2003–04 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship
| Championship Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 18 October 2003 – 17 March 2004 |
| Teams | 28 |
| All Ireland Champions | |
| Winners | Newtownshandrum (1st win) |
| Captain | John McCarthy |
| Manager | Ger Cunningham |
| All Ireland Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Dunloy |
| Captain | Malachy Molloy |
| Manager | Seán McLean |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Newtownshandrum |
| Leinster | O'Loughlin Gaels |
| Ulster | Dunloy |
| Connacht | Portumna |
| Championship Statistics | |
| Matches Played | 29 |
| Top Scorer |  Ben O'Connor (0-47) |
← 2002–03 2004–05 → | |
The 2003–04 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the 34th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament for senior clubs. The championship began on 18 October 2003 and ended on 17 March 2004.
Birr were the defending champions but were defeated by O'Loughlin Gaels in the Leinster final.
On 17 March 2004, Newtownshandrum won the championship following a 0-17 to 1-6 defeat of Dunloy in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their first All-Ireland title.
Newtownshandrum's Ben O'Connor was the championship's top scorer with 0-47.
Pre-championship
The build-up to the opening of the championship was dominated by Birr and the possibility that they would become the first club to win three All-Ireland titles in-a-row, and a record-breaking fifth championship title over all. Having secured their fifth successive county title, Birr were favourites to retain their provincial title for a third year-in-a-row. This would leave them only two wins away from hurling immortality.
The championship
Participating counties
| Team | County | Most recent success | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-Ireland | Provincial | County | ||
| Athleague | Roscommon | 1978 | ||
| Ballygalget | Down | 1998 | 1999 | |
| Birr | Offaly | 2003 | 2002 | 2002 |
| Castlepollard | Westmeath | 1997 | ||
| Castletown | Laois | 2002 | ||
| Clarecastle | Clare | 1997 | 1997 | |
| Clonguish | Longford | |||
| Coill Dubh | Kildare | 2000 | ||
| Craobh Chiaráin | Dublin | 2001 | ||
| Dunloy | Antrim | 2002 | 2002 | |
| Fr. Murphy's | London | 2001 | ||
| Glenealy | Wicklow | 1996 | ||
| Keady Lámh Dhearg | Armagh | 2002 | ||
| Kevin Lynch's | Derry | 1998 | ||
| Kilmessan | Meath | 1996 | ||
| Kilmoyley | Kerry | 2002 | ||
| Knockbridge | Louth | 2001 | ||
| Mount Sion | Waterford | 2002 | 2002 | |
| Naomh Eoin | Carlow | 1998 | ||
| Newtownshandrum | Cork | |||
| O'Loughlin Gaels | Kilkenny | 2001 | ||
| Patrickswell | Limerick | 1990 | 2000 | |
| Portumna | Galway | |||
| Rathnure | Wexford | 1998 | 2002 | |
| St. Mary's | Leitrim | 2002 | ||
| Toomevara | Tipperary | 1993 | 2001 | |
| Tooreen | Mayo | 1999 | ||
| Tubbercurry | Sligo | 2002 | ||
Fixtures
Quarter-finals
