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 | 61 |
| Goals total | 97 (1.59 per game) |
| Points total | 1478 (24.23 per game) |
| Top Scorer | Peter Canavan (1-48) |
| Player of the Year | Steven McDonnell |
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← 2002 2004 → | |
The 2003 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was won by Tyrone in a landmark All-Ireland final, the first to be contested by two teams from the same province: Tyrone and Armagh - both from Ulster. It was also a year that marked a peak in Ulster dominance on the All-Ireland stage, with three teams (the finalists and Donegal) reaching the semi finals. The top scorer of the year, by a big margin, was Tyrone's Peter Canavan, with a personal tally of 1-48 (51 points). Armagh's Steven McDonnell was named Player of the Year for his accuracy in getting goals, and a final tally of 5-23.[1]
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.
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 | ||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||
Leinster Senior Football Championship
| Round 1 | 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 | |||||||||||||||||
All-Ireland qualifiers
Round 1
The losers of the Preliminary round matches and quarter final matches of each provincial championship started the qualifier.
| 7 June 2003 | |||
| Waterford | 0-08 - 2-21 Report | Armagh | Walsh Park, Waterford |
| Wexford | 0-10 - 3-09 Report | Derry | Wexford Park, Wexford |
| Donegal | 1-17 - 1-11 | Longford | Ballybofey |
| Roscommon | 0-14 - 1-10 | Cork | Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon |
| Carlow | 0-18 - 0-13 | Wicklow | Carlow |
| Offaly | 4-15 - 0-10 | London | O'Connor Park, Tullamore |
| 8 June 2003 | |||
| Cavan | 1-12 - 2-07 | Louth | Pairc Tailteann, Navan |
| 14 June 2003 | |||
| Monaghan | 0-14 - 1-09 Report | Westmeath | St. Tiernach's Park, Clones |
Round 2
The winners of round 1 were joined by the semi final losers of each provincial championship. The matches would be between a round 2 winner and a provincial championship semi final loser.
| 21 June 2003 | |||
| Leitrim | 1-11 - 2-09 Report | Roscommon | Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon |
| Antrim | 0-12 - 0-15 Report | Armagh | Casement Park, Belfast |
| Clare | 1-08 - 1-12 Report | Offaly | Cusack Park, Ennis |
| Monaghan | 0-12 - 2-10 Report | Meath | St. Tiernach's Park, Clones |
| Tipperary | 1-14 - 0-13 Report | Carlow | Semple Stadium, Thurles |
| 22 June 2003 | |||
| Donegal | 0-16 - 0-11 Report | Sligo | Ballybofey |
| 28 June 2003 | |||
| Dublin | 3-09 - 1-09 Report | Derry | St. Tiernach's Park, Clones |
| 29 June 2003 | |||
| Fermanagh | 0-16 - 1-10 Report | Cavan | Enniskillen |
Round 3
The winners of round 2 contest as the matches from here were lowered to four. Matches were open.
| 5 July 2003 | |||
| Donegal | 2-19 - 0-15 Report | Tipperary | Croke Park, Dublin |
| Armagh | 0-15 - 0-11 Report | Dublin | Croke Park, Dublin |
| Roscommon | 1-20 - 1-15 AET Report | Offaly | Cusack Park, Mullingar |
| 6 July 2003 | |||
| Fermanagh | 1-12 - 0-09 Report | Meath | St Tiernach's Park, Clones |
Round 4
The winners of round 3 were joined by the losers of each provincial championship final. The matches would be between a round 3 winner and the loser of a provincial championship final.
20 July 2003 |
| Armagh | 4-10 - 0-11 | Limerick |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon Referee: John Bannon (Longford) |
26 July 2003 |
| Donegal | 3-15 - 2-10 | Down |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
St Tiernach's Park, Clones Referee: Gerry Kinneavy (Roscommon) |
26 July 2003 |
| Roscommon | 1-18 - 0-19 | Kildare |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Portlaoise, Portlaoise Referee: Michael 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.
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | 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 | |||||||||||||