National Football League (Ireland) 2007
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| National Football League Champions |
Donegal(1st win) | |
The 2007 National Football League was the Gaelic football league, contested by 32 GAA counties football teams, 31 from Ireland (as Kilkenny don't compete) and London from England.
Due to the extended reshuffling of the structure for the 2008 campaign, survival in the Divisions 1A and 1B, are much more precarious. There are four relegation places in these divisions now - the bottom two teams are relegated to Division 3, and 5th place and 6th place will be relegated to Division 2.
Donegal won the Division one title, and are thus considered National League Champions. They were unbeaten throughout the competition.
Meath won the Division Two title.
The Dublin vs. Tyrone match was the first Gaelic football match held in Croke Park under floodlights.
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[edit] Layout
[edit] Division One
The top two teams from both division one A and B go on to qualify for the league semi finals and then the winning team goes on to qualify for the final. The winner of the final game are the football league champions. The bottom two teams in Division one A amd B are relegated to Division three of the next format for 2008. The teams who finish in fifth and sixth place in Division A and B are relegated to Division two in the new 2008 format. The teams in first, second, third and fourth position in both Division A and B qualify to play in the new 2008 format in Division One.
[edit] Division Two
The top two teams from Division two A and B go on to qualify for the division two semi finals. The winners of the semi final go on to play in the Division two finals and the winner becomes the 2007 Division two champions. The top two teams in Division 2A and 2B go on to play in Division 2 in the 2008 format. The teams that finish in third and fourth position go on to play in Division 3 of the 2008 format and the bottom four teams will play in Division four of the 2008 format.
[edit] Scoring Difference
All of the final positions in the league will be determined by each teams scoring, there will be no playoffs in the 2007 National Football League. If two teams finish the league on the same points, the scores are then taken into consideration and the team with the best average go to the higher position. If the teams remain equal after the scores have been averaged out, the result of the game which involved the two teams will be seen as the deciding factor between the teams.
[edit] Division 1A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donegal | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | +21 | 13 |
| Mayo | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | +15 | 12 |
| Kerry | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | +7 | 9 |
| Tyrone | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | -10 | 7 |
| Dublin | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | +20 | 6 |
| Cork | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | +9 | 6 |
| Limerick | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -12 | 3 |
| Fermanagh | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -50 | 0 |
Yellow - Qualified for semi-finals Pink - relegated to Division Two Red - relegated to Division Three
[edit] Round One
| February 03, 2007 First Round report |
Dublin | 0-10 – 0-11 | Tyrone | Croke Park Attendance:81,678 Referee: Pat McEnaney (Monaghan) |
| D. Connolly (0-3, 2F); D .O'Callaghan (0-2, 1F); D. Henry, D. Magee, A. Brogan, K. Bonner, C. Keaney (0-1 each) | O Mulligan (0-4, 3F); S Cavanagh (1F), R Mulgrew (0-2 each); D Carlin, C Cavanagh, C McCullagh (0-1 each) Ryan McMenamin Sent Off |
| February 03, 2007 First Round |
Cork | 2-07 – 1-12 | Donegal | Attendance: Referee:Syl Doyle (Wexford) |
| February 04, 2007 First Round |
Mayo | 1-11 – 0-11 | Kerry | Attendance: Referee: Maurice Deegan (Laois) |
