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1983 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Football championship

Field	Value
year	1983
dates	15 May – 18 September 1983
teams	32
connacht	Galway
munster	Cork
leinster	Dublin
ulster	Donegal
matches	34
poty	[[File: Colours of Dublin.svg	border	20px]] Tommy Drumm
team	Dublin
titles	21st
captain	Tommy Drumm
manager	Kevin Heffernan
team2	Galway
captain2	Séamus McHugh
manager2	Mattie McDonagh
topscorer	[[File: Colours of Dublin.svg	border	20px]] Barney Rock (6–27)
previous	[1982](1982-all-ireland-senior-football-championship)
next	[1984](1984-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

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Quarter-final

(aet)

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

Main article: 1983 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final

Championship statistics

Scoring

;Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Barney Rock	Dublin	6–27	45	7	6.42
2	Matt Connor	Offaly	3–19	28	3	7.33
3	John Cleary	Cork	1–24	27	4	6.75
4	Derek McDonnell	Cavan	4–12	24	4	6.00
5	Kieran Duff	Dublin	2–13	19	7	2.71
6	Mikey Sheehy	Kerry	2–11	17	2	8.50
John McCormack	Longford	2–11	17	2	8.50
Mikey Sheehy	Kerry	2–11	17	2	8.50
Jim McDonnell	Louth	2–11	17	3	5.66
10	Tadhg Murphy	Cork	3–6	15	4	3.75

;Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Team	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Derek McDonnell	Cavan	2–5	11	Fermamagh
Matt Connor	Offaly	1–8	11	Kildare
3	Mikey Sheehy	Kerry	2–4	10	Tipperary
John McCormack	Longford	1–7	10	Carlow
Jim McDonnell	Louth	1–7	10	Westmeath
Matt Connor	Offaly	1–7	10	Dublin
7	Frank Mescall	Clare	3–0	9	Waterford
Larry Tompkins	Kildare	2–3	9	Longford
Barney Rock	Dublin	2–3	9	Meath
John Cleary	Cork	1–6	9	Kerry
Barney Rock	Dublin	1–6	9	Galway

Miscellaneous

After losing eight consecutive Munster finals, Cork finally defeated Kerry by 3–10 to 3–9 to take the provincial title for the first time since 1974.
The Dublin vs Cork All Ireland semi-final replay was played at Pairc Ui Chaoimh, Cork was the last to be outside Croke Park, Dublin until 2014. It was also the first All-Ireland semi-final replay to be played outside Croke Park since 1941.
The All-Ireland final has gone down as the most ill-disciplined decider in championship history. Dubbed the Game of Shame, four players were sent off – three from the Dublin team and one from Galway. Although the official attendance was 71,988 there was overcrowding on both terraces with many supporters failing to get into the ground. Same scoreline as 1942 All Ireland final 41 years later.

References

(21 September 2013). "Heffo's 12 Apostles Rock 'n' roll way to glory". Irish Independent.
Moran, Seán. (11 September 2019). "Remembering when Kerry kicked ahead of Dublin 78 years ago: This year will be only the third replay between the counties, and the first in Croke Park". [[The Irish Times]].

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