2002 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

The 2002 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 116th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 5 May 2002 and ended on 22 September 2002.

2002 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

Championship details
Dates	5 May – 22 September 2002
Teams	33
All-Ireland Champions
Winning team	Armagh (1st win)
Captain	Kieran McGeeney
Manager	Joe Kernan
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Kerry
Captain	Darragh Ó Sé
Manager	Páidí Ó Sé
Provincial Champions
Munster	Cork
Leinster	Dublin
Ulster	Armagh
Connacht	Galway
Championship statistics
No. matches played	67
Goals total	139 (2.11 per game)
Points total	1572 (23.82 per game)
Top Scorer	Oisín McConville (1-40)
Player of the Year	Kieran McGeeney
← 2001 2003 →

Galway entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Kerry in the All-Ireland quarter-final.^[1]

On 22 September 2002, Armagh won the championship following a 1-12 to 0-14 defeat of Kerry in the All-Ireland final.^[2] This was their first All-Ireland title. It remains their only All-Ireland title.

Armagh's Oisín McConville was the championship's top scorer with 1-40. His teammate Kieran McGeeney was the choice for the three Footballer of the Year awards.

Format

The Qualifier Rounds system, first used in 2001 was again used in this year.

Results

Connacht Senior Football Championship

	Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final
	Roscommon		1-08
	Galway		3-12			Galway		0-12
						Mayo		1-07
											Galway		1-11
	New York		1-11								Sligo		0-11
	Sligo		1-19			Sligo		2-13
	London		0-10			Leitrim		2-04
	Leitrim		0-15

Quarter-finals

New York v Sligo

5 May 2002 Quarter-final	New York	1-11 - 1-19	Sligo	Gaelic Park, New York City
	M Slowey 1-5, K Lilly 0-4, J O'Driscoll 0-1, G Dowd 0-1.		G McGowan 0-8, M Brehony 1-3, T Brennan 0-3, D Sloyan 0-2, J McPartland 0-1, K Quinn 0-1, S Davey 0-1.	Referee: P McEneaney (Monaghan)

Roscommon v Galway

19 May 2002 Quarter-final	Roscommon	1-8 - 3-12	Galway	Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon
	P Noone 1-1, F Dolan 0-3, N Dineen 0-2, S O'Neill 0-1, G Lohan 0-1.		A Kerins 2-0, P Joyce 0-6, D Savage 1-1, J Bergin 0-1, K Fitzgerald 0-1, M Donnellan 0-1, S Óg de Paor 0-1, P Clancy 0-1.	Attendance: 27,000 Referee: B Gorman (Armagh)

London v Leitrim

26 May 2002 Quarter-final	London	0-10 - 0-15	Leitrim	Emerald GAA Grounds, Ruislip
	S Lynch 0-4, C McHugh 0-2, J Grimes 0-2, A Gillane 0-1, P McDonagh 0-1.		O Maguire 0-5, P McLoughlin 0-4, M Duignan 0-2, G McCloskey 0-1, S Quinn 0-1, J Guckian 0-1, J Holohan 0-1.	Referee: M Hughes (County Tyrone)

Semi-finals

Mayo v Galway

2 June 2002 Semi-final	Mayo	1-7 - 0-12	Galway	McHale Park, Castlebar
	C Mortimer 0-4, M Moyles 1-0, B Maloney 0-1, J Gill 0-1, T Mortimer 0-1.		P Joyce 0-4, P Clancy 0-3, M Donnellan 0-2, M Clancy 0-1, A Kerins 0-1, T Joyce 0-1.	Attendance: 24,000 Referee: N Barrett (Cork)

Sligo v Leitrim

9 June 2002 Semi-final	Sligo	2-13 - 2-4	Leitrim	Markievicz Park, Sligo
	G McGowan 1-2, M Brehony 0-5, D Sloyan 1-0, D McGarty 0-2, E O'Hara 0-1, P Doohan 0-1, T Brennan 0-1, B Walsh 0-1.		F McBrien 1-0, S Quinn 1-0, O Maguire 0-2, P McLoughlin 0-2.	Attendance: 10,000 Referee: P Fox (Westmeath)

Final

Galway v Sligo

30 June 2002 Final	Galway	1-11 - 0-11	Sligo	McHale Park, Castlebar
	P Joyce 0-5, D Savage 1-1, P Clancy 0-1, T Joyce 0-1, K Walsh 0-1, M Donnellan 0-1, M Clancy 0-1.		D Sloyan 0-4, G McGowan 0-3, D Durkin 0-2, E O'Hara 0-1, M Brehony 0-1.	Attendance: 14,000 Referee: J McKee (Armagh)

