1980–81 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship
| Championship Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 12 October 1980 – 17 May 1981 |
| Teams | 5 |
| All Ireland Champions | |
| Winners | Ballyhale Shamrocks (1st win) |
| Captain | Richie Reid |
| All Ireland Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | St. Finbarr's |
| Captain | Bertie O'Brien |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | St. Finbarr's |
| Leinster | Ballyhale Shamrocks |
| Ulster | McQuillan's |
| Connacht | Sarsfield's |
| Championship Statistics | |
| Top Scorer | Brendan Fennelly (1–30) |
← 1979–80 1981–82 → | |
The 1980–81 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the 11th season of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier club hurling tournament. The championship ran from 12 October 1980 to 17 May 1981.
Castlegar of Galway were the defending champions, however, they failed to qualify after being beaten in the 1980 Galway SHC. Killeedy of Limerick and Tallow of Waterford made their championship debuts.
The All-Ireland final was played at Semple Stadium in Thurles on 17 May 1981, between St Finbarr's of Cork and Ballyhale Shamrocks of Kilkenny, in what was a first championship meeting between the teams. Ballyhale Shamrocks won the match by 1–15 to 1–11 to claim a first title.
Brendan Fennelly was the championship's top scorer with 1–30.