| 18 October 2003 Quarter-final | Tooreen | 0–12 – 1–7 | Tubbercurry | Castlerea |
| A Hession 0–5 (0-1f), A freeman 0-3f, S Hunt 0–2, M Devanney and R Robinson 0–1 each. | P Severs 1–6 (1-4f), D Severs 0–1. |
| 26 October 2003 Quarter-final | St. Mary's | 1–8 – 0–12 | Athleague | Páirc Sheáin Mhic Dhiarmada, Carrick |
| C Cunniffe 0-6, J Beirne 1-0, J Goldrick 0-1, T McLoughin 0-1. | K Regan 0-4, P Cuddy 0-3, T Reddington 0-2, M Connaughton 0-2, T Farrell 0-1. |
Semi-final
| 1 November 2003 Semi-final | Athleague | 0–12 – 1–8 | Tooreen | Castlerea |
| K Regan 0–6, P Cuddy 0–4, M Connaughton 0–3, S Regan 1–0, A Cunniffe 0–2. | (report) | A Freeman 0–4, D Greally and A Hession 1–0 each, M French 0–2, S Ganley, S Hunt and R Robinson 0–1 each. |
Final
| 16 November 2003 Final | Portumna | 0–17 – 0–5 | Athleague | Athleague Sportsfield, Athleague |
| F Canning 0–5, N Hayes 0–4, D Canning 0–4, D Hayes 0–2, I Muldoon 0–1, A Smith 0–1. | (report) | T Reddington 0–2, P Cuddy 0–1, A Cuniffe 0–1, K Regan 0–1. | Referee: M Carroll (Roscommon) |
First round
| 19 October 2003 First round | Glenealy | 0-6 – 2-11 | Castletown | Aughrim Park, Aughrim |
| W O'Gorman 0-2, E Glynn 0-2, M McDonald, K Snell 0-1. | Report | P Phelan 2-4, D Cuddy 0-2, J Hoban 0-2, P Cuddy, O Dooley, B McKelvey 0-1 each. | Referee: J Kelly (Wexford) |
| 19 October 2003 First round | Naomh Eoin | 1–10 – 2–7 | Knockbridge | Pairc an Chuinnigh, Knockbridge |
| J Quirke (1-1), D Murphy (0-3, 3 frees), S Smithers (0-2), S Kavanagh, A Curry, K Nolan (free), R Foley (0-1 each). | Report | P Dunne (1-2, 3 frees), P Kieran (1-0), S Byrne (0-3, 1 free), D Dunne, R Byrne (0-1 each). | Referee: J McGrath (Westmeath) |
| 19 October 2003 First round | Clonguish | 1–6 – 5–13 | Coill Dubh | Pearse Park, Longford |
| P Barden 1-1, J Minnock (f), B Burke, T Prunty, D Corcoran, C Finnucane 0-1 each. | Report | A McAndrew 3-4, D Hughes 2-1, T Carew 0-3 (3f), N O'Callaghan 0-2, Chris Byrne, Colm Byrne (f), D Doyle 0-1 each. |
| 19 October 2003 First round | Castlepollard | 1-11 – 0-16 | Kilmessan | Cusack Park, Mullingar |
| D McCormack 1-2, A Devine 0-4 (2f 1 '65', 1 sideline cut), K Brazil, B Kennedy 0-2 each, D Devine 0-1. | Report | N Horan (0-11) (7f, 1 '65'), J Keena 0-2, L Maguire, M Reilly, S Clynch 0-1 each. |
| 27 October 2003 First round replay | Naomh Eoin | 6–10 – 2–5 | Knockbridge | Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow |
| D Murphy (2–3), B Murphy (2–1), R Foley (2–0), D Roberts (0–2), Kevin Nolan (0–1), A Curry (0–1), S Kavanagh (0–1). | P Kiernan (1–0), S Kerrigan (1–0), S Byrne (0–3), D Dunne (0–1), P Dunne (0–1). | Referee: B Gavin (Offaly) |
Quarter-finals
| 2 November 2003 Quarter-final | Castletown | 0–14 – 1–9 | Craobh Chiaráin | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise |
| P Phelan 0–5 (1f); Paul Cuddy 0–3 (1 '65, 2fs); Pauric Cuddy, J Hooban, D Cuddy, F O'Sullivan, J O'Sullivan, B McKelvey 0–1 each. | (report) | C Ring 0–6 (3fs); A McCrabbe 1–0; S Mulhall 0–2; D Kirwan 0–1. | Referee: D Murphy (Wexford) |
