2007 National Football League (Ireland)

Gaelic football competition April 2022 2007 National Football League 3 February – 29 April 2007 32 Donegal Neil Gallagher Brian McIver 1st Mayo Kevin O'Neill John O'Mahony Meath 2006 2008 right|thumb|The Donegal flag displayed on the day the county won the National Football League for the first time The 2007 National Football League was the Gaelic football league, contested by 32 GAA counties football teams, 31 from Ireland (as Kilkenny don't compete) and London from England. Due to the extended reshuffling of the structure for the 2008 campaign, survival in Divisions 1A and 1B, was much more precarious—with four relegation places in these divisions, the bottom two teams were relegated to Division 3, and the teams finishing in 5th place and 6th places were relegated to Division 2. Donegal won the 2007 National Football League by securing the Division One title, a historic achievement and their first National Football League title. They were unbeaten throughout the competition.http://www.donegaltimes.com/2007/04_2/sport.html Donegal achieve historic win - First national league title comes to county after victory over Mayo Donegal Times 25 April 2007 25 April 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20150412230842/http://www.donegaltimes.com/2007/04_2/sport.html 12 April 2015https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/northern_ireland/gaelic_games/6581961.stm Donegal win National League title BBC Sport BBC 22 April 2007 22 April 2007 live https://web.archive.org/web/20150412230947/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/northern_ireland/gaelic_games/6581961.stm 12 April 2015 Meath won the Division Two title. The Dublin vs. Tyrone match was the first Gaelic football match held in Croke Park under floodlights. Format Division One The top two teams from both division one A and B go on to qualify for the league semi finals and then the winning team goes on to qualify for the final. The winner of the final game are the football league champions. The bottom two teams in Division one A and B are relegated to Division three of the next format for 2008. The teams who finish in fifth and sixth place in Division A and B are relegated to Division two in the new 2008 format. The teams in first, second, third and fourth position in both Division A and B qualify to play in the new 2008 format in Division One. Division two The top two teams from Division two A and B go on to qualify for the division two semi finals. The winners of the semi-final go on to play in the Division two finals and the winner becomes the 2007 Division two champions. The top two teams in Division 2A and 2B go on to play in Division 2 in the 2008 format. The teams that finish in third and fourth position go on to play in Division 3 of the 2008 format and the bottom four teams will play in Division four of the 2008 format. Scoring Difference All of the final positions in the league will be determined by each team's scoring, there will be no playoffs in the 2007 National Football League. If two teams finish the league on the same points, the scores are then taken into consideration and the team with the best average go to the higher position. If the teams remain equal after the scores have been averaged out, the result of the game which involved the two teams will be seen as the deciding factor between the teams. Division One Division 1A Table TeamPldWDLFADiffPtsNotesDonegal7 6 1 0 10-79 8-64 +21 13Advance to NFL semi-finalMayo7 6 0 1 8-72 5-66 +15 12Kerry7 4 1 2 3-786-62 +7 9Remain in Division 1Tyrone7 3 1 3 3-68 6-69 –10 7Dublin7 3 0 4 6-73 2-66+19 6Relegated to Division 2 of the 2008 NFLCork7 3 0 4 7-614-70 +10 6Limerick7 1 1 56-678-73 –12 3Relegated to Division 3 of the 2008 NFLFermanagh7 0 0 7 4-53 8-81 –40 0 Division 1B Table TeamPldWDLFADiffPtsNotesGalway7 5 0 2 6-68 2-66 +1410Advance to NFL semi-finalKildare7 4 2 1 2-77 4-66 +510Derry7 4 1 2 6-826-66 +16 9Remain in Division 1Laois7 3 3 1 6-79 4-71 +149Westmeath7 3 0 4 4-67 6-69–8 6Relegated to Division 2 of the 2008 NFLArmagh7 3 0 4 5-622-81 –10 6Louth7 2 1 48-777-86 –75Relegated to Division 3 of the 2008 NFLDown7 0 1 6 2-73 8-79 –241 Semi-finals 