Munster Senior Football Championship

	Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final
	Clare		3-10
	Waterford		2-09			Clare		0-08
						Tipperary		1-08
											Tipperary		0-07
											Cork		1-23
						Cork		0-15
	Limerick		1-07			Kerry		1-09
	Kerry		0-14

Quarter-finals

Limerick v Kerry

12 May 2002 Quarter-final	Limerick	1-7 - 0-14	Kerry	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	J Murphy 1-0, M Reidy 0-3, S Lucey 0-1, J Stokes 0-1, C Fitzgerald 0-1, J Quane 0-1.		A Mac Gearailt 0-4, MF Russell 0-4, J Crowley 0-2, N Kennelly 0-2, D Ó Cinnéide 0-1, C Cooper 0-1.	Attendance: 11,025 Referee: E Murtagh (Longford)

Waterford v Clare

12 May 2002 Quarter-final	Waterford	2-9 - 3-10	Clare	Fraher Field, Dungarvan
	M Walsh 1-1, S Walsh 1-1, C Power 0-4, C Watt 0-2, R Hennessy 0-1.		D Russell 1-1, S Hickey 1-1, P Hehir 0-4, C Mullen 1-0, M O'Shea 0-2, D O'Driscoll 0-2.	Referee: E Whelan (Laois)

Semi-finals

Tipperary v Clare

9 June 2002 Semi-final	Tipperary	3-7 - 1-13	Clare	Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney
	D Browne 2-4, P Lambert 1-2, L England 0-1.		C Mullen 0-6, D O'Driscoll 1-1, P Hehir 0-2, B Russell 0-2, M O'Shea 0-2.	Referee: M. Hughes (Tyrone)

Tipperary v Clare

16 June 2002 Semi-final replay	Tipperary	1-8 - 0-8	Clare	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	D Browne 0-6, P Lambert 1-0, B Cummins 0-1, L England 0-1.		P Gallagher 0-2, M O'Shea 0-2, C Mullen 0-2, G Quinlan 0-1, B Crowley 0-1.	Attendance: 1,300 Referee: G Lynch (Fermanagh)

Kerry v Cork

16 June 2002 Semi-final	Kerry	0-8 - 0-8	Cork	Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney
	MF Russell 0-6, D Ó Cinnéide 0-1, J Crowley 0-1.		C Corkery 0-5, BJ O'Sullivan 0-2, A Cronin 0-1.	Attendance: 30,245 Referee: J Bannon (Longford)

Cork v Kerry

23 June 2002 Semi-final replay	Cork	0-15 - 1-9	Kerry	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	C Corkery 0-6, F Murray 0-3, BJ O'Sullivan 0-2, A Cronin 0-1, M Ó Cróinín 0-1, P Clifford 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1.		MF Russell 1-1, D Ó Cinnéide 0-3, D Quill 0-2, S O'Sullivan 0-1, C Cooper 0-1, D Ó Sé 0-1.	Attendance: 22,568 Referee: B White (Wexford)

Finals

Tipperary v Cork

14 July 2002 Final	Tipperary	1-14 - 2-11	Cork	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	D Browne 0-8, P Lambert 0-3, B Hickey 1-0, N Kelly 0-1, L England 0-1, P Cahill 0-1.	Report Report 2	C Corkery 0-7, BJ O'Sullivan 2-0, F Murray 0-2, N Murphy 0-1, P Clifford 0-1.	Attendance: 33,254 Referee: G Kinneavey (Roscommon) Man of the Match: Declan Browne (Moyle Rovers)

Cork v Tipperary

21 July 2002 Final replay	Cork	1-23 - 0-7	Tipperary	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	C Corkery 0-11, F Murray 0-5, P Clifford 1-0, N Murphy 0-2, J Kavanagh 0-2, J Miskella 0-1, M Ó Cróinín 0-1, C Crowley 0-1.	Report	P Lambert 0-3, D Browne 0-2, L England 0-1, E Hanrahan 0-1.	Attendance: 17,708 Referee: M Monaghan (Kildare)

Ulster Senior Football Championship

	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

Cavan v Donegal

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

Monaghan v Fermanagh

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)

Armagh v Tyrone

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)

Armagh v Tyrone

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)

Antrim v Derry

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)

Donegal v Down

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

Armagh v Fermanagh

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)

Donegal v Derry

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

Armagh v Donegal

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)

