1980 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship

Annual hurling competition season

Dates

10 August - 28 September 1980

Teams

Champions

Roscrea (6th title)
Kevin Brady (captain)
Willie O'Reilly (manager)

Runners-up

Kilruane MacDonaghs
Denis O'Meara (captain)
Len Gaynor (manager)

Tournament statistics

Matches played

Goals scored

28 (4 per match)

Points scored

161 (23 per match)

Top scorer(s)

Francis Loughnane (3-19)

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The 1980 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship was the 90th staging of the Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Tipperary County Board in 1887.

Kilruane MacDonaghs were the defending champions.

On 28 September 1980, Roscrea won the championship after a 3–11 to 2–13 defeat of Kilruane MacDonaghs in the final at Semple Stadium. It was their sixth championship title overall and their first title since 1973. It remains their last championship triumph.

Results

Quarter-finals

Roscrea v Carrick Davins

10 August 1980 Quarter-final	Roscrea	5-12 - 1-07	Carrick Davins	Semple Stadium
	F Loughnane 2-2, J Tynan 1-1, J Butler 1-1, J Stone 0-4, G O'Connor 0-2, J Shanahan 0-1.		R Walsh 1-0, T Roche 0-2, J Kennedy 0-2, S Power 0-1, P Tobin 0-1, T Murphy 0-1.

Kilruane MacDonaghs v Ballingarry

10 August 1980 Quarter-final	Kilruane MacDonaghs	3-18 - 0-07	Ballingarry	Semple Stadium
	Gilbert Williams 2-2, S O'Meara 1-3, J Williams 0-4, Ger Williams 0-3, S Hennessy 0-3, L O'Shea 0-2, E O'Shea 0-1.		M Brennan 0-4, M McGrath 0-1, J Molloy 0-1, T Brennan 0-1.

Thurles Sarsfields v Cashel King Cormacs

10 August 1980 Quarter-final	Thurles Sarsfields	3-10 - 0-14	Cashel King Cormacs	Boherlahan Grounds
	B Byrne 2-1, P McCormack 0-5, B O'Neill 1-1, J Burke 0-2, F Murphy 0-1.		P O'Connor 0-4, M Byrne 0-3, B Bonnar 0-2, J White 0-2, P Fitzelle 0-2, T Grogan 0-1.

Seán Treacys v Drom-Inch

10 August 1980 Quarter-final	Seán Treacys	2-11 - 0-08	Drom-Inch	Boherlahan Grounds
	J Carey 1-5, P Quigley 0-4, D Ryan 1-0, P Ryan 0-2.

Semi-finals

Roscrea v Thurles Sarsfields

24 August 1980 Semi-final	Roscrea	1-16 - 1-10	Thurles Sarsfields	MacDonagh Park
	F Loughnane 0-10, J Tynan 1-1, P Queally 0-2, J Stone 0-1, G O'Connor 0-1, K O'Connor 0-1.		Barry 1-1, P Byrne 0-3, P Maher 0-1, J O'Dwyer 0-1, P McCormack 0-1, M Gleeson 0-1, J Duggan 0-1, F Murphy 0-1.

Kilruane MacDonaghs v Seán Treacy's

24 August 1980 Semi-final	Kilruane MacDonaghs	5-13 - 2-11	Seán Treacy's	MacDonagh Park
	S Hennessy 0-7, L O'Shea 2-0, S O'Meara 1-2, Ger Williams 1-2, Gilbert Williams 1-0, J Williams 0-2.		P Quigley 1-4, J Carey 1-4, D Ryan 0-1, PJ Caplis 0-1, D Carey 0-1.

Final

Roscrea v Kilruane MacDonaghs

28 September 1980 Final	Roscrea	3-11 - 2-13	Kilruane MacDonaghs	Semple Stadium
	F Loughnane 1-7, J Stone 1-1, R Ryan 1-0, G O'Connor 0-1, L Spooner 0-1, J Tynan 0-1.		E O'Shea 2-1, S Hennessy 0-5, J Williams 0-4, L O'Shea 0-2, Gilbert Williams 0-1.	Referee: M Brady (Moyne)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Francis Loughnane	Roscrea	3-19	28	3	9.33
2	John Carey	Seán Treacys	2-09	15	2	7.50
2	Séamus Hennessy	Kilruane MacDonaghs	0-15	15	3	5.00
4	Gilbert Williams	Kilruane MacDonaghs	3-03	12	3	4.00
5	Seán O'Meara	Kilruane MacDonaghs	2-05	11	3	3.66
5	Pat Quigley	Seán Treacys	1-08	11	2	5.50
7	Paul Byrne	Thurles Sarsfields	2-04	10	2	5.00
	Liam O'Shea	Kilruane MacDonaghs	2-04	10	3	3.33
	Jim Williams	Kilruane MacDonaghs	2-04	10	3	3.33
10	Joe Tynan	Roscrea	2-03	9	3	3.00
10	John Stone	Roscrea	2-03	9	3	3.00

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Francis Loughnane	Roscrea	1-07	10	Kilruane MacDonaghs
1	Francis Loughnane	Roscrea	0-10	10	Thurles Sarsfields
3	Francis Loughnane	Roscrea	2-02	8	Carrick Davins
	Gilbert Williams	Kilruane MacDonaghs	2-02	8	Ballingarry
	John Carey	Seán Treacys	1-05	8	Drom-Inch
6	Paul Byrne	Thurles Sarsfields	2-01	7	Cashel King Cormacs
	Eamon O'Shea	Kilruane MacDonaghs	2-01	7	Roscrea
	John Carey	Seán Treacys	1-04	7	Kilruane MacDonaghs
	Pat Quigley	Seán Treacys	1-04	7	Kilruane MacDonaghs
	Séamus Hennessy	Kilruane MacDonaghs	0-07	7	Seán Treacys

References

"Club History - Our History". Roscrea GAA website. Retrieved 7 November 2018.

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