1981 Croke Cup

1981 Croke Cup
Dates	12 April - 10 May 1981
Teams	3
Champions	Kilkenny CBS (1st title); Paul Cleere (captain); Brother Minniter (manager)
Runners-up	North Monastery; John Drinan (captain); Donal O'Grady (manager); Murt Murphy (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	2
Goals scored	5 (2.5 per match)
Points scored	26 (13 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Michael Lawlor (2-00)
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The 1981 Croke Cup was the 30th staging of the Croke Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1944. The competition ran from 12 April to 10 May 1981.

North Monastery were the defending champions.^[1]^[2]^[3]

The final was played on 10 May 1981 at Walsh Park in Waterford, between Kilkenny CBS and the North Monastery, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.^[4] Kilkenny CBS won the match by 3–05 to 1–08 to claim their first ever Croke Cup title.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Michael Lawlor was the top scorer with 2-00.

Qualification

Province	Champions
Connacht	Our Lady's College
Leinster	Kilkenny CBS
Munster	North Monastery

Results

Semi-final

12 April 1981 Semi-final	North Monastery	1-09 - 0-04	Our Lady's College	Semple Stadium
	J Chisholm 1-1, D McCarthy 0-3, J Drinan 0-2, T O'Mahony 0-1, T McCarthy 0-1, D Geaney 0-1.		A Cunningham 0-3, J O'Byrne 0-1.	Referee: N Dalton (Waterford)

Final

10 May 1981 Final	Kilkenny CBS	3-05 - 1-08	North Monastery	Walsh Park
	M Lawlor 2-0, T Bawle 1-1, S O'Leary 0-4.		T O'Mahony 1-1, J Drinan 0-2, R Allen 0-2, T McCarthy 0-1, J Chisholm 0-1, P Connery 0-1.	Referee: J Moloney (Tipperary)

Statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Michael Lawlor	Kilkenny CBS	2-00	6	1	6.00
2	John Chisholm	North Monastery	1-02	5	2	2.50
2	Terry O'Mahony	North Monastery	1-02	5	2	2.50

References

^ "Reunion of 1979 and 1980 Birr school teams". Offaly Independent. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
^ "1980 Harty Cup and All-Ireland College Winners". North Monastery website. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
^ "Marksman supreme; Tony O'Sullivan". Hogan Stand. 4 September 1992. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
^ "Pres Athenry Defeats Kilkenny CBS In Croke Cup Hurling Semi-Final". Galway Bay FM. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
^ McEvoy, John (5 April 2014). "More than a game for Kilkenny's finest". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
^ "Kilkenny CBS reach All-Ireland Colleges hurling decider". Irish Times. 25 March 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
^ "Pain of 2012 drove CBS back to Semple". Kilkenny People. 6 April 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2023.

[1] "Reunion of 1979 and 1980 Birr school teams". Offaly Independent. 22 September 2022. Retrieved 26 June 2023.

[2] "1980 Harty Cup and All-Ireland College Winners". North Monastery website. Retrieved 26 June 2023.

[3] "Marksman supreme; Tony O'Sullivan". Hogan Stand. 4 September 1992. Retrieved 26 June 2023.

[4] "Pres Athenry Defeats Kilkenny CBS In Croke Cup Hurling Semi-Final". Galway Bay FM. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2023.

[5] McEvoy, John (5 April 2014). "More than a game for Kilkenny's finest". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 26 June 2023.

[6] "Kilkenny CBS reach All-Ireland Colleges hurling decider". Irish Times. 25 March 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2023.

[7] "Pain of 2012 drove CBS back to Semple". Kilkenny People. 6 April 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2023.

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