2004 National Football League (Ireland)

2004 National Football League

League details
Dates	1 February - 2 May 2004
Teams	32
League champions
Winners	Kerry (17th win)
Captain	Tomás Ó Sé
Manager	Jack O'Connor
League runners-up
Runners-up	Galway
Captain	Gary Fahey
Manager	John O'Mahony
Other division winners
Division 2	Offaly
← 2003 2005 →

Offaly v. Kildare, Division 2 semi-final, O'Moore Park, 18 April 2004

The 2004 National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz National Football League, was the 73rd staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland. Kerry beat Galway 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 2A and 2B progressed to the Division 2 semi-finals and were promoted to Division 1. The bottom two teams in Divisions 1A and 1B were relegated. The top two teams in Divisions 1A and 1B progressed to the NFL semi-finals.

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	1	1	11-71	3-55	40	11
Kerry	7	5	0	2	8-83	4-60	35	10
Cork	7	3	3	1	8-64	4-62	14	9
Dublin	7	3	2	2	2-72	4-70	-4	8
Mayo	7	3	0	4	5-66	7-68	-8	6
Westmeath	7	1	2	4	5-72	10-75	-18	4
Fermanagh	7	1	2	4	1-66	7-76	-28	4
Longford	7	2	0	5	9-63	10-91	-31	4

Division 1A Rounds 1 to 7

31/01/04 Round 1	Cork	1-8 - 2-5	Westmeath	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork

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01/02/04 Round 1	Longford	3-7 - 1-12	Kerry	Pearse Park, Longford

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01/02/04 Round 1	Dublin	0-9 - 0-8	Tyrone	Parnell Park, Dublin

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01/02/04 Round 1	Fermanagh	0-8 - 1-7	Mayo	Brewster Park, Enniskillen

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07/02/04 Round 2	Kerry	0-11 - 0-9	Cork	Austin Stack Park, Tralee

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08/02/04 Round 2	Tyrone	2-9 - 0-10	Fermanagh	Healy Park, Omagh

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08/02/04 Round 2	Westmeath	1-13 - 2-12	Longford	Cusack Park, Mullingar

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08/02/04 Round 2	Mayo	1-10 - 0-3	Dublin	MacHale Park, Castlebar

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14/02/04 Round 3	Cork	2-9 - 0-10	Mayo	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork

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15/02/04 Round 3	Dublin	0-12 - 1-12	Kerry	Parnell Park, Dublin

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15/02/04 Round 3	Longford	0-9 - 3-15	Tyrone	Pearse Park, Longford

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15/02/04 Round 3	Fermanagh	1-9 - 0-12	Westmeath	Brewster Park, Enniskillen

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07/03/04 Round 4	Westmeath	0-10 - 0-15	Dublin	Cusack Park, Mullingar

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07/03/04 Round 4	Kerry	2-18 - 0-6	Fermanagh	Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney

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07/03/04 Round 4	Mayo	0-16 - 0-8	Longford	St Stephen's Park, Ballina

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13/03/04 Round 4	Cork	3-10 - 1-10	Longford	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork

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14/03/04 Round 5	Westmeath	0-10 - 2-10	Kerry	Cusack Park, Mullingar

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14/03/04 Round 5	Mayo	1-5 - 2-11	Tyrone	MacHale Park, Castlebar

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14/03/04 Round 5	Fermanagh	0-12 - 0-12	Dublin	Brewster Park, Enniskillen

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21/03/04 Round 5	Tyrone	2-11 - 0-6	Westmeath	Healy Park, Omagh

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21/03/04 Round 6	Kerry	1-13 - 0-8	Mayo	Austin Stack Park, Tralee

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21/03/04 Round 6	Dublin	0-9 - 0-9	Cork	Parnell Park, Dublin

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27/03/04 Round 6	Longford	1-8 - 0-13	Fermanagh	Pearse Park, Longford

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27/03/04 Round 6	Tyrone	1-9 - 1-9	Cork	Healy Park, Omagh

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03/04/04 Round 7	Cork	1-10 - 0-8	Fermanagh	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork

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04/04/04 Round 7	Tyrone	1-8 - 1-7	Kerry	Healy Park, Omagh

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04/04/04 Round 7	Westmeath	2-16 - 2-10	Mayo	Cusack Park, Mullingar

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04/04/04 Round 7	Dublin	2-12 - 2-9	Longford	Parnell Park, Dublin

