1903 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

1903 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

All-Ireland Champions
Winning team	Kerry (1st win)
Provincial Champions
Munster	Kerry
Leinster	Kildare
Ulster	Cavan
Connacht	Mayo
Championship statistics
← 1902 1904 →

The 1903 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 17th staging of Ireland's premier Gaelic football knock-out competition. Kerry won their first football All-Ireland.^[1][2][3]

Format

The four provincial championships are played as usual. The four champions play in the "Home" championship, with the winners of the Home final going on to face London in the All-Ireland final.

Results

Connacht Championship

Mayo v Roscommon

1903 Final

Mayo	3-6 – 0-1	Roscommon

Leinster Championship

Louth v Wexford

1903 Quarter-Final

Louth	1-6 – 0-1	Wexford

Jones Road, Dublin

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Offaly v Laois

21 August 1904 Quarter-Final

Offaly	0-2 – 1-5	Laois

Maryboro Referee: J McCarthy

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Kildare v Kilkenny

11 December 1904 Final

Kildare	1-2 – 0-5	Kilkenny

Wexford

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Kildare v Kilkenny

26 February 1905 Final Replay

Kildare	1-6 – 1-5	Kilkenny

Wexford

A replay was ordered due to a disputed disallowed Kilkenny point.

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Kildare v Kilkenny

4 June 1905 Final, Second Replay

Kildare	0-9 – 0-1	Kilkenny

Jones' Road, Dublin

Munster Championship

Kerry v Waterford

13 June 1904 Quarter-Final

Kerry	4-8 – 0-3	Waterford

Turners Cross[4]

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Cork v Tipperary

19 June 1904 Semi-Final

Cork	1-5 – 0-4	Tipperary

Killmallock Referee: L. O'Toole (D)

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Kerry v Clare

7 August 1904 Semi-Final

Kerry	2-7 – 2-0	Clare

Markets Field, Limerick [5]

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Kerry v Cork

30 October 1904 Final

Kerry	1-7 – 0-4	Cork

Markets Field, Limerick[6]

Ulster Championship

Monaghan v Fermanagh

6 January 1905 Quarter-Final

Monaghan	0-11 – 0-3	Fermanagh

Enniskillen[7]

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Cavan v Monaghan

12 March 1905 Semi-Final

Cavan	0-11 – 0-3	Monaghan

Newbliss[8]

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Cavan v Armagh

23 April 1905 Final

Cavan	0-5 – 0-5	Armagh

Abbey Park, Armagh[9]

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Cavan v Armagh

28 May 1905 Final Replay

Cavan	0-5 – 0-5	Armagh

Cavan[10]

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Cavan v Armagh

11 June 1905 Final, Second Replay

Cavan	0-8 – 0-4	Armagh

Newbliss[11]

All-Ireland Championship

Kerry v Mayo

7 May 1905 Home Semi-Final

Kerry	2-7 – 0-4	Mayo

Limerick [12]

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Kildare v Cavan

18 June 1905 Home Semi-Final

Kildare	0-8 – 0-0	Cavan

Jones' Road, Dublin

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Kerry v Kildare

23 July 1905 Home Final

Kerry	1-4 – 1-3 Unfinished	Kildare

Tipperary

Unfinished game - replay ordered.

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Kerry v Kildare

27 August 1905 Home Final Replay

Kerry	0-7 – 1-4	Kildare

Cork

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Kerry v Kildare

15 October 1905 Home Final, Second Replay

Kerry	0-8 – 0-2	Kildare

Cork

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Kerry v London

12 November 1905 Final

Kerry	0-11 – 0-3	London

Jones' Road, Dublin Attendance: 10,000

References

4. Cork Examiner; 14/06/1904
5. Freemans Journal; 08/08/1904
6. Freemans Journal; 31/10/1904
7. "Ulster Championship", Dundalk Democrat, 14 January 1905, p. 6
8. "Ulster Championship", Dundalk Democrat, 18 March 1905, p. 7
9. "Ulster Football Final", Meath Chronicle, 29 April 1905, p. 5
10. "Ulster Final - Another Drawn Game", Anglo-Celt, 3 June 1905, p. 12
11. "Ulster Final - Cavan victorious", The Anglo-Celt, 17 June 1905, p.12
12. Cork Examiner; 08/05/1905