1983 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates29 May – 4 September 1983
Teams14
All-Ireland champions
Winning teamKilkenny (23rd win)
CaptainLiam Fennelly
ManagerPat Henderson
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamCork
CaptainJimmy Barry-Murphy
ManagerJohnny Clifford
Provincial champions
MunsterCork
LeinsterKilkenny
UlsterNot Played
ConnachtNot Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played14
Top Scorer Billy Fitzpatrick (1-24)
Player of the Year Frank Cummins
All-Star TeamSee here
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1984 →

The 1983 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 97th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The draw for the 1980 fixtures took place in September 1979. The championship began on 29 May 1983 and ended on 4 September 1983.

Kilkenny were the defending champions.

On 4 September 1983, Kilkenny won the championship following a 2–14 to 2–12 defeat of Cork in the All-Ireland final. This was their 23rd All-Ireland title and their second in succession.

Kilkenny's Billy Fitzpatrick was the championship's top scorer with 1-24. Kilkenny's Frank Cummins was the choice for Texaco Hurler of the Year.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship

From Championship

Relegated to the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship

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Teams

General information

Fourteen counties will compete in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: one team from the Connacht Senior Hurling Championship, six teams in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, five teams in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship, one team from the Ulster Senior Hurling Championship and one team from the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship.

County Last provincial title Last championship title Position in 1982 Championship Current championship
Antrim 1946 — Ulster Senior Hurling Championship
Clare 1932 1914 Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Cork 1982 1978 Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Dublin 1961 1938 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Galway 1922 1980 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Kerry 1891 1891 All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship
Kilkenny 1982 1982 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Laois 1949 1915 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Limerick 1981 1973 Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Offaly 1981 1981 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Tipperary 1971 1971 Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Waterford 1963 1959 Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Westmeath — — Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Wexford 1977 1968 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Format

The provincial championships in Munster and Leinster were all played on a knock-out basis as usual. In keeping with the rotation system for advancement to the All-Ireland final, the Leinster champions automatically qualified for the final of 1983. Galway, having no competition in the Connacht Championship, played the winners of a preliminary game between Kerry and Antrim. The winners of this quarter-final went on to play the Munster champions in a single All-Ireland semi-final.

Provincial championships

Leinster Senior Hurling championship

Wexford7–18 – 1–13Westmeath
J. Quigley (2–3), T. Doran (2–1), J. Murphy (1–4), J. Walker (1–3), P. Courtney (0–4), G. O'Connell (1–0), J. Holohan (0–2), M. Jacob (0–1). M. Ryan (0–5), M. Kilcoyne (1–0), M. Cosgrave (0–2), G. Jackson (0–2), J. J. Lynch (0–1), J. Fitzsimons (0–1), J. Kilcoyne (0–1), P. Curran (0–1).
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: J. Rankisn (Laois)
Dublin4–10 – 2–11Laois
J. Towell (3–3), M. Morris (1–3), P. Carton (0–2), P. Mulhare (0–1), G. Hogarty (0–1). M. Walsh (0–4), P. J. Cudd (1–0), M. Cuddy (1–0), M. Brophy (0–3), J. Bohane (0–2), E. Fennelly (0–1), P. Critchley (0–1).
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: P. Long (Kilkenny)
Offaly1–20 – 0–11Dublin
J. Flaherty (1–3), M. Corrigan (0–5), P. Carroll (0–5), G. Coughlan (0–3), P. Delaney (0–2), P. Horan (0–1), T. Conneely (0–1). P. Carton (0–4), J. Towell (0–3), S. Kearns (0–2), G. Hogarty (0–1), L. Walsh (0–1).
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 28,521
Referee: J. Rankins (Laois)
Kilkenny5–13 – 3–15Wexford
B. Fitzpatrick (1–9), L. Fennelly (2–1), K. Brennan (1–2), C. Heffernan (1–0), H. Ryan (0–1). S. Kinsella (2–3), J. Quigley (1–5), P. Courtney (0–2), M. Jacob (0–1), T. Doran (0–1), G. Flood (0–1), G. O'Connor (0–1), J. Murphy (0–1).
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 28,521
Referee: J. Rankins (Laois)
Kilkenny1–17 – 0–13Offaly
C. Heffernan (1–2), B. Fitzpatrick (0–5), R. Power (0–3), H. Ryan (0–3), L. Fennelly (0–1), K. Brennan (0–1), G. Henderson (0–1), G. Fennelly (0–1). P. Horan (0–5), M. Corrigan (0–3), J. Falherty (0–1), P. Corrigan (0–1), P. Delaney (0–1), J. Kelly (0–1), P. Carroll (0–1).
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 35,707
Referee: N. O'Donoghue (Dublin)

