- National Football League (Ireland) 2009
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The 2009 Allianz National Football League was the Gaelic football league contested by 33 GAA counties' football teams: 32 from Ireland and one (London) from England. The tournament began with a game between Dublin and Tyrone on the 31st of January 2009 at Croke Park. The National Football league is regarded as the second most prestigious inter-county football competition (the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship being the most important).[1]
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Format
The National Football League consists of four separate divisions. There are eight teams in the top three divisions and nine in Division Four. Placings are decided by:
- Match points (2 for a win, 1 for a draw, 0 for a loss)
- Scoring difference
- Highest score for
- Head-to-head result(s) between tied teams
The top two in each division play a final match to decide the division champions. The top two in divisions 2, 3 and 4 are promoted, whilst the bottom two in 1, 2 and 3 are relegated.
Tables and Finals
Division One
Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts Kerry 7 6 1 0 8-90 2-77 +31 13 Derry 7 4 1 2 2-95 3-72 +20 9 Galway 7 4 1 2 9-79 3-83 +14 9 Mayo 7 2 3 2 4-78 3-76 +5 7 Tyrone 7 3 1 3 2-90 6-79 -1 7 Dublin 7 2 2 3 8-100 6-92 +14 6 Donegal 7 2 1 4 3-77 5-84 -13 5 Westmeath 7 0 0 7 3-59 11-105 -70 0 Final
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Final[2]Kerry 1-15 – 0-15 Derry Croke Park T O Se (0-2), A O’Mahony (0-1), D Walsh (1-0), Declan O’Sullivan (0-1), C Cooper (0-6, 0-3f), T Walsh (0-2), B Sheehan (0-3, 0-3f) E Lynn (0-1), P Murphy (0-1), C McKaigue (0-1); E Bradley (0-5, 0-2f), P Bradley (0-1,), M Lynch (0-4, 0-3f), J Kielt (0-1, 0-1f), S Bradley (0-1).
Division Two
Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts Monaghan 7 5 1 1 12-94 4-79 +39 11 Cork 7 5 1 1 3-101 3-66 +35 11 Kildare 7 4 2 1 6-97 5-73 +27 10 Armagh 7 4 0 3 9-81 6-85 +5 8 Meath 7 2 2 3 2-76 6-69 -5 6 Laois 7 3 0 4 5-81 8-92 -20 6 Fermanagh 7 1 1 5 7-66 2-100 -19 3 Wexford 7 0 1 6 3-69 13-101 -62 1 Final
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FinalCork 1-14 – 0-12 Monaghan G Canty (0-1), G Spillane (0-1); A O’Connor (0-1), P Kelly (0-1), P Kerrigan (0-1); J Masters (1-0), D O’Connor (0-3, 0-1 ’45, 0-1f), D Goulding (0-5, 0-1f), P O’Neill (0-1). D McArdle (0-1), C McManus (0-2, 0-1 ‘45), P Finlay (0-4, 0-2f), M Downey (0-1), T Freeman (0-4, 0-1f).
Division Three
Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts Down 7 5 0 2 4-97 5-72 +22 10 Tipperary 7 5 0 2 5-89 4-78 +14 10 Offaly 7 3 1 3 7-68 6-89 -18 7 Louth 7 3 0 4 6-91 5-83 11 6 Cavan 7 3 0 4 2-85 6-76 -3 6 Roscommon 7 3 0 4 3-82 2-88 -3 6 Limerick 7 3 0 4 5-66 6-74 -11 6 Longford 7 2 1 4 3-67 1-85 -12 5 Final
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Final[4]Down 1-14 – 0-18 Tipperary Pearse Stadium
Referee: Cormac Reilly (Meath)A Carr 0-5 (0-4f), R Murtagh 1-1, D Gordon, D Hughes 0-2 each, B McArdle, C Magee, J Boyle, C Garvey 0-1 each. B Grogan 0-5 (0-4f, 0-1 pen), B Coen 0-4, J Tierney 0-3 (0-2f), B Mulvihill 0-2, D O’Brien, C Aylward, J Cagney, S Carey 0-1 each.
Division Four
Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts Antrim 8 6 2 0 14-125 7-56 +90 14 Sligo 8 7 0 1 12-97 5-66 +52 14 Leitrim 8 5 1 2 13-89 11-68 +27 11 Waterford 8 4 1 3 9-85 1-84 +25 9 Wicklow 8 3 2 3 15-108 6-84 +51 8 Clare 8 3 0 5 14-102 6-87 +39 6 Carlow 8 3 0 5 7-93 12-86 -8 6 London 8 2 0 6 5-67 13-107 -64 4 Kilkenny 8 0 0 8 1-39 29-167 -212 0 Final
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Final[5]Sligo 1-12 – 1-10 Antrim Pearse Stadium
Referee: Cormac Reilly (Meath)A Marren 0-6 (0-1f), S Coen 1-2 (0-2f), A Costello, S Davey, D Kelly, G Gaughan 0-1 each. P Cunningham 0-5 (0-5f), C Close 1-0, J Loughry, T McCann (0-2 ’45) 0-2 each, M McCann 0-1.
See also
References
External links
- National League Results, Fixtures and Statistics
- Full fixture list
- 2009 Fixtures and Results on Radio Telefís Éireann website
Preceded by
NFL 2008National Football League
1926- presentSucceeded by
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