2003 National Football League (Ireland)

2003 National Football League
League details
Dates	February - 4 May 2003
Teams	32
League champions
Winners	Tyrone (2nd win)
Captain	Peter Canavan
Manager	Mickey Harte
League runners-up
Runners-up	Laois
Captain	Ian Fitzgerald
Manager	Mick O'Dwyer
Other division winners
Division 2	Westmeath
	← 2002 2004 →

Last updated May 19, 2024

The 2003 National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz National Football League, was the 72nd staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland. Tyrone beat Laois in the final.^[1]

Format

League structure

The top 16 teams were drawn into Divisions 1A and 1B. The other 16 teams were drawn into Divisions 2A and 2B. Each team played all the other teams in its section once: either home or away. Teams earned 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw.

Finals, promotions and relegations

The top two teams in Divisions 1A and 1B progressed to the Division 1 semi-finals while the bottom two teams in Divisions 1A and 1B were relegated. The top two teams in Divisions 2A and 2B progressed to the Division 2 semi-finals and were promoted to Division 1A and 1B, respectively.

Tie-breaker

If two or more teams are level on points, points difference was used to rank the teams.

Division 1

Division 1A Table

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	5-87	0-82	20	10
Armagh	7	4	0	3	6-79	5-64	18	8
Cork	7	4	0	3	10-70	4-74	14	8
Kerry	7	4	0	3	7-79	8-68	8	8
Galway	7	3	1	3	5-83	6-76	4	7
Dublin	7	3	1	3	1-80	4-85	-14	7
Roscommon	7	3	0	4	4-70	5-81	-14	6
Donegal	7	1	0	6	4-61	10-79	-36	2

