1983 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

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1983 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship
Championship details
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team Mayo (3rd win)
CaptainEddie Gibbons
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team Derry
Provincial Champions
Munster Kerry
Leinster Kildare
Ulster Derry
Connacht Mayo

The 1983 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship was the 20th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964.

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Donegal entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated by Derry in the Ulster final.

On 30 October 1983, Mayo won the championship following a 1-8 to 1-5 defeat of Derry in a replay of the All-Ireland final. [1] This was their third All-Ireland title overall and their first title in nine championship seasons.

Results

Connacht Under-21 Football Championship

Leinster Under-21 Football Championship

Final
Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare 1-13 - 1-08 Colours of Louth.svg Louth
Tompkins 0-5(4f), O'Neill 1-0, Dalton 0-2, Sex 0-2, Murphy 0-2, Ryan 0-1, Fahy 0-1Hosford 0-3(1f), McKenna 1-0, Litchfield 0-2, Rogers 0-1, Bradley 0-1, O'Hare 0-1(f)
Páirc Tailteann, Navan
Referee: T.Collins (Meath)
GK1K. Nolan
RCB2P. Bermingham
FB3A. McLoughlin
LCB4E. Henry
RHB5V. Meredith
CHB6Mick Fogarty
LHB7J. McLoughlin
MF8S. Ryan
MF9 Shea Fahy
RHF10Ger Donnelly
CHF11 Larry Tompkins
LHF12J. Murphy
RCF13P. O'Neill
FF14Bill Sex
LCF15Davy Dalton
GK1Paul O'Brien (Mattock Rangers)
RCB2Liam Reilly (Cooley Kickhams)
FB3Mal Hickey (Mattock Rangers)
LCB4Niall Lambert (Dundalk Gaels)
RHB5Peter Judge (Newtown Blues)
CHB6 Peter Fitzpatrick (Clan na Gael)
LHB7Barry O'Brien (Seán O'Mahony's)
MF8Packie O'Connor (Clan na Gael)
MF9Liam Bradley (Newtown Blues)
RHF10Enda Sheridan (Glyde Rangers)
CHF11Gerard Doyle (Newtown Blues)
LHF12Vincent Litchfield (Kilkerley Emmets)
RCF13Joey Hosford (Cooley Kickhams)
FF14Malachy Rogers (Geraldines)
LCF15Gerry Reynolds (Stabannon Parnells)
Substitutes:
16Fergal O'Hare (Kilkerley Emmets) for Judge
17Denis McKenna (St Bride's) for Doyle
18Niall McCartan (Cooley Kickhams) for O'Connor

Munster Under-21 Football Championship

Ulster Under-21 Football Championship

All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

Semi-finals

25 September 1983Semi-final Mayo 3-06 - 0-07 Kerry Cusack Park, Ennis
25 September 1983Semi-final Derry 0-11 - 1-06 Kildare St. Tiernach's Park, Clones

Finals

16 October 1983Final Mayo 2-05 - 1-08 Derry Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick
30 October 1983Final replay Mayo 1-08 - 1-05 Derry St. Molaise Park, Irvinestown

Statistics

Miscellaneous

  • The All-Ireland final ends in a draw and goes to a replay for the second time in three years.

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References

  1. McHugh, Willie (26 April 2016). "Remembering past Mayo glories". The Mayo News. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  2. "Louth go down but not without a brave fight". The Argus . 29 July 1983.