| Year: | 1983 |
| Dates: | 15 May – 18 September 1983 |
| Teams: | 32 |
| Connacht: | Galway |
| Munster: | Cork |
| Leinster: | Dublin |
| Ulster: | Donegal |
| Matches: | 34 |
| Poty: | Tommy Drumm |
| Team: | Dublin |
| Titles: | 21st |
| Captain: | Tommy Drumm |
| Manager: | Kevin Heffernan |
| Team2: | Galway |
| Captain2: | Séamus McHugh |
| Manager2: | Mattie McDonagh |
| Topscorer: | Barney Rock (6-27) |
| Previous: | 1982 |
| Next: | 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.
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See main article: 1983 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final.
| 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 |
| 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 |