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2005 National Football League (Ireland)

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2005 National Football League
League details
Dates4 February – 2 May 2005
Teams32
League champions
WinnersArmagh (1st win)
CaptainKieran McGeeney
ManagerJoe Kernan
League runners-up
Runners-upWexford
ManagerPat Roe
Other division winners
Division 2Monaghan
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.

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

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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

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Division 1

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Division 1A Table

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

Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts
Tyrone 7 5 0 2 8-94 5-83 20 10
Mayo 7 5 0 2 8-98 8-81 17 10
Kerry 7 5 0 2 10-87 7-79 17 10
Dublin 7 4 0 3 7-74 6-84 -7 8
Cork 7 2 2 3 6-77 7-73 -1 6
Offaly 7 2 1 4 8-78 7-93 -12 5
Donegal 7 2 0 5 6-79 8-71 2 4
Westmeath 7 1 1 5 6-67 11-90 -38 3

Division 1B Table

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

Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts
Armagh 7 6 0 1 8-73 4-68 17 12
Wexford 7 5 0 2 12-88 7-82 21 10
Kildare 7 4 0 3 6-88 6-65 23 8
Down 7 4 0 3 7-73 3-84 1 8
Galway 7 3 0 4 8-81 5-71 19 6
Laois 7 3 0 4 2-94 9-76 -3 6
Limerick 7 2 0 5 5-64 5-83 -19 4
Sligo 7 1 0 6 3-70 12-102 -59 2

Final

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Armagh1-21 – 1-14Wexford
Referee: Gerry Kinneavy

Division 2

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Division 2A Table

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

Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts
Fermanagh 7 6 0 1 7-90 3-66 36 12
Monaghan 7 4 2 1 6-114 10-59 43 10
Longford 7 3 3 1 9-77 2-78 20 9
Leitrim 7 3 1 3 2-88 4-77 5 7
Carlow 7 3 1 3 6-84 3-102 -9 7
Roscommon 7 2 2 3 2-97 8-75 4 6
Clare 7 1 3 3 7-62 2-75 2 5
London 7 0 0 7 1-39 8-119 -101 0

Division 2B Table

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

Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts
Derry 7 6 1 0 6-114 5-49 68 13
Meath 7 6 1 0 6-103 3-72 40 13
Cavan 7 5 0 2 12-84 4-69 39 10
Antrim 7 4 0 3 7-95 7-79 16 8
Louth 7 2 1 4 4-74 5-82 -11 5
Wicklow 7 2 1 4 6-70 9-86 -25 5
Waterford 7 1 0 6 4-56 12-99 -67 2
Tipperary 7 0 0 7 4-40 4-100 -60 0

Final

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Monaghan3-13 – 3-12Meath
Referee: Aidan Mangan

References

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  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.