1903 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Explained

Year:	1903
Connacht:	Galway
Munster:	Cork
Leinster:	Kilkenny
Ulster:	Antrim
Team:	Cork
Titles:	6th
Captain:	Steva Riordan
Team2:	London
Captain2:	Paddy King
Previous:	1902
Next:	1904

The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1903 was the 17th series of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Cork won the championship, beating London 3–16 to 1–1 in the final.^[1]

Format

All-Ireland Championship

Semi-final: (2 matches) The four provincial representatives make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the two winning teams advance to the home final.

Home final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated while the winning team advances to the final.

Final: (1 match) The winners of the home final and London, who receive a bye to this stage of the championship, contest this game. The winners are declared All-Ireland champions.

Results

Connacht Senior Hurling Championship

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Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Kilkenny made an objection against the Dublin goal, and were awarded the title without the need for a replay.

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

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See main article: 1903 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final.

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

• Cork win their 6th All-Ireland title to draw level with Tipperary at the top of the all-time roll of honour.

Sources

• Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
• Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).

Notes and References

1. Web site: All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Roll of Honour . The GAA website . 26 July 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110905085701/http://gaaweb.sitesuite.cn/page/roll_of_honour2.html . 5 September 2011 .