1983 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

1983 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

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 →

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. ^[1] 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

London v Sligo

5 June 1983Quarter-final	London	0–7 – 2–8	Sligo	Emerald GAA Grounds, Ruislip
	J McParland 0–2, B Grealish 0–2, T O'Donoghue 0–1, D Charles 0–1, R O'Dwyer 0–1.		T Carty 2–0, A Brennan 0–3, J Kearins 0–3, John Kent 0–1, C Murphy 0–1.	Referee: J Mullaney (Roscommon)

Mayo v Roscommon

12 June 1983Quarter-final	Mayo	0–9 – 0–7	Roscommon	McHale Park, Castlebar
	M Carney 0–3, TJ Kilgallon 0–2, WJ Padden 0–2, B Kilkenny 0–1, P Dixon 0–1.		D Earley 0–4, A Dooley 0–2, GK Connellan 0–1.	Referee: T Moran (Leitrim)

Semi-finals

Leitrim v Galway

26 June 1983Semi-final	Leitrim	1–6 – 1–8	Galway	Páirc Sheáin Mhic Dhiarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon
	P Prendergast 0–4, S Mulhern 1–0, J Ward 0–1, P Kelly 0–1.		B Brennan 0–4, M Brennan 1–0, B O'Donnell 0–2, S Joyce 0–1, T Tierney 0–1.

Sligo v Mayo

3 July 1983Semi-final	Sligo	0–9 – 0–13	Mayo	Markievicz Park, Sligo
	J Kearins 0–3, A Brennan 0–2, J Kent 0–1, M McCarrick 0–1, P Henry 0–1, R Henneberry 0–1.		M Carney 0–5, R Bell 0–2, TJ Kilgallon 0–2, P Dixon 0–2, J Lyons 0–1, P Duffy 0–1.	Referee: S Mullaney (Roscommon)

Final

Mayo v Galway

17 July 1983Final	Mayo	1–10 – 1–13	Galway	McHale Park, Castlebar
	M Carney 1–0, K McStay 0–2, G Geraghty 0–2, P Dixon 0–2, R Bell 0–1, P Brogan 0–1, J Lyons 0–1, WJ Padden 0–1.		S Joyce 1–2, B O'Donnell 0–3, G McManus 0–3, V Daly 0–3, T Conneely 0–1, WJ Padden 0–1.	Attendance: 18,000 Referee: S Mullaney (Roscommon)

Leinster Senior Football Championship

First round

Longford v Carlow

15 May 1983First round	Longford	3–15 – 0–13	Carlow	O'Connor Park, Tullamore
	J McCormack 1–7, M Casey 1–3, E McCormack 1–2, K O'Rourke 0–2, L Tierney 0–1.		W Cullen 0–3, J Owens 0–2, P Carey 0–2, P Quirke 0–2, J Walsh 0–2, T Dwyer 0–1, N Molloy 0–1.	Attendance: 1,500 Referee: J Gunning (Offaly)

Louth v Westmeath

15 May 1983First round	Louth	2–11 – 2–5	Westmeath	Croke Park, Dublin
	Jim McDonnell 1–7, D Kelleher 1–2, R Culhane 0–2.		R Fahy 1–3, T McCormack 1–0, W Lowry 0–2.	Attendance: 3,186 Referee: A Jordan (Dublin)

Wicklow v Wexford

22 May 1983First round	Wicklow	0–11 – 0–11	Wexford	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
	P Baker 0–8, K Ryan 0–1.		E Mahon 0–6, G O'Connor 0–4, E Kehoe 0–1.	Referee: C Lally (Laois)

Wexford v Wicklow

5 June 1983First round replay	Wexford	4–20 – 2–14 (aet)	Wicklow	Croke Park, Dublin
	M Hanrick 1–4, E Mahon 0–7, M Fitzhenry 1–3, S Fitzhenry 1–2, P Walsh 1–0, E Kehoe 0–2, T Foran 0–1, N Swords 0–1.		P Baker 0–7, K Baker 1–2, T Foley 1–0, P O'Toole 0–2, T Murphy 0–1, P Byrne 0–1, J Lynch 0–1.	Referee: C Lally (Laois)

