# 1999–2000 National Football League (Ireland)

The 1999-2000 National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Church & General National Football League, was the 69th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland. Derry beat Meath in the final after a replay.

## 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, scoring average 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 |
| Kerry | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9-95 | 6-63 | 41 | 10 |
| Roscommon | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 6-71 | 6-61 | 10 | 10 |
| Dublin | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 6-73 | 3-80 | 2 | 10 |
| Galway | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5-92 | 9-65 | 15 | 9 |
| Donegal | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3-73 | 3-81 | -8 | 5 |
| Tyrone | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5-73 | 4-86 | -10 | 5 |
| Armagh | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4-58 | 6-75 | -23 | 4 |
| Cork | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6-57 | 7-81 | -27 | 3 |

### Division 1A Rounds 1 to 7

| 30/10/99 Round 1 | Cork | 0-7 - 0-19 | Kerry | Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork |
| 31/10/99 Round 1 | Galway | 1-15 - 1-8 | Roscommon | Dunlo GAA Grounds, Ballinasloe |
| 31/10/99 Round 1 | Tyrone | 1-13 - 0-9 | Dublin | Healy Park, Omagh |
| 31/10/99 Round 1 | Armagh | 0-9 - 0-10 | Donegal | Athletic Grounds, Armagh |
| 14/11/99 Round 2 | Donegal | 0-7 - 0-14 | Galway | MacCumhail Park, Ballybofey |
| 14/11/99 Round 2 | Dublin | 0-14 - 0-6 | Armagh | Parnell Park, Dublin |
| 14/11/99 Round 2 | Kerry | 2-19 - 1-8 | Tyrone | Austin Stack Park, Tralee |
| 14/11/99 Round 2 | Roscommon | 1-12 - 3-4 | Cork | Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon |
| 28/11/99 Round 3 | Cork | 0-7 - 2-12 | Donegal | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork |
| 28/11/99 Round 3 | Dublin | 1-8 - 0-9 | Kerry | Parnell Park, Dublin |
| 05/12/99 Round 3 | Tyrone | 0-11 - 2-8 | Roscommon | O'Neill Park, Dungannon |
| 12/12/99 Round 3 | Armagh | 2-7 - 1-10 | Galway | St. Oliver Plunkett Park, Crossmaglen |
| 13/02/00 Round 4 | Kerry | 3-16 - 2-8 | Armagh | Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney |
| 13/02/00 Round 4 | Roscommon | 1-10 - 0-6 | Dublin | Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon |
| 13/02/00 Round 4 | Galway | 1-9 - 2-9 | Cork | St Jarlath's Park, Tuam |
| 13/02/00 Round 4 | Donegal | 0-10 - 0-10 | Tyrone | MacCumhail Park, Ballybofey |
| 05/03/00 Round 5 | Kerry | 1-8 - 0-9 | Roscommon | Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney |
| 05/03/00 Round 5 | Tyrone | 1-11 - 0-15 | Galway | Healy Park, Omagh |
| 05/03/00 Round 5 | Dublin | 1-11 - 0-11 | Donegal | Parnell Park, Dublin |
| 05/03/00 Round 5 | Armagh | 0-7 - 0-7 | Cork | St. Oliver Plunkett Park, Crossmaglen |
| 18/03/00 Round 6 | Galway | 0-20 - 2-15 | Dublin | St Jarlath's Park, Tuam |
| 26/03/00 Round 6 | Cork | 0-12 - 1-12 | Tyrone | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork |
| 26/03/00 Round 6 | Donegal | 0-14 - 2-16 | Kerry | Fr Tierney Park, Ballyshannon |
| 26/03/00 Round 6 | Roscommon | 1-10 - 0-8 | Armagh | Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon |
| 09/04/00 Round 7 | Kerry | 1-8 - 2-9 | Galway | Austin Stack Park, Tralee |
| 09/04/00 Round 7 | Roscommon | 0-14 - 1-9 | Donegal | Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon |
| 09/04/00 Round 7 | Dublin | 2-10 - 1-11 | Cork | Parnell Park, Dublin |
| 09/04/00 Round 7 | Tyrone | 1-8 - 0-13 | Armagh | O'Neill Park, Dungannon |