| February 04, 2007(postponed) First Round |
Fermanagh | 2-10 – 1-08 | Limerick | Attendance: Referee: |
[edit] Round Two
| February 10, 2007 Second Round |
Limerick | 1-10 – 0-14 | Dublin | Gaelic Grounds |
| D Horan 1-1, P Ranahan, M Crowley (0-2f), G Noonan (0-1 '45') 0-2 each, P Ahern, J O'Brien, M Reidy (0-1f) 0-1 each. | T Quinn 0-4 (0-2f, 0-1 '45'), C Keaney (0-2f), D O'Callaghan 0-3 each, D Magee 0-2, A Brogan, D Connolly (0-1f) 0-1 each. |
| February 10, 2007 Second Round |
Kerry | 0-11 – 2-2 | Cork | Austin Stack Park |
| February 10, 2007 Second Round report |
Tyrone | 0-14 – 0-8 | Fermanagh | Healy Park |
| February 11, 2007 Second Round |
Donegal | 1-13 – 1-10 | Mayo | MacCumhail Park |
[edit] Round Three
| February 24, 2007 Third Round - Report |
Cork | 0-15 – 0-07 | Tyrone | Páirc Uí Rinn Attendance: Referee:Aidan Mangan (Kerry) |
| Eoin Mulligan Sent Off |
| February 25, 2007 Third Round Report |
Donegal | 0-09 – 0-05 | Dublin | Ballyshannon Attendance: Referee:Brian Crowe (Cavan) |
| B Devenney (0-2f), C McFadden (0-2f) 0-3 each, R Kavanagh, C Bonner, J McLoone (0-1 '45') 0-1 each. | K Bonner 0-2, C Keaney (0-1f), D Magee, D O'Callaghan 0-1 each. |
| February 25, 2007 Third Round |
Fermanagh | 0-08 – 1-12 | Kerry | Breffni ParkAttendance: Referee:Michael Hughes (Tyrone) |
| February 25, 2007 Third Round |
Mayo | 1-10 – 0-07 | Limerick | Castlebar Attendance: Referee:Martin Duffy (Sligo) |
[edit] Round Four
| March 10, 2007 Fourth Round Report |
Dublin | 1-13 – 0-07 | Cork | Parnell Park Attendance: Referee:M. Duffy (Sligo) |
| C. Keaney 1-4 (0-2 f), T. Quinn 0-5 (1f), C. Moran, D. Henry, J. Sherlock, D. Connolly 0-1 each. | J Masters, A Lynch, D O'Connor, K O'Sullivan (f), M Cussen, N Murphy, C McCarthy 0-1 each. |
| March 10, 2007 Fourth Round [1] |
Tyrone | 1-05 – 2-09 | Donegal | Healy Park Attendance: 12,000 Referee: |
| March 11, 2007 Fourth Round [2] |
Fermanagh | 1-07 – 0-12 | Mayo | ClonesAttendance: Referee: |
| March 11, 2007 Fourth Round [3] |
Kerry | 1-10 – 0-10 | Limerick | Tralee Attendance: Referee: |
[edit] Round Five
| March 24, 2007 Fifth Round Report |
Dublin | 3-15 – 0-07 | Fermanagh | Parnell Park Attendance:8,000 Referee: |
| Keaney 0-5 (0-1 free), Sherlock 0-01, B Brogan 0-01, Bonner 1-01, Quinn 1-01 (0-01 free), Moran 0-03, Connolly 1-01, Vaughan 0-01 (0-01 free), O'Callaghan 0-01 | McKeever 0-02 E Maguire 0-03 (0-02 free) P Sherry 0-02 |
| March 24, 2007 Fifth Round Report |
Cork | 2-08 – 1-12 | Mayo | Attendance: Referee: |
| March 25, 2007 Fifth Round |
Donegal | 1-15 – 0-13 | Kerry | Attendance: Referee: |
| March 25, 2007 Fifth Round Report |
Limerick | 0-09 – 1-08 | Tyrone | Attendance: Referee: |
[edit] Round Six
| March 31, 2007 Sixth Round Report |
Kerry | 0-09 – 0-09 | Tyrone | Attendance: Referee: |
| Colm McCullagh sent off |
| April 01, 2007 Sixth Round |
Fermanagh | 0-06 – 1-15 | Cork | Attendance: Referee: |
| James Masters (0-10) |
| April 01, 2007 Sixth Round |
Mayo | 0-10 – 0-09 | Dublin | Attendance: Referee: |
| Conal Keaney sent off |
| April 01, 2007 Sixth Round |
Limerick | 2-12 – 4-06 | Donegal | Attendance: Referee: |
[edit] Round Seven
| April 08, 2007† Seventh Round Report |
Donegal | 1-13 – 2-09 | Fermanagh | Ballybofey Attendance: Referee: Pat McEnaney |
| April 08, 2007† Seventh Round Report |
Dublin | 2-07 – 1-12 | Kerry | Parnell Park Attendance: Referee: J McKee |
| April 08, 2007† Seventh Round Report |
Tyrone | 1-11 – 4-07 | Mayo | Healy Park Attendance: Referee: D Fahy |
| Eoin Mulligan sent off | Conor Mortimer 3-0 |
| April 08, 2007† Seventh Round Report |
Cork | 0-17 – 1-09 | Limerick | Pairc Ui Rinn Attendance: Referee: T Quigley |
† All seventh round matches must be played at the same time
[edit] Division 1B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galway | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | +14 | 10 |
| Kildare | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | +5 | 10 |
