1902 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
| All-Ireland champions | |
|---|---|
| Winning team | Cork (5th win) |
| Captain | Jamesy Kelleher |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | London |
| Captain | Jim Nestor |
| Provincial champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Dublin |
| Ulster | Derry |
| Connacht | Galway |
| Championship statistics | |
| All-Star Team | See here |
← 1901 1903 → | |
The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1902 was the sixteenth series of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Cork (Dungourney) won the championship, beating London 3-13 to 0-00 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
| Cork (Dungourney) | 2-9 – 1-5 | Limerick |
|---|---|---|
| Cork (Dungourney) | 10-13 – 0-00 | Galway |
|---|---|---|
| Cork (Dungourney) | 1-7 – 1-7 | Dublin |
|---|---|---|
| Cork (Dungourney) | 2-6 – 0-1 | Dublin |
|---|---|---|
| Cork (Dungourney) | 3-13 – 0-00 | London |
|---|---|---|
Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
- Derry win the Ulster championship for the very first time.
- The newly opened Cork Athletic Grounds hosted the All-Ireland final for the first time.
References
- ^ "All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Roll of Honour". The GAA website. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
Sources
- Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
- Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).