Munster Senior Hurling championship

Tipperary2–11 – 1–11Clare
J. Grogan (1–6), T. Waters (1–0), P. Dooley (0–2), N. English (0–1), L. Bergin (0–1), L. Maher (0–1). E. O'Connor (1–0), G. McInerney (0–3), C. Honan (0–3), P. Morey (0–1), S. Hehir (0–1), T. Nugent (0–1), J. Callinan (0–1), J. Shanahan (0–1).
Referee: F. Murphy (Cork)
Limerick2–14 – 3–11Cork
J. McKenna (1–3), P. Foley (0–4), J. Flanagan (1–0), M. Rea (0–2), O. O'Connor (0–2), D. FitzGerald (0–2), F. Nolan (0–1). K. Hennessy (2–0), J. Barry-Murphy (0–5), E. O'Donoghue (1–0), B. Óg Murphy (0–3), J. Meyler (0–1), J. Buckley (0–1), T. Cashman (0–1).
Attendance: 24,769
Referee: S. O'Meara (Tipperary)
Waterford4–13 – 2–15Tipperary
T. Casey (1–3), J. Greene (1–2), E. Rockett (1–1), S. Breen (1–0), P. McGrath (0–2), P. Ryan (0–2), M. Walsh (0–2), J. Hennebry (0–1). J. Grogan (0–7), T. Water (1–1), R. Callaghan (1–0), P. Fitzelle (0–2), L. Maher (0–2), P. Dooley (0–1), N. English (0–1), M. Doyle (0–1).
Referee: F. Murphy (Cork)
Cork1–14 – 1–12Limerick
B. Óg Murphy (0–6), J. Barry-Murphy (1–0), E. O'Donoghue (0–2), K. Hennessy (0–2), J. Fenton (0–1), P. Horgan (0–1), T. Cashman (0–1), J. Meyler (0–1). J. McKenna (1–1), D. FitzGerald (0–3), E. Cregan (0–2), O. O'Connor (0–2), P. Foley (0–1), M. Rea (0–1), J. Flanagan (0–1), S. Foley (0–1).
Attendance: 38,000
Referee: G. Ryan (Tipperary)
Cork3–22 – 0–12Waterford
J. Barry-Murphy (1–5), E. O'Donoghue (2–0), K. Hennessy (0–5), J. Buckley (0–3), T. Cashman (0–2), T. O'Sullivan (0–2), B. Óg Murphy (0–2), T. Mulcahy (0–1). P. McGrath (0–5), J. Hennebry (0–2), T. Casey (0–2), Michael Walsh (0–1), S. Breen (0–1), Mossie Walsh (0–1).
Attendance: 20,816
Referee: N. Duggan (Limerick)

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Bracket

Preliminary round Quarter-finals Semi-finals All-Ireland final
Cork 5-14
Galway 1-16
Galway 3-22
Antrim 3-13 Antrim 2-05
Kerry 2-10 Cork 2-12
Kilkenny 2-14

All-Ireland preliminary round

Antrim3–13 – 2–10Kerry
D. Donnelly (1–3), M. O'Connell (0–6), A. McCarry (1–1), B. Donnelly (1–0), D. McNaughton (0–2), T. McNaughton (0–1). J. Hennessy (1–5), F. O'Donovan (1–2), C. Walsh (0–2), T. Canty (0–1).
O'Toole Park, Dublin
Referee: C. Foley (Dublin)

