2003 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

2003 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates 3 May - 7 September
Teams 22
All-Ireland champions
Winning team Kilkenny (28th win)
Captain D. J. Carey
Manager Brian Cody
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team Cork
Captain Alan Browne
Manager Dónal O'Grady
Provincial champions
Munster Cork
Leinster Kilkenny
Ulster Antrim
Connacht Not Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played 36
Goals total 113
Points total 1081
Top Scorer Joe Deane (4-29)
Player of the Year J. J. Delaney
All-Star Team See here
← 2002
2004 →

The 2003 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Guinness Hurling Championship) was the 117th since its establishment in 1887. The first matches of the season were played in May 2003, and the championship ended on 14 September 2003. Kilkenny went into the 2003 championship as defending champions, having won their twenty-seventh All-Ireland title the previous year.

The championship culminated with the All-Ireland final, held at Croke Park, Dublin. The match was contested by Kilkenny and Cork. It was their first meeting in the final since 1999. Kilkenny won the game by 1-14 to 1-11. It was their second All-Ireland title in succession.

Format

The format of the 2003 championship was as follows:

22 counties participated in the 2008 Championship. These teams were as follows:

The Leinster, Munster and Ulster championships were played as usual. The Leinster and Munster champions advanced directly to the All-Ireland semi-finals. The Ulster winners advanced directly to the All-Ireland quarter-final.

  • Round 1: This round will feature 8 teams involving those beaten at the first round stage in the provincial championships. An open draw will be made to decide which teams play each other.
  • Round 2: This round will involve the four winners of Round 1 plus the two beaten provincial finalists from Munster and Leinster. Another open draw will be made to decide the fixtures.
  • Quarter-Finals: Two quarter-finals will be played between the three winners of Round 2 plus the Ulster Champions.
  • Semi-Finals: These two games will involve the two winners of the quarter-finals plus the two Leinster and Munster champions.

