2002 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship


The 2002 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 116th staging of the All-Ireland [Senior Football Championship], the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 5 May 2002 and ended on 22 September 2002.
Galway entered the championship as the 2001 All-Ireland [Senior Football Championship|defending champions], however, they were defeated by Kerry in the All-Ireland quarter-final.
On 22 September 2002, Armagh won the championship following a 1–12 to 0–14 defeat of Kerry in the All-Ireland final. This was their first of two All-Ireland titles.
Armagh's Oisín McConville was the championship's top scorer with 1–40. His teammate Kieran McGeeney was the choice for the three Footballer of the Year awards.

Format

The Qualifier Rounds system, first used in 2001 was again used in this year.

Results

[Connacht Senior Football Championship]

Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
'''Final'''

[Munster Senior Football Championship]

Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
'''Finals'''

[Ulster Senior Football Championship]

Preliminary round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
'''Final'''

[Leinster Senior Football Championship]

First round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
'''Final'''

All-Ireland Qualifiers

Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
'''Round 4'''

[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]

Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
'''Final'''

Championship statistics

Top scorers

;Overall
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Oisín McConvilleArmagh1–404385.37
2Ray CosgroveDublin6–234166.83
3Colin CorkeryCork0–404066.66
4Mike Frank RussellKerry3–273694.00
5Adrian SweeneyDonegal2–283474.85
6Declan BrowneTipperary2–273356.6
7Rory GallagherFermanagh4–183047.50
8Michael ReidyLimerick2–232955.80
8Dessie SloyanSligo2–232964.83
8Brendan DevenneyDonegal1–262974.14
8Dara Ó CinnéideKerry0–292993.22

;Single game
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1Rory GallagherFermanagh3–918Monaghan
2Michael ReidyLimerick1–912Cavan
3Anthony NolanWicklow1–811London
3Colin CorkeryCork0–1111Tipperary
5Nigel DineenRoscommon2–410Mayo
5Declan BrowneTipperary2–410Clare
5Gerald PearsonCavan0–1010Donegal
8Ray CosgroveDublin2–39Meath
8Mike Frank RussellKerry1–69Cork
8Stephen LohanRoscommon1–69Waterford
8Ciaran McManusOffaly1–69Kildare
8Stephen KellyLaois0–99Clare

Miscellaneous

  • This year New York in their fourth season in the Connacht championship are give home ground.
  • Sligo play Leitrim in the Connacht championship for the first time since 1991.
  • There was a triple of draws & replays in the Munster football championship in the 2 semi-finals between Clare vs Tipperary and Cork vs Kerry also final between Cork vs Tipperary making the largest of modern times.
  • Galway and Sligo meet in the Connacht final for the first time since 1971.
  • During the course of the championship there were a number of first-time championship meetings.
  • *Waterford V Roscommon
  • *Wicklow V London
  • *Wexford V Tyrone
  • *Monaghan V Louth
  • *Longford V Down
  • *Antrim V Westmeath
  • *Cavan V Limerick
  • *Westmeath V Fermanagh
  • *Longford V Derry
  • *Tyrone V Leitrim
  • *Kerry V Wicklow
  • *Limerick V Offaly
  • *Kerry V Fermanagh
  • *Mayo V Limerick
  • *Sligo V Tyrone
  • *Armagh V Sligo
  • The All-Ireland qualifiers saw Tipperary face Mayo in the championship for the first time since 1920.
  • Armagh qualified for the All-Ireland final for the first time since 1977. They became the 18th team to win the All-Ireland title.