The National Football League (known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz National Football League) is a Gaelic football tournament held annually between the county teams of Ireland, under the auspices of the Gaelic Athletic Association. Allianz Group, with $128 billion of revenue during 2003, is Germanys largest, and one of the worlds largest financial services providers with a focus on the insurance business. ... Gaelic football (Irish: peil ghaelach) is a form of football played mainly in Ireland. ... The Gaelic Athletic Association (The GAA) (Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael) is an organisation which is mostly focussed on promoting Irish sports, such as hurling and camogie, Gaelic football and handball, and rounders. ...

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. 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Gaelic Athletic Association The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Bank of Ireland Football Championship is the premier knockout competition in the game of Gaelic Football played in Ireland. ... // History Gaelic football Hurling External links Laois on Hoganstand. ... For other uses, see November (disambiguation). ... March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ...

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Division Placings for 2006 Season

Division 1

Two groups of 8, top 2 in each group reach semi-finals. Bottom 2 in each group are relegated.

• Armagh
• Cork
• Derry
• Down
• Dublin
• Fermanagh
• Galway
• Kerry
• Kildare
• Laois
• Mayo
• Meath
• Monaghan
• Offaly
• Tyrone
• Wexford

The Armagh County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Chontae Ard Mhacha) or Armagh GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic Games in County Armagh. ... The Cork County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (or Cork GAA) is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic Games in County Cork. ... // History Gaelic football Hurling External links Derry on Hoganstand. ... // History Gaelic football Hurling External links Down on Hoganstand. ... // Information Dublin play their home league games at Parnell Park in Donnycarney on Dublins northside. ... // History Gaelic football Hurling External links Fermanagh on Hoganstand. ... The Galway County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Chontae na Gaillimhe) or Galway GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic Games in County Galway. ... // History Gaelic football Hurling External links Kerry on Hoganstand. ... // History Gaelic sports have been played in Kildare for many centuries. ... // History Gaelic football Hurling External links Laois on Hoganstand. ... // History Gaelic football Hurling External links Mayo on Hoganstand. ... // History Gaelic football Hurling External links Meath on Hoganstand. ... // History Gaelic football Hurling External links Monaghan on Hoganstand. ... // History Gaelic football Hurling External links Offaly on Hoganstand. ... The Tyrone County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (Irish: Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Tír Eoghain) or Tyrone GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic Games in County Tyrone. ... // History Gaelic football Hurling External links Wexford on Hoganstand. ...

Division 2

Two groups of 8, top 2 in each group reach semi-finals and are promoted.

• Antrim
• Carlow
• Cavan
• Clare
• Donegal
• Leitrim
• Limerick
• Longford
• Louth
• Roscommon
• Sligo
• London
• Tipperary
• Waterford
• Westmeath
• Wicklow

The Antrim County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Chontae Aontroma) or Antrim GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic Games in County Antrim. ... // History Gaelic football Hurling External links Carlow on Hoganstand. ... // History Gaelic football Hurling External links Cavan on Hoganstand. ... The Clare County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (Irish: Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Contae An Clár) or Clare GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic Games in County Clare. ... The Donegal County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (Irish: Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Dún na nGall) or Donegal GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic Games in County Donegal. ... // History Gaelic football Hurling External links Leitrim on Hoganstand. ... // History Gaelic football Hurling External links Limerick on Hoganstand. ... // History Gaelic football Hurling External links Longford on Hoganstand. ... // History Gaelic football Hurling External links Louth on Hoganstand. ... // History Gaelic football Roscommon compete annually in the Connacht Championships. ... The Sligo County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (Irish: Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Contae Sligeach) or Sligo GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic Games in County Sligo. ... // History Gaelic football Hurling External links British GAA on Hoganstand. ... // History Gaelic football Hurling External links Tipperary on Hoganstand. ... // History Gaelic football Hurling External links Waterford on Hoganstand. ... The Westmeath County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Chontae na hIarmhí) or Westmeath GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic Games in County Westmeath. ... // History Gaelic football Hurling External links Wicklow on Hoganstand. ...

Not competing

• Kilkenny
• New York

The Kilkenny County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (Irish: Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Contae Cill Chainnigh) or Kilkenny GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic Games in County Kilkenny. ... // History Gaelic football Hurling External links North American GAA Board Gaelic Football & Hurling Association of Australasia Asian Gaelic Games Australian GAA club sites Canadian GAA club sites USA GAA club sites Hong Kong GAA Japan GAA Singapore GAA Taiwan GAA United Arab Emirates GAA Categories: Gaelic Athletic Association ...

Previous Winners

• 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
• 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
• 1941-45 - 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
• 1999-00 - 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

Performance by County

County	Winners	Runners-up	Winning Years
Kerry	17	4	1928, 1929, 1931, 1932, 1959,1961, 1963, 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1982, 1984, 1997, 2004
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	4	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

Image File history File links KerryCrest. ... // History Gaelic football Hurling External links Kerry on Hoganstand. ... Image File history File links Mayo_crest. ... // History Gaelic football Hurling External links Mayo on Hoganstand. ... Image File history File links Dublinnewcrest. ... // Information Dublin play their home league games at Parnell Park in Donnycarney on Dublins northside. ... Image File history File links Meathnewcrest. ... // History Gaelic football Hurling External links Meath on Hoganstand. ... Image File history File links Corkcrest. ... The Cork County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (or Cork GAA) is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic Games in County Cork. ... Image File history File links Derrycrest. ... // History Gaelic football Hurling External links Derry on Hoganstand. ... Image File history File links Downnewcrest. ... // History Gaelic football Hurling External links Down on Hoganstand. ... Image File history File links Galwaynewcrest. ... The Galway County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Chontae na Gaillimhe) or Galway GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic Games in County Galway. ... Image File history File links Laois. ... // History Gaelic football Hurling External links Laois on Hoganstand. ... Image File history File links Cavannewcrest. ... // History Gaelic football Hurling External links Cavan on Hoganstand. ... Image File history File links TyroneCrest. ... The Tyrone County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (Irish: Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Tír Eoghain) or Tyrone GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic Games in County Tyrone. ... Image File history File links Armaghcrest. ... The Armagh County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Chontae Ard Mhacha) or Armagh GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic Games in County Armagh. ... Image File history File links Longfordnewcrest. ... // History Gaelic football Hurling External links Longford on Hoganstand. ... Image File history File links Monaghancrest. ... // History Gaelic football Hurling External links Monaghan on Hoganstand. ... Image File history File links Roscommonnewcrest. ... // History Gaelic football Roscommon compete annually in the Connacht Championships. ... Image File history File links Offalynewcrest. ... // History Gaelic football Hurling External links Offaly on Hoganstand. ...

External link

• Semi-final and final results 1926-2005
• Results for NFL 2006 (this page will not become active for some time)