title: 2002 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
text: # 2002 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
  
  The 2002 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 116th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament. The championship began on 5 May 2002 and ended on 22 September 2002.
  
  Galway entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Kerry in the All-Ireland quarter-final.
  
  On 22 September 2002, Armagh won the championship following a 1-12 to 0-14 defeat of Kerry in the All-Ireland final. This was their first All-Ireland title. It remains their only All-Ireland title.
  
  Armagh's Oisín McConville was the championship's top scorer with 1-40. His teammate Kieran McGeeney was the choice for the three Footballer of the Year awards.
  
  ## Format
  
  The Qualifier Rounds system, first used in 2001 was again used in this year.
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Connacht Senior Football Championship
  
  | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Roscommon | Roscommon | 1-08 | | | | | | |
  | Galway | Galway | 3-12 | Galway | Galway | 0-12 | | | |
  | | | | Mayo | Mayo | 1-07 | | | |
  | | | | | | | Galway | Galway | 1-11 |
  | New York | New York | 1-11 | | | | Sligo | Sligo | 0-11 |
  | Sligo | Sligo | 1-19 | Sligo | Sligo | 2-13 | | | |
  | London | London | 0-10 | Leitrim | Leitrim | 2-04 | | | |
  | Leitrim | Leitrim | 0-15 | | | | | | |
  
  Quarter-finals
  
  Semi-finals
  
  Final
  
  ### Munster Senior Football Championship
  
  | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Clare | Clare | 3-10 | | | | | | |
  | Waterford | Waterford | 2-09 | Clare | Clare | 0-08 | | | |
  | | | | Tipperary | Tipperary | 1-08 | | | |
  | | | | | | | Tipperary | Tipperary | 0-07 |
  | | | | | | | Cork | Cork | 1-23 |
  | | | | Cork | Cork | 0-15 | | | |
  | Limerick | Limerick | 1-07 | Kerry | Kerry | 1-09 | | | |
  | Kerry | Kerry | 0-14 | | | | | | |
  
  Quarter-finals
  
  Semi-finals
  
  Finals
  
  ### Ulster Senior Football Championship
  
  | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | | | Monaghan | Monaghan | 2-18 | | | | | | |
  | | | | Fermanagh | Fermanagh | 4-13 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Fermanagh | Fermanagh | 1-05 | | | |
  | | | | | | | Armagh | Armagh | 0-16 | | | |
  | | | | Tyrone | Tyrone | 0-16 | | | | | | |
  | | | | Armagh | Armagh | 2-13 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | Armagh | Armagh | 1-14 |
  | | | | | | | | | | Donegal | Donegal | 1-10 |
  | | | | Down | Down | 1-06 | | | | | | |
  | Cavan | Cavan | 0-15 | Donegal | Donegal | 3-12 | | | | | | |
  | Donegal | Donegal | 1-17 | | | | Donegal | Donegal | 1-09 | | | |
  | | | | | | | Derry | Derry | 0-10 | | | |
  | | | | Antrim | Antrim | 0-06 | | | | | | |
  | | | | Derry | Derry | 0-16 | | | | | | |
  
  Preliminary round
  
  Quarter-finals
  
  Semi-finals
  
  Final
  
  ### Leinster Senior Football Championship
  
  | 1st Round | 1st Round | 1st Round | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Longford | Longford | 1-12 | | | | | | | | | |
  | Louth | Louth | 3-17 | Louth | Louth | 0-11 | | | | | | |
  | | | | Kildare | Kildare | 0-12 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Kildare | Kildare | 3-09 | | | |
  | Laois | Laois | 3-06 | | | | Offaly | Offaly | 1-14 | | | |
  | Wicklow | Wicklow | 0-08 | Laois | Laois | 2-06 | | | | | | |
  | | | | Offaly | Offaly | 0-13 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | | | | Kildare | Kildare | 2-11 |
  | Westmeath | Westmeath | 0-14 | | | | | | | Dublin | Dublin | 2-13 |
  | Carlow | Carlow | 1-10 | Westmeath | Westmeath | 0-11 | | | | | | |
  | | | | Meath | Meath | 1-12 | | | | | | |
  | | | | | | | Meath | Meath | 0-10 | | | |
  | | | | | | | Dublin | Dublin | 2-11 | | | |
  | | | | Dublin | Dublin | 0-15 | | | | | | |
  | | | | Wexford | Wexford | 1-10 | | | | | | |
  
