2003 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

2003 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
Championship details
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamLaois (3rd win)
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamDublin
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterDublin
UlsterTyrone
ConnachtGalway

The 2003 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 72nd staging of the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament for boys under the age of 18.

Derry entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated in the Ulster Championship.

On 12 October 2003, Laois won the championship following a 2-10 to 1-9 defeat of Dublin in the All-Ireland final. This was their third All-Ireland title overall and their first title in six championship seasons.[1]

Results

Connacht Minor Football Championship

Semi-finals

Mayo v Sligo
2003 Semi-Final Mayo 1-11 - 1-10 Sligo Markievicz Park, Sligo
Galway v Leitrim
2003 Semi-Final Galway 2-7 - 1-9 Leitrim Pearse Stadium, Galway


Final

Galway v Mayo
6 July 2003 Final Galway 1-9 - 0-9 Mayo Pearse Stadium, Galway

Leinster Minor Football Championship

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Carlow v Kilkenny
2003 Rob Robin Carlow 4-15 - 0-11 Kilkenny Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
Longford v Wicklow
2003 Rob Robin Longford 3-16 - 0-11 Wicklow Ballymahon
Westmeath v Offaly
2003 Rob Robin Westmeath 3-7 - 2-10 Offaly
Dublin v Laois
2003 Rob Robin Dublin 1-1 - 4-18 Laois
Dublin v Meath
2003 Rob Robin Dublin 0-14 - 1-5 Meath
Kildare v Wicklow
2003 Rob Robin Kildare 1-10 - 1-3 Wicklow
Wexford v Dublin
2003 Rob Robin Wexford 1-10 - 1-15 Dublin
Westmeath v Dublin
2003 Rob Robin Westmeath 2-12 - 1-10 Dublin
Offaly v Laois
2003 Rob Robin Offaly 2-10 - 0-15 Laois
Kildare v Meath
2003 Rob Robin Kildare 0-16 - 0-9 Meath
Louth v Longford
2003 Rob Robin Louth 0-12 - 0-9 Longford
Wicklow v Kilkenny
2003 Rob Robin Wicklow 5-9 - 3-6 Kilkenny
Louth v Kilkenny
2003 Rob Robin Louth 5-18 - 0-3 Kilkenny
Wicklow v Carlow
2003 Rob Robin Wicklow 1-8 - 1-11 Carlow
Louth v Carlow
2003 Rob Robin Louth 2-12 - 0-1 Carlow
Louth v Wicklow
2003 Rob Robin Louth 3-12 - 1-8 Wicklow Aughrim Park, Aughrim
Longford v Carlow
2003 Rob Robin Longford 2-13 - 2-9 Carlow Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
Meath v Dublin
2003 Rob Robin Meath 2-4 - 0-14 Dublin Páirc Tailteann, Navan
Kildare v Wexford
2003 Rob Robin Kildare 1-14 - 2-2 Wexford Wexford Park, Wexford
Louth v Offaly
2003 Rob Robin Louth 4-7 - 0-12 Offaly Ardee
Laois v Westmeath
2003 Rob Robin Laois 3-10 - 0-4 Westmeath Cusack Park, Mullingar

Quarter-final

Offaly v Kildare
2003 Quarter-Final Offaly 0-7 - 2-16 Kildare

Semi-finals

Laois v Kildare
2003 Semi-Final Laois 1-14 - 1-5 Kildare O'Connor Park, Tullamore
Louth v Dublin
2003 Semi-Final Louth 1-8 - 0-11 Dublin Páirc Tailteann, Navan
Louth v Dublin
2003 Semi-Final Replay Louth 1-7 - 1-12 Dublin Páirc Tailteann, Navan

Final

Laois v Dublin
20 July 2003 Final Laois 1-9 - 1-11 Dublin Croke Park, Dublin

Munster Minor Football Championship

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Clare v Limerick
2003 Rob Robin Clare 0-11 - 0-4 Limerick Cusack Park, Ennis
Cork v Waterford
2003 Rob Robin Cork 3-14 - 2-2 Waterford Fraher Field, Dungarvan
Clare v Waterford
2003 Rob Robin Clare 0-8 - 1-5 Waterford Cusack Park, Ennis
Cork v Clare
2003 Rob Robin Cork 1-18 - 0-7 Clare Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
Waterford v Kerry
2003 Rob Robin Waterford 1-9 - 0-21 Kerry Cappoquin
Cork v Kerry
2003 Rob Robin Cork 2-12 - 1-11 Kerry Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
Limerick v Waterford
2003 Rob Robin Limerick 0-16 - 1-7 Waterford Cappamore
Tipperary v Clare
2003 Rob Robin Tipperary 1-10 - 4-9 Clare Claughan
Kerry v Clare
2003 Rob Robin Kerry 0-9 - 1-4 Clare Ballylongford
Cork v Limerick
2003 Rob Robin Cork 1-12 - 1-10 Limerick Newcastlewest

Semi-finals

Cork v Tipperary
2003 Semi-Final Cork 2-18 - 0-8 Tipperary FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock
Kerry v Clare
2003 Semi-Final Kerry 1-10 - 0-4 Clare Austin Stack Park, Tralee

Final

Kerry v Cork
13 July 2003 Final Kerry 1-14 - 0-10 Cork Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney

Ulster Minor Football Championship

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Tyrone v Derry
2003 Rob Robin Tyrone 2-9 - 2-9 Derry St Tiernach's Park, Clones
Cavan v Derry
2003 Rob Robin Cavan 0-11 - 1-7 Derry Casement Park, Belfast
Tyrone v Derry
2003 Rob Robin Replay Tyrone 2-7 - 0-12 Derry Casement Park, Belfast
Fermanagh v Donegal
2003 Rob Robin Fermanagh 1-4 - 0-7 Donegal
Fermanagh v Donegal
2003 Rob Robin Replay Fermanagh 1-10 - 0-11 Donegal
Down v Armagh
2003 Rob Robin Down 2-14 - 0-6 Armagh Casement Park, Belfast

Semi-final

Tyrone v Fermanagh
2003 Semi-Final Tyrone 3-13 - 1-3 Fermanagh Brewster Park, Enniskillen

Final

Tyrone v Fermanagh
13 July 2003 Final Tyrone 3-9 - 0-9 Fermanagh St Tiernach's Park, Clones

All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

Quarter-finals

Galway v Cork
August 2003 Quarter-Final Galway 2-10 - 2-11 Cork Cusack Park, Ennis
Kerry v Mayo
August 2003 Quarter-Final Kerry 2-10 - 1-8 Mayo Cusack Park, Ennis
Dublin v Fermanagh
August 2003 Quarter-Final Dublin 0-15 - 1-8 Fermanagh Pearse Park, Longford
Laois v Tyrone
August 2003 Quarter-Final Laois 0-15 - 1-8 Tyrone Pearse Park, Longford

Semi-finals

Kerry v Laois
24 August 2003 Semi-Final Kerry 2-10 - 2-15 Laois Croke Park, Dublin
Cork v Dublin
31 August 2003 Semi-Final Cork 1-9 - 1-18 Dublin Croke Park, Dublin

Finals

Laois v Dublin
28 September 2003 Final Laois 1-11 - 1-11 Dublin Croke Park, Dublin
Laois v Dublin
12 October 2003 Final replay Laois 1-12 - 0-08 Dublin Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

  • The All-Ireland final is contested by two teams from the same province for the first time ever. Laois become the first "back door" champions, having earlier been defeated by Dublin in the Leinster final.

References

  1. ^ "All-Ireland Minor Football Championship: Roll Of Honour". RTÉ Sport. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
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