Division 1A Rounds 1 to 7

01/02/03 Round 1	Cork	4-8 - 1-9	Kerry	Páirc Uí Rinn
				Páirc Uí Rinn

02/02/03 Round 1	Roscommon	0-11 - 0-10	Tyrone	Roscommon
				Roscommon

02/02/03 Round 1	Dublin	0-7 - 1-15	Armagh	Croke Park
				Croke Park

02/02/03 Round 1	Galway	1-16 - 1-8	Donegal	Tuam
		Report		Tuam

09/02/03 Round 2	Donegal	0-9 - 1-10	Dublin	Ballyshannon
				Ballyshannon

09/02/03 Round 2	Kerry	2-11 - 0-4	Roscommon	Tralee
				Tralee

09/02/03 Round 2	Armagh	0-9 - 1-3	Cork	Crossmaglen
				Crossmaglen

09/02/03 Round 2	Tyrone	1-13 - 0-11	Galway	Pomeroy
				Pomeroy

16/02/03 Round 3	Roscommon	1-12 - 1-11	Cork	Roscommon
				Roscommon

16/02/03 Round 3	Galway	1-13 - 0-9	Kerry	Galway
				Galway

16/02/03 Round 3	Donegal	1-6 - 2-9	Armagh	Ballybofey
				Ballybofey

16/02/03 Round 3	Dublin	0-12 - 0-11	Tyrone	Parnell Park
				Parnell Park

01/03/03 Round 4	Cork	1-10 - 1-9	Galway	Páirc Uí Rinn
				Páirc Uí Rinn

02/03/03 Round 4	Armagh	0-14 - 0-9	Roscommon	Crossmaglen
				Crossmaglen

02/03/03 Round 4	Kerry	2-11 - 0-14	Dublin	Killarney
				Killarney

02/03/03 Round 4	Tyrone	1-14 - 0-10	Donegal	Coalisland
				Coalisland

09/03/03 Round 5	Galway	0-8 - 2-10	Roscommon	Ballinasloe
				Ballinasloe

09/03/03 Round 5	Tyrone	1-9 - 0-10	Armagh	Omagh
				Omagh

09/03/03 Round 5	Donegal	0-8 - 1-12	Kerry	Ballyshannon
				Ballyshannon

09/03/03 Round 5	Dublin	0-8 - 0-16	Cork	Parnell Park
				Parnell Park

23/03/03 Round 6	Kerry	0-14 - 1-13	Tyrone	Killarney
				Killarney

23/03/03 Round 6	Armagh	1-14 - 1-17	Galway	Crossmaglen
				Crossmaglen

23/03/03 Round 6	Roscommon	0-14 - 0-17	Dublin	Roscommon
				Roscommon

23/03/03 Round 6	Cork	3-8 - 0-10	Donegal	Páirc Uí Rinn
				Páirc Uí Rinn

06/04/03 Round 7	Donegal	2-10 - 1-10	Roscommon	Ballybofey
				Ballybofey

06/04/03 Round 7	Tyrone	1-17 - 0-14	Cork	Dungannon
				Dungannon

06/04/03 Round 7	Kerry	1-13 - 2-8	Armagh	Tralee
				Tralee

06/04/03 Round 7	Dublin	0-12 - 1-9	Galway	Parnell Park
				Parnell Park

Division 1B Table

Compete in Division 1 semi-finals Automatic relegation to Division 2B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts
Laois	7	5	2	0	6-90	9-62	19	12
Fermanagh	7	5	0	2	8-67	2-74	11	10
Cavan	7	4	1	2	12-81	7-82	14	9
Mayo	7	3	0	4	4-73	4-78	-5	6
Meath	7	3	0	4	2-79	5-84	-14	6
Down	7	2	1	4	5-77	5-85	-8	5
Sligo	7	2	0	5	5-72	7-72	-6	4
Kildare	7	2	0	5	5-76	8-78	-11	4

