The 1980–81 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the 11th season of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier club hurling tournament. The championship ran from 12 October 1980 to 17 May 1981.

Castlegar of Galway were the defending champions, however, they failed to qualify after being beaten in the 1980 Galway SHC. Killeedy of Limerick and Tallow of Waterford made their championship debuts.

The All-Ireland final was played at Semple Stadium in Thurles on 17 May 1981, between St Finbarr's of Cork and Ballyhale Shamrocks of Kilkenny, in what was a first championship meeting between the teams. Ballyhale Shamrocks won the match by 1–15 to 1–11 to claim a first title.

Brendan Fennelly was the championship's top scorer with 1–30.

Connacht Senior Club Hurling Championship Connacht first round

Connacht semi-final

Connacht final

Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship Leinster first round

Leinster quarter-finals

Leinster semi-finals

Leinster final

Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship Munster quarter-finals

Munster semi-finals

Munster final

Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship Ulster semi-final

Ulster final

All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship All-Ireland quarter-final

All-Ireland semi-finals

All-Ireland final

Championship statistics Top scorers

Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Brendan FennellyBallyhale Shamrocks1–303365.502Jackie KilroyTremane7–062739.003Liam FennellyBallyhale Shamrocks6–062464.004John CreminSt Finbarr's0–202054.005Charlie McCarthySt Finbarr's1–161944.75John QuigleyRathnure0–191936.337Eddie DonnellyBallycastle McQuillans3–122145.258Johnny WalshArdclough2–121829.009Basil JohnsonTremane2–101635.33Peter BoyleBallycastle McQuillans0–161635.33

Miscellaneous

McQuillan's of Antrim become the first team to win three successive Ulster titles. Ballyhale Shamrocks win the All-Ireland title for the first time. In doing so they deny St. Finbarr's a unique double as their Gaelic footballers would later claim the All-Ireland title in that code.

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