  First round
  
  Quarter-finals
  
  Semi-finals
  
  Final
  
  ### All-Ireland Qualifiers
  
  Round 1
  
  Round 2
  
  Round 3
  
  Round 4
  
  ### All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
  
  | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Cork | Cork | 1-16 | | | | | | |
  | Mayo | Mayo | 1-10 | | | | | | |
  | Mayo | Mayo | 1-10 | Cork | Cork | 2-07 | | | |
  | | | | Kerry | Kerry | 3-19 | | | |
  | Kerry | Kerry | 2-17 | Kerry | Kerry | 3-19 | | | |
  | Galway | Galway | 1-12 | | | | | | |
  | Galway | Galway | 1-12 | | | | Kerry | Kerry | 0-14 |
  | | | | | | | Armagh | Armagh | 1-12 |
  | Dublin | Dublin | 1-14 | | | | | | | Armagh | Armagh | 1-12 |
  | Donegal | Donegal | 0-07 | | | | | | |
  | Donegal | Donegal | 0-07 | Dublin | Dublin | 1-13 | | | |
  | | | | Armagh | Armagh | 1-14 | | | |
  | Armagh | Armagh | 1-16 | Armagh | Armagh | 1-14 | | | |
  | Sligo | Sligo | 0-17 | | | | | | |
  
  Quarter-finals
  
  Semi-finals
  
  Final
  
  ## Championship statistics
  
  ### Top scorers
  
  **Overall**
  
  | Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Oisín McConville | Armagh | 1-40 | 43 | 8 | 5.37 |
  | 2 | Ray Cosgrove | Dublin | 6-23 | 41 | 6 | 6.83 |
  | 3 | Colin Corkery | Cork | 0-40 | 40 | 6 | 6.66 |
  | 4 | Mike Frank Russell | Kerry | 3-27 | 36 | 9 | 4.00 |
  | 5 | Adrian Sweeney | Donegal | 2-28 | 34 | 7 | 4.85 |
  | 6 | Declan Browne | Tipperary | 2-27 | 33 | 5 | 6.6 |
  | 7 | Rory Gallagher | Fermanagh | 4-18 | 30 | 4 | 7.50 |
  | 8 | Michael Reidy | Limerick | 2-23 | 29 | 5 | 5.80 |
  | 8 | Dessie Sloyan | Sligo | 2-23 | 29 | 6 | 4.83 |
  | 8 | Brendan Devenney | Donegal | 1-26 | 29 | 7 | 4.14 |
  | 8 | Dara Ó Cinnéide | Kerry | 0-29 | 29 | 9 | 3.22 |
  
  **Single game**
  
  | Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Rory Gallagher | Fermanagh | 3-9 | 18 | Monaghan |
  | 2 | Michael Reidy | Limerick | 1-9 | 12 | Cavan |
  | 3 | Anthony Nolan | Wicklow | 1-8 | 11 | London |
  | 3 | Colin Corkery | Cork | 0-11 | 11 | Tipperary |
  | 5 | Nigel Dineen | Roscommon | 2-4 | 10 | Mayo |
  | 5 | Declan Browne | Tipperary | 2-4 | 10 | Clare |
  | 5 | Gerald Pearson | Cavan | 0-10 | 10 | Donegal |
  | 8 | Ray Cosgrove | Dublin | 2-3 | 9 | Meath |
  | 8 | Mike Frank Russell | Kerry | 1-6 | 9 | Cork |
  | 8 | Stephen Lohan | Roscommon | 1-6 | 9 | Waterford |
  | 8 | Ciaran McManus | Offaly | 1-6 | 9 | Kildare |
  | 8 | Stephen Kelly | Laois | 0-9 | 9 | Clare |
  
  ### Miscellaneous
  
  * This year New York in their fourth season in the Connacht championship are give home ground.
  * Sligo play Leitrim in the Connacht championship for the first time since 1991.
  * There was a triple of draws & replays in the Munster football championship in the 2 semi-finals between Clare vs Tipperary and Cork vs Kerry also final between Cork vs Tipperary.
  * Galway and Sligo meet in the Connacht final for the first time since 1971.
  * During the course of the championship there were a number of first-time championship meetings.
     * Waterford V Roscommon
     * Wicklow V London
     * Wexford V Tyrone
     * Monaghan V Louth
     * Longford V Down
     * Antrim V Westmeath
     * Cavan V Limerick
     * Westmeath V Fermanagh
     * Longford V Derry
     * Tyrone V Leitrim
     * Kerry V Wicklow
     * Limerick V Offaly
     * Kerry V Fermanagh
     * Mayo V Limerick
     * Sligo V Tyrone
     * Armagh V Sligo
  * The All-Ireland qualifiers saw Tipperary face Mayo in the championship for the first time since 1920.
  * Armagh qualified for the All-Ireland final for the first time since 1977. They became the 18th team to win the All-Ireland title.
  