The 2003 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 73rd staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928 . The championship began on 5 April 2003 and ended on 14 September 2003.
Kilkenny entered the championship as defending champions .[1]
On 14 September 2003, Kilkenny won the championship following a 2–16 to 2–15 defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland final.[2] This was their 18th championship title overall and their second title in succession.
Kilkenny's Richie Power was the championship's top scorer with 1-29.
Results [ ]
Group A
Team
Matches
Score
Pts
Pld
W
D
L
For
Against
Diff
Laois
2
2
0
0
4-25
0-11
26
4
Carlow
2
1
0
1
2-18
4-18
-6
2
Kildare
2
0
0
2
2-17
4-31
-20
0
Carlow v Kildare
12 April 2003 Round 2 Carlow 2-16 - 2-08 Kildare Dr. Cullen Park , Carlow
A Quirke 1-4, R Dunbar 0-6, S Watchorn 1-0, K Foley 0-2, L Murphy 0-1, B Cox 0-1, J Murphy 0-1, J Miley 0-1.
C Doyle 1-6, L Harney 1-2.
Group B
Team
Matches
Score
Pts
Pld
W
D
L
For
Against
Diff
Westmeath
2
2
0
0
3-26
4-15
8
4
Meath
2
1
0
1
4-19
2-19
6
2
Wicklow
2
0
0
2
4-12
5-23
-14
0
Westmeath v Meath
5 April 2003 Round 1 Westmeath 1-13 - 1-09 Meath Cusack Park , Mullingar
K Cosgrove 0-5, J Clarke 1-3, D McNicholas 0-1, L Boyle 0-1, L Clarke 0-1, C O'Leary 0-1, M Curley 0-1.
S Moran 0-4, E Broad 1-1, P Finnegan 0-1, S Ashe 0-1, J Meyler 0-1, D Wallace 0-1.
Meath v Wicklow
26 April 2003 Round 3 Meath 3-10 - 1-06 Wicklow Páirc Tailteann , Navan
S Ashe 1-1, D Kirby 1-1, S Moran 1-0, D Kirwan 0-2, D Wallace 0-2, P Donoghue 0-1, E Broad 0-1, R Gilsenan 0-1.
B Nolan 1-1, C Kavanagh 0-2, A O'Brien 0-2, A Tiernan 0-1.
Quarter-finals
Laois v Offaly
10 May 2003 Quarter-final Laois 0-09 - 1-09 Offaly O'Moore Park , Portlaoise
D Bergin 0-5, J Dunne 0-1, J Brophy 0-1, B Fitzgerald 0-1, J Rowney 0-1.
D Molloy 1-2, D Cordial 0-2, G O'Grady 0-1, D Hayden 0-1, J Keane 0-1, J Bergin 0-1, E Lee 0-1.
Referee: J Owens (Wexford)
Dublin v Westmeath
10 May 2003 Quarter-final Dublin 1-16 - 0-03 Westmeath Parnell Park , Dublin
G Morris 0-7, D Walsh 1-1, D Byrne 0-3, B Kennedy 0-2, D O'Reilly 0-1, G O'Meara 0-1, P Carton 0-1.
K Cosgrove 0-2, D McNicholas 0-1.
Referee: F Smith (Meath)
Semi-finals
Kilkenny v Dublin
25 June 2003 Semi-final Kilkenny 4-12 - 0-11 Dublin O'Moore Park , Portlaoise
A Murphy, R Power 1-4 each, A Healy, E Guinan 1-1 each, D McCormack 0-2.
Report
A McCrabbe 0-4 (all frees), I Fleming 0-2, S O'Sullivan, M Griffin, R Higgins, B Kennedy, P Carton 0-1 each.
Referee: S Whelan (Wexford)
Offaly v Wexford
25 June 2003 Semi-final Offaly 2-16 - 0-12 Wexford Dr. Cullen Park , Carlow
G O'Grady (1-3), S Delaney (1-2), D Cordial (0-5), J Keane (0-2), N Rogers, J Bergin, D Molloy, E Bevans (0-1) each.
Report
R Kehoe (0-4), S Ryan (0-3), M Doyle, L Kinsella (0-2) each, S Nolan (0-1).
Referee: J Quinlan (Carlow)
Final
Kilkenny v Offaly
6 July 2003 Final Kilkenny 0-18 - 0-13 Offaly Croke Park , Dublin
R Power 0-6 (4f), E Guinan 0-4, J Fitzpatrick 0-2, A Murphy 0-2, A Healy 0-2, M Nolan 0-2.
Report
D Cordial 0-9 (9f), S Delaney 0-3, G O'Grady 0-1.
Referee: A Stapleton (Laois)
First round
Limerick v Kerry
9 April 2003 First round Limerick 5-15 - 0-03 Kerry Bruff
P McNamara 2-2, P Ryan 2-1, P Kirby 1-4, P Russell 0-3, O Benson 0-2, P Hyland 0-1, C O'Brien 0-1, E O'Leary 0-1.
