National Football League (Ireland)
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The National Football League (known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz Football League) is a Gaelic football tournament held annually between the county teams of Ireland, under the auspices of the Gaelic Athletic Association.
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[edit] History
The NFL was first held in 1925-1926, 38 years after the first All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, with Laois being the first winners. The League has traditionally played second fiddle to the All-Ireland, with most counties using it as a warm-up for the All-Ireland. This was not helped by the fact that the League was played in winter (November-March usually) while the championship had the more attractive summer dates and knockout structure.
In 2002 the league was changed to a February-April calendar, which has increased interest with attendances growing and live games broadcast on TG4. The 2007 season will be broadcast live on Setanta Sports.
[edit] Division Placings for 2007 Season
| Division 1 | A |
Cork | Dublin | Fermanagh | Kerry | Mayo | Limerick | Tyrone | Donegal |
| B |
Armagh | Derry | Down | Galway | Kildare | Laois | Louth | Westmeath | |
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| Division 2 | A |
Carlow | Clare | Leitrim | London | Longford | Monaghan | Offaly | Roscommon | |
| B |
Antrim | Cavan | Meath | Sligo | Tipperary | Waterford | Wexford | Wicklow |
[edit] Previous Winners
Team name in blue indicates the county also won the All-Ireland that year. The NFL is in general a poor prediction of summer form: only 23% (17 / 74) of League winners have gone on to win the All-Ireland. However, since the re-formatting of the competition in 2002, the winner of the national league has gone on to win the All-Ireland in 3 out of 4 occasions, Tyrone in 2003 and Kerry twice in 2004 and again in 2006.
- 1925-26 - Laois 2-1 Dublin 1-0
- 1926-27 - No League
- 1927-28 - Kerry 2-4 Kildare 1-6
- 1928-29 - Kerry 1-7 Kildare 2-3
- 1929-30 - No League
- 1930-31 - Kerry 1-3 Cavan 1-2
- 1931-32 - Kerry 5-2 Cork 3-3
- 1932-33 - Meath 0-10 Cavan 1-6
- 1933-34 - Mayo 2-4 Dublin 1-5
- 1934-35 - Mayo 5-8 Fermanagh 0-2
- 1935-36 - Mayo were champions with 12 points from eight games
- 1936-37 - Mayo 5-4 Meath 1-8
- 1937-38 - Mayo 3-9 Wexford 1-3
- 1938-39 - Mayo 5-9 Meath 0-6
- 1939-40 - Galway 2-5 Meath 1-5
- 1940-41 - Mayo 3-7 Dublin 0-7
- 1941-42 - National Leagues suspended
- 1942-43 - National Leagues suspended
- 1943-44 - National Leagues suspended
- 1944-45 - National Leagues suspended
- 1945-46 - Meath 2-2 Wexford 0-6
- 1946-47 - Derry 2-9 Clare 2-5
- 1947-48 - Cavan 5-9 Cork 2-8 (replay)
- 1948-49 - Mayo 1-8 Louth 1-6
- 1949-50 - Cavan 2-8 Meath 1-6
