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1980 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

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1980 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates25 May – 7 September 1980
Teams12
All-Ireland champions
Winning teamGalway (2nd win)
CaptainJoe Connolly
ManagerCyril Farrell
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamLimerick
CaptainSeán Foley
ManagerNoel Drumgoole
Provincial champions
MunsterLimerick
LeinsterOffaly
UlsterNot Played
ConnachtNot Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played11
Goals total52 (4.72 per game)
Points total279 (25.36 per game)
Top Scorer Éamonn Cregan (5–18)
Player of the Year Joe Connolly
All-Star TeamSee here
1979
1981

The 1980 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 94th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The draw for the 1980 fixtures took place in September 1979. The championship began on 25 May 1980 and ended on 7 September 1980.

Kilkenny were the defending champions but were defeated by Offaly in the Leinster final.[1] Laois re-entered the Leinster Championship, having won the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship the previous year.

On 7 September 1980, Galway won the championship following a 2–15 to 3–9 defeat of Limerick in the All-Ireland final.[2] This was their second All-Ireland title, their first in fifty-seven championship seasons.

Limerick's Éamonn Cregan was the championship's top scorer with 5–18. Galway's Joe Connolly was the choice for Texaco Hurler of the Year.

Format

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After a series of disappointing Munster finals in previous years, the Munster Council took the risk of a repetition and decided to stick with an open draw for the 1980 championship. Similarly, the Leinster Council decided to abandon their policy of seeding Kilkenny and Wexford on opposite sides of the draw in favour of an open draw.

Team changes

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To Championship

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Promoted from the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship

From Championship

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Relegated to the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship

  • None

Teams

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General information

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Twelve counties will compete in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: six teams in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, five teams in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship and one team from the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship.

County Last provincial title Last championship title Position in 1979 Championship Current championship
Clare 1932 1914 Semi-finals (Munster Senior Hurling Championship) Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Cork 1979 1978 Semi-finals Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Dublin 1961 1938 Semi-finals (Leinster Senior Hurling Championship) Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Galway 1922 1923 Runners-up Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Kildare Semi-finals (All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship) All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship
Kilkenny 1979 1979 Champions Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Laois 1949 1915 Quarter-finals Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Limerick 1974 1973 Runners-up (Munster Senior Hurling Championship) Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Offaly Semi-finals (Leinster Senior Hurling Championship) Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Tipperary 1971 1971 Semi-finals (Munster Senior Hurling Championship) Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Waterford 1963 1959 Quarter-finals (Munster Senior Hurling Championship) Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Wexford 1977 1968 Runners-up (Leinster Senior Hurling Championship) Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Provincial championships

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Quarter-final

25 May 1980 Quarter-final Laois 0–12 – 2–10 Offaly O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
F. Keenan (0–6), C. Jones (0–4), M. Walsh (0–1). J. Flaherty (1–5), M. Corrigan (1–2), K. Dollard (0–1), J. Kelly (0–3). Referee: N. O'Donoghue (Dublin)

Semi-finals

15 June 1980 Semi-final Offaly 0–18 – 0–10 Dublin Croke Park, Dublin
P. Horan (0–6), P. Kirwan (0–4), J. Flaherty (0–4), M. Corrigan (0–3), B. Keeshan (0–1). G. Hayes (0–4), J. Cunningham (0–2), V. Holden (0–2), J. Morris (0–2). Referee: J. Denton (Wexford)
15 June 1980 Semi-final Kilkenny 4–18 – 3–16 Wexford Croke Park, Dublin
B. Fitzpatrick (1–11), M. Ruth (1–1), M. Kennedy (1–1), M. Brennan (1–1), G. Fennelly (0–2), J. Hennessy (0–1), J. Wall (0–1). N. Buggy (2–1), T. Doran (1–1), M. Casey (0–4), S. Kinsella (0–3), J. Murphy (0–3), G. O'Connor (0–2), M. Jacob (0–1), J. Higgins (0–1). Referee: G. Kirwan (Offaly)

Final

13 July 1980 Final Offaly 3–17 – 5–10 Kilkenny Croke Park, Dublin
J. Flaherty (2–0), P. Horan (0–6), B. Bermingham (1–2), M. Corrigan (0–4), P. Kirwan (0–4), J. Kelly (0–1). M. Ruth (3–1), B. Fitzpatrick (1–5), M. Crotty (1–0), J. Hennessy (0–1), G. Fennelly (0–1), J. Wall (0–1), K. Fennelly (0–1). Attendance: 9,613
Referee: N. O'Donoghue (Dublin)

Quarter-final

1 June 1980 Quarter-final Clare 3–13 – 2–11 Waterford Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
N. Ryan (2–2), E. O'Connor (1–2), J. Callinan (0–3), C. Honan (0–2), S. Hehir (0–1), T. Ryan (0–1), P. O'Connor (0–1), M. Meehan (0–1). P. Curran (1–0), M. Hickey (1–0), M. Walsh (0–3), D. Fitzpatrick (0–3), E. Rockett (0–2), M. Ormond (0–1), M. Whelan (0–1). Referee: J. Moloney (Tipperary)

