1979–80 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship 1979–80
Championship Details
Dates	12 April 1980 – 1 June 1980
Teams	5
All Ireland Champions
Winners	Castlegar (1st win)
Captain	Michael Connolly
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	McQuillans-Ballycastle
Provincial Champions
Munster	Blackrock
Leinster	Crumlin
Ulster	McQuillan's
Connacht	Castlegar
Championship Statistics
Matches Played	4
Total Goals	12 (3.00 per game)
Total Points	79 (19.75 per game)
← 1978–79 1980–81 →

The 1979–80 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the tenth season of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier club hurling tournament. The All-Ireland series began on 12 April 1980 and ended on 1 June 1980.

Blackrock were the defending champions, however, they were defeated in the All-Ireland semi-final.^[1] Castlegar won the title after defeating McQuillan's by 1-11 to 1-8 in the final.^[2]

Statistics

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.

References

↑ "The spirit of the Shamrock". Irish Examiner. 14 November 2009. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
↑ Ní Fhlatharta, Bernie (20 August 2013). "1980 change of luck was all down to Pope John Paul II". Connacht Tribune. Retrieved 24 July 2015.

All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championships

Seasons	1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Finals	1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Connacht Championship Leinster Championship Munster Championship Ulster Championship

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