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Division 1B Table

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

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts
Limerick	7	4	2	1	7-74	8-59	12	10
Galway	7	3	2	2	10-79	12-74	-1	8
Sligo	7	3	2	2	7-73	8-74	-4	8
Wexford	7	3	1	3	11-75	7-66	21	7
Laois	7	3	1	3	7-71	9-72	-7	7
Armagh	7	3	1	3	5-67	7-76	-15	7
Meath	7	2	2	3	12-62	7-75	2	6
Cavan	7	1	1	5	7-71	8-76	-8	3

Division 1B Rounds 1 to 7

01/02/04 Round 1	Sligo	2-12 - 0-9	Cavan	Markievicz Park, Sligo

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01/02/04 Round 1	Meath	2-12 - 1-12	Galway	Páirc Tailteann, Navan

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01/02/04 Round 1	Limerick	2-13 - 1-5	Laois	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick

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01/02/04 Round 1	Armagh	1-6 - 0-8	Wexford	St. Oliver Plunkett Park, Crossmaglen

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08/02/04 Round 2	Wexford	0-10 - 1-5	Meath	Wexford Park, Wexford

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08/02/04 Round 2	Galway	0-16 - 0-8	Armagh	Pearse Stadium, Salthill

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08/02/04 Round 2	Laois	0-8 - 2-6	Sligo	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise

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08/02/04 Round 2	Cavan	0-7 - 0-11	Limerick	Kingscourt Stars GAA Grounds, Cavan

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15/02/04 Round 3	Limerick	2-10 - 1-9	Wexford	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick

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15/02/04 Round 3	Meath	2-11 - 0-12	Cavan	Páirc Tailteann, Navan

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15/02/04 Round 3	Sligo	1-11 - 1-11	Galway	Markievicz Park, Sligo

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15/02/04 Round 3	Armagh	1-14 - 2-8	Laois	St. Oliver Plunkett Park, Crossmaglen

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07/03/04 Round 4	Laois	1-15 - 1-12	Meath	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise

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07/03/04 Round 4	Galway	4-11 - 1-10	Limerick	Dunlo GAA Grounds, Ballinasloe

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07/03/04 Round 4	Wexford	3-17 - 0-13	Sligo	Wexford Park, Wexford

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07/03/04 Round 4	Cavan	3-12 - 0-8	Armagh	Breffni Park, Cavan

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14/03/04 Round 5	Limerick	2-5 - 1-8	Meath	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick

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14/03/04 Round 5	Laois	1-10 - 1-10	Galway	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise

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14/03/04 Round 5	Armagh	1-12 - 0-10	Sligo	St. Oliver Plunkett Park, Crossmaglen

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14/03/04 Round 5	Wexford	1-11 - 1-11	Cavan	Wexford Park, Wexford

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21/03/04 Round 6	Meath	2-7 - 2-7	Armagh	Páirc Tailteann, Navan

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21/03/04 Round 6	Cavan	1-9 - 1-11	Laois	Breffni Park, Cavan

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21/03/04 Round 6	Galway	1-7 - 5-12	Wexford	St Jarlath's Park, Tuam

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21/03/04 Round 6	Sligo	1-7 - 0-10	Limerick	Markievicz Park, Sligo

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04/04/04 Round 7	Limerick	0-15 - 0-12	Armagh	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick

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04/04/04 Round 7	Laois	1-14 - 1-8	Wexford	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise

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04/04/04 Round 7	Cavan	2-11 - 2-12	Galway	Breffni Park, Cavan

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04/04/04 Round 7	Sligo	1-14 - 3-7	Meath	Markievicz Park, Sligo

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Division 1 Semi-finals

18/04/04 Semi-final	Tyrone	1-16 - 1-16	Galway	Healy Park, Omagh

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20/04/03 Semi-final	Limerick	0-10 - 0-12	Kerry	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick

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25/04/04 Semi-final replay	Galway	2-18 - 1-19	Tyrone	Pearse Stadium, Salthill

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Division 1 Final

02/05/04 Final	Kerry	3-11 - 1-16	Galway	Croke Park, Dublin
	Mike Frank Russell 0-6; Colm Cooper 0-2; Declan O'Sullivan, Eoin Brosnan, Tomás Ó Sé, Ronán O'Connor 0-1 each	Report	Michael Donnellan 1-4; Padraig Joyce 0-5; Declan Meehan, Sean Og de Paor, Joe Bergin, Matthew Clancy, Tommy Joyce 0-1 each

