1983 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship
# 1983 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

The 1983 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship was the 20th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964.

Donegal entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated by Derry in the Ulster final.

On 30 October 1983, Mayo won the championship following a 1-8 to 1-5 defeat of Derry in a replay of the All-Ireland final. This was their third All-Ireland title overall and their first title in nine championship seasons.

## Results

### Leinster Under-21 Football Championship

| GK | 1 | K. Nolan |
| - | - | - |
| RCB | 2 | P. Bermingham |
| FB | 3 | A. McLoughlin |
| LCB | 4 | E. Henry |
| RHB | 5 | V. Meredith |
| CHB | 6 | Mick Fogarty |
| LHB | 7 | J. McLoughlin |
| MF | 8 | S. Ryan |
| MF | 9 | Shea Fahy |
| RHF | 10 | Ger Donnelly |
| CHF | 11 | Larry Tompkins |
| LHF | 12 | J. Murphy |
| RCF | 13 | P. O'Neill |
| FF | 14 | Bill Sex |
| LCF | 15 | Davy Dalton |
| GK | 1 | Paul O'Brien (Mattock Rangers) |
| RCB | 2 | Liam Reilly (Cooley Kickhams) |
| FB | 3 | Mal Hickey (Mattock Rangers) |
| LCB | 4 | Niall Lambert (Dundalk Gaels) |
| RHB | 5 | Peter Judge (Newtown Blues) |
| CHB | 6 | Peter Fitzpatrick (Clan na Gael) |
| LHB | 7 | Barry O'Brien (Seán O'Mahony's) |
| MF | 8 | Packie O'Connor (Clan na Gael) |
| MF | 9 | Liam Bradley (Newtown Blues) |
| RHF | 10 | Enda Sheridan (Glyde Rangers) |
| CHF | 11 | Gerard Doyle (Newtown Blues) |
| LHF | 12 | Vincent Litchfield (Kilkerley Emmets) |
| RCF | 13 | Joey Hosford (Cooley Kickhams) |
| FF | 14 | Malachy Rogers (Geraldines) |
| LCF | 15 | Gerry Reynolds (Stabannon Parnells) |
| Substitutes: ||
| | 16 | Fergal O'Hare (Kilkerley Emmets) for Judge |
| | 17 | Denis McKenna (St Bride's) for Doyle |
| | 18 | Niall McCartan (Cooley Kickhams) for O'Connor |

Munster Under-21 Football Championship

Ulster Under-21 Football Championship

All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

Semi-finals

Mayo v Kerry

25 September 1983 Semi-final Mayo 3-06 - 0-07 Kerry Cusack Park, Ennis

Derry v Kildare

25 September 1983 Semi-final Derry 0-11 - 1-06 Kildare St. Tiernach's Park, Clones

Finals

Mayo v Derry

16 October 1983 Final Mayo 2-05 - 1-08 Derry Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick

Mayo v Derry

30 October 1983 Final replay Mayo 1-08 - 1-05 Derry St. Molaise Park, Irvinestown

Statistics

Miscellaneous

The All-Ireland final ends in a draw and goes to a replay for the second time in three years.

References

↑ McHugh, Willie (26 April 2016). "Remembering past Mayo glories". The Mayo News. Retrieved 15 July 2017.↑ "Louth go down but not without a brave fight". The Argus. 29 July 1983.

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