2003 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

2003 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
Championship details
Dates	4 May - 21 September 2003
Teams	33
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team	Tyrone (1st win)
Captain	Peter Canavan
Manager	Mickey Harte
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Armagh
Captain	Kieran McGeeney
Manager	Joe Kernan
Provincial Champions
Munster	Kerry
Leinster	Laois
Ulster	Tyrone
Connacht	Galway
Championship statistics
No. matches played	65
Goals total	97 (1.49 per game)
Points total	1478 (22.73 per game)
Top Scorer	Peter Canavan (1-48)
Player of the Year	Steven McDonnell
	← 2002 2004 →

The 2003 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 117th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 4 May 2003 and ended on 28 September 2003.

Armagh entered the championship as the defending champions.^[1]

On 28 September 2003, Tyrone won the championship following a 0-12 to 0-9 defeat of Armagh in the All-Ireland final. This was their first All-Ireland title.^[2]

Tyrone's Peter Canavan was the championship's top scorer with 1-48. Armagh forward Steven McDonnell was the choice for the Vodafone Footballer of the Year award.

Format

The provincial championships in Munster, Leinster, Ulster and Connacht were run as usual on a "knock-out" basis. These provincial games were then followed by the "Qualifier" system:

Round 1 of the qualifiers included all the counties (except New York) that did not qualify for the Provincial Semi-Finals. An open draw was made to give eight pairings.
Round 2 consisted of the eight defeated teams in the Provincial Semi-Finals playing against the eight winners from Round 1. A draw was made to determine the eight pairings.
Round 3 consisted of the eight winners from Round 2. Another open draw was made to determine the four pairings.
Round 4 consisted of the four winners from Round 3 playing against the beaten Provincial finalists. A draw was made to determine the pairings.

The All-Ireland Quarter-Finals: Each of the four Provincial Champions played one of the four winners from Round 4. The All-Ireland Semi-Finals were played on a Provincial rota basis, initially determined by the Central Council. If a Provincial Championship winning team was defeated in its Quarter-Final, the team that defeated it took its place in the Semi-Final.

Results

Connacht Senior Football Championship

Quarter Finals

Semi Finals

Final

New York

0-12

Leitrim

0-14

Leitrim

1-07

Roscommon

0-08

Galway

2-13

Galway

0-12

Galway

1-14

Mayo

0-13

Mayo

0-14

London

0-09

Sligo

0-11

Sligo

3-11

Quarter-finals

4 May 2003 Quarter-final	New York	0-12 - 0-14 (aet)	Leitrim	Gaelic Grounds, New York City
	K Lily 0-5, E Reilly 0-3, F O’Neill 0-2, G Dowd 0-1, B O’Driscoll 0-1.		P McLoughlin 0-8, O Maguire 0-2, S Quinn 0-2, S Canning 0-1, C Regan 0-1.	Referee: S McCormack (Meath)

18 May 2003 Quarter-final	Galway	0-12 - 0-8	Roscommon	Pearse Stadium, Galway
	P Joyce 0-5, M Meehan 0-3, P Clancy 0-2, S Óg de Paor 0-1, K Walsh 0-1.		J Dunning 0-3, N Dineen 0-1, S O’Neill 0-1, S Lohan 0-1, F Grehan 0-1, F Dolan 0-1.	Referee: J Bannon (Longford)

25 May 2003 Quarter-final	London	0-9 - 3-11	Sligo	Emerald GAA Grounds, Ruislip
	C Foody 0-4, P Hehir 0-3, JP O’Donnell 0-2.		J McPartland 2-0, E O’Hara 1-1, D Sloyan 0-3, P Naughton 0-2, P Doohan 0-1, D Durkin 0-1, P Durcan 0-1, G McGowan 0-1, P Taylor 0-1.	Referee: D Coldrick (Meath)

Semi-finals

1 June 2003 Semi-final	Leitrim	1-7 - 2-13	Galway	Páirc Sheáin Mhic Dhiarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon
	P McLoughlin 0-5, S Quinn 1-1, F McBrien 0-1.		D Savage 1-2, M Meehan 1-0, M Clancy 0-3, P Joyce 0-3, J Bergin 0-2, P Clancy 0-1, J Fallon 0-1, S Óg de Paor 0-1.	Referee: J Geaney (Cork)

8 June 2003 Semi-final	Mayo	0-14 - 0-11	Sligo	Markievicz Park, Sligo
	C Mortimer 0-5, G Brady 0-2, F Costello 0-2, J Gill 0-1, T Mortimer 0-1, D Sweeney 0-1, A Dillon 0-1, S Carolan 0-1.		D Sloyan 0-7, P Doohan 0-2, M McNamara 0-1, G McGowan 0-1.	Referee: A Mangan (Kerry)