Leinster Senior Football Championship

	1st Round					Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final
	Longford		1-12
	Louth		3-17			Louth		0-11
						Kildare		0-12
											Kildare		3-09
	Laois		3-06								Offaly		1-14
	Wicklow		0-08			Laois		2-06
						Offaly		0-13
																Kildare		2-11
	Westmeath		0-14													Dublin		2-13
	Carlow		1-10			Westmeath		0-11
						Meath		1-12
											Meath		0-10
											Dublin		2-11
						Dublin		0-15
						Wexford		1-10

First round

Louth v Longford

5 May 2002 First round	Louth	1-14 - 2-11	Longford	Páirc Tailteann, Navan
	JP Rooney 1-2, C Grimes 0-5, M Stanfield 0-3, O McDonnell 0-1, D Reilly 0-1, C Quinn 0-1, B Clarke 0-1.		P Barden 1-2, T SMullen 1-1, P Davis 0-4, D Barden 0-2, E Barden 0-2.	Referee: M McGrath (Donegal)

Laois v Wicklow

6 May 2002 First round	Laois	3-6 - 0-8	Wicklow	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
	B McDonald 1-1, C Conway 1-1, M Lawlor 1-0, I Fitzgerald 0-2, D McEvoy 0-1, G Ramsbottom 0-1.		P Dalton 0-4, S O'Neill 0-2, G Doran 0-1, J Behan 0-1.	Attendance: 3,000 Referee: G Kinneavey (Roscommon)

Louth v Longford

12 May 2002 First round replay	Louth	3-17 - 1-12	Longford	Páirc Tailteann, Navan
	O McDonnell 1-4, D Reilly 1-3, M Stanfield 1-3, C Grimes 0-4, P McGinnity 0-1, J Neary 0-1, JP Rooney 0-1.		P Davis 0-6, P Barden 1-2, D Blessington 0-1, L Keenan 0-1, R Clyne 0-1, E Barden 0-1.	Attendance: 6,000 Referee: M Collins (Cork)

Westmeath v Carlow

12 May 2002 First round	Westmeath	1-14 - 0-10	Carlow	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	JP Casey 0-8, S Colleary 1-1, D Dolan 0-2, K Ryan 0-1, B Morley 0-1, M Ennis 0-1.		B Kelly 0-4, G Ware 0-2, M Carpenter 0-2, T Walsh 0-2.	Attendance: 7,000 Referee: O Ryan (Laois)

Quarter-finals

Offaly v Laois

26 May 2002 Quarter-final	Offaly	0-13 - 2-6	Laois	O'Connor Park, Tullamore
	C Quinn 0-5, C McManus 0-3, P Kelleghan 0-3, A McNamee 0-1, R Malone 0-1.		C Conway 1-3, B McDonald 1-1, P Clancy 0-1, S Kelly 0-1.	Attendance: 11,000 Referee: M Conway (Derry)

Kildare v Louth

26 May 2002 Quarter-final	Kildare	0-12 - 0-11	Louth	Cusack Park, Mullingar
	K O'Dwyer 0-4, M Lynch 0-3, D McCormack 0-1, J Doyle 0-1, R Sweeney 0-1, T Fennin 0-1, K Brennan 0-1.		M Stanfield 0-5, O McDonnell 0-3, JP Rooney 0-1, D Reilly 0-1, C Grimes 0-1.	Attendance: 9,000 Referee: D Joyce (Galway)

Dublin v Wexford

1 June 2002 Quarter-final	Dublin	0-15 - 1-10	Wexford	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
	R Cosgrove 0-5, C Moran 0-2, J Sherlock 0-2, C Whelan 0-2, S Connell 0-1, A Brogan 0-1, D Farrell 0-1, P Curran 0-1.		R Barry 1-2, M Forde 0-4, L O'Brien 0-4,	Attendance: 12,500 Referee: B Crowe (Cavan)

Meath v Westmeath

2 June 2002 Quarter-final	Meath	1-12 - 0-11	Westmeath	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	T Giles 0-6, E Kelly 1-2, G Geraghty 0-2, D Curtis 0-1, P Shankey 0-1.		JP Casey 0-7, F Wilson 0-1, D O'Shaughnessy 0-1, K Keane 0-1, G Heavin 0-1.	Attendance: 18,000 Referee: M Collins (Cork)

