2002 National Football League (Ireland)

2002 National Football League
League details
Dates	3 February - 28 April 2002
Teams	32
League champions
Winners	Tyrone (1st win)
Captain	Peter Canavan
Manager	Eugene McKenna & Art McRory
League runners-up
Runners-up	Cavan
Captain	Anthony Forde
Manager	Mattie Kerrigan
Other division winners
Division 2	Kerry
← 2000–01 2003 →

The 2002 National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz National Football League, was the 71st staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland. This was the first NFL season to take place in a single calendar year. Tyrone beat Cavan in the Division 1 final,^[1] while Kerry took Division Two.

Format

League structure

The top 16 teams were drawn into Divisions 1A and 1B. The other 16 teams were drawn into Divisions 2A and 2B. Each team played all the other teams in its section once: either home or away. Teams earned 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw.

Finals, promotions and relegations

The top two teams in Divisions 1A and 1B progressed to the Division 1 semi-finals while the bottom two teams in Divisions 1A and 1B were relegated. The top two teams in Divisions 2A and 2B progressed to the Division 2 semi-finals and were promoted to Division 1A and 1B, respectively.

Tie-breaker

If two or more teams are level on points, points difference was used to rank the teams.

Division 1

Division 1A Table

Compete in Division 1 semi-finals Automatic relegation to Division 2A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts
Roscommon	7	5	1	1	9-90	9-92	-2	11
Kerry	7	5	0	2	11-92	5-71	39	10
Tyrone	7	5	0	2	8-98	8-68	30	10
Galway	7	3	2	2	9-74	6-77	6	8
Donegal	7	4	0	3	4-77	4-72	5	8
Cork	7	3	0	4	6-73	7-79	-9	6
Offaly	7	2	1	4	7-72	4-88	-7	5
Westmeath	7	1	0	6	4-82	11-79	-18	2

Division 1A Rounds 1 to 7

10/02/02 Round 1	Galway	0-9 - 1-8	Tyrone	Ballinasloe
				Ballinasloe

10/02/02 Round 1	Dublin	2-10 - 0-14	Donegal	Parnell Park
				Parnell Park

17/02/02 Round 1	Offaly	0-13 - 0-16	Donegal	Tullamore
				Tullamore

17/02/02 Round 1	Westmeath	0-13 - 3-12	Galway	Mullingar
				Mullingar

17/02/02 Round 2	Tyrone	0-18 - 2-10	Dublin	Dungannon
				Dungannon

17/02/02 Round 2	Cork	0-10 - 1-9	Roscommon	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
				Páirc Uí Chaoimh

23/02/02 Round 2	Offaly	1-7 - 0-10	Dublin	Tullamore
				Tullamore

24/02/02 Round 2	Tyrone	3-20 - 0-14	Roscommon	Omagh
				Omagh

24/02/02 Round 3	Westmeath	1-14 - 1-6	Cork	Mullingar
				Mullingar

24/02/02 Round 3	Donegal	0-7 - 0-9	Galway	Ballybofey
				Ballybofey

03/03/02 Round 3	Roscommon	1-15 - 2-11	Offaly	Roscommon
				Roscommon

03/03/02 Round 3	Galway	1-8 - 1-11	Cork	Tuam
				Tuam

03/03/02 Round 4	Dublin	3-13 - 1-16	Westmeath	Parnell Park
				Parnell Park

03/03/02 Round 4	Donegal	1-10 - 0-11	Tyrone	Ballybofey
				Ballybofey

10/03/02 Round 4	Cork	1-13 - 0-10	Dublin	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
				Páirc Uí Chaoimh

10/03/02 Round 4	Westmeath	0-7 - 1-6	Donegal	Mullingar
				Mullingar

10/03/02 Round 5	Offaly	1-4 - 1-11	Tyrone	Tullamore
				Tullamore

16/03/02 Round 5	Roscommon	3-11 - 3-11	Galway	Roscommon
				Roscommon

18/03/02 Round 5	Cork	1-11 - 2-11	Offaly	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
				Páirc Uí Chaoimh

18/03/02 Round 5	Roscommon	0-16 - 0-12	Westmeath	Roscommon
				Roscommon

24/03/02 Round 6	Tyrone	2-15 - 2-8	Westmeath	Pomeroy
				Pomeroy

24/03/02 Round 6	Galway	1-13 - 0-15	Offaly	Ballinasloe
				Ballinasloe

24/03/02 Round 6	Donegal	1-12 - 0-9	Cork	Ballyshannon
				Ballyshannon

24/03/02 Round 6	Dublin	0-16 - 2-12	Roscommon	Parnell Park
				Parnell Park

31/03/02 Round 7	Roscommon	2-13 - 1-12	Donegal	Roscommon
				Roscommon

31/03/02 Round 7	Offaly	1-11 - 0-12	Westmeath	Tullamore
				Tullamore

31/03/02 Round 7	Cork	2-13 - 1-15	Tyrone	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
				Páirc Uí Chaoimh

