1983 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

The 1983 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 20th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964. The championship began on 20 April 1983 and ended on 11 September 1983.

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship 1983
Championship Details
Dates20 April 1983 - 11 September 1983
All Ireland Champions
WinnersGalway (3rd win)
CaptainPeter Casserley
ManagerMichael Bond
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upTipperary
CaptainDenis Finnerty
Provincial Champions
MunsterTipperary
LeinsterLaois
UlsterDown
ConnachtGalway
← 1982
1984 →

Cork were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Clare in a Munster semi-final replay.

On 11 September 1983, Galway won the championship following a 0-12 to 1-6 defeat of Tipperary in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their third All-Ireland title in the under-21 grade and their first in five championship seasons.

Results

Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Final

17 July 1983 Final Laois 3-14 – 4-8 Wexford Croke Park

Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship

First round

20 April 1983 First round Tipperary 4-15 - 2-05 Limerick Semple Stadium, Thurles
M McGrath 1-8, W Peters 2-1, P Kenny 1-2, J Hayes 0-1, L Bergin 0-1, G O'Neill 0-1, N Dooley 0-1. A Garvey 1-5, M Quaid 1-0. Referee: W Horgan (Cork)
20 April 1983 First round Waterford 1-11 - 1-11 Cork Fraher Field, Dungarvan
M Walsh 0-6, P Curley 1-1, P Bennett 0-3, N Crowley 0-1. T O'Connor 1-1, T Mulcahy 0-3, T O'Sullivan 0-3, K Kingston 0-2, D Curtin 0-1, M O'Donoghue 0-1. Referee: W Barrett (Tipperary)
27 April 1983 First round replay Cork 1-14 - 1-10 Clare Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
T O'Sullivan 0-6, T Mulcahy 1-2, M O'Donoghue 0-3, P O'Connor 0-1, K Kingston 0-1, M McCarthy 0-1. P Curley 1-1, K Delahunty 0-4, N Crowley 0-1, M Walsh 0-1, J Dalton 0-1, P Ryan 0-1, T Larkin 0-1. Referee: W Barrett (Tipperary)

Semi-finals

4 May 1983 Semi-final Kerry 0-02 - 2-20 Tipperary Ardfert
C O'Donovan 0-6, A Browne 1-1, W Peters 1-1, P Kenny 0-3, G O'Neill 0-3, V Dooley 0-3, D Finnerty 0-2, L Bergin 0-1.
13 July 1983 Semi-final Clare 2-11 - 2-11 Cork FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock
V Donnellan 0-7, T Lynch 1-0, B Carroll 1-0, M Guilfoyle 0-2, B McNamara 0-1, PJ Moroney 0-1. T O'Sullivan 0-8, T Mulcahy 1-0, T Finn 1-0, D Curtin 0-2, T McCarthy 0-1.
20 July 1983 Semi-final replay Clare 2-15 - 2-12 Cork FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock
V Donnellan 0-7, J Lynch 1-3, D Chaplin 1-1, B McNamara 0-2, M Glynn 0-1, T Howard 0-1. T O'Sullivan 0-6, T O'Connor 1-1, T Mulcahy 1-0, T Finn 0-1, T McCarthy 0-1, P Hartnett 0-1, D McCurtin 0-1, T Barry-Murphy 0-1. Referee: N Duggan (Limerick)

Final

27 July 1983 Final Clare 3-08 - 2-17 Tipperary Cusack Park
V Donnellan 0-7, B McNamara 1-0, T Howard 1-0, J Lynch 1-0, D Chaplin 0-1. M McGrath 0-7, W Peters 0-5, G O'Neill 1-1, A Browne 1-0, P Kenny 0-2, C O'Donovan 0-2.

Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Final

9 July 1983 Final Down 2-7 – 0-7 Antrim St. Patrick's Park

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

31 July 1983 Semi-final Tipperary 1-16 – 3-7 Down Geraldine Park
21 August 1983 Semi-final Galway 2-10 – 1-7 Laois Cusack Park

Final

11 September 1983 Final Galway 0-12 – 1-6 Tipperary O'Connor Park
A Moylan 0-3, A Staunton 0-3, M Coleman 0-1, M Costello 0-1, G Burke 0-1, J Murphy 0-1, M McGrath 0-1, T Keady 0-1. A Browne 1-1, M McGrath 0-2, G O'Neill 0-1, C Donovan 0-1, P Kenny 0-1. Referee: M Kelleher (Kildare)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous
  • Laois win the Leinster title for the first and, to date, the only time in their history.
  • The All-Ireland semi-final clash between Laois and Galway remains their only ever championship meeting.

References
  1. "County profile: Galway". Hogan Stand. Archived from the original on 2010-05-26. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
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