Final

6 July 2003 Final	Galway	1-14 - 0-13	Mayo	Pearse Stadium, Galway
	M Clancy 1-2, J Bergin 0-4, P Joyce 0-2, M Meehan 0-2, D Meehan 0-1, S Óg de Paor 0-1, D Savage 0-1, N Joyce 0-1.		C Mortimer 0-6, M Sheridan 0-2, D Sweeney 0-1, J Gill 0-1, B Maloney 0-1, G Brady 0-1, S Carolan 0-1.	Referee: M Monahan (Kildare)

Munster Senior Football Championship

Quarter Finals

Semi Finals

Final

Limerick

0-16

Cork

0-06

Limerick

2-14

Clare

0-12

Limerick

0-09

Kerry

1-11

Kerry

0-25

Waterford

1-12

Tipperary

1-10

Tipperary

0-18

Quarter-finals

11 May 2003 Quarter-final	Cork	0-6 - 0-16	Limerick	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	C Corkery 0-4, N O’Leary 0-1, M O Cronin 0-1.		M Gavin 0-9, J Murphy 0-1, J Quane 0-1, S Kelly 0-1, S Lavin 0-1, C Fitzgerald 0-1, B Begley 0-1, M Reidy 0-1.	Referee: B White (Wexford)

25 May 2003 Quarter-final	Waterford	1-12 - 0-18	Tipperary	Walsh Park, Waterford
	C Power 1-4, A Hubbart 0-2, G Hurney 0-2, J Coffey 0-1, K O’Keeffe 0-1, J Hennessy 0-1, W Hennessy 0-1.		D Browne 0-11, F O’Callaghan 0-2, L England 0-2, A Fitzgerald 0-1, D Fanning 0-1, B Hahessy 0-1.	Referee: D Joyce (Galway)

Semi-final

15 June 2003 Semi-final	Clare	0-12 - 2-14	Limerick	Cusack Park, Ennis
	O O'Dwyer 0-4, D Russell 0-2, C Whelan 0-1, G Quinlan 0-1, M O'Dwyer 0-1, P McMahon 0-1, R Donnelly 0-1, D O'Driscoll 0-1.		M Gavin 0-7, C Fitzgerald 1-2, J Murphy 1-0, M Reidy 0-2, S Kelly 0-2, S Lavin 0-1.	Referee: D Coldrick (Meath)

15 June 2003 Semi-final	Kerry	0-25 - 1-10	Tipperary	Austin Stack Park, Tralee
	C Cooper 0-5, MF Russell 0-4, S O'Sullivan 0-3, D Quill 0-3, D O'Sullivan 0-3, J Crowley 0-2, D Ó Cinnéide 0-1, E Brosnan 0-1, L Hassett 0-1, D Ó Sé 0-1, S Scanlon 0-1.		D Browne 1-5, A Fitzgerald 0-2, F O'Callaghan 0-2, L England 0-1.	Referee: J McKee (Armagh)

Final

13 July 2003 Final	Kerry	1-11 - 0-9	Limerick	Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney
	D Ó Cinnéide 1-6, L Hassett 0-2, C Cooper 0-1, A Mac Gearailt 0-1, J Crowley 0-1.		M Gavin 0-2, C Fitzgerald 0-2, M Reidy 0-1, S Lucey 0-1, C Mullane 0-1, J Stokes 0-1, S Kelly 0-1.	Referee: B Crowe (Cavan)

Ulster Senior Football Championship

Preliminary Round

Quarter Finals

Semi Finals

Final

Cavan

1-10

Antrim

2-09

Antrim

1-09

Tyrone

1-17

Derry

1-05

Tyrone

0-17

Tyrone

0-23

Armagh

0-09

Down

1-05

Monaghan

0-13

Monaghan

0-13

Down

1-12

Down

2-10

Fermanagh

0-11

Fermanagh

0-10

Donegal

0-06

Preliminary round

11 May 2003 Preliminary round	Monaghan	0-13 - 0-9	Armagh	St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
	P Finlay 0-8, R Ronaghan 0-2, N Corrigan 0-1, T Freeman 0-1, M Slowey 0-1.		D Marsden 0-2, S McDonnell 0-2, P Loughran 0-2, P McKeever 0-2, T McEntee 0-1.	Referee: M Curley (Galway)

Quarter-finals

18 May 2003 Quarter-final	Derry	1-9 - 0-12	Tyrone	St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
	P Bradley 1-6, E Muldoon 0-2, P McFlynn 0-1.		P Canavan 0-6, B Dooher 0-3, S O’Neill 0-1, G Cavlan 0-1, K Hughes 0-1.	Referee: P McEneaney (Monaghan)

