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
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 →

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.