1980 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship

The 1980 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship was the 90th staging of the Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Tipperary County Board in 1887.

1980 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship
Dates10 August - 28 September 1980
Teams8
Champions Roscrea (6th title)
Kevin Brady (captain)
Willie O'Reilly (manager)
Runners-up Kilruane MacDonaghs
Denis O'Meara (captain)
Len Gaynor (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played7
Goals scored28 (4 per match)
Points scored161 (23 per match)
Top scorer(s) Francis Loughnane (3-19)
1979 (Previous) (Next) 1981

Kilruane MacDonaghs were the defending champions.

On 28 September 1980, Roscrea won the championship after a 3–11 to 2–13 defeat of Kilruane MacDonaghs in the final at Semple Stadium. It was their sixth championship title overall and their first title since 1973. It remains their last championship triumph.

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