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
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Frank Keenan | Camross | 4–17 | 29 | 3 | 9.66 |
| 2 | Jackie Kilroy | Tremane | 5–10 | 25 | 3 | 8.33 |
| 3 | Séamus Kilroy | Tremane | 2–17 | 23 | 3 | 7.66 |
| 4 | Joe Connolly | Castlegar | 2–16 | 22 | 3 | 7.33 |
| 5 | Mark Corrigan | Kinnitty | 0–21 | 21 | 2 | 10.50 |
| 6 | John Grogan | Dunhill | 4–05 | 17 | 3 | 5.66 |
| 6 | Jim Kealy | Crumlin | 1–14 | 17 | 4 | 4.25 |
| 8 | Éamonn O'Donoghue | Blackrock | 2–10 | 16 | 5 | 3.20 |
| 8 | Danny Buckley | Blackrock | 2–10 | 16 | 5 | 3.20 |
| 8 | Peter Boyle | Ballycastle McQuillans | 0–16 | 16 | 3 | 5.33 |
Miscellaneous
- Blackrock of Cork set the all-time record by winning a fifth Munster title.
- Crumlin become the first team from Dublin to win the Leinster title.
- The All-Ireland final between Castlegar and McQuillan's was a unique affair as it was the first final to feature teams from Connacht and Ulster. Castlegar win the All-Ireland for the first time in their history, thus becoming the first Connacht team to win the title.