2003 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
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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 2003 |
| 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 |  Joe Deane (4–29) |
| Player of the Year |  J. J. Delaney |
| 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.
Team changes
To Championship
Promoted from the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship
From Championship
Regraded to the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship
- None
Format
Leinster Championship
Participating counties (10)
Carlow, Dublin, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Meath, Offaly, Westmeath, Wexford, Wicklow
Preliminary rounds (6 matches)
The lower ranked 7 teams in the province contest these rounds. The winners advance to the semi-finals and the losers advance to the All-Ireland qualifiers.
Semi-finals (2 matches)
The quarter-final winner and 3 highest ranked teams contest this round. The winners advance to the final and the losers advance to the All-Ireland qualifiers.
Final (1 match)
The 2 semi-final winners contest this game. The Leinster champions advance to the All-Ireland semi-finals and the Leinster runners-up advance to the All-Ireland qualifiers round 2.
Munster Championship
Participating counties (6)
Quarter-finals (2 matches)
The lower ranked 4 teams in the province contest this round. The winners advance to the semi-finals and the losers advance to the All-Ireland qualifiers.
Semi-finals (2 matches)
The 2 quarter-final winners and 2 highest ranked teams contest this round. The winners advance to the final and the losers advance to the All-Ireland qualifiers.
Final (1 match)
The 2 semi-final winners contest this game. The Munster champions advance to the All-Ireland semi-finals and the Munster runners-up advance to the All-Ireland qualifiers round 2.
Ulster Championship
Participating counties (5)
Antrim, Derry, Down, London, New York
Quarter-finals (1 match)
The lower ranked 2 teams in the province contest this round. The winners advance to the semi-finals and the losers are eliminated from the championship.
Semi-finals (2 matches)
The quarter-final winners and 3 highest ranked teams contest this round. The winners advance to the final and the losers are eliminated from the championship.
Final (1 match)
The 2 semi-final winners contest this game. The Ulster champions advance to the All-Ireland quarter-finals and the Ulster runners-up advance to the All-Ireland qualifiers.
Qualifiers
All-Ireland Championship
Quarter-finals (2 matches)
The 3 winners of the qualifiers join the Ulster champions to make up the quarter-final pairings. Teams who may have already met in the provincial championships are kept apart in separate quarter-finals. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the semi-finals.
Semi-finals (2 matches)
The winners of the quarter-finals join the Leinster and Munster champions to make up the semi-final pairings. Teams who may have already met in the provincial championships are kept apart in separate semi-finals where possible. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the final.
Final (1 match)
The two winners of the semi-finals contest this game.
Teams
General information
Twenty two counties will compete in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: one team in the Connacht Senior Hurling Championship, ten teams in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, six teams in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship and five teams in the Ulster Senior Hurling Championship.
Summary
Championships
| Level on Pyramid | Competition | Champions | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 | All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship | Kilkenny |
Cork |
| Leinster Senior Hurling Championship | Kilkenny |
 Wexford | |
| Munster Senior Hurling Championship | Cork |
 Waterford | |
| Ulster Senior Hurling Championship |  Antrim |
 Derry | |
| Tier 2 | All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship |  Wicklow |
 Roscommon |
| Tier 3 | All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship | Cork |
Kilkenny |
| Tier 4 | All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship |  Mayo |
 Donegal |
Provincial championships
Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Bracket (Preliminary rounds)
| Preliminary Quarter-finals | Preliminary Semi-finals | Preliminary Final | ||||||||||||
 Laois
| 2–22 | |||||||||||||
| Wicklow
| 0–10 | Laois
| 5–15 | |||||||||||
 Meath
| 2–10 |  Carlow
| 1–10 | |||||||||||
| Carlow
| 0–17 | Laois
| 2–15, 0–15 | |||||||||||
 Dublin
| 1–18, 3–11 | |||||||||||||
| Dublin
| 4–17 | |||||||||||||
 Kildare
| 0–07 |  Westmeath
| 0–13 | |||||||||||
| Westmeath
| 2–15 | |||||||||||||
Bracket (Final rounds)
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Kilkenny
| 3–16 | ||||||||
| Dublin
| 0–10 | ||||||||
| Kilkenny
| 2–23 | ||||||||
| Wexford
| 2–12 | ||||||||
| Wexford
| 0–16 | ||||||||
 Offaly
| 1–12 | ||||||||
Preliminary rounds
Semi-finals
| 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 |
Leinster 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 |
Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Waterford
| 2–26 | |||||||||||||
 Kerry
| 1–12 | Waterford
| 4–13, 1–12 | |||||||||||
 Limerick
| 4–13, 0–13 | |||||||||||||
| Waterford
| 3–12 | |||||||||||||
| Cork
| 3–16 | |||||||||||||
| Cork
| 1–18 | |||||||||||||
 Clare
| 2–17 | Clare
| 0–10 | |||||||||||
 Tipperary
| 0–14 | |||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
| 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 |
Munster 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 |
Ulster Senior Hurling Championship
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
 New York
| 1–10 | |||||||||||||
| Derry
| 0–15 | |||||||||||||
| Derry
| 1–12 | |||||||||||||
| Antrim
| 3–21 | |||||||||||||
| Antrim
| 0–21 | |||||||||||||
| Antrim
| 8–27 |  Down
| 2–12 | |||||||||||
 London
| 1–05 | |||||||||||||
Preliminary round
Semi-finals
Ulster final
All-Ireland qualifiers
Preliminary Rounds
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) |
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 |
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Bracket
Teams in bold advanced to the next round. The provincial champions are marked by an asterisk.
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Tipperary
| 2–16 | |||||||||||||
| Offaly
| 2–11 | Kilkenny*
| 3–18 | |||||||||||
| Tipperary
| 0–15 | |||||||||||||
| Kilkenny*
| 1–14 | |||||||||||||
| Cork*
| 1–11 | |||||||||||||
| Wexford
| 3–17, 2–07 | |||||||||||||
| Wexford
| 2–15 | Cork*
| 2–20, 3–17 | |||||||||||
| Antrim*
| 2–12 | |||||||||||||
All-Ireland quarter-finals
| 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 |
All-Ireland semi-finals
| 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 |
All-Ireland Final
Stadia and locations
Championship statistics
Top scorers
Overall
| 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 |
Scoring events
- 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
Team statistics
- 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)
Miscellaneous
See also
- 2003 All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship
- 2003 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship
- 2003 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship