1982–83 National Football League (Ireland)#Final
{{Short description|Gaelic football tournament}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox GAA League
|league = 1982–83 National Football League
|image =
|dates = October 1982 – 24 April 1983
|teams =
|team1 = Down
|captain1 = Mark Turley
|manager1 = James McCartan
|titles =4th
|team2 = Armagh
|captain2 = Jim McKerr
|manager2 =
|two =
|three =
|four =
|previous = 1981–82
|next = 1983–84
}}
The 1982–83 National Football League was the 52nd staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.
Down defeated Armagh in the final.[http://www.gaa.ie/about-the-gaa/gaa-history/final-teams/0/6/0/0/6/ GAA Final Teams][http://www.newry.ie/news/sports/223-armagh-win-27-years-later Armagh team photos]
Format
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Group stage
=Division One=
==Table==
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| align=center bgcolor=#efefef
!Team !Pld !W !D !L !Pts !Notes | ||||||
| align=center style="background:#bbccff;"
|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Armagh.svg {{GG|Armagh|football}} | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 12 | rowspan=2|Qualified for Knockout Stages |
| align=center style="background:#bbccff;"
|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Down.svg {{GG|Down|football}} | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | |
| align=center style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Cork.svg {{GG|Cork|football}} | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | rowspan=4| |
| align=center style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Dublin.svg {{GG|Dublin|football}} | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| align=center style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Kerry.svg {{GG|Kerry|football}} | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| align=center style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Offaly.svg {{GG|Offaly|football}} | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| align=center style="background:#FF8888;"
|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Derry.svg {{GG|Derry|football}} | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | rowspan=2|Relegated to Division Two of the 1983–84 NFL |
| align=center style="background:#FF8888;"
|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Mayo.svg {{GG|Mayo|football}} | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
=Division Two=
==Play-Off==
{{football box collapsible
| date = 30 April 1983
| round = For 6th Place
| team1 = Cavan
| score = 1-9 — 1-8
| team2 = Wicklow
| goals1 =
| goals2 =
| report =
| stadium = Pairc Tailteann, Navan"Kavanagh slip sinks Wicklow", Irish Press, 01/05/1983, p. 16
| attendance =
| referee = P Kavanagh Meath
}}
==Table==
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| align=center bgcolor=#efefef
!Team !Pld !W !D !L !Pts !Notes | ||||||
| align=center style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Kildare.svg {{GG|Kildare|football}} | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | rowspan=2|Qualified for Knockout Stages and promoted to Division One of the 1983–84 NFL |
| align=center style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Meath.svg {{GG|Meath|football}} | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
| align=center style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Galway.svg {{GG|Galway|football}} | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | rowspan=4| |
| align=center style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Roscommon.svg {{GG|Roscommon|football}} | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
| align=center style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Tyrone.svg {{GG|Tyrone|football}} | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| align=center style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Cavan.svg {{GG|Cavan|football}} | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | |
| align=center style="background:#FF8888;"
|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Wicklow.svg {{GG|Wicklow|football}} | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | rowspan=2|Relegated to Division Three of the 1983–84 NFL |
| align=center style="background:#FF8888;"
|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Antrim.svg {{GG|Antrim|football}} | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
=Division Three=
==Table==
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| align=center bgcolor=#efefef
!Team !Pld !W !D !L !Pts !Notes | ||||||
| align=center style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Louth.svg {{GG|Louth|football}} | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | rowspan=2|Qualified for National League Cup and promoted to Division Two of the 1983–84 NFL |
| align=center style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Wexford.svg {{GG|Wexford|football}} | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | |
| align=center style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Laois.svg {{GG|Laois|football}} | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | rowspan=4| |
| align=center style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Clare.svg {{GG|Clare|football}} | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
| align=center style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Donegal.svg {{GG|Donegal|football}} | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| align=center style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Monaghan.svg {{GG|Monaghan|football}} | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| align=center style="background:#FF8888;"