Semi-finals

Kildare v Offaly

16 June 2002 Semi-final	Kildare	1-9 - 1-9	Offaly	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	T Fennin 1-0, M Lynch 0-3, D Doyle 0-2, R Sweeney 0-1, D Earley 0-1, P Hurley 0-1, E McCormack 0-1.		C McManus 1-2, C Quinn 0-2, A McNamee 0-1, P Kelleghan 0-1, J Grennan 0-1, V Claffey 0-1, B Mooney 0-1.	Attendance: 13,000 Referee: S Prior (Leitrim)

Kildare v Offaly

22 June 2002 Semi-final replay	Kildare	3-9 - 1-14 (aet)	Offaly	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	R Sweeney 1-1, E McCormack 1-1, D Earley 1-0, J Doyle 0-3, T Fennin 0-2, M Lynch 0-1, P Murray 0-1.		C McManus 1-6, R Malone 0-3, K SLattery 0-2, C Quinn 0-2, J Grennan 0-1.	Attendance: 10,000 Referee: P Russell (Tipperary)

Dublin v Meath

23 June 2002 Semi-final	Dublin	2-11 - 0-10	Meath	Croke Park, Dublin
	R Cosgrove 2-3, C Moran 0-4, A Brogan 0-3, D Homan 0-1.		E Kelly 0-2, G Geraghty 0-2, R Magee 0-2, N Crawford 0-1, N Nestor 0-1, T Giles 0-1, O Murphy 0-1.	Attendance: 65,898 Referee: P McEneaney (Monaghan)

Final

Dublin v Kildare

14 July 2002 Final	Dublin	2-13 - 2-11	Kildare	Croke Park, Dublin
	R Cosgrove 1-4, A Brogan 1-2, J McNally 0-3, S Connell 0-2, C Whelan 0-1, P Christie 0-1.		T Fenning 2-2, J Doyle 0-7, K O'Dwyer 0-1, P Murray 0-1.	Attendance: 78,033 Referee: M Collins (Cork)

All-Ireland Qualifiers

Round 1

Waterford v Roscommon

8 June 2002 Round 1	Waterford	3-11 - 3-19	Roscommon	Fraher Field, Dungarvan
	S Walsh 1-2, G Hurney 0-4, M Walsh 1-0, C Watt 1-0, C Power 0-3, R Power 0-1, R Hennessy 0-1.		S Lohan 1-6, J Dunning 1-2, M Rafferty 1-0, G Lohan 0-3, N Dineen 0-3, J Hanley 0-2, G Ox 0-1, A McPadden 0-1, F Dolan 0-1.	Referee: B Duff (Kildare)

Wicklow v London

8 June 2002 Round 1	Wicklow	2-22 - 2-6	London	Aughrim County Ground, Aughrim
	A Nolan 1-8, T Gill 0-5, J Behan 1-1, S O'Neill 0-2, T Doyle 0-2, B Mernagh 0-2, P Dalton 0-1, B Whelan 0-1.		S Lynch 1-3, K Scanlon 1-0, P Coggins 0-1, C Heaney 0-1, M Donagh 0-1.	Referee: C Broderick (Down)

Carlow v Laois

8 June 2002 Round 1	Carlow	0-11 - 0-18	Laois	Dr Cullen Park, Carlow
	B Kelly 0-4, M Carpenter 0-3, B Carbery 0-3, W Quinlan 0-1.		C Conway 0-6, S Kelly 0-6, I Fitzgerald 0-2, B McDonald 0-2, G Ramsbottom 0-1, M Lawlor 0-1.	Referee: M Ryan (Limerick)

Wexford v Tyrone

8 June 2002 Round 1	Wexford	0-10 - 1-9	Tyrone	Wexford Park, Wexford
	M Forde 0-4, L O'Brien 0-3, P Carley 0-1, J Hegarty 0-1, J Lawlor 0-1.		K Hughes 1-1, P Canavan 0-4, B Dooher 0-2, S O'Neill 0-1, G Cavlan 0-1.	Referee: S Prior (Leitrim)

Monaghan v Louth

8 June 2002 Round 1	Monaghan	1-8 - 2-11	Louth	St. Tiernach's Park, Clones
	T Freeman 1-1, S McManus 0-3, D Freeman 0-2, E Lennon 0-1, R Ronaghan 0-1.		D Reilly 1-2, D Stanfield 0-5, JP Rooney 1-1, J Neary 0-1, S O'Hanlon 0-1, M Farrelly 0-1.	Referee: J Geaney (Cork)

