# 2004 National Football League (Ireland)

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

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 |
| 01/02/04 Round 1 | Longford | 3-7 - 1-12 | Kerry | Pearse Park, Longford |
| 01/02/04 Round 1 | Dublin | 0-9 - 0-8 | Tyrone | Parnell Park, Dublin |
| 01/02/04 Round 1 | Fermanagh | 0-8 - 1-7 | Mayo | Brewster Park, Enniskillen |
| 07/02/04 Round 2 | Kerry | 0-11 - 0-9 | Cork | Austin Stack Park, Tralee |
| 08/02/04 Round 2 | Tyrone | 2-9 - 0-10 | Fermanagh | Healy Park, Omagh |
| 08/02/04 Round 2 | Westmeath | 1-13 - 2-12 | Longford | Cusack Park, Mullingar |
| 08/02/04 Round 2 | Mayo | 1-10 - 0-3 | Dublin | MacHale Park, Castlebar |
| 14/02/04 Round 3 | Cork | 2-9 - 0-10 | Mayo | Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork |
| 15/02/04 Round 3 | Dublin | 0-12 - 1-12 | Kerry | Parnell Park, Dublin |
| 15/02/04 Round 3 | Longford | 0-9 - 3-15 | Tyrone | Pearse Park, Longford |
| 15/02/04 Round 3 | Fermanagh | 1-9 - 0-12 | Westmeath | Brewster Park, Enniskillen |
| 07/03/04 Round 4 | Westmeath | 0-10 - 0-15 | Dublin | Cusack Park, Mullingar |
| 07/03/04 Round 4 | Kerry | 2-18 - 0-6 | Fermanagh | Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney |
| 07/03/04 Round 4 | Mayo | 0-16 - 0-8 | Longford | St Stephen's Park, Ballina |
| 13/03/04 Round 4 | Cork | 3-10 - 1-10 | Longford | Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork |
| 14/03/04 Round 5 | Westmeath | 0-10 - 2-10 | Kerry | Cusack Park, Mullingar |
| 14/03/04 Round 5 | Mayo | 1-5 - 2-11 | Tyrone | MacHale Park, Castlebar |
| 14/03/04 Round 5 | Fermanagh | 0-12 - 0-12 | Dublin | Brewster Park, Enniskillen |
| 21/03/04 Round 5 | Tyrone | 2-11 - 0-6 | Westmeath | Healy Park, Omagh |
| 21/03/04 Round 6 | Kerry | 1-13 - 0-8 | Mayo | Austin Stack Park, Tralee |
| 21/03/04 Round 6 | Dublin | 0-9 - 0-9 | Cork | Parnell Park, Dublin |
| 27/03/04 Round 6 | Longford | 1-8 - 0-13 | Fermanagh | Pearse Park, Longford |
| 27/03/04 Round 6 | Tyrone | 1-9 - 1-9 | Cork | Healy Park, Omagh |
| 03/04/04 Round 7 | Cork | 1-10 - 0-8 | Fermanagh | Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork |
| 04/04/04 Round 7 | Tyrone | 1-8 - 1-7 | Kerry | Healy Park, Omagh |
| 04/04/04 Round 7 | Westmeath | 2-16 - 2-10 | Mayo | Cusack Park, Mullingar |
| 04/04/04 Round 7 | Dublin | 2-12 - 2-9 | Longford | 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 |
| 01/02/04 Round 1 | Meath | 2-12 - 1-12 | Galway | Páirc Tailteann, Navan |
| 01/02/04 Round 1 | Limerick | 2-13 - 1-5 | Laois | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
| 01/02/04 Round 1 | Armagh | 1-6 - 0-8 | Wexford | St. Oliver Plunkett Park, Crossmaglen |
| 08/02/04 Round 2 | Wexford | 0-10 - 1-5 | Meath | Wexford Park, Wexford |
| 08/02/04 Round 2 | Galway | 0-16 - 0-8 | Armagh | Pearse Stadium, Salthill |
| 08/02/04 Round 2 | Laois | 0-8 - 2-6 | Sligo | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise |
| 08/02/04 Round 2 | Cavan | 0-7 - 0-11 | Limerick | Kingscourt Stars GAA Grounds, Cavan |
| 15/02/04 Round 3 | Limerick | 2-10 - 1-9 | Wexford | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
| 15/02/04 Round 3 | Meath | 2-11 - 0-12 | Cavan | Páirc Tailteann, Navan |
| 15/02/04 Round 3 | Sligo | 1-11 - 1-11 | Galway | Markievicz Park, Sligo |
| 15/02/04 Round 3 | Armagh | 1-14 - 2-8 | Laois | St. Oliver Plunkett Park, Crossmaglen |
| 07/03/04 Round 4 | Laois | 1-15 - 1-12 | Meath | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise |
| 07/03/04 Round 4 | Galway | 4-11 - 1-10 | Limerick | Dunlo GAA Grounds, Ballinasloe |
| 07/03/04 Round 4 | Wexford | 3-17 - 0-13 | Sligo | Wexford Park, Wexford |
| 07/03/04 Round 4 | Cavan | 3-12 - 0-8 | Armagh | Breffni Park, Cavan |
| 14/03/04 Round 5 | Limerick | 2-5 - 1-8 | Meath | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
| 14/03/04 Round 5 | Laois | 1-10 - 1-10 | Galway | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise |
| 14/03/04 Round 5 | Armagh | 1-12 - 0-10 | Sligo | St. Oliver Plunkett Park, Crossmaglen |
| 14/03/04 Round 5 | Wexford | 1-11 - 1-11 | Cavan | Wexford Park, Wexford |
| 21/03/04 Round 6 | Meath | 2-7 - 2-7 | Armagh | Páirc Tailteann, Navan |
| 21/03/04 Round 6 | Cavan | 1-9 - 1-11 | Laois | Breffni Park, Cavan |
| 21/03/04 Round 6 | Galway | 1-7 - 5-12 | Wexford | St Jarlath's Park, Tuam |
| 21/03/04 Round 6 | Sligo | 1-7 - 0-10 | Limerick | Markievicz Park, Sligo |
| 04/04/04 Round 7 | Limerick | 0-15 - 0-12 | Armagh | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
| 04/04/04 Round 7 | Laois | 1-14 - 1-8 | Wexford | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise |
| 04/04/04 Round 7 | Cavan | 2-11 - 2-12 | Galway | Breffni Park, Cavan |
| 04/04/04 Round 7 | Sligo | 1-14 - 3-7 | Meath | Markievicz Park, Sligo |

