1981 Cork Senior Hurling Championship


The 1981 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 93rd staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The championship began on 10 May 1981 and ended on 13 September 1981.
St. Finbarr's entered the championship as the defending champions.
On 13 September 1981, St. Finbarr's won the championship following a 1-12 to 1-09 defeat of Glen Rovers in the final. This was their 21st championship title overall and their second title in succession.
Christy Ryan from the St, Finbarr's club was the championship's top scorer with 6-05.

Format change

At the County Convention on 25 January 1981, it was decided to end the three-year experiment of playing the championship on a league basis in the preliminary rounds and reverted to an open, seeded draw. The four semi-finalists from the 1980 championship were the four seeded teams and were separated in the quarter-final stage.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship
First round
Second round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous