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2003 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final
The 2003 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the 116th final of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC), a Gaelic football tournament. It was held on 28 September 2003 at Croke Park, Dublin, and featured defending champions Armagh against Tyrone. With both finalists located in the northern province of Ulster, this was the first All-Ireland SFC final to be contested by sides from the same province. Tyrone won a first title when the match finished 0–12 – 0–9 in their favour.
Each of the 32 traditional counties of Ireland is represented in the sport by a county team. Apart from Kilkenny, they all participated in the 2003 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. Teams from the "overseas counties" of London and New York were also involved. Every county team in Ireland is located in one of four provinces; London and New York were allocated to the western province of Connacht for the purpose of this competition. The All-Ireland SFC was preceded by four provincial championships – knock-out competitions contested by county teams in the same province. The four winning teams progressed to the All-Ireland SFC quarter-finals. The remaining sides, apart from New York, entered the All-Ireland SFC qualifiers, with the last four remaining teams there also contesting the All-Ireland SFC quarter-finals. Then followed the semi-finals, and then the final, Joey Mccann
This was the first final between two counties from the same province; in this case, Ulster. This was only possible because of the qualifying system introduced in the 2001 championship. Previously, the All-Ireland SFC was only contested by the four winners of the provincial championships, so a final between two counties from the same province was impossible.
Tyrone had contested the final in 1986 and 1995 but lost on both occasions, against Kerry and Dublin respectively. Armagh were the defending champions, having won their first title the year previously. They had lost the final in 1953 and 1977. No side had won consecutive titles since Cork in 1989 and 1990, while no side from Ulster had done so since Down, who won in 1960 and 1961.
Tyrone had already won the 2003 National Football League and the year's Ulster Championship, in what was manager Mickey Harte's first year in charge.
Tyrone progressed directly to the All-Ireland SFC quarter finals as they won the 2003 Ulster Senior Football Championship, through victories against Derry, Antrim and Down. Armagh lost to Monaghan in the preliminary round of the Ulster Senior Football Championship (SFC) and therefore entered the All-Ireland SFC qualifiers at the first round. They defeated Waterford, Antrim, Dublin and Limerick to join Tyrone at the quarter-final stage; the ties were played whilst Tyrone were competing in the latter stages of the Ulster SFC.
Sides that had played each other in the provincial championships could not be drawn together in the All-Ireland SFC quarter-finals but this restriction did not affect Armagh or Tyrone. Tyrone were drawn against Fermanagh, who had unexpectedly defeated Meath and Mayo in the qualifiers, while Armagh were drawn against Leinster Senior Football Championship winners Laois. Tyrone won their game by 1–21 (24 points) to 0–5. Armagh defeated Laois by 0–15 to 0–13, although the sides were level on points on nine occasions. Even before Donegal's win over Galway, which meant three of the four semi-finalists were from the province of Ulster, there was intense media speculation about the possibility of an all-Ulster final.
Tyrone's semi-final was against Kerry. Despite their captain Peter Canavan suffering an injury early on, Tyrone won by 0–13 to 0–6. Much of the match analysis focused on the manner in which it was played. It was characterised by persistent fouling (73 frees were awarded in total) and Tyrone's defensive tactics. While many commentators expressed frustration about the quality of the game, some appreciated the skill with which Tyrone employed their tactics. Mickey Harte countered the criticism by saying: "There's no use in us playing flamboyantly and losing."
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2003 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final
The 2003 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final was the 116th final of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC), a Gaelic football tournament. It was held on 28 September 2003 at Croke Park, Dublin, and featured defending champions Armagh against Tyrone. With both finalists located in the northern province of Ulster, this was the first All-Ireland SFC final to be contested by sides from the same province. Tyrone won a first title when the match finished 0–12 – 0–9 in their favour.
Each of the 32 traditional counties of Ireland is represented in the sport by a county team. Apart from Kilkenny, they all participated in the 2003 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. Teams from the "overseas counties" of London and New York were also involved. Every county team in Ireland is located in one of four provinces; London and New York were allocated to the western province of Connacht for the purpose of this competition. The All-Ireland SFC was preceded by four provincial championships – knock-out competitions contested by county teams in the same province. The four winning teams progressed to the All-Ireland SFC quarter-finals. The remaining sides, apart from New York, entered the All-Ireland SFC qualifiers, with the last four remaining teams there also contesting the All-Ireland SFC quarter-finals. Then followed the semi-finals, and then the final, Joey Mccann
This was the first final between two counties from the same province; in this case, Ulster. This was only possible because of the qualifying system introduced in the 2001 championship. Previously, the All-Ireland SFC was only contested by the four winners of the provincial championships, so a final between two counties from the same province was impossible.
Tyrone had contested the final in 1986 and 1995 but lost on both occasions, against Kerry and Dublin respectively. Armagh were the defending champions, having won their first title the year previously. They had lost the final in 1953 and 1977. No side had won consecutive titles since Cork in 1989 and 1990, while no side from Ulster had done so since Down, who won in 1960 and 1961.
Tyrone had already won the 2003 National Football League and the year's Ulster Championship, in what was manager Mickey Harte's first year in charge.
Tyrone progressed directly to the All-Ireland SFC quarter finals as they won the 2003 Ulster Senior Football Championship, through victories against Derry, Antrim and Down. Armagh lost to Monaghan in the preliminary round of the Ulster Senior Football Championship (SFC) and therefore entered the All-Ireland SFC qualifiers at the first round. They defeated Waterford, Antrim, Dublin and Limerick to join Tyrone at the quarter-final stage; the ties were played whilst Tyrone were competing in the latter stages of the Ulster SFC.
Sides that had played each other in the provincial championships could not be drawn together in the All-Ireland SFC quarter-finals but this restriction did not affect Armagh or Tyrone. Tyrone were drawn against Fermanagh, who had unexpectedly defeated Meath and Mayo in the qualifiers, while Armagh were drawn against Leinster Senior Football Championship winners Laois. Tyrone won their game by 1–21 (24 points) to 0–5. Armagh defeated Laois by 0–15 to 0–13, although the sides were level on points on nine occasions. Even before Donegal's win over Galway, which meant three of the four semi-finalists were from the province of Ulster, there was intense media speculation about the possibility of an all-Ulster final.
Tyrone's semi-final was against Kerry. Despite their captain Peter Canavan suffering an injury early on, Tyrone won by 0–13 to 0–6. Much of the match analysis focused on the manner in which it was played. It was characterised by persistent fouling (73 frees were awarded in total) and Tyrone's defensive tactics. While many commentators expressed frustration about the quality of the game, some appreciated the skill with which Tyrone employed their tactics. Mickey Harte countered the criticism by saying: "There's no use in us playing flamboyantly and losing."