1981 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final

1981 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final

Event	1981 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Offaly Galway File:Offaly colours.PNG File:Galway colours.PNG 2–12 0–15
Date	6 September 1981
Venue	Croke Park, Dublin
Referee	Frank Murphy (Cork)
Attendance	71,348

The 1981 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was the 94th All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the 1981 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, an inter-county hurling tournament for the top teams in Ireland. The match was held at Croke Park, Dublin, on 6 September 1981, between Galway and Offaly. The reigning champions lost to their Leinster opponents, who won their first senior hurling title, on a score line of 2–12 to 0–15.

Johnny Flaherty scored a handpassed goal in this game; this was before the handpassed goal was ruled out of the game as hurling's technical standards improved.

Match details

1981-09-06
Final

Offaly	2–12 – 0–15	Galway

Croke Park, Dublin

Attendance: 71,348

Referee: F. Murphy (Cork)

File:Kit left arm.svg File:Kit body.svg File:Kit right arm.svg File:Kit shorts.svg File:Kit socks long.svg Offaly

File:Kit left arm.svg File:Kit body.svg File:Kit right arm.svg File:Kit shorts.svg File:Kit socks long.svg Galway