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.
| Teams | 33 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Champions |  Portlaoise (1st title) | ||
| Runners-up |  Clann na nGael | ||
| |||
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
editFirst 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 |
| 6 March 1983 Semi-final | Clann na nGael | 3-06 - 2-08 | St. Gall's | Páirc Chiaráin |
Final
| 20 March 1983 Final | Portlaoise | 0-12 - 2-00 | Clann na nGael | MacDonagh Park |
Championship statistics
editMiscellaneous
edit- Clann na nGael won the Connacht Club Championship title for the first time in their history.
- Portlaoise became the first team to win three Leinster Club Championship titles.
References
edit- ^ Breheny, Martin (16 April 2011). "Nemo to add to Mayo misery". Irish Independent. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ "Penniless Portlaoise defying the odds". Irish Independent. 7 September 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2020.