2005 National Football League (Ireland)
| League details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 4 February – 2 May 2005 |
| Teams | 32 |
| League champions | |
| Winners | Armagh (1st win) |
| Captain | Kieran McGeeney |
| Manager | Joe Kernan |
| League runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Wexford |
| Manager | Pat Roe |
| Other division winners | |
| Division 2 | Monaghan |
← 2004 2006 → | |
The 2005 National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz National Football League, was the 74th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.
Armagh beat Wexford in the final to win their first title after losing three previous finals.[1][2][3]
Division 2 was won by Monaghan who beat Meath in the final.[4]
Format[edit]
The top 16 teams are drawn into Divisions 1A and 1B. The other 16 teams are drawn into Divisions 2A and 2B. Each team plays all the other teams in its section once: either home or away. Teams earn 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw.
The top two teams in Divisions 2A and 2B progress to the Division 2 semi-finals and are promoted. The bottom two teams in Divisions 1A and 1B are relegated. The top two teams in Divisions 1A and 1B progress to the NFL semi-finals.
Results[edit]
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Division 1[edit]
Division 1A Table[edit]
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 | 8-94 | 5-83 | 20 | 10 |
 Mayo
|
7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8-98 | 8-81 | 17 | 10 |
 Kerry
|
7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10-87 | 7-79 | 17 | 10 |
 Dublin
|
7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7-74 | 6-84 | -7 | 8 |
 Cork
|
7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6-77 | 7-73 | -1 | 6 |
 Offaly
|
7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8-78 | 7-93 | -12 | 5 |
| Donegal
|
7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6-79 | 8-71 | 2 | 4 |
 Westmeath
|
7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6-67 | 11-90 | -38 | 3 |
Division 1B Table[edit]
Compete in Division 1 semi-finals Automatic relegation to Division 2B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Armagh
|
7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 8-73 | 4-68 | 17 | 12 |
 Wexford
|
7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12-88 | 7-82 | 21 | 10 |
 Kildare
|
7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6-88 | 6-65 | 23 | 8 |
 Down
|
7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7-73 | 3-84 | 1 | 8 |
| Galway
|
7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8-81 | 5-71 | 19 | 6 |
 Laois
|
7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2-94 | 9-76 | -3 | 6 |
 Limerick
|
7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5-64 | 5-83 | -19 | 4 |
 Sligo
|
7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3-70 | 12-102 | -59 | 2 |
Final[edit]
Division 2[edit]
Division 2A Table[edit]
Compete in Division 2 semi-finals and automatic promotion to Division 1A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fermanagh
|
7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7-90 | 3-66 | 36 | 12 |
 Monaghan
|
7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6-114 | 10-59 | 43 | 10 |
 Longford
|
7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9-77 | 2-78 | 20 | 9 |
| Leitrim
|
7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2-88 | 4-77 | 5 | 7 |
 Carlow
|
7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6-84 | 3-102 | -9 | 7 |
| Roscommon
|
7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2-97 | 8-75 | 4 | 6 |
 Clare
|
7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7-62 | 2-75 | 2 | 5 |
| London
|
7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1-39 | 8-119 | -101 | 0 |
Division 2B Table[edit]
Compete in Division 2 semi-finals and automatic promotion to Division 1B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derry
|
7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6-114 | 5-49 | 68 | 13 |
| Meath
|
7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6-103 | 3-72 | 40 | 13 |
| Cavan
|
7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 12-84 | 4-69 | 39 | 10 |
 Antrim
|
7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7-95 | 7-79 | 16 | 8 |
| Louth
|
7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4-74 | 5-82 | -11 | 5 |
| Wicklow
|
7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6-70 | 9-86 | -25 | 5 |
| Waterford
|
7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4-56 | 12-99 | -67 | 2 |
| Tipperary
|
7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4-40 | 4-100 | -60 | 0 |
Final[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ GAA Final Teams
- ^ "GAA Archive 2005". Archived from the original on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ^ Sportsfile photos of final
- ^ "Monaghan pickpocket Meath in comic finish". Irish Independent. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
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