The 2002 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (known as the Guinness Hurling Championship for sponsorship reasons) was the 116th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The draws for the respective provincial championships took place on 27 October 2001. The championship ran from 27 April to 8 September 2002.
Tipperary entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Kilkenny in the All-Ireland semi-final.
The All-Ireland final was played on 8 September 2002 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Kilkenny and Clare, in what was their fourth championship meeting overall but their first All-Ireland final meeting in 70 years. Kilkenny won the match by 2–20 to 0–19 to claim their 27th All-Ireland title overall and a first title in two years.
Tipperary's Eoin Kelly was the championship's top scorer with 2–39.
Teams
General information Twenty one counties will compete in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: one team in the Connacht Senior Hurling Championship, ten teams in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, five teams in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship and five teams in the Ulster Senior Hurling Championship. CountyLast provincial titleLast championship titlePosition in 2001 Championship Antrim1999 –Semi-finals (Ulster Senior Hurling Championship) Carlow – –Second preliminary round (Leinster Senior Hurling Championship) Clare19981997Semi-finals (Munster Senior Hurling Championship) Cork20001999Quarter-finals (Munster Senior Hurling Championship) Derry2001 –Quarter-finals Down1997 –Runners-up (Ulster Senior Hurling Championship) Dublin19611938Quarter-finals (Leinster Senior Hurling Championship) Galway19991988Runners-up Kildare – –Second preliminary round (Leinster Senior Hurling Championship) Kilkenny20012000Semi-finals Laois19491915Semi-finals (Leinster Senior Hurling Championship) Limerick19961973Quarter-finals London –1901Semi-finals (Ulster Senior Hurling Championship) Meath – –First round (Leinster Senior Hurling Championship) New York – –Quarter-finals (Ulster Senior Hurling Championship) Offaly19951998Semi-finals (Leinster Senior Hurling Championship) Tipperary20012001Champions Waterford19631959Semi-finals (Munster Senior Hurling Championship) Westmeath – –First preliminary round (Leinster Senior Hurling Championship) Wexford19971996Semi-finals Wicklow – –First preliminary round (Leinster Senior Hurling Championship)
All-Ireland final
The new Qualifier system threw up an interesting pairing in the All-Ireland final. It was the Leinster champions Kilkenny versus Clare, who were knocked out of the provincial championship in the very first round. Kilkenny had the upper hand for the whole game as D.J. Carey and Henry Shefflin scored goals for Kilkenny. Clare narrowed Kilkenny's lead in the second half, however, they missed two goal chances. Kilkenny won the title for the 27th time.
Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Ulster Senior Hurling Championship
All-Ireland Qualifiers
Round 1
Round 2
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Note: * = Provincial Champion
All-Ireland quarter-finals
All-Ireland semi-finals
All-Ireland Final
Championship statistics Top scorers
Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Eoin KellyTipperary2–394567.502Henry ShefflinKilkenny1–333649.003Nicky HoranMeath4–203248.004Liam WatsonAntrim4–172939.665Paul FlynnWaterford2–222839.336Paul CoddWexford2–202638.667Paul BraniffDown1–192254.408Niall GilliganClare3–122163.509Kevin FlynnDublin1–172045.0010Seánie McMahonClare0–171762.83Jamesie O'ConnorClare0–171762.83
In a single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition1Nicky HoranMeath1–1114Laois2Aidan DelargyAntrim2-0713New YorkPaul CoddWexford0–1313Kilkenny4Andrew MitchellWestmeath1-0912KildareKevin FlynnDublin0–1212MeathPaul FlynnWaterford0–1212CorkEoin KellyTipperary0–1212Limerick8Liam WatsonAntrim3-0211New YorkFergal HealyGalway3-0211DownNicky HoranMeath2-0511DublinEoin KellyTipperary1-0811ClareHenry ShefflinKilkenny0–1111Offaly
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