Fixtures

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Kildare 0-7 - 2-15 Westmeath
B. White (0-5), C. Boran (0-1), T. Spain (0-1). D. Carty (1-3), F. Shaw (1-2), J. Shaw (0-6), P. Dowdall (0-2), A. Mitchell (0-2).
Referee:
Meath 2-10 - 0-17 Carlow
N. Horan (1-3), E. Lynam (1-2), C. Keena (0-2), K. Callaghan (0-1), M. Cole (0-1), C. Sheridan (0-1). Pat Coady (0-7), K. English (0-2), S. Smithers (0-2), R. Foley (0-2), P. Kehoe (0-2), D. Murphy (0-1), B. Murphy (0-1), G. Doyle (0-1).
Referee: T McIntyre (Antrim)
Laois 2-22 - 0-10 Wicklow
Paul Cuddy (0-2), M McEvoy (1-0); J Young (0-7), R Jones (0-2); J Phelan (0-2), P Mahon (0-1), E Maher (0-1); B McCormack (0-3), L Tynan (1-3), L Wynne (0-1) J Keogh (0-8, all frees); D Hyland (0-1), W O'Gorman (0-1)
Referee: D Murphy (Wexford)
Dublin 4-17 - 0-13 Westmeath
G. Ennis (2-2), K. Flynn (1-3), D. Russell (1-1), L. Ryan (0-4), C. Keaney (0-3), T. McGrane (0-2), K. Horgan (0-1), M. Carton (0-1). A. Mitchell (0-6), P, Dowdall (0-3), F. Shaw (0-1), N. Williams (0-1), J. Shaw (0-1), J. Forbes (0-1).
Referee:
Laois 5-15 - 1-10 Carlow
J Young 0-4 (3f)), R Jones (1-5); J Phelan (1-1), P Mahon (0-1), B McCormack (0-2), L Tynan (1-1), D Culleton (2-1) P Coady (0-5 (4f, 1 ‘65’)), K English (0-1); S Smithers (0-1), G Doyle (0-1); Des Murphy (1-1), P Coady (0-1)
Referee: J Sexton (Limerick)
Dublin 1-18 - 2-15 Laois
M Carton (0-1), D Russell (0-1), K Flynn (1-0), T McGrane (0-13 (9 frees, 2 65s)), Shane Martin (0-2), G Ennis ( 0-1) D Rooney (0-1), J Young (0-11 (8 frees, 1 65)), R Jones (0-1), T Fitzgerald (1-0), L Tynan (0-1), D Culleton (1-1)
Referee: J Sexton (Limerick)
Dublin 3-11 - 0-15 Laois
T McGrane 2-3 (1f); S Martin 0-5; G Ennis 1-1; C Keaney 0-2 (1f, 1 65) J Young 0-8 (5fs, 1 65); M McEvoy and R Jones 0-2 each; D Cuddy, J Phelan, L Tynan 0-1 each
Referee:
Kilkenny 3-16 - 0-10 Dublin
H. Shefflin 1-4 (0-1 free); T. Walsh 0-5; M. Comerford 0-3; E. Brennan 1-0; C. Phelan 1-0; DJ Carey 0-2 (0-1 free); R. Mullally 0-2 (0-1 free) T. McGrane 0-4 (all frees); C. Keaney 0-2; K. Flynn 0-2 (0-1 65); S. Martin, S. Hiney, 0-1 each
Referee: B. Kelly (Westmeath)
Wexford 0-16 - 1-12 Offaly
P. Codd 0-7 (0-5 from frees; 0-2 from 65s), M. Jordan, R. Jacob 0-2 each, R. McCarthy, B. Goff, C. McGrath, M. Jacob, D. Fitzhenry (pen.) 0-1 each R. Hanniffy 1-1, G. Hanniffy, B. Carroll, M. Cordial 0-2, D. Murray 0-2 (from frees), Brian Whelehan 0-2 (frees), Barry Whelehan 0-1
Referee: P. O’Connor (Limerick)
Kilkenny 2-23 - 2-12 Wexford
H. Shefflin 1-8 (0-5 frees); E. Brennan 1-1; T. Walsh, D.J. Carey (0-1 free, 0-1 seventy) and D. Lyng 0-3 each; S. Dowling (0-1 free) and M. Comerford 0-2 each; C. Phelan 0-1 B. Lambert 1-1; M. Jacob and P. Codd (0-3 frees), 0-4 each; C. McGrath 1-0; D. Stamp, A. Fenlon and B. Goff 0-1 each
Referee: A. MacSuibhne (Dublin)

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

Waterford 2-26 - 1-12 Kerry
D. Bennett (0-10, 0-7 frees, 0-1 [65]); P. Flynn (2-2); K. McGrath (0-7); A. Moloney (0-2); E. Kelly (0-2); T. Browne, S. Prendergast, D. Shanahan(0-1) each S. Brick (0-8, 0-3 frees); J. M. Dooley (1-0); M. Slattery, O. O’Connell, B. Brick, L. Boyle (0-1) each
Referee: P. Ahern (Carlow)
Clare 2-17 - 0-14 Tipperary
N. Gilligan 0-6 (0-3 frees); A. Quinn 1-2; J. O'Connor 1-1; C. Lynch 0-2; A. Markham 0-2; T. Carmody, T. Griffin, D. McMahon, S. McMahon (free), 0-1 each E. Kelly 0-7 (0-4 frees); B. O'Meara 0-3; T. Dunne, C. Gleeson, L. Cahill, J. Carroll, 0-1 each
Referee: A. Mac Suibhne (Dublin)
Waterford 4-13 - 4-13 Limerick
P. Flynn 3-3 (1-2 frees); J. Mullane 1-0; D. Bennett 0-3 (0-1 free); E. Kelly 0-3; K. McGrath 0-3; A. Moloney 0-1 C. Fitzgerald 1-4 (0-2 frees); A. O'Shaughnessy, M. Foley (1-0 free) and N. Moran 1-1 each; B. Begley 0-2; P. Kirby (free), D. Sheehan, E. Foley and T.J. Ryan 0-1 each
Referee: P. Aherne (Carlow)
Waterford 1-12 - 0-13 Limerick
P. Flynn 1-7 (0-3 frees); D. Bennett 0-2 frees; E. Kelly, D. Shanahan and E. McGrath 0-1 each C. Fitzgerald 0-6 (0-4 frees); E. Foley 0-3 (0-1 free); B. Begley 0-2; P. Kirby and C. Carey 0-1 each
Referee: D. Murphy (Wexford)
Cork 1-18 - 0-10 Clare
J. Deane 1-8 (0-7 frees); S. O hAilpín 0-3; N. McCarthy 0-2; J. Gardiner (free), T. McCarthy, D. O'Sullivan (free), B. O'Connor and M. O'Connell 0-1 each N. Gilligan 0-4 (0-1 free); T. Carmody 0-3; B. Murphy, C. Plunkett (seventy) and A. Markham 0-1 each
Referee: W. Barrett (Tipperary)
Cork 3-16 - 3-12 Waterford
J. Deane 1-4 (0-2 frees); A. Browne 1-1; B. O'Connor 0-4; J. Gardiner 0-4 (0-2 frees, 0-1 seventy); S. O hAilpín 1-0; N. McCarthy 0-2; T. Kenny 0-1 J. Mullane 3-1; D. Bennett 0-4; D. Bennett 0-4 (0-2 frees); P. Flynn 0-4 (0-1 free); E. Kelly, E. McGrath and T. Browne 0-1 each
Referee: P. O'Connor (Limerick)

