1982 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

The 1982 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 19th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964. The championship began on 23 April 1982 and ended on 12 September 1982.

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship 1982

Championship Details
Dates	23 April 1982 - 12 September 1982
Teams	14
All Ireland Champions
Winners	Cork (8th win)
Captain	Martin McCarthy
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Galway
Captain	Pierce Piggott
Provincial Champions
Munster	Cork
Leinster	Kilkenny
Ulster	Antrim
Connacht	Not Played
Championship Statistics
Matches Played	15
Top Scorer	Tony O'Sullivan (3-22)
← 1981 1983 →

Tipperary entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Limerick in the Munster semi-final.

On 12 September 1982, Cork won the championship following a 0-12 to 0-11 defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland final. This was their eighth All-Ireland title overall and their first title since 1976.

Cork's Tony O'Sullivan was the championship's top scorer with 3-22.

Results

Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

Wexford v Kilkenny

2 June 1982 Quarter-final	Wexford	0-18 - 2-12	Kilkenny	Bellefield Road
	John Codd 0-9, M Fitzhenry 0-3, E Cleary 0-3, D Murphy 0-2, P Crean 0-1.		J Murphy 2-2, B Walton 0-5, M Collins 0-2, B Purcell 0-2, P Ryan 0-1.

Offaly v Westmeath

6 June 1982 Quarter-final	Offaly	3-15 - 1-04	Westmeath	O'Connor Park
	M Coughlan 2-0 P Cleary 1-2, J Dooley 0-5, B Colclough 0-4, A Rosney 0-3, P Corrigan 0-1.		M Farrelly 1-0, M Daly 0-3, G Gillen 0-1.

Kilkenny v Wexford

16 June 1982 Quarter-final replay	Kilkenny	3-20 - 1-09	Wexford	Nowlan Park
	B Walton 0-9, B Purcell 1-5, L McCarthy 2-0, M Collins 0-2, M Byrne 0-1, P Ryan 0-1, J Ryan 0-1, J McDonald 0-1.		J Codd 0-5, E Cleary 1-1, G Cody 0-1, T Morrissey 0-1, M Fitzhenry 0-1.

Semi-finals

Offaly v Dublin

23 June 1982 Semi-final	Offaly	4-13 - 3-07	Dublin	Geraldine Park
	P Cleary 3-2, B Coakley 1-0, J Dooley 0-3, J Connell 0-2, K McLoughlin 0-2, P Corrigan 0-1, M Coughlan 0-1, S Coughlan 0-1, A Rosney 0-1.		T Conroy 1-2, L Byrne 1-0, J Twomey 1-0, L Eustace 0-3, S Walsh 0-1, P McLoughlin 0-1.

Kilkenny v Laois

23 June 1982 Semi-final	Kilkenny	3-20 - 1-06	Laois	Dr. Cullen Park
	L McCarthy 2-1, B Purcell 1-3, B Walton 0-6, MJ Ryan 0-6, R Heffernan 0-2, M Byrne 0-2.		C Hyland 1-3, M Drennan 0-1, S Murphy 0-1, D Healy 0-1.	Referee: M Kelleher (Kildare)

Final

Kilkenny v Offaly

17 July 1982 Final	Kilkenny	5-20 - 2-06	Offaly	Dr. Cullen Park
	B Purcell 2-2, B Walton 0-8, MJ Ryan 1-3, L McCarthy 1-2, M Byrne 1-1, R Heffernan 0-2, J Murphy 0-2.		P Cleary 1-1, P Corrigan 1-1, J Dooley 0-3.	Referee: J Bailey (Dublin)

Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship

First round

Limerick v Clare

23 April 1982 First round	Limerick	1-11 - 0-10	Clare	Gaelic Grounds
	T Burke 0-6, Paul O'Connor 1-1, A Garry 0-3, T Hall 0-1.		G McInerney 0-6, M Deasy 0-1, S Fitzpatrick 0-1, N Earley 0-1, V Donnelly 0-1.

Waterford v Kerry

1 May 1982 First round	Waterford	3-13 - 2-06	Kerry	Fraher Field
	K Delahunty 1-3, P Curley 1-1, M Walsh 1-0, J Warren 0-3, N Crowley 0-2, P Bennett 0-2, K Heffernan 0-1, A Cooney 0-1.		M Burke 0-5, P O'Mahony 1-1, B Dunne 1-0.