31/03/02 Round 7	Galway	1-12 - 1-12	Dublin	Tuam
				Tuam

Division 1B Table

Compete in Division 1 semi-finals Automatic relegation to Division 2B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts
Mayo	7	6	0	1	9-84	7-57	33	12
Cavan	7	5	0	2	6-88	5-76	15	10
Fermanagh	7	4	1	2	7-81	4-79	11	9
Kildare	7	4	1	2	6-84	10-66	6	9
Sligo	7	3	1	3	3-80	5-71	3	7
Down	7	2	0	5	6-70	3-91	-12	4
Derry	7	1	1	5	6-72	5-83	-8	3
Clare	7	1	0	6	7-50	11-86	-48	2

Division 1B Rounds 1 to 7

03/02/02 Round 1	Down	1-17 - 1-13	Fermanagh	Newry
				Newry

10/02/02 Round 1	Fermanagh	1-14 - 1-8	Clare	Enniskillen
				Enniskillen

10/02/02 Round 1	Derry	1-10 - 1-15	Cavan	Glen
				Glen

10/02/02 Round 1	Kildare	0-12 - 0-12	Sligo	Newbridge
				Newbridge

10/02/02 Round 2	Mayo	0-10 - 0-5	Down	Ballina
				Ballina

17/02/02 Round 2	Kildare	1-15 - 1-11	Derry	Newbridge
				Newbridge

17/02/02 Round 2	Clare	1-6 - 2-19	Mayo	Ennis
				Ennis

17/02/02 Round 2	Cavan	0-16 - 0-14	Fermanagh	Cavan
				Cavan

17/02/02 Round 3	Sligo	0-11 - 0-10	Down	Sligo
				Sligo

24/02/02 Round 3	Cavan	1-9 - 1-12	Kildare	Cavan
				Cavan

24/02/02 Round 3	Sligo	0-10 - 0-11	Mayo	Sligo
				Sligo

24/02/02 Round 3	Clare	2-5 - 0-7	Derry	Ennis
				Ennis

03/03/02 Round 4	Mayo	2-14 - 2-12	Cavan	Ballinrobe
				Ballinrobe

03/03/02 Round 4	Down	2-11 - 0-9	Clare	Newry
				Newry

03/03/02 Round 4	Fermanagh	1-13 - 1-9	Kildare	Enniskillen
				Enniskillen

03/03/02 Round 4	Derry	1-10 - 0-14	Sligo	Derry
				Derry

10/03/02 Round 5	Kildare	0-7 - 4-5	Mayo	Newbridge
				Newbridge

10/03/02 Round 5	Sligo	3-11 - 1-9	Clare	Sligo
				Sligo

10/03/02 Round 5	Cavan	0-14 - 1-8	Down	Cavan
				Cavan

10/03/02 Round 5	Derry	0-9 - 0-9	Fermanagh	Derry
				Derry

23/03/02 Round 6	Clare	0-7 - 1-12	Cavan	Milltown-Malbay
				Milltown-Malbay

24/03/02 Round 6	Fermanagh	2-9 - 0-11	Sligo	Enniskillen
				Enniskillen

24/03/02 Round 6	Down	1-10 - 1-17	Kildare	Newry
				Newry

24/03/02 Round 6	Mayo	0-16 - 2-8	Derry	Crossmolina
				Crossmolina

31/03/02 Round 7	Sligo	0-11 - 1-10	Cavan	Sligo
				Sligo

31/03/02 Round 7	Kildare	2-12 - 2-6	Clare	Newbridge
				Newbridge

31/03/02 Round 7	Fermanagh	2-9 - 1-9	Mayo	Enniskillen
				Enniskillen

31/03/02 Round 7	Derry	1-17 - 1-9	Down	Ballinascreen
				Ballinascreen

Division 1 Semi-finals

14/04/02 Semi-final	Roscommon	3-12 - 5-13	Cavan	Mullingar
				Mullingar

14/04/02 Semi-final	Mayo	0-11 - 3-12	Tyrone	Enniskillen
				Enniskillen

Division 1 Final

28/04/02 Final	Tyrone	0-16 - 0-07	Cavan	Clones
				Clones

Division 2

Division 2A Table

Compete in Division 2 semi-finals and automatic promotion to Division 1A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts
Armagh	7	6	0	1	17-97	5-67	66	12
Kerry	7	5	0	2	11-92	5-71	39	10
Limerick	7	5	0	2	11-88	5-84	22	10
Louth	7	4	1	2	7-99	4-70	38	9
Leitrim	7	3	1	3	6-73	8-78	-11	7
Antrim	7	3	0	4	4-78	8-70	-4	6
Wicklow	7	1	0	6	3-81	8-75	-9	2
London	7	0	0	7	1-34	17-127	-141	0

