All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship 1983

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All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship 1983
Winners
Champions Buffers Alley (Wexford) (4th title)
Manager Norah Gahan
Runners-up
Runners-up Glenamaddy (Gal)

The 1983 All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship for the leading clubs in the women's team field sport of camogie was won by Buffers Alley from Wexford, who defeated Glenamaddy from Galway in the final, played at Monamolin . [1] [2] It was the third in a record sequence of four in a row won by the club.

Contents

Arrangements

The championship was organised on the traditional provincial system used in Gaelic Games since the 1880s, with Swatragh and Croagh-Kilfinny winning the championships of the other two provinces.

The Final

Alley started with 1-4 to no reply and ran out easy winners in the final. [3] [4] [5]

Final stages

Buffers Alley (Wx)1-5 – 0-1 Swatragh
Swatragh [6] [7] [8]

Glenamaddy (Gal)3-3 – 1-0 Croagh-Kilfinny

Buffers Alley (Wx)3-7 – 0-6 Glenamaddy (Gal)
Buffers Alley (Wx):
GK1 Terri Butler
FB2 Ann Butler
RWB3 Geraldine Wynne
CB4 Margaret Leacy
LWB5 Stellah Sinnott
MF6 Fiona Cousins
MF7 Elsie Walsh
MF8 Norah Gahan (captain)
RWF9 Caroline Farrington
CF10 Gertrude O'Leary
LWF11 Bridie Doran
FF12 Teresa Hobbs
Glenamaddy (Gal):
GK1 Chris Divilly
FB2 Rita Divilly
RWB3 Kitty Hoey
CB4 Claire Geraghty
LWB5 Claire Dolan
MF6 Teresa Garvey
MF7 Mary Kelly
MF8 Teresa Rafferty
RWF9 Catherine Ward
CF10 Anne Divilly
LWF11 Anne Gallagher
FF12 Kathleen Garvey

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The 1977 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship was the high point of the 1977 season. The championship was won by Kilkenny who defeated Wexford by a seven-point margin in the final for a historic first success. The match drew an attendance of 4,000. It marked the first victory as captain for Angela Downey, arguably the greatest player in the history of camogie, who also scored 2-3 in the match.

The 1980 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship was the high point of the 1980 season. The championship was won by Cork who defeated first time finalists Limerick by a three-point margin in the final in a replay, the first final to be replayed since 1974 and the third in the history of the game. The match drew an attendance of 3,013 including president Paddy Hillery. Limerick had been junior champions in 1977 and qualified for the National Camogie League finals of 1978 and 1979.

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The 1988 All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship for the leading clubs in the women's team field sport of camogie was won for the second year in succession and the seventh time in all by St Paul’s from Kilkenny, who defeated Glenamaddy from Galway in the final, played at Glenamaddy. It was the last club championship final to be played under the old match duration of 50 minutes.

The 1989 All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship for the leading clubs in the women's team field sport of camogie was won for the third year in succession and the record eighth time in all by St Paul’s from Kilkenny, who defeated Mullagh from Galway in the final, played at Nowlan Park. It was the first club championship final to be played under the new rules fixing the duration of matches at 60 minutes.

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The 1978 All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship for the leading clubs in the women's team field sport of camogie was won by Ballyagran of Limerick, who defeated Buffers Alley from Wexford in the final, played at Monamolin. That was the last club final to be played with the second crossbar, the "points bar," as per the rules of the game as amended by Congress in 1929.

The 1982 All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship for the leading clubs in the women's team field sport of camogie was won by Buffers Alley from Wexford, who defeated Athenry from Galway in the final, played at Birr. It was the second in a record sequence of four in a row won by the club.

The 1984 All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship for the leading clubs in the women's team field sport of camogie was won for the fourth year in succession by Buffers Alley from Wexford who defeated Killeagh from Cork) in the final, played at Monamolin. It was the fourth title in a row won by the club.

The 1966 All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship for the leading clubs in the women's team field sport of camogie was won by St Patrick’s Glengoole (from Tipperary, who defeated St Paul’s from Kilkenny in the final, played at St John's Park.

The 1975 All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship for the leading clubs in the women's team field sport of camogie was won by Croagh-Kilfinny from Limerick, who defeated Athenry from Galway in the final, played at Athenry.

The 1981 All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship for the leading clubs in the women's team field sport of camogie was won by Buffers Alley from Wexford, who defeated Killeagh from Cork in the final, played at Gaultier. It was the first leg of a record four in a row won by the club.

The 1990 All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship for the leading clubs in the women's team field sport of camogie was won by Glen Rovers, who defeated St Paul’s from Kilkenny in the final, played at Nowlan Park.

The 1979 All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship for the leading clubs in the women's team field sport of camogie was won by Buffers Alley from Wexford, who defeated Athenry from Galway in the final, played at Athenry.

References

  1. Moran, Mary (2011). A Game of Our Own: The History of Camogie. Dublin, Ireland: Cumann Camógaíochta. p. 460. 978-1-908591-00-5
  2. All Ireland club championships on Camogie.ie
  3. Report of final in Irish Press, October 31, 1983
  4. Report of final in Irish Independent, October 31, 1983
  5. Report of final in Irish Times, October 31, 1983
  6. Report of semi-final in Irish Press, September 2, 1983
  7. Report of semi-final in Irish Independent, September 2, 1983
  8. Report of semi-final in Irish Times, September 2, 1983
  9. Report of semi-final in Irish Press, September 9, 1983
  10. Report of semi-final in Irish Independent, September 9, 1983
  11. Report of semi-final in Irish Times, September 9, 1983
Preceded by All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship
1964 – present
Succeeded by