24 May 2003 Quarter-final replay	Tyrone	0-17 - 1-5	Derry	Casement Park, Belfast
	P Canavan 0-8, S Cavanagh 0-3, B McGuigan 0-2, C Lawn 0-1, D McCrossan 0-1, G Cavlan 0-1, P Horisk 0-1.		G McGonigle 1-3, K McCloy 0-1, P Bradley 0-1.	Referee: M Curley (Galway)

25 May 2003 Quarter-final	Antrim	2-9 - 1-10	Cavan	Casement Park, Belfast
	D O’Hare 2-0, K Madden 0-5, K McGourty 0-2, J Quinn 0-1, S Kelly 0-1.		D McCabe 1-5, M McKeever 0-1, L Reilly 0-1, F O’Reilly 0-1, S Brady 0-1, P Smith 0-1.	Referee: M Monaghan (Kildare)

1 June 2003 Quarter-final	Fermanagh	0-10 - 0-6	Donegal	Brewster Park, Enniskillen
	Raymond Gallagher 0-4, R McCabe 0-4, S Maguire 0-2.		A Sweeney 0-4, C McFadden 0-1, B Roper 0-1.	Referee: S McCormack (Meath)

8 June 2003 Quarter-final	Down	1-12 - 0-13	Monaghan	Casement Park, Belfast
	L Doyle 0-4, M Walsh 1-0, G McCartan 0-3, J Lavery 0-2, C McCrickard 0-1, J McCartan 0-1, R Murtagh 0-1.		P Finlay 0-7, J Hughes 0-1, T Freeman 0-1, M Slowey 0-1, R Ronaghan 0-1, R Woods 0-1, A Rooney 0-1.	Referee: E Murtagh (Longford)

Semi-finals

15 June 2003 Semi-final	Tyrone	1-17 - 1-9	Antrim	Casement Park, Belfast
	P Canavan 0-7, E Mulligan 1-3, M Harte 0-3, S O’Neill 0-2, D McCrossan 0-1, G Cavlan 0-1.		K Madden 1-5, K Brady 0-1, G Adams 0-1, D O’Hare 0-1, R O’Loan 0-1.	Referee: G Kinneavy (Roscommon)

22 June 2003 Semi-final	Down	2-10 - 0-11	Fermanagh	St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
	G McCartan 1-4, J McCartan 1-0, L Doyle 0-3, B Coulter 0-1, C McCrickard 0-1, R Murtagh 0-1.		Raymie Gallagher 0-4, R McCabe 0-3, R Keenan 0-2, S Maguire 0-1, C Bradley 0-1.	Referee: M Monaghan (Kildare)

Finals

13 July 2003 Final	Tyrone	1-17 - 4-8	Down	St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
	P Canavan 1-6, E Mulligan 0-3, S Cavanagh 0-2, B Dooher 0-1, B McGuigan 0-1, K Hughes 0-1, C Gormley 0-1, P Jordan 0-1, C Gourley 0-1.		D Gordon 2-1, L Doyle 1-4, B Coulter 1-1, G McCartan 0-1, B Burns 0-1.	Referee: A Mangan (Kerry)

20 July 2003 Final replay	Tyrone	0-23 - 1-5	Down	St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
	P Canavan 0-11 (7f, 1’45’), E Mulligan 0-4, K Hughes 0-2, R McMenamin 0-1, C Gormley 0-1, S Cavanagh 0-1, B Dooher 0-1, G Cavlan 0-1, F McGuigan 0-1.		L Doyle 0-4 (3f), R Murtagh 1-0, B Coulter 0-1.	Referee: B White (Wexford)

Leinster Senior Football Championship

First round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Louth

4-12

Wicklow

2-07

Louth

0-09

Dublin

1-19

Dublin

0-14

Laois

1-19

Laois

0-16

Wexford

0-09

Laois

2-10

Offaly

0-13

Laois

2-13

Carlow

1-12

Kildare

1-13

Westmeath

1-17

Westmeath

0-05

Meath

1-11

Meath

1-11

Kildare

0-15

Longford

2-06

Kildare

1-14

First round

11 May 2003 First round	Louth	4-12 - 2-7	Wicklow	Croke Park, Dublin
	M Stanfield 2-3, JP Rooney 2-3, O McDonnell 0-4, N McDonnell 0-1, M Farrelly 0-1.		B Ó hAnnaidh 1-0, A Nolan 1-0, T Gill 0-3, P Dalton 0-2, C Davis 0-1, P Cronin 0-1.	Referee: M Hughes (Tyrone)

