2002 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

The 2002 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (known as the Guinness Hurling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the 116th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The draws for the respective provincial championships took place on 27 October 2001.^[1] The championship ran from 27 April to 8 September 2002.

2002 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Championship details
Dates	27 April - 8 September 2002
Teams	21
All-Ireland champions
Winning team	Kilkenny (27th win)
Captain	Andy Comerford
Manager	Brian Cody
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Clare
Captain	Brian Lohan
Manager	Cyril Lyons
Provincial champions
Munster	Waterford
Leinster	Kilkenny
Ulster	Antrim
Connacht	Not Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played	30
Top Scorer	Eoin Kelly (2-39)
Player of the Year	Henry Shefflin
All-Star Team	See here
← 2001 2003 →

Tipperary entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Kilkenny in the All-Ireland semi-final.^[2]

The All-Ireland final was played on 8 September 2002 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Kilkenny and Clare, in what was their fourth championship meeting overall but their first All-Ireland final meeting in 70 years.^[3] Kilkenny won the match by 2-20 to 0-19 to claim their 27th All-Ireland title overall and a first title in two years.^[4][5]

Tipperary's Eoin Kelly was the championship's top scorer with 2-39.^[6]

Teams

General information

Twenty one 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, five teams in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship and five teams in the Ulster Senior Hurling Championship.

County	Last provincial title	Last championship title	Position in 2001 Championship
Antrim	1999	-	Semi-finals (Ulster Senior Hurling Championship)
Carlow	-	-	Second preliminary round (Leinster Senior Hurling Championship)
Clare	1998	1997	Semi-finals (Munster Senior Hurling Championship)
Cork	2000	1999	Quarter-finals (Munster Senior Hurling Championship)
Derry	2001	-	Quarter-finals
Down	1997	-	Runners-up (Ulster Senior Hurling Championship)
Dublin	1961	1938	Quarter-finals (Leinster Senior Hurling Championship)
Galway	1999	1988	Runners-up
Kildare	-	-	Second preliminary round (Leinster Senior Hurling Championship)
Kilkenny	2001	2000	Semi-finals
Laois	1949	1915	Semi-finals (Leinster Senior Hurling Championship)
Limerick	1996	1973	Quarter-finals
London	-	1901	Semi-finals (Ulster Senior Hurling Championship)
Meath	-	-	First round (Leinster Senior Hurling Championship)
New York	-	-	Quarter-finals (Ulster Senior Hurling Championship)
Offaly	1995	1998	Semi-finals (Leinster Senior Hurling Championship)
Tipperary	2001	2001	Champions
Waterford	1963	1959	Semi-finals (Munster Senior Hurling Championship)
Westmeath	-	-	First preliminary round (Leinster Senior Hurling Championship)
Wexford	1997	1996	Semi-finals
Wicklow	-	-	First preliminary round (Leinster Senior Hurling Championship)

All-Ireland final

The new Qualifier system threw up an interesting pairing in the All-Ireland final. It was the Leinster champions Kilkenny versus Clare, who were knocked out of the provincial championship in the very first round. Kilkenny had the upper hand for the whole game as D.J. Carey and Henry Shefflin scored goals for Kilkenny. Clare narrowed Kilkenny's lead in the second half, however, they missed two goal chances. Kilkenny won the title for the 27th time.

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

April 27
First Round

Laois	1-12 - 0-9	Wicklow
D. Rooney (1-1), D. Cuddy (0-4), B. Ferns (0-2), J. O'Shea (0-2), N. Rigney (0-1), J. Coogan (0-1), J. Phelan (0-1).	Report	L. Glynn (0-3), D. Hyland (0-3), T. McGrath (0-2), M. O'Brien (0-1).

Aughrim Park, Aughrim

Referee: J. Sexton (Cork))

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April 28
First Round

Westmeath	1-14 - 1-10	Kildare
A. Mitchell (1-9), A. Devine (0-2), B. Murtagh (0-1), V. Bateman (0-1), B. Kennedy (0-1).	Report	J. Dempsey (1-1), C. Buggy (0-3), T. Spain (0-3), T. Carew (0-2), C. Boran (0-1).

Cusack Park, Mullingar

Referee: J. A. Gribeen (Down))

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April 28
First Round

Carlow	0-9 - 1-9	Meath
Pat Coady (0-4), D. Murphy (0-2), G. Doyle (0-1), T. Walsh (0-1), J. Hickey (0-1).	Report	J. O'Toole (0-4), N. Reilly (1-0), D. Dorran (0-2), T. Reilly (0-2), N. Horan (0-1).

Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow

Referee: D. Kirwan (Cork))

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May 12
Second Round

Meath	2-16 - 1-18	Laois
N. Horan (1-11), M. Cole (1-1), J. O'Toole (0-2), T. Reilly (0-1), E. Lynam (0-1).	Report	M. Dunphy (0-6), D. Culleton (1-2), D. Cuddy (0-3), D. Rooney (0-2), P. J. Peacock (0-1), N. Rigney (0-1), R. Delaney (0-1), J. Phelan (0-1), B. Ferns (0-1).

Páirc Tailteann, Navan

Referee: G. Devlin (Armagh))

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May 12
Second Round

Westmeath	1-12 - 2-12	Dublin
J. Shaw (1-2), A. Mitchell (0-4), V. Bateman (0-2), J. Brennan (0-1), D. McCormack (0-1), D. Carty (0-1), G. Briody (0-1).	Report	S. Martin (2-3), K. Flynn (0-3), P. O'Donoghue (0-3), C. Wilson (0-1), T. Moore (0-1), C. Meehan (0-1).

Cusack Park, Mullingar

Referee: T. McIntyre (Antrim))

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May 26
Quarter-Final

Dublin	1-24 - 2-12	Meath
K. Flynn (0-12), D. Spain (1-1), S. Martin (0-3), T. McGrane (0-2), C. Keaney (0-2), D. O'Reilly (0-1), K. Ryan (0-1), D. McSweeney (0-1), P. O'Donoghue (0-1).	Report	N. Horan (2-5), C. Sheridan (0-2), J. Toole (0-2), E. Lynam, (0-2), D. Dorran (0-1).

O'Connor Park, Tullamore

Referee: J. Sexton (Limerick))

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June 9
Semi-Final

Wexford	3-15 - 2-12	Dublin
L. O'Gorman (2-1), B. Lambert (1-2), R. McCarthy (0-4), M. Jordan (0-4), P. Codd (0-4).	Report	K. Flynn (1-2), S. Martin (1-1), D. Sweeney (0-2), T. McGrane (0-1), L. Ryan (0-1), S. Hiney (0-1), D. Donnelly (0-1), T. Moore (0-1), P. O'Donoghue (0-1), D. O'Reilly (0-1).

Semple Stadium, Thurles

Referee: J. McDonnell (Tipperary))

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June 9
Semi-Final

Kilkenny	2-20 - 1-14	Offaly
H. Shefflin (0-11), E. Brennan (1-1), J. Hoyne (1-0), C. Carter (0-4), B. McEvoy (0-2) P. Tennyson (0-1), D. Lyng (0-1).	Report	S. Whelahan (0-7), B. Murphy (1-2), S. Brown (0-2), B. Carroll (0-2), R. Hanniffy (0-1).

Semple Stadium, Thurles

Referee: W. Barrett (Tipperary))

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July 7
Final

Kilkenny	0-19 - 0-17	Wexford
H. Shefflin (0-8), B. McEvoy (0-4), R. Mullally (0-2), D. Lyng (0-2), E. Brennan (0-2), B. Dowling (0-1).	Report	P. Codd (0-13), B. Lambert (0-1), L. Murphy (0-1), M. Jordan (0-1) M. J. Furlong (0-1).

Croke Park, Dublin

Attendance: 37,567

Referee: G. Harrington (Cork))

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Munster Senior Hurling Championship

Main article: 2002 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final

May 19
Quarter-Final

Tipperary	1-18 - 2-13	Clare
E. Kelly (1-8), C. Gleeson (0-2), N. Morris (0-2), T. Dunne (0-2), B. O'Meara (0-1), J. O'Brien (0-1), E. O'Neill (0-1), B. Dunne (0-1).	Report	D. Forde (2-0), T. Griffin (0-6), J. Reddan (0-3), J. O'Connor (0-2), T. Carmody (0-1), N. Gilligan (0-1).

Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork

Referee: M. Healy (Cork))

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May 26
Semi-Final

Waterford	1-16 - 1-15	Cork
P. Flynn (0-12), T. Browne (1-0), K. McGrath (0-2), J. Mullane (0-1), S. Prendergast (0-1).	Report	B. O'Connor (0-8), E. Collins (1-1), J. Deane (0-3), T. McCarthy (0-2), S. McGrath (0-1).

