1983 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The 1983 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 97th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The draw for the 1980 fixtures took place in September 1979. The championship began on 29 May 1983 and ended on 4 September 1983.
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 29 May – 4 September 1983 |
| Teams | 14 |
| All-Ireland champions | |
| Winning team | Kilkenny (23rd win) |
| Captain | Liam Fennelly |
| Manager | Pat Henderson |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Cork |
| Captain | Jimmy Barry-Murphy |
| Manager | Johnny Clifford |
| Provincial champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Kilkenny |
| Ulster | Not Played |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 14 |
| Top Scorer | Billy Fitzpatrick (1-24) |
| Player of the Year | Frank Cummins |
| All-Star Team | See here |
← 1982 1984 → | |
Kilkenny were the defending champions.
On 4 September 1983, Kilkenny won the championship following a 2–14 to 2–12 defeat of Cork in the All-Ireland final. This was their 23rd All-Ireland title and their second in succession.
Kilkenny's Billy Fitzpatrick was the championship's top scorer with 1-24. Kilkenny's Frank Cummins was the choice for Texaco Hurler of the Year.
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