11 May 2003 First round	Westmeath	1-17 - 1-12	Carlow	Croke Park, Dublin
	D Dolan 0-6, F Wilson 0-5, JP Casey 0-5, S Colleary 1-1.		S Rea 0-4, W Minchin 1-0, fJ Nevin 0-2, M Carpenter 0-2, J Hayden 0-1, W Power 0-1, D Byrne 0-1, P Nolan 0-1.	Referee: A Mangan (Kerry)

11 May 2003 First round	Laois	1-19 - 0-10	Wexford	Croke Park, Dublin
	B McDonald 0-6, R Munnelly 0-5, I Fitzgerald 1-1, M Lawlor 0-3, D Delaney 0-2, N Garvan 0-1, K Kelly 0-1.		M Forde 0-4, D Murphy 0-1, W Carley 0-1, L O’Brien 0-1, S Doran 0-1, T Mahon 0-1, J Hegarty 0-1.	Referee: G Kinneavy (Roscommon)

Quarter-finals

25 May 2003 Quarter-final	Laois	1-12 - 1-12	Offaly	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	C McManus 1-3, C Quinn 0-4, J Reynolds 0-3, P Kellaghan 0-1, N McNamee 0-1.		M Lawlor 1-4, R Munnelly 0-3, D Delaney 0-2, A Fennelly 0-1, B McDonald 0-1, S Kelly 0-1.	Attendance: 15000 Referee: M Collins (Cork)

25 May 2003 Quarter-final	Kildare	1-14 - 2-6	Longford	Cusack Park, Mullingar
	T Fennin 1-2, J Doyle 0-3, K Ennis 0-2, P Murray 0-2, R Sweeney 0-2, D McCormack 0-1, P Hurley 0-1, E McCormack 0-1.		T Smullen 1-0, N Sheridan 1-0, P Davis 0-3, P Barden 0-2, P Ross 0-1.

1 June 2003 Quarter-final	Dublin	1-19 - 0-9	Louth	Croke Park, Dublin
	A Brogan 1-0, R Cosgrove 0-3, T Quinn 0-3, B Cullen 0-3, C Whelan 0-3, D O'Callaghan 0-2, D Magee 0-1, D Henry 0-1, S Connell 0-1, T Mulligan 0-1, C Goggins 0-1.		JP Rooney 0-4, M Farrelly 0-2, O McDonnell 0-2, M Stanfield 0-1.	Referee: P McEneaney (Monaghan)

1 June 2003 Quarter-final	Meath	2-13 - 2-13	Westmeath	Croke Park, Dublin
	H Traynor 1-1, D Regan 0-4, G Geraghty 1-0, T Giles 0-3, D Crimmins 0-2, S McKeigue 0-2, E Kelly 0-1.		D Dolan 1-7, S Colleary 1-2, J Fallon 0-4.	Referee: M Curley (Galway)

2 June 2003 Quarter-final replay	Laois	2-10 - 0-13	Offaly	O'Connor Park, Tullamore
	I Fitzgerald 1-3, B McDonald 1-2, R Munnelly 0-2, P Clancy 0-1, N Garvan 0-1, G Kavanagh 0-1.		C Quinn 0-5, B Mooney 0-2, N McNamee 0-2, P Kellaghan 0-2, J Greenan 0-1, C McManus 0-1.	Attendance: 800 Referee: B Crowe (Cavan)

7 June 2003 Quarter-final replay	Meath	1-11 - 0-5	Westmeath	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	D Regan 0-6, D Crimmins 1-0, G Geraghty 0-2, J Cullinane 0-1, E Kelly 0-1, T Giles 0-1.		M Ennis 0-2, F Wilson 0-2, M Flanagan 0-1.	Referee: B White (Wexford)

Semi-finals

14 June 2003 Semi-final	Kildare	0-15 - 1-11	Meath	Croke Park, Dublin
	J Doyle 0-4, P Murray 0-3, R Sweeney 0-2, A Rainbow 0-2, T Fennin 0-2, A Barry 0-1, S McKenzie-Smith 0-1.		T Giles 1-2, D Regan 0-5, H Traynor 0-2, C McCarthy 0-1, G Geraghty 0-1.	Referee: M Hughes (Tyrone)

15 June 2003 Semi-final	Laois	0-16 - 0-14	Dublin	Croke Park, Dublin
	D Delaney 0-4, R Munnelly 0-3, B McDonald 0-2, P Clancy 0-2, G Kavanagh 0-2, I Fitzgerald 0-2, M Lawlor 0-1,		A Brogan 0-3, T Mulligan 0-3, T Quinn 0-3, R Cosgrove 0-2, C Moran 0-1, S Ryan 0-1, S Connell 0-1.	Referee: A Mangan (Kerry)

