The 2002 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 71st staging of the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament for boys under the age of 18.
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| All-Ireland Champions | |
| Winning team | Derry (4th win) |
| Captain | Gerard O'Kane |
| Manager | Chris Brown |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Meath |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Kerry |
| Leinster | Longford |
| Ulster | Derry |
| Connacht | Galway |
Tyrone entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were defeated by Derry in the Ulster final.
On 22 September 2002, Derry won the championship following a 1-12 to 0-8 defeat of Meath in the All-Ireland final. This was their fourth All-Ireland title overall and their first in 13 championship seasons.[1]
New format
editSince its inception in 1929, the championship had always been played on a straight knock-out basis. If any team was defeated at any stage of the provincial or All-Ireland championships it meant automatic elimination. This system was deemed the fairest as the All-Ireland champions would always be the team who won all of their games.
After introducing a "back door" system in the All-Ireland Hurling Championship in 1997, a similar second chance system was now introduced for the football championship. Defeated provincial finalists would be allowed to re-enter the All-Ireland Championship at the quarter-final stage where they would be paired with a provincial champion and the chance to advance to the semi-final stage. While the format was criticised for giving a team no incentive for winning their respective provincial championship, the new format did provide an extra layer of games for developing young talent.
Results
editQuarter-Final
Semi-Finals
| June 2002 Semi-Final | Leitrim | 0-17 - 0-7 | Sligo | Markievicz Park, Sligo |
| June 2002 Semi-Final | Galway | 2-11 - 2-8 | Mayo | Dr Hyde Park, Roscommon |
Final
| 30 June 2002 Final | Galway | 1-12 - 0-6 | Leitrim | McHale Park, Castlebar |
Rob Robin
| 2002 Rob Robin | Wicklow | 1-15 - 0-4 | Carlow | Aughrim Park, Aughrim |
| 2002 Rob Robin | Louth | 2-9 - 0-4 | Kilkenny | Drogheda Park, Drogheda |
| 2002 Rob Robin | Longford | 3-13 - 0-3 | Carlow | Pearse Park, Longford |
| 2002 Rob Robin | Louth | 1-10 - 2-6 | Wicklow | Drogheda Park, Drogheda |
| 2002 Rob Robin | Longford | 3-13 - 0-5 | Kilkenny | Páirc Tailteann, Navan |
Quarter-Finals
| 2002 Quarter-Final | Meath | 1-9 - 1-7 | Kildare | Páirc Tailteann, Navan |
| 2002 Quarter-Final | Laois | 2-13 - 1-6 | Wexford | Wexford Park, Wexford |
| 2002 Quarter-Final | Longford | 2-8 - 0-9 | Offaly | Pearse Park, Longford |
Semi-Finals
| 2002 Semi-Final | Meath | 2-7 - 1-8 | Laois | Cusack Park, Mullingar |
| 2002 Semi-Final | Longford | 1-8 - 0-7 | Dublin | Cusack Park, Mullingar |
Final
| 14 July 2002 Final | Longford | 3-8 - 3-5 | Meath | Croke Park, Dublin |
Rob Robin
| 2002 Rob Robin | Tipperary | 2-11 - 2-9 | Kerry | FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock |
| 2002 Rob Robin | Limerick | 1-11 - 1-4 | Clare | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
| 2002 Rob Robin | Waterford | 3-3 - 0-12 | Cork | Carrigtwohill |
| 2002 Rob Robin | Waterford | 1-6 - 0-9 | Clare | Fraher Field, Dungarvan |
| 2002 Rob Robin | Tipperary | 0-13 - 0-13 | Cork | FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock |
| 2002 Rob Robin | Kerry | 2-13 - 1-4 | Limerick | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
| 2002 Rob Robin | Kerry | 0-12- 0-9 | Cork | Austin Stack Park, Tralee |
| 2002 Rob Robin | Cork | 1-10 - 0-9 | Limerick | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork |
| 2002 Rob Robin | Kerry | 2-9 - 1-8 | Clare | Hennessy Memorial Park, Miltown Malbay |
| 2002 Rob Robin | Tipperary | 3-14 - 2-6 | Waterford | Páirc Mac Gearailt, Fermoy |
Semi-Finals
| 2002 Semi-Final | Kerry | 1-15 - 1-14 | Cork | Austin Stack Park, Tralee |
| 2002 Semi-Final | Limerick | 2-4 - 1-9 | Tipperary | Páirc Mac Gearailt, Fermoy |
Final
| 14 July 2002 Final | Kerry | 3-15 - 2-6 | Tipperary | Semple Stadium, Thurles |
Rob Robin
| 2002 Rob Robin | Cavan | 0-12 - 0-8 | Donegal | Breffni Park, Cavan |
| 2002 Rob Robin | Monaghan | 0-11 - 0-10 | Fermanagh | St Tiernach's Park, Clones |
| 2002 Rob Robin | Tyrone | 0-12 - 0-12 | Armagh | St Tiernach's Park, Clones |
| 2002 Rob Robin | Derry | 1-15 - 0-4 | Antrim | Casement Park, Belfast |
Quarter-Final
| 2002 Quarter-Final | Cavan | 2-13 - 0-12 | Down | Pearse Park, Ballybay |
Semi-Finals
| 2002 Semi-Final | Tyrone | 3-11 - 1-5 | Monaghan | Brewster Park, Enniskillen |
| 2002 Semi-Final | Derry | 0-14 - 0-10 | Cavan | Brewster Park, Enniskillen |
Final
| 7 July 2002 Final | Derry | 0-12 - 0-11 | Tyrone | St Tiernach's Park, Clones |
Quarter-Finals
| August 2002 Quarter-Final | Galway | 1-7 - 1-8 | Meath | Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon |
| August 2002 Quarter-Final | Longford | 4-6 - 1-6 | Leitrim | Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon |
| August 2002 Quarter-Final | Kerry | 3-14 - 1-8 | Tyrone | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise |
| August 2002 Quarter-Final | Derry | 5-13 - 1-3 | Tipperary | Páirc Tailteann, Navan |
Semi-Finals
| 25 August 2002 Semi-Final | Kerry | 1-11 - 2-13 | Meath | Croke Park, Dublin |
| 1 September 2002 Semi-Final | Derry | 3-13 - 1-03 | Longford | Croke Park, Dublin |
Final
| 22 September 2002 Final | Derry | 1-12 - 0-08 | Meath | Croke Park, Dublin |
Championship statistics
editMiscellaneous
edit- Meath become the first beaten team to reach the All-Ireland final.
References
edit- ^ "All-Ireland Minor Football Championship: Roll Of Honour". RTÉ Sport. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2011.