### Division 1B Table

Compete in Division 1 semi-finals  Automatic relegation to Division 2B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts |
| Derry | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 5-77 | 2-56 | 30 | 12 |
| Meath | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7-77 | 6-78 | 2 | 8 |
| Sligo | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8-63 | 5-71 | 1 | 8 |
| Fermanagh | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2-78 | 6-76 | -10 | 8 |
| Mayo | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5-65 | 3-66 | 5 | 6 |
| Clare | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4-64 | 3-68 | -1 | 6 |
| Kildare | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4-70 | 7-72 | -11 | 4 |
| Down | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5-64 | 8-71 | -16 | 4 |

### Division 1B Rounds 1 to 7

| 31/10/99 Round 1 | Meath | 0-13 - 0-11 | Clare | Páirc Tailteann, Navan |
| 31/10/99 Round 1 | Fermanagh | 1-14 - 0-13 | Sligo | Brewster Park, Enniskillen |
| 31/10/99 Round 1 | Down | 0-10 - 1-10 | Kildare | Páirc Esler, Newry |
| 31/10/99 Round 1 | Derry | 0-10 - 0-6 | Mayo | Celtic Park, Derry |
| 14/11/99 Round 2 | Kildare | 1-10 - 2-7 | Derry | St Conleth's Park, Newbridge |
| 14/11/99 Round 2 | Sligo | 3-11 - 2-13 | Meath | Markievicz Park, Sligo |
| 14/11/99 Round 2 | Mayo | 1-15 - 0-9 | Fermanagh | Crossmolina Deel Rovers GAA Ground, Crossmolina |
| 14/11/99 Round 2 | Clare | 1-10 - 1-10 | Down | Kilmihil GAA Pitch, Kilmihil |
| 28/11/99 Round 3 | Down | 0-10 - 2-6 | Sligo | Páirc Esler, Newry |
| 28/11/99 Round 3 | Derry | 0-7 - 0-4 | Clare | Celtic Park, Derry |
| 12/12/99 Round 3 | Fermanagh | 0-14 - 0-7 | Meath | Brewster Park, Enniskillen |
| 19/12/99 Round 3 | Mayo | 1-10 - 0-10 | Kildare | MacHale Park, Castlebar |
| 13/02/00 Round 4 | Meath | 1-12 - 2-9 | Down | Páirc Tailteann, Navan |
| 13/02/00 Round 4 | Kildare | 1-9 - 0-13 | Fermanagh | St Conleth's Park, Newbridge |
| 13/02/00 Round 4 | Clare | 0-13 - 0-9 | Mayo | Kilmihil GAA Pitch, Kilmihil |
| 13/02/00 Round 4 | Sligo | 0-9 - 0-10 | Derry | Markievicz Park, Sligo |
| 05/03/00 Round 5 | Mayo | 0-7 - 1-7 | Sligo | Fr O'Hara Park, Charlestown |
| 05/03/00 Round 5 | Kildare | 0-13 - 1-10 | Clare | St Conleth's Park, Newbridge |
| 05/03/00 Round 5 | Derry | 0-13 - 1-10 | Meath | Celtic Park, Derry |
| 05/03/00 Round 5 | Fermanagh | 0-9 - 1-11 | Down | Brewster Park, Enniskilen |
| 25/03/00 Round 6 | Meath | 1-10 - 1-9 | Mayo | Páirc Tailteann, Navan |
| 25/03/00 Round 6 | Clare | 1-6 - 1-9 | Fermanagh | Kilmihil GAA Pitch, Kilmihil |
| 25/03/00 Round 6 | Down | 0-7 - 1-15 | Derry | St Patrick's Park, Newcastle |
| 26/03/00 Round 6 | Sligo | 1-10 - 1-7 | Kildare | Markievicz Park, Sligo |
| 09/04/00 Round 7 | Kildare | 0-11 - 2-12 | Meath | St Conleth's Park, Newbridge |
| 09/04/00 Round 7 | Derry | 2-15 - 0-10 | Fermanagh | Celtic Park, Derry |
| 09/04/00 Round 7 | Mayo | 2-9 - 1-7 | Down | St Stephen's Park, Ballina |
| 09/04/00 Round 7 | Clare | 1-10 - 1-7 | Sligo | Cusack Park, Ennis |

### Division 1 Semi-finals

| 23/04/00 Semi-final | Meath | 4-11 - 1-18 | Kerry | Semple Stadium, Thurles |
| 23/04/00 Semi-final | Derry | 0-15 - 0-08 | Roscommon | St Tiernach's Park, Clones |