Division 2A Rounds 1 to 7

03/02/02 Round 1	Kerry	1-15 - 0-12	Wicklow	Killarney
				Killarney

03/02/02 Round 1	Armagh	1-14 - 0-13	Louth	Armagh
				Armagh

03/02/02 Round 1	London	0-5 - 1-19	Antrim	Ruislip
				Ruislip

10/02/02 Round 1	Louth	2-19 - 0-1	London	Drogheda
				Drogheda

10/02/02 Round 2	Antrim	1-11 - 2-11	Limerick	Casement Park
				Casement Park

10/02/02 Round 2	Wicklow	0-13 - 2-10	Armagh	Aughrim
				Aughrim

10/02/02 Round 2	Leitrim	0-9 - 2-12	Kerry	Carrick-on-Shannon
				Carrick-on-Shannon

17/02/02 Round 2	Armagh	3-16 - 0-9	Leitrim	Carrick-on-Shannon
				Carrick-on-Shannon

17/02/02 Round 3	Louth	2-18 - 0-12	Wicklow	Drogheda
				Drogheda

17/02/02 Round 3	Kerry	0-14 - 0-7	Antrim	Tralee
				Tralee

17/02/02 Round 3	London	0-10 - 3-22	Limerick	Ruislip
				Ruislip

24/02/02 Round 3	Limerick	2-16 - 2-10	Leitrim	Kilmallock
				Kilmallock

03/03/02 Round 4	Limerick	2-12 - 0-16	Kerry	Limerick
				Limerick

03/03/02 Round 4	Wicklow	2-21 - 1-1	London	Aughrim
				Aughrim

03/03/02 Round 4	Antrim	1-11 - 3-12	Armagh	Casement Park
				Casement Park

03/03/02 Round 4	Leitrim	0-13 - 1-10	Louth	Cloone
				Cloone

10/03/02 Round 5	London	0-4 - 4-13	Kerry	Ruislip
				Ruislip

10/03/02 Round 5	Armagh	2-19 - 2-6	Limerick	Carrickcruppen
				Carrickcruppen

10/03/02 Round 5	Louth	1-9 - 1-10	Antrim	Dundalk
				Dundalk

10/03/02 Round 5	Wicklow	0-9 - 2-5	Leitrim	Aughrim
				Aughrim

23/03/02 Round 6	Limerick	0-8 - 0-12	Louth	Kilmallock
				Kilmallock

24/03/02 Round 6	Kerry	2-10 - 2-9	Armagh	Tralee
				Tralee

24/03/02 Round 6	Leitrim	1-16 - 0-8	London	Carrick-on-Shannon
				Carrick-on-Shannon

24/03/02 Round 6	Antrim	0-13 - 1-8	Wicklow	Casement Park
				Casement Park

31/03/02 Round 7	Louth	1-18 - 2-12	Kerry	Ardee
				Ardee

31/03/02 Round 7	Leitrim	1-11 - 0-7	Antrim	Cloone
				Cloone

31/03/02 Round 7	Wicklow	0-6 - 0-13	Limerick	Aughrim
				Aughrim

31/03/02 Round 7	London	0-5 - 4-17	Armagh	Ruislip
				Ruislip

Division 2B Table

Compete in Division 2 semi-finals and automatic promotion to Division 1B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts
Meath	7	5	1	1	10-76	6-54	34	11
Laois	7	5	1	1	9-92	7-80	18	11
Wexford	7	5	0	2	9-77	10-52	22	10
Tipperary	7	4	1	2	7-75	6-80	-2	9
Longford	7	3	0	4	11-77	6-78	14	6
Monaghan	7	1	2	4	6-67	9-79	-21	4
Carlow	7	2	0	5	4-66	6-88	-28	4
Waterford	7	0	1	6	4-64	10-83	-37	1

