1980 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

The 1980 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 50th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928.

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship 1980
All Ireland Champions
WinnersTipperary (14th win)
CaptainJim Maher
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upWexford
Provincial Champions
MunsterTipperary
LeinsterWexford
UlsterNot Played
ConnachtNot Played
1979
1981

Cork entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Tipperary in the Munster semi-final.

On 7 September 1980, Tipperary won the championship following a 2-15 to 1-10 defeat of Wexford in the All-Ireland final. This was their 14th All-Ireland title and their first in four championship seasons.

Results

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Leinster first round

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11 May 1980 First round Laois 2-05 - 2-06 Antrim Kelly Daly Park

Leinster quarter-finals

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11 May 1980 Quarter-final Wexford 5-11 - 4-05 Down Wexford Park
17 May 1980 Quarter-final Westmeath 2-03 - 8-08 Offaly Cusack Park
25 May 1980 Quarter-final Kilkenny 1-11 - 2-09 Antrim Nowlan Park

Leinster semi-finals

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26 June 1980 Semi-final Dublin 4-12 - 1-05 Offaly O'Moore Park
29 June 1980 Semi-final Wexford 1-12 - 1-10 Antrim Wexford Park

Leinster final

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13 July 1980 Final Wexford 1-10 - 2-06 Dublin Croke Park

Munster first round

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5 July 1980 First round Waterford 2-09 - 1-16 Clare Canon Hayes Memorial Park

Munster semi-finals

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5 July 1980 Semi-final Limerick 1-08 - 0-06 Clare Gaelic Grounds
10 July 1980 Semi-final Tipperary 1-14 - 1-07 Cork Gaelic Grounds

Munster final

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20 July 1980 Final Tipperary 1-17 - 1-04 Limerick Semple Stadium
Referee: W Horgan (Cork)

All-Ireland semi-finals

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3 August 1980 Semi-final Galway 1-15 - 0-18 Wexford Croke Park
J Murphy 0-8, É Ó Faoighil 1-1, T Keady 0-3, A Staunton 0-1, É Ryan 0-1, A Moylan 0-1. G Coady 0-8, J Codd 0-5, T Morrissey 0-2, A Gahan 0-1, J Byrne 0-1, M Fitzhenry 0-1. Referee: N Duggan (Limerick)
24 August 1980 Semi-final replay Wexford 2-13 - 2-7 Galway Croke Park
J Codd 1-3, G Coady 0-5, J Barnwell 1-1, T Morrissey 0-2, M Fitzhenry 0-2. A Moylan 1-2, É Ó Faoighil 1-1, O Kilkenny 0-2, J Murphy 0-1, T Keady 0-1. Referee: N Duggan (Limerick)

All-Ireland final

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7 September 1980 Final Tipperary 2-15 - 1-10 Wexford Croke Park
A Brown 1-1, W Peters 0-4, M McGrath 0-4, N English 1-0, P Kenny 0-3, J Darcy 0-1, D Finnerty 0-1, J Hayes 0-1. J Barnwell 1-0, G Coady 0-3, E Murphy 0-2, M Fitzhenry 0-2, J Byrne 0-1, J Codd 0-1, T Morrissey 0-1. Referee: N Dalton (Waterford)
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