All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship 1980
Winners
ChampionsKilleagh (Cork) (1st title)
CaptainBreda Landers
Runners-up
Runners-upBuffers Alley (Wx)

The 1980 All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship for the leading clubs in the women's team field sport of camogie was won by Killeagh (Cork), who defeated Buffers Alley (Wx) in the final, played at St John’s Park.[1][2]

Arrangements

The championship was organised on the traditional provincial system used in Gaelic Games since the 1880s, with Oranmore and Kilkeel winning the championships of the other two provinces.

The Final

In the final, Killeagh built up a comfortable lead in the first half and had the speed and stamina to hold on thorough the second half. Buffers Alley set the pace with a fine point from Elsie Walsh, but a goal for Killeagh in the fifth minute which was against the run of play put the Cork team into a lead which they never relinquished. Although the Buffers Alley midfield did well, the forwards failed to use their chances. A goal by Killeagh's Betty Joyce in the 10th minute increased the Cork lead and, although Elsie Walsh continued to pick off points for Buffers Alley, the Wexford team remained in arrears and were trailing by five points at the interval. A Bridie Doran goal just after the restart brought Buffers Alley back into contention and a point from Elsie Walsh a minute later narrowed the deficit to a point. Then the Killeagh team, best served by Betty Joyce, Marie O'Donovan and Pat Moloney, kept up the pressure and added a further goal and a point to their score. Terry Butler did well in the Wexford goal.[3][4][5]

Final stages

Killeagh (Cork)4-8 – 2-1Oranmore
Buffers Alley (Wx)2-8 – 0-3Kilkeel
Russell Park[9][10][11]
Killeagh (Cork)4-2 – 1-7Buffers Alley (Wx)
St John’s Park
Killeagh (Cork):
GK1Patricia Fitzgibbon
FB2Marie Costine
RWB3Mary Spillane
CB4Breda Landers (captain)
LWB5Cathy Landers
MF6Ann Marie Landers
MF7Pat Moloney
MF8Barbara Kirby
RWF9Betty Joyce
CF10Patsy Keniry
LWF11Anne Leahy
FF12Marion Sweeney
Buffers Alley (Wx):
GK1Kathleen Tonks
FB2Ann Butler
RWB3Geraldine Duggan
CB4Dorothy Walsh
LWB5Deirdre Cousins
MF6Fiona Cousins
MF7Caroline O'Leary
MF8A. Martin
RWF9Elsie Walsh
CF10Teresa Hobbs
LWF11Mairéad Carty
FF12Marion Sweeney

References

  1. ↑ Moran, Mary (2011). A Game of Our Own: The History of Camogie. Dublin, Ireland: Cumann Camógaíochta. p. 460. 978-1-908591-00-5
  2. ↑ All Ireland club championships on Camogie.ie
  3. ↑ Report of final in Irish Press, November 10, 1980
  4. ↑ Report of final in Irish Independent, November 10, 1980
  5. ↑ Report of final in Irish Times, November 10, 1980
  6. ↑ Report of semi-final in Irish Press, September 2, 1980
  7. ↑ Report of semi-final in Irish Independent, September 2, 1980
  8. ↑ Report of semi-final in Irish Times, September 2, 1980
  9. ↑ Report of semi-final in Irish Press, September 9, 1980
  10. ↑ Report of semi-final in Irish Independent, September 9, 1980
  11. ↑ Report of semi-final in Irish Times, September 9, 1980
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