2008 National Football League (Ireland)

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2008 National Football League
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League details
Dates2 February – 27 April 2008
Teams32
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.

Contents

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:

  1. Points (2 for a win, 1 for a draw, 0 for a loss)
  2. Score difference
  3. Total scored
  4. 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

TeamPldWDLFADiffPtsNotes
Derry 75025-655-55+2310Advanced to NFL final
Kerry 75022-811-62+1210
Galway 75028-797-61+610
Donegal 74035-744-64-28
Tyrone 73132-772-67-37
Mayo 72145-9210-6205
Kildare 71246-584-69-184Relegated to Division Two for 2009
Laois 70255-785-96-182

Matches

2 February 2008 (2008-02-02) Donegal Colours of Donegal GAA.svg 1–08 (11)(10) 1–07 Colours of Kerry GAA.svg Kerry Ballybofey  
Venue: MacCumhaill Park
Report


17 February 2008 (2008-02-17) Mayo Colours of Mayo.svg 0–16 (16)(17) 2–11 Colours of Donegal GAA.svg Donegal Castlebar  
Report


15 March 2008 (2008-03-15) Donegal Colours of Donegal GAA.svg 1–12 (15)(14) 1–11 Colours of Galway.svg Galway Ballybofey  
Venue: MacCumhaill Park
Report


30 March 2008 (2008-03-30) Tyrone Colours of Tyrone.svg 0–11 (11)(9) 0–09 Colours of Donegal GAA.svg Donegal Edendork  
Report


6 April 2008 (2008-04-06) Donegal Colours of Donegal GAA.svg 1–14 (17)(14) 2–08 Colours of Laois.svg Laois Ballyshannon  
Venue: Fr Tierney Park
Report


13 April 2008 (2008-04-13) Donegal Colours of Donegal GAA.svg 0–10 (10)(15) 0–15 Colours of Derry.svg Derry Letterkenny  
Venue: O'Donnell Park
Report


Final

Derry 2–13 2–9 Kerry

Division Two

Table

TeamPldWDLFADiffPtsNotes
Dublin 75117-696-51+2111Advanced to final and promoted to Division One for 2009
Westmeath 75025-692-55+2310
Monaghan 74125-874-70+209
Armagh 731310-828-67+217
Cork 73132-590-60+57
Meath 73135-614-66-27
Roscommon 71154-6911-116-683Relegated to Division Three for 2009
Cavan 71062-745-85-202

Final

Westmeath 0–15 0–10 Dublin

Division Three

Table

TeamPldWDLFADiffPtsNotes
Fermanagh 76108-804-75+1713Advanced to final and promoted to Division Two for 2009
Wexford 75209-804-71+2412
Down 74037-8910-73+78
Louth 73048-896-85+106
Longford 73048-789-84-96
Limerick 72148-698-78-95
Leitrim 72057-6010-71-204Relegated to Division Four for 2009
Sligo 71062-786-86-202

Final

Wexford 3–15 0–20 Fermanagh

Division Four

Table

TeamPldWDLFADiffPtsNotes
Offaly 861118-1146-63+8713Advanced to final and promoted to Division Three for 2009
Tipperary 86029-1025-64+5012
Antrim 85127-1113-57+6611
Waterford 85038-883-77+2610
Wicklow 840410-1065-81+408
Clare 84048-826-83+58
Carlow 84048-7910-94-218
London 81078-5120-159-1442
Kilkenny 80083-6021-115-1090

Final

Offaly 2–13 0–12 Tipperary

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References

  1. "Derry v Kerry 2008". Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  2. "GAA | Latest Gaelic Games News, Results & Fixtures | RTÉ Sport".
  3. "Depleted Dubs fail to fire as Flanagan stars", Irish Independent, 28 April 2008, p. 56
  4. "McNamee adds a touch of class to thrill Faithful few", Irish Independent, 28 April 2008, p. 54