# 1982 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

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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.
| County | Last provincial title | Last championship title | Current championship |
| Antrim | 1946 | — | All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship |
| Clare | 1932 | 1914 | Munster Senior Hurling Championship |
| Cork | 1979 | 1978 | Munster Senior Hurling Championship |
| Dublin | 1961 | 1938 | Leinster Senior Hurling Championship |
| Galway | 1922 | 1980 | Leinster Senior Hurling Championship |
| Kilkenny | 1979 | 1979 | Leinster Senior Hurling Championship |
| Laois | 1949 | 1915 | Leinster Senior Hurling Championship |
| Limerick | 1981 | 1973 | Munster Senior Hurling Championship |
| Offaly | 1981 | 1981 | Leinster Senior Hurling Championship |
| Tipperary | 1971 | 1971 | Munster Senior Hurling Championship |
| Waterford | 1963 | 1959 | Munster Senior Hurling Championship |
| Westmeath | — | — | Leinster Senior Hurling Championship |
| Wexford | 1977 | 1968 | Leinster Senior 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.

## All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| Galway | Galway | 6-19 | | | | | | |
| Antrim | Antrim | 3-12 | Kilkenny | Kilkenny | 2-20 | | | |
| | | | Galway | Galway | 2-10 | | | |
| | | | | | | Kilkenny | Kilkenny | 3-18 |
| | | | | | | Cork | Cork | 1-13 |

### All-Ireland Final

| Kilkenny | Cork |

## 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

| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Pádraig Horan | Offaly | 5–17 | 32 | 4 | 8.00 |
| 2 | Billy Fitzpatrick | Kilkenny | 2–24 | 30 | 4 | 7.50 |
| 3 | Tony O'Sullivan | Cork | 0–28 | 28 | 4 | 7.00 |
| 4 | P. J. Molloy | Galway | 3–11 | 20 | 2 | 10.00 |
| 5 | Christy Heffernan | Kilkenny | 3–9 | 18 | 4 | 4.50 |
| 5 | Pat Horgan | Cork | 0–18 | 18 | 4 | 4.50 |
| 7 | Seánie O'Leary | Cork | 5–2 | 17 | 4 | 4.25 |
| 8 | Richie Power | Kilkenny | 2–10 | 16 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 9 | Liam Fennelly | Kilkenny | 3–6 | 15 | 4 | 3.75 |
| 10 | Ger Fennelly | Kilkenny | 2–8 | 14 | 4 | 3.50 |

### Single game

| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | P. J. Molloy | Galway | 2–9 | 15 | Antrim |
| 1 | Billy Fitzpatrick | Kilkenny | 2–7 | 13 | Westmeath |
| 3 | Seánie O'Leary | Cork | 4–0 | 12 | Waterford |
| 3 | Michael Ryan | Westmeath | 2–6 | 12 | Dublin |
| 3 | Tony O'Sullivan | Cork | 0–12 | 12 | Waterford |
| 6 | Pádraig Horan | Offaly | 2–5 | 11 | Laois |
| 7 | Pádraig Horan | Offaly | 1–7 | 10 | Wexford |
| 8 | Noel Lane | Galway | 2–3 | 9 | Antrim |
| 8 | Christy Heffernan | Kilkenny | 2–3 | 9 | Cork |
| 8 | Pat Horgan | Cork | 0–9 | 9 | Waterford |

## Broadcasting

The following matches were broadcast live on television in Ireland on RTÉ.
| Round | RTÉ |
| All-Ireland semi-final | Kilkenny vs Galway |
| All-Ireland final | Kilkenny vs Cork |