2008 National Football League (Ireland)
Appearance
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League details | |
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Dates | 2 February – 27 April 2008 |
Teams | 32 |
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.
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:
- Points (2 for a win, 1 for a draw, 0 for a loss)
- Score difference
- Total scored
- 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
Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Derry | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5-65 | 5-55 | +23 | 10 | Advanced to NFL final |
Kerry | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2-81 | 1-62 | +12 | 10 | |
Galway | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8-79 | 7-61 | +6 | 10 | |
Donegal | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5-74 | 4-64 | -2 | 8 | |
Tyrone | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2-77 | 2-67 | -3 | 7 | |
Mayo | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5-92 | 10-62 | 0 | 5 | |
Kildare | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6-58 | 4-69 | -18 | 4 | Relegated to Division Two for 2009 |
Laois | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5-78 | 5-96 | -18 | 2 |
Final
Division Two
Table
Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dublin | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7-69 | 6-51 | +21 | 11 | Advanced to final and promoted to Division One for 2009 |
Westmeath | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5-69 | 2-55 | +23 | 10 | |
Monaghan | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5-87 | 4-70 | +20 | 9 | |
Armagh | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10-82 | 8-67 | +21 | 7 | |
Cork | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2-59 | 0-60 | +5 | 7 | |
Meath | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5-61 | 4-66 | -2 | 7 | |
Roscommon | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4-69 | 11-116 | -68 | 3 | Relegated to Division Three for 2009 |
Cavan | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2-74 | 5-85 | -20 | 2 |
Final
Division Three
Table
Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fermanagh | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 8-80 | 4-75 | +17 | 13 | Advanced to final and promoted to Division Two for 2009 |
Wexford | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9-80 | 4-71 | +24 | 12 | |
Down | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7-89 | 10-73 | +7 | 8 | |
Louth | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8-89 | 6-85 | +10 | 6 | |
Longford | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8-78 | 9-84 | -9 | 6 | |
Limerick | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8-69 | 8-78 | -9 | 5 | |
Leitrim | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7-60 | 10-71 | -20 | 4 | Relegated to Division Four for 2009 |
Sligo | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2-78 | 6-86 | -20 | 2 |
Final
Division Four
Table
Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Offaly | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 18-114 | 6-63 | +87 | 13 | Advanced to final and promoted to Division Three for 2009 |
Tipperary | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 9-102 | 5-64 | +50 | 12 | |
Antrim | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7-111 | 3-57 | +66 | 11 | |
Waterford | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 8-88 | 3-77 | +26 | 10 | |
Wicklow | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 10-106 | 5-81 | +40 | 8 | |
Clare | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8-82 | 6-83 | +5 | 8 | |
Carlow | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8-79 | 10-94 | -21 | 8 | |
London | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8-51 | 20-159 | -144 | 2 | |
Kilkenny | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3-60 | 21-115 | -109 | 0 |
Final
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2015-07-24.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ [1]
- ^ "Depleted Dubs fail to fire as Flanagan stars", Irish Independent, 28 April 2008, p. 56
- ^ "McNamee adds a touch of class to thrill Faithful few", Irish Independent, 28 April 2008, p. 54