Division 2B Rounds 1 to 7

03/02/02 Round 1	Waterford	1-5 - 0-10	Wexford	Dungarvan
				Dungarvan

03/02/02 Round 1	Laois	0-10 - 1-7	Tipperary	Portarlington
				Portarlington

10/02/02 Round 1	Wexford	2-10 - 2-9	Longford	Enniscorthy
				Enniscorthy

10/02/02 Round 1	Tipperary	1-17 - 1-10	Waterford	Ardfinnan
				Ardfinnan

10/02/02 Round 2	Carlow	1-7 - 0-11	Monaghan	Carlow
				Carlow

10/02/02 Round 2	Meath	0-9 - 0-12	Laois	Navan
				Navan

17/02/02 Round 2	Laois	2-16 - 1-11	Carlow	Portarlington
				Portarlington

17/02/02 Round 2	Waterford	1-12 - 4-13	Longford	Dungarvan
				Dungarvan

17/02/02 Round 3	Tipperary	1-7 - 0-14	Meath	Ardfinnan
				Ardfinnan

17/02/02 Round 3	Monaghan	1-6 - 1-8	Wexford	Ballybay
				Ballybay

23/02/02 Round 3	Longford	1-14 - 0-8	Carlow	Keenagh
				Keenagh

24/02/02 Round 3	Monaghan	3-7 - 2-10	Meath	Scotstown
				Scotstown

03/03/02 Round 4	Meath	3-11 - 0-6	Waterford	Navan
				Navan

03/03/02 Round 4	Wexford	2-19 - 2-12	Laois	New Ross
				New Ross

03/03/02 Round 4	Longford	1-12 - 0-11	Monaghan	Longford
				Longford

03/03/02 Round 4	Carlow	0-12 - 1-11	Tipperary	Carlow
				Carlow

10/03/02 Round 5	Meath	2-14 - 0-6	Carlow	Navan
				Navan

10/03/02 Round 5	Laois	1-14 - 1-11	Longford	Portarlington
				Portarlington

10/03/02 Round 5	Waterford	0-8 - 0-8	Monaghan	Dungarvan
				Dungarvan

10/03/02 Round 5	Tipperary	0-3 - 3-10	Wexford	Ardfinnan
				Ardfinnan

24/03/02 Round 6	Wexford	1-9 - 2-7	Meath	Wexford
				Wexford

24/03/02 Round 6	Monaghan	1-11 - 2-16	Laois	Clontibret
				Clontibret

24/03/02 Round 6	Longford	1-11 - 1-12	Tipperary	Longford
				Longford

24/03/02 Round 6	Carlow	0-12 - 0-11	Waterford	Carlow
				Carlow

31/03/02 Round 7	Carlow	2-10 - 0-11	Wexford	Carlow
				Carlow

31/03/02 Round 7	Tipperary	2-18 - 1-13	Monaghan	Ardfinnan
				Ardfinnan

31/03/02 Round 7	Waterford	1-12 - 2-12	Laois	Dungarvan
				Dungarvan

31/03/02 Round 7	Meath	1-11 - 1-7	Longford	Navan
				Navan

Division 2 Semi-finals

14/04/02 Semi-final	Kerry	0-11 - 0-08	Meath	Gaelic Grounds
				Gaelic Grounds

14/04/02 Semi-final	Armagh	0-08 - 0-12	Laois	Longford
				Longford

Division 2 Final

28/04/02 Final	Kerry	1-09 - 1-05	Laois	Gaelic Grounds
				Gaelic Grounds

Statistics

All scores correct as of 6 March 2016^[2]

Scoring

Widest winning margin: 24
- Louth 2-19 - 0-1 London (Division 2a)
- London 0-5 - 4-17 Armagh (Division 2a)
Most goals in a match: 6
- Roscommon 3-11 - 3-11 Galway (Division 1a)
Most points in a match: 34
- Tyrone 3-20 - 0-14 Roscommon (Division 1a)
Most goals by one team in a match: 4
- Waterford 1-12 - 4-13 Longford (Division 2b)
- London 0-5 - 4-17 Armagh (Division 2a)
- London 0-4 - 4-13 Kerry (Division 2a)
- Kildare 0-7 - 4-5 Mayo (Division 1b)
Highest aggregate score: 43 points
- Tyrone 3-20 - 0-14 Roscommon (Division 1a)
- Wexford 2-19 - 2-12 Laois (Division 2b)
Lowest aggregate score: 15 points
- Mayo 0-10 - 0-5 Down (Division 1b)

References

↑ "2001: When Mayo beat Galway in the NFL final". Mayo News. 6 March 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
↑ "Results Archive". Hogan Stand. 6 March 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.

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