Division 1B Rounds 1 to 7

02/02/03 Round 1	Mayo	2-8 - 1-10	Sligo	Castlebar
				Castlebar

02/02/03 Round 1	Kildare	2-10 - 3-10	Cavan	Newbridge
				Newbridge

02/02/03 Round 1	Meath	0-7 - 0-11	Laois	Navan
				Navan

02/02/03 Round 1	Fermanagh	0-6 - 0-8	Down	Enniskillen
				Enniskillen

09/02/03 Round 2	Laois	1-14 - 1-11	Fermanagh	Portlaoise
				Portlaoise

09/02/03 Round 2	Cavan	1-16 - 0-7	Meath	Cavan
				Cavan

09/02/03 Round 2	Sligo	1-10 - 1-11	Kildare	Sligo
				Sligo

09/02/03 Round 2	Down	0-12 - 1-11	Mayo	Newry
				Newry

16/02/03 Round 3	Mayo	1-8 - 1-9	Laois	Ballinrobe
				Ballinrobe

16/02/03 Round 3	Meath	0-13 - 0-12	Kildare	Navan
				Navan

16/02/03 Round 3	Fermanagh	1-11 - 1-9	Cavan	Enniskillen
				Enniskillen

16/02/03 Round 3	Down	1-10 - 1-11	Sligo	Newry
				Newry

02/03/03 Round 4	Laois	0-17 - 2-11	Down	Portlaoise
				Portlaoise

02/03/03 Round 4	Cavan	1-10 - 0-11	Mayo	Cavan
				Cavan

02/03/03 Round 4	Sligo	1-9 - 0-13	Meath	Sligo
				Sligo

02/03/03 Round 4	Kildare	0-9 - 2-8	Fermanagh	Newbridge
				Newbridge

09/03/03 Round 5	Mayo	0-12 - 0-9	Kildare	Ballina
				Ballina

09/03/03 Round 5	Fermanagh	3-9 - 0-12	Meath	Enniskillen
				Enniskillen

09/03/03 Round 5	Down	1-10 - 1-13	Cavan	Newry
				Newry

09/03/03 Round 5	Laois	1-8 - 0-5	Sligo	Portlaoise
				Portlaoise

23/03/03 Round 6	Cavan	4-11 - 2-17	Laois	Cavan
				Cavan

23/03/03 Round 6	Kildare	1-16 - 1-11	Down	Newbridge
				Newbridge

23/03/03 Round 6	Meath	1-16 - 0-12	Mayo	Navan
				Navan

23/03/03 Round 6	Sligo	0-11 - 1-10	Fermanagh	Sligo
				Sligo

06/04/03 Round 7	Laois	1-14 - 1-9	Kildare	Portlaoise
				Portlaoise

06/04/03 Round 7	Cavan	1-12 - 1-16	Sligo	Cavan
				Cavan

06/04/03 Round 7	Down	0-15 - 1-11	Meath	Newcastle
				Newcastle

06/04/03 Round 7	Mayo	0-11 - 0-12	Fermanagh	Charlestown
				Charlestown

Division 1 Semi-finals

20/04/03 Semi-final	Tyrone	4-11 - 1-11	Fermanagh	Croke Park
				Croke Park

20/04/03 Semi-final	Laois	1-11 - 0-11	Armagh	Croke Park
				Croke Park

Division 1 Final

04/05/03 Final	Tyrone	0-21 - 1-08	Laois	Croke Park
				Croke Park

Division 2

Division 2A Table

Compete in Division 2 semi-finals and automatic promotion to Division 1A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts
Limerick	7	6	0	1	11-89	4-66	44	12
Westmeath	7	6	0	1	6-98	6-54	44	12
Offaly	7	4	1	2	10-79	9-54	28	9
Louth	7	4	0	3	9-83	6-71	21	8
Antrim	7	3	1	3	8-80	7-77	6	7
Leitrim	7	3	0	4	10-63	6-68	7	6
Wicklow	7	1	0	6	4-59	11-96	-58	2
London	7	0	0	7	3-46	12-111	-92	0

Division 2A Rounds 1 to 7

01/02/03 Round 1	Antrim	2-15 - 0-8	London	Casement Park
				Casement Park

02/02/03 Round 1	Louth	2-10 - 2-12	Offaly	Drogheda
				Drogheda

02/02/03 Round 1	Leitrim	1-10 - 1-11	Limerick	Cloone
				Cloone

02/02/03 Round 1	Wicklow	0-5 - 2-16	Westmeath	Aughrim
				Aughrim

08/02/03 Round 2	London	1-4 - 0-16	Louth	Ruislip
				Ruislip

09/02/03 Round 2	Offaly	2-13 - 1-7	Wicklow	Tullamore
				Tullamore

09/02/03 Round 2	Westmeath	0-8 - 0-5	Leitrim	Mullingar
				Mullingar

09/02/03 Round 2	Limerick	2-13 - 1-11	Antrim	Limerick
				Limerick

15/02/03 Round 3	Wicklow	0-8 - 2-13	Louth	Aughrim
				Aughrim

16/02/03 Round 3	Limerick	2-20 - 0-4	London	Limerick
				Limerick

16/02/03 Round 3	Antrim	2-7 - 0-15	Westmeath	Casement Park
				Casement Park

16/02/03 Round 3	Leitrim	2-6 - 1-8	Offaly	Carrick-on-Shannon
				Carrick-on-Shannon

02/03/03 Round 4	Louth	1-11 - 2-7	Leitrim	Ardee
				Ardee

02/03/03 Round 4	Offaly	1-9 - 1-9	Antrim	Tullamore
				Tullamore

02/03/03 Round 4	Westmeath	0-12 - 0-9	Limerick	Mullingar
				Mullingar

02/03/03 Round 4	London	0-9 - 0-12	Wicklow	Ruislip
				Ruislip

09/03/03 Round 5	Westmeath	3-19 - 1-7	London	Rochfortbridge
				Rochfortbridge

09/03/03 Round 5	Limerick	2-5 - 1-7	Offaly	Kilmallock
				Kilmallock

09/03/03 Round 5	Leitrim	1-14 - 1-7	Wicklow	Carrick-on-Shannon
				Carrick-on-Shannon

09/03/03 Round 5	Antrim	0-8 - 1-13	Louth	Casement Park
				Casement Park

23/03/03 Round 6	Wicklow	2-10 - 1-14	Antrim	Aughrim
				Aughrim

23/03/03 Round 6	Offaly	1-13 - 1-10	Westmeath	Tullamore
				Tullamore

23/03/03 Round 6	Louth	1-12 - 1-14	Limerick	Ardee
				Ardee

23/03/03 Round 6	London	1-7 - 3-12	Leitrim	Ruislip
				Ruislip

05/04/03 Round 7	Offaly	2-17 - 0-7	London	Tullamore
				Tullamore

06/04/03 Round 7	Limerick	3-17 - 0-10	Wicklow	Kilmallock
				Kilmallock

06/04/03 Round 7	Antrim	1-16 - 1-9	Leitrim	Casement Park
				Casement Park

06/04/03 Round 7	Westmeath	0-18 - 2-8	Louth	Mullingar
				Mullingar

Division 2B Table

Compete in Division 2 semi-finals and automatic promotion to Division 1B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts
Longford	7	6	0	1	15-82	3-75	43	12
Wexford	7	6	0	1	6-79	7-57	19	12
Derry	7	5	1	1	15-92	8-59	54	11
Monaghan	7	4	0	3	5-86	11-65	3	8
Carlow	7	3	0	4	5-75	12-75	-21	6
Clare	7	2	0	5	5-86	9-76	-2	4
Waterford	7	1	0	6	7-54	6-110	-53	2
Tipperary	7	0	1	6	8-57	10-94	-43	1