- 1950-51 - Meath 0-6 Mayo 0-3
- 1951-52 - Cork 2-3 Dublin 1-5
- 1952-53 - Dublin 4-6 Cavan 0-9
- 1953-54 - Mayo 2-10 Carlow 0-3
- 1954-55 - Dublin 2-12 Meath 1-3
- 1955-56 - Cork 0-8 Meath 0-7
- 1956-57 - Galway 1-8 Kerry 0-6
- 1957-58 - Dublin 3-13 Kildare 3-8
- 1958-59 - Kerry 2-8 Derry 1-8
- 1959-60 - Down 0-12 Cavan 0-9
- 1960-61 - Kerry 4-16 Derry 1-5
- 1961-62 - Down 2-5 Dublin 1-7
- 1962-63 - Kerry 0-9 Down 1-5
- 1963-64 - Dublin 2-9 Down 0-7
- 1964-65 - Galway 1-7 Kerry 0-8
- 1965-66 - Longford 0-9 Galway 0-8
- 1966-67 - Galway 0-12 Dublin 1-7
- 1967-68 - Down 2-14 Kildare 2-11
- 1968-69 - Kerry 3-11 Offaly 0-8
- 1969-70 - Mayo 4-7 Down 0-10
- 1970-71 - Kerry 0-11 Mayo 0-8
- 1971-72 - Kerry 2-11 Mayo 1-9
- 1972-73 - Kerry 2-12 Offaly 0-14
- 1973-74 - Kerry 0-14 Roscommon 0-8 (replay)
- 1974-75 - Meath 0-16 Dublin 1-9
- 1975-76 - Dublin 2-10 Derry 0-15
- 1976-77 - Kerry 1-8 Dublin 1-6
- 1977-78 - Dublin 2-18 Mayo 2-13
- 1978-79 - Roscommon 0-15 Cork 1-3
- 1979-80 - Cork 0-11 Kerry 0-10
- 1980-81 - Galway 1-11 Roscommon 1-3
- 1981-82 - Kerry 1-9 Cork 0-5 (replay)
- 1982-83 - Down 1-8 Armagh 0-8
- 1983-84 - Kerry 1-11 Galway 0-11
- 1984-85 - Monaghan 1-11 Armagh 0-9
- 1985-86 - Laois 2-6 Monaghan 2-5
- 1986-87 - Dublin 1-11 Kerry 0-11
- 1987-88 - Meath 2-13 Dublin 0-11 (replay)
- 1988-89 - Cork 0-15 Dublin 0-12
- 1989-90 - Meath 2-7 Down 0-11
- 1990-91 - Dublin 1-9 Kildare 0-10
- 1991-92 - Derry 1-10 Tyrone 1-8
- 1992-93 - Dublin 0-10 Donegal 0-6 (replay)
- 1993-94 - Meath 2-11 Armagh 0-8
- 1994-95 - Derry 0-12 Donegal 0-8
- 1995-96 - Derry 1-16 Donegal 1-9
- 1996-97 - Kerry 3-7 Cork 1-8
- 1997-98 - Offaly 0-9 Derry 0-7
- 1998-99 - Cork 0-12 Dublin 1-7
- 1999-2000 - Derry 1-8 Meath 0-9
- 2000-01 - Mayo 0-13 Galway 0-12
- 2002 - Tyrone 0-15 Cavan 0-7
- 2003 - Tyrone 0-21 Laois 1-8
- 2004 - Kerry 3-11 Galway 1-16
- 2005 - Armagh 1-21 Wexford 1-14
- 2006 - Kerry 2-11 Galway 0-11
[edit] Performance by County
| County | Winners | Runners-up | Winning Years |
|---|---|---|---|
 Kerry |
18 | 4 | 1928, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1959,1961, 1963, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1982, 1984, 1997, 2004, 2006 |
 Mayo |
11 | 4 | 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1949, 1954, 1970, 2001 |
 Dublin |
9 | 11 | 1953, 1955, 1958, 1964, 1976, 1978, 1987, 1991, 1993 |
 Meath |
7 | 9 | 1933, 1946, 1951, 1975, 1988, 1990, 1994 |
 Cork |
5 | 5 | 1952, 1956, 1980, 1989, 1999 |
 Derry |
5 | 4 | 1947, 1992, 1995, 1996, 2000 |
 Down |
4 | 4 | 1960, 1962, 1968, 1983 |
 Galway |
4 | 5 | 1957, 1965, 1967, 1981 |
 Laois |
2 | 1 | 1926, 1986 |
 Cavan |
2 | 5 | 1948, 1950 |
 Tyrone |
2 | 1 | 2002, 2003 |
 Armagh |
1 | 3 | 2005 |
 Longford |
1 | 0 | 1966 |
 Monaghan |
1 | 1 | 1985 |
 Roscommon |
1 | 2 | 1979 |
 Offaly |
1 | 2 | 1998 |
