1980–81 National Hurling League Explained

League:1980–81 National Hurling League
Dates:12 October 1980 – 3 May 1981
Team1:Cork
Captain1:Dónal O'Grady
Manager1:Gerald McCarthy
Titles:12th
Team2:Offaly
Captain2:Pádraig Horan
Manager2:Dermot Healy
Previous:1979–80
Next:1981–82

The 1980–81 National Hurling League was the 50th season of the National Hurling League (NHL), an annual hurling competition for the GAA county teams.[1] [2] It was won by .[3]

Division 1

Structure

The National Hurling League's top division was divided into two groups - 1A and 1B. The top two teams in Division 1A advance to the semi-finals. The third- and fourth-placed teams in 1A, as well as the top two from 1B, play in the quarter-finals.

Division 1A table

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1 Cork 651011 Division 1 champions
2 Offaly 64119 Division 1 runners-up
3 Tipperary 62226
4 Waterford 62135
5 Galway 62135
6 Wexford 62135 Relegated to Division 1B
7 Limerick 60151 Relegated to Division 1B

Division 1B table

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1 Clare 650111 Promoted to Division 1A
2 Laois 650111Promoted to Division 1A
3 Kilkenny 64119
4 Westmeath 62135
5 Dublin 62135
6 Antrim 61052
7 Kerry 60151

Knock-out stage

Play-offs

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

League statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall
RankPlayerTeamTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Ned BuggyWexford5-264166.83
2Séamus BourkeTipperary7-194075.71
3Éamonn CreganLimerick6-173557.00
4Tom CaseyWaterford3-253465.66
5Pádraig HoranOffaly4-213384.12
Top scorers in a single game
RankPlayerTeamTallyTotalOpposition
1Séamus BourkeTipperary3-0413Galway
2Tom CaseyWaterford1-0912Limerick
3Éamonn CreganLimerick2-0511Wexford
4John StoneTipperary3-0110Waterford
Ned BuggyWexford1-0710Tipperary
6Joe McKennaLimerick2-039Offaly
Pat FoxTipperary2-039Laois
Séamus BourkeTipperary2-039Wexford
Ned BuggyWexford1-069Galway
Tom CaseyWaterford1-069Clare
Pat MoreyClare0-099Westmeath

Miscellaneous

Division 2

Table

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1 Carlow 650110 Division 2 champions
2 Dowm 64028
3 Kildare 64028
4 Roscommon 63036
5 Wicklow 62044
6 Meath 62044
7 Armagh 62044

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Hurling League Results 1925-2009. Hogan Stand. 18 April 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20100805063526/http://www.hoganstand.com/general/leagues/nhlrecords.aspx. 2010-08-05. dead.
  2. Book: Smith, Raymond . 1999 . Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games . Dublin, Ireland . 208 . 0950175870.
  3. Web site: National Hurling League 1980/1. 15 January 2011.