### Division 1 Semi-finals

| 18/04/04 Semi-final | Tyrone | 1-16 - 1-16 | Galway | Healy Park, Omagh |
| 20/04/03 Semi-final | Limerick | 0-10 - 0-12 | Kerry | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
| 25/04/04 Semi-final replay | Galway | 2-18 - 1-19 | Tyrone | Pearse Stadium, Salthill |

### Division 1 Final

| 02/05/04 Final | Kerry | 3-11 - 1-16 | Galway | Croke Park, Dublin |
| 02/05/04 Final | 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 |
| 01/02/04 Round 1 | Carlow | 0-13 - 0-11 | Monaghan | Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow |
| 01/02/04 Round 1 | London | 0-8 - 2-6 | Leitrim | Emerald GAA Grounds, Ruislip |
| 01/02/04 Round 1 | Clare | 0-6 - 0-11 | Roscommon | Cuasck Park, Ennis |
| 08/02/04 Round 2 | Roscommon | 0-17 - 1-9 | Carlow | Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon |
| 08/02/04 Round 2 | Monaghan | 4-9 - 1-12 | Clare | St Tiernach's Park, Clones |
| 08/02/04 Round 2 | Offaly | 1-13 - 1-8 | London | O'Connor Park, Tullamore |
| 08/02/04 Round 2 | Leitrim | 1-5 - 2-10 | Donegal | St Mary's GAA Park, Cloone |
| 15/02/04 Round 3 | Donegal | 3-6 - 1-11 | Monaghan | Fr Tierney Park, Ballyshannon |
| 15/02/04 Round 3 | London | 2-7 - 2-12 | Roscommon | Emerald GAA Grounds, Ruislip |
| 15/02/04 Round 3 | Clare | 1-13 - 0-9 | Leitrim | Cusack Park, Ennis |
| 15/02/04 Round 3 | Carlow | 1-11 - 2-9 | Offaly | Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow |
| 07/03/04 Round 4 | Offaly | 1-11 - 0-10 | Clare | O'Connor Park, Tullamore |
| 07/03/04 Round 4 | Leitrim | 1-10 - 1-8 | Carlow