Quarter-final

Kildare v Longford

5 June 1983Quarter-final	Kildare	3–9 – 2–9	Longford	O'Connor Park, Tullamore
	L Tompkins 2–3, J Ryan 1–1, P Farrell 0–4, S Fahy 0–1.		J McCormack 1–4, K O'Rourke 1–2, D Barry 0–2, L Tierney 0–1.	Referee: P Kavanagh (Meath)

Louth v Laois

5 June 1983Quarter-final	Louth	3–11 – 0–8	Laois	Croke Park, Dublin
	Jim McDonnell 1–4, P Reneghan 1–1, B Gaughran 1–0, John McDonnell 0–3, E Judge 0–1, R Culhane 0–1, A Wiseman 0–1.		B Clancy 0–2, E Whelan 0–1, P Roe 0–1, J Ramsbottom 0–1, L Scully 0–1, J Lawlor 0–1, J Irwin 0–1.	Referee: D Guerin (Dublin)

Dublin v Meath

12 June 1983Quarter-final	Dublin	2–8 – 2–8	Meath	Croke Park, Dublin
	B Rock 1–2, A O'Toole 0–2, K Duff 0–2, J Kearns 0–2.		C O'Rourke 1–4, B Tansey 1–0, P Smith 1–0 og, F Murtagh 0–2, E Barry 0–1, M Downes 0–1.	Referee: J Gunning (Offaly)

Offaly v Wexford

12 June 1983Quarter-final	Offaly	2–18 – 1–8	Wexford	Croke Park, Dublin
	M Connor 1–4, G Carroll 1–2, D Farrell 0–5, J Guinan 0–2, A O'Halloran 0–2, Séamus Darby 0–2, P Dunne 0–1.		G O'Connor 0–6, S Fitzhenry 1–0, M Hanrick 0–1, N Swords 0–1.	Attendance: 25,069 Referee: K Campbell (Meath)

Dublin v Meath

3 July 1983Quarter-final replay	Dublin	3–9 – 0–16 (aet)	Meath	Croke Park, Dublin
	B Rock 2–3, B Jordan 1–0, K Duff 0–3, P Canavan 0–1, J Kearns 0–1, A O'Toole 0–1.		F Murtagh 0–8, C O'Rourke 0–4, L Smith 0–1, E Barry 0–1, M Downes 0–1, JJ McCormack 0–1.	Referee: J Gunning (Offaly)

Semi-finals

Offaly v Kildare

26 June 1983Semi-final	Offaly	2–15 – 0–6	Kildare	Páirc Tailteann, Navan
	M Connor 1–8, B Lowry 1–0, D Farrell 0–2, J Guinan 0–2, A O'Halloran 0–1, R Connor 0–1, T O'Connor 0–1.		L Tompkins 0–2, S Fahy 0–2, P Farrell 0–1, J Ryan 0–1.	Referee: P Collins (Westmeath)

Dublin v Louth

17 July 1983Semi-final	Dublin	1–12 – 0–3	Louth	Croke Park, Dublin
	B Rock 0–4, K Duff 1–0, A O'Toole 0–3, C Redmond 0–2, A McCaul 0–2, B Jordan 0–1.		D Callaghan 0–2, Johnny McDonnell 0–1.	Referee: T Collins (Meath)

Final

Dublin v Offaly

31 July 1983Final	Dublin	2–13 – 1–11	Offaly	Croke Park, Dublin
	Joe McNally 1–2, Barney Rock 0-5f, John Caffrey 1–0, Tommy Conroy and Kieran Duff 0–2 each, Anton O'Toole and John Kearns 0–1 each		Matt Connor 1–7 (0-6f), Brendan Lowry 0–2, Tomas O'Connor and Martin Fitzpatrick 0–1 each	Attendance: 36,912 Referee: P Collins (Westmeath)

Munster Senior Football Championship

Quarter-finals

Limerick v Tipperary

29 May 1983Quarter-final	Limerick	1–9 – 2–16	Tipperary	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	T Cummins 1–3, A Moran 0–3, T Browne 0–2, F Ryan 0–1.		M Beston 1–3, F Kelly 0–6, L Conroy 1–2, B Conway 0–2, J Dunne 0–1, T Carr 0–1, M O'Riordan 0–1.	Referee: W Fogarty (Kerry)

