1982 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

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 →

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.

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.^[1] 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
4	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
3	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

References

^ "County profile: Cork". Hogan Stand. Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 24 December 2015.

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