2002–03 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship


The 2002–03 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the 33rd staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county club hurling tournament. The championship began on 20 October 2002 and ended on 17 March 2002.
Birr were the defending champions.
On 17 March 2003 Birr won the championship following a 1-19 to 0-11 defeat of Dunloy in the All-Ireland final. This was their fourth All-Ireland title and their second title in succession.
Athenry's Eugene Cloonan was the championship's top scorer with 4-23.

Pre-championship

The build-up to the opening of the championship was dominated by Birr and the possibility that they would retain their All-Ireland title and lead the all-time club roll of honour with four championships. Having secured their fourth successive county championship title, Birr were favourites to retain their provincial title for a second year-in-a-row. This would leave them only two wins away from hurling immortality.

Results

[Connacht Senior Club Hurling Championship]

Quarter-finals
Semi-final
Final

[Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship]

First round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final

[Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship]

Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final

[Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship]

Semi-finals
Final

[All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship]

Quarter-final
Semi-finals
Final

Championship statistics

Scoring statistics

;Overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Eugene CloonanAthenry4-2335310.66
2Simon WhelehanBirr2-263256.40
3Ken McGrathMount Sion0-313147.75
4D. J. CareyYoung Irelands4-102237.33
5Gregory O'KaneDunloy0-212145.25
6Pat CoadySt. Mullin's0-191936.33
7Paul BraniffPortaferry0-151527.50
8Séamus LyonsCastletown2-081434.66
9Shane BrickKilmoyley1-1013113.00
10Rory HanniffyBirr2-061252.40
10Paul CoddRathnure0-121226.00

;Single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1Eugene CloonanAthenry4-1022Seán Treacy's
2Shane BrickKilmoyley1-1013Blackrock
3D. J. CareyYoung Irelands2-0511Kilmessan
3Paul BraniffPortaferry0-1111Keady Lámh Dhearg
4D. J. CareyYoung Irelands2-0410Rathnure
5Ken McGrathMount Sion0-099Mullinahone
5Ken McGrathMount Sion0-099Sixmilebridge
6Joe MannionFour Roads1-058Ballyhaunis
6Eugene CloonanAthenry0-088Four Roads
6Ken McGrathMount Sion0-088Adare
6Eoin KellyMullinahone0-088Mount Sion
6Ollie CollinsLavey0-088Dunloy
6Simon WhelehanBirr0-088Dunloy

Miscellaneous