| Derry | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | +16 | 9 |
| Laois | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | +14 | 9 |
| Westmeath | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -8 | 6 |
| Armagh | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -10 | 6 |
| Louth | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -7 | 5 |
| Down | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | -24 | 1 |
Yellow - Qualified for Semi-Finals; Pink - Relegated to Division 2; Red - Relegated to Division 3
[edit] Round One
| February 04, 2007 First Round |
Kildare | 0-12 – 0-10 | Armagh | Attendance: Referee: Eugene Murtagh (Longford) |
| February 04, 2007 First Round |
Galway | 0-07 – 0-12 | Derry | Attendance: 1,000~ Referee: Paddy Russell (Tipperary) |
| February 04, 2007 First Round |
Louth | 2-14 – 1-13 | Down | Attendance: Referee: Jimmy White (Donegal) |
| February 04, 2007 First Round |
Westmeath | 1-11 – 1-09 | Laois | Attendance: Referee: Jimmy McKee (Armagh) |
[edit] Round Two
| February 10, 2007 Second Round |
Laois | 0-08 – 0-07 | Galway | Attendance: Referee: |
| February 11, 2007 Second Round |
Down | 0-14 – 1-11 | Kildare | Attendance: Referee: |
| February 11, 2007 Second Round |
Derry | 1-09 – 3-07 | Westmeath | Attendance: Referee: |
| February 11, 2007 Second Round |
Armagh | 1-09 – 0-11 | Louth | Attendance: Referee: |
[edit] Round Three
| February 25, 2007 Third Round |
Galway | 0-10 – 0-08 | Armagh | Pearse Stadium Attendance: Referee: |
| February 25, 2007 Third Round |
Kildare | 0-10 – 0-07 | Derry | Pearse Stadium Attendance:Newbridge Referee: |
| February 25, 2007 Third Round |
Laois | 1-13 – 2-10 | Louth | O' Moore Park Attendance: Referee: Syl Doyle |
| B Brennan 1-3, R Munnelly (0-3, 2f), B McDonald (0-2f), C Conway 0-2, B McCormack, Padraig McMahon, Paul Lawlor 0-1 each | A Hoey 1-2, S Lennon 1-1, M Stanford 0-2, D Clarke (0-2, 1f), R Finnegan, Paddy Keenan 0-1 each, C Grimes (0-1f) |
| February 25, 2007 Third Round |
Westmeath | 0-09 – 0-07 | Down | Cusack Park Attendance: Referee: |
[edit] Round Four
| March 11, 2007 Fourth Round |
Armagh | 1-08 – 1-13 | Derry | Crossmaglen Attendance: Referee: |
| March 11, 2007 Fourth Round |
Galway | 1-08 – 1-06 | Kildare | Pearse Stadium Attendance: Referee: |
| March 11, 2007 Fourth Round |
Down | 0-09 – 1-13 | Laois | Newcastle Attendance: Referee: |
| March 11, 2007 Fourth Round |
Louth | 1-12 – 0-07 | Westmeath | Tralee Attendance: Referee: |
[edit] Round Five
| March 25, 2007 Fifth Round |
Derry | 1-11 – 1-11 | Laois | Celtic Park Attendance: Referee: |
| March 25, 2007 Fifth Round |
Armagh | 1-09 – 0-10 | Down | Crossmaglen Attendance: Referee: |
| March 25, 2007 Fifth Round |
Westmeath | 0-10 – 1-13 | Galway | Cusack Park Attendance: Referee: |
| March 25, 2007 Fifth Round |
Kildare | 0-14 – 2-07 | Louth | Newbridge Attendance: Referee: |
[edit] Division 2A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monaghan | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | +40 | 14 |
| Roscommon | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | +17 | 10 |
| Longford | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | +31 | 8 |
| Leitrim | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | +8 | 8 |
| Offaly | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | +18 | 6 |
| Clare | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -5 | 6 |
| Carlow | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | -51 | 2 |
| London | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | -58 | 0 |
Yellow - Qualified for Division Two semi-finals White - relegated to Division Three Red - relegated to Division Four
[edit] Round One
| February 04, 2007 First Round |
Carlow | 1-09 – 0-17 | Clare | Croke Park Attendance: Referee: Pat McEnaney |
| February 04, 2007 First Round |
Leitrim | 0-12 – 0-11 | Offaly | Attendance: Referee: |
| February 04, 2007 First Round |
