2002 Ulster Senior Football Championship

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2002 Ulster SFC
Tournament details
Province Flag of Ulster.svg Ulster
Year2002
TrophyAnglo-Celt Cup
Date12 May 2002 - 7 July 2002
Teams9
Defending champions Colours of Derry.svg Tyrone
Winners
Champions Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh (10th win)
Manager Joe Kernan
Captain Kieran McGeeney
Runners-up
Runners-up Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal
Manager Mickey Moran
Captain Michael Hegarty
Other
Matches played9
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The 2002 Ulster Senior Football Championship was the 114th installment of the annual Ulster Senior Football Championship organised by Ulster GAA. It was one of the four provincial competitions of the 2002 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.

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Armagh won their 10th title overall and their third in four years [1] by beating Donegal 1–14 to 1–10 in the final on 7 July. [2]

Teams

General Information

Nine counties competed in the Ulster Senior Football Championship:

County Last Championship TitleLast All-Ireland TitlePosition in 2000 ChampionshipSponsor
Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 1951 —Quarter-finals Bushmills
Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh 2000 —Quarter-finalsMorgan Fuels
Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan 1997 1952 Runners-Up Kingspan
Colours of Derry.svg Derry 1998 1993 Semi-finalsSperrin Galvanisers
Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal 1992 1992 Preliminary RoundAbbey Hotel
Colours of Down.svg Down 1994 1994 Quarter-finalsCanal Court Hotel
Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh ——Quarter-finalsTracey Concrete
Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan 1988 —Semi-finalsHarte Peat
Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone 2001 —ChampionsW.J. Dolan

Championship Draw

Preliminary round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Monaghan 2-18
Fermanagh 4-13
Fermanagh 1-05
Armagh 0-16
Tyrone 0-16
Armagh 2-13
Armagh 1-14
Donegal 1-10
Down 1-06
Cavan 0-15 Donegal 3-12
Donegal 1-17 Donegal 1-09
Derry 0-10
Antrim 0-06
Derry 0-16

Preliminary round

12 May 2002Preliminary round Cavan 0-15 - 1-17 Donegal Breffni Park, Cavan
G Pearson 0-10, A Forde 0-2, L Reilly 0-1, P Reilly 0-1, B McCrudden 0-1.B Devenney 0-7, A Sweeney 0-5, B Roper 1-0, M Hegarty 0-3, J McGuinness 0-1, K Cassidey 0-1.Attendance: 15,000
Referee: P Russell (Tipperary)

Quarter-finals

12 May 2002Quarter-final Monaghan 2-11 - 4-13 Fermanagh St Tiernach's Park, Clones
T Freeman 1-3, D Freeman 0-4, R Woods 1-0, JP Mone 0-3, J McElroy 0-1.Rory Gallagher 3-9, T Brewster 1-0, S McDermott 0-1, R Johnston 0-1, Raymond Gallagher 0-1, M McGrath 0-1.Referee: M Monaghan (Kildare)
19 May 2002Quarter-final Armagh 1-12 - 1-12 Tyrone St Tiernach's Park, Clones
O McConville 0-7, S McDonnell 1-1, R Clarke 0-2, J McEntee 0-1, P McKeever 0-1.S Kavanagh 1-2, P Canavan 0-4, K Hughes 0-2, R McMenamin 0-2, S O'Neill 0-1, D McCrossan 0-1.Attendance: 31,937
Referee: J Bannon (Longford)
26 May 2002Quarter-final replay Armagh 2-13 - 0-16 Tyrone St Tiernach's Park, Clones
P McKeever 0-5, J McEntee 1-1, B Duffy 1-0, O McConville 0-3, S McDonnell 0-2, R Clarke 0-1, D Marsden 0-1.S O'Neill 0-7, K Hughes 0-2, S Cavanagh 0-2, C McAnallen 0-2, R McMenamin 0-1, B McGuigan 0-1, D McCrossan 0-1.Attendance: 30,158
Referee: B White (Wexford)
2 June 2002Quarter-final Antrim 0-6 - 0-16 Derry Casement Park, Belfast
P Logan 0-2, M McCrory 0-1, P McCann 0-1, K Brady 0-1, K Madden 0-1.G Diamond 0-6, P Bradley 0-5, E. Muldoon 0-2, P McFlynn 0-1, G McGonigle 0-1, J McBride 0-1.Referee: P Horan (Offaly)
2 June 2002Quarter-final Donegal 3-12 - 1-6 Down MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey
A Sweeney 1-5, B Devenney 1-4, B Roper 1-1, J Gildea 0-1, J McGuinness 0-1.J McCartan 1-0, M Linden 0-2, R Murtagh 0-1, R Sexton 0-1, S King 0-1, B Coulter 0-1.Attendance: 8,000
Referee: G Kinneavey (Roscommon)

Semi-finals

9 June 2002Semi-final Armagh 0-16 - 1-5 Fermanagh St Tiernach's Park, Clones
O McConville 0-5, D Marsden 0-3, S McDonnell 0-2, P McGrane 0-2, R Clarke 0-1, C O'Rourke 0-1, B O'Hagan 0-1, P McKeever 0-1.Rory Gallagher 1-3, Raymond Gallagher 0-1, T Brewster 0-1.Attendance: 20,540
Referee: P Russell (Tipperary)
16 June 2002Semi-final Donegal 1-9 - 0-10 Derry St Tiernach's Park, Clones
A Sweeney 1-3, C Toye 0-2, B Roper 0-1, J McGuinness 0-1, P McGonigle 0-1, B Devenney 0-1.G Diamond 0-4, P Bradley 0-3, A Tohill 0-1, J McBride 0-1, E. Muldoon 0-1.Attendance: 4,000
Referee: M Collins (Cork)

Final

7 July 2002Final Armagh 1-14 - 1-10 Donegal St Tiernach's Park, Clones
O McConville 0-5, J McEntee 1-0, S McDonnell 0-3, R Clarke 0-3, D Marsden 0-1, P McGrane 0-1, A O'Rourke 0-1.A Sweeney 0-4, J McGuinness 1-0, B Devenney 0-3, C Toye 0-2, P McGonigle 0-1.Attendance: 30,219
Referee: S McCormack (Meath)

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References

  1. ↑ WINNING their third Ulster title in the last four years was a delight, but opponents beware, it is obviously not the summit of Armagh's ambitions this season Cliona Foley Irish Independent - Monday 08 July 2002 Page 35 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001715/20020708/309/0035
  2. ↑ Armagh's simple solution shatters Donegal's dream Irish Independent - Monday 08 July 2002 Page 35 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001715/20020708/309/0035
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