1982 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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1982 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Championship details
Dates9 May – 19 September 1982
Teams33
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team Offaly (3rd win)
Captain Richie Connor
Manager Eugene McGee
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team Kerry
Captain John Egan
Manager Mick O'Dwyer
Provincial Champions
Munster Kerry
Leinster Offaly
Ulster Armagh
Connacht Galway
Championship statistics
No. matches played34
Top Scorer Colours of Offaly.svg Matt Connor (0-34)
Player of the Year Colours of Offaly.svg Martin Furlong
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The 1982 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 96th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 9 May 1982 and ended on 19 September 1982.

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It was the last year to date that a Kilkenny team played in the Leinster championship.

Kerry were the defending champions and were hoping to win a record-breaking fifth successive championship title.

Kerry qualified for the final. On 19 September 1982, Offaly won the championship following a 1-15 to 0-17 defeat of Kerry in one of the most dramatic and iconic All-Ireland finals in the history of the championship. [1] [2] [3] [4] This was their third All-Ireland title, their first in ten championship seasons. It remains their last All-Ireland SFC victory.

Offaly's Matt Connor was the championship's top scorer with 0-34. Offaly's Martin Furlong was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year.

Results

Connacht Senior Football Championship

Quarter-finals

23 May 1982Quarter-final London 0-5 – 1-13 Leitrim Emerald GAA Grounds, Ruislip
Referee: S. McManamon (Galway)
6 June 1982Quarter-final Roscommon 3-8 – 0-13 Sligo Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon
M Finneran 2-2, D Earley 0-4, P McNeill 1-0, T McManus 0-2.M Hoey 0-4, J Kearins 0-3, R Hennerberry 0-2, J Kent 0-2, F McHale 0-1, M McCarrick 0-1.Referee: PJ McGrath (Mayo)

Semi-finals

13 June 1982Semi-final Leitrim 1-7 – 2-7 Mayo Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon
M Quinn 1-2, E Duignan 0-3, F Holohan 0-1, M Martin 0-1.J Lyons 1-0, T Reilly 1-0, T O'Malley 0-3, J McGrath 0-1, D McGrath 0-1, H Gavin 0-1, WJ Padden 0-1.Referee: S Mulleney (Roscommon)
20 June 1982Semi-final Roscommon 0-9 – 1-9 Galway Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon
D Earley 0-5, M Finneran 0-3, J O'Connor 0-1.G McManus 0-6, S Joyce 1-0, P O'Neill 0-1, V Daly 0-1, R Lee 0-1.Attendance: 12,832
Referee: P Gorman (Sligo)

Final

11 July 1982Final Galway 3-17 – 0-10 Mayo Tuam Stadium, Tuam
R Lee 2-0, B Brennan 0-6, G McManus 0-5, S Joyce 1-1, V Daly 0-3, P Conroy 0-1, B Talty 0-1.M Carney 0-6, J Bourke 0-2, WJ Padden 0-1, TJ Kilgallon 0-1.Attendance: 18,000
Referee: P Gorman (Sligo)

Leinster Senior Football Championship

Preliminary round

9 May 1982Preliminary round Kildare 4-10 – 1-2 Kilkenny Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
G Power 2-4, T Shaw 1-2, N Byrne 1-1, P Kelly 0-1, C Moran 0-1, S Fahy 0-1.M Fitzgerald 1-0, D Hoyne 0-2.Referee: PJ Kelly (Carlow)
16 May 1982Preliminary round Louth 2-13 – 0-8 Carlow Croke Park, Dublin
K Dawe 1-2, P O'Hare 0-5, D Kelleher 1-1, J McDonnell 0-2, M Carr 0-1, J McDonnell 0-1, M McDermott 0-1.W CUllen 0-4, J Walsh 0-2, J Owens 0-1.Referee: D Guerin (Dublin)
16 May 1982Preliminary round Meath 0-11 – 0-12 Longford O'Connor Park, Tullamore
M Downes 0-5, C O'Rourke 0-2, K Rennicks 0-1, E Barry 0-1, L Hayes 0-1, F O'Sullivan 0-1.J McCormack 0-6, G Crowe 0-3, L Tierney 0-2, P Masterson 0-1.Referee: J Gunning (Offaly)
23 May 1982Preliminary round Westmeath 1-8 – 0-11 Wicklow St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge
F Tone 0-5, C Flanagan 1-0, M Behan 0-2, S Conroy 0-1.P Baker 0-2, P Byrne 0-2, C Murphy 0-2, T Murphy 0-2, O Doyle 0-1, P O'Byrne 0-1, M Coffey 0-1.Referee: P Kavanagh (Meath)
6 June 1982Preliminary round replay Westmeath 3-7 – 2-5 Wicklow Croke Park, Dublin
S Conroy 1-2, M Clarke 1-1, B Coughlan 1-0, W Lowry 0-2, F Tone 0-1, M Behan 0-1.P Baker 1-3, P Byrne 1-1, T Murphy 0-1.Referee: P Kavanagh (Meath)

