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1982 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship of 1982 was the 96th staging of Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Kilkenny won the championship, beating Cork 3–18 to 1–13 in the final at Croke Park, Dublin.

Teams

General information

Thirteen counties will compete in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: one team from the Connacht Senior Hurling Championship, six teams in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, five teams in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship and one team from the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship.

Format

Leinster championship

Quarter-finals: (2 matches) These are two lone matches between the first four teams drawn from the province of Leinster. Two teams are eliminated at this stage, while two teams advance to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winners of the two quarter-finals join two other Leinster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage, while two teams advance to the final.

Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage, while the winners advance to the All-Ireland semi-final.

Munster championship

Quarter-final: (1 match) This is a lone match between the first two teams drawn from the province of Munster. One team is eliminated at this stage, while the winners advance to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winners of the lone quarter-final join the other three Munster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage, while two teams advance to the final.

Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage, while the winners advance directly to the All-Ireland final.

All-Ireland Championship

Quarter-final: (1 match) This is a lone match between Galway and the All-Ireland 'B' champions. One team is eliminated at this stage, while the winners advance to the All-Ireland semi-final where they play the Leinster champions.

Semi-final: (1 match) This is a lone match between the winners of the All-Ireland quarter-final and the Leinster champions. One team is eliminated at this stage, while the winners advance to the All-Ireland final.

Final: (1 match) The winners of the lone semi-final winners will play the Munster champions in the All-Ireland final.

Provincial championships

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

All-Ireland quarter-finals

All-Ireland semi-finals

All-Ireland Final

Championship statistics

Scoring

  • Widest winning margin: 39 points
  • Kilkenny 7–31 : 0–13 Westmeath (Leinster semi-final)
  • Most goals in a match: 9
  • Galway 6–19 : 3–12 Antrim (All-Ireland semi-final)
  • Most points in a match: 44
  • Kilkenny 7–31 : 0–13 Westmeath (Leinster semi-final)
  • Most goals by one team in a match: 7
  • Kilkenny 7–31 : 0–13 Westmeath (Leinster semi-final)
  • Most goals scored by a losing team: 3
  • Wexford 3–12 : 2–16 Offaly (Leinster quarter-final)
  • Waterford 3–6 : 5–31 Cork (Munster final)
  • Antrim 3–12 : 6–19 Galway (All-Ireland semi-final)
  • Most points scored by a losing team: 14
  • Laois 0–14 : 2–17 Offaly (Leinster semi-final replay)

Overall

  • Most goals scored – Kilkenny (13)
  • Most goals conceded – Cork (10)

Miscellaneous

  • In the Leinster semi-final Kilkenny scored 7–31 against Westmeath, it was the first time more than thirty points were scored over the bar in a seventy minutes championship match.
  • Cork's 31-point defeat of Waterford in the Munster final is a record which still stands.

Top scorers

Season

Single game

Broadcasting

The following matches were broadcast live on television in Ireland on RTÉ.

References

  • Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
  • Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).

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See also