| Teams | 33 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Champions |  Portlaoise (1st title) | ||
| Runners-up |  Clann na nGael | ||
| |||
The 1982–83 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship was the 13th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1970-71.
Nemo Rangers were the defending champions, however, they failed to qualify after being beaten by Duhallow in the 1982 Cork County Championship.
On 20 March 1983, Portlaoise won the championship following a 0–12 to 2–00 defeat of Clann na nGael in the All-Ireland final at MacDonagh Park. It remains their only championship title.
Results
Munster Senior Club Football Championship
First round
Stradbally v Clonmel Commercials| 30 October 1982 First round | Stradbally | 0-04 - 1-11 | Clonmel Commercials | Páirc Uí Chuimín |
| E O'Brien 0-3, S Aherne 0-1. | G McGrath 1-1, F Kelly 0-3, J McNamara 0-2, W Peters 0-2, M Boland 0-1, S Lonergan 0-1, F Kavanagh 0-1. | Referee: D O'Connor (Cork) |
| 14 November 1982 First round | Claughaun | 1-03 - 1-05 | Doonbeg | Bruff Sportsfield |
Semi-finals
Clonmel Commercials v Castleisland Desmonds| 14 November 1982 Semi-final | Clonmel Commercials | 0-04 - 0-04 | Castleisland Desmonds | Clonmel Sportsground |
| M Boland 0-1, F Kelly 0-1, G McGrath 0-1, W Peters 0-1. | P Horan 0-2, W O'Connor 0-1, T Lynch 0-1. |
| 12 December 1982 Semi-final | Doonbeg | 0-09 - 3-09 | St. Finbarr's | Cusack Park |
| G Killeen 0-6, T Tubridy 0-3. | J Allen 2-1, J O'Callaghan 0-4, F O'Mahony 1-0, G Desmond 0-1, T Leahy 0-1, D Barr 0-1, D Brosnan 0-1. |
| 19 December 1982 Semi-final replay | Castleisland Desmonds | 1-07 - 0-06 | Clonmel Commercials | Páirc Naomh Breandán |
| D Buckley 1-0, W O'Connor 0-2, P Horan 0-2, E O'Connor 0-1, C Kearney 0-1, T Lynch 0-1. | F Kelly 0-3, D O'Keeffe 0-2, M Boland 0-1. |
Finals
St. Finbarr's v Castleisland Desmonds| 23 January 1983 Final | St. Finbarr's | 0-11 - 1-08 | Castleisland Desmonds | Bruff Sportsfield |
| J O'Callaghan 0-4, D Barry 0-2, T Leahy 0-2, J Allen 0-1, T O'Reilly 0-1, D Brosnan 0-1. | D Buckley 1-1, E O'Connor 0-3, W O'Connor 0-1, M O'Connor 0-1, B Lyons 0-1, P Horan 0-1. |
| 30 January 1983 Final | St. Finbarr's | 2-06 - 0-06 | Castleisland Desmonds | Bruff Sportsfield |
| T O'Reilly 0-4, T Holland 1-0, F O'Mahony 1-0, D Barry 0-1, D Brosnan 0-1. | E O'Connor 0-2, P Horan 0-2, C Kearney 0-1, W O'Connor 0-1. |
All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship
Quarter-final
St. Finbarr's v Hugh O'Neill's| 6 February 1983 Quarter-final | St. Finbarr's | 5-21 - 1-06 | Hugh O'Neill's | Neenan Park |
Semi-finals
Portlaoise v St. Finbarr's| 6 March 1983 Semi-final | Portlaoise | 0-07 - 0-06 | St. Finbarr's | McCann Park |
| 6 March 1983 Semi-final | Clann na nGael | 3-06 - 2-08 | St. Gall's | Páirc Chiaráin |
Final
Portlaoise v Clann na nGael| 20 March 1983 Final | Portlaoise | 0-12 - 2-00 | Clann na nGael | MacDonagh Park |
Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
- Clann na nGael won the Connacht Club Championship title for the first time in their history.
- Portlaoise became the first team to win three Leinster Club Championship titles.
References
- Breheny, Martin (16 April 2011). "Nemo to add to Mayo misery". Irish Independent. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- "Penniless Portlaoise defying the odds". Irish Independent. 7 September 2013. Retrieved 30 June 2020.