Final

20 July 2003 Final	Laois	2-13 - 1-13	Kildare	Croke Park, Dublin
	B McDonald 1-2, R Munnelly 1-1, I Fitzgerald 0-4, T Kelly 0-2, P Clancy 0-1, G Kavanagh 0-1, B Brennan 0-1, D Miller 0-1.		J Doyle 0-5 (4f), P Murray 0-4 (3f), R Sweeney 1-0 (pen), S McKenzie-Smith 0-2, G Ryan 0-1, P Brennan 0-1.	Referee: S McCormack (Meath)

All-Ireland qualifiers

Round 1

7 June 2003 Round 1	Waterford	0-8 - 2-21	Armagh	Walsh Park, Waterford
	G Hurney 0-4, C Power 0-2, C O’Keeffe 0-1, M Power 0-1.		O McConville 1-7, S McDonnell 1-4, D Marsden 0-3, P McKeever 0-3, B O’Hagan 0-1, A O’Rourke 0-1, P Loughran 0-1, J McEntee 0-1.	Referee: S Doyle (Wexford)

7 June 2003 Round 1	Wexford	0-9 - 3-10	Derry	Wexford Park, Wexford
	M Forde 0-5, R Barry 0-1, L O’Brien 0-1, J Hudson 0-1, J Hegarty 0-1.		A Tohill 1-3, E Muldoon 1-0, D Dougan 1-0, P Bradley 0-2, SM Lockhart 0-1, D Crozier 0-1, G McGonagle 0-1, J McBride 0-1, M Harney 0-1.	Referee: J Geaney (Cork)

7 June 2003 Round 1	Donegal	1-17 - 1-11	Longford	MacCumhail Park, Ballybofey
	A Sweeney 0-8, S McDermott 1-1, B Roper 0-3, C McFadden 0-3, M Hegarty 0-2.		P Davis 0-5, L Keenan 0-4, N Sheridan 1-0, T Smullen 0-1, P Barden 0-1.	Referee: D Joyce (Galway)

7 June 2003 Round 1	Roscommon	0-14 - 1-10	Cork	Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon
	F Dolan 0-6, G Lohan 0-3, G Cox 0-2, S O’Neill 0-1, J Dunning 0-1, K Mannion 0-1.		C Corkery 0-4, E Sexton 1-0, M O’Cronin 0-3, BJ O’Sullivan 0-1, D Kavanagh 0-1, J O’Shea 0-1.	Referee: M Monahan (Kildare)

7 June 2003 Round 1	Carlow	0-18 - 0-13	Wicklow	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
	S Rea 0-5, J Nevin 0-4, M Carpenter 0-3, B Kelly 0-3, J Kavanagh 0-1, W Minchin 0-1, J McGrath 0-1.		A Nolan 0-5, T Gill 0-3, P Dalton 0-1, D McGillycuddy 0-1, C Davis 0-1, B Flynn 0-1, D Ó hAnnaidh 0-1.	Referee: M Ryan (Limerick)

7 June 2003 Round 1	Offaly	4-15 - 0-10	London	O'Connor Park, Tullamore
	C McManus 3-0, C Quinn 0-6, S Grennan 1-0, J Reynolds 0-3, R Guinan 0-2, J Hurst 0-1, P Kellaghan 0-1, R Malone 0-1, V Claffey 0-1.		C Foody 0-6, J Carmody 0-1, P Hehir 0-1, P Connolly 0-1, JP O’Donnell 0-1.	Referee: M Daly (Mayo)

8 June 2003 Round 1	Cavan	1-12 - 2-7	Louth	Páirc Tailteann, Navan
	L Reilly 1-3, D McCabe 0-6, G Pierson 0-2, P Brady 0-1.		M Stanfield 1-1, P Keenan 1-0, JP Rooney 0-3, N McDonnell 0-3.	Referee: C Broderick (Down)

14 June 2003 Round 1	Monaghan	0-14 - 1-9	Westmeath	St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
	P Finlay 0-6, T Freeman 0-4, N Corrigan 0-2, E Lennon 0-1, R Ronaghan 0-1,		D Dolan 0-4, G Dolan 1-0, M Flanagan 0-2, J Fallon 0-2, JP Casey 0-1.	Referee: P Russell (Tipperary)

Round 2

21 June 2003 Round 2	Leitrim	1-11 - 2-9	Roscommon	Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon
	P McLoughlin 0-6, D Brennan 1-1, F McBrien 0-1, S Foley 0-1, C Carroll 0-1, S Canning 0-1.		K Mannion 1-1, D O’Connor 1-0, F Dolan 0-3, D Connellan 0-2, J Dunning 0-1, G Lohan 0-1, N Dineen 0-1.	Referee: B Gorman (Armagh)

