1983 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship 1983

Championship Details
Dates	20 April 1983 – 11 September 1983
All Ireland Champions
Winners	Galway (3rd win)
Captain	Peter Casserley
Manager	Michael Bond
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Tipperary
Captain	Denis Finnerty
Provincial Champions
Munster	Tipperary
Leinster	Laois
Ulster	Down
Connacht	Galway
← 1982 1984 →

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.

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. 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

Laois v Wexford

17 July 1983 Final

Laois

3-14 – 4-8

Wexford

Croke Park

Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship

First round

Tipperary v Limerick

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)

Waterford v 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)

Cork v Clare

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

Kerry v Tipperary

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.

Clare v Cork

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.

Clare v Cork

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

Clare v Tipperary

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

Down v Antrim

9 July 1983 Final

Down

2-7 – 0-7

Antrim

St. Patrick's Park

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

Tipperary v Down

31 July 1983 Semi-final

Tipperary

1-16 – 3-7

Down

Geraldine Park

Galway v Laois

21 August 1983 Semi-final

Galway

2-10 – 1-7

Laois

Cusack Park

Final

Galway v Tipperary

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.