### Division 1 Final

| 07/05/00 Final | Derry | 1-12 - 1-12 | Meath | Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 25,743 Referee: Michael Curley (Galway) |
| 20/05/00 Final replay | Derry | 1-08 - 0-09 | Meath | St Tiernach's Park, Clones Referee: Paddy Russell (Tipperary) |

## 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 |
| Offaly | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 9-76 | 4-58 | 33 | 14 |
| Louth | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12-99 | 7-72 | 42 | 12 |
| Wicklow | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8-74 | 2-68 | 24 | 10 |
| Antrim | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6-72 | 2-70 | 14 | 8 |
| Leitrim | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7-78 | 8-78 | -3 | 6 |
| Westmeath | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5-74 | 8-66 | -1 | 4 |
| Limerick | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4-65 | 11-86 | -42 | 2 |
| London | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4-54 | 13-94 | -67 | 0 |

### Division 2A Rounds 1 to 7

| 31/10/99 Round 1 | Offaly | 1-16 - 2-11 | Louth | O'Connor Park, Tullamore |
| 31/10/99 Round 1 | Limerick | 0-10 - 1-12 | Westmeath | Kevin Long Park, Feenagh |
| 31/10/99 Round 1 | London | 0-11 - 1-11 | Wicklow | Emerald GAA Grounds, Ruislip |
| 31/10/99 Round 1 | Leitrim | 0-7 - 2-11 | Antrim | Casement Park, Belfast |
| 14/11/99 Round 2 | Westmeath | 3-18 - 0-3 | London | Cusack Park, Mullingar |
| 14/11/99 Round 2 | Leitrim | 1-19 - 1-8 | Limerick | Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon |
| 14/11/99 Round 2 | Louth | 1-15 - 0-11 | Antrim | Drogheda Park, Drogheda |
| 14/11/99 Round 2 | Wicklow | 0-8 - 0-10 | Offaly | Aughrim County Ground, Aughrim |
| 28/11/99 Round 3 | Limerick | 1-9 - 3-14 | Louth | FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock |
| 28/11/99 Round 3 | London | 1-9 - 2-13 | Leitrim | Emerald GAA Grounds, Ruislip |
| 28/11/99 Round 3 | Offaly | 0-9 - 0-4 | Antrim | O'Connor Park, Tullamore |
| 05/12/99 Round 3 | Wicklow | 3-11 - 0-5 | Westmeath | Aughrim County Ground, Aughrim |
| 13/02/00 Round 4 | Antrim | 2-14 - 0-10 | Limerick | Casement Park, Belfast |
| 13/02/00 Round 4 | Louth | 1-19 - 2-8 | London | Drogheda Park, Drogheda |
| 13/02/00 Round 4 | Leitrim | 0-13 - 1-13 | Wicklow | Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon |
| 13/02/00 Round 4 | Westmeath | 0-8 - 1-7 | Offaly | Cusack Park, Mullingar |
| 04/03/00 Round 5 | London | 0-7 - 1-11 | Antrim | Emerald GAA Grounds, Ruislip |
| 05/03/00 Round 5 | Offaly | 2-9 - 0-11 | Limerick | O'Connor Park, Tullamore |
| 05/03/00 Round 5 | Wicklow | 1-7 - 0-12 | Louth | Aughrim County Ground, Aughrim |
| 05/03/00 Round 5 | Westmeath | 0-11 - 1-9 | Leitrim | Cusack Park, Mullingar |
| 25/03/00 Round 6 | Leitrim | 1-9 - 1-12 | Offaly | Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon |
| 25/03/00 Round 6 | Antrim | 1-9 - 0-15 | Wicklow | Casement Park, Belfast |
| 25/03/00 Round 6 | Limerick | 1-9 - 0-9 | London | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
| 26/03/00 Round 6 | Louth | 3-14 - 0-13 | Westmeath | Drogheda Park, Drogheda |
| 09/04/00 Round 7 | Westmeath | 1-7 - 0-12 | Antrim | St Lomans GAA Pitch, Mullingar |
| 09/04/00 Round 7 | Wicklow | 2-9 - 1-8 | Limerick | Aughrim County Ground, Aughrim |
| 09/04/00 Round 7 | Leitrim | 2-8 - 2-14 | Louth | Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon |
| 09/04/00 Round 7 | London | 1-7 - 4-13 | Offaly | Emerald GAA Grounds, Ruislip |