Longford v Down

8 June 2002 Round 1	Longford	1-16 - 0-14	Down	Pearse Park, Longford
	P Davis 0-6, P Barden 0-5, D Barden 1-1, A O'Connor 0-2, T Smullen 0-1, P Ross 0-1.		L Doyle 0-4, M Walsh 0-3, B Coulter 0-2, S King 0-2, R Murtagh 0-1, J McCartan 0-1, P McConville 0-1.	Referee: A Mangan (Kerry)

Antrim v Westmeath

8 June 2002 Round 1	Antrim	1-10 - 0-14	Westmeath	Casement Park, Belfast
	K Madden 0-7, K Brady 1-0, P McCann 0-1, E McCann 0-1, K Doyle 0-1.		D Dolan 0-6, M Ennis 0-3, JP Casey 0-2, B Morley 0-1, M Flangan 0-1, F Wilson 0-1.	Referee: H Beirne (Roscommon)

Cavan v Limerick

8 June 2002 Round 1	Cavan	2-12 - 1-15	Limerick	Breffni Park, Cavan
	L Reilly 1-2, F O'Reilly 0-4, G Pearson 0-4, P McKenna 1-0, P Reilly 0-1, D McCabe 0-1.		M Reidy 1-9, C Mullane 0-2, J Quane 0-1, C Fitzgerald 0-1, J Stokes 0-1, S Kelly 0-1.	Referee: J Smith (Meath)

Cavan v Limerick

15 June 2002 Round 1 replay	Cavan	0-11 - 2-8	Limerick	Breffni Park, Cavan
	F O'Reilly 0-2, L Reilly 0-1, J Reilly 0-1, D McCabe 0-1, G Pearson 0-1, P Galligan 0-1, P Reilly 0-1, A Forde 0-1, P McKenna 0-1, E Reilly 0-1.		M Reidy 0-5, J Murphy 1-1, C Mullane 1-0, S Lucey 0-1, P Ahern 0-1.	Referee: D Joyce (Galway)

Round 2

Westmeath v Fermanagh

22 June 2002 Round 2	Westmeath	0-7 - 0-14	Fermanagh	Cusack Park, Mullingar
	F Wilson 0-4, JP Casey 0-2, M Flanagan 0-1.		Raymond Gallagher 0-6, Rory Gallagher 0-4, T Brewster 0-2, C Donnelly 0-1, R Johnston 0-1.	Attendance: 6,128 Referee: M Ryan (Limerick)

Laois v Clare

22 June 2002 Round 2	Laois	1-19 - 1-6	Clare	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	S Kelly 0-9, C Conway 1-3, G Ramsbottom 0-2, M Lawlor 0-2, G Kavanagh 0-1, I Fitzgerald 0-1, P Clancy 0-1.		C Mullen 1-1, M O'Dwyer 0-3, D O'Driscoll 0-1, P Hehir 0-1.	Referee: S McGonigle (Donegal)

Mayo v Roscommon

23 June 2002 Round 2	Mayo	0-20 - 2-8	Roscommon	McHale Park, Castlebar
	C Mortimer 0-6, T Mortimer 0-3, J Gill 0-3, D Tiernan 0-3, B Maloney 0-2, M Moyles 0-1, J Horan 0-1, D Brady 0-1.		N Dineen 2-4, G Lohan 0-2, S O'Neill 0-1, J Dunning 0-1.	Attendance: 6,000 Referee: M Monaghan (Kildare)

Longford v Derry

23 June 2002 Round 2	Longford	0-9 - 2-13	Derry	Pearse Park, Longford
	P Davis 0-6, D Barden 0-1, P Barden 0-1, A O'Connor 0-1.		A Tohill 2-1, G Diamond 0-6, D Dougan 0-2, J McBride 0-2, F Crossan 0-1, P Bradley 0-1.	Referee: N Barrett (Cork)

Meath v Louth

29 June 2002 Round 2	Meath	3-8 - 2-9	Louth	Páirc Tailteann, Navan
	R Kealy 2-0, G Geraghty 1-0, N Crawford 0-3, T Giles 0-2, E Kelly 0-1, R Magee 0-1, Traynor 0-1.		O McDonnell 1-1, JP Rooney 1-1, M Stanford 0-3, B Clarke 0-1, S O'Hanlon 0-1, S Gerard 0-1, D Reilly 0-1.	Attendance: 20,000 Referee: B Gorman (Armagh)

Tyrone v Leitrim

29 June 2002 Round 2	Tyrone	1-22 - 0-7	Leitrim	Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon
	B McGuigan 1-2, S O'Neill 0-5, B McGuckian 0-4, Peter Canavan 0-3, C McAnallen 0-2, G Cavlan 0-2, R McMenamin 0-1, C McGlinchey 0-1, O Mulligan 0-1, S Cavanagh 0-1.		O Maguire 0-3, D Brennan 0-1, S Quinn 0-1, J Guckian 0-1, J Holohan 0-1.	Referee: E Whelan

