| Type: | Senior Club |
| Year: | 1980–81 |
| Dates: | 12 April 1981 – 17 May 1981 |
| Teams: | 5 |
| Connacht: | Sarsfield's |
| Connachtlink: | Sarsfields GAA (Galway) |
| Munster: | St. Finbarr's |
| Leinster: | Ballyhale Shamrocks |
| Ulster: | McQuillan's |
| Ulsterlink: | Ballycastle McQuillan GAC |
| Team: | Ballyhale Shamrocks |
| Titles: | 1st |
| Captain: | Richie Reid |
| Team2: | St. Finbarr's |
| Captain2: | Bertie O'Brien |
| Topscorer: | Brendan Fennelly (1-30) |
| Previous: | 1979–80 |
| Next: | 1981–82 |
The 1980–81 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the 11th season of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier club hurling tournament. The All-Ireland series began on 12 April 1981 and ended on 17 May 1981.
Castlegar were the defending champions, however, they failed to qualify.[1] Ballyhale Shamrocks won the title after defeating St. Finbarr's by 1-15 to 1-11 in the final.[2] [3] [4]
First round
Semi-final
Final
First round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Quarter-final
Semi-finals
Final
Semi-finals
Final
Quarter-final
Semi-finals
Final
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brendan Fennelly | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 1-30 | 33 | 6 | 5.50 |
| 2 | Jackie Kilroy | Tremane | 7-06 | 27 | 3 | 9.00 |
| 3 | Liam Fennelly | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 6-06 | 24 | 6 | 4.00 |
| 4 | John Cremin | St. Finbarr's | 0-20 | 20 | 5 | 4.00 |
| 5 | Charlie McCarthy | St. Finbarr's | 1-16 | 19 | 4 | 4.75 |
| John Quigley | Rathnure | 0-19 | 19 | 3 | 6.33 |