Clare v Waterford

12 June 1983Quarter-final	Clare	4–16 – 0–5	Waterford	Cusack Park, Ennis
	F Mescall 3–0, P McNamara 0–7, S Moloney 0–5, D O'Loughlin 1–0, G Fitzpatrick 0–1, N Normoyle 0–1, G Curtin 0–1, T Bonsis 0–1.		M Reid 0–2, P Keating 0–1, J Hartery 0–1, M Hogan 0–1.	Referee: W Fogarty (Kerry)

Semi-finals

Tipperary v Kerry

26 June 1983Semi-final	Tipperary	2–5 – 5–16	Kerry	Ned Hall Park, Clonmel
	B Conway 1–2, I Conroy 1–0, O Maher 0–1, G McGrath 0–1, F Kelly 0–1.		M Sheehy 2–4, J O'Shea 2–1, S Walsh 1–1, D Moran 0–4, T Doyle 0–2, G Power 0–2, J Egan 0–2.	Referee: J Dennigan (Cork)

Clare v Cork

3 July 1983Semi-final	Clare	1–5 – 1–11	Cork	Cusack Park, Ennis
	G Fitzpatrick 1–1, P McNamara 0–2, F Mescall 0–1, N Roche 0–1.		J Cleary 0–8, T Murphy 1–2, D Barry 0–1.	Referee: W Fogarty (Kerry)

Final

Cork v Kerry

17 July 1983Final	Cork	3–10 – 3–9	Kerry	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	T Murphy 2–2, J Cleary 1–6, D Allen 0–2,		M Sheehy 0–7, J O'Shea 2–0, S Walsh 1–0, J Egan 0–1, G Power 0–1.	Attendance: 17,000 Referee: J Moloney (Tipperary)

Ulster Senior Football Championship

Preliminary round

Derry v Cavan

22 May 1983Preliminary round	Derry	0–11 – 1–12	Cavan	Dean McGlinchey Park, Ballinascreen
	J Irwin 0–4, K Quinn 0–3, K McWilliams 0–2, M Lynch 0–1, B O'Neill 0–1.		D McDonnell 1–4, R Cullivan 0–3, D Donohoe 0–2, M Lynch 0–2, B O'Grady 0–1.	Referee: J Gough (Antrim)

Quarter-finals

Fermanagh v Down

29 May 1983Quarter-final	Fermanagh	0–10 – 0–8	Down	St. Molaise Park, Irvinestown
	P McGinnitty 0–3, P Connolly 0–2, K Corrigan 0–2, K McElroy 0–1, A McCaffrey 0–1, D Corrigan 0–1.		G Blaney 0–3, B McGOvern 0–2, D Bell 0–1, P Browne 0–1, L Austin 0–1.	Referee: S Gallagher (Donegal)

Monaghan v Antrim

5 June 1983Quarter-final	Monaghan	2–18 – 0–4	Antrim	St. Mary's Park, Castleblayney
	E Hughes 1–3, E McEneaney 1–3, R McCarron 0–4, R McDermott 0–2, Séamus Carville 0–2, M Caulfield 0–2, D Mulligan 0–1, H Clerkin 0–1.		D Armstrong 0–3, D Graham 0–1.	Referee: J Heaney (Tyrone)

Donegal v Armagh

13 June 1983Quarter-final	Donegal	1–10 – 0–7	Armagh	MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey
	M McHugh 0–5, C Mulgrew 1–1, J McMullen 0–1, M Carr 0–1, M Lafferty 0–1, C Keaney 0–1.		J Horgan 0–6, C McGuirk 0–1.	Referee: J McCorry (Cavan)

Cavan v Tyrone

19 June 1983Quarter-final	Cavan	0–11 – 0–10	Tyrone	Breffni Park, Cavan
	M Lynch 0–7, D Donohoe 0–1, P McNamee 0–1, D McDonnell 0–1, J Reilly 0–1.		F McGuigan 0–4, S Daly 0–2, P Hannigan 0–1, S Donnelly 0–1, E Bradley 0–1, E McKenna 0–1.	Referee: S Murray (Monaghan)