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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
Donegal	7	7	0	0	11-76	6-49	42	14
Offaly	7	6	0	1	11-71	5-58	31	12
Roscommon	7	5	0	2	3-80	5-56	18	10
Monaghan	7	2	1	4	6-70	7-68	-1	5
Leitrim	7	2	1	4	4-47	6-68	-27	5
Clare	7	2	0	5	5-75	9-65	-2	4
Carlow	7	2	0	5	5-65	7-82	-23	4
London	7	1	0	6	7-54	7-92	-38	2

Division 2A Rounds 1 to 7

01/02/04 Round 1	Donegal	2-7 - 1-7	Offaly	MacCumhail Park, Ballybofey

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01/02/04 Round 1	Carlow	0-13 - 0-11	Monaghan	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow

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01/02/04 Round 1	London	0-8 - 2-6	Leitrim	Emerald GAA Grounds, Ruislip

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01/02/04 Round 1	Clare	0-6 - 0-11	Roscommon	Cuasck Park, Ennis

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08/02/04 Round 2	Roscommon	0-17 - 1-9	Carlow	Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon

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08/02/04 Round 2	Monaghan	4-9 - 1-12	Clare	St Tiernach's Park, Clones

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08/02/04 Round 2	Offaly	1-13 - 1-8	London	O'Connor Park, Tullamore

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08/02/04 Round 2	Leitrim	1-5 - 2-10	Donegal	St Mary's GAA Park, Cloone

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15/02/04 Round 3	Donegal	3-6 - 1-11	Monaghan	Fr Tierney Park, Ballyshannon

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15/02/04 Round 3	London	2-7 - 2-12	Roscommon	Emerald GAA Grounds, Ruislip

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15/02/04 Round 3	Clare	1-13 - 0-9	Leitrim	Cusack Park, Ennis

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15/02/04 Round 3	Carlow	1-11 - 2-9	Offaly	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow

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07/03/04 Round 4	Offaly	1-11 - 0-10	Clare	O'Connor Park, Tullamore

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07/03/04 Round 4	Leitrim	1-10 - 1-8	Carlow	Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon

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07/03/04 Round 4	Monaghan	0-15 - 0-9	London	St Tiernach's Park, Clones

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07/03/04 Round 4	Roscommon	0-11 - 0-12	Donegal	Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon

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14/03/04 Round 5	London	1-6 - 1-14	Donegal	Emerald GAA Grounds, Ruislip

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14/03/04 Round 5	Roscommon	0-12 - 1-4	Monaghan	Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon

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14/03/04 Round 5	Clare	0-10 - 2-7	Carlow	Cusack Park, Ennis

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14/03/04 Round 5	Leitrim	0-4 - 2-10	Offaly	Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon

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21/03/04 Round 6	Offaly	1-13 - 1-6	Roscommon	O'Connor Park, Tullamore

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21/03/04 Round 6	Donegal	0-12 - 2-4	Clare	MacCumhail Park, Ballybofey

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21/03/04 Round 6	Carlow	0-12 - 1-10	London	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow

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21/03/04 Round 6	Monaghan	0-8 - 0-8	Leitrim	St Tiernach's Park, Clones

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04/04/04 Round 7	Donegal	3-15 - 0-5	Carlow	Fr Tierney Park, Ballyshannon

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04/04/04 Round 7	Offaly	3-8 - 0-12	Monaghan	O'Connor Park, Tullamore

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04/04/04 Round 7	Clare	1-20 - 2-6	London	Cusack Park, Ennis

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04/04/04 Round 7	Roscommon	0-11 - 0-5	Leitrim	Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon

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Division 2B Table

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

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts
Kildare	7	6	1	0	5-100	3-66	40	13
Down	7	3	4	0	13-78	9-65	25	10
Wicklow	7	4	1	2	5-68	2-60	17	9
Tipperary	7	4	1	2	8-87	7-79	11	9
Antrim	7	3	1	3	7-70	12-69	-14	7
Derry	7	3	0	4	11-90	9-62	34	6
Louth	7	1	0	6	7-72	6-100	-25	2
Waterford	7	0	0	7	6-56	14-120	-88	0

Division 2B Rounds 1 to 7

01/02/04 Round 1	Down	3-11 - 3-11	Tipperary	Páirc Esler, Newry

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01/02/04 Round 1	Kildare	1-14 - 0-12	Derry	St Conleth's Park, Newbridge

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01/02/04 Round 1	Louth	1-7 - 1-9	Antrim	Páirc na nGael, Dundalk

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01/02/04 Round 1	Waterford	0-8 - 1-16	Wicklow	Walsh Park, Waterford

