1981 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

1981 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
Teams14
ChampionsBorder James Stephens (6th title)
Brian Cody (captain)
Runners-upBorder Fenians
John Henderson (captain)
1980 (Previous) (Next) 1982

The 1981 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 87th staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board.

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 1981 Quarter-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 1981 Quarter-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 1981 Quarter-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 1981 Quarter-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 1981 Quarter-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 1981 Semi-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 1981 Semi-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 1981 Final 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.