2008 National Football League (Ireland)

2008 National Football League
League details

Dates	2 February – 27 April 2008
Teams	32
League champions
Winners	Derry (6th win)
Captain	Kevin McCloy
Manager	Paddy Crozier
League runners-up
Runners-up	Kerry
Captain	Tomás Ó Sé
Manager	Pat O'Shea
Other division winners
Division 2	Westmeath
Division 3	Wexford
Division 4	Offaly
← 2007 2009 →

The 2008 National Football League was the Gaelic football league contested by 33 GAA counties' football teams, 32 from Ireland and one (London) from England.

Derry won their sixth title.^[1]^[2]

Format

The 2008 format of the National Football League is a new system consisting of four separate divisions. There are eight teams in the top three divisions and nine in Division Four. Placings are decided by:

Points (2 for a win, 1 for a draw, 0 for a loss)
Score difference
Total scored
Head-to-head result between tied teams

The top two in each division play a final match to decide the division champions. The top two in divisions 2, 3 and 4 are promoted, whilst the bottom two in 1, 2 and 3 are relegated.

Division One

Table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts	Notes
Derry	7	5	0	2	5-65	5-55	+23	10	Advanced to NFL final
Kerry	7	5	0	2	2-81	1-62	+12	10	Advanced to NFL final
Galway	7	5	0	2	8-79	7-61	+6	10
Donegal	7	4	0	3	5-74	4-64	-2	8
Tyrone	7	3	1	3	2-77	2-67	-3	7
Mayo	7	2	1	4	5-92	10-62	0	5
Kildare	7	1	2	4	6-58	4-69	-18	4	Relegated to Division Two for 2009
Laois	7	0	2	5	5-78	5-96	-18	2	Relegated to Division Two for 2009

Final

Derry v Kerry

27 April 2008
Final

Derry	2-13 – 2-9	Kerry

Parnell Park, Donnycarney
Referee: Maurice Deegan (Laois)

Division Two

Table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts	Notes
Dublin	7	5	1	1	7-69	6-51	+21	11	Advanced to final and promoted to Division One for 2009
Westmeath	7	5	0	2	5-69	2-55	+23	10	Advanced to final and promoted to Division One for 2009
Monaghan	7	4	1	2	5-87	4-70	+20	9
Armagh	7	3	1	3	10-82	8-67	+21	7
Cork	7	3	1	3	2-59	0-60	+5	7
Meath	7	3	1	3	5-61	4-66	-2	7
Roscommon	7	1	1	5	4-69	11-116	-68	3	Relegated to Division Three for 2009
Cavan	7	1	0	6	2-74	5-85	-20	2	Relegated to Division Three for 2009

Final

Westmeath v Dublin

27 April 2008
Final

Westmeath	0-15 – 0-10	Dublin

Páirc Tailteann, Navan ^[3]

Division Three

Table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts	Notes
Fermanagh	7	6	1	0	8-80	4-75	+17	13	Advanced to final and promoted to Division Two for 2009
Wexford	7	5	2	0	9-80	4-71	+24	12	Advanced to final and promoted to Division Two for 2009
Down	7	4	0	3	7-89	10-73	+7	8
Louth	7	3	0	4	8-89	6-85	+10	6
Longford	7	3	0	4	8-78	9-84	-9	6
Limerick	7	2	1	4	8-69	8-78	-9	5
Leitrim	7	2	0	5	7-60	10-71	-20	4	Relegated to Division Four for 2009
Sligo	7	1	0	6	2-78	6-86	-20	2	Relegated to Division Four for 2009

Final

Wexford v Fermanagh

27 April 2008
Final

Wexford	3-15 – 0-20	Fermanagh

Parnell Park, Donnycarney

Division Four

Table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts	Notes
Offaly	8	6	1	1	18-114	6-63	+87	13	Advanced to final and promoted to Division Three for 2009
Tipperary	8	6	0	2	9-102	5-64	+50	12	Advanced to final and promoted to Division Three for 2009
Antrim	8	5	1	2	7-111	3-57	+66	11
Waterford	8	5	0	3	8-88	3-77	+26	10
Wicklow	8	4	0	4	10-106	5-81	+40	8
Clare	8	4	0	4	8-82	6-83	+5	8
Carlow	8	4	0	4	8-79	10-94	-21	8
London	8	1	0	7	8-51	20-159	-144	2
Kilkenny	8	0	0	8	3-60	21-115	-109	0

Final

Offaly v Tipperary

27 April 2008
Final

Offaly	2-13 – 0-12	Tipperary

O'Moore Park, Portlaoise ^[4]

References

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↑ "Depleted Dubs fail to fire as Flanagan stars", Irish Independent, 28 April 2008, p. 56
↑ "McNamee adds a touch of class to thrill Faithful few", Irish Independent, 28 April 2008, p. 54

External links

2008 Fixtures

Derry – 2008 National Football League Champions (6th title)

1 B. Gillis 2 K. McGuckin 23 N. McCusker 4 F. McEldowney 5 L. Hinphey 6 G. O'Kane 7 M. McIver 8 F. Doherty 9 J. Diver 10 M. Lynch 11 B. McGoldrick 12 E. Muldoon 13 C. Gilligan 14 Paddy Bradley 15 E. Bradley Subs used 21 S. M. Lockhart for F. McEldowney 26 P. Murphy for E. Bradley 3 K. McCloy (capt.) for L. Hinphey 20 J. Keenan for M. McIver 25 C. Mullan for C. Gilligan Subs not used 16 J. Deighan 17 Patsy Bradley 18 P. Cartin 19 R. Dillon 22 M. McBride 24 R. McElhone 27 P. O'Hea 28 C. O'Kane 29 R. Wilkinson J. Conway C. Devlin M. Friel E. Lynn S. L. McGoldrick E. O'Kane Manager P. Crozier Backroom team Peter Doherty Martin Heaney Bernie Henry John McCloskey

(Team as 2008 NFL final versus Kerry (27 April 2008))

Westmeath – 2008 National Football League Div 2 Champions (3rd title)

1 G. Connaughton 2 F. Boyle 3 K. Gavin 4 J. Keane 5 M. Ennis 6 D. Heavin 7 D. Healy 8 M. Flanagan 9 D. O'Donoghue 10 F. Wilson 11 J. Smyth 12 D. Harte 13 A. Mangan 14 Denis Glennon 15 D. Bannon Subs used 28 D. Dolan for Mangan Manager T. Ó Flatharta

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Finals Records and statistics Winning players

2008 GAA season

Football

Championship	Ulster Championship Leinster Championship Munster Championship Connacht Championship All-Ireland qualifiers All-Ireland series All-Ireland Final

NFL	Division 1 Division 2 Division 3 Division 4

Cups	McKenna O'Byrne McGrath

Other	All Stars International Rules Series

Hurling

Championship	Leinster Championship Munster Championship Ulster Championship All-Ireland qualifiers All-Ireland series All-Ireland Final

NHL	Division 1 Division 2 Division 3 Division 4

Cups	Christy Ring Nicky Rackard Waterford Crystal Kehoe Walsh

Other	All Stars Composite Rules Series

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