R Galvin 0-3.
Cork v Clare
9 April 2003 First round Cork 0-15 - 0-05 Clare FitzGerald Park , Kilmallock
M O'Sullivan 0-6, A Ó hAilpín 0-3, M Harrington 0-3, B Canty 0-2, D Lucey 0-1.
T Kierse 0-2, M O'Hanlon 0-1, D O'Halloran 0-1, N Dunne 0-1.
Playoffs
Clare v Kerry
21 April 2003 Playoff Clare 3-14 - 1-07 Kerry Cusack Park , Ennis
B Gaffney 2-4, S O'Brien 1-1, D O'Halloran 0-3, M O'Hanlon 0-2, A Griffey 0-2, R Keane 0-1, T Kierse 0-1.
S Young 1-0, R Galvin 0-2, G O'Grady 0-2, M Bowler 0-1, D O'Connor 0-1, J Houlihan 0-1.
Semi-finals
Cork v Clare
14 May 2003 Semi-final Cork 0-11 - 0-07 Clare FitzGerald Park , Kilmallock
M Allen 0-3, B Ring 0-2, B Barry 0-2, B Coleman 0-1, D Lucey 0-1, A Ó hAilpín 0-1, M O'Sullivan 0-1.
R Keane 0-3, M O'Hanlon 0-1, N Dunne 0-1, T Kierse 0-1, B Gaffney 0-1.
Final
Tipperary v Cork
29 June 2003 Final Tipperary 2-12 - 0-16 Cork Semple Stadium , Thurles
S Long 2-1, R Ruth 0-4, S O'Brien 0-2, D Sheppard 0-2, D Young 0-1, R McGrath 0-1, D Morrissey 0-1.
A Ó hAilpín 0-5, B Barry 0-3, B Canty 0-2, M Allen 0-2, B Coleman 0-1, D Lucey 0-1, M Ahern 0-1, B Ring 0-1.
Referee: D O'Driscoll (Limerick)
Final
Antrim v Derry
14 June 2003 Final Antrim 2-11 - 2-09 Derry Casement Park , Derry
J Scullion 1-4, S McGarry 1-1, N Grego 0-3, C Boyle 0-2, A Ó Cearúlain 0-1.
M Lynch 1-2, Biggs 0-5, B McGoldrick 1-0, N Mullan 0-1, C Bell 0-1.
Quarter-finals
Galway v Antrim
27 July 2003 Quarter-final Galway 5-19 - 2-07 Antrim Croke Park , Dublin
A Callanan 3-4, D Reilly 2-3, N Healy 0-3 (0-2f), N Callanan, E Fenton, K Wade (0-1f) 0-2 each, D Garvey, D Kelly, C Burke 0-1 each.
Report
J Scullion 0-4 (0-3f), S McGarry 1-1, N Grego 1-0, P Cunningham 0-2.
Referee: F Smith (Meath)
Cork v Offaly
27 July 2003 Quarter-final Cork 2-11 - 2-05 Offaly Semple Stadium , Thurles
M Aherne 1-0, K Canty 1-0, B Canty 0-2, M Harrington 0-2, R Conway 0-2, G O'Leary 0-1, B Barry 0-1, B Clifford 0-1, S Cronin 0-1, A Ó hAilpín 0-1.
D Cordial 1-3, D Molloy 1-0, C Parlon 0-1, J Bergin 0-1.
Referee: S Roche (Tipperary)
Semi-finals
Tipperary v Galway
10 August 2003 Semi-final Tipperary 2-16 - 2-19 Galway Croke Park , Dublin
D Hickey 0-5, R Ruth 0-4, D Young 1-1, D Sheppard 1-0, S O’Brien 0-1, K Bergin 0-1, R McGrath 0-1, S Long 0-1, S Cleary 0-1, D Egan 0-1.
Report
N Healy 0-10, D Reilly 2-0, N Callanan 0-5, A Callanan 0-4.
Referee: É Morris (Dublin)
Kilkenny v Cork
17 August 2003 Semi-final Kilkenny 0-15 - 2-08 Cork Croke Park , Dublin
R Power 0-10 (0-8 frees), P Hartley and E Guinan 0-2 each, J Fitzpatrick 0-1.
Report
K Canty 1-1, D Dorris 1-0, M O’Sullivan 0-3 frees, R Conway 0-2, M Aherne free, and O Manning 0-1 each.
Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)
Final
Kilkenny v Galway
14 September 2003 Final Kilkenny 2-16 - 2-15 Galway Croke Park , Dublin
R Power 0-9 (5f), E Guinan, J Fitzpatrick 1-2 each, M Nolan 0-2, D Cody 0-1.
Report
N Healy 1-10 (0-8fs), N Callanan 1-1, D Reilly 0-2, A Callanan, E Fenton 0-1 each.
Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)
Championship statistics [ ]
Top scorers [ ]
Top scorers overall
Top scorers in a single game
References [ ]