2003 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
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.
| 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 |  |
| Player of the Year |  |
| All-Star Team | See here |
← 2002 2004 → | |
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 2003 Championship. These teams were as follows:
- Leinster: Carlow, Dublin, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Meath, Offaly, Westmeath, Wexford and Wicklow.
- Munster: Clare, Cork, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary and Waterford.
- Connacht: Galway
- Ulster: Antrim, Derry, Down, London and New York.
- Provincial Championships
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). |
| 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). |
| 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) |
| 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). |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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). |
| 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). |
| 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 |
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) |
McDonagh Park, Nenagh
| 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). |
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) |
| 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) |
| 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). |
| 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). |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
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
- Last goal of the championship: Martin Comerford for Kilkenny against Cork (All-Ireland final)
- First hat-trick of the championship: John Mullane for Waterford against Cork (Munster final)
- Widest winning margin: 43 points
- Most goals in a match: 9
- Most points in a match: 41
- Most goals by one team in a match: 8
- Most goals scored by a losing team: 3
- Most points scored by a losing team: 17
Overall
- Most goals scored - Antrim (13)
- Most points scored - Tipperary (91)
- Most goals conceded - Carlow and Wexford (10)
- Most points conceded - Wexford (102)
- Fewest goals scored - Kildare and Wicklow (0)
- Fewest points scored - Kildare (7)
- Fewest points conceded - Kildare (15)
- Fewest goals conceded - Wicklow (0)
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
- "Hurling Top Scorers 2003". hoganstand.com. Archived from the original on 4 May 2009. Retrieved 25 May 2009.
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