| 2 November 2003 Quarter-final | Kilmessan | 1–9 – 4–12 | Rathnure | Páirc Tailteann, Navan |
| N Horan 1–3; G O'Neill, S Clynch, M Reilly, L Maguire, J Keena J Horan 0–1 each. | (report) | R Flynn 1–5; R Codd 1–4; S O'Neill 1–1; B O'Leary 1–0; J O'Connor 0–2. | Referee: E Morris (Dublin) |
| 2 November 2003 Quarter-final | Naomh Eoin | 2–7 – 0–17 | Birr | Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow |
| R Foley (1–2), P Quirke (1–0), J Watters (0–2), D Murphy (0–2 frees), S Kavanagh (0–1 free). | (report) | R Hanniffy (0–7, 5 frees), S Browne (0–4), P Molloy (0–3), D Hayden (0–2), P O'Meara (0–1). | Referee: S Whelan (Wexford) |
| 9 November 2003 Quarter-final | Coill Dubh | 0–12 – 0–21 | O'Loughlin Gaels | Seán Tierney Park, Allenwood |
| Tom Carew (0–5, 4 frees), Colm Byrne (0–3, 3 frees), A McAndrew (0–2), D Doyle (0–1), J Byrne (0–1). | (report) | B Dowling (0–5), M Nolan (0–5), A Geoghegan (0–3), N Skehan (0–3, 1 free), S Cummins (0–2), M Comerford (0–2), J Comerford (0–1). | Referee: F Smith (Meath) |
Semi-finals
| 16 November 2003 Semi-final | Birr | 4–17 – 1–9 | Castletown | Nowlan Park, Kilkenny |
| M Dwane 2–0; D Hayden 0–5 (1f); D Pilkington 1–1; P O'Meara 0–3; J Pilkington 1–0; R Hanniffy and G Hanniffy 0–2 each; Brian Whelahan 0–2 (1f); S Browne and N Rodgers 0–1 each. | (report) | P Phelan 1–2 (2f); JR Kingston 0–3; Paul Cuddy 0–2 (1f); C Cuddy and D Cuddy 0–1 each. | Referee: E Morris (Dublin) |
| 16 November 2003 Semi-final | O'Loughlin Gaels | 0–20 – 2–11 | Rathnure | Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow |
| N Skehan 0–10 (0–7 frees); M Comerford 0–3; B Dowling, M Nolan and J Comerford 0–2 each; C Furlong 0–1. | P Codd 1–4 (1–2 frees); N Higgins 1–1; M Byrne and B O'Leary 0–2 each; T Hogan and R Codd 0–1 each. | Referee: P Aherne (Carlow) |
Final
| 30 November 2003 | O'Loughlin Gaels | 0–15 – 0–9 | Birr | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise |
| N Skehan 0–8 (0–7 frees, 0–1 seventy); B Dowling 0–2; M Comerford, A Geoghegan, N Bergin, M Nolan and C Furlong 0–1 each. | R Hanniffy 0–5 (0–4 frees); J Pilkington 0–2; P Carroll and Brian Whelahan (free) 0–1 each. | Referee: J Kelly (Wexford) |
Quarter-finals
| 26 October 2003 Quarter-final | Toomevara | 3–18 – 2–11 | Kilmoyley | Semple Stadium, Thurles |
| W Ryan (2–1), K Dunne (0–7), J O’Brien (1–2), P O’Brien (0–4), T Dunne (0–1), F Devaney (0–1), M Bevans (0–1), K Cummins (0–1). | C Walsh (1–3), S Brick (0–5), P O’Sullivan (1–0), J McCarthy (0–1), B Brick (0–1), M Murnane (0–1). | Referee: D Richardson (Limerick) |
| 26 October 2003 Quarter-final | Clarecastle | 1–14 – 2–13 | Patrickswell | Cusack Park, Ennis |
| K Ralph 0–8 (0–5 frees); A O’Loughlin 1–2; S Moloney 0–2; A Daly 0–1 (65); D Quinn 0–1. | D O’Grady 1–4; E Foley 1–2; P O’Grady 0–5 (0–4 frees); A Carmody, J McDermott 0–1. | Referee: J McDonnell (Tipperary) |