Ulster Senior Hurling Championship

Antrim 8-27 - 1-5 London
B. McFall (3-7), G. O'Kane (2-5), A. Mort (2-1), C. McGuckian (0-7), P. Richmond (1-3), P. Close (0-1), J. Boyle (0-1), M. Herron (0-1), K. McKeegan (0-1). M. O'Hara (1-4), K. Murray (0-1).
Referee:
New York 1-10 - 0-15 Derry
T. Fletcher (0-8), R. Ryan (1-0), M. Stretch (0-1), J. Maddem (0-1). O. Collins (0-7), J. O'Dwyer (0-5), R. Convery (0-1), D. McGrellis (0-1).
Referee:
Antrim 0-21 - 2-12 Down
B McFall 0-7 (0-6, 1 sideline), L Richmond 0-4, C McGuckian 0-3, G O'Kane, L Watson 0-2 each, P Richmond, A Delargy, Darren Quinn 0-1 each S Clarke 1-7 (0-7f), G Savage 1-1, G Johnson 0-2, G Adair, S Wilson (f) 0-1 each
Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)
Antrim 3-21 - 1-12 Derry
J Connolly (0-1), P Richmond (0-3), C McGuckian (0-1), L Richmond (0-2), L Watson (0-4), A Delargy (1-1), B McFall (2-9, 0-4f) P O’Kane (0-1), R Convery (0-1), Gregory Biggs (1-2), O Collins (0-6, 4f), R Kennedy (0-1), M Collins (0-1)
Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)

Preliminary Qualifiers

Kerry 3-15 - 0-13 Westmeath
D Young (0-1), P O’Connell (1-3, 1f), B Brick (0-1), L Boyle (0-1), S Brick (1-1), M Slattery (1-5, 3f), I McCarthy (0-1) B Murtagh 0-1, N Gavin 0-1, P Dowdall 0-2, J Shaw 0-4 (2f), B Kennedy 0-1; A Mitchell 0-4 (2f)
Referee:
Kerry 3-15 - 3-7 Carlow
M. Slattery (1-6), S. Brick (1-3), M. Conway (1-1), P. O'Connell (0-3), G. O'Brien (0-1), L. Boyle (0-1). P. Coady (0-4), D. Murphy (1-0), A. Quirke (1-0), S. Murphy (1-0), K. English (0-2), R. Foley (0-1).
Referee:
Kerry 2-15 - 1-16 Derry
M Slattery 1-8 (6f, 1 '65); J M Dooley 1-1; P O'Connell 0-3; G O'Brien, K O'Sullivan, B Brick 0-1 each O Collins 0-15 (14f); M Conway 1-0; L Hinphey 0-1
Referee: E MOrris (Dublin)

