# 2002 National Football League (Ireland)

The 2002 Allianz National Football League, the 71st annual Gaelic football tournament, was sponsored by Allianz and included teams from Ireland's Gaelic Athletic Association county teams. This was the first NFL season to take place in a single calendar year. Tyrone beat Cavan in the Division 1 final, while Kerry took Division Two.

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

### 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 |
| Roscommon | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9-90 | 9-92 | -2 | 11 |
| Dublin | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11-92 | 5-71 | 39 | 10 |
| Tyrone | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8-98 | 8-68 | 30 | 10 |
| Galway | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9-74 | 6-77 | 6 | 8 |
| Donegal | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4-77 | 4-72 | 5 | 8 |
| Cork | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6-73 | 7-79 | -9 | 6 |
| Offaly | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7-72 | 4-88 | -7 | 5 |
| Westmeath | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4-82 | 11-79 | -18 | 2 |

### Division 1A Rounds 1 to 7

| 10/02/02 Round 1 | Galway | 0-9 - 1-8 | Tyrone | Ballinasloe |
| 10/02/02 Round 1 | Dublin | 2-10 - 0-14 | Donegal | Parnell Park |
| 17/02/02 Round 1 | Offaly | 0-13 - 0-16 | Donegal | Tullamore |
| 17/02/02 Round 1 | Westmeath | 0-13 - 3-12 | Galway | Mullingar |
| 17/02/02 Round 2 | Tyrone | 0-18 - 2-10 | Dublin | Dungannon |
| 17/02/02 Round 2 | Cork | 0-10 - 1-9 | Roscommon | Páirc Uí Chaoimh |
| 23/02/02 Round 2 | Offaly | 1-7 - 0-10 | Dublin | Tullamore |
| 24/02/02 Round 2 | Tyrone | 3-20 - 0-14 | Roscommon | Omagh |
| 24/02/02 Round 3 | Westmeath | 1-14 - 1-6 | Cork | Mullingar |
| 24/02/02 Round 3 | Donegal | 0-7 - 0-9 | Galway | Ballybofey |
| 03/03/02 Round 3 | Roscommon | 1-15 - 2-11 | Offaly | Roscommon |
| 03/03/02 Round 3 | Galway | 1-8 - 1-11 | Cork | Tuam |
| 03/03/02 Round 4 | Dublin | 3-13 - 1-16 | Westmeath | Parnell Park |
| 03/03/02 Round 4 | Donegal | 1-10 - 0-11 | Tyrone | Ballybofey |
| 10/03/02 Round 4 | Cork | 1-13 - 0-10 | Dublin | Páirc Uí Chaoimh |
| 10/03/02 Round 4 | Westmeath | 0-7 - 1-7 | Donegal | Mullingar |
| 10/03/02 Round 4 | | Report | | Mullingar |
| 10/03/02 Round 5 | Offaly | 1-4 - 1-11 | Tyrone | Tullamore |
| 16/03/02 Round 5 | Roscommon | 3-11 - 3-11 | Galway | Roscommon |
| 18/03/02 Round 5 | Cork | 1-11 - 2-11 | Offaly | Páirc Uí Chaoimh |
| 18/03/02 Round 5 | Roscommon | 0-16 - 0-12 | Westmeath | Roscommon |
| 24/03/02 Round 6 | Tyrone | 2-15 - 2-8 | Westmeath | Pomeroy |
| 24/03/02 Round 6 | Galway | 1-13 - 0-15 | Offaly | Ballinasloe |
| 24/03/02 Round 6 | Donegal | 1-12 - 0-9 | Cork | Ballyshannon |
| 24/03/02 Round 6 | Dublin | 0-16 - 2-12 | Roscommon | Parnell Park |
| 31/03/02 Round 7 | Roscommon | 2-13 - 1-12 | Donegal | Roscommon |
| 31/03/02 Round 7 | Offaly | 1-11 - 0-12 | Westmeath | Tullamore |
| 31/03/02 Round 7 | Cork | 2-13 - 1-15 | Tyrone | Páirc Uí Chaoimh |
| 31/03/02 Round 7 | Galway | 1-12 - 1-12 | Dublin | Tuam |