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08/02/04 Round 2	Antrim	1-8 - 1-10	Kildare	Casement Park, Belfast

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08/02/04 Round 2	Wicklow	1-5 - 0-8	Down	Aughrim County Ground, Aughrim

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08/02/04 Round 2	Derry	0-21 - 1-7	Louth	Celtic Park, Derry

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08/02/04 Round 2	Tipperary	0-17 - 1-8	Waterford	Clonmel GAA Ground, Clonmel

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15/02/04 Round 3	Waterford	3-8 - 1-16	Antrim	Walsh Park, Waterford

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15/02/04 Round 3	Down	2-10 - 2-6	Derry	St Patrick's Park, Newcastle

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15/02/04 Round 3	Louth	1-8 - 1-11	Wicklow	St Mary's GAA Park, Ardee

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15/02/04 Round 3	Kildare	0-13 - 0-8	Tipperary	St Conleth's Park, Newbridge

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07/03/04 Round 4	Derry	5-17 - 0-4	Waterford	Dean McGlinchey Park, Ballinascreen

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07/03/04 Round 4	Antrim	1-9 - 1-9	Down	Casement Park, Belfast

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07/03/04 Round 4	Tipperary	0-16 - 1-10	Louth	Clonmel GAA Ground, Clonmel

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07/03/04 Round 4	Wicklow	0-11 - 0-13	Kildare	Aughrim County Ground, Aughrim

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14/03/04 Round 5	Down	3-15 - 1-9	Waterford	Páirc Esler, Newry

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14/03/04 Round 5	Derry	3-13 - 1-8	Antrim	Celtic Park, Derry

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14/03/04 Round 5	Kildare	0-15 - 1-11	Louth	St Conleth's Park, Newbridge

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14/03/04 Round 5	Tipperary	0-7 - 0-12	Wicklow	Clonmel GAA Ground, Clonmel

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21/03/04 Round 6	Louth	1-12 - 3-15	Down	Drogheda Park, Drogheda

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21/03/04 Round 6	Antrim	1-11 - 2-15	Tipperary	Casement Park, Belfast

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21/03/04 Round 6	Wicklow	1-6 - 0-7	Derry	Aughrim County Ground, Aughrim

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21/03/04 Round 6	Waterford	0-6 - 3-22	Kildare	Walsh Park, Waterford

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04/04/04 Round 7	Louth	1-17 - 1-13	Waterford	Drogheda Park, Drogheda

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04/04/04 Round 7	Tipperary	3-13 - 1-14	Derry	Semple Stadium, Thurles

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04/04/04 Round 7	Down	1-10 - 0-13	Kildare	St Patrick's Park, Newcastle

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04/04/04 Round 7	Antrim	1-9 - 1-7	Wicklow	Casement Park, Belfast

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Division 2 Semi-finals

18/04/04 Semi-final	Down	2-05 - 0-10	Donegal	St Tiernach's Park, Clones

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18/04/04 Semi-final	Offaly	1-16 - 1-08	Kildare	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise Referee: M Daly (Mayo)

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Division 2 Final

02/05/04 Final	Offaly	1-16 - 2-12	Down	Croke Park

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Statistics

• All scores correct as of 12 March 2016 ^[2]

Scoring

• Widest winning margin: 28
  • Derry 5-17 - 0-4 Waterford (Division 2b)
• Most goals in a match: 6
  • Galway 1-7 - 5-12 Wexford (Division 1b)
  • Down 3-11 - 3-11 Tipperary (Division 2b)
• Most points in a match: 30
  • Wexford 3-17 - 0-13 Sligo (Division 1b)
  • Louth 1-17 - 1-13 Waterford (Division 2b)
• Most goals by one team in a match: 5
  • Derry 5-17 - 0-4 Waterford (Division 2b)
  • Galway 1-7 - 5-12 Wexford (Division 1b)
• Highest aggregate score: 40 points
  • Down 3-11 - 3-11 Tipperary (Division 2b)
• Lowest aggregate score: 16 points
  • Roscommon 0-11 - 0-5 Leitrim (Division 2a)
  • Monaghan 0-8 - 0-8 Leitrim (Division 2a)
  • Mayo 1-10 - 0-3 Dublin (Division 1a)
  • Wicklow 1-6 - 0-7 Derry (Division 2b)
  • Wicklow 1-5 - 0-8 Down (Division 2b)

References

1. "Superior Kerry forced to cling on". Irish Times. 12 March 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
2. "Results Archive". Hogan Stand. 12 March 2016. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2016.