Qualifiers

Clare 2-11 - 1-15 Galway
J Reddan (0-1), T Griffin (1-3), N Gilligan (0-6, 4f 1 65), B Murphy (1-1), A Kerins (0-2), R Gantley (0-6 frees), (O Fahy 1-1), D Tierney (0-2), M Kerins (0-1), K Broderick (0-2)
Referee: A Mac Suibhne (Dublin)
Tipperary 3-28 - 0-13 Laois
P Kelly (0-3, 165, 1f), M O’Leary (0-3), C Gleeson (0-3), G O’Grady (0-2)), J Carroll (0-1), E Kelly (2-8), D Byrne (0-6, 2f), B O’Meara (1-1), L Corbett (0-1)) C Coonan (0-1)), J Young (0-5, 1pen, 165, 2f), J Phelan (0-1), E Maher (0-2)), L Tynan (0-1), B McCormack (0-2), D Cuddy (0-1)
Referee: T. McIntyre (Antrim)
Offaly 1-20 - 1-14 Dublin
Barry Whelehan (0-4), B. Carroll (0-4), D. Murray (0-4), N. Coughlan (1-0), R. Hanniffy (0-3), M. Cordial (0-2), S. Brown (0-1), S. Whelehan (0-1), Brian Whelehan (0-1). T. McGrane (0-8), M. Carton (1-3), K. Flynn (0-2), C. Keaney (0-1).
Referee: G. Harrington (Cork)
Kerry 1-14 - 0-24 Limerick
S. Brick (1-5), L. Boyle (0-4), M. Slattery (0-3), B. Brick (0-1), P. O'Connell (0-1). C. Fitzgerald (0-10), N. Moran (0-6), B. Begley (0-3), A. O'Shaughnessy (0-2), D. Sheehan (0-1), O. Moran (0-1), P. Lawlor (0-1).
Referee: S McMahon (Clare)
Galway 1-17 - 1-18 Tipperary
R. Gantley 0-7 (0-5 frees); D. Hayes 1-1; K. Broderick 0-2; D. Tierney 0-2; A. Kerins 0-2; O. Canning, R. Murray, O. Fahy, 0-1 each L. Corbett 0-4; B. Dunne 1-1; M. O'Leary 0-3; B. O'Meara 0-2; J. Carroll 0-2; E. Kelly 0-2 (frees); P. Kelly, G. O'Grady, C. Gleeson, E. Enright, 0-1 each
Referee: D Murphy (Wexford)
Limerick 0-14 - 1-18 Offaly
C Fitzgerald 0-5 (0-3 frees); C Smith 0-2; N Moran 0-2; D Sheehan 0-2; J Meskell (free) R Hanniffy 0-7 (0-5 frees), B Murphy 1-3; B Carroll 0-2; Barry Whelehan 0-2; C Gath 0-2; Brian Whelehan (65), S Whelehan, 0-1 each
Referee: M Wadding (Waterford)
Wexford 1-20 - 0-18 Waterford
P. Codd 0-8 (0-2 frees, 0-1 seventy), R. Jacob 1-3, M. Jordan 0-3, L. Murphy and M. Jacob 0-2 each, D. Stamp and A. Fenlon 0-1 each J. Mullane and K. McGrath 0-5 each, P. Flynn 0-3 (0-2 frees), E. Murphy 0-2, D. Bennett, M. Walsh and D. Shanahan 0-1 each
Referee: W Barrett (Tipperary)

All-Ireland Series

Quarter-Finals
July 27 		Semi-Finals
August 10, 16, 17 		Final
September 7
         
* Kilkenny
 
Kilkenny 3-18
Tipperary 0-15
Tipperary 2-16
Offaly 2-11
Kilkenny 1-14
Cork 1-11
Wexford 2-15
* Antrim 2-12
Wexford 3-17 2-7(R)
Cork 2-20 3-17(R)
* Cork
 

