2004 National Football League (Ireland)

2004 National Football League
League details
Dates	1 February - 2 May 2004
Teams	32
League champions
Winners	Kerry (17th win)
Captain	Tomás Ó Sé
Manager	Jack O'Connor
League runners-up
Runners-up	Galway
Captain	Gary Fahey
Manager	John O'Mahony
Other division winners
Division 2	Offaly
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The 2004 National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz National Football League, was the 73rd staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland. Kerry beat Galway in the final.^[1]

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Format

League structure

The top 16 teams were drawn into Divisions 1A and 1B. The other 16 teams were drawn into Divisions 2A and 2B. Each team played all the other teams in its section once: either home or away. Teams earned 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw.

Finals, promotions and relegations

The top two teams in Divisions 2A and 2B progressed to the Division 2 semi-finals and were promoted to Division 1. The bottom two teams in Divisions 1A and 1B were relegated. The top two teams in Divisions 1A and 1B progressed to the NFL semi-finals.

Tie-breaker

If two or more teams are level on points, points difference was used to rank the teams.

Division 1

Division 1A Table

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

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts
Tyrone	7	5	1	1	11-71	3-55	40	11
Kerry	7	5	0	2	8-83	4-60	35	10
Cork	7	3	3	1	8-64	4-62	14	9
Dublin	7	3	2	2	2-72	4-70	-4	8
Mayo	7	3	0	4	5-66	7-68	-8	6
Westmeath	7	1	2	4	5-72	10-75	-18	4
Fermanagh	7	1	2	4	1-66	7-76	-28	4
Longford	7	2	0	5	9-63	10-91	-31	4

Division 1A Rounds 1 to 7

31/01/04 Round 1	Cork	1-8 - 2-5	Westmeath	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
				Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork

01/02/04 Round 1	Longford	3-7 - 1-12	Kerry	Pearse Park, Longford
				Pearse Park, Longford

01/02/04 Round 1	Dublin	0-9 - 0-8	Tyrone	Parnell Park, Dublin
				Parnell Park, Dublin

01/02/04 Round 1	Fermanagh	0-8 - 1-7	Mayo	Brewster Park, Enniskillen
				Brewster Park, Enniskillen

07/02/04 Round 2	Kerry	0-11 - 0-9	Cork	Austin Stack Park, Tralee
				Austin Stack Park, Tralee

08/02/04 Round 2	Tyrone	2-9 - 0-10	Fermanagh	Healy Park, Omagh
				Healy Park, Omagh

08/02/04 Round 2	Westmeath	1-13 - 2-12	Longford	Cusack Park, Mullingar
				Cusack Park, Mullingar

08/02/04 Round 2	Mayo	1-10 - 0-3	Dublin	MacHale Park, Castlebar
				MacHale Park, Castlebar

14/02/04 Round 3	Cork	2-9 - 0-10	Mayo	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
				Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork

15/02/04 Round 3	Dublin	0-12 - 1-12	Kerry	Parnell Park, Dublin
				Parnell Park, Dublin

15/02/04 Round 3	Longford	0-9 - 3-15	Tyrone	Pearse Park, Longford
				Pearse Park, Longford

15/02/04 Round 3	Fermanagh	1-9 - 0-12	Westmeath	Brewster Park, Enniskillen
				Brewster Park, Enniskillen

07/03/04 Round 4	Westmeath	0-10 - 0-15	Dublin	Cusack Park, Mullingar
				Cusack Park, Mullingar

07/03/04 Round 4	Kerry	2-18 - 0-6	Fermanagh	Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney
				Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney

07/03/04 Round 4	Mayo	0-16 - 0-8	Longford	St Stephen's Park, Ballina
				St Stephen's Park, Ballina

13/03/04 Round 4	Cork	3-10 - 1-10	Longford	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
				Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork

14/03/04 Round 5	Westmeath	0-10 - 2-10	Kerry	Cusack Park, Mullingar
				Cusack Park, Mullingar

14/03/04 Round 5	Mayo	1-5 - 2-11	Tyrone	MacHale Park, Castlebar
				MacHale Park, Castlebar

14/03/04 Round 5	Fermanagh	0-12 - 0-12	Dublin	Brewster Park, Enniskillen
				Brewster Park, Enniskillen

21/03/04 Round 5	Tyrone	2-11 - 0-6	Westmeath	Healy Park, Omagh
				Healy Park, Omagh

21/03/04 Round 6	Kerry	1-13 - 0-8	Mayo	Austin Stack Park, Tralee
				Austin Stack Park, Tralee