Quarter-finals

6 June 1982Quarter-final Dublin 1-15 – 2-6 Longford O'Connor Park, Tullamore
B Rock 1-9, N Gaffney 0-2, K Duff 0-1, P Canavan 0-1, J Kearns 0-1, G O'Neill 0-1.J McCormack 1-4, G Crowe 1-0, P Kiernan 0-1, P Mullooly 0-1.Referee: J Gunning (Offaly)
6 June 1982Quarter-final Kildare 1-17 – 1-9 Wexford Croke Park, Dublin
L Tompkins 0-8, T Shaw 1-2, S Fahy 0-2, N Byrne 0-2, G Power 0-1, J Giblin 0-1.G Howlin 1-0, E Mahon 0-3, S Fitzhenry 0-2, M Carty 0-2, M Hendrick 0-1, G O'Connor 0-1.Referee: K Campbell (Meath)
13 June 1982Quarter-final Offaly 0-17 – 0-8 Louth Croke Park, Dublin
M Connor 0-8, B Lowry 0-3, O Minnock 0-2, G Carroll 0-2, P Dunne 0-1, P Healy 0-1.JP O'Kane 0-3, P O'Hare 0-2, B Gaughren 0-1, Jimmy McDonnell 0-1, E Judge 0-1.Attendance: 8,212
Referee: C Lally (Laois)
13 June 1982Quarter-final Laois 2-9 – 1-7 Westmeath Croke Park, Dublin
J Ramsbottom 1-2, B Miller 1-2, M Moore 0-3, Whelan 0-1, G Browne 0-1.W Lowry 1-1, E Coughlan 0-2, M Fagan 0-2, C Flanagan 0-1, F Tone 0-1.Referee: T Jordan (Dublin)

Semi-finals

27 June 1982Semi-final Offaly 3-13 – 1-15 Laois O'Connor Park, Tullamore
M Connor 0-9, B Lowry 1-2, J Guinan 1-1, G Carroll 1-0, S Lowry 0-1.B Miller 1-3, J Ramsbottom 0-6, T Prendergast 0-2, E Whelan 0-2, C Browne 0-1, M Moore 0-1.Attendance: 12,000
Referee: P Collins (Westmeath)
4 July 1982Semi-final Dublin 1-13 – 0-12 Kildare Páirc Tailteann, Navan
B Rock 0-7, C Duff 1-0, N Gaffney 0-2, A McCaul 0-2, A Walsh 0-2.L Tompkins 0-6, G Power 0-2, S Fahy 0-1, N Byrne 0-1, C Moran 0-1, D Kavanagh 0-1.Referee: K Campbell (Meath)

Final

1 August 1982Final Offaly 1-16 – 1-7 Dublin Croke Park, Dublin
Séamus Darby 1-3, Gerry Carroll, John Guinan, Matt Connor (0-1f, 1 '50), Liam O'Mahony 0-3 each, Brendan Lowry 0-1Niall Gaffney 1-1, Barney Rock 0-2, John Kearns 0-2, Anto McCaul 0-1, Kieran Duff 0-1.Attendance: 32,504
Referee: Paddy Collins (Westmeath)

