1981 Clare Senior Hurling Championship

1981 Clare Senior Hurling Championship
Champions Newmarket-on-Fergus (22nd title)
John Ryan (captain)
Runners-up Tubber
Enda O'Connor (captain)
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The 1981 Clare Senior Hurling Championship was the 86th staging of the Clare Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Clare County Board in 1887.[1]

Éire Óg entered the championship as the defending champions.[2][3]

The final was played on 30 August 1981 at Cusack Park in Ennis, between Newmarket-on-Fergus and Tubber, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Newmarket-on-Fergus won the match by 3–08 to 1–10 to claim a record 22nd championship title overall and a first championship title in three years.[4][5]

Results

Final

30 August 1981 Final Newmarket-on-Fergus 3-08 - 1-10 Tubber Cusack Park
T Ryan 2-1, P McNamara 1-1, P O'Leary 0-2, D Hayes 0-1, J Crimmins 0-1, S Liddy 0-1, P Devanney 0-1. M Clancy 0-5, P O'Connor 1-0, E O'Connor 0-2, M O'Connor 0-1, G Lee 0-1, D O'Loughlin 0-1.

References

  1. ^ "Club Titles - Clare". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  2. ^ "Club History". Éire Óg GAA website. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  3. ^ "Roll of honour". Éire Óg GAA website. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
  4. ^ "Club history". Tubber GAA website. July 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  5. ^ "Tubber HC". Club Info. Retrieved 8 October 2025.