Kerry v Wicklow

30 June 2002 Round 2	Kerry	5-15 - 0-7	Wicklow	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	E Brosnan 2-2, MF Russell 1-3, L Hassett 1-0, M Ó Sé 1-0, D Ó Cinnéide 0-3, S O'Sullivan 0-2, I Twiss 0-2, S Scanlon 0-1, J Crowley 0-1, C Cooper 0-1.		T Gill 0-4, P Dalton 0-2, A Nolan 0-1.	Attendance: 2,500 Referee: M McGrath (Donegal)

Limerick v Offaly

6 July 2002 Round 2	Limerick	3-9 - 2-7	Offaly	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	S Kelly 1-2, M Reidy 1-1, P Ahern 1-0, J Murphy 0-3, J Galvin 0-1, D Reidy 0-1, C Fitzgerald 0-1.		N Coughlan 1-1, C Quinn 0-4, S Grennan 1-0, P Kellaghan 0-1, B Malone 0-1.	Attendance: 5,624 Referee: D Joyce (Galway)

Round 3

Kerry v Fermanagh

6 July 2002 Round 3	Kerry	2-15 - 0-4	Fermanagh	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	D Ó Cinnéide 0-6, L Hassett 1-0, C Cooper 1-0, E Brosnan 0-3, S O'Sullivan 0-2, J Crowley 0-2, D Ó Sé 0-1, R O'Connor 0-1.		Raymond Gallagher 0-2, Rory Gallagher 0-2.	Attendance: 15,000 Referee: M Monaghan (Kildare)

Meath v Laois

6 July 2002 Round 3	Meath	1-15 - 0-7	Laois	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	O Murphy 1-3, H Traynor 0-6, G Geraghty 0-4, T Giles 0-2.		C Conway 0-3, P Clancy 0-1, S Kelly 0-1, D Conroy 0-1, K Kelly 0-1.	Attendance: 15,000 Referee: P Russell (Tipperary)

Tyrone v Derry

6 July 2002 Round 3	Tyrone	1-17 - 1-12	Derry	Casement Park, Belfast
	Peter Canavan 0-7, S O'Neill 0-6, C Holmes 1-0, B Dooher 0-2, C McAnallen 0-1, G Cavlan 0-1.		A Tohill 0-7, P Bradley 1-2, D Heaney 0-1, G McGonigle 0-1, F Doherty 0-1.	Attendance: 12,000 Referee: B White (Wexford)

Mayo v Limerick

14 July 2002 Round 3	Mayo	0-13 - 1-9	Limerick	Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon
	C Mortimer 0-4, J Horan 0-3, T Mortimer 0-1, C McManamon 0-1, D Brady 0-1, B Maloney 0-1, D Heaney 0-1, T Gill 0-1.		M Reidy 0-5, J Stokes 1-0, P Ahern 0-2, C Mullane 0-1, J Quane 0-1.	Attendance: 15,000 Referee: B Crowe (Cavan)

Round 4

Donegal v Meath

21 July 2002 Round 4	Donegal	1-13 - 0-14	Meath	Croke Park, Dublin
	B Devenney 0-5, C Toye 1-1, A Sweeney 0-4, J McGuinness 0-1, M Hegarty 0-1, B Roper 0-1.		O Murphy 0-2, T Giles 0-2, G Geraghty 0-2, R Kealy 0-2, N Crawford 0-2, N Nestor 0-1, J Cullinane 0-1, A Kenny 0-1, D Curtis 0-1.	Attendance: 43,682 Referee: M Collins (Cork)

Sligo v Tyrone

21 July 2002 Round 4	Sligo	1-14 - 0-12	Tyrone	Croke Park, Dublin
	D Sloyan 1-3, D McGarty 0-4, E O'Hara 0-3, K Quinn 0-1, K Durkan 0-1, G McGowan 0-1, M Brehony 0-1.		Peter Canavan 0-7, Pascal Canavan 0-2, S O'Neill 0-1, B McGuigan 0-1, C McAnallen 0-1.	Attendance: 43,682 Referee: J Bannon (Longford)