21/03/04 Round 6	Dublin	0-9 - 0-9	Cork	Parnell Park, Dublin
				Parnell Park, Dublin

27/03/04 Round 6	Longford	1-8 - 0-13	Fermanagh	Pearse Park, Longford
				Pearse Park, Longford

27/03/04 Round 6	Tyrone	1-9 - 1-9	Cork	Healy Park, Omagh
				Healy Park, Omagh

03/04/04 Round 7	Cork	1-10 - 0-8	Fermanagh	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
				Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork

04/04/04 Round 7	Tyrone	1-8 - 1-7	Kerry	Healy Park, Omagh
				Healy Park, Omagh

04/04/04 Round 7	Westmeath	2-16 - 2-10	Mayo	Cusack Park, Mullingar
				Cusack Park, Mullingar

04/04/04 Round 7	Dublin	2-12 - 2-9	Longford	Parnell Park, Dublin
				Parnell Park, Dublin

Division 1B Table

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

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts
Limerick	7	4	2	1	7-74	8-59	12	10
Galway	7	3	2	2	10-79	12-74	-1	8
Sligo	7	3	2	2	7-73	8-74	-4	8
Wexford	7	3	1	3	11-75	7-66	21	7
Laois	7	3	1	3	7-71	9-72	-7	7
Armagh	7	3	1	3	5-67	7-76	-15	7
Meath	7	2	2	3	12-62	7-75	2	6
Cavan	7	1	1	5	7-71	8-76	-8	3

Division 1B Rounds 1 to 7

01/02/04 Round 1	Sligo	2-12 - 0-9	Cavan	Markievicz Park, Sligo
				Markievicz Park, Sligo

01/02/04 Round 1	Meath	2-12 - 1-12	Galway	Páirc Tailteann, Navan
				Páirc Tailteann, Navan

01/02/04 Round 1	Limerick	2-13 - 1-5	Laois	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
				Gaelic Grounds, Limerick

01/02/04 Round 1	Armagh	1-6 - 0-8	Wexford	St. Oliver Plunkett Park, Crossmaglen
				St. Oliver Plunkett Park, Crossmaglen

08/02/04 Round 2	Wexford	0-10 - 1-5	Meath	Wexford Park, Wexford
				Wexford Park, Wexford

08/02/04 Round 2	Galway	0-16 - 0-8	Armagh	Pearse Stadium, Salthill
				Pearse Stadium, Salthill

08/02/04 Round 2	Laois	0-8 - 2-6	Sligo	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
				O'Moore Park, Portlaoise

08/02/04 Round 2	Cavan	0-7 - 0-11	Limerick	Kingscourt Stars GAA Grounds, Cavan
				Kingscourt Stars GAA Grounds, Cavan

15/02/04 Round 3	Limerick	2-10 - 1-9	Wexford	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
				Gaelic Grounds, Limerick

15/02/04 Round 3	Meath	2-11 - 0-12	Cavan	Páirc Tailteann, Navan
				Páirc Tailteann, Navan

15/02/04 Round 3	Sligo	1-11 - 1-11	Galway	Markievicz Park, Sligo
				Markievicz Park, Sligo

15/02/04 Round 3	Armagh	1-14 - 2-8	Laois	St. Oliver Plunkett Park, Crossmaglen
				St. Oliver Plunkett Park, Crossmaglen

07/03/04 Round 4	Laois	1-15 - 1-12	Meath	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
				O'Moore Park, Portlaoise

07/03/04 Round 4	Galway	4-11 - 1-10	Limerick	Dunlo GAA Grounds, Ballinasloe
				Dunlo GAA Grounds, Ballinasloe

07/03/04 Round 4	Wexford	3-17 - 0-13	Sligo	Wexford Park, Wexford
				Wexford Park, Wexford

07/03/04 Round 4	Cavan	3-12 - 0-8	Armagh	Breffni Park, Cavan
				Breffni Park, Cavan

14/03/04 Round 5	Limerick	2-5 - 1-8	Meath	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
				Gaelic Grounds, Limerick

14/03/04 Round 5	Laois	1-10 - 1-10	Galway	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
				O'Moore Park, Portlaoise

14/03/04 Round 5	Armagh	1-12 - 0-10	Sligo	St. Oliver Plunkett Park, Crossmaglen
				St. Oliver Plunkett Park, Crossmaglen

