1983 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

The 1983 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 57th staging of the Railway Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1927. The cup began on 6 February 1983 and ended on 17 March 1983.

1983 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

Dates	6 February 1983 - 17 March 1983
Teams	4
Champions	Connacht (4th title) Sylvie Linnane (captain)
Runners-up	Leinster Noel Skehan (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	3
Goals scored	6 (2 per match)
Points scored	57 (19 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Liam Fennelly (2-03)
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Connacht were the defending champions.

On 17 March 1983, Connacht won the cup after a 0-10 to 1-05 defeat of Leinster in the final at Breffni Park. This was their fourth Railway Cup title overall and their second title in succession.

Results

Semi-finals

Leinster v Ulster

6 February 1983 Semi-final	Leinster	3-16 - 1-08	Ulster	Croke Park, Dublin
	L Fennelly 2-2, P Carroll 0-7, S Kinsella 1-1, B Fitzpatrick 0-3, G Fennelly 0-1, S Kinsella 0-1, M Cuddy 0-1.		D Donnelly 1-3, A McNaughton 0-2, B Donnelly 0-2, P Boyle 0-1.	Referee: S Brennan (Galway)

Munster v Connacht

6 February 1983 Semi-final	Munster	0-09 - 1-09	Connacht	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	P Horgan 0-3, J Greene 0-2, M Walsh 0-2, T Crowley 0-1, T Casey 0-1.		B Forde 1-3, PJ Molloy 0-4, F Burke 0-1, N Lane 0-1.	Referee: P Long (Kilkenny)

Final

Connacht v Leinster

17 March 1983 Final	Connacht	0-10 - 1-05	Leinster	Breffni Park, Cavan
	I Clarke 0-2, M Connolly 0-2, N Lane 0-2, PJ Molloy 0-2, B Lynskey 0-2.		M Cuddy 1-0, B Fitzpatrick 0-2, P Delaney 0-1, P Carroll 0-1, L Fennelly 0-1.	Referee: G Ryan (Tipperary)

Scoring statistics

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Liam Fennelly	Leinster	2-03	9	2	4.50
2	Pat Carroll	Leinster	0-08	8	2	4.00
3	Dinny Donnelly	Ulster	1-03	6	1	6.00
	Bernie Forde	Connacht	1-03	6	2	3.00

Bibliography

• Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).