2002 Ulster Senior Football Championship

2002 Ulster SFC
Tournament details
Province Ulster
Year2002
TrophyAnglo-Celt Cup
Date12 May 2002 - 7 July 2002
Teams9
Defending champions Tyrone
Winners
Champions Armagh (10th win)
ManagerJoe Kernan
CaptainKieran McGeeney
Runners-up
Runners-up Donegal
ManagerMickey Moran
CaptainMichael Hegarty
Other
Matches played9
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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

General Information

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

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

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

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

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

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

References

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ 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