The 1982–83 National Hurling League was the 52nd season of the National Hurling League.
Division 1
Division 1 saw a major restructuring with the abolition of the fourteen-team top flight which had previously been divided into two groups of seven teams. For the 1982-83 season, Division 1 was limited to a single group of eight teams.
Kilkenny came into the season as defending champions of the 1981-82 season.
On 24 April 1983, Kilkenny won the title after a 2-14 to 2-12 win over Limerick in the final. It was their 5th league title overall and their second in succession.
Kilkenny's Billy Fitzpatrick was the Division 1 top scorer with 4-33.
Table
PosTeamPldWDLPtsNotes1 Kilkenny 751111 National League champions2 Wexford 7502103 Clare 7502104 Cork 731375 Galway 730466 Waterford 721457 Tipperary 72054Relegated to Division 28 Offaly 71153Relegated to Division 2
Group stage results
Play-off
Knock-out stage
Semi-finals
Final
Scoring statistics
Top scorers overall
Rank Player Team Tally Total Matches Average1Billy FitzpatrickKilkenny4-334595.002Christy HeffernanKilkenny11-114494.883P. J. MolloyGalway3-303975.574Gerry McInerneyClare5-233884.755Seán KinsellaWexford3-263584.376Michael WalshWaterford3-213074.287Pádraig HoranOffaly2-202664.338Tom CaseyWaterford1-212446.009Bertie Óg MurphyCork1-202363.8310Tony DoranWexford5-062173.00
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Team Tally Total Opposition1Billy FitzpatrickKilkenny2-0612TipperaryMichael WalshWaterford1-0912Galway3Michael WalshWaterford1-0811Cork4Tony DoranWexford3-0110TipperaryChristy HeffernanKilkenny3-0110LaoisChristy HeffernanKilkenny2-0410Cork7Pat MoreyClare3-009KilkennyPádraig HoranOffaly1-069WexfordGerry McInerneyClare0-099Cork10Tom CaseyWaterford1-058WexfordP. J. MolloyGalway1-058CorkSeán KinsellaWexford1-058WaterfordP. J. MolloyGalway1-058ClareTom CaseyWaterford0-088ClareP. J. MolloyGalway0-088Waterford
Division 2
On 27 March 1983, Limerick won the title after a 2-16 to 1-7 win over Antrim in the final round of the group stage.
Laois secured promotion to the top flight as the second-placed team. Carlow, who lost all of their group stage games, were relegated to Division 3.
Table
PosTeamPldWDLPtsNotes1 Limerick 770014 Division 2 champions2 Laois 760112 Promoted to Division 1 3 Antrim 740384 Kerry 740385 Dublin 740386 Westmeath 720547 Wicklow 710628 Carlow 70070 Relegated to Division 3
Division 3
Table
PosTeamPldWDLPtsNotes1 Kildare 760112 Division 3 champions2 Meath 741293 Roscommon 741294 Mayo 740385 Down 732286 Armagh 722367 Derry 720548 Monaghan 70070 Relegated to Division 4
Division 4
Table A
PosTeamPldWDLPtsNotes1 Cavan 32105 Division 4 champions2 Fermanagh 321053 Louth 310224 Tyrone 30030
Table B
PosTeamPldWDLPtsNotes1 Longford 330062 Donegal 320143 Sligo 310224 Leitrim 30030
Knock-out stage
Semi-finals
Finals
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