Semple Stadium, Thurles

Referee: D. Murphy (Wexford))

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June 2
Semi-Final

Tipperary	1-20 - 1-13	Limerick
E. Kelly (0-12), J. Carroll (1-2), B. Dunne (0-2), T. Dunne (0-1), N. Morris (0-1), B. O'Meara (0-1), C. Gleeson (0-1).	Report	M. Keane (0-8), O. Moran (1-0), P. Lawlor (0-2), O. O'Neill (0-1), J. Butler (0-1), B. Foley (0-1).

Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork

Referee: A. Mac Suibhne (Dublin))

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June 30
Final

Waterford	2-23 - 3-12	Tipperary
P. Flynn (1-6), K. McGrath (0-7), J. Mullane (0-4), T. Browne (1-0), E. Kelly (0-3), D. Bennett (0-1), E. McGrath (0-1), S. Prendergast (0-1).	Report	B. Dunne (2-2), E. Kelly (1-4), T. Dunne (0-2), L. Corbett (0-1), C. Gleeson (0-1), J. Carroll (0-1), B. O’Meara (0-1).

Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork

Referee: A. Mac Suibhne (Dublin))

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Ulster Senior Hurling Championship

May 12
Quarter-Final

Down	3-22 - 1-9	London
J. McGrattan (0-8), P. Braniff (1-4), P. Coulter (1-1), M. Coulter (1-0), G. Gordon (0-2), T. McMahon (0-1), L. Clarke (0-1), N. Sands (0-1), S. Wilson (0-1), T. Coulter (0-1), Gabriel Clarke (0-1), G. McGrattan (0-1).	Report	I. Rocks (1-5), C. Buckley (0-1), M. O'Dwyer (0-1), M. Gordon (0-1), P. Lynch (0-1).

Casement Park, Belfast

Referee: B. Kelly (Westmeath)

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May 25
Semi-Final

Down	0-12 - 1-9	Derry
J. McGrattan (0-4), G. McGrattan (0-2), N. Sands (0-1), G. Adair (0-1), P. Braniff (0-1), J. Trainor (0-1), M. Coulter (0-1), P. Monan (0-1).	Report	G. McGonagle (0-5), J. O'Dwyer (1-1), O. Collins (0-3).

Casement Park, Belfast

Referee: J. Neary (Kilkenny)

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May 26
Semi-Final

New York	2-11 - 5-19	Antrim
M. Finn (1-2), J. O'Callaghan (1-2), O. Cummins (0-2), J. Madden (0-1), K. Kennedy (0-1), T. Simms (0-1), S. Nolan (0-1), B. Ryan (0-1).	Report	A. Delargy (2-7), L. Watson (3-2), P. Richmond (0-2), J. Connolly (0-2), G. O'Kane (0-2), L. Richmond (0-2), S. Delargy (0-1), C. Cunning (0-1).

Gaelic Park, New York City

Referee: G. Harrington (Cork)

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June 1
Semi-Final Replay

Down	2-12 - 1-12	Derry
N. Sands (1-3), P. Braniff (0-4), M. Coulter (1-0), T. Coulter (0-2), G. McGrattan (0-2), M. Braniff (0-1).	Report	Gregory Biggs (0-6), J. O'Dwyer (1-0), O. Collins (0-3), C. McGonagle (0-1), D. Magill (0-1), Gary Biggs (0-1).

Casement Park, Belfast

Referee: P. Horan (Offaly)

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June 9
Final

Antrim	3-16 - 1-18	Down
L. Watson (0-9), G. O'Kane (1-2), C. McGuckian (1-0), L. Richmond (0-2), B. McFall (0-1), S. Delargy (0-1), J. Connolly (0-1).	Report	G. McGrattan (0-6), P. Braniff (0-6), P. Coulter (1-2), M. Braniff (0-2), E. Trainor (0-1), G. Gordon (0-1).

Casement Park, Belfast

Referee: M. Wadding (Waterford)

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All-Ireland Qualifiers

Round 1

June 15
Round 1

Clare	3-22 - 1-8	Dublin
N. Gilligan (1-4), C. Earlie (1-3), T. Griffin (0-6), G. Considine (1-0), S. McMahon (0-3), C. Lynch (0-2), J. Reddan (0-1), C. Plunkett (0-1), J. O'Connor (0-1), D. Forde (0-1).	Report	C. Keaney (0-5), L. Ryan (1-0), P. O'Donoghue (0-2), T. McGrane (0-1).

