1982–83 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship

The 1982–83 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship was the 13th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1970-71.

1982–83 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship
Teams33
Champions Portlaoise (1st title)
Runners-up Clann na nGael
1981–82 (Previous) (Next) 1983–84

Nemo Rangers were the defending champions, however, they failed to qualify after being beaten by Duhallow in the 1982 Cork County Championship.[1]

On 20 March 1983, Portlaoise won the championship following a 0–12 to 2–00 defeat of Clann na nGael in the All-Ireland final at MacDonagh Park.[2] It remains their only championship title.

Results

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First round

30 October 1982 First round Stradbally 0-04 - 1-11 Clonmel Commercials Páirc Uí Chuimín
E O'Brien 0-3, S Aherne 0-1. G McGrath 1-1, F Kelly 0-3, J McNamara 0-2, W Peters 0-2, M Boland 0-1, S Lonergan 0-1, F Kavanagh 0-1. Referee: D O'Connor (Cork)
14 November 1982 First round Claughaun 1-03 - 1-05 Doonbeg Bruff Sportsfield

Semi-finals

14 November 1982 Semi-final Clonmel Commercials 0-04 - 0-04 Castleisland Desmonds Clonmel Sportsground
M Boland 0-1, F Kelly 0-1, G McGrath 0-1, W Peters 0-1. P Horan 0-2, W O'Connor 0-1, T Lynch 0-1.
12 December 1982 Semi-final Doonbeg 0-09 - 3-09 St. Finbarr's Cusack Park
G Killeen 0-6, T Tubridy 0-3. J Allen 2-1, J O'Callaghan 0-4, F O'Mahony 1-0, G Desmond 0-1, T Leahy 0-1, D Barr 0-1, D Brosnan 0-1.
19 December 1982 Semi-final replay Castleisland Desmonds 1-07 - 0-06 Clonmel Commercials Páirc Naomh Breandán
D Buckley 1-0, W O'Connor 0-2, P Horan 0-2, E O'Connor 0-1, C Kearney 0-1, T Lynch 0-1. F Kelly 0-3, D O'Keeffe 0-2, M Boland 0-1.

Finals

23 January 1983 Final St. Finbarr's 0-11 - 1-08 Castleisland Desmonds Bruff Sportsfield
J O'Callaghan 0-4, D Barry 0-2, T Leahy 0-2, J Allen 0-1, T O'Reilly 0-1, D Brosnan 0-1. D Buckley 1-1, E O'Connor 0-3, W O'Connor 0-1, M O'Connor 0-1, B Lyons 0-1, P Horan 0-1.
30 January 1983 Final St. Finbarr's 2-06 - 0-06 Castleisland Desmonds Bruff Sportsfield
T O'Reilly 0-4, T Holland 1-0, F O'Mahony 1-0, D Barry 0-1, D Brosnan 0-1. E O'Connor 0-2, P Horan 0-2, C Kearney 0-1, W O'Connor 0-1.

Quarter-final

6 February 1983 Quarter-final St. Finbarr's 5-21 - 1-06 Hugh O'Neill's Neenan Park

Semi-finals

6 March 1983 Semi-final Portlaoise 0-07 - 0-06 St. Finbarr's McCann Park

Final

Championship statistics

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Miscellaneous

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References

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  1. ^ Breheny, Martin (16 April 2011). "Nemo to add to Mayo misery". Irish Independent. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  2. ^ "Penniless Portlaoise defying the odds". Irish Independent. 7 September 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2020.