1983 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship


The 1983 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 97th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 15 May 1983 and ended on 18 September 1983.
Offaly entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Dublin in the Leinster final.
On 18 September 1983, Dublin won the championship following a 1-10 to 1-8 defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland final. This was their 21st All-Ireland title and their first in six championship seasons.
Dublin's Barney Rock was the championship's top scorer with 6-27. Dublin's Tommy Drumm was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year.

Results

[Connacht [Senior Football Championship]]

Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final

[Leinster Senior Football Championship]

First round
Quarter-final
Semi-finals
Final

[Munster Senior Football Championship]

Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final

[Ulster Senior Football Championship]

Preliminary round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final

[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]

Semi-finals
Final

Championship statistics

Scoring

;Overall
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Barney RockDublin6-274576.42
2Matt ConnorOffaly3-192837.33
3John ClearyCork1-242746.75
4Derek McDonnellCavan4-122446.00
5Kieran DuffDublin2-131972.71
6Mikey SheehyKerry2-111728.50
6John McCormackLongford2-111728.50
6Mikey SheehyKerry2-111728.50
6Jim McDonnellLouth2-111735.66
10Tadhg MurphyCork3-61543.75

;Top scorers in a single game
RankPlayerTeamTallyTotalOpposition
1Derek McDonnellCavan2-511Fermamagh
1Matt ConnorOffaly1-811Kildare
3Mikey SheehyKerry2-410Tipperary
3John McCormackLongford1-710Carlow
3Jim McDonnellLouth1-710Westmeath
3Matt ConnorOffaly1-710Dublin
7Frank MescallClare3-09Waterford
7Larry TompkinsKildare2-39Longford
7Barney RockDublin2-39Meath
7John ClearyCork1-69Kerry
7Barney RockDublin1-69Galway

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