Parnell Park, Dublin

Referee: P. Ahern (Carlow))

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June 15
Round 1

Meath	1-11 - 1-20	Offaly
N. Horan (1-3), M. Cole (0-4), E. Lynam (0-3), T. Reilly (0-1).	Report	B. Murphy (1-1), S. Whelehan (0-4), J. Dooley (0-3), B. Carroll (0-3), R. Hanniffy (0-3), S. Browne (0-2), D. Murray (0-2), G. Oakley (0-1), B. Whelehan (0-1).

Páirc Tailteann, Navan

Referee: S. McMahon (Clare))

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June 15
Round 1

Galway	7-15 - 0-13	Down
F. Healy (3-2), O. Fahy (1-4), A. Kerins (1-1), M. Kerins (1-1), D. Tierney (1-1), R. Gantley (0-3), D. Hayes (0-2), L. Hodgins (0-1).	Report	P. Braniff (0-4), G. McGrattan (0-3), P. Coulter (0-2), M. Coulter (0-2), M. Braniff (0-1), G. Savage (0-1).

Casement Park, Belfast

Referee: P. Dunphy (Kilkenny))

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June 29
Round 1

Cork	1-16 - 1-15	Limerick
A. Browne (1-0), B. O'Connor (0-3), J. Gardiner (0-3), J. Deane (0-3), T. McCarthy (0-2), A. Cummins (0-2), J. O'Connor (0-2), D. O’Sullivan (0-1).	Report[permanent dead link]	B. Begley (0-4), M. Keane (0-4), O. Moran (1-0) B. Foley (0-2), S. Lucey (0-2), B. Geary (0-1), C. Carey (0-1), P. Lawlor (0-1).

Semple Stadium, Thurles

Referee: B. Kelly (Westmeath)

Round 2

July 13
Round 2

Tipperary	2-19 - 1-9	Offaly
B. O'Meara (1-2), J. Carroll (1-1), M. O'Leary (0-4), E. Kelly (0-4), P. Kelly (0-3), T. Dunne (0-2), B. Dunne (0-2), E. O'Neill (0-1).	Report	S. Brown (1-1), S. Whelehan (0-4), R. Hanniffy (0-1), Barry Whelehan (0-1), K. Martin (0-1), B. Carroll (0-1).

O'Moore Park, Portlaoise

Attendance: 20,000

Referee: M. Wadding (Waterford)

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July 13
Round 2

Galway	0-21 - 1-9	Cork
E. Cloonan (0-9), F. Healy (0-3), R. Murray (0-2), K. Broderick (0-2), R. Gantley (0-2), D. Hardiman (0-1), M. Kerins (0-1), J. Rabbitte (0-1).	Report	J. Deane (1-4), B. O'Connor (0-3), N. Ronan (0-1), B. O'Keeffe (0-1).

Semple Stadium, Thurles

Referee: P. Horan (Offaly)

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July 14
Round 2

Clare	3-15 - 3-7	Wexford
T. Carmody (2-1), N. Gilligan (1-2), C. Lynch (0-3), J. Reddan (0-3), T. Griffin (0-2), J. O'Connor (0-2), S. McMahon (0-1) (f), G. Considine (0-1).	Report	P. Codd (2-3), R. Jacob (1-0), M. J. Furlong (0-1), L. Murphy (0-1), R. McCarthy (0-1), M. Jordan (0-1).

O'Moore Park, Portlaoise

Referee: W. Barrett (Tipperary)

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All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals July 28

Semi-finals August 11 / August 18

Final September 8

*

Kilkenny

Kilkenny

1-20

Tipperary

1-16

Tipperary

1-25

*

Antrim

2-12

Kilkenny

2-20

Clare

0-19

Clare

1-15

Galway

0-17

Clare

1-16

Waterford

1-13

*

Waterford

Note: * = Provincial Champion

All-Ireland quarter-finals

July 28
Quarter-final

Tipperary	1-25 - 2-12	Antrim
E. Kelly (0-7), P. Kelly (0-5 (0-1), E. O'Neill (1-1), T. Dunne (0-3), B. Dunne (0-3), J. Carroll (0-2), B. O'Meara (0-2), L. Corbett (0-1), N. Morris (0-1).	Report	L. Watson (1-6), L. Richmond (1-1), P. Richmond (0-2), G. O'Kane (0-2), B. McFall (0-1).