### Division 1B Table

Compete in Division 1 semi-finals  Automatic relegation to Division 2B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts |
| Mayo | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9-84 | 7-57 | 33 | 12 |
| Cavan | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 6-88 | 5-76 | 15 | 10 |
| Fermanagh | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7-81 | 4-79 | 11 | 9 |
| Kildare | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6-84 | 10-66 | 6 | 9 |
| Sligo | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3-80 | 5-71 | 3 | 7 |
| Down | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6-70 | 3-91 | -12 | 4 |
| Derry | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6-72 | 5-83 | -8 | 3 |
| Clare | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7-50 | 11-86 | -48 | 2 |

### Division 1B Rounds 1 to 7

| 03/02/02 Round 1 | Down | 1-17 - 1-13 | Fermanagh | Newry |
| 10/02/02 Round 1 | Fermanagh | 1-14 - 1-8 | Clare | Enniskillen |
| 10/02/02 Round 1 | Derry | 1-10 - 1-15 | Cavan | Glen |
| 10/02/02 Round 1 | Kildare | 0-12 - 0-12 | Sligo | Newbridge |
| 10/02/02 Round 2 | Mayo | 0-10 - 0-5 | Down | Ballina |
| 17/02/02 Round 2 | Kildare | 1-15 - 1-11 | Derry | Newbridge |
| 17/02/02 Round 2 | Clare | 1-6 - 2-19 | Mayo | Ennis |
| 17/02/02 Round 2 | Cavan | 0-16 - 0-14 | Fermanagh | Cavan |
| 17/02/02 Round 3 | Sligo | 0-11 - 0-10 | Down | Sligo |
| 24/02/02 Round 3 | Cavan | 1-9 - 1-12 | Kildare | Cavan |
| 24/02/02 Round 3 | Sligo | 0-10 - 0-11 | Mayo | Sligo |
| 24/02/02 Round 3 | Clare | 2-5 - 0-7 | Derry | Ennis |
| 03/03/02 Round 4 | Mayo | 2-14 - 2-12 | Cavan | Ballinrobe |
| 03/03/02 Round 4 | Down | 2-11 - 0-9 | Clare | Newry |
| 03/03/02 Round 4 | Fermanagh | 1-13 - 1-9 | Kildare | Enniskillen |
| 03/03/02 Round 4 | Derry | 1-10 - 0-14 | Sligo | Derry |
| 10/03/02 Round 5 | Kildare | 0-7 - 4-5 | Mayo | Newbridge |
| 10/03/02 Round 5 | Sligo | 3-11 - 1-9 | Clare | Sligo |
| 10/03/02 Round 5 | Cavan | 0-14 - 1-8 | Down | Cavan |
| 10/03/02 Round 5 | Derry | 0-9 - 0-9 | Fermanagh | Derry |
| 23/03/02 Round 6 | Clare | 0-7 - 1-12 | Cavan | Milltown-Malbay |
| 24/03/02 Round 6 | Fermanagh | 2-9 - 0-11 | Sligo | Enniskillen |
| 24/03/02 Round 6 | Down | 1-10 - 1-17 | Kildare | Newry |
| 24/03/02 Round 6 | Mayo | 0-16 - 2-8 | Derry | Crossmolina |
| 31/03/02 Round 7 | Sligo | 0-11 - 1-10 | Cavan | Sligo |
| 31/03/02 Round 7 | Kildare | 2-12 - 2-6 | Clare | Newbridge |
| 31/03/02 Round 7 | Fermanagh | 2-9 - 1-9 | Mayo | Enniskillen |
| 31/03/02 Round 7 | Derry | 1-17 - 1-9 | Down | Ballinascreen |

### Division 1 Semi-finals

| 14/04/02 Semi-final | Roscommon | 3-12 - 5-13 | Cavan | Mullingar |
| 14/04/02 Semi-final | Mayo | 0-11 - 3-12 | Tyrone | Enniskillen |

