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 Donal 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
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.

Fixtures

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

May 3
Preliminary Round
Quarter-Final
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).

May 4
Preliminary Round
Quarter-Final
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).
Páirc Tailteann, Navan
Referee: T McIntyre (Antrim)

May 5
Preliminary Round
Quarter-Final
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)
O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Referee: D Murphy (Wexford)

May 10
Preliminary Round
Semi-Final
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).

May 10
Preliminary Round
Semi-Final
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)
O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Referee: J Sexton (Limerick)

May 25
Preliminary Round
Final
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)
Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
Referee: J Sexton (Limerick)

May 31
Preliminary Round
Final Replay
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

June 7
Semi-final
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
Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
Referee: B. Kelly (Westmeath)

June 8
Semi-final
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
Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
Referee: P. O’Connor (Limerick)

July 6
Final
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
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: A. MacSuibhne (Dublin)

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

May 11
Quarter-final
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
Walsh Park, Waterford
Referee: P. Ahern (Carlow)

May 18
Quarter-final
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
Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
Referee: A. Mac Suibhne (Dublin)

June 1
Semi-final
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
Semple Stadium, Thurles
Referee: P. Aherne (Carlow)

June 8
Semi-final
Replay
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
Semple Stadium, Thurles
Referee: D. Murphy (Wexford)

June 9
Semi-final
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
Semple Stadium, Thurles
Referee: W. Barrett (Tipperary)

June 29
Final
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
Semple Stadium, Thurles
Referee: P. O'Connor (Limerick)

Ulster Senior Hurling Championship

May 11
Preliminary Round
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).

May 11
Semi-Final
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).

May 18
Semi-Final
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
Casement Park, Belfast
Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)

June 14
Final
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)
Casement Park, Belfast
Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)

Preliminary Qualifiers

May 31
Preliminary Round
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)

June 7
Preliminary Round
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).

June 21
Preliminary Round
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
O'Connor Park, Tullamore
Referee: E MOrris (Dublin)

Qualifiers

June 14
Round 1
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)
Cusack Park, Ennis
Referee: A Mac Suibhne (Dublin)

June 14
Round 1
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)
O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Referee: T. McIntyre (Antrim)

June 14
Round 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).
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: G. Harrington (Cork)

June 28
Round 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).
Austin Stack Park, Tralee
Referee: S McMahon (Clare)

July 13
Round 2
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
Pearse Stadium, Galway
Referee: D Murphy (Wexford)

July 17
Round 2
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
Semple Stadium, Thurles
Referee: M Wadding (Waterford)

July 19
Round 2
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
Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
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

July 27
Quarter-final
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
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: G Harrington (Cork) Match Report

July 27
Quarter-final
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
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: P Horan (Offaly) Match Report

August 10
Semi-final
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
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: A. Mac Suibhne (Dublin) Match Report

August 16
Semi-final Replay
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
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: A. Mac Suibhne (Dublin) Match Report

August 17
Semi-final
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
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: P. O'Connor (Limerick) Match Report

September 7
Final
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
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: P. O'Connor (Limerick) : Match Report

Championship statistics

Scoring

Overall

Miscellaneous

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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