1980 Cork Senior Hurling Championship Explained

1980 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Dates:6 April – 12 October 1980
Teams:17
Champions: St. Finbarr's
Count:20
Champions Captain:Billy O'Brien
Champions Manager:Gerald McCarthy
Runners-Up: Glen Rovers
Runners-Up Captain:Denis Coughlan
Runners-Up Manager:Denis Coughlan
Matches:36
Goals:146
Points:730
Top Scorer: John Fenton
Previous Year:1979
Previous Tournament:1979 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Next Year:1981
Next Tournament:1981 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

The 1980 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 92nd staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The championship began on 6 April 1980 and ended on 12 October 1980.

Blackrock entered the championship as the defending champions in search of a third successive title, however, they were beaten by Glen Rovers in the semi-finals.[1]

The final was played on 12 October 1980 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between St. Finbarr's and Glen Rovers, in what was their first meeting in the final in three years. St. Finbarr's won the match by 1–09 to 2–04 to claim their 20th championship title overall and their first title in three years.[2] [3]

Midleton's John Fenton was the championship's top scorer.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

Division 1

Division 1 results

Division 2

Division 2 results

Division 3

Division 3 final

Knock-out stage

Final

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cork tried hurling and football groups stages at club level from 1978 to '80. Echo Live. 29 April 2021. 11 July 2022.
  2. Web site: Senior Hurling Finals 1970 - Present. Cork GAA Finals website. 9 August 2016.
  3. Web site: The Barrs - a history. St. Finbarr's GAA website. 9 August 2016.
  4. Web site: Roll of Honour. Éire Óg GAA website. 11 October 2020.