2003 National Football League (Ireland)

2003 National Football League
League details
Dates February - 4 May 2003
Teams 32
League champions
Winners Tyrone (2nd win)
Captain Cormac McAnallen
Manager Mickey Harte
League runners-up
Runners-up Laois
Captain Ian Fitzgerald
Manager Mick O'Dwyer
Other division winners
Division 2 Westmeath
← 2002
2004 →

The 2003 National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz National Football League, was the 72nd staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland. Tyrone beat Laois in the final.[1]

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
Tyrone 7 5 0 2 5-87 0-82 20 10
Armagh 7 4 0 3 6-79 5-64 18 8
Cork 7 4 0 3 10-70 4-74 14 8
Kerry 7 4 0 3 7-79 8-68 8 8
Galway 7 3 1 3 5-83 6-76 4 7
Dublin 7 3 1 3 1-80 4-85 -14 7
Roscommon 7 3 0 4 4-70 5-81 -14 6
Donegal 7 1 0 6 4-61 10-79 -36 2

Division 1A Rounds 1 to 7

01/02/03
Round 1 		Cork 4-8 - 1-9 Kerry Páirc Uí Rinn
02/02/03
Round 1 		Roscommon 0-11 - 0-10 Tyrone Roscommon
02/02/03
Round 1 		Dublin 0-7 - 1-15 Armagh Croke Park
02/02/03
Round 1 		Galway 1-16 - 1-8 Donegal Tuam
09/02/03
Round 2 		Donegal 0-9 - 1-10 Dublin Ballyshannon
09/02/03
Round 2 		Kerry 2-11 - 0-4 Roscommon Tralee
09/02/03
Round 2 		Armagh 0-9 - 1-3 Cork Crossmaglen
09/02/03
Round 2 		Tyrone 1-13 - 0-11 Galway Pomeroy
16/02/03
Round 3 		Roscommon 1-12 - 1-11 Cork Roscommon
16/02/03
Round 3 		Galway 1-13 - 0-9 Kerry Galway
16/02/03
Round 3 		Donegal 1-6 - 2-9 Armagh Ballybofey
16/02/03
Round 3 		Dublin 0-12 - 0-11 Tyrone Parnell Park
01/03/03
Round 4 		Cork 1-10 - 1-9 Galway Páirc Uí Rinn
02/03/03
Round 4 		Armagh 0-14 - 0-9 Roscommon Crossmaglen
02/03/03
Round 4 		Kerry 2-11 - 0-14 Dublin Killarney
02/03/03
Round 4 		Tyrone 1-14 - 0-10 Donegal Coalisland
09/03/03
Round 5 		Galway 0-8 - 2-10 Roscommon Ballinasloe
09/03/03
Round 5 		Tyrone 1-9 - 0-10 Armagh Omagh
09/03/03
Round 5 		Donegal 0-8 - 1-12 Kerry Ballyshannon
09/03/03
Round 5 		Dublin 0-8 - 0-16 Cork Parnell Park
23/03/03
Round 6 		Kerry 0-14 - 1-13 Tyrone Killarney
23/03/03
Round 6 		Armagh 1-14 - 1-17 Galway Crossmaglen
23/03/03
Round 6 		Roscommon 0-14 - 0-17 Dublin Roscommon
23/03/03
Round 6 		Cork 3-8 - 0-10 Donegal Páirc Uí Rinn
06/04/03
Round 7 		Donegal 2-10 - 1-10 Roscommon Ballybofey
06/04/03
Round 7 		Tyrone 1-17 - 0-14 Cork Dungannon
06/04/03
Round 7 		Kerry 1-13 - 2-8 Armagh Tralee
06/04/03
Round 7 		Dublin 0-12 - 1-9 Galway Parnell Park

Division 1B Table

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

Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts
Laois 7 5 2 0 6-90 9-62 19 12
Fermanagh 7 5 0 2 8-67 2-74 11 10
Cavan 7 4 1 2 12-81 7-82 14 9
Mayo 7 3 0 4 4-73 4-78 -5 6
Meath 7 3 0 4 2-79 5-84 -14 6
Down 7 2 1 4 5-77 5-85 -8 5
Sligo 7 2 0 5 5-72 7-72 -6 4
Kildare 7 2 0 5 5-76 8-78 -11 4