Kerry v Kildare

27 July 2002 Round 4	Kerry	2-10 - 1-5	Kildare	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	E Brosnan 1-1, C Cooper 1-1, D Ó Cinnéide 0-4, L Hassett 0-1, S O'Sullivan 0-1, J Sheehan 0-1, J Crowley 0-1.		J Doyle 0-4, D Earley 1-0, P Hurley 0-1.	Attendance: 18,210 Referee: G Kinneavey (Roscommon)

Mayo v Tipperary

28 July 2002 Round 4	Mayo	0-21 - 1-14	Tipperary	Cusack Park, Ennis
	J Horan 0-5, C McDonald 0-4, D Brady 0-4, S Carolan 0-3, T Mortimer 0-2, B Maloney 0-1, J Gill 0-1, C McMenamon 0-1.		P Lambert 1-4, D Browne 0-7, B Hickey 0-1, M England 0-1, F O'Callaghan 0-1.	Attendance: 8,000 Referee: M McGrath (Donegal)

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship

	Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final
	Cork		1-16
	Mayo		1-10
						Cork		2-07
						Kerry		3-19
	Kerry		2-17
	Galway		1-12
											Kerry		0-14
											Armagh		1-12
	Dublin		1-14
	Donegal		0-07
						Dublin		1-13
						Armagh		1-14
	Armagh		1-16
	Sligo		0-17

Quarter-finals

Kerry v Galway

4 August 2002 Quarter-final	Kerry	2-17 - 1-12	Galway	Croke Park, Dublin
	S O'Sullivan 1-1, A Mac Gearailt 1-1, C Cooper 0-4, MF Russell 0-4, D Ó Cinnéide 0-3, T Ó Sé 0-1, J Sheehan 0-1, D Ó Sé 0-1, E Brosnan 0-1.	Report	P Joyce 0-6, M Donnellan 1-0, D Savage 0-2, K Walsh 0-1, J Bergin 0-1, M Clancy 0-1, M Colleran 0-1.	Attendance: 59,252 Referee: P McEneaney (Monaghan)

Armagh v Sligo

4 August 2002 Quarter-final	Armagh	2-9 - 0-15	Sligo	Croke Park, Dublin
	O McConville 0-6, S McDonnell 1-0, D Marsden 1-0, J McEntee 0-2, B O'Hagan 0-1.		D Sloyan 0-6, K Quinn 0-2, J McPartland 0-2, D McGarty 0-2, G McGowan 0-1, P Doohan 0-1, B Phillips 0-1.	Attendance: 59,252 Referee: P Russell (Tipperary)

Cork v Mayo

5 August 2002 Quarter-final	Cork	0-16 - 1-10	Mayo	Croke Park, Dublin
	C Corkery 0-6, BJ O'Sullivan 0-4, C Crowley 0-2, J Kavanagh 0-1, P Clifford 0-1, G Canty 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1.		C McDonald 1-3, T Mortimer 0-3, S Fitzmaurice 0-1, D Brady 0-1, J Horan 0-1, B Maloney 0-1.	Attendance: 77,298 Referee: J Bannon (Longford)

Dublin v Donegal

5 August 2002 Quarter-final	Dublin	2-8 - 0-14	Donegal	Croke Park, Dublin
	R Cosgrove 2-2, C Whelan 0-1, S Ryan 0-1, S Connell 0-1, A Brogan 0-1, J McNally 0-1, D Magee 0-1.		A Sweeney 0-5, B Devenney 0-4, D Diver 0-2, P McGonigle 0-1, J Gildea 0-1, J McGuinness 0-1.	Attendance: 77,298 Referee: G Kinneavey (Roscommon)

Dublin v Donegal

17 August 2002 Quarter-final replay	Dublin	1-14 - 0-7	Donegal	Croke Park, Dublin
	R Cosgrove 1-3, C Whelan 0-4, A Brogan 0-2, S Connell 0-2, J Magee 0-1, J McNally 0-1, P Christie 0-1.		B Devenney 0-2, A Sweeney 0-2, B Roper 0-1, M Hegarty 0-1, K Rafferty 0-1.	Attendance: 79,057 Referee: P McEneaney (Monaghan)

Armagh v Sligo

18 August 2002 Quarter-final replay	Armagh	1-16 - 0-17	Sligo	Páirc Tailteann, Navan
	O McConville 0-7, R Clarke 1-2, S McDonnell 0-4, B O'Hagan 0-2, P McGrane 0-1.		D Sloyan 0-8, G McGowan 0-3, J McPartland 0-3, E O'Hara 0-2, S DAvey 0-1.	Attendance: 22,000 Referee: S McCormack (Meath)

