2006 National Football League (Ireland)

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2006 National Football League
League details
Dates4 February – 23 April 2006
Teams32
League champions
Winners Kerry (18th win)
Captain Declan O'Sullivan
Manager Jack O'Connor
League runners-up
Runners-up Galway
Captain Pádraic Joyce
Manager Peter Ford
Other division winners
Division 2 Louth
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The 2006 National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz National Football League, was the 75th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

Contents

Kerry beat Galway in the final. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Format

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.

Division One

Division One (A) table

TeamPldWDLFADiffPtsNotes
Mayo 75115-957-77+1211Advanced to NFL semi-final
Kerry 74124-942-86+149
Tyrone 74125-814-71+139
Dublin 73137-677-62+57
Cork 73043-551-71-106
Fermanagh 73045-695-81-126
Offaly 72148-698-81-125Relegated to Division Two of the 2007 NFL
Monaghan 71154-777-78-103

Division One (B) table

TeamPldWDLFADiffPtsNotes
Laois 74214-924-70+2210Advanced to NFL semi-final
Galway 74127-735-65+149
Derry 74032-774-65+69
Down 74038-759-75-37
Kildare 72232-744-6806
Armagh 730410-736-79-46
Meath 73045-827-86-106Relegated to Division Two of the 2007 NFL
Wexford 71157-646-92-253

Semi-finals

Kerry 1-15 – 0-10 Laois
Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney [5]

Final

Kerry 2-11 – 0-11 Galway
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: Eugene Murtagh

Division Two

Division Two (A) table

TeamPldWDLFADiffPtsNotes
Donegal 76106-1032-47+6813Advanced to NFL Division 2 semi-final; promoted to Division One
Limerick 75119-797-64+2111
Roscommon 75027-812-66+2810
Leitrim 72235-625-56+66
Longford 72239-8013-73-56
Clare 73044-678-63-86
Carlow 72059-625-88-144
London 70074-2911-104-960

Division Two (B) table

TeamPldWDLFADiffPtsNotes
Louth 760110-925-63+4412Advanced to NFL Division 2 semi-final; promoted to Division One
Westmeath 75028-864-67+3110
Cavan 75023-888-69+410
Tipperary 74038-695-68+108
Sligo 73047-736-84-86
Antrim 72058-8211-86-134
Waterford 72054-5314-86-634
Wicklow 71069-674-87-52

Semi-finals

Donegal 0-14 – 1-09 Westmeath
Breffni Park, Cavan
Referee: Marty Duffy (Sligo)
Louth 2-13 – 0-11 Limerick
St Conleth's Park, Newbridge
Referee: M. Hughes (Tyrone)

Final

Donegal 0-17 – 3-08 Louth
Breffni Park, Cavan
Referee: P. McGovern (Galway)

Final (Replay)

Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal 1–09–1–12 Colours of Louth.svg Louth
Doherty (1-3, 1pen, 2f) A. Sweeney (0-3,2f), Monaghan (0-1), Dunnion (0-1), Toye (0-1)Stanfield (1-2, 1f), Clarke (0-4, 1f), Hoey (0-2), O'Brien (0-1), Farrelly (0-1), Keenan (0-1), Grimes (0-1f)
Breffni Park, Cavan
Referee: Marty Duffy (Sligo)
GK1 Paul Durcan
RCB2 Raymond Sweeney
FB3 Paddy Campbell
LCB4 Karl Lacey
RHB5 Damien Diver
CHB6 Barry Monaghan
LHB7 Barry Dunnion
MF8 Brendan Boyle
MF9 Neil Gallagher
RHF10 Christy Toye (c)
CHF11 Ciarán Bonner
LHF12 Rory Kavanagh
RCF13 Adrian Sweeney
FF14James Gallagher
LCF15Michael Doherty
Substitutes:
16 Stephen McDermott for Boyle
17 Michael Hegarty for James Gallagher
18 Frank McGlynn for Monaghan
19 Conall Dunne for Bonner
GK1Stuart Reynolds (O'Connells)
RCB2David Brennan (Mattock Rangers)
FB3Colin Goss ((St Patrick's))
LCB4 Jamie Carr (Newtown Blues)
RHB5 John O'Brien (Seán O'Mahony's)
CHB6Peter McGinnity (Dundalk Gaels)
LHB7John Neary (Geraldines)
MF8Martin Farrelly (St Joseph's) (c)
MF9 Paddy Keenan (St Patrick's)
RHF10Christy Grimes (Mattock Rangers)
CHF11Mark Brennan (Mattock Rangers)
LHF12Mark Stanfield (Killeavy, Armagh)
RCF13 JP Rooney (Naomh Máirtín)
FF14 Aaron Hoey (St Bride's)
LCF15 Darren Clarke (St Mary's)
Substitutes:
16 Ronan Carroll (St Mary's) for Grimes

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References

  1. ↑ "Final Teams". gaa.ie. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Another National League Title for Kerry". Terrace Talk.
  3. ↑ "Sportsfile - Kerry v Galway - Allianz Football League Division 1 Final Photos | page 1". www.sportsfile.com.
  4. ↑ "Galway and Kerry to meet in the final". The Irish Times.
  5. ↑ "Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: :: 2006 League :: Semi-Final :: Kerry Vs Laois". www.terracetalk.com.
  6. ↑ "Donegal fight back to force replay". Irish Times . 24 April 2006.
  7. ↑ "Louth proving a force to be reckoned with". Irish Times . 1 May 2006.
  8. ↑ "Wee glee as brave". Irish Independent . 1 May 2006.


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