21 June 2003 Round 2	Antrim	0-12 - 0-15	Armagh	Casement Park, Belfast
	K Madden 0-9, J Quinn 0-1, M McCrory 0-1, G Adams 0-1.		O McConville 0-7, S McDonnell 0-6, R Clarke 0-1, P McGrane 0-1.	Referee: J Bannon (Longford)

21 June 2003 Round 2	Clare	1-8 - 1-12	Offaly	Cusack Park, Ennis
	O O’Dwyer 1-5, M O’Dwyer 0-2, G Quinlan 0-1.		N McNamee 1-1, C McManus 0-4, C Quinn 0-3, N Coughlan 0-3, P Kellaghan 0-1.	Referee: G Kinneavy (Roscommon)

21 June 2003 Round 2	Monaghan	0-12 - 2-10	Meath	St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
	R Woods 0-6, P Finlay 0-4, K Tavey 0-1, T Freeman 0-1.		D Crimmins 1-2, G Geraghty 1-1, S McKeigue 0-2, T Giles 0-2, J Cullinane 0-1, D Regan 0-1, E Kelly 0-1.	Referee: M Collins (Cork)

21 June 2003 Round 2	Tipperary	1-14 - 0-13	Carlow	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	D Browne 1-9, A Fitzgerald 0-2, T Doyle 0-1, F O’Callaghan 0-1, E Hanrahan 0-1.		B Kelly 0-5, S Rea 0-4, D Byrne 0-1, J Kavanagh 0-1, M Brennan 0-1, P Nolan 0-1.	Referee: M Daly (Mayo)

22 June 2003 Round 2	Donegal	0-16 - 0-11	Sligo	MacCumhail Park, Ballybofey
	A Sweeney 0-7, S McDermott 0-3, M Hegarty 0-2, J Haran 0-2, J McGuinness 0-1, B Roper 0-1.		D Sloyan 0-5, D Durkin 0-1, J McPartland 0-1, E O’Hara 0-1, K Quinn 0-1, M McNamara 0-1, G McGowan 0-1.	Referee: B White (Wexford)

28 June 2003 Round 2	Dublin	3-9 - 1-9	Derry	St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
	J Sherlock 1-3, S Connell 1-1, D Farrell 1-1, R Cosgrove 0-2, C Whelan 0-1, D Homan 0-1.		P Bradley 1-2, G McGonigle 0-3, D Crozier 0-1, A Tohill 0-1, E Muldoon 0-1, P O’Kane 0-1.	Referee: B White (Wexford)

29 June 2003 Round 2	Fermanagh	0-16 - 1-10	Cavan	Brewster Park, Enniskillen
	R Gallagher 0-6, J Sherry 0-2, R Keenan 0-2, R McCabe 0-2, C Bradley 0-2, S Maguire 0-1, M McGrath 0-1.		D McCabe 0-6, J Reilly 1-0, L Reilly 0-3, P McKenna 0-1.	Referee: P McEneaney (Monaghan)

Round 3

5 July 2003 Round 3	Donegal	2-19 - 0-15	Tipperary	Croke Park, Dublin
	B Devenney 1-4, B Roper 1-3, A Sweeney 0-5, S McDermott 0-3, M Hegarty 0-3, C McFadden 0-1.		D Browne 0-9, D O’Brien 0-2, E Hanrahan 0-2, N Fitzgerald 0-1, F O’Callaghan 0-1.	Referee: P Fox (Westmeath)

5 July 2003 Round 3	Armagh	0-15 - 0-11	Dublin	Croke Park, Dublin
	S McDonnell 0-5, J McEntee 0-4, D Marsden 0-2, P McKeever 0-1, P McGrane 0-1, O McConville 0-1, R Clarke 0-1.		R Cosgrove 0-5, J Sherlock 0-2, D Farrell 0-2, D Homan 0-1, S Connell 0-1.	Referee: P McEneaney (Monaghan)

5 July 2003 Round 3	Roscommon	1-20 - 1-15 (aet)	Offaly	Cusack Park, Mullingar
	F Dolan 0-12, G Lohan 1-1, S O’Neill 0-2, S Lohan 0-2, D Connellan 0-1, K Mannion 0-1, J Tiernan 0-1.		C Quinn 0-7, P Kellaghan 1-0, N Coughlan 0-2, F Cullen 0-1, K Slattery 0-1, C McManus 0-1, P Mulhare 0-1, J Reynolds 0-1, N McNamee 0-1.	Attendance: 10000 Referee: M McGrath (Donegal)

