2003 Ulster Senior Football Championship

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2003 Ulster SFC
Tournament details
Province Flag of Ulster.svg Ulster
Year2003
TrophyAnglo-Celt Cup
Date11 May 2003 - 20 July 2003
Teams9
Defending champions Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh
Winners
Champions Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone (10th win)
Manager Mickey Harte
Captain Peter Canavan
Runners-up
Runners-up Colours of Down.svg Down
Manager Paddy O'Rourke
Captain Sean Ward
Other
Matches played10
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The 2003 Ulster Senior Football Championship was the 115th instalment of the annual Ulster Senior Football Championship organised by Ulster GAA. It was one of the four provincial competitions of the 2003 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship.

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Tyrone won their 10th title overall and their first title since 2001. Armagh, the defending Ulster and All-Ireland Champions were eliminated by Monaghan in the preliminary round. [1]

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 2002 2002 ChampionsMorgan Fuels
Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan 1997 1952 Preliminary Round Kingspan
Colours of Derry.svg Derry 1998 1993 Semi-finalsSperrin Galvanisers
Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal 1992 1992 Runners-UpAbbey 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 —Quarter-finalsW.J. Dolan

Championship Draw

The draw for the 2001 Championship was made on 12 November 2000. [2]

Preliminary round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
Cavan 1-10
Antrim 2-09
Antrim 1-09
Tyrone 1-17
Derry 1-05
Tyrone 0-17
Tyrone 0-23
Armagh 0-09 Down 1-05
Monaghan 0-13 Monaghan 0-13
Down 1-12
Down 2-10
Fermanagh 0-11
Fermanagh 0-10
Donegal 0-06

Preliminary round

11 May 2003Preliminary round Monaghan 0-13 - 0-9 Armagh St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
P Finlay 0-8, R Ronaghan 0-2, N Corrigan 0-1, T Freeman 0-1, M Slowey 0-1.D Marsden 0-2, S McDonnell 0-2, P Loughran 0-2, P McKeever 0-2, T McEntee 0-1.Referee: M Curley (Galway)

Quarter-finals

18 May 2003Quarter-final Derry 1-9 - 0-12 Tyrone St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
P Bradley 1-6, E Muldoon 0-2, P McFlynn 0-1.P Canavan 0-6, B Dooher 0-3, S O’Neill 0-1, G Cavlan 0-1, K Hughes 0-1.Referee: P McEneaney (Monaghan)
24 May 2003Quarter-final replay Tyrone 0-17 - 1-5 Derry Casement Park, Belfast
P Canavan 0-8, S Cavanagh 0-3, B McGuigan 0-2, C Lawn 0-1, D McCrossan 0-1, G Cavlan 0-1, P Horisk 0-1.G McGonigle 1-3, K McCloy 0-1, P Bradley 0-1.Referee: M Curley (Galway)
25 May 2003Quarter-final Antrim 2-9 - 1-10 Cavan Casement Park, Belfast
D O’Hare 2-0, K Madden 0-5, K McGourty 0-2, J Quinn 0-1, S Kelly 0-1.D McCabe 1-5, M McKeever 0-1, L Reilly 0-1, F O’Reilly 0-1, S Brady 0-1, P Smith 0-1.Referee: M Monaghan (Kildare)
1 June 2003Quarter-final Fermanagh 0-10 - 0-6 Donegal Brewster Park, Enniskillen
Raymond Gallagher 0-4, R McCabe 0-4, S Maguire 0-2.A Sweeney 0-4, C McFadden 0-1, B Roper 0-1.Referee: S McCormack (Meath)
8 June 2003Quarter-final Down 1-12 - 0-13 Monaghan Casement Park, Belfast
L Doyle 0-4, M Walsh 1-0, G McCartan 0-3, J Lavery 0-2, C McCrickard 0-1, J McCartan 0-1, R Murtagh 0-1.P Finlay 0-7, J Hughes 0-1, T Freeman 0-1, M Slowey 0-1, R Ronaghan 0-1, R Woods 0-1, A Rooney 0-1.Referee: E Murtagh (Longford)

Semi-finals

15 June 2003Semi-final Tyrone 1-17 - 1-9 Antrim Casement Park, Belfast
P Canavan 0-7, E Mulligan 1-3, M Harte 0-3, S O’Neill 0-2, D McCrossan 0-1, G Cavlan 0-1.K Madden 1-5, K Brady 0-1, G Adams 0-1, D O’Hare 0-1, R O’Loan 0-1.Referee: G Kinneavy (Roscommon)
22 June 2003Semi-final Down 2-10 - 0-11 Fermanagh St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
G McCartan 1-4, J McCartan 1-0, L Doyle 0-3, B Coulter 0-1, C McCrickard 0-1, R Murtagh 0-1.Raymie Gallagher 0-4, R McCabe 0-3, R Keenan 0-2, S Maguire 0-1, C Bradley 0-1.Referee: M Monaghan (Kildare)

Finals

13 July 2003Final Tyrone 1-17 - 4-8 Down St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
P Canavan 1-6, E Mulligan 0-3, S Cavanagh 0-2, B Dooher 0-1, B McGuigan 0-1, K Hughes 0-1, C Gormley 0-1, P Jordan 0-1, C Gourley 0-1.D Gordon 2-1, L Doyle 1-4, B Coulter 1-1, G McCartan 0-1, B Burns 0-1.Referee: A Mangan (Kerry)
20 July 2003Final replay Tyrone 0-23 - 1-5 Down St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
P Canavan 0-11 (7f, 1’45’), E Mulligan 0-4, K Hughes 0-2, R McMenamin 0-1, C Gormley 0-1, S Cavanagh 0-1, B Dooher 0-1, G Cavlan 0-1, F McGuigan 0-1.L Doyle 0-4 (3f), R Murtagh 1-0, B Coulter 0-1.Referee: B White (Wexford)

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References

  1. ↑ "Armagh felled by Finlay fire", Irish Independent, 12 May 2003 – via britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk, MONAGHAN may be still a long way from lifting any trophy, but try telling that to their supporters [..] after watching their side construct a stunning victory over All-Ireland champions Armagh in the preliminary round of the Bank of Ireland Ulster championship
  2. ↑ Irish Independent - Monday 13 November 2000 - Page 25 https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001715/20001113/355/0025
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