Munster Senior Football Championship

Quarter-finals

9 May 1982Quarter-final Tipperary 0-11 – 0-9 Waterford Ned Hall Park, Clonmel
G McGrath 0-4, T McGrath 0-3, F Kelly 0-2, B Conway 0-1, S McGrath 0-1.O O'Brien 0-5, J Butler 0-2, T O'Keeffe 0-1, T Hayes 0-1.Referee: E Porter (Cork)
16 May 1982Quarter-final Clare 4-12 – 0-8 Limerick Cusack Park, Ennis
S Moloney 1-5, A Moloney 2-0, M Brew 1-0, G Fitzpatrick 0-3, P McNamara 0-3, D O'Donoghue 0-1.A McCallin 0-2, G Collins 0-2, P Barrett 0-1, K Hanley 0-1, T Cummins 0-1.Referee: G O'Sullivan (Kerry)

Semi-finals

6 June 1982Semi-final Clare 0-7 – 1-15 Kerry Cusack Park, Ennis
P McNamara 0-2, A Moloney 0-2, T Benfil 0-1, N Normoyle 0-1, G Fitzpatrick 0-1.M Sheehy 0-6, P Spillane 0-4, E Liston 1-0, G Power 0-2, D Moran 0-1, T Doyle 0-1, V O'Connor 0-1.Attendance: 3,000
Referee: R Moloney (Limerick)
6 June 1982Semi-final Cork 1-19 – 1-5 Tipperary Páirc Mac Gearailt, Fermoy
T O'Reilly 0-5, D Allen 0-4, E Fitzgerald 0-4, D Barry 0-4, D McCarthy 1-0, T Murphy 0-2.O Maher 1-2, S McCarthy 0-2, J Conroy 0-1.Referee: W Fogarty (Kerry)

Finals

4 July 1982Final Kerry 0-9 – 0-9 Cork Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
Mikey Sheehy 0-5 (0-2f), Sean Walsh 0-3, Eoin Liston 0-1Michael Burns, Dinny Allen (0-2f), Declan Barron, Diarmuid McCarthy 0-2 each, Tadhg O'Reilly 0-1fAttendance: 25,320
Referee: Ray Moloney (Limerick)
1 August 1982Final replay Kerry 2-18 – 0-12 Cork Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney
Mikey Sheehy 2-4 (0-3f), Ogie Moran, Tom Spillane, Eoin Liston 0-4 each, Jack O'Shea and John Egan 0-1 eachDinny Allen 0-4f, Ephie Fitzgerald 0-3 (0-1f), Diarmuid McCarthy 0-2, Michael Burns, Tadhg Murphy, Tadhg O'Reilly 0-1 eachAttendance: 34,208
Referee: Ray Moloney (Limerick)

Ulster Senior Football Championship

Preliminary round

16 May 1982Preliminary round Monaghan 0-9 – 1-9 Tyrone O'Neill Park, Dungannon
K Finlay 0-5, N McKenna 0-2, D McElligot 0-1, S McAleer 0-1.E Bradley 1-2, G Taggart 0-3, B Donnelly 0-3, S Daly 0-1.

Quarter-finals

23 May 1982Quarter-final Antrim 1-7 – 0-8 Cavan Breffni Park, Cavan
A McToal 1-1, A McQuillan 0-4, L Perry 0-1, S McAuley 0-1.D Donohoe 0-3, P McNamee 0-2, M Faulkner 0-1, B Tierney 0-1, F McDonagh 0-1.Referee: J Heaney (Tyrone)
30 May 1982Quarter-final Donegal 0-13 – 1-11 Armagh MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey
M McHugh 0-8, K Kenney 0-3, M Griffin 0-1, C Mulgrew 0-1.J Corvan 0-5, M McDonald 1-1, F McMahon 0-2, J Kernan 0-1, D Dowling 0-1, D Hughes 0-1.Referee: S Murray (Monaghan)
6 June 1982Quarter-final Derry 1-8 – 1-9 Fermanagh St. Molaise Park, Irvinestown
J Browne 0-4, P Murphy 1-0, J Irwin 0-2, D Barton 0-1, P Dougan 0-1.A Mulligan 1-2, P McGinnitty 0-2, G McElroy 0-1, A Jones 0-1, P McKenna 0-1, D Corrigan 0-1.
13 June 1982Quarter-final Down 0-11 – 1-12 Tyrone Páirc Esler, Newry
G Blaney 0-5, B McGovern 0-4, N King 0-1, P Brown 0-1.T Feddis 0-6, F McGuigan 1-0, B Donnelly 0-2, S Daly 0-1, F Rafferty 0-1, E McKenna 0-1, G Taggart 0-1.Referee: J Gough (Antrim)