Division 1B Rounds 1 to 7

02/02/03
Round 1 		Mayo 2-8 - 1-10 Sligo Castlebar
02/02/03
Round 1 		Kildare 2-10 - 3-10 Cavan Newbridge
02/02/03
Round 1 		Meath 0-7 - 0-11 Laois Navan
02/02/03
Round 1 		Fermanagh 0-6 - 0-8 Down Enniskillen
09/02/03
Round 2 		Laois 1-14 - 1-11 Fermanagh Portlaoise
09/02/03
Round 2 		Cavan 1-16 - 0-7 Meath Cavan
09/02/03
Round 2 		Sligo 1-10 - 1-11 Kildare Sligo
09/02/03
Round 2 		Down 0-12 - 1-11 Mayo Newry
16/02/03
Round 3 		Mayo 1-8 - 1-9 Laois Balllinrobe
16/02/03
Round 3 		Meath 0-13 - 0-12 Kildare Navan
16/02/03
Round 3 		Fermanagh 1-11 - 1-9 Cavan Enniskillen
16/02/03
Round 3 		Down 1-10 - 1-11 Sligo Newry
02/03/03
Round 4 		Laois 0-17 - 2-11 Down Portlaoise
02/03/03
Round 4 		Cavan 1-10 - 0-11 Mayo Cavan
02/03/03
Round 4 		Sligo 1-9 - 0-13 Meath Sligo
02/03/03
Round 4 		Kildare 0-9 - 2-8 Fermanagh Newbridge
09/03/03
Round 5 		Mayo 0-12 - 0-9 Kildare Ballina
09/03/03
Round 5 		Fermanagh 3-9 - 0-12 Meath Enniskillen
09/03/03
Round 5 		Down 1-10 - 1-13 Cavan Newry
09/03/03
Round 5 		Laois 1-8 - 0-5 Sligo Portlaoise
23/03/03
Round 6 		Cavan 4-11 - 2-17 Laois Cavan
23/03/03
Round 6 		Kildare 1-16 - 1-11 Down Newbridge
23/03/03
Round 6 		Meath 1-16 - 0-12 Mayo Navan
23/03/03
Round 6 		Sligo 0-11 - 1-10 Fermanagh Sligo
06/04/03
Round 7 		Laois 1-14 - 1-9 Kildare Portlaoise
06/04/03
Round 7 		Cavan 1-12 - 1-16 Sligo Cavan
06/04/03
Round 7 		Down 0-15 - 1-11 Meath Necastle
06/04/03
Round 7 		Mayo 0-11 - 0-12 Fermanagh Charlestown

Division 1 Semi-finals

20/04/03
Semi-final 		Tyrone 4-11 - 1-11 Fermanagh Croke Park
20/04/03
Semi-final 		Laois 1-11 - 0-11 Armagh Croke Park

Division 1 Final

04/05/03
Final 		Tyrone 0-21 - 1-08 Laois Croke Park

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
Limerick 7 6 0 1 11-89 4-66 44 12
Westmeath 7 6 0 1 6-98 6-54 44 12
Offaly 7 4 1 2 10-79 9-54 28 9
Louth 7 4 0 3 9-83 6-71 21 8
Antrim 7 3 1 3 8-80 7-77 6 7
Leitrim 7 3 0 4 10-63 6-68 7 6
Wicklow 7 1 0 6 4-59 11-96 -58 2
London 7 0 0 7 3-46 12-111 -92 0

Division 2A Rounds 1 to 7

01/02/03
Round 1 		Antrim 2-15 - 0-8 London Casement Park
02/02/03
Round 1 		Louth 2-10 - 2-12 Offaly Drogheda
02/02/03
Round 1 		Leitrim 1-10 - 1-11 Limerick Cloone
02/02/03
Round 1 		Wicklow 0-5 - 2-16 Westmeath Aughrim
08/02/03
Round 2 		London 1-4 - 0-16 Louth Ruislip
09/02/03
Round 2 		Offaly 2-13 - 1-7 Wicklow Tullamore
09/02/03
Round 2 		Westmeath 0-8 - 0-5 Leitrim Mullingar
09/02/03
Round 2 		Limerick 2-13 - 1-11 Antrim Limerick
15/02/03
Round 3 		Wicklow 0-8 - 2-13 Louth Aughrim
16/02/03
Round 3 		Limerick 2-20 - 0-4 London Limerick
16/02/03
Round 3 		Antrim 2-7 - 0-15 Westmeath Casement Park
16/02/03
Round 3 		Leitrim 2-6 - 1-8 Offaly Carrick-on-Shannon
02/03/03
Round 4 		Louth 1-11 - 2-7 Leitrim Ardee
02/03/03
Round 4 		Offaly 1-9 - 1-9 Antrim Tullamore
02/03/03
Round 4 		Westmeath 0-12 - 0-9 Limerick Mullingar
02/03/03
Round 4 		London 0-9 - 0-12 Wicklow Ruislip
09/03/03
Round 5 		Westmeath 3-19 - 1-7 London Rochfortbridge
09/03/03
Round 5 		Limerick 2-5 - 1-7 Offaly Kilmallock
09/03/03
Round 5 		Leitrim 1-14 - 1-7 Wicklow Carrick-on-Shannon
09/03/03
Round 5 		Antrim 0-8 - 1-13 Louth Casement Park
23/03/03
Round 6 		Wicklow 2-10 - 1-14 Antrim Aughrim
23/03/03
Round 6 		Offaly 1-13 - 1-10 Westmeath Tullamore
23/03/03
Round 6 		Louth 1-12 - 1-14 Limerick Ardee
23/03/03
Round 6 		London 1-7 - 3-12 Leitrim Ruislip
05/04/03
Round 7 		Offaly 2-17 - 0-7 London Tullamore
06/04/03
Round 7 		Limerick 3-17 - 0-10 Wicklow Kilmallock
06/04/03
Round 7 		Antrim 1-16 - 1-9 Leitrim Casement Park
06/04/03
Round 7 		Westmeath 0-18 - 2-8 Louth Mullingar

