2008 National Football League (Ireland)

2008 National Football League
League details
445
Dates	2 February – 27 April 2008420084t
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

↑
↑
↑ "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)

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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