15 April 2007 Mayo 2-10 – 1-12 Galway Croke Park, Dublinhttps://www.mayogaablog.com/?page_id=388 2007 mayogaablog.com 15 April 2007 Donegal 1-13 – 1-11 Kildare Croke Park, Dublinhttps://www.rte.ie/sport/football/ GAA | Latest Gaelic Games News, Results & Fixtures | RTÉ Sport RTE.ie 23,209 Final 22 April 2007 Final Donegal 0-13 – 0-10 Mayo Croke Park, Dublin Division two June 2021 Division 2A TeamPldWDLPts diffPtsMonaghan7 7 0 0 +40 14Roscommon7 5 0 2 +17 10Longford7 3 1 3 +31 8Leitrim7 4 0 3 +8 8Offaly7 3 1 3 +18 6Clare7 3 0 4 -5 6Carlow7 1 0 6 -51 2London7 0 0 7 -58 0 Yellow - Qualified for Division Two semi-finals White - relegated to Division Three Red - relegated to Division Four Round One February 4, 2007First round Carlow 1-09 – 0-17 Clare Croke ParkAttendance:Referee: Pat McEnaney February 4, 2007First round Leitrim 0-12 – 0-11 Offaly Attendance:Referee: February 4, 2007First round Roscommon 1-10 – 2-11 Monaghan Attendance:Referee: February 4, 2007First round Longford 5-19 – 0-08 London Attendance:Referee: Round Two February 10, 2007Second round Monaghan 1-14 – 3-06 Longford Attendance:Referee: February 11, 2007First round Offaly 3-12 – 1-08 Carlow Attendance:Referee: February 11, 2007First round Clare 1-14 – 1-09 Leitrim Attendance:Referee: February 11, 2007First round London 0-10 – 1-16 Roscommon Attendance:Referee: Round Three Date, 2007Third round Monaghan 0-00 – 0-00 Carlow Attendance:Referee: Date, 2007Third round Roscommon 0-00 – 0-00 Clare Attendance:Referee: Date, February 25, 2007Third round Longford 0-00 – 0-00 Offaly Attendance:Referee: The result was declared null by the GAA; both points were awarded to Longford Date, 2007Third round London 0-00 – 0-00 Leitrim Attendance:Referee: Round Four Date, 2007Fourth round Longford 1-14 – 0-10 Leitrim Attendance:Referee: Date, 2007Fourth round Clare 0-06 – 0-19 Monaghan Attendance:Referee: Date, 2007Fourth round Offaly 2-17 – 1-09 London Attendance:Referee: Date, 2007Fourth round Carlow 1-10 – 2-09 Roscommon Attendance:Referee: Division 2B TeamPldWDLPts diffPtsCavan7 5 2 0 +25 12Meath7 5 1 1 +25 11Wexford7 5 1 1 +25 11Sligo7 3 1 3 -1 7Wicklow7 3 0 4 -1 6Antrim7 2 0 5 -9 4Tipperary7 1 1 5 -22 3Waterford7 1 0 6 -42 2 Yellow - Qualified for Division Two semi-finals White - relegated to Division Three Red - relegated to Division Four Round One February 03, 2007First round Meath 2-07 – 0-13 Cavan Croke ParkAttendance:Referee: Pat McEnaney February 4, 2007First round Wicklow 4-09 – 1-10 Antrim Attendance:Referee: February 4, 2007First round Tipperary 1-12 – 0-15 Sligo Attendance:Referee: February 4, 2007First round Waterford 2-13 – 1-12 Wexford Attendance:Referee: Round Two February 10, 2007second Round Antrim 1-11 – 2-12 Meath Attendance:Referee: February 10, 2007Second round Cavan 0-17 – 0-10 Wicklow Attendance:Referee: February 11, 2007Second round Wexford 0-16 – 0-07 Tipperary Attendance:Referee: February 11, 2007Second round Sligo 0-14 – 1-08 Waterford Attendance:Referee: Round Three February 25, 2007third Round Waterford 0-8 – 1-13 Antrim Attendance:Referee: February 25, 2007Second round Tipperary 0-12 – 1-14 Cavan Attendance:Referee: February 25, 2007Second round Sligo 0-10 – 3-12 Meath Attendance:Referee: February 25, 2007Second round Wicklow 0-6 – 1-06 Wexford Attendance:Referee: Round Four March 11, 2007Fourth round Cavan 1-09 – 0-10 Sligo Breffni ParkAttendance: Referee: March 11, 2007Fourth round Meath 0-00 – 0-00 Tipperary Páirc TailteannAttendance:Referee: March 11, 2007Fourth round Antrim 1-10 – 2-14 Wexford Casement ParkAttendance:Referee: March 11, 2007Fourth round Waterford 0-08 – 2-08 Wicklow StadiumAttendance:Referee: Semi-finals Division One Both played on Sunday, April 15, at Croke Park, Dublin Donegal v Kildare Mayo v Galway Division Two Semi-finals Monaghan 0-11 Meath 3-09 Roscommon 2-13 v Cavan 0-14 Final Roscommon 0-10 Meath 2-12 Final 29 April 2007 Final Meath 2-12 – 0-10 Roscommon Breffni Park, Cavan Report References External links e1KLTPS2-4M National Football League Div 1 Final 2007 Donegal v Mayo "Brian McIver not forgotten by Donegal for pointing out light", 27 Jun 2015 National Football League Category:National Football League (Ireland) seasons