| Year: | 1973 |
| Dates: | 13 May – 23 September 1973 |
| Teams: | 31 |
| Munster: | Cork |
| Leinster: | Offaly |
| Ulster: | Tyrone |
| Connacht: | Galway |
| Matches: | 31 |
| Poty: | Billy Morgan |
| Team: | Cork |
| Titles: | 4th |
| Captain: | Billy Morgan |
| Team2: | Galway |
| Captain2: | Liam Sammon |
| Topscorer: | Tony McTague (1-25) |
| Previous: | 1972 |
| Next: | 1974 |
The 1973 All-Ireland Football Championship was the 87th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 13 May 1973 and ended on 23 September 1973.
Offaly were the defending champions but were defeated by Galway in the All-Ireland semi-final.
On 23 September 1973, Cork won the championship following a 3-17 to 2-13 defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their 4th All-Ireland title, their first in 28 championship seasons.
Offaly's Tony McTague was the championship's top scorer with 1-25. Cork's Billy Morgan was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year.
Quarter-final
Semi-finals
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Quarter-finals
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Quarter-finals
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Preliminary round
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Semi-finals
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See main article: 1973 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final.
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tony McTague | Offaly | 1-25 | 28 | 4 | 7.00 | |
| 2 | John Tobin | Galway | 0-21 | 21 | 4 | 5.25 | |
| 3 | Billy Field | Cork | 2-14 | 20 | 3 | 6.66 | |
| Jimmy Barrett | Cork | 4-8 | 20 | 4 | 5.00 | ||
| 5 | Patsy Hetherington | Tyrone | 0-18 | 18 | 4 | 4.50 | |
| Ray Cummins | Cork | 0-18 | 18 | 4 | 4.50 | ||
| 7 | Seán O'Neill | Down | 1-14 | 17 | 3 | 5.66 | |
| 8 | Mick O'Dwyer | Kerry | 1-12 | 15 | 2 | 7.50 | |
| 9 | Jimmy Barry-Murphy | Cork | 5-1 | 15 | 3 | 5.00 | |
| 10 | Damian Reid | Louth | 0-14 | 14 | 4 | 3.50 |
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Billy Field | Cork | 1-8 | 11 | Clare |
| Tony McTague | Offaly | 0-11 | 11 | Meath | |
| 3 | Willie McGee | Mayo | 3-0 | 9 | Meath |
| Éamonn McPartland | Fermanagh | 3-0 | 9 | Antrim | |
| Gerry McCann | Antrim | 3-0 | 9 | Fermanagh | |
| Mick O'Dwyer | Kerry | 1-6 | 9 | Tipperary | |
| Billy Field | Cork | 1-6 | 9 | Kerry | |
| 8 | Tommy O'Malley | Mayo | 2-2 | 8 | Antrim |
| John Cooney | Offaly | 2-2 | 8 | Meath | |
| Jimmy Barrett | Cork | 2-2 | 8 | Kerry | |
| Larry Kerins | Armagh | 2-2 | 8 | Down | |
| Tony McTague | Offaly | 0-8 | 8 | Kildare | |
| John Tobin | Galway | 0-8 | 8 | Offaly | |
| Ray Cummins | Cork | 0-8 | 8 | Galway |