2002 Galway Senior Hurling Championship

2002 Galway Senior Hurling Championship

Champions	Athenry (7th title) Brenda Keogh (captain) Pat Nally (manager)
Runners-up	Sarsfields
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The 2002 Galway Senior Hurling Championship was the 105th completed staging of the Galway Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Galway County Board in 1887. ^[1]

Clarinbridge entered the championship as the defending champions. ^[2]

The final was played on 10 November 2002 at Pearse Stadium in Galway, between Athenry and Sarsfields, in what was their third meeting in the final overall. Athenry won the match by 1–16 to 2–07 to claim their seventh championship title overall and a first title in two years. ^{[3] [4]}

Results

Final

Athenry v Sarsfields

10 November 2002Final	Athenry	1-16 - 2-07	Sarsfields	Pearse Stadium
	E Cloonan 0-9 (6f), D Donohue 1-4, J Rabbitte 0-2, P Higgins 0-1.		J Cooney 1-5 (1-4f, 0-1 '65'), P McMahon 2-0, C Murray, P Forde 0-1 each.

References

1. "Club Titles - Galway". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
2. "'Bridge rise to dethrone champions". Irish Independent. 22 October 2001. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
3. "Cloonan shoots Athenry to glory in war of attrition". Irish Independent. 11 November 2002. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
4. "Athenry show true grit to hold off Sars". Irish Examiner. 11 November 2002. Retrieved 6 October 2025.