| Year: | 1983 |
| Dates: | 29 May – 4 September 1983 |
| Teams: | 14 |
| Munster: | Cork |
| Leinster: | Kilkenny |
| Matches: | 14 |
| Poty: | Frank Cummins |
| Team: | Kilkenny |
| Titles: | 23rd |
| Captain: | Liam Fennelly |
| Manager: | Pat Henderson |
| Team2: | Cork |
| Captain2: | Jimmy Barry-Murphy |
| Manager2: | Johnny Clifford |
| Topscorer: | Billy Fitzpatrick (1-24) |
| Previous: | 1982 |
| Next: | 1984 |
The 1983 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 97th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The draw for the 1980 fixtures took place in September 1979. The championship began on 29 May 1983 and ended on 4 September 1983.
Kilkenny were the defending champions.
On 4 September 1983, Kilkenny won the championship following a 2–14 to 2–12 defeat of Cork in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their 23rd All-Ireland title and their second in succession.
Kilkenny's Billy Fitzpatrick was the championship's top scorer with 1-24. Kilkenny's Frank Cummins was the choice for Texaco Hurler of the Year.
Promoted from the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship
Relegated to the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship
Fourteen counties will compete in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: one team from the Connacht Senior Hurling Championship, six teams in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, five teams in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship, one team from the Ulster Senior Hurling Championship and one team from the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship.
The provincial championships in Munster and Leinster were all played on a knock-out basis as usual. In keeping with the rotation system for advancement to the All-Ireland final, the Leinster champions automatically qualified for the final of 1983. Galway, having no competition in the Connacht Championship, played the winners of a preliminary game between Kerry and Antrim. The winners of this quarter-final went on to play the Munster champions in a single All-Ireland semi-final.
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See main article: 1983 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final.
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Billy Fitzpatrick | Kilkenny | 1–24 | 27 | 3 | 9.00 | |
| 2 | Bertie Óg Murphy | Cork | 1–23 | 26 | 5 | 5.20 | |
| 3 | Jimmy Barry-Murphy | Cork | 3–12 | 21 | 5 | 4.20 | |
| 4 | John Quigley | Wexford | 3–8 | 17 | 2 | 8.50 | |
| P. J. Molloy | Galway | 0-17 | 17 | 2 | 8.50 | ||
| 6 | Éamonn O'Donoghue | Cork | 4-4 | 16 | 5 | 3.20 | |
| Kevin Hennessy | Cork | 2-10 | 16 | 5 | 3.20 | ||
| John Grogan | Tipperary | 1-13 | 16 | 2 | 8.00 | ||
| 9 | Joe Towell | Dublin | 3–6 | 15 | 2 | 7.50 | |
| 10 | Liam Fennelly | Kilkenny | 3-2 | 11 | 3 | 3.66 |
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Towell | Dublin | 3–3 | 12 | Laois |
| Billy Fitzpatrick | Kilkenny | 1–9 | 12 | Wexford | |
| 3 | Bertie Óg Murphy | Cork | 1–7 | 10 | Galway |
| P. J. Molloy | Galway | 0–10 | 10 | Antrim | |
| Billy Fitzpatrick | Kilkenny | 0–10 | 10 | Cork | |
| 6 | John Quigley | Wexford | 2–3 | 9 | Westmeath |
| Seán Kinsella | Wexford | 2–3 | 9 | Kilkenny | |
| John Grogan | Tipperary | 1–6 | 9 | Clare | |
| 9 | John Quigley | Wexford | 1–5 | 8 | Kilkenny |
| Jimmy Barry-Murphy | Cork | 1–5 | 8 | Waterford | |
| Joe Hennessy | Kerry | 1–5 | 8 | Antrim |
The following matches were broadcast live on television in Ireland on RTÉ.
| Round | RTÉ | |
|---|---|---|
| All-Ireland semi-final | Cork vs Galway | |
| All-Ireland final | Kilkenny vs Cork |