14/03/04 Round 5	Wexford	1-11 - 1-11	Cavan	Wexford Park, Wexford
				Wexford Park, Wexford

21/03/04 Round 6	Meath	2-7 - 2-7	Armagh	Páirc Tailteann, Navan
				Páirc Tailteann, Navan

21/03/04 Round 6	Cavan	1-9 - 1-11	Laois	Breffni Park, Cavan
				Breffni Park, Cavan

21/03/04 Round 6	Galway	1-7 - 5-12	Wexford	St Jarlath's Park, Tuam
				St Jarlath's Park, Tuam

21/03/04 Round 6	Sligo	1-7 - 0-10	Limerick	Markievicz Park, Sligo
				Markievicz Park, Sligo

04/04/04 Round 7	Limerick	0-15 - 0-12	Armagh	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
				Gaelic Grounds, Limerick

04/04/04 Round 7	Laois	1-14 - 1-8	Wexford	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
				O'Moore Park, Portlaoise

04/04/04 Round 7	Cavan	2-11 - 2-12	Galway	Breffni Park, Cavan
				Breffni Park, Cavan

04/04/04 Round 7	Sligo	1-14 - 3-7	Meath	Markievicz Park, Sligo
				Markievicz Park, Sligo

Division 1 Semi-finals

18/04/04 Semi-final	Tyrone	1-16 - 1-16	Galway	Healy Park, Omagh
				Healy Park, Omagh

20/04/03 Semi-final	Limerick	0-10 - 0-12	Kerry	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
				Gaelic Grounds, Limerick

25/04/04 Semi-final replay	Galway	2-18 - 1-19	Tyrone	Pearse Stadium, Salthill
				Pearse Stadium, Salthill

Division 1 Final

02/05/04 Final	Kerry	3-11 - 1-16	Galway	Croke Park, Dublin
	Mike Frank Russell 0-6; Colm Cooper 0-2; Declan O'Sullivan, Eoin Brosnan, Tomás Ó Sé, Ronán O'Connor 0-1 each	Report	Michael Donnellan 1-4; Padraig Joyce 0-5; Declan Meehan, Sean Og de Paor, Joe Bergin, Matthew Clancy, Tommy Joyce 0-1 each	Croke Park, Dublin

Division 2

Division 2A Table

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

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts
Donegal	7	7	0	0	11-76	6-49	42	14
Offaly	7	6	0	1	11-71	5-58	31	12
Roscommon	7	5	0	2	3-80	5-56	18	10
Monaghan	7	2	1	4	6-70	7-68	-1	5
Leitrim	7	2	1	4	4-47	6-68	-27	5
Clare	7	2	0	5	5-75	9-65	-2	4
Carlow	7	2	0	5	5-65	7-82	-23	4
London	7	1	0	6	7-54	7-92	-38	2

Division 2A Rounds 1 to 7

01/02/04 Round 1	Donegal	2-7 - 1-7	Offaly	MacCumhail Park, Ballybofey
				MacCumhail Park, Ballybofey

01/02/04 Round 1	Carlow	0-13 - 0-11	Monaghan	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
				Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow

01/02/04 Round 1	London	0-8 - 2-6	Leitrim	Emerald GAA Grounds, Ruislip
				Emerald GAA Grounds, Ruislip

01/02/04 Round 1	Clare	0-6 - 0-11	Roscommon	Cuasck Park, Ennis
				Cuasck Park, Ennis

08/02/04 Round 2	Roscommon	0-17 - 1-9	Carlow	Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon
				Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon

08/02/04 Round 2	Monaghan	4-9 - 1-12	Clare	St Tiernach's Park, Clones
				St Tiernach's Park, Clones

08/02/04 Round 2	Offaly	1-13 - 1-8	London	O'Connor Park, Tullamore
				O'Connor Park, Tullamore

08/02/04 Round 2	Leitrim	1-5 - 2-10	Donegal	St Mary's GAA Park, Cloone
				St Mary's GAA Park, Cloone

15/02/04 Round 3	Donegal	3-6 - 1-11	Monaghan	Fr Tierney Park, Ballyshannon
				Fr Tierney Park, Ballyshannon

15/02/04 Round 3	London	2-7 - 2-12	Roscommon	Emerald GAA Grounds, Ruislip
				Emerald GAA Grounds, Ruislip

15/02/04 Round 3	Clare	1-13 - 0-9	Leitrim	Cusack Park, Ennis
				Cusack Park, Ennis

15/02/04 Round 3	Carlow	1-11 - 2-9	Offaly	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
				Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow

07/03/04 Round 4	Offaly	1-11 - 0-10	Clare	O'Connor Park, Tullamore
				O'Connor Park, Tullamore

07/03/04 Round 4	Leitrim	1-10 - 1-8	Carlow	Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon
				Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon

07/03/04 Round 4	Monaghan	0-15 - 0-9	London	St Tiernach's Park, Clones
				St Tiernach's Park, Clones

07/03/04 Round 4	Roscommon	0-11 - 0-12	Donegal	Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon
				Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon

14/03/04 Round 5	London	1-6 - 1-14	Donegal	Emerald GAA Grounds, Ruislip
				Emerald GAA Grounds, Ruislip

14/03/04 Round 5	Roscommon	0-12 - 1-4	Monaghan	Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon
				Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon

14/03/04 Round 5	Clare	0-10 - 2-7	Carlow	Cusack Park, Ennis
				Cusack Park, Ennis

14/03/04 Round 5	Leitrim	0-4 - 2-10	Offaly	Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon
				Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon

21/03/04 Round 6	Offaly	1-13 - 1-6	Roscommon	O'Connor Park, Tullamore
				O'Connor Park, Tullamore

21/03/04 Round 6	Donegal	0-12 - 2-4	Clare	MacCumhail Park, Ballybofey
				MacCumhail Park, Ballybofey

21/03/04 Round 6	Carlow	0-12 - 1-10	London	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
				Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow

21/03/04 Round 6	Monaghan	0-8 - 0-8	Leitrim	St Tiernach's Park, Clones
				St Tiernach's Park, Clones

04/04/04 Round 7	Donegal	3-15 - 0-5	Carlow	Fr Tierney Park, Ballyshannon
				Fr Tierney Park, Ballyshannon

04/04/04 Round 7	Offaly	3-8 - 0-12	Monaghan	O'Connor Park, Tullamore
				O'Connor Park, Tullamore

04/04/04 Round 7	Clare	1-20 - 2-6	London	Cusack Park, Ennis
				Cusack Park, Ennis

04/04/04 Round 7	Roscommon	0-11 - 0-5	Leitrim	Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon
				Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon

Division 2B Table

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

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts
Kildare	7	6	1	0	5-100	3-66	40	13
Down	7	3	4	0	13-78	9-65	25	10
Wicklow	7	4	1	2	5-68	2-60	17	9
Tipperary	7	4	1	2	8-87	7-79	11	9
Antrim	7	3	1	3	7-70	12-69	-14	7
Derry	7	3	0	4	11-90	9-62	34	6
Louth	7	1	0	6	7-72	6-100	-25	2
Waterford	7	0	0	7	6-56	14-120	-88	0

Division 2B Rounds 1 to 7

01/02/04 Round 1	Down	3-11 - 3-11	Tipperary	Páirc Esler, Newry
				Páirc Esler, Newry

01/02/04 Round 1	Kildare	1-14 - 0-12	Derry	St Conleth's Park, Newbridge
				St Conleth's Park, Newbridge

01/02/04 Round 1	Louth	1-7 - 1-9	Antrim	Páirc na nGael, Dundalk
				Páirc na nGael, Dundalk

01/02/04 Round 1	Waterford	0-8 - 1-16	Wicklow	Walsh Park, Waterford
				Walsh Park, Waterford

08/02/04 Round 2	Antrim	1-8 - 1-10	Kildare	Casement Park, Belfast
				Casement Park, Belfast

08/02/04 Round 2	Wicklow	1-5 - 0-8	Down	Aughrim County Ground, Aughrim
				Aughrim County Ground, Aughrim

08/02/04 Round 2	Derry	0-21 - 1-7	Louth	Celtic Park, Derry
				Celtic Park, Derry

08/02/04 Round 2	Tipperary	0-17 - 1-8	Waterford	Clonmel GAA Ground, Clonmel
				Clonmel GAA Ground, Clonmel

15/02/04 Round 3	Waterford	3-8 - 1-16	Antrim	Walsh Park, Waterford
				Walsh Park, Waterford

15/02/04 Round 3	Down	2-10 - 2-6	Derry	St Patrick's Park, Newcastle
				St Patrick's Park, Newcastle

15/02/04 Round 3	Louth	1-8 - 1-11	Wicklow	St Mary's GAA Park, Ardee
				St Mary's GAA Park, Ardee

15/02/04 Round 3	Kildare	0-13 - 0-8	Tipperary	St Conleth's Park, Newbridge
				St Conleth's Park, Newbridge

