1979–80 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship
# 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 began on 7 October 1979 and ended on 1 June 1980.

Blackrock were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Castlegar in the All-Ireland semi-final.

On 1 June 1980, Castlegar won the championship after a 1-11 to 1-08 defeat of McQuillan's in the All-Ireland final.

Frank Keenan from the Camross club was the championship's top scorer with 4-17.

## Results

### Connacht Senior Club Hurling Championship

First round

Semi-final

Final

### Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship

First round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

### Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

### Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship

Semi-final

Final

### All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

## Championship statistics

### Top scorers

**Top scorers overall**

| 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 |

### 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.