6 July 2003 Round 3	Fermanagh	1-12 - 0-9	Meath	St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
	Raymond Gallagher 1-5, T Brewster 0-3, K Donnelly 0-2, R Keenan 0-1, J Sherry 0-1.		R Magee 0-2, T Giles 0-2, N Crawford 0-1, H Traynor 0-1, C McCarthy 0-1, R Kealy 0-1, G Geraghty 0-1.	Referee: P Russell (Tipperary)

Round 4

19 July 2003 Round 4	Fermanagh	0-12 - 1-8	Mayo	Markievicz Park, Sligo
	S Maguire 0-3, T Brewster 0-3, Ray Gallagher 0-2, C O’Reilly 0-2, J Sherry 0-1, R McCabe 0-1.		M Sheridan 0-5, T Mortimer 1-1, B Maloney 0-2.	Referee: J Geaney (Cork)

20 July 2003 Round 4	Armagh	4-10 - 0-11	Limerick	Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon
	S McDonnell 3-4 (2f), R Clarke 1-2, O McConville 0-3 (3f), J Toal 0-1.		M Gavin 0-9 (7f, 1 ‘45’), S Kelly 0-1, C Fitzgerald 0-1.	Referee: J Bannon (Longford)

26 July 2003 Round 4	Donegal	3-15 - 2-10	Down	St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
	A Sweeney (0-6), S McDermott (1-1), C Toye (1-1), M Hegarty (1-1), B Devenney (0-4), B Roper (0-1), J Gildea (0-1).		R Sexton (1-1), Shane Ward (1-0), L Doyle (0-2), B Grant (0-2), J Clarke (0-1), M Walsh (0-1), B Coulter (0-1), D Hughes (0-1), R Murtagh (0-1).	Referee: G Kinneavy (Roscommon)

26 July 2003 Round 4	Roscommon	1-18 - 0-19 (aet)	Kildare	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	F Dolan (0-13), J Tiernan (1-0), K Mannion (0-3), G Lohan (0-1), J Dunning (0-1).		P Brennan (0-6), P Murray (0-6), J Doyle (0-2), P Hurley (0-2), T Fennin (0-2), T Rossiter (0-1).	Referee: M Collins (Cork)

All Ireland series

The provincial champions and the winners of round 4 contested the quarter finals. The quarter final matches would be between a provincial champion and a round 4 winner.

Quarter Finals

Semi Finals

Final

Donegal

0-14

Galway

0-11

Donegal

1-09

Armagh

2-10

Armagh

0-15

Laois

0-13

Armagh

0-09

Tyrone

0-12

Kerry

1-21

Roscommon

3-10

Kerry

0-06

Tyrone

0-13

Tyrone

1-21

Fermanagh

0-05

Quarter-finals

3 August 2003 Quarter-final	Tyrone	1-21 - 0-5	Fermanagh	Croke Park, Dublin
	S Cavanagh 1-2, P Canavan 0-4, O Mulligan 0-4, C G Cavlan 0-3, E McGinley 0-2, K Hughes 0-2, B Dooher 0-1, B McGuigan 0-1, Gormley 0-1, C Gourty 0-1.		T Brewster 0-2, K Donnelly 0-1, K O'Reilly 0-1, S Doherty 0-1.	Referee: P McEneaney (Monaghan)

3 August 2003 Quarter-final	Armagh	0-15 - 0-13	Laois	Croke Park, Dublin
	O McConville 0-7, D Marsden 0-2, S McDonnell 0-1, P Loughran 0-1, R Clarke 0-1, A O'Rourke 0-1, A McCann 0-1, J McEntee 0-1.		B McDonald 0-6, G Kavanagh 0-4, D Rooney 0-1, N Garvan 0-1, M Lalor 0-1.	Referee: G Kinneavy (Roscommon)

4 August 2003 Quarter-final	Galway	1-11 - 0-14	Donegal	Croke Park, Dublin
	M Meehan 1-1, P Joyce 0-4, P Clancy 0-2, K Walsh 0-2, D Savage 0-1, D Meehan 0-1.		B Devenney 0-5, A Sweeney 0-3, P McGonigle 0-2, J Haran 0-1, B Roper 0-1, K Cassidy 0-1, M Hegarty 0-1.	Referee: M Collins (Cork)

4 August 2003 Quarter-final	Kerry	1-21 - 3-10	Roscommon	Croke Park, Dublin
	D Ó Cinnéide 0-8, D O'Sullivan 1-2, C Cooper 0-4, S O'Sullivan 0-2, L Hassett 0-2, MF Russell 0-2, J Crowley 0-1.		F Dolan 1-3, G Cox 1-2, K Mannion 1-0, S Lohan 0-3, P Noone 0-1, S O'Neill 0-1.

