- National Football League (Ireland) 2009
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Fireworks and lights display in Croke Park during the opening game between Dublin and Tyrone to mark the Gaelic Athletic Association's 125th anniversary
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
The Derry GAA team ahead of the 2009 National League final.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
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