1980 Cork Junior Hurling Championship

1980 Cork Junior Hurling Championship
Dates	28 September - 16 November 1980
Teams	7
Champions	Newcestown (2nd title); Seán McCarthy (captain)
Runners-up	Kilworth; Dave Horgan (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	7
Goals scored	24 (3.43 per match)
Points scored	143 (20.43 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Tim Crowley (2-19)
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The 1980 Cork Junior Hurling Championship was the 83rd staging of the Cork Junior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board. The championship ran from 28 September to 16 November 1980.

On 16 November 1980, Newcestown won the championship following a 1–12 to 2–06 defeat of Kilworth in the final at Páirc Uí Chaoimh.^[1] This was their second championship title overall and their first title since 1972.^[2]^[3]

Newcestown's Tim Crowley was the championship's top scorer with 2-19.

Results

Quarter-finals

28 September 1980 Quarter-final	Newcestown	2-14 - 1-08	Blarney	Cloughduv GAA Grounds
	T Crowley 1-8, N Collins 1-2, J O'Leary 0-1, J Collins 0-1, P O'Neill 0-1, C O'Donovan 0-1.		J O'Leary 1-1, S Coakley 0-3, C O'Mahony 0-2, K O'Connor 0-1, D Buckley 0-1.

28 September 1980 Quarter-final	Shamrocks	3-19 - 2-04	Meelin	Cloughduv GAA Grounds
	Dineen 2-1, E Hanley 1-4, D Hanley 0-6, W Ashman 0-4, JJ Shanahan 0-2, J Murphy 0-1, C Twomey 0-1.		B O'Connor 1-1, D Buckley 1-0, N Brosnan 0-2, J Browne 0-1.	Referee: M Lenihan (Inniscarra)

5 October 1980 Quarter-final	Kilworth	1-10 - 1-10	Delaneys	Castlelyons GAA Grounds
	J Kenny 0-6, J Hogan 1-0, P Flynn 0-2, C O'Callaghan 0-1, D McCarthy 0-1.		P O'Sullivan 0-4, M McNamara 1-0 (og), P O'Connell 0-2, J Hallahan 0-2, R Barry 0-2.

19 October 1980 Quarter-final replay	Kilworth	2-11 - 2-08	Delaneys	Castlelyons GAA Grounds
	F McCormack 1-1, P Greehy 0-4, C O'Callaghan 1-0, J Kenny 0-3, J Hogan 0-2, P Flynn 0-1.		P O'Sullivan 1-4, R Barry 1-1, E Murphy 0-1, J Hallahan 0-1, M Sloane 0-1.

Semi-finals

12 October 1980 Semi-final	Newcestown	1-15 - 2-08	Shamrocks	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	T Crowley 0-9, C O'Donovan 1-0, N Collins 0-2, P O'Neill 0-1, M McCarthy 0-1, J Collins 0-1, J O'Leary 0-1.		E Hanley 1-2, G Manley 1-2, C Twomey 0-2, J Twomey 0-1, W Ashman 0-1.	Referee: M O'Flaherty

9 November 1980 Semi-final	Kilworth	2-11 - 2-07	Aghada	Riverstown Sportsfield
	J Hogan 1-1, P Shanahan 1-1, J Kenny 0-4, P Greehy 0-3, McCarthy 0-1, P Flynn 0-1.		P O'Brien 2-0, P Aherne 0-5, C Counihan 0-1, A Aherne 0-1.	Referee: M English

Final

16 November 1980 Final	Newcestown	1-12 - 2-06	Kilworth	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	T Crowley 1-2, D O'Leary 0-3, N Collins 0-2, P Collins 0-2, K Kehilly 0-1, P Ryan 0-1, C O'Donovan 0-1.		P Shanahan 1-1, J Hogan 1-0, P Greehy 0-2, J Kenny 0-2, P O'Flynn 0-1.	Referee: M Flaherty

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Tim Crowley	Newcestown	2-19	25	3	8.33
2	John Kenny	Kilworth	0-15	15	3	5.00
3	Eddie Hanley	Shamrocks	2-06	12	2	6.00

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Tim Crowley	Newcestown	1-08	11	Blarney
2	Tim Crowley	Newcestown	0-09	9	Shamrocks
3	John Dineen	Shamrocks	2-01	7	Meelin
	Eddie Hanley	Shamrocks	1-04	7	Meelin
	Pat O'Sullivan	Delaneys	1-04	7	Kilworth
6	Pat O'Brien	Aghada	2-00	6	Kilworth
	Ger Hanley	Shamrocks	0-06	6	Meelin
	John Kenny	Kilworth	0-06	6	Delaneys

References

^ "Junior A County Hurling Finals 1971 - present". Cork GAA Finals website. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
^ "History of Kilworth hurling". Kilworth GAA website. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
^ "Junior A HC". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 26 October 2021.

[1] "Junior A County Hurling Finals 1971 - present". Cork GAA Finals website. Retrieved 7 March 2021.

[2] "History of Kilworth hurling". Kilworth GAA website. Retrieved 26 October 2021.

[3] "Junior A HC". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 26 October 2021.

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