1983 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

Irish hurling competition April 2022 1983 Railway Cup Hurling Championship 6 February 1983 - 17 March 1983 4 Connacht 4 Sylvie Linnane Leinster Noel Skehan 3 6 57 Liam Fennelly (2-03) 1982 1982 Railway Cup Hurling Championship 1984 1984 Railway Cup Hurling Championship The 1983 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 57th staging of the Railway Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1927.https://www.balls.ie/gaa/railway-cup-decline-354359-354359 The fall and fall of the Railway Cup 12 December 2016 ball.ie 27 December 2018 Conor Neville The cup began on 6 February 1983 and ended on 17 March 1983. Connacht were the defending champions. On 17 March 1983, Connacht won the cup after a 0-10 to 1-05 defeat of Leinster in the final at Breffni Park. This was their fourth Railway Cup title overall and their second title in succession. Results Semi-finals 6 February 1983 Semi-final Leinster 3-16 - 1-08 Ulster L Fennelly 2-2, P Carroll 0-7, S Kinsella 1-1, B Fitzpatrick 0-3, G Fennelly 0-1, S Kinsella 0-1, M Cuddy 0-1. D Donnelly 1-3, A McNaughton 0-2, B Donnelly 0-2, P Boyle 0-1. Croke Park, Dublin S Brennan (Galway) 6 February 1983 Semi-final Munster 0-09 - 1-09 Connacht P Horgan 0-3, J Greene 0-2, M Walsh 0-2, T Crowley 0-1, T Casey 0-1. B Forde 1-3, PJ Molloy 0-4, F Burke 0-1, N Lane 0-1. Gaelic Grounds, Limerick P Long (Kilkenny) Final 17 March 1983 Final Connacht 0-10 - 1-05 Leinster I Clarke 0-2, M Connolly 0-2, N Lane 0-2, PJ Molloy 0-2, B Lynskey 0-2. M Cuddy 1-0, B Fitzpatrick 0-2, P Delaney 0-1, P Carroll 0-1, L Fennelly 0-1. Breffni Park, Cavan G Ryan (Tipperary) Scoring statistics Top scorers overall Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Liam FennellyLeinster2-03924.502Pat CarrollLeinster0-08824.003Dinny DonnellyUlster1-03616.00Bernie FordeConnacht1-03623.00 Bibliography Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005). References Category:Railway Cup Hurling Championship Railway Cup Hurling Championship Hurling