Dates | 15 May – 11 September 1983 | ||
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Teams | 26 | ||
Champions | ![]() Leonard Enright (captain) | ||
Runners-up | ![]() Tony Hall (captain) | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 26 | ||
Goals scored | 88 (3.38 per match) | ||
Points scored | 481 (18.5 per match) | ||
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The 1983 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship was the 89th staging of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Limerick County Board in 1887. [1] The championship ran from 15 May to 11 September 1983.
Patrickswell entered the championship as the defending champions. [2]
The final was played on 11 September 1983 at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick, between Patrickswell and Ballybrown, in what was their ever first meeting in the final. Patrickswell won the match by 1–13 to 1–07 to claim their eighth championship title overall and a second title in succession. [3] [4]
Since 1972, the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship comprised just eight teams. These were the eight finalists from the four divisional championships. This format was abandoned in 1983 in favour of an open draw championship comprising 26 teams. [5]
15 May 1983First round | Newcastle West | 3–07 – 3–11 | Bruff | FitzGerald Park |
J McMahon 1–2, T Doody 1–1, J Hayne 1–0, J Danaher 0–3, L Cremins 0–1. | W Bulfin 1–4, B Irwin 1–1, T Raleigh 1–0, D Kiely 0–2, B Horan 0–2, M Hehir 0–1, M Reale 0–1. |
15 May 1983First round | Bruree | 4–04 – 0–08 | Ardpatrick | FitzGerald Park |
P O'Brien 2–1, J O'Brien 1–3, P Potter 1–0. | E McGrath 0–4, P McGrath 0–2, D O'Sullivan 0–1, E O'Keeffe 0–1. |
15 May 1983First round | South Liberties | 1–11 – 0–06 | Cappamore | Harty Park |
E Grimes 0–4, J McKenna 0–4, N Nash 1–0, G McManus 0–1, M Butler 0–1, A Shanahan 0–1. | L O'Brien 0–2, D Mulcahy 0–2, E Mulcahy 0–1, P Creamer 0–1. |
15 May 1983First round | Boher | 2–06 – 3–11 | Doon | Harty Park |
S Hickey 1–1, T Hickey 1–0, I Walsh 0–2, P O'Malley 0–1, W Hanley 0–1. | G McGrath 1–2, P McGrath 1–1, P Moloney 0–4, G Thompson 1–0, S Maher 0–2, J Quinlan 0–1, T McGrath 0–1. |
22 May 1983First round | Ballybrown | 2–14 – 4–07 | Feohanagh | Bruff Grounds |
O Coughlan 1–1, O O'Connor 0–4, P Lynch 1–0, E Cliffe 0–2, C Keyes 0–2, T Kenny 0–2, J Mann 0–2, W Ryan 0–1. | T Quaid 2–4, J Flanagan 1–0, M Mullane 1–0, M Sweeney 0–1, E Flanagan 0–1, B Butler 0–1. |
22 May 1983First round | Killeedy | 0–08 – 0–06 | Croom | Rathkeale Grounds |
P Fitzmaurice 0–3, W Fitzmaurice 0–2, K Kelly 0–1, M Fitzmaurice 0–1, L Shine 0–1. | D Murray 0–5, E Mackessy 0–1. |
22 May 1983First round | Patrickswell | 1–14 – 1–07 | Mungret | Gaelic Grounds |
R Bennis 0–8, F Nolan 1–2, P Foley 0–3, S Hayes 0–1. | H O'Grady 1–0, L O'Donoghue 0–3, D Keating 0–3, C Keating 0–1. |
22 May 1983First round | Monaleen | 2–05 – 0–05 | Old Christians | Gaelic Grounds |
F Berkery 1–3, G O'Dwyer 1–1, G Collins 0–1. | J Hegarty 0–1, T Sheehan 0–1, G Toomey 0–1, J Cantillon 0–1, W Ryan 0–1. |
22 May 1983First round | Granagh | 0–14 – 0–05 | St Patrick's | Bruff Grounds |
R Chawke 0–6, T Treacy 0–2, J Chawke 0–2, W Power 0–1 J Noonan 0–1, T Donovan 0–1, P Connors 0–1. | G Morgan 0–3, G McMahon 0–2. |
22 May 1983First round | Tournafulla | 2–09 – 2–15 | Claughaun | Rathkeale Grounds |
P Horgan 2–1, D O'Connor 0–6, M Hartnett 0–2. | E Cregan 2–1, M Molyneux 0–4, F Ryan 0–3, D Fitzgerald 0–3, A Moloney 0–2, D Gahan 0–1, V Browne 0–1. |
