| Tournament Name: | English Professional Championship |
| Venue: | Haden Hill Leisure Centre |
| Location: | Old Hill, Sandwell |
| Country: | England |
| Format: | Non-ranking event |
| Total Prize Fund: | £4,000 |
| Winner: | Steve Davis |
| Runner Up: | Tony Meo |
| Score: | 9–3 |
| Next: | 1985 |
The 1981 John Courage English Professional Championship was a professional non-ranking snooker tournament, which took place in March 1981 at Haden Hill Leisure Centre, Old Hill in the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, England.[1]
Steve Davis won the title by defeating Tony Meo 9–3 in the final.[2]