Semi-final

Cork v Waterford

5 May 1982 Semi-final	Cork	3-12 - 1-13	Waterford	Youghal
	T O'Sullivan 1-6, T Coyne 0-5, T Finn 1-0, K White 1-0, D Curtin 0-1.		P Ryan 0-5, P Curley 1-0, K Delahunty 0-3, J Warren 0-2, M Walsh 0-1, A Cooney 0-1, N Crowley 0-1.	Referee: W Carroll (Tipperary)

Limerick v Tipperary

25 June 1982 Semi-final	Limerick	2-12 - 1-07	Tipperary	Gaelic Grounds
	P Howard 2-2, A Garvey 0-3, T Burke 0-3, T Kenny 0-2, D Fitzgerald 0-1, P O'Connor 0-1.		W Peters 1-1, P McGrath 0-2, J Browne 0-1, M McGrath 0-1, C O'Donovan 0-1, N English 0-1.

Final

Limerick v Cork

28 July 1982 Final	Limerick	1-04 - 1-14	Cork	FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock
	T Kenny 1-0, P Howard 0-2, G Magner 0-1, D Fitzgerald 0-1.		T O'Sullivan 0-5, E Brosnan 1-1, D Curtin 0-2, D Walsh 0-2, T Coyne 0-2, T Finn 0-1, K Hennessy 0-1.

Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Final

Antrim v Down

24 July 1982 Final	Antrim	9-14 - 4-05	Down	Casement Park
	T McNaughton 2-4, A McCarry 2-4, S Quinn 2-0, R Hyndman 0-5, S Caldwell 1-1, M Coyle 1-0, M Smart 1-0.		P Blaney 2-0, V Finnegan 1-0, S Bannon 1-0, G Coyle 0-3, C McKean 0-1, K O'Neill 0-1.

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

Cork v Antrim

1 August 1982 Semi-final	Cork	4-21 - 1-10	Antrim	Páirc Tailteann
	T O'Sullivan 2-7, T Coyne 1-2, K Hennessy 0-5, T Finn 1-0, T Hartnett 0-3, N Brosnan 0-2, D Scanlon 0-1, D Walsh 0-1.		R Hyndman 0-6, P Carey 1-0, A McNaughton 0-1, S Caldwell 0-1, M Coyles 0-1, S Quinn 0-1.

Galway v Kilkenny

15 August 1982 Semi-final	Galway	1-13 - 1-10	Kilkenny	Cusack Park
	M Haverty 0-6, P Murphy 0-4, J Murphy 1-0, T Keady 0-1, M McGrath 0-1, N Morrissey 0-1.		B Purcell 1-1, J Kinsella 0-3, L McCarthy 0-2, MJ Ryan 0-2, B Walton 0-1, M Byrne 0-1.	Referee: S O'Meara (Tipperary)

Final

Cork v Galway

12 September 1982 Final	Cork	0-12 - 0-11	Galway	St. Brendan's Park
	T O'Sullivan 0-4, D Walsh 0-2, T Coyne 0-2, K Hennessy 0-2, M O'Sullivan 0-1, N Brosnan 0-1.		M Haverty 0-5, P Murphy 0-3, J Murphy 0-2, M McGrath 0-1.	Referee: G Kirwan (Offaly)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Tony O'Sullivan	Cork	3-22	31	4	7.75
2	Billy Walton	Kilkenny	0-29	29	5	5.80
3	Billy Purcell	Kilkenny	5-13	28	5	5.60
4	Pat Cleary	Offaly	5-05	20	3	6.66
	Liam McCarthy	Kilkenny	5-05	20	5	4.00
5	John Murphy	Kilkenny	3-06	15	5	3.00

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Tony O'Sullivan	Cork	2-07	13	Antrim
2	Pat Cleary	Offaly	3-02	11	Dublin
3	Aidan McCarry	Antrim	2-04	10	Down
	Terence McNaughton	Antrim	2-04	10	Down
4	Tony O'Sullivan	Cork	1-06	9	Waterford
	John Codd	Wexford	0-09	9	Kilkenny
	Billy Walton	Kilkenny	0-09	9	Wexford
5	Billy Purcell	Kilkenny	2-02	8	Offaly
	Pat Howard	Limerick	2-02	8	Tipperary
	John Murphy	Kilkenny	2-02	8	Wexford
	Billy Purcell	Kilkenny	1-05	8	Wexford
	Billy Walton	Kilkenny	0-08	8	Offaly