M Murphy 0-1, P McGrath 0-1, B Heffernan 0-1. M Haverty 1-3, S Dolan 1-2, G Lally 0-2, J Coen 0-2, S Fahy 0-2, P Hurney 0-1. Referee: G Kirwan (Offaly)

Final

14 September 1980 Final Tipperary 2-9 - 0-14 Kilkenny Croke Park, Dublin
M Murphy 1-1, A Buckley 1-0, J Kennedy 0-3, P Power 0-3, P McGrath 0-2. B Purcell 0-4, M Nash 0-4, B McEvoy 0-3, L Ryan 0-1, E Wallace 0-1, J Mulcahy 0-1. Referee: J Denton (Waterford)

References

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  1. ^ "County profile: Tipperary". Hogan Stand. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2015.