|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Fermanagh.svg {{GG|Fermanagh|football}} | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | rowspan=2|Relegated to Division Four of the 1983–84 NFL |
| align=center style="background:#FF8888;"
|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Longford.svg {{GG|Longford|football}} | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
=Division Four=
==Table==
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| align=center bgcolor=#efefef
!Team !Pld !W !D !L !Pts !Notes | ||||||
| align=center style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Westmeath.svg {{GG|Westmeath|football}} | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | rowspan=2|Qualified for National League Cup and promoted to Division Three of the 1983–84 NFL |
| align=center style="background:#D0F0C0;"
|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Carlow.svg {{GG|Carlow|football}} | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | |
| align=center style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Leitrim.svg {{GG|Leitrim|football}} | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | rowspan=6| |
| align=center style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Limerick.svg {{GG|Limerick|football}} | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| align=center style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Sligo.svg {{GG|Sligo|football}} | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| align=center style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Tipperary.svg {{GG|Tipperary|football}} | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| align=center style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Waterford.svg {{GG|Waterford|football}} | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | |
| align=center style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|style="text-align:left;"|File:Colours of Kilkenny.svg {{GG|Kilkenny|football}} | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Knockout stage
=Semi-finals=
{{football box
|date =10 April 1983
|time =
|team1 =Down
|score =1-9 – 0-4
|team2 =Kildare
|goals1 =
|goals2=
|stadium = Croke Park, Dublin
| attendance = 15,123
| referee =
}}
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{{football box
|date =10 April 1983
|time =
|team1 =Armagh
|score =2-8 – 1-7
|team2 =Meath
|goals1 =
|goals2=
|stadium = Croke Park, Dublin
| attendance = 15,123
| referee =
}}
=Finals=
{{football box
|date =24 April 1983
Final
|time =
|team1 =Down
|score =1-8 – 0-8
|team2 =Armagh
|goals1 =
|goals2=
|stadium = Croke Park, Dublin
| attendance = 24,500"For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrisson, Collins Press, 2002, {{ISBN|9781903464151}}
| referee = Weeshie Fogarty (Kerry)"For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrisson, Collins Press, 2002, {{ISBN|9781903464151}}
}}
National League Cup
=Semi-finals=
{{football box
|date =10 April 1983
|time =
|team1 =Westmeath
|score =1-8 – 0-5
|team2 =Wexford
|goals1 =
|goals2=
|stadium = Portarlington
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
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{{football box
|date =10 April 1983
|time =
|team1 =Louth
|score =2-10 – 1-5
|team2 =Carlow
|goals1 =
|goals2=
|stadium = Portarlington
| attendance =
| referee =
}}
=Final=
{{football box
|date =24 April 1983{{cite news|title=Tone was right for Westmeath|work=Irish Independent|date=25 April 1983}}{{cite news|title=Gaelic Gleanings|work=Westmeath Examiner|date=26 February 1983}}
|time =
|team1 =File:Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath
|score =1-08 - 1-07
|team2 =File:Colours of Louth.svg Louth
|goals1 = Tone (0-4), Coyne (1-0), Fahy (0-2f), W. Lowry (0-1), Tynan (0-1)
|goals2= O'Kane (1-0), Dawe (0-3f), McDonnell (0-2), McCarragher (0-1), Quinn (0-1)
|stadium = Páirc Tailteann, Navan
| attendance =
| referee = P. Kavanagh (Meath)
}}
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|---|---|---|
| GK | 1 | Matt Scally (Athlone) (c) |
| RCB | 2 | Michael McEnroe (Athlone) |
| FB | 3 | Padraic McGowan (Athlone) |
| LCB | 4 | Pat Murray (Moate All-Whites) |
| RHB | 5 | Eddie Tynan (Shandonagh) |
| CHB | 6 | Michael Lowry (St Malachy's) |
| LHB | 7 | Michael Fagan (Mullingar Shamrocks) |
| MF | 8 | Tommy McCormack (Maryland) |
| MF | 9 | Christy Flanagan (Tang) |
| RHF | 10 | Séamus Coyne (Milltownpass) |
| CHF | 11 | Willie Lowry (St Malachy's) |
| LHF | 12 | Rory Fahy (Athlone) |
| RCF | 13 | Pat Brady (St Mary's Rochfortbridge) |
| FF | 14 | Frank Tone (Rosemount) |
| LCF | 15 | Michael Greene (Mullingar Shamrocks) |
| colspan=3|Substitutes: | ||
| 16 | Michael Clarke (Mullingar Shamrocks) for Brady | |
| 17 | Séamus Conroy (The Downs) for Flanagan |
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|---|---|---|
| GK | 1 | Gerry Farrell (Cooley Kickhams) |
| RCB | 2 | Séamus Haughey (Dundalk Young Irelands) |
| FB | 3 | Matt McDermott (St Fechin's) |
| LCB | 4 | Frank Taaffe (Oliver Plunketts) |
| RHB | 5 | Dessie Callaghan (Newtown Blues) |
| CHB | 6 | Aidan Wiseman (Clan na Gael) |
| LHB | 7 | Michael McCabe (Dundalk Young Irelands) |
| MF | 8 | Pat Matthews (Oliver Plunketts) |
| MF | 9 | Paul Reneghan (Geraldines) |
| RHF | 10 | Tony McCarragher (Cooley Kickhams) |
| CHF | 11 | Jimmy McDonnell (Geraldines) (c) |
| LHF | 12 | Benny McKeever (Clan na Gael) |
| RCF | 13 | Ray Quinn (Kilkerley Emmets) |
| FF | 14 | J.P. O'Kane (St Joseph's) |
| LCF | 15 | Kevin Dawe (Dreadnots) |
| colspan=3|Substitutes: | ||
| 16 | Pat McConnon (Dundalk Young Irelands) for Matthews |
|}
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Down Football Team 1983}}
{{National Football League (Ireland)}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:1982-83 National Football League (Ireland)}}