### Division 1 Final

| 28/04/02 Final | Tyrone | 0-16 - 0-07 | Cavan | Clones |

## 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 |
| Armagh | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 17-97 | 5-67 | 66 | 12 |
| Kerry | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11-92 | 5-71 | 39 | 10 |
| Limerick | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11-88 | 5-84 | 22 | 10 |
| Louth | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7-99 | 4-70 | 38 | 9 |
| Leitrim | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6-73 | 8-78 | -11 | 7 |
| Antrim | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4-78 | 8-70 | -4 | 6 |
| Wicklow | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3-81 | 8-75 | -9 | 2 |
| London | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1-34 | 17-127 | -141 | 0 |

### Division 2A Rounds 1 to 7

| 03/02/02 Round 1 | Kerry | 1-15 - 0-12 | Wicklow | Killarney |
| 03/02/02 Round 1 | Armagh | 1-14 - 0-13 | Louth | Armagh |
| 03/02/02 Round 1 | London | 0-5 - 1-19 | Antrim | Ruislip |
| 10/02/02 Round 1 | Louth | 2-19 - 0-1 | London | Drogheda |
| 10/02/02 Round 2 | Antrim | 1-11 - 2-11 | Limerick | Casement Park |
| 10/02/02 Round 2 | Wicklow | 0-13 - 2-10 | Armagh | Aughrim |
| 10/02/02 Round 2 | Leitrim | 0-9 - 2-12 | Kerry | Carrick-on-Shannon |
| 17/02/02 Round 2 | Armagh | 3-16 - 0-9 | Leitrim | Carrick-on-Shannon |
| 17/02/02 Round 3 | Louth | 2-18 - 0-12 | Wicklow | Drogheda |
| 17/02/02 Round 3 | Kerry | 0-14 - 0-7 | Antrim | Tralee |
| 17/02/02 Round 3 | London | 0-10 - 3-22 | Limerick | Ruislip |
| 24/02/02 Round 3 | Limerick | 2-16 - 2-10 | Leitrim | Kilmallock |
| 03/03/02 Round 4 | Limerick | 2-12 - 0-16 | Kerry | Limerick |
| 03/03/02 Round 4 | Wicklow | 2-21 - 1-1 | London | Aughrim |
| 03/03/02 Round 4 | Antrim | 1-11 - 3-12 | Armagh | Casement Park |
| 03/03/02 Round 4 | Leitrim | 0-13 - 1-10 | Louth | Cloone |
| 10/03/02 Round 5 | London | 0-4 - 4-13 | Kerry | Ruislip |
| 10/03/02 Round 5 | Armagh | 2-19 - 2-6 | Limerick | Carrickcruppen |
| 10/03/02 Round 5 | Louth | 1-9 - 1-10 | Antrim | Dundalk |
| 10/03/02 Round 5 | Wicklow | 0-9 - 2-5 | Leitrim | Aughrim |
| 23/03/02 Round 6 | Limerick | 0-8 - 0-12 | Louth | Kilmallock |
| 24/03/02 Round 6 | Kerry | 2-10 - 2-9 | Armagh | Tralee |
| 24/03/02 Round 6 | Leitrim | 1-16 - 0-8 | London | Carrick-on-Shannon |
| 24/03/02 Round 6 | Antrim | 0-13 - 1-8 | Wicklow | Casement Park |
| 31/03/02 Round 7 | Louth | 1-18 - 2-12 | Kerry | Ardee |
| 31/03/02 Round 7 | Leitrim | 1-11 - 0-7 | Antrim | Cloone |
| 31/03/02 Round 7 | Wicklow | 0-6 - 0-13 | Limerick | Aughrim |
| 31/03/02 Round 7 | London | 0-5 - 4-17 | Armagh | 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 |
| Meath | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10-76 | 6-54 | 34 | 11 |
| Laois | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9-92 | 7-80 | 18 | 11 |
| Wexford | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9-77 | 10-52 | 22 | 10 |
| Tipperary | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7-75 | 6-80 | -2 | 9 |
| Longford | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 11-77 | 6-78 | 14 | 6 |
| Monaghan | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6-67 | 9-79 | -21 | 4 |
| Carlow | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4-66 | 6-88 | -28 | 4 |
| Waterford | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4-64 | 10-83 | -37 | 1 |

