2005 National Football League (Ireland)

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2005 National Football League
League details
Dates4 February – 2 May 2005
Teams32
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.

Contents

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

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

Division 1

Division 1A Table

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

TeamPldWDLFADiffPts
Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone 75028-945-832010
Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo 75028-988-811710
Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry 750210-877-791710
Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 74037-746-84-78
Colours of Cork.svg Cork 72236-777-73-16
Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 72148-787-93-125
Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal 72056-798-7124
Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath 71156-6711-90-383

Division 1B Table

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

TeamPldWDLFADiffPts
Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh 76018-734-681712
Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford 750212-887-822110
Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare 74036-886-65238
Colours of Down.svg Down 74037-733-8418
Colours of Galway.svg Galway 73048-815-71196
Colours of Laois.svg Laois 73042-949-76-36
Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick 72055-645-83-194
Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo 71063-7012-102-592

Final

Armagh 1-21 1-14 Wexford
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: Gerry Kinneavy

Division 2

Division 2A Table

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

TeamPldWDLFADiffPts
Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh 76017-903-663612
Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan 74216-11410-594310
Colours of Longford.svg Longford 73319-772-78209
Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim 73132-884-7757
Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow 73136-843-102-97
Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon 72232-978-7546
Colours of Clare.svg Clare 71337-622-7525
Colours of London.svg London 70071-398-119-1010

Division 2B Table

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

TeamPldWDLFADiffPts
Colours of Derry.svg Derry 76106-1145-496813
Colours of Meath.svg Meath 76106-1033-724013
Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan 750212-844-693910
Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 74037-957-79168
Colours of Louth.svg Louth 72144-745-82-115
Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow 72146-709-86-255
Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford 71064-5612-99-672
Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary 70074-404-100-600

Final

Monaghan 3-13 3-12 Meath
Croke Park, Dublin
Referee: Aidan Mangan

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References

  1. GAA Final Teams
  2. "GAA Archive 2005". Archived from the original on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  3. Sportsfile photos of final
  4. "Monaghan pickpocket Meath in comic finish". Irish Independent . Retrieved 9 September 2020.