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.
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 15 May – 18 September 1983 |
| Teams | 32 |
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Dublin (21st win) |
| Captain | Tommy Drumm |
| Manager | Kevin Heffernan |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Galway |
| Captain | Séamus McHugh |
| Manager | Mattie McDonagh |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Dublin |
| Ulster | Donegal |
| Connacht | Galway |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 34 |
| Top Scorer | Barney Rock (6-27) |
| Player of the Year | Tommy Drumm |
← 1982 1984 → | |
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.
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