10 August 2003 Quarter-final replay	Galway	0-11 - 0-14	Donegal	McHale Park, Castlebar
	M Donnellan 0-3, M Meehan 0-2, K Walsh 0-2, P Joyce 0-2, P Clancy 0-1, D Savage 0-1.		B Devenney 0-5, A Sweeney 0-4, C Toye 0-2, M Hegarty 0-2,

Semi-finals

24 August 2003 Semi-final	Kerry	0-6 - 0-13	Tyrone	Croke Park, Dublin
	D Quill 0-2, C Cooper 0-1, M Ó Sé 0-1, D Ó Cinnéide 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1.		O Mulligan 0-3, S O'Neill 0-3, B McGuigan 0-2, E McGinley 0-1, P Canavan 0-1, R McMenamin 0-1, S Cavanagh 0-1, B Dooher 0-1.	Referee: G Kinneavy (Roscommon)

31 August 2003 Semi-final	Armagh	2-10 - 1-9	Donegal	Croke Park, Dublin
	O McConville 1-5, S McDonnell 1-1, P McKeever 0-1, P Loughran 0-1, P McGrane 0-1, D Marsden 0-1.		C Toye 1-1, A Sweeney 0-4, B Devenney 0-3, B Roper 0-1.	Referee: M Monahan (Donegal)

Final

28 September 2003 Final	Tyrone	0-12 - 0-09	Armagh	Croke Park, Dublin
	P Canavan 0-5, all frees, O Mulligan, two frees, S O’Neill 0-2 each, B McGuigan, G Cavlan, E McGinley 0-1 each.		O McConville 0-3, all frees, P McKeever 0-2, two frees, S McDonnell 0-2, D Marsden, J McEntee 0-1 each.	Attendance: 79,391 Referee: B White (Wexford)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Peter Canavan	Tyrone	1-48	51	8	6.37
2	Frankie Dolan	Roscommon	1-38	41	6	6.83
2	Adrian Sweeney	Donegal	0-41	41	8	5.12
4	Steven McDonnell	Armagh	5-25	40	8	5.00
4	Declan Browne	Tyrone	2-34	40	4	10.00
6	Oisín McConville	Armagh	2-33	39	8	4.87
7	Muiris Gavin	Limerick	0-27	27	4	6.75
8	Brian McDonald	Laois	2-19	25	6	4.16
	Paul Finlay	Monaghan	0-25	25	4	6.25
	Colm Quinn	Offaly	0-25	25	5	5.00

Single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Steven McDonnell	Armagh	3-4	13	Limerick
1	Frankie Dolan	Roscommon	0-13	13	Kildare
3	Declan Browne	Tipperary	1-9	12	Carlow
3	Frankie Dolan	Roscommon	0-12	12	Kildare
5	Declan Browne	Tipperary	0-11	11	Waterford
5	Peter Canavan	Tyrone	0-11	11	Down
7	Dessie Dolan	Westmeath	1-7	10	Meath
7	Oisín McConville	Armagh	1-7	10	Waterford
9	Ciaran McManus	Offaly	3-0	9	London
	Mark Stanfield	Louth	2-3	9	Wicklow
	J. P. Rooney	Louth	2-3	9	Wicklow
	Dara Ó Cinnéide	Kerry	1-6	9	Limerick
	Paddy Bradley	Derry	1-6	9	Tyrone
	Peter Canavan	Tyrone	1-6	9	Down
	Muiris Gavin	Limerick	0-9	9	Cork
	Kevin Madden	Antrim	0-9	9	Armagh
	Declan Browne	Tipperary	0-9	9	Donegal
	Muiris Gavin	Limerick	0-9	9	Armagh

Miscellaneous

Limerick beat Cork for the first time since 1965.
The first Munster championship meeting between Limerick and Clare since 1988.
Laois won their first Leinster title in 57 years for the first time since 1981 neither Dublin or Meath reached the Leinster final.
Tyrone won their first All Ireland title marketing a historic 4th breakthrough of Ulster counties hitting the "Roll of Honor" after Donegal in 1992, Derry in 1993 & Armagh in 2002 in the history books previously happened when 3 Munster counties winning the 1st 3 ever All Ireland finals Limerick in 1887, Tipperary in 1889 & Cork in 1890.
The old system would have seen a Galway vs Laois All Ireland semi-final.

References

↑ Breheny, Martin (23 September 2002). "Armagh's deliverance". Irish Independent. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
↑ Breheny, Martin (28 September 2003). "Tyrone gain historic first All-Ireland title". Breaking News. Retrieved 23 November 2016.

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[1] Breheny, Martin (23 September 2002). "Armagh's deliverance". Irish Independent. Retrieved 20 November 2016.

[2] Breheny, Martin (28 September 2003). "Tyrone gain historic first All-Ireland title". Breaking News. Retrieved 23 November 2016.

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