07/03/04 Round 4	Derry	5-17 - 0-4	Waterford	Dean McGlinchey Park, Ballinascreen
				Dean McGlinchey Park, Ballinascreen

07/03/04 Round 4	Antrim	1-9 - 1-9	Down	Casement Park, Belfast
				Casement Park, Belfast

07/03/04 Round 4	Tipperary	0-16 - 1-10	Louth	Clonmel GAA Ground, Clonmel
				Clonmel GAA Ground, Clonmel

07/03/04 Round 4	Wicklow	0-11 - 0-13	Kildare	Aughrim County Ground, Aughrim
				Aughrim County Ground, Aughrim

14/03/04 Round 5	Down	3-15 - 1-9	Waterford	Páirc Esler, Newry
				Páirc Esler, Newry

14/03/04 Round 5	Derry	3-13 - 1-8	Antrim	Celtic Park, Derry
				Celtic Park, Derry

14/03/04 Round 5	Kildare	0-15 - 1-11	Louth	St Conleth's Park, Newbridge
				St Conleth's Park, Newbridge

14/03/04 Round 5	Tipperary	0-7 - 0-12	Wicklow	Clonmel GAA Ground, Clonmel
				Clonmel GAA Ground, Clonmel

21/03/04 Round 6	Louth	1-12 - 3-15	Down	Drogheda Park, Drogheda
				Drogheda Park, Drogheda

21/03/04 Round 6	Antrim	1-11 - 2-15	Tipperary	Casement Park, Belfast
				Casement Park, Belfast

21/03/04 Round 6	Wicklow	1-6 - 0-7	Derry	Aughrim County Ground, Aughrim
				Aughrim County Ground, Aughrim

21/03/04 Round 6	Waterford	0-6 - 3-22	Kildare	Walsh Park, Waterford
				Walsh Park, Waterford

04/04/04 Round 7	Louth	1-17 - 1-13	Waterford	Drogheda Park, Drogheda
				Drogheda Park, Drogheda

04/04/04 Round 7	Tipperary	3-13 - 1-14	Derry	Semple Stadium, Thurles
				Semple Stadium, Thurles

04/04/04 Round 7	Down	1-10 - 0-13	Kildare	St Patrick's Park, Newcastle
				St Patrick's Park, Newcastle

04/04/04 Round 7	Antrim	1-9 - 1-7	Wicklow	Casement Park, Belfast
				Casement Park, Belfast

Division 2 Semi-finals

18/04/04 Semi-final	Down	2-05 - 0-10	Donegal	St Tiernach's Park, Clones
				St Tiernach's Park, Clones

18/04/04 Semi-final	Offaly	1-16 - 1-08	Kildare	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise Referee: M Daly (Mayo)
				O'Moore Park, Portlaoise Referee: M Daly (Mayo)

Division 2 Final

02/05/04 Final	Offaly	1-16 - 2-12	Down	Croke Park
				Croke Park

Statistics

All scores correct as of 12 March 2016^[2]

Scoring

Widest winning margin: 28
- Derry
  
  5-17 - 0-4 Waterford
  
  (Division 2b)
Most goals in a match: 6
- Galway
  
  1-7 - 5-12 Wexford
  
  (Division 1b)
- Down
  
  3-11 - 3-11 Tipperary
  
  (Division 2b)
Most points in a match: 30
- Wexford
  
  3-17 - 0-13 Sligo
  
  (Division 1b)
- Louth
  
  1-17 - 1-13 Waterford
  
  (Division 2b)
Most goals by one team in a match: 5
- Derry
  
  5-17 - 0-4 Waterford
  
  (Division 2b)
- Galway
  
  1-7 - 5-12 Wexford
  
  (Division 1b)
Highest aggregate score: 40 points
- Down
  
  3-11 - 3-11 Tipperary
  
  (Division 2b)
Lowest aggregate score: 16 points
- Roscommon
  
  0-11 - 0-5 Leitrim
  
  (Division 2a)
- Monaghan
  
  0-8 - 0-8 Leitrim
  
  (Division 2a)
- Mayo
  
  1-10 - 0-3 Dublin
  
  (Division 1a)
- Wicklow
  
  1-6 - 0-7 Derry
  
  (Division 2b)
- Wicklow
  
  1-5 - 0-8 Down
  
  (Division 2b)

References

^ "Superior Kerry forced to cling on". Irish Times. 12 March 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
^ "Results Archive". Hogan Stand. 12 March 2016. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2016.

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