Roscommon | 1-10 – 2-11 | Monaghan | Attendance: Referee: |
| February 04, 2007 First Round |
Longford | 5-19 – 0-08 | London | Attendance: Referee: |
[edit] Round Two
| February 10, 2007 Second Round |
Monaghan | 1-14 – 3-06 | Longford | Attendance: Referee: |
| February 11, 2007 First Round |
Offaly | 3-12 – 1-08 | Carlow | Attendance: Referee: |
| February 11, 2007 First Round |
Clare | 1-14 – 1-09 | Leitrim | Attendance: Referee: |
| February 11, 2007 First Round |
London | 0-10 – 1-16 | Roscommon | Attendance: Referee: |
[edit] Round Three
| Date, 2007 Third Round |
Monaghan | 0-00 – 0-00 | Carlow | Attendance: Referee: |
| Date, 2007 Third Round |
Roscommon | 0-00 – 0-00 | Clare | Attendance: Referee: |
| Date, February 25, 2007 Third Round |
Longford | 0-00 – 0-00 | Offaly | Attendance: Referee: |
The result was declared null by the GAA; both points were awarded to Longford
| Date, 2007 Third Round |
London | 0-00 – 0-00 | Leitrim | Attendance: Referee: |
[edit] Round Four
| Date, 2007 Fourth Round |
Longford | 1-14 – 0-10 | Leitrim | Attendance: Referee: |
| Date, 2007 Fourth Round |
Clare | 0-06 – 0-19 | Monaghan | Attendance: Referee: |
| Date, 2007 Fourth Round |
Offaly | 2-17 – 1-09 | London | Attendance: Referee: |
| Date, 2007 Fourth Round |
Carlow | 1-10 – 2-09 | Roscommon | Attendance: Referee: |
[edit] Division 2B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cavan | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | +25 | 12 |
| Meath | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | +25 | 11 |
| Wexford | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | +25 | 11 |
| Sligo | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 7 |
| Wicklow | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -1 | 6 |
| Antrim | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -9 | 4 |
| Tipperary | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -22 | 3 |
| Waterford | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | -42 | 2 |
Yellow - Qualified for Division Two semi-finals White - relegated to Division Three Red - relegated to Division Four
[edit] Round One
| February 03, 2007 First Round |
Meath | 2-07 – 0-13 | Cavan | Croke Park Attendance: Referee: Pat McEnaney |
| February 04, 2007 First Round |
Wicklow | 4-09 – 1-10 | Antrim | Attendance: Referee: |
| February 04, 2007 First Round |
Tipperary | 1-12 – 0-15 | Sligo | Attendance: Referee: |
| February 04, 2007 First Round |
Waterford | 2-13 – 1-12 | Wexford | Attendance: Referee: |
[edit] Round Two
| February 10, 2007 second Round |
Antrim | 1-11 – 2-12 | Meath | Attendance: Referee: |
| February 10, 2007 Second Round |
Cavan | 0-17 – 0-10 | Wicklow | Attendance: Referee: |
| February 11, 2007 Second Round |
Wexford | 0-16 – 0-07 | Tipperary | Attendance: Referee: |
| February 11, 2007 Second Round |
Sligo | 0-14 – 1-08 | Waterford | Attendance: Referee: |
[edit] Round Three
| February 25, 2007 third Round |
Waterford | 0-8 – 1-13 | Antrim | Attendance: Referee: |
| February 25, 2007 Second Round |
Tipperary | 0-12 – 1-14 | Cavan | Attendance: Referee: |
| February 25, 2007 Second Round |
Sligo | 0-10 – 3-12 | Meath | Attendance: Referee: |
| February 25, 2007 Second Round |
Wicklow | 0-6 – 1-06 | Wexford | Attendance: Referee: |
[edit] Round Four
| March 11, 2007 Fourth Round |
Cavan | 1-09 – 0-10 | Sligo | Breffni Park Attendance: Referee: |
| March 11, 2007 Fourth Round |
Meath | 0-00 – 0-00 | Tipperary | Páirc Tailteann Attendance: Referee: |
| March 11, 2007 Fourth Round |
Antrim | 1-10 – 2-14 | Wexford | Casement Park Attendance: Referee: |
| March 11, 2007 Fourth Round |
Waterford | 0-08 – 2-08 | Wicklow | Stadium Attendance: Referee: |
[edit] Semi Finals
[edit] Division One
Both played on Sunday, April 15, at Croke Park, Dublin
[edit] Division One Final
Donegal 0-13 Mayo 0-10
[edit] Division Two
[edit] Semi Finals
Monaghan 0-11 Meath 3-09
Roscommon 2-13 v Cavan 0-14
