1982 All-Ireland Senior Football ChampionshipDates 9 May 1982 – 19 September 1982 Teams 33 Winning team Offaly (3rd win)Captain Richie Connor Manager Eugene McGee Losing team Kerry Captain John Egan Manager Mick O'Dwyer Munster Kerry Leinster Offaly Ulster Armagh Connacht Galway No. matches played 34 Top Scorer Matt Connor (0-34)Player of the Year Martin Furlong
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.
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.
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 3rd All-Ireland title, their first in ten championship seasons. It remains their last All-Ireland 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 [ ]
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Quarter-finals
London v Leitrim
23 May 1982 Quarter-final London 0-5 – 1-13 Leitrim Emerald GAA Grounds , Ruislip
Referee: S. McManamon (Galway )
Roscommon v Sligo
6 June 1982 Quarter-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
Leitrim v Mayo
13 June 1982 Semi-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 )
Roscommon v Galway
20 June 1982 Semi-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
Galway v Mayo
11 July 1982 Final 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 )
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Preliminary round
Kildare v Kilkenny
9 May 1982 Preliminary 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 )
Louth v Carlow
16 May 1982 Preliminary 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 )
Meath v Longford
16 May 1982 Preliminary 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 )
Westmeath v Wicklow
23 May 1982 Preliminary 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 )
Westmeath v Wicklow
6 June 1982 Preliminary 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
Dublin v Longford
6 June 1982 Quarter-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 )
Kildare v Wexford
6 June 1982 Quarter-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 )
Offaly v Louth
13 June 1982 Quarter-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 )
Laois v Westmeath
13 June 1982 Quarter-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
Offaly v Laois
27 June 1982 Semi-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 )
Dublin v Kildare
4 July 1982 Semi-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
Offaly v Dublin
1 August 1982 Final 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 0-1
Niall 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 )
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Quarter-finals
Tipperary v Waterford
9 May 1982 Quarter-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 )
Clare v Limerick
16 May 1982 Quarter-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
Clare v Kerry
6 June 1982 Semi-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 )
Cork v Tipperary
6 June 1982 Semi-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
Kerry v Cork
4 July 1982 Final Kerry 0-9 – 0-9 Cork Páirc Uí Chaoimh , Cork
Mikey Sheehy 0-5 (0-2f), Sean Walsh 0-3, Eoin Liston 0-1
Michael Burns, Dinny Allen (0-2f), Declan Barron, Diarmuid McCarthy 0-2 each, Tadhg O'Reilly 0-1f
Attendance: 25,320 Referee: Ray Moloney (Limerick )
Kerry v Cork
1 August 1982 Final 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 each
Dinny Allen 0-4f, Ephie Fitzgerald 0-3 (0-1f), Diarmuid McCarthy 0-2, Michael Burns, Tadhg Murphy, Tadhg O'Reilly 0-1 each
Attendance: 34,208 Referee: Ray Moloney (Limerick )
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Preliminary round
Monaghan v Tyrone
16 May 1982 Preliminary 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
Antrim v Cavan
23 May 1982 Quarter-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)
Donegal v Armagh
30 May 1982 Quarter-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 )
Derry v Fermanagh
6 June 1982 Quarter-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.
Down v Tyrone
13 June 1982 Quarter-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
Armagh v Antrim
20 June 1982 Semi-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)
Fermanagh v Tyrone
27 June 1982 Semi-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
Armagh v Fermanagh
18 July 1982 Final 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 )
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Semi-finals
Armagh v Kerry
15 August 1982 Semi-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 )
Galway v Offaly
22 August 1982 Semi-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
Offaly v Kerry
19 September 1982 Final 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 )
Main article: 1982 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
Championship statistics [ ]
Scoring [ ]
Overall
Top scorers in a single game
Miscellaneous [ ]
Kilkenny's 4-10 to 2-2 defeat by Kildare in the Leinster preliminary round was their last game in the Leinster Championship as the Kilkenny County Board declined to enter a team in all subsequent championships.
London decide to play Connacht championship games in a rotational system and are dropped from the Connacht championship draws.
Offaly stop Kerry from winning a fifth All Ireland title in a row in the All Ireland final.
See also [ ]
References [ ]
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
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