Semi-finals

20 June 1982Semi-final Armagh 1-20 – 1-6 Antrim St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
K Corvan 1-3, F McMahon 0-6, M McDonald 0-3, S Devlin 0-3, D Dowling 0-2, C McKinstry 0-1, P Rafferty 0-1.P O'Hare 1-1, A McQuillan 0-3, D Armstrong 0-1, L Perry 0-1.Referee: J Heaney (Tyrone)
27 June 1982Semi-final Fermanagh 1-8 – 0-10 Tyrone Breffni Park, Cavan
D Corrigan 1-3, P McGinnitty 0-5.T Feddis 0-5, F McGuigan 0-2, M Bradley 0-1, K McCabe 0-1, G Taggart 0-1.Referee: S Murray (Monaghan)

Final

18 July 1982Final Armagh 0-10 – 1-4 Fermanagh St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
F McMahon 0-3, B Dowling 0-3, J Corvan 0-2, J Kernan 0-1, A Short 0-1.P McGinnitty 1-2, P McKenna 0-2.Referee: J McCorry (Cavan)

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Semi-finals

15 August 1982Semi-final Armagh 1-11 – 3-15 Kerry Croke Park, Dublin
J Kernan 1-3, J Corvan 0-3, F McMahon 0-2, B Hughes 0-1, B McGeown 0-1, N Marley 0-1.M Sheehy 1-4, E Liston 1-3, J Egan 1-1, T Spillane 0-2, D Moran 0-2, G Power 0-2, S Walsh 0-1.Attendance: 17,523
Referee: PJ McGrath (Mayo)
22 August 1982Semi-final Galway 1-11 – 1-12 Offaly Croke Park, Dublin
B Brennan 0-5, T Naughton 1-0, S Joyce 0-2, V Daly 0-1, R Lee 0-1, P O'Neill 0-1, B Talty 0-1.M Connor 0-7, B Lowry 1-1, J Mooney 0-2, R Connor 0-1, G Carroll 0-1.Attendance: 25,111
Referee: A Fogarty (Kerry)

Final

19 September 1982Final Offaly 1-15 – 0-17 Kerry Croke Park, Dublin
M Connor 0-7, Séamus Darby 1-0, B Lowry 0-3, J Mooney 0-2, P Fitzgerald 0-1, S Lowry 0-1, L Currams 0-1.T Spillane 0-3, M Sheehy 0-3, J Egan 0-3, E Liston 0-2, P Ó Sé 0-2, S Walsh 0-2, P Spillane 0-1, J O'Shea 0-1.Attendance: 62,309
Referee: PJ McGrath (Mayo)

Championship statistics

Scoring

Overall
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1 Matt Connor Offaly 0-343456.80
2 Mikey Sheehy Kerry 3-223156.20
3 Barney Rock Dublin 1-182137
4 Brendan Lowry Offaly 2-101653.20
Eoin Liston Kerry 2-101653.66
Top scorers in a single game
RankPlayerTeamTallyTotalOpposition
1 Ger Power Kildare 2-410 Kilkenny
Mikey Sheehy Kerry 2-410 Cork
3 Matt Connor Offaly 0-99 Laois
4 Mick Finneran Roscommon 2-28 Sligo
Seán Moloney Clare 1-58 Limerick
Larry Tompkins Kildare 0-88 Wexford
Martin McHugh Donegal 0-88 Armagh
Matt Connor Offaly 0-88 Louth
9 John McCormack Longford 1-47 Dublin
Mikey Sheehy Kerry 1-47 Armagh
Matt Connor Offaly 0-77 Kerry
Matt Connor Offaly 0-77 Galway
Barney Rock Dublin 0-77 Kildare

Miscellaneous

See also

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