2009 National Football League (Ireland)

2009 National Football League
League details
Dates	1 February – 26 April 2009
Teams	32
League champions
Winners	Kerry (19th win)
Captain	Darran O'Sullivan
Manager	Jack O'Connor
League runners-up
Runners-up	Derry
Captain	Fergal Doherty
Manager	Damian Cassidy
Other division winners
Division 2	Cork
Division 3	Tipperary
Division 4	Sligo
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Fireworks and lights display in Croke Park during the opening game between Dublin and Tyrone to mark the Gaelic Athletic Association's 125th anniversary

The 2009 Allianz National Football League was the Gaelic football league contested by 33 GAA counties' football teams: 32 from Ireland and one (London) from England. The tournament began with a game between Dublin and Tyrone on the 31st of January 2009 at Croke Park. The National Football league is regarded as the second most prestigious inter-county football competition (the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship being the most important).^[1]

Format

The National Football League consists of four separate divisions. There are eight teams in the top three divisions and nine in Division Four. Placings are decided by:

Match points (2 for a win, 1 for a draw, 0 for a loss)
Scoring difference
Highest score for
Head-to-head result(s) 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

The Derry GAA team ahead of the 2009 National League final

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts	Notes
Kerry	7	6	1	0	8-90	2-77	+31	13	Advanced to NFL final
Derry	7	4	1	2	2-95	3-72	+20	9	Advanced to NFL final
Galway	7	4	1	2	9-79	3-83	+14	9
Mayo	7	2	3	2	4-78	3-76	+5	7
Tyrone	7	3	1	3	2-90	6-79	-1	7
Dublin	7	2	2	3	8-100	6-92	+14	6
Donegal	7	2	1	4	3-77	5-84	-13	5	Relegated to Division Two for 2010
Westmeath	7	0	0	7	3-59	11-105	-70	0	Relegated to Division Two for 2010

Final

Tomás Ó Sé (left, number 5) in action against Derry in the 2009 National League final

Kerry v Derry

26 April 2009
Final^[2]

Kerry	1-15 – 0-15	Derry
T O Se (0-2), A O’Mahony (0-1), D Walsh (1-0), Declan O’Sullivan (0-1), C Cooper (0-6, 0-3f), T Walsh (0-2), B Sheehan (0-3, 0-3f)		E Lynn (0-1), P Murphy (0-1), C McKaigue (0-1); E Bradley (0-5, 0-2f), P Bradley (0-1,), M Lynch (0-4, 0-3f), J Kielt (0-1, 0-1f), S Bradley (0-1).

Croke Park

Division Two

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts	Notes
Monaghan	7	5	1	1	12-94	4-79	+39	11	Advanced to final and promoted to Division One for 2010
Cork	7	5	1	1	3-101	3-66	+35	11	Advanced to final and promoted to Division One for 2010
Kildare	7	4	2	1	6-97	5-73	+27	10
Armagh	7	4	0	3	9-81	6-85	+5	8
Meath	7	2	2	3	2-76	6-69	-5	6
Laois	7	3	0	4	5-81	8-92	-20	6
Fermanagh	7	1	1	5	7-66	2-100	-19	3	Relegated to Division Three for 2010
Wexford	7	0	1	6	3-69	13-101	-62	1	Relegated to Division Three for 2010

Final

Cork v Monaghan

2009 ^[3]
Final

Cork	1-14 – 0-12	Monaghan
G Canty (0-1), G Spillane (0-1); A O’Connor (0-1), P Kelly (0-1), P Kerrigan (0-1); J Masters (1-0), D O’Connor (0-3, 0-1 ’45, 0-1f), D Goulding (0-5, 0-1f), P O’Neill (0-1).		D McArdle (0-1), C McManus (0-2, 0-1 ‘45), P Finlay (0-4, 0-2f), M Downey (0-1), T Freeman (0-4, 0-1f).

