1963 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The 1963 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 77th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 5 May 1963 and ended on 22 September 1963. As of 2018, it remains the last All Ireland Senior Football Championship season to be completed without any draws.
Kilkenny dropped from the championship until 1975.
Kerry entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Galway in the All-Ireland semi-final.
On 22 September 1963, Dublin won the championship following a 1-9 to 0-10 defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland final. This was their 17th All-Ireland title and their first in five championship seasons.
Dublin's Mickey Whelan was the championship's top scorer with 1-20. His teammate Lar Foley was the choice for Texaco Footballer of the Year.Results
Quarter-final
Semi-finals
FinalFirst round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
FinalQuarter-final
Semi-finals
FinalPreliminary round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
FinalSemi-finals
FinalChampionship statistics
Scoring
;Overall
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Mickey Whelan | Dublin | 1-20 | 23 | 5 | 4.60 |
| 2 | Cathal Flynn | Leitrim | 1-18 | 21 | 3 | 7.00 |
| 3 | Séamus Leydon | Galway | 3-7 | 16 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 4 | Harry Laverty | Donegal | 2-9 | 15 | 3 | 5.00 |
| 4 | Seán O'Neill | Down | 1-12 | 15 | 4 | 3.75 |
| 6 | Brian McDonald | Dublin | 4-2 | 14 | 5 | 2.80 |
| 6 | Noel Delaney | Laois | 3-5 | 14 | 3 | 4.66 |
| 8 | Pat Donnellan | Galway | 3-4 | 13 | 4 | 3.25 |
| 8 | Harry Fay | Kildare | 2-7 | 13 | 2 | 6.50 |
| 10 | John Timmons | Dublin | 1-9 | 12 | 5 | 2.40 |
| 10 | Mick O'Connell | Kerry | 0-12 | 12 | 3 | 4.00 |
;Single game
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | Séamus Leydon | Galway | 3-1 | 10 | Leitrim |
| 2 | Bernie O'Callaghan | Kerry | 2-3 | 9 | Tipperary |
| 2 | Willie O'Leary | Cork | 2-3 | 9 | Kerry |
| 2 | Harry Laverty | Donegal | 2-3 | 9 | Cavan |
| 2 | Cathal Flynn | Leitrim | 1-6 | 9 | Roscommon |
| 2 | Jimmy Mulroy | Louth | 1-6 | 9 | Wicklow |
| 7 | Val Kane | Down | 2-2 | 8 | Monaghan |
| 7 | Harry Fay | Kildare | 1-5 | 8 | Louth |
| 7 | Brendan Hayden | Carlow | 0-8 | 8 | Laois |
| 10 | Noel Delaney | Laois | 2-1 | 7 | Dublin |
| 10 | Mick O'Dwyer | Kerry | 1-4 | 7 | Cork |
| 10 | Cathal Flynn | Leitrim | 0-7 | 7 | Sligo |
| 10 | Charlie Gallagher | Cavan | 0-7 | 7 | Derry |
Miscellaneous
- Kilkenny dropped from the Leinster football championship until 1975 after a 1 sided defeat to Carlow.
- The All Ireland semi-final between Dublin and Down was their first championship meeting.
- The attendance of 87,106 at the All-Ireland final between Dublin and Galway was the third highest on record.
