1983 Cork Junior Hurling Championship

The 1983 Cork Junior Hurling Championship was the 86th staging of the Cork Junior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board. The championship began on 25 September 1983 and ended on 6 November 1983.

1983 Cork Junior Hurling Championship

Dates	25 September – 6 November 1983
Teams	7
Champions	St. Catherine's (1st title) Batt O'Connell (captain) Denis Coughlan (manager)
Runners-up	Aghabullogue Richard Healy (captain) Murty Murphy (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	23 (3.83 per match)
Points scored	108 (18 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Christy Clancy (1-18)
← 1982 (Previous) (Next) 1984 →

On 6 November 1983, St. Catherine's won the championship following a 1–13 to 1–08 defeat of Aghabullogue in the final at Páirc Uí Chaoimh. It was their first ever championship title.

Qualification

Division	Championship	Champions
Avondhu	North Cork Junior A Hurling Championship	Kilworth
Carbery	South West Junior A Hurling Championship	Clonakilty
Carrigdhoun	South East Junior A Hurling Championship	Carrigaline
Duhallow	Duhallow Junior A Hurling Championship	Lismire
Imokilly	East Cork Junior A Hurling Championship	St. Catherine's
Muskerry	Mid Cork Junior A Hurling Championship	Aghabullogue
Seandún	City Junior A Hurling Championship	Douglas

Results

Quarter-finals

Douglas v Lismire

25 September 1983 Quarter-final	Douglas	2-09 - 0-07	Lismire	Coachford Sportsfield
	A Cotter 1-1, P Daly 0-4, T Flaherty 1-0, P Lynch 0-3, P Walsh 0-1.		J O'Connor 0-6, E Loughlin 0-1.

St. Catherine's v Kilworth

2 October 1983 Quarter-final	St. Catherine's	5-12 - 3-04	Kilworth	Bride Rovers Park
	J Murphy 3-1, C Clancy 0-7, W Kearney 2-0, D O'Neill 0-2, D Walsh 0-2.		J O'Flynn 1-1, T Shanahan 1-0, M Gowen 1-0, P Shanahan 0-2, K McCarthy 0-1.

Carrigaline v Clonakilty

16 October 1983 Quarter-final	Carrigaline	1-15 - 0-09	Clonakilty	Kilbrittain Grounds
	J O'Donovan 0-7, A Fahy 1-0, A Deasy 0-2, M Drinan 0-1, R Hegarty 0-1, B Barry 0-1, B Scanlon 0-1, J Drinan 0-1, M Fitzgerald 0-1,		D Noonan 0-5, F O'Regan 0-2, D McCarthy 0-1, D Walsh 0-1.

Semi-finals

Aghabullogue v Douglas

16 October 1983 Semi-final	Aghabullogue	2-09 - 3-04	Douglas	Ballinhassig Grounds
	D Walsh 1-2, S Noonan 0-5, MP Buckley 1-1, M Forde 0-1.		E Forde 2-2, T Flaherty 1-0, T Walsh 0-2.

St. Catherine's v Carrigaline

23 October 1983 Semi-final	St. Catherine's	2-12 - 3-06	Carrigaline	Páirc Séamus de Barra
	C Clancy 1-6, W Kearney 1-1, J Mangan 0-2, W Walsh 0-1, D O'Neill 0-1, D Mellerick 0-1.		B Scanlon 2-0, J Drinan 0-5, M Fitzgerald 1-0, A Fahy 0-1.

Final

St. Catherine's v Aghabullogue

6 November 1983 Final	St. Catherine's	1-13 - 1-08	Aghabullogue	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	D Walsh 0-5, C Clancy 0-5, D O'Neill 1-0, P Clancy 0-2, W Kearney 0-1.		S Noonan 0-5, MP Buckley 1-1, T Noonan 0-1, M Walsh 0-1.	Referee: D O'Connor

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Christy Clancy	St. Catherine's	1-18	21	3	7.00
2	Bill Kearney	St. Catherine's	3-02	11	3	3.66
3	John Murphy	St. Catherine's	3-01	10	3	3.33
	Seán Noonan	Aghabullogue	0-10	10	2	5.00
5	Eddie Forde	Douglas	2-02	8	1	8.00
	Martin P. Buckley	Aghabullogue	2-02	8	2	4.00

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	John Murphy	St. Catherine's	3-01	10	Kilworth
2	Christy Clancy	St. Catherine's	1-06	9	Carrigaline
3	Eddie Forde	Douglas	2-02	8	Aghabullogue
4	Christy Clancy	St. Catherine's	0-07	7	Kilworth
	John O'Donovan	Carrigaline	0-07	7	Clonakilty
6	Bill Kearney	St. Catherine's	2-00	6	Kilworth
	Bernard Scanlon	Carrigaline	2-00	6	St. Catherine's
	Johnny O'Connor	Lismire	0-06	6	Douglas