Division Three

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts	Notes
Down	7	5	0	2	4-97	5-72	+22	10	Advanced to final and promoted to Division Two for 2010
Tipperary	7	5	0	2	5-89	4-78	+14	10	Advanced to final and promoted to Division Two for 2010
Offaly	7	3	1	3	7-68	6-89	-18	7
Louth	7	3	0	4	6-91	5-83	11	6
Cavan	7	3	0	4	2-85	6-76	-3	6
Roscommon	7	3	0	4	3-82	2-88	-3	6
Limerick	7	3	0	4	5-66	6-74	-11	6	Relegated to Division Four for 2010
Longford	7	2	1	4	3-67	1-85	-12	5	Relegated to Division Four for 2010

Final

Down v Tipperary

2009
Final^[4]

Down	1-14 – 0-18	Tipperary
A Carr 0-5 (0-4f), R Murtagh 1-1, D Gordon, D Hughes 0-2 each, B McArdle, C Magee, J Boyle, C Garvey 0-1 each.		B Grogan 0-5 (0-4f, 0-1 pen), B Coen 0-4, J Tierney 0-3 (0-2f), B Mulvihill 0-2, D O’Brien, C Aylward, J Cagney, S Carey 0-1 each.

Pearse Stadium
Referee: Cormac Reilly (Meath)

Division Four

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts	Notes
Antrim	8	6	2	0	14-125	7-56	+90	14	Advanced to final and promoted to Division Three for 2010
Sligo	8	7	0	1	12-97	5-66	+52	14	Advanced to final and promoted to Division Three for 2010
Leitrim	8	5	1	2	13-89	11-68	+27	11
Waterford	8	4	1	3	9-85	1-84	+25	9
Wicklow	8	3	2	3	15-108	6-84	+51	8
Clare	8	3	0	5	14-102	6-87	+39	6
Carlow	8	3	0	5	7-93	12-86	-8	6
London	8	2	0	6	5-67	13-107	-64	4
Kilkenny	8	0	0	8	1-39	29-167	-212	0

Final

Sligo v Antrim

2009
Final^[5]

Sligo	1-12 – 1-10	Antrim
A Marren 0-6 (0-1f), S Coen 1-2 (0-2f), A Costello, S Davey, D Kelly, G Gaughan 0-1 each.		P Cunningham 0-5 (0-5f), C Close 1-0, J Loughry, T McCann (0-2 ’45) 0-2 each, M McCann 0-1.

Pearse Stadium
Referee: Cormac Reilly (Meath)

References

↑ Scott, Ronan (30 January 2009). "Only the league...". Gaelic Life. p. 10.
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↑ "Cork 1-14 Monaghan 0-12". RTE Sport. 2009-04-26. Retrieved 2009-04-28.
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National League Results, Fixtures and Statistics

Kerry – 2009 National Football League Champions (19th title)

1 D. Murphy 2 P. Reidy 3 T. O'Sullivan 4 K. Young 5 T. Ó Sé 6 A. O'Mahony 7 T. Griffin 8 A. Maher 9 M. Quirke 10 D. Walsh 11 Declan O'Sullivan 12 Darran O'Sullivan (c) 13 C. Cooper 14 K. Donaghy 15 T. Walsh Subs used D Ó Sé T. Kennelly B. Sheehan D. Bohane S. O'Sullivan Aidan O'Shea Manager J. O'Connor

Derry – 2009 National Football League runners-up

1 B. Gillis 2 K. McGuckin 3 K. McCloy 4 G. O'Kane 19 C. McKaigue 18 B. McGuigan 7 S. L. McGoldrick 8 F. Doherty (c.) 9 J. Diver 10 E. Lynn 11 P. Murphy 12 B. Mullan 13 E. Bradley 14 Paddy Bradley 15 M. Lynch Subs used 22 J. Kielt for Paddy Bradley 14 Paddy Bradley for B. Mullan 25 D. McBride for G. O'Kane 24 S. Bradley for P. Murphy 27 R. Dillon for D. McBride Subs not used 16 S. McGuckin 17 B. Óg McAlary 20 E. Muldoon 21 J. Conway 23 P. Young 26 J. Keenan Patsy Bradley Paul Bradley E. Brown P. Cartin J. Deighan C. Devlin S.M. Lockhart N. McCusker (vice-c.) B. McGoldrick J. O'Kane Manager D. Cassidy Backroom team K. Madden M. O'Connell B. McRory

(Team as 2009 NFL final versus Kerry (26 April 2009))

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Finals Records and statistics Winning players

2009 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

Seasons	Derry Down Dublin

Hurling

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

NHL	Division 1 Division 2 Division 3A Division 3B Division 4

Cups	Christy Ring Nicky Rackard Lory Meagher Waterford Crystal Kehoe Walsh

Other	All Stars Composite Rules Series

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2009 National Football League (Ireland)

Format

Division One

Final

Division Two

Final

Division Three

Final

Division Four

Final

See also

References

External links