Semi-finals
| 9 November 2003 Semi-final | Toomevara | 1–9 – 0–15 | Newtownshandrum | Semple Stadium, Thurles[2] |
| W Ryan 1–2; K Dunne 0–3 (frees); P O’Brien 0–2 (0–1 free); M Bevans, B Dunne, 0–1 each. | B O’Connor 0–7 (0–3 frees); John O’Connor 0–3; Jerry O’Connor 0–2; M Farrell 0–2; JP King 0–1. | Referee: M Wadding (Waterford) |
| 16 November 2003 Semi-final | Patrickswell | 0–16 – 1–11 | Mount Sion | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
| P O'Grady (0–9, 0–5 frees, 0–3 65s); J McDermott (0–2); K Carey (0–2); P O'Reilly, D O'Grady, E Foley (0–1) each. | K McGrath (0–5, frees); E Kelly (0–4, 0–2 frees); B Browne (1–0); M White, E McGrath (0–1) each. | Referee: W Barrett (Tipperary) |
Final
| 30 November 2003 Final | Newtownshandrum | 2–18 – 2–9 | Patrickswell | Semple Stadium, Thurles |
| J Bowles 2–3; JP King 0–4; Jerry O'Connor 0–4; B O'Connor 0–3 (0–2 frees); AT O'Brien, John O'Connor, D Mulcahy, M Morrissey, 0–1 each. | D O'Grady 2–2; E Foley 0–3; P O'Grady 0–3 (frees); G Kirby 0–1 (free). | Referee: S McMahon (Clare) |
Semi-finals
| 26 October 2003 Semi-final | Dunloy | 1–23 – 0–8 | Ballygalget | Casement Park, Belfast |
| Greg O'Kane 0-7, A Elliott 0-6, F Quinn 1-2, P Richmond 0-2, N Elliott 0-2, M Curry 0-1, C McGuckian 0-1, D McMullan 0-1, Gary O'Kane 0-1. | (report) | J McGrattan 0-4, P Monan 0-2, M Coulter 0-2. | Referee: G Devlin (Armagh) |
| 2 November 2003 Semi-final | Kevin Lynch's | 3–13 – 1–10 | Keady Lámh Dhearg | O'Neill Park, Dungannon |
| G McGonigle (1–10), R McCloskey (1–0), O Farren (0–1), K Hinphey (0–1), P Farren (0–1). | (report) | G Enright (1–6), P McCormack (0–1), K Hatzer (0–1), B McCormack (0–1), P McBrien (0–1). | Referee: T McIntyre (Antrim) |
Final
| 9 November 2003 Final | Dunloy | 3–19 – 0–9 | Kevin Lynch's | |
| D Quinn (2–1), Greg O'Kane (0–7, five frees), P Richmond (1–1), A Elliott (0–4), Colm Cunning (0–2), C McGuckian (0–1), Conor Cunning (0–1), L Richmond (0–1), Gary O'Kane (0–1, a 65). | (report) | G McGonigle (0–8, all frees), B Kelly (0–1). |
Quarter-final
| 6 December 2003 Quarter-final | Fr. Murphy's | 1–5 – 1–14 | Newtownshandrum | Emerald GAA Grounds, Ruislip |
| R Devlin (1–0), S Byrne (0–2), E Kinlon (0–2), JP Byrne (0–1). | (report) | B O'Connor (0–9), J Bowles (1–0), P Noonan (0–2), M Farrell (0–1), G O'Connor (0–1), I Kelleher (0–1). | Referee: T McIntyre (Antrim) |
Semi-finals
| 15 February 2004 Semi-final | Dunloy | 2–13 – 2–10 | Portumna | St. Tiernach's Park, Clones |
| P Richmond (1–3), C McGuckian (1–2), Greg O'Kane (0–3), D Quinn (0–1), Gary O'Kane (0–1), C Cunning (0–1), G McGhee (0–1), P McMullan (0–1). | (report) | D Hayes (1–1), K Hayes (1–1), F Canning (0–3), A Smith (0–2), D Canning (0–2), O Canning (0–1). | Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath) |
| 15 February 2004 Semi-final | Newtownshandrum | 1–16 – 0–19 | O'Loughlin Gaels | Semple Stadium, Thurles |