### Division 2B Rounds 1 to 7

| 03/02/02 Round 1 | Waterford | 1-5 - 0-10 | Wexford | Dungarvan |
| 03/02/02 Round 1 | Laois | 0-10 - 1-7 | Tipperary | Portarlington |
| 10/02/02 Round 1 | Wexford | 2-10 - 2-9 | Longford | Enniscorthy |
| 10/02/02 Round 1 | Tipperary | 1-17 - 1-10 | Waterford | Ardfinnan |
| 10/02/02 Round 2 | Carlow | 1-7 - 0-11 | Monaghan | Carlow |
| 10/02/02 Round 2 | Meath | 0-9 - 0-12 | Laois | Navan |
| 17/02/02 Round 2 | Laois | 2-16 - 1-11 | Carlow | Portarlington |
| 17/02/02 Round 2 | Waterford | 1-12 - 4-13 | Longford | Dungarvan |
| 17/02/02 Round 3 | Tipperary | 1-7 - 0-14 | Meath | Ardfinnan |
| 17/02/02 Round 3 | Monaghan | 1-6 - 1-8 | Wexford | Ballybay |
| 23/02/02 Round 3 | Longford | 1-14 - 0-8 | Carlow | Keenagh |
| 24/02/02 Round 3 | Monaghan | 3-7 - 2-10 | Meath | Scotstown |
| 03/03/02 Round 4 | Meath | 3-11 - 0-6 | Waterford | Navan |
| 03/03/02 Round 4 | Wexford | 2-19 - 2-12 | Laois | New Ross |
| 03/03/02 Round 4 | Longford | 1-12 - 0-11 | Monaghan | Longford |
| 03/03/02 Round 4 | Carlow | 0-12 - 1-11 | Tipperary | Carlow |
| 10/03/02 Round 5 | Meath | 2-14 - 0-6 | Carlow | Navan |
| 10/03/02 Round 5 | Laois | 1-14 - 1-11 | Longford | Portarlington |
| 10/03/02 Round 5 | Waterford | 0-8 - 0-8 | Monaghan | Dungarvan |
| 10/03/02 Round 5 | Tipperary | 0-3 - 3-10 | Wexford | Ardfinnan |
| 24/03/02 Round 6 | Wexford | 1-9 - 2-7 | Meath | Wexford |
| 24/03/02 Round 6 | Monaghan | 1-11 - 2-16 | Laois | Clontibret |
| 24/03/02 Round 6 | Longford | 1-11 - 1-12 | Tipperary | Longford |
| 24/03/02 Round 6 | Carlow | 0-12 - 0-11 | Waterford | Carlow |
| 31/03/02 Round 7 | Carlow | 2-10 - 0-11 | Wexford | Carlow |
| 31/03/02 Round 7 | Tipperary | 2-18 - 1-13 | Monaghan | Ardfinnan |
| 31/03/02 Round 7 | Waterford | 1-12 - 2-12 | Laois | Dungarvan |
| 31/03/02 Round 7 | Meath | 1-11 - 1-7 | Longford | Navan |

### Division 2 Semi-finals

| 14/04/02 Semi-final | Kerry | 0-11 - 0-08 | Meath | Gaelic Grounds |
| 14/04/02 Semi-final | Armagh | 0-08 - 0-12 | Laois | Longford |

### Division 2 Final

| 28/04/02 Final | Kerry | 1-09 - 1-05 | Laois | Gaelic Grounds |

## Statistics

* All scores correct as of 6 March 2016

### Scoring

* Widest winning margin: 24
** Louth 2-19 - 0-1 London (Division 2a)
** London 0-5 - 4-17 Armagh (Division 2a)
* Most goals in a match: 6
** Roscommon 3-11 - 3-11 Galway (Division 1a)
* Most points in a match: 34
** Tyrone 3-20 - 0-14 Roscommon (Division 1a)
* Most goals by one team in a match: 4
** Waterford 1-12 - 4-13 Longford (Division 2b)
** London 0-5 - 4-17 Armagh (Division 2a)
** London 0-4 - 4-13 Kerry (Division 2a)
** Kildare 0-7 - 4-5 Mayo (Division 1b)
* Highest aggregate score: 43 points
** Tyrone 3-20 - 0-14 Roscommon (Division 1a)
** Wexford 2-19 - 2-12 Laois (Division 2b)
* Lowest aggregate score: 15 points
** Mayo 0-10 - 0-5 Down (Division 1b)