Semi-finals

Donegal v Monaghan

26 June 1983Semi-final	Donegal	1–14 – 1–9	Monaghan	St. Molaise Park, Irvinestown
	J McMullen 1–3, P McGettigan 0–3, D Reid 0–2, S Bonnar 0–2, C Mulgrew 0–1, K Keaney 0–1, T McDermott 0–1, A Molloy 0–1.		R McCarron 0–4, H Clerkin 1–0, E McEneaney 0–2, R McDermott 0–1, N McKenna 0–1, M Caulfield 0–1.	Attendance: 12,000 Referee: J McCorry (Cavan)

Cavan v Fermanagh

3 July 1983Semi-final	Cavan	2–12 – 1–7	Fermanagh	St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
	D McDonnell 2–5, M Lynch 0–5, D Donohoe 0–2.		D Corrigan 1–0, G McElroy 0–3, P McGinnity 0–2, K Corrigan 0–1, P Connolly 0–1.	Referee: S Murray (Monaghan)

Final

Donegal v Cavan

24 July 1983Final	Donegal	1–14 – 1–11	Cavan	St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
	M McHugh 0–7, S Bonnar 1–1, J McMullan 0–3, D Reid 0–2, M Carr 0–1.		D McDonnell 1–2, M Lynch 0–4, S King 0–1, J Reilly 0–1, D Donohue 0–1, M Faulkner 0–1, R Cullivan 0–1.	Attendance: 25,000 Referee: J Gough (Antrim)

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Semi-finals

Galway v Donegal

14 August 1983Semi-final	Galway	1–12 – 1–11	Donegal	Croke Park, Dublin
	V Daly 1–1, S Joyce 0–4, H O'Donnell 0–2, G McManus 0–2, T Tierney 0–1, P Lee 0–1, R Lee 0–1.		K Keeney 1–0, M McHugh 0–5, S Bonnar 0–2, M Corr 0–1, D Reid 0–1, T McDermott 0–1, J McMullen 0–1.	Referee: W Fogarty (Kerry)

Dublin v Cork

21 August 1983Semi-final	Dublin	2–11 – 2–11	Cork	Croke Park, Dublin
	B Rock 1–3, A O'Toole 1–1, K Duff 0–2, T Conroy 0–2, J McNulty 0–2, PJ Buckley 0–1.		D Allen 2–1, J Cleary 0–3, J Allen 0–3, C Ryan 0–1, T Murphy 0–1, D Barry 0–1, D Creedon 0–1.	Attendance: 49,773 Referee: PJ McGrath (Mayo)

Cork v Dublin

28 August 1983Semi-final replay	Cork	2–10 – 4–15	Dublin	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	D Barry 2–1, J Cleary 0–7, T Murphy 0–1, J Kerrigan 0–1.		B Rock 1–4, K Duff 1–3, J McNally 1–3, B Mullins 1–0, T Conroy 0–2, A O'Toole 0–1, J Ronayne 0–1, J Caffrey 0–1.	Attendance: 43,433 Referee: PJ McGrath (Mayo)

Final

Dublin v Galway

18 September 1983Final	Dublin	1–10 – 1–8	Galway	Croke Park, Dublin
	B Rock 1–6, J Ronayne 0–1, PJ Buckley 0–1, J McNally 0–1, K Duff 0–1.		S Joyce 1–1, B Brennan 0–3, M Coleman 0–1, S McHugh 0–1, G McManus 0–1, M Brennan 0–1.	Attendance: 71,988 Referee: J Gough (Antrim)

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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. ^[2]
• 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

1. "Heffo's 12 Apostles Rock 'n' roll way to glory". Irish Independent. 21 September 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
2. 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 . Retrieved 11 September 2019. By this stage [the 1930s] the tendency to spread the [All-Ireland] semi-finals around the country was dying, and the 1941 replay in Tralee would be the last played outside Croke Park until 1983, when Dublin memorably went to Páirc Uí Chaoimh to take on Cork in an All-Ireland semi-final replay.