| B. O'Connor 0–10 (0–7 frees); D. O'Riordan 1–0; J. Bowles 0–2; D. Mulcahy, P. Mulcahy, A.T. O'Brien, Jerry O'Connor, 0–1 each. | (report) | N. Skehan 0–11 (0–9 frees); M. Nolan 0–4; B. Dowling 0–2; M. Comerford 0–2. | Referee: S Roche (Tipperary) |
| 21 February 2004 Semi-final replay | Newtownshandrum | 0–14 – 1–8 | O'Loughlin Gaels | Semple Stadium, Thurles |
| B. O'Connor 0–8 (0–5 frees); JP King 0–3; J. O'Connor 0–2; D. O'Riordan 0–1. | (report) | M. Nolan 1–1; B. Dowling 0–2; N. Skehan 0–2 (frees); N. Bergin, J. Comerford, C. Furlong, 0–1 each. | Referee: P Horan (Offaly) |
Final
| 17 March 2004 Final | Newtownshandrum | 0–17 – 1–6 | Dunloy | Croke Park, Dublin |
| B O'Connor 0–10 (0–6 frees); AT O'Brien 0–3; Jerry O'Connor, J Bowles, I Kelleher, M Morrissey 0–1 each. | (report) | G McGhee 1–0 (pen.); L Richmond 0–2; P Richmond 0–2; C McGuckian, A Elliott 0–1 each. | Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath) |
Scoring statistics
- Top scorers overall
| Rank | Player | Team | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben O'Connor | Newtownshandrum | 0-47 | 47 | 6 | 7.83 |
| 2 | Nigel Skehan | O'Loughlin Gaels | 0-34 | 34 | 5 | 8.80 |
| 3 | Geoffrey McGonagle | Kevin Lynch's | 1-18 | 21 | 2 | 10.50 |
| 4 | Patrick Phelan | Castletown | 3-11 | 20 | 3 | 6.66 |
| 5 | Nicky Horan | Kilmessan | 1-14 | 17 | 2 | 8.50 |
| Gregory O'Kane | Dunloy | 0-17 | 17 | 3 | 5.66 | |
| Paul O'Grady | Patrickswell | 0-17 | 17 | 3 | 5.66 | |
| 6 | Maurice Nolan | O'Loughlin Gaels | 1-13 | 16 | 5 | 3.20 |
| Declan O'Grady | Patrickswell | 0-17 | 17 | 3 | 5.66 | |
| 7 | Adrian McAndrew | Coill Dubh | 3-06 | 15 | 2 | 7.50 |
| James Bowles | Newtownshandrum | 3-06 | 15 | 6 | 2.50 |
- Top scorers in a single game
| Rank | Player | Team | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adrian McAndrew | Coill Dubh | 3-04 | 13 | Clonguish |
| Geoffrey McGonagle | Kevin Lynch's | 1-10 | 13 | Keady Lámh Dhearg | |
| 2 | Nicky Horan | Kilmessan | 0-11 | 11 | Castlepollard |
| Nigel Skehan | O'Loughlin Gaels | 0-11 | 11 | Newtownshandrum | |
| 3 | Patrick Phelan | Castletown | 2-04 | 10 | Glenealy |
| Nigel Skehan | O'Loughlin Gaels | 0-10 | 10 | Rathnure | |
| Ben O'Connor | Newtownshandrum | 0-10 | 10 | O'Loughlin Gaels | |
| Ben O'Connor | Newtownshandrum | 0-10 | 10 | Dunloy | |
| 4 | Des Murphy | Naomh Eoin | 2-03 | 9 | Knockbridge |
| James Bowles | Newtownshandrum | 2-03 | 9 | Patrickswell | |
| Paul Seavers | Tubbercurry | 1-06 | 9 | Tooreen | |
| Gerard Enright | Keady Lámh Dhearg | 1-06 | 9 | Kevin Lynch's | |
| Paul O'Grady | Patrickswell | 0-09 | 9 | Mount Sion | |
| Ben O'Connor | Newtownshandrum | 0-09 | 9 | Fr. Murphy's |
References
- ^ "Newtown's crowning glory". Irish Examiner. 18 March 2004. Archived from the original on 15 January 2005. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
- ^ "Sportsfile - Toomevara v Newtownshandrum - 126338".