| 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 |
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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.
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