2003–04 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship


The 2003–04 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the 34th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament for senior clubs. The championship began on 18 October 2003 and ended on 17 March 2004.
Birr were the defending champions but were defeated by O'Loughlin Gaels in the Leinster final.
On 17 March 2004, Newtownshandrum won the championship following a 0-17 to 1-6 defeat of Dunloy in the All-Ireland final. This was their first All-Ireland title.
Newtownshandrum's Ben O'Connor was the championship's top scorer with 0-47.

Pre-championship

The build-up to the opening of the championship was dominated by Birr and the possibility that they would become the first club to win three All-Ireland titles in-a-row, and a record-breaking fifth championship title over all. Having secured their fifth successive county title, Birr were favourites to retain their provincial title for a third year-in-a-row. This would leave them only two wins away from hurling immortality.

The championship

Participating counties

Fixtures

[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

Scoring statistics

;Top scorers overall
RankPlayerTeamTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1Ben O'ConnorNewtownshandrum0-474767.83
2Nigel SkehanO'Loughlin Gaels0-343458.80
3Geoffrey McGonagleKevin Lynch's1-1821210.50
4Patrick PhelanCastletown3-112036.66
5Nicky HoranKilmessan1-141728.50
5Gregory O'KaneDunloy0-171735.66
5Paul O'GradyPatrickswell0-171735.66
6Maurice NolanO'Loughlin Gaels1-131653.20
6Declan O'GradyPatrickswell0-171735.66
7Adrian McAndrewCoill Dubh3-061527.50
7James BowlesNewtownshandrum3-061562.50

;Top scorers in a single game
RankPlayerTeamTallyTotalOpposition
1Adrian McAndrewCoill Dubh3-0413Clonguish
1Geoffrey McGonagleKevin Lynch's1-1013Keady Lámh Dhearg
2Nicky HoranKilmessan0-1111Castlepollard
2Nigel SkehanO'Loughlin Gaels0-1111Newtownshandrum
3Patrick PhelanCastletown2-0410Glenealy
3Nigel SkehanO'Loughlin Gaels0-1010Rathnure
3Ben O'ConnorNewtownshandrum0-1010O'Loughlin Gaels
3Ben O'ConnorNewtownshandrum0-1010Dunloy
4Des MurphyNaomh Eoin2-039Knockbridge
4James BowlesNewtownshandrum2-039Patrickswell
4Paul SeaversTubbercurry1-069Tooreen
4Gerard EnrightKeady Lámh Dhearg1-069Kevin Lynch's
4Paul O'GradyPatrickswell0-099Mount Sion
4Ben O'ConnorNewtownshandrum0-099Fr. Murphy's