Note: * = Provincial Champion, (R) = Replay

Tipperary 2-16 - 2-11 Offaly
E. Kelly 0-5 (0-3 frees); J. Carroll, B. O'Meara 1-0 each; P. Kelly 0-3 (0-1 free); T. Dunne 0-3 (0-2 '65's); B. Dunne, M. O'Leary, L. Corbett, E. Corcoran, C. Gleeson 0-1 each G. Hanniffy 1-2; N. Coughlan 1-1; B. Carroll 0-2 frees; R. Hanniffy 0-2 (0-1 free); B. Murphy, C Cassidy, M. Cordial, S. Whelahan 0-1 each
Referee: G Harrington (Cork) Match Report
Wexford 2-15 - 2-12 Antrim
P Codd 1-7 (1-5 frees), C McGrath 1-0, L Murphy 0-3, R Jacob 0-2, M Jacob, R McCarthy, B Lambert 0-1 each C Herron 1-2 (1-1 65), C McGuckian 1-1, A Delargy 0-4, B McFall 0-2 (0-1 free), J Watson, C Richmond, G O'Kane 0-1 each
Referee: P Horan (Offaly) Match Report
Cork 2-20 - 3-17 Wexford
J. Deane 1-7 (0-4 frees); Setanta Ó hAilpín 1-3; J. Gardiner 0-4; A. Browne 0-2; N. McCarthy, B. O'Connor, T. McCarthy and M. O'Connell 0-1 each P. Codd 1-5 (0-3 frees, 0-1 70); M. Jacob 1-4; R. McCarthy 1-0; A. Fenlon 0-3 (0-2 sideline); L. Murphy, M. Jordan 0-2 each; R. Jacob 0-1
Referee: A. Mac Suibhne (Dublin) Match Report
Cork 3-17 - 2-7 Wexford
J Deane 1-5 (4f), T McCarthy 1-1, B O'Connor 0-4, A Browne 1-0, J Gardiner 0-3 (2 '65', 1f), M O'Connell 0-2, N McCarthy, Setanta Ó hAilpín 0-1 each M Jordan 1-2, L Murphy 1-0, P Codd 0-3 (3f), M Jacob, A Fenlon 0-1 each
Referee: A. Mac Suibhne (Dublin) Match Report
Kilkenny 3-18 - 0-15 Tipperary
H. Shefflin 1-7 (0-5 frees); E. Brennan 1-4; T. Walsh 1-0; D.J. Carey 0-3 seventies; D. Lyng 0-2; J. Hoyne and J. Coogan 0-1 each E. Kelly 0-8 (0-6 frees); C. Gleeson 0-2; P. Kelly, J. Carroll, P. O'Meara, E. Enright and P. O'Brien 0-1 each
Referee: P. O'Connor (Limerick) Match Report
Kilkenny 1-14 - 1-11 Cork
M. Comerford 1-4; H. Shefflin 0-6 (0-4 frees); T. Walsh 0-3; D. Lyng 0-1 J. Deane 0-5 (0-4 frees); S. Ó hAilpín 1-0; N. McCarthy 0-2; T. McCarthy, B. O'Connor, J. O'Connor and S. McGrath 0-1 each
Referee: P. O'Connor (Limerick) : Match Report

Championship statistics

Scoring

Overall

Miscellaneous

  • The round two qualifier between Wexford and Waterford was the first ever championship meeting between these two teams.

Top scorers

Season

Rank Player County Tally[1] Total Matches Average
1 Joe Deane Cork 4-29 41 5 8.2
2 Brian McFall Antrim 5-25 40 4 10.0
Paul Codd Wexford 2-34 40 6 6.67
4 Paul Flynn Waterford 6-19 37 5 7.4
5 Tomás McGrane Dublin 2-30 36 5 7.2
Eoin Kelly Tipperary 2-30 36 5 7.2
7 James Young Laois 0-35 35 5 7.0
8 Henry Shefflin Kilkenny 3-25 34 4 8.5
9 Mike Slattery Kerry 3-23 32 5 6.4
10 Ollie Collins Derry 0-28 28 3 9.33

References

  1. ↑ "Hurling Top Scorers 2003". www.hoganstand.com. Archived from the original on 4 May 2009. Retrieved 25 May 2009.
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