2002 Ulster Senior Football Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Province |  Ulster |
| Year | 2002 |
| Trophy | Anglo-Celt Cup |
| Date | 12 May 2002 - 7 July 2002 |
| Teams | 9 |
| Defending champions |  Tyrone |
| Winners | |
| Champions |  Armagh (10th win) |
| Manager | Joe Kernan |
| Captain | Kieran McGeeney |
| Runners-up | |
| Runners-up |  Donegal |
| Manager | Mickey Moran |
| Captain | Michael Hegarty |
| Other | |
| Matches played | 9 |
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.
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
[edit]General Information
[edit]Nine counties competed in the Ulster Senior Football Championship:
| County | Last Championship Title | Last All-Ireland Title | Position in 2000 Championship | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Antrim
|
1951 | — | Quarter-finals | Bushmills |
| Armagh
|
2000 | — | Quarter-finals | Morgan Fuels |
 Cavan
|
1997 | 1952 | Runners-Up | Kingspan |
| Derry
|
1998 | 1993 | Semi-finals | Sperrin Galvanisers |
| Donegal
|
1992 | 1992 | Preliminary Round | Abbey Hotel |
 Down
|
1994 | 1994 | Quarter-finals | Canal Court Hotel |
 Fermanagh
|
— | — | Quarter-finals | Tracey Concrete |
 Monaghan
|
1988 | — | Semi-finals | Harte Peat |
 Tyrone
|
2001 | — | Champions | W.J. Dolan |
Championship Draw
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 12 May 2002 Preliminary 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
[edit]| 12 May 2002 Quarter-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 2002 Quarter-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 2002 Quarter-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 2002 Quarter-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 2002 Quarter-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
[edit]| 9 June 2002 Semi-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 2002 Semi-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
[edit]| 7 July 2002 Final | 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) |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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
- ^ 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