Championship 2000 statistics

Number of games: 38.

Number of games: 38.

Number of replays: Four - Kildare v Offaly (Leinster semi-final); Derry v Antrim (Ulster semi-final); Kildare v Dublin (Leinster final); Kerry v Armagh (All-Ireland semi-final).

First point (excluding Leinster preliminary): Ray Gallagher (Fermanagh) v Monaghan - 3:31 p.m., Enniskillen, Sunday May 14th.

First goal: Emmet Doherty (Waterford) v Clare - 3:33 p.m., Cusack Park, Sunday May 14th.

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Top scorers: Oisin McConville (Armagh) 1-22 (25) in five games (Avg: 5); Dara O Cinneide 3-14 (23) in four games (Avg: 5.75); Rory Gallagher (Fermanagh) 1-19 (22) in three games (Avg: 7.33); Padraig Brennan (Kildare) 0-21 (21) in five games (Avg: 4.2); Leigh O'Brien (Wexford) 0-21 (21) in four games (Avg: 5.25); Padraig Davis (Longford) 0-19 (19) in three games (Avg: 6.33).

Individual feats: Oisin McConville (Armagh) 1-9 v Kerry, September 2nd, Croke Park; Dara O Cinneide (Kerry) 2-5 v Cork, June 18th, Killarney; Colin Corkery (Cork) 1-8 v Kerry, June 18th, Killarney; Tommy Gill (Wicklow) 1-6 v Longford, May 14th, Longford; Padraig Davis (Longford) 0-9 v Carlow, May 20th, Carlow; Colm Hickey (Limerick) 2-3 v Cork, May 20th, Kilmallock; Rory Gallagher (Fermanagh) 1-6 v Donegal, June 11th, Ballybofey; Mike Frank Russell (Kerry) 2-3 v Armagh, September 2nd, Croke Park.

Highest attendance: All-Ireland semi-final: Galway v Kildare - 53,483, Croke Park, August 27th.

Biggest margin: 18 points - Galway (0-22) v Sligo (0-4), Connacht semi-final, July 9th.

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Ian O'Riordan

Ian O'Riordan

Ian O'Riordan is an Irish Times sports journalist writing on athletics