1980–81 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship
The 1980–81 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship was the 11th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1970-71.
| Teams | 33 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Champions |  St. Finbarr's (2nd title)John Allen (captain) Pat Lougheed (manager) | ||
| Runners-up |  Walterstown | ||
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St. Finbarr's were the defending champions.[1]
On 31 May 1981, St. Finbarr's won the championship following a 1-08 to 0-06 defeat of Walterstown in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park.[2] It was their second championship title overall and their second title in succession.
Munster Senior Club Football Championship
Munster first round
| 9 November 1980 First round | Stradbally | 0-09 - 0-09 | Galtee Rovers | Páirc Uí Chuimín |
| S Aherne 0-5, E O'Brien 0-2, M Coffey 0-1, J Keane 0-1. | S McCarthy 0-3, P Morrissey 0-2, D Hickey 0-2, M McCarthy 0-1, L Bergin 0-1. |
| 9 November 1980 First round | St. Finbarr's | 4-04 - 1-05 | Thomond College | Ballinlough Grounds |
| J O'Callaghan 1-1, T Holland 1-1, J Barry-Murphy 1-0, F O'Mahony 1-0, D Barry 0-1, M Lynch 0-1. | P Burke 1-0, P McNamara 0-2, T Breen 0-1, R McCarrick 0-1, P Dillon 0-1. |
| 7 December 1980 First round replay | Stradbally | 4-09 - 1-13 | Galtee Rovers | Páirc Uí Chuimín |
| E O'Brien 2-5, T Aherne 1-1, M Coffey 1-0, S Aherne 0-3. | S McCarthy 0-7, M McCarthy 1-0, S Quinn 0-3, V O'Donnell 0-2, C Bergin 0-1. | Referee: J Dennigan (Cork) |
Munster semi-finals
| 15 March 1981 Semi-final | Kilmihil | 0-03 - 2-08 | St. Finbarr's | Páirc Uí Sheancháin |
| M Garry 0-1, F Normoyle 0-1, C Collins 0-1. | J Allen 2-0, T Holland 0-4, F O'Mahony 0-3, R Kenny 0-1. |
| 15 March 1981 Semi-final | Gneeveguilla | 0-11 - 3-03 | Stradbally | FitzGerald Stadium |
| S O'Leary 0-4, J McCarthy 0-2, A O'Donovan 0-2, H Moynihan 0-2, M O'Donovan 0-1. | T Considine 2-0, J Keane 1-0, E O'Brien 0-1, R Dunfort 0-1, T Aherne 0-1. |
Munster final
| 12 April 1981 Final | Stradbally | 1-08 - 3-12 | St. Finbarr's | Páirc Uí Chuimín |
| A Aherne 1-0, E O'Brien 0-3, C Barnes 0-2, A Curran 0-1, P Power 0-1, R Dunfort 0-1. | J Barry-Murphy 1-1, D Barry 1-1, F O'Mahony 1-1, J O'Callaghan 0-3, R Kenny 0-3, T Holland 0-2, J Cremin 0-1. |
All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship
All-Ireland quarter-final
| 19 April 1981 Quarter-final | Scotstown | 1-08 - 0-05 | Tara | Páirc Ghabhán Uí Dhufaigh |
| S McCarville 1-1, R McDermott 0-2, S McCrudden 0-1, C Morgan 0-1, B Beggan 0-1, N McKenna 0-1, B Morgan 0-1. | T Hannigan 0-3, F Keegan 0-2. |
All-Ireland semi-finals
| 3 May 1981 Semi-final | Walterstown | 2-12 - 1-05 | St. Mary's | Páirc Tailteann |
| E Barry 1-10, G Cooney 1-0, N O'Sullivan 0-1, G McLoughlin 0-1. | R Henneberry 1-0, B Murphy 0-2, Jim Kent 0-2, M Laffey 0-1. |
| 24 May 1981 Semi-final | St. Finbarr's | 0-08 - 0-04 | Scotstown | Páirc Uí Chaoimh |
| J O'Callaghan 0-2, J Barry-Murphy 0-2, J Allen 0-2, M Lynch 0-1, D Barry 0-1. | S McCarville 0-2, T Moyna 0-1, R McDermott 0-1. | Referee: J Gunning (Offaly) |
All-Ireland final
| 31 May 1981 Final | St. Finbarr's | 1-08 - 0-06 | Walterstown | Croke Park |
| J Barry 1-0, J Barry-Murphy 0-2, D Barry 0-1, F O'Mahony 0-1, R Kenny 0-1, J O'Callaghan 0-1, M Lynch 0-1, C Ryan 0-1. | E Barry 0-2, F O'Sullivan 0-2, E O'Brien 0-1, O O'Brien 0-1. | Referee: S Aldridge (Kildare) |
Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
- Walterstown won the Leinster Club Championship for the first time in their history.
References
- Clerkin, Malachy (10 November 2018). "View from the summit so sweet again for St Finbarr's". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- "Barr's in blue - the only other All-Ireland senior club double bid before Slaughtneil". The 42. 25 February 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
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