All-Ireland Quarter-finals

Galway3–22 – 2–5Antrim
P. J. Molloy (0–10), I. Clarke (0–5), A. Staunton (0–5), Joe Connolly (1–1), M. Connolly (1–0), B. Forde (1–0), S. Mahon (0–1). D. Donnelly (1–0), B. Laverty (1–0), D. McNaughton (0–3), G. Cunningham (0–1).
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: J. Rankins (Laois)

All-Ireland semi-finals

Cork5–14 – 1–16Galway
B. Óg Murphy (1–7), T. Mulcahy (2–0), J. Barry-Murphy (1–2), E. O'Donoghue (1–1), K. Hennessy (0–1), J. Buckley (0–1), T. Cashman (0–1), J. Fenton (0–1). P. J. Molloy (0–7), N. Lane (1–1), M. Connolly (0–2), A. Staunton (0–2), B. Forde (0–1), F. Burke (0–1), C. Hayes (0–1), S. Linnane (0–1).
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 22,789
Referee: N. O'Donoghue (Dublin)

All-Ireland Final

Kilkenny2–14 – 2–12Cork
B. Fitzpatrick (0–10), R. Power (1–0), L. Fennelly (1–0), G. Henderson (0–2), C. Heffernan (0–1), H. Ryan (0–1). B. Óg Murphy (0–5), S. O'Leary (1–0), T. Mulcahy (1–0), J. Buckley (0–3), K. Hennessy (0–2), E. O'Donoghue (0–1), F. Collins (0–1).
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 58,381
Referee: N. Duggan (Limerick)
Kilkenny
Cork

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

  • Tipperary's victory over Clare in the Munster quarter-final was the team's first in the provincial championship since 1973.
  • The attendance of 20,816 at the Munster final was the lowest at the provincial decider since 1972.
  • In the All-Ireland final two Kilkenny players achieved rare distinctions. Goalkeeper Noel Skehan won a record-breaking ninth All-Ireland medal, however, his first three were won as non-playing substitutes. Midfielder Frank Cummins won his seventh All-Ireland medal on the field of play, equalling the record of four other Kilkenny players from the early part of the century. It was his eighth winners' medal overall as he won a non-playing substitutes' medal in 1967. Cummins also joined a unique group of players who won All-Ireland medals in three different decades.

Top scorers

Season

Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Billy Fitzpatrick Kilkenny 1–24 27 3 9.00
2 Bertie Óg Murphy Cork 1–23 26 5 5.20
3 Jimmy Barry-Murphy Cork 3–12 21 5 4.20
4 John Quigley Wexford 3–8 17 2 8.50
P. J. Molloy Galway 0-17 17 2 8.50
6 Éamonn O'Donoghue Cork 4-4 16 5 3.20
Kevin Hennessy Cork 2-10 16 5 3.20
John Grogan Tipperary 1-13 16 2 8.00
9 Joe Towell Dublin 3–6 15 2 7.50
10 Liam Fennelly Kilkenny 3-2 11 3 3.66

Single game

Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Joe Towell Dublin 3–3 12 Laois
Billy Fitzpatrick Kilkenny 1–9 12 Wexford
3 Bertie Óg Murphy Cork 1–7 10 Galway
P. J. Molloy Galway 0–10 10 Antrim
Billy Fitzpatrick Kilkenny 0–10 10 Cork
6 John Quigley Wexford 2–3 9 Westmeath
Seán Kinsella Wexford 2–3 9 Kilkenny
John Grogan Tipperary 1–6 9 Clare
9 John Quigley Wexford 1–5 8 Kilkenny
Jimmy Barry-Murphy Cork 1–5 8 Waterford
Joe Hennessy Kerry 1–5 8 Antrim

Broadcasting

The following matches were broadcast live on television in Ireland on RTÉ.

Round RTÉ
All-Ireland semi-final Cork vs Galway
All-Ireland final Kilkenny vs Cork
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