Semi-finals

Kerry v Cork

25 August 2002 Semi-final	Kerry	3-19 - 2-7	Cork	Croke Park, Dublin
	MF Russell 1-6, C Cooper 1-5, S Levis 1-0 (won goal), D Ó Cinnéide 0-3, L Hassett 0-2, S O'Sullivan 0-1, D Ó Sé 0-1, A Mac Gearailt 0-1.		C Corkery 0-5, F Murray 1-1, P CLifford 1-0, J O'Donoghue 0-1.	Attendance: 46,515 Referee: B White (Wexford)

Armagh v Dublin

1 September 2002 Semi-final	Armagh	1-14 - 1-13	Dublin	Croke Park, Dublin
	P McKeever 1-2, O McConville 0-5, J McEntee 0-3, S McDonnell 0-2, R Clarke 0-2.	Report	R Cosgrove 0-6, C Whelan 1-1, S Connell 0-2, A Brogan 0-2, D Magee 0-1, C Moran 0-1.	Attendance: 79,386 Referee: M Collins (Cork)

Final

Armagh v Kerry

22 September 2002 Final	Armagh	1-12 - 0-14	Kerry	Croke Park, Dublin
	O McConville 1-2 (1f, 1 '45), S McDonnell, D Marsden, R Clarke 0-3 each, J McEntee 0-1.	Report	D Ó Cinnéide 0-5 (3f, 1 '45), MF Russell 0-3, L Hassett, C Cooper 0-2, E Brosnan, E Fitzmaurice 0-1 each.	Attendance: 79,500 Referee: J Bannon (Longford)

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Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Oisín McConville	Armagh	1-40	43	8	5.37
2	Ray Cosgrove	Dublin	6-23	41	6	6.83
3	Colin Corkery	Cork	0-40	40	6	6.66
4	Mike Frank Russell	Kerry	3-27	36	9	4.00
5	Adrian Sweeney	Donegal	2-28	34	7	4.85
6	Declan Browne	Tipperary	2-27	33	5	6.6
7	Rory Gallagher	Fermanagh	4-18	30	4	7.50
8	Michael Reidy	Limerick	2-23	29	5	5.80
	Dessie Sloyan	Sligo	2-23	29	6	4.83
	Brendan Devenney	Donegal	1-26	29	7	4.14
	Dara Ó Cinnéide	Kerry	0-29	29	9	3.22

Single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Rory Gallagher	Fermanagh	3-9	18	Monaghan
2	Michael Reidy	Limerick	1-9	12	Cavan
3	Anthony Nolan	Wicklow	1-8	11	London
	Colin Corkery	Cork	0-11	11	Tipperary
5	Nigel Dineen	Roscommon	2-4	10	Mayo
	Declan Browne	Tipperary	2-4	10	Clare
	Gerald Pearson	Cavan	0-10	10	Donegal
8	Ray Cosgrove	Dublin	2-3	9	Meath
	Mike Frank Russell	Kerry	1-6	9	Cork
	Stephen Lohan	Roscommon	1-6	9	Waterford
	Ciaran McManus	Offaly	1-6	9	Kildare
	Stephen Kelly	Laois	0-9	9	Clare

Miscellaneous

• This year New York in their fourth season in the Connacht championship are give home ground.
• Sligo play Leitrim in the Connacht championship for the first time since 1991.
• There was a triple of draws & replays in the Munster football championship in the 2 semi-finals between Clare vs Tipperary and Cork vs Kerry also final between Cork vs Tipperary.
• Galway and Sligo meet in the Connacht final for the first time since 1971.
• During the course of the championship there were a number of first-time championship meetings.
  • Waterford V Roscommon
  • Wicklow V London
  • Wexford V Tyrone
  • Monaghan V Louth
  • Longford V Down
  • Antrim V Westmeath
  • Cavan V Limerick
  • Westmeath V Fermanagh
  • Longford V Derry
  • Tyrone V Leitrim
  • Kerry V Wicklow
  • Limerick V Offaly
  • Kerry V Fermanagh
  • Mayo V Limerick
  • Sligo V Tyrone
  • Armagh V Sligo
• The All-Ireland qualifiers saw Tipperary face Mayo in the championship for the first time since 1920.
• Armagh qualified for the All-Ireland final for the first time since 1977. They became the 18th team to win the All-Ireland title.

References

1. Carney, Jim (5 December 2012). "Galway heroes of 1998 are all gone now". The Tuam Herald. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
2. Breheny, Martin (23 September 2002). "Armagh's deliverance". Irish Independent. Retrieved 20 November 2016.