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.
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
TeamPldWDLFADiffPtsTyrone 7 5 1 1 11-71 3-55 40 11Kerry 7 5 0 2 8-83 4-60 35 10Cork 7 3 3 1 8-64 4-62 14 9Dublin 7 3 2 2 2-72 4-70 -4 8Mayo 7 3 0 4 5-66 7-68 -8 6Westmeath 7 1 2 4 5-72 10-75 -18 4Fermanagh 7 1 2 4 1-66 7-76 -28 4Longford 7 2 0 5 9-63 10-91 -31 4
Division 1A Rounds 1 to 7
Division 1B Table
TeamPldWDLFADiffPtsLimerick 7 4 2 1 7-74 8-59 12 10Galway 7 3 2 2 10-79 12-74 -1 8Sligo 7 3 2 2 7-73 8-74 -4 8Wexford 7 3 1 3 11-75 7-66 21 7Laois 7 3 1 3 7-71 9-72 -7 7Armagh 7 3 1 3 5-67 7-76 -15 7Meath 7 2 2 3 12-62 7-75 2 6Cavan 7 1 1 5 7-71 8-76 -8 3
Division 1B Rounds 1 to 7
Division 1 Semi-finals
Division 1 Final
Division 2
Division 2A Table
TeamPldWDLFADiffPtsDonegal 7 7 0 0 11-76 6-49 42 14Offaly 7 6 0 1 11-71 5-58 31 12Roscommon 7 5 0 2 3-80 5-56 18 10Monaghan 7 2 1 4 6-70 7-68 -1 5Leitrim 7 2 1 4 4-47 6-68 -27 5Clare 7 2 0 5 5-75 9-65 -2 4Carlow 7 2 0 5 5-65 7-82 -23 4London 7 1 0 6 7-54 7-92 -38 2
Division 2A Rounds 1 to 7
Division 2B Table
TeamPldWDLFADiffPtsKildare 7 6 1 0 5-100 3-66 40 13Down 7 3 4 0 13-78 9-65 25 10Wicklow 7 4 1 2 5-68 2-60 17 9Tipperary 7 4 1 2 8-87 7-79 11 9Antrim 7 3 1 3 7-70 12-69 -14 7Derry 7 3 0 4 11-90 9-62 34 6Louth 7 1 0 6 7-72 6-100 -25 2Waterford 7 0 0 7 6-56 14-120 -88 0
Division 2B Rounds 1 to 7
Division 2 Semi-finals
Division 2 Final
Statistics All scores correct as of 12 March 2016
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)
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