Semi-finals

16 June 1980 Semi-final Limerick 3–13 – 2–9 Clare Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
E. Cregan (2–5), J. McKenna (1–1), O. O'Connor (0–3), W. Fitzmaurice (0–2), David Punch (0–1), L. O'Donoghue (0–1). C. Honan (1–2), E. O'Connor (1–1), P. Morey (0–3), N. Casey (0–1), S. Hehir (0–1), P. O'Connor (0–1). Attendance: 16,000
Referee: G. Ryan (Tipperary)
22 June 1980 Semi-final Tipperary 1–12 – 2–17 Cork Semple Stadium, Thurles
S. Bourke (1–3), T. Butler (0–4), P. Queally (0–2), G. Stapleton (0–1), E. O'Shea (0–1), J. Kehoe (0–1). J. Fenton (0–7), T. Cashman (1–2), R. Cummins (0–4), S. O'Leary (1–0), P. Horgan (0–2), E. O'Donoghue (0–1), J. Barry-Murphy (0–1). Attendance: 42,836
Referee: J. J. Landers (Waterford)

Final

20 July 1980 Final Limerick 2–14 – 2–10 Cork Semple Stadium, Thurles
E. Cregan (1–6), O. O'Connor (1–1), David Punch (0–2), J. McKenna (0–1), L. O'Donoghue (0–1), W. Fitzmaurice (0–1), S. Foley (0–1), J. Carroll (0–1). J. Fenton (0–6), E. O'Donoghue (1–1), S. O'Leary (1–0), D. Coughlan (0–1), T. Crowley (0–1), P. Horgan (0–1). Attendance: 43,090
Referee: J. J. Landers (Waterford)

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Galway 5-15
Kildare 1-11 Offaly 3-10
Galway 4-09
Galway 2-15
Limerick 3-09

All-Ireland quarter-finals

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20 July 1980 Quarter-final Galway 5–15 – 1–11 Kildare Croke Park, Dublin
Joe Connolly (3–5), John Connolly (1–2), F. Burke (1–1), M. Connolly (0–3), P. J. Molloy (0–1), P. Ryan (0–1), B. Forde (0–1), I. Clarke (0–1). M. Moore (1–2), J. Walsh (0–5), T. Carew (0–3), N. Walsh (0–1). Attendance: 3,668
Referee: J. O'Meara (Tipperary)

All-Ireland semi-finals

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3 August 1980 Semi-final Galway 4–9 – 3–10 Offaly Croke Park, Dublin
John Connolly (2–0), N. Lane (1–2), B. Forde (1–2), I. Clarke (0–1), Joe Connolly (0–1), S. Linnane (0–1), S. Mahon (0–1), P. J. Molloy (0–1). Report B. Bermingham (2–0), M. Corrigan (1–1), P. Horan (0–4), J. Flaherty (0–2), P. Carroll (0–2), P. Delaney (0–1). Attendance: 21,280
Referee: J. J. Landers (Waterford)

All-Ireland Final

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7 September 1980 Final Galway 2–15 – 3–9 Limerick Croke Park, Dublin
B. Forde (1–5), Joe Connolly (0–4), P. J. Molloy (1–0), N. Lane (0–3), John Connolly (0–2), J. Ryan (0–1). E. Cregan (2–7), J. McKenna (1–1), B. Carroll (0–1). Attendance: 64,895
Referee: N. O'Donoghue (Dublin)

Championship statistics

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Miscellaneous

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  • For the first time since 1969 the Leinster final sees a pairing other than Kilkenny and Wexford.
  • The Leinster final sees Offaly defeat Kilkenny to take their very first provincial title.
  • Limerick's victory in the Munster final foils Cork's hopes of an unprecedented sixth provincial title in-a-row.
  • In the All-Ireland semi-final between Galway and Offaly the referee, J. J. Landers, signalled the end of the game with 52 seconds of normal time yet to be played and at least another half a minute of 'lost' time to be added on. Offaly were in the middle of a comeback at that stage, after cutting Galway's lead from nine points to just two. The game is also the first-ever championship meeting between these two sides.
  • Galway's victory over Limerick in the championship decider is their first All-Ireland title since 1923.

Scoring statistics

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Top scorers overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Éamonn Cregan Limerick 5–18 33 3 11.00
2 Billy Fitzpatrick Kilkenny 2–16 22 2 11.00
3 Johnny Flaherty Offaly 3–11 20 4 5.00
4 Joe Connolly Galway 3–10 19 3 6.33
5 Mark Corrigan Offaly 2–10 16 4 4.00
Pádraig Horan Offaly 0-16 16 3 5.33
7 Matt Ruth Kilkenny 4-02 14 2 7.00
Bernie Forde Galway 2-08 14 3 4.66
9 John Connolly Galway 3-04 13 3 4.33
John Fenton Cork 0-13 13 2 6.50
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Joe Connolly Galway 3–05 14 Kildare
Billy Fitzpatrick Kilkenny 1–11 14 Wexford
3 Éamonn Cregan Limerick 2–07 13 Galway
4 Éamonn Cregan Limerick 2–05 11 Clare
5 Matt Ruth Kilkenny 3–01 10 Offaly
6 Éamonn Cregan Limerick 1–06 9 Cork
7 Noel Ryan Clare 2–02 8 Waterford
Bernie Forde Galway 1–05 8 Limerick
Billy Fitzpatrick Kilkenny 1–05 8 Offaly
Johnny Flaherty Offaly 1–05 8 Laois

Broadcasting

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The following matches were broadcast live on television in Ireland on RTÉ.

Round RTÉ
All-Ireland semi-final Galway vs Offaly
All-Ireland final Limerick vs Galway

Sources

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  • Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
  • Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).

References

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  1. ^ "Five of the best Leinster hurling finals". JOE.ie. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  2. ^ "The men who changed the face of Galway hurling". Irish Independent. 7 September 2005. Retrieved 25 July 2015.