Croke Park, Dublin

Attendance: 41,619

Referee: P. Ahern (Carlow)

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July 28
Quarter-final

Clare	1-15 - 0-17	Galway
J. O'Connor (0-5), N. Gilligan (1-1), S. McMahon (0-4), G. Quinn (0-1), D. Forde (0-1), T. Carmody (0-1), T. Griffin (0-1), C. Lynch (0-1).	Report	E. Cloonan (0-4), K. Broderick (0-3), A. Kerins (0-3), D. Hayes (0-2), F. Healy (0-2), R. Murray (0-2), G. Farragher (0-1).

Croke Park, Dublin

Attendance: 41,619

Referee: P. Ahern (Carlow)

All-Ireland semi-finals

August 11
Semi-final

Clare	1-16 - 1-13	Waterford
A. Markham (1-1), J. O'Connor (0-3), S. McMahon (0-3), D. Forde (0-2), T. Carmondy (0-2), N. Gilligan (0-2), C. Lynch (0-1), T. Griffin (0-1), O. Baker (0-1).	Report	P. Flynn (1-4), E. Kelly (0-4), T. Browne (0-1), E. McGrath (0-1), A. Moloney (0-1), K. McGrath (0-1), J. Mullane (0-1).

Croke Park, Dublin

Attendance: 57,724

Referee: P. O'Connor (Limerick)

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August 18
Semi-final

Kilkenny	1-20 - 1-16	Tipperary
H. Shefflin (0-7), J. Coogan (1-1), D. J. Carey (0-4), D. Lyng (0-2), A. Comerford (0-2), M. Comerford (0-1), J. Hoyne (0-1), E. Brennan (0-1), C. Carter (0-1).	Report	E. Kelly (0-4), J. Carroll (1-0), M. O'Leary (0-3), P. Kelly (0-3), E. O'Neill (0-2), T. Dunne (0-1), B. O'Meara (0-1), L. Corbett (0-1), E. Corcoran (0-1).

Croke Park, Dublin

Attendance: 53,385

Referee: A. Mac Suibhne (Dublin)

All-Ireland Final

September 8
Final

Kilkenny	2-20 - 0-19	Clare
H. Shefflin (1-7), D. J. Carey (1-6), M. Comerford (0-1), E. Brennan (0-1), A. Comerford (0-1), J. Coogan (0-1), D. Lyng (0-1), B. McEvoy (0-1), C. Carter (0-1).	Report	S. McMahon (0-6), J. O'Connor (0-4), C. Lynch (0-2), N. Gilligan (0-2), G. Considine (0-2), T. Griffin (0-1), O. Baker (0-1), A. Quinn (0-1).

Croke Park, Dublin

Attendance: 76,254

Referee: A. Mac Suibhne (Dublin)

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Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Eoin Kelly	Tipperary	2-39	45	6	7.50
2	Henry Shefflin	Kilkenny	1-33	36	4	9.00
3	Nicky Horan	Meath	4-20	32	4	8.00
4	Liam Watson	Antrim	4-17	29	3	9.66
5	Paul Flynn	Waterford	2-22	28	3	9.33
6	Paul Codd	Wexford	2-20	26	3	8.66
7	Paul Braniff	Down	1-19	22	5	4.40
8	Niall Gilligan	Clare	3-12	21	6	3.50
9	Kevin Flynn	Dublin	1-17	20	4	5.00
10	Seánie McMahon	Clare	0-17	17	6	2.83
	Jamesie O'Connor	Clare	0-17	17	6	2.83

In a single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Nicky Horan	Meath	1-11	14	Laois
2	Aidan Delargy	Antrim	2-07	13	New York
	Paul Codd	Wexford	0-13	13	Kilkenny
4	Andrew Mitchell	Westmeath	1-09	12	Kildare
	Kevin Flynn	Dublin	0-12	12	Meath
	Paul Flynn	Waterford	0-12	12	Cork
	Eoin Kelly	Tipperary	0-12	12	Limerick
8	Liam Watson	Antrim	3-02	11	New York
	Fergal Healy	Galway	3-02	11	Down
	Nicky Horan	Meath	2-05	11	Dublin
	Eoin Kelly	Tipperary	1-08	11	Clare
	Henry Shefflin	Kilkenny	0-11	11	Offaly