Division 2B Rounds 1 to 7

02/02/03 Round 1	Tipperary	1-6 - 1-12	Clare	Ardfinnan
				Ardfinnan

02/02/03 Round 1	Wexford	0-15 - 1-8	Waterford	Enniscorthy
				Enniscorthy

02/02/03 Round 1	Carlow	0-12 - 3-13	Longford	Carlow
				Carlow

09/02/03 Round 1	Longford	1-6 - 1-12	Wexford	Longford
				Longford

09/02/03 Round 2	Monaghan	1-12 - 0-5	Carlow	Clones
				Clones

09/02/03 Round 2	Waterford	1-11 - 1-7	Tipperary	Dungarvan
				Dungarvan

09/02/03 Round 2	Clare	1-10 - 1-14	Derry	Ennis
				Ennis

15/02/03 Round 2	Wexford	2-12 - 2-8	Monaghan	Wexford
				Wexford

16/02/03 Round 3	Longford	3-13 - 0-8	Waterford	Longford
				Longford

16/02/03 Round 3	Carlow	3-6 - 0-14	Clare	Carlow
				Carlow

16/02/03 Round 3	Derry	1-13 - 2-10	Tipperary	Derry
				Derry

23/02/03 Round 3	Derry	4-15 - 0-7	Monaghan	Ballinascreen
				Ballinascreen

02/03/03 Round 4	Waterford	2-5 - 1-15	Derry	Dungarvan
				Dungarvan

02/03/03 Round 4	Tipperary	1-8 - 1-14	Carlow	Ardfinnan
				Ardfinnan

02/03/03 Round 4	Monaghan	0-10 - 1-9	Longford	Clones
				Clones

02/03/03 Round 4	Clare	0-5 - 0-10	Wexford	Ennis
				Ennis

09/03/03 Round 5	Longford	2-11 - 0-12	Clare	Longford
				Longford

09/03/03 Round 5	Wexford	1-14 - 0-7	Tipperary	Wexford
				Wexford

09/03/03 Round 5	Carlow	1-8 - 5-13	Derry	Carlow
				Carlow

09/03/03 Round 5	Monaghan	0-18 - 1-6	Waterford	Clones
				Clones

23/03/03 Round 6	Derry	3-12 - 1-7	Wexford	Derry
				Derry

23/03/03 Round 6	Tipperary	2-11 - 4-18	Longford	Nenagh
				Nenagh

23/03/03 Round 6	Clare	2-10 - 1-19	Monaghan	Ennis
				Ennis

23/03/03 Round 6	Waterford	1-6 - 0-19	Carlow	Dungarvan
				Dungarvan

06/04/03 Round 7	Clare	1-23 - 1-10	Waterford	Ennis
				Ennis

06/04/03 Round 7	Longford	1-12 - 0-10	Derry	Ballymahon
				Ballymahon

06/04/03 Round 7	Monaghan	1-12 - 1-8	Tipperary	Clones
				Clones

06/04/03 Round 7	Wexford	1-9 - 0-11	Carlow	Wexford
				Wexford

Division 2 Semi-finals

20/04/03 Semi-final	Westmeath	1-16 - 2-12	Longford	Roscommon
				Roscommon

20/04/03 Semi-final	Limerick	2-13 - 0-07	Wexford	O'Moore Park
				O'Moore Park

Division 2 Final

04/05/03 Final	Westmeath	1-16 - 2-12	Limerick	Croke Park
				Croke Park

Statistics

All scores correct as of 6 March 2016^[2]

Scoring

Widest winning margin: 22
- Limerick 2-20 - 0-4 London (Division 2a)
Most goals in a match: 6
- Carlow 1-8 - 5-13 Derry (Division 2b)
- Tipperary 2-11 - 4-18 Longford (Division 2b)
- Cavan 4-11 - 2-17 Laois (Division 1b)
Most points in a match: 33
- Clare 1-23 - 1-10 Waterford (Division 2b)
Most goals by one team in a match: 5
- Carlow 1-8 - 5-13 Derry (Division 2b)
Highest aggregate score: 47 points
- Tipperary 2-11 - 4-18 Longford (Division 2b)
Lowest aggregate score: 13 points
- Westmeath 0-8 - 0-5 Leitrim (Division 2a)

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[2] "Results Archive". Hogan Stand. 6 March 2016. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.

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