19 June 1983Second round | Bruff | 2–11 – 1–12 | Dromin/Athlacca | Bruff Grounds |
A Gubbins 1–3, W Bulfin 0–5, S Bulfin 1–0, R O'Leary 0–2, M Hehir 0–1. | J Neenan 0–8, B Guiney 1–2, J O'Callaghan 0–1, W Neenan 0–1. |
19 June 1983Second round | Granagh | 3–04 – 5–21 | Doon | Bruff Grounds |
R Chawke 2–1, J Chawke 1–0, J Kelly 0–1, W Power 0–1. | P Ryan 4–3, G McGrath 0–10, J Quinlan 1–2, E Maher 0–2, P Moloney 0–2, S Maher 0–1, T McGrath 0–1. |
26 June 1983Second round | Bruree | 4–11 – 4–07 | Ballingarry | FitzGerald Park |
Referee: P Byrnes (South Liberties) |
9 July 1983Second round | Patrickswell | 3–18 – 0–02 | Fedamore | FitzGerald Park |
10 July 1983Second round | Claughaun | 3–18 – 3–04 | Monaleen | Gaelic Grounds |
M Molyneaux 0–7, D Fitzgerald 1–3, D Graham 1–3, W Conway 1–2, F Ryan 0–2, E Cregan 0–1. | F Berkery 1–1, P Moloney 1–0, P Enright 1–0, K Maher 0–1, E Leonard 0–1. |
15 July 1983Second round | Kilmallock | 2–11 – 3–04 | Killeedy | Croom Grounds |
P Kelly 1–6, D Barry 1–0, M Nelligan 0–2, G O'Brien 0–1, T Moloney 0–1, D O'Riordan 0–1. | J Cunningham 2–0, D O'Connor 1–0, L Shine 0–2, J O'Connor 0–2. |
17 July 1983Second round | Adare | 1–05 – 1–07 | Ahane | Gaelic Grounds |
M Alfred 1–0, B Flynn 0–2, M Benson 0–2, S Fitzgibbon 0–1. | S Óg Herbert 0–4, T Bradley 1–0, E Meskell 0–1, B Berkery 0–1, F kelly 0–1. |
17 July 1983Second round | South Liberties | 2–08 – 0–16 | Ballybrown | Bruff Grounds |
M Fitzgerald 1–2, J McKenna 1–1, E Grimes 0–3, M Grimes 0–1, A Shanahan 0–1. | T Kenny 0–6, O Coughlan 0–6, O O'Connor 0–2, C Keyes 0–1, P Lynch 0–1. |
23 July 1983Quarter-final | Patrickswell | 2–10 – 0–07 | Kilmallock | Bruff Grounds |
G Hayes 1–1, L Foley 1–0, D Russell 0–2, R Bennis 0–2, J Fenton 0–2, F Nolan 0–1, S Kirby 0–1, T O'Brien 0–1. | T Moloney 0–3, P Kelly 0–1, G O'Brien 0–1, O Cussen 0–1, D O'Riordan 0–1. |
24 July 1983Quarter-final | Doon | 2–06 – 1–09 | Ahane | Gaelic Grounds |
P Ryan 2–1, G McGrath 0–2, P Moloney 0–2, M Thompson 0–1. | B Berkery 1–1, S Óg Herbert 0–2, E Meskell 0–2, T Murnane 0–2, MJ Aherne 0–1, F Kelly 0–1. |
24 July 1983Quarter-final | Ballybrown | 2–15 – 2–06 | Bruff | FitzGerald Park |
T Kenny 0–9, C Keyes 1–2, P Lynch 1–0, E Cliffe 0–1, JJ Mann 0–1, M Mulqueen 0–1, O'Connor 0–1. | W Bulfin 1–3, G Browne 1–0, A Gubbins 0–2, J Bulfin 0–1. |
24 July 1983Quarter-final | Bruree | 0–08 – 0–10 | Claughaun | FitzGerald Park |
G Mullane 0–2, P Porter 0–1, J Porter 0–1, P O'Brien 0–1, L Lyons 0–1, G Randles 0–1, M Mulllane 0–1. | Conway 0–3, E Cregan 0–2, D Fitzgerald 0–2, M Molyneaux 0–2, A Moloney 0–1. |
31 July 1983Quarter-final replay | Doon | 2–16 – 2–10 | Ahane | Gaelic Grounds |
P Ryan 1–2, J Quinlan 1–2, P Moloney 0–5, T McGrath 0–5, P McGrath 0–2. | S Óg Herbert 1–2, MJ Aherne 1–1, T Murnane 0–3, S Ryan 0–2, E Meskell 0–1, F Kelly 0–1. |
20 August 1983Semi-final | Patrickswell | 2–05 – 1–04 | Claughaun | Gaelic Grounds |
S Kirby 1–2, L Foley 1–0, F Nolan 0–1, G Hayes 0–1, J Fenton 0–1. | D Whyte 1–0, E Cregan 0–3, W Conway 0–1. |
21 August 1983Semi-final | Ballybrown | 1–15 – 2–08 | Doon | Bruff Grounds |
T Kenny 0–9, C Keyes 0–4, J Kenny 1–0, M Mulqueen 0–1, P Lynch 0–1. | P Moloney 0–4, P Ryan 1–0, T McGrath 1–0, E Maher 0–2, G Thompson 0–2, J Quinlan 0–1. |
11 September 1983Final | Patrickswell | 1–13 – 1–07 | Ballybrown | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
S Kirby 1–2, R Bennis 0–4, L Foley 0–3, G Hayes 0–2, T Murray and F Nolan 0–1 each. | T Kenny 0–4, O O’Connor 1–0, C Keyes 0–2, E Cliffe 0–1. | Referee: K Walshe (Garryspillane) |