Division 2B Table

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

Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts
Longford 7 6 0 1 15-82 3-75 43 12
Wexford 7 6 0 1 6-79 7-57 19 12
Derry 7 5 1 1 15-92 8-59 54 11
Monaghan 7 4 0 3 5-86 11-65 3 8
Carlow 7 3 0 4 5-75 12-75 -21 6
Clare 7 2 0 5 5-86 9-76 -2 4
Waterford 7 1 0 6 7-54 6-110 -53 2
Tipperary 7 0 1 6 8-57 10-94 -43 1

Division 2B Rounds 1 to 7

02/02/03
Round 1 		Tipperary 1-6 - 1-12 Clare Ardfinnan
02/02/03
Round 1 		Wexford 0-15 - 1-8 Waterford Enniscorthy
02/02/03
Round 1 		Carlow 0-12 - 3-13 Longford Carlow
09/02/03
Round 1 		Longford 1-6 - 1-12 Wexford Longford
09/02/03
Round 2 		Monaghan 1-12 - 0-5 Carlow Clones
09/02/03
Round 2 		Waterford 1-11 - 1-7 Tipperary Dungarvan
09/02/03
Round 2 		Clare 1-10 - 1-14 Derry Ennis
15/02/03
Round 2 		Wexford 2-12 - 2-8 Monaghan Wexford
16/02/03
Round 3 		Longford 3-13 - 0-8 Waterford Longford
16/02/03
Round 3 		Carlow 3-6 - 0-14 Clare Carlow
16/02/03
Round 3 		Derry 1-13 - 2-10 Tipperary Derry
23/02/03
Round 3 		Derry 4-15 - 0-7 Monaghan Ballinascreen
02/03/03
Round 4 		Waterford 2-5 - 1-15 Derry Dungarvan
02/03/03
Round 4 		Tipperary 1-8 - 1-14 Carlow Ardfinnan
02/03/03
Round 4 		Monaghan 0-10 - 1-9 Longford Clones
02/03/03
Round 4 		Clare 0-5 - 0-10 Wexford Ennis
09/03/03
Round 5 		Longford 2-11 - 0-12 Clare Longford
09/03/03
Round 5 		Wexford 1-14 - 0-7 Tipperary Wexford
09/03/03
Round 5 		Carlow 1-8 - 5-13 Derry Carlow
09/03/03
Round 5 		Monaghan 0-18 - 1-6 Waterford Clones
23/03/03
Round 6 		Derry 3-12 - 1-7 Wexford Derry
23/03/03
Round 6 		Tipperary 2-11 - 4-18 Longford Nenagh
23/03/03
Round 6 		Clare 2-10 - 1-19 Monaghan Ennis
23/03/03
Round 6 		Waterford 1-6 - 0-19 Carlow Dungarvan
06/04/03
Round 7 		Clare 1-23 - 1-10 Waterford Ennis
06/04/03
Round 7 		Longford 1-12 - 0-10 Derry Ballymahon
06/04/03
Round 7 		Monaghan 1-12 - 1-8 Tipperary Clones
06/04/03
Round 7 		Wexford 1-9 - 0-11 Carlow Wexford

Division 2 Semi-finals

20/04/03
Semi-final 		Westmeath 1-16 - 2-12 Longford Roscommon
20/04/03
Semi-final 		Limerick 2-13 - 0-07 Wexford O'Moore Park

Division 2 Final

04/05/03
Final 		Westmeath 1-16 - 2-12 Limerick Croke Park

Statistics

Scoring

References

  1. ↑ "Tyrone outclass Laois". BBC. 6 March 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Results Archive". Hogan Stand. 6 March 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
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