1979–80 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship


The 1979–80 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the 10th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county club hurling tournament. The championship ran from 7 October 1979 to 1 June 1980.
Blackrock of Cork were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Castlegar in the [|All-Ireland Semi-final]. Causeway of Kerry, Killyon of Meath and Kinnitty of Offaly made their championship debuts.
The All-Ireland final was played at Páirc Tailteann in Navan on 1 June 1980, between Castlegar of Galway and Ballycastle McQuillans of Antrim, in what was a first championship meeting between the teams and a first ever Connacht-Ulster final. Castlegar won the match by 1–11 to 1–08 and became the first team from Galway to win the title.
Frank Keenan was the championship's [|top scorer] with 4–17.

Championship statistics

Top scorers

RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Frank KeenanCamross4–172939.66
2Jackie KilroyTremane5–102538.33
3Séamus KilroyTremane2–172337.66
4Joe ConnollyCastlegar2–162237.33
5Mark CorriganKinnitty0–2121210.50
6John GroganDunhill4–051735.66
6Jim KealyCrumlin1–141744.25
8Éamonn O'DonoghueBlackrock2–101653.20
8Danny BuckleyBlackrock2–101653.20
8Peter BoyleBallycastle McQuillans0–161635.33

Miscellaneous