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[edit]
Connacht Senior Football Championship[edit]
Quarter-finals
| 5 June 1983 Quarter-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) |
| 12 June 1983 Quarter-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
| 26 June 1983 Semi-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. |
| 3 July 1983 Semi-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
| 17 July 1983 Final | 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[edit]
First round
| 15 May 1983 First 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) |
| 15 May 1983 First 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) |
| 22 May 1983 First 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) |
| 5 June 1983 First 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
| 5 June 1983 Quarter-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) |
| 5 June 1983 Quarter-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) |
| 12 June 1983 Quarter-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) |
| 12 June 1983 Quarter-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) |
| 3 July 1983 Quarter-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
| 26 June 1983 Semi-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) |
| 17 July 1983 Semi-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
| 31 July 1983 Final | 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[edit]
Quarter-finals
| 29 May 1983 Quarter-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) |
| 12 June 1983 Quarter-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
| 26 June 1983 Semi-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) |
| 3 July 1983 Semi-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
| 17 July 1983 Final | 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[edit]
Preliminary round
| 22 May 1983 Preliminary 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
| 29 May 1983 Quarter-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) |
| 5 June 1983 Quarter-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) |
| 13 June 1983 Quarter-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) |
| 19 June 1983 Quarter-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
| 26 June 1983 Semi-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) |
| 3 July 1983 Semi-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
| 24 July 1983 Final | 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[edit]
Semi-finals
| 14 August 1983 Semi-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) |
| 21 August 1983 Semi-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) |
| 28 August 1983 Semi-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
| 18 September 1983 Final | 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) |
Championship statistics[edit]
Scoring[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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.
References[edit]
- ^ "Heffo's 12 Apostles Rock 'n' roll way to glory". Irish Independent. 21 September 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
- ^ 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.