### Division 2B Table

Compete in Division 2 semi-finals and automatic promotion to Division 1B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts |
| Laois | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6-87 | 2-57 | 42 | 14 |
| Cavan | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10-86 | 8-68 | 24 | 8 |
| Monaghan | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6-78 | 7-64 | 11 | 8 |
| Longford | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8-74 | 4-87 | -1 | 8 |
| Wexford | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8-76 | 12-68 | -4 | 6 |
| Tipperary | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 10-47 | 3-82 | -14 | 4 |
| Waterford | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4-71 | 11-70 | -20 | 4 |
| Carlow | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7-60 | 12-83 | -38 | 4 |

### Division 2B Rounds 1 to 7

| 31/10/99 Round 1 | Wexford | 4-13 - 1-4 | Waterford | St Patrick's Park, Enniscorthy |
| 31/10/99 Round 1 | Carlow | 2-12 - 2-10 | Longford | Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow |
| 31/10/99 Round 1 | Laois | 1-12 - 1-4 | Tipperary | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise |
| 31/10/99 Round 1 | Cavan | 1-9 - 1-16 | Monaghan | Breffni Park, Cavan |
| 14/11/99 Round 2 | Tipperary | 2-11 - 0-10 | Carlow | Ardfinnan GAA Ground, Ardfinnan |
| 14/11/99 Round 2 | Waterford | 2-9 - 2-11 | Cavan | O'Neill Park, Dungannon |
| 14/11/99 Round 2 | Longford | 1-11 - 0-11 | Wexford | Pearse Park, Longford |
| 14/11/99 Round 2 | Monaghan | 0-11 - 0-12 | Laois | Páirc Mhuire, Scotstown |
| 28/11/99 Round 3 | Carlow | 2-7 - 2-6 | Monaghan | Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow |
| 28/11/99 Round 3 | Wexford | 1-11 - 2-6 | Tipperary | O'Kennedy Park, New Ross |
| 28/11/99 Round 3 | Waterford | 0-14 - 2-6 | Longford | Fraher Field, Dungarvan |
| 28/11/99 Round 3 | Cavan | 0-5 - 1-10 | Laois | Breffni Park, Cavan |
| 13/02/00 Round 4 | Longford | 2-11 - 0-16 | Cavan | Pearse Park, Longford |
| 13/02/00 Round 4 | Laois | 1-13 - 0-7 | Carlow | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise |
| 13/02/00 Round 4 | Monaghan | 1-10 - 1-9 | Wexford | Páirc Mhuire, Scotstown |
| 13/02/00 Round 4 | Tipperary | 1-9 - 0-11 | Waterford | Clonmel GAA Ground, Clonmel |
| 04/03/00 Round 5 | Waterford | 0-9 - 1-13 | Monaghan | Fraher Field, Dungarvan |
| 05/03/00 Round 5 | Cavan | 3-15 - 1-8 | Carlow | Breffni Park, Cavan |
| 05/03/00 Round 5 | Wexford | 1-7 - 1-14 | Laois | Páirc Uí Shiochain, Gorey |
| 05/03/00 Round 5 | Longford | 0-12 - 1-7 | Tipperary | Pearse Park, Longford |
| 25/03/00 Round 6 | Carlow | 2-8 - 1-15 | Wexford | Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow |
| 25/03/00 Round 6 | Tipperary | 1-4 - 0-15 | Cavan | Páirc Shaleain, Templemore |
| 26/03/00 Round 6 | Laois | 1-10 - 0-11 | Waterford | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise |
| 26/03/00 Round 6 | Monaghan | 0-11 - 1-12 | Longford | Páirc Mhuire, Scotstown |
| 09/04/00 Round 7 | Longford | 0-12 - 1-16 | Laois | Pearse Park, Longford |
| 09/04/00 Round 7 | Tipperary | 2-6 - 1-11 | Monaghan | Sean Treacy Park, Tipperary |
| 09/04/00 Round 7 | Waterford | 1-13 - 0-8 | Carlow | Fraher Field, Dungarvan |
| 09/04/00 Round 7 | Wexford | 0-10 - 4-15 | Cavan | O'Kennedy Park, New Ross |

### Division 2 Semi-finals

| 23/04/00 Semi-final | Offaly | 1-11 - 0-10 | Cavan | Cusack Park, Mullingar |
| 23/04/00 Semi-final | Louth | 0-13 - 1-08 | Laois | Cusack Park, Mullingar |

### Division 2 Final

| 7 May 2000 2pm | Louth | 1-13 - 0-13 | Offaly | Croke Park, Dublin Referee: Brian Crowe (Cavan) Man of the Match: Simon Gerrard |
| 7 May 2000 2pm | Stanfield (0-4), Gerrard (1-0), Rooney (0-3, 1f), Farrelly (0-2), McGinnity (0-1), Kirwan (0-1), D. Reilly (0-1), C. O'Hanlon (0-1) | | McManus (0-5f), Farrell (0-4), Quinn (0-2f), Claffey (0-1), R. Malone (0-1) | Croke Park, Dublin Referee: Brian Crowe (Cavan) Man of the Match: Simon Gerrard |
| GK | 1 | Colm Nally (Newtown Blues) |
| RCB | 2 | Breen Phillips (Newtown Blues) |
| FB | 3 | Stephen Melia (St Joseph's) |
| LCB | 4 | Brendan Reilly (John Mitchels) |
| RHB | 5 | Peter McGinnity (Dundalk Gaels) |
| CHB | 6 | Aaron Hoey (St Bride's) |
| LHB | 7 | Simon Gerrard (Newtown Blues) |
| MF | 8 | Séamus O'Hanlon (Clan na Gael) |
| MF | 9 | Martin Farrelly (Lann Léire) |
| RHF | 10 | Mark Stanfield (O'Connells) |
| CHF | 11 | Nicky Malone (Lann Léire) (c) |
| LHF | 12 | Ollie McDonnell (St Joseph's) |
| RCF | 13 | David Reilly (St Joseph's) |
| FF | 14 | Darren Kirwan (St Patrick's) |
| LCF | 15 | JP Rooney (Naomh Máirtín) |
| Substitutes: ||
| | 16 | Cathal O'Hanlon (Clan na Gael) for David Reilly |
| | 17 | Paddy McGuigan (Dreadnots) for Séamus O'Hanlon |
| | 18 | Christy Grimes (Mattock Rangers) for Kirwan |
| | 19 | Séamus O'Hanlon for McDonnell |
| GK | 1 | Pádraic Kelly (Shamrocks) |
| RCB | 2 | Cathal Daly (Tullamore) |
| FB | 3 | Barry Malone (Rhode) |
| LCB | 4 | James Brady (Gracefield) |
| RHB | 5 | Joe Kilmurray (Rhode) |
| CHB | 6 | Seán Grennan (Ferbane) (c) |
| LHB | 7 | Finbarr Cullen (Edenderry) |
| MF | 8 | James Grennan (Ferbane) |
| MF | 9 | Ronan Mooney (Shamrocks) |
| RHF | 10 | Colm Quinn (Ballycumber) |
| CHF | 11 | Vinny Claffey (Doon) |
| LHF | 12 | Ciarán McManus (Tubber) |
| RCF | 13 | Paschal Kellaghan (Rhode) |
| FF | 14 | Roy Malone (Rhode) |
| LCF | 15 | David Connolly (Bracknagh) |
| Substitutes: ||
| | 16 | Cillian Farrell (Edenderry) for Kellaghan |
| | 17 | John Ryan (Shannonbridge) for R. Malone |
| | 18 | Barry Mooney (Shamrocks) for Connolly |
| | 19 | Donie Ryan (Doon) for Quinn |

## Statistics

* All scores correct as of 12 March 2016

### Scoring

* Widest winning margin: 24
** Westmeath 3-18 - 0-3 London (Division 2a)
* Most goals in a match: 5
** Wexford 4-13 - 1-4 Waterford (Division 2b)
** London 1-7 - 4-13 Offaly (Division 2a)
** Kerry 3-16 - 2-8 Armagh (Division 1a)
** Sligo 3-11 - 2-13 Meath (Division 1b)
* Most points in a match: 35
** Galway 0-20 - 2-15 Dublin (Division 1a)
* Most goals by one team in a match: 4
** Wexford 4-13 - 1-4 Waterford (Division 2b)
** Wexford 0-10 - 4-15 Cavan (Division 2b)
** London 1-7 - 4-13 Offaly (Division 2a)
* Highest aggregate score: 41 points
** Galway 0-20 - 2-15 Dublin (Division 1a)
* Lowest aggregate score: 11 points
** Derry 0-7 - 0-4 Clare (Division 1b)