1982 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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.

1982 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Championship details
Dates	9 May – 19 September 1982
Teams	33
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team	Offaly (3rd win)
Captain	Richie Connor
Manager	Eugene McGee
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Kerry
Captain	John Egan
Manager	Mick O'Dwyer
Provincial Champions
Munster	Kerry
Leinster	Offaly
Ulster	Armagh
Connacht	Galway
Championship statistics
No. matches played	34
Top Scorer	Matt Connor (0–34)
Player of the Year	Martin Furlong
← 1981 1983 →

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.

Kerry qualified for the final. 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 third All-Ireland title, their first in ten championship seasons. It remains their last All-Ireland SFC 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

Connacht Senior Football Championship

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)

Leinster Senior Football Championship

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)

Munster Senior Football Championship

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)

Ulster Senior Football Championship

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)

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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)

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Championship statistics

Scoring

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Matt Connor	Offaly	0–34	34	5	6.80
2	Mikey Sheehy	Kerry	3–22	31	5	6.20
3	Barney Rock	Dublin	1–18	21	3	7
4	Brendan Lowry	Offaly	2–10	16	5	3.20
	Eoin Liston	Kerry	2–10	16	5	3.66

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Team	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Ger Power	Kildare	2–4	10	Kilkenny
	Mikey Sheehy	Kerry	2–4	10	Cork
3	Matt Connor	Offaly	0–9	9	Laois
4	Mick Finneran	Roscommon	2–2	8	Sligo
	Seán Moloney	Clare	1–5	8	Limerick
	Larry Tompkins	Kildare	0–8	8	Wexford
	Martin McHugh	Donegal	0–8	8	Armagh
	Matt Connor	Offaly	0–8	8	Louth
9	John McCormack	Longford	1–4	7	Dublin
	Mikey Sheehy	Kerry	1–4	7	Armagh
	Matt Connor	Offaly	0–7	7	Kerry
	Matt Connor	Offaly	0–7	7	Galway
	Barney Rock	Dublin	0–7	7	Kildare

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. A new record of that was set by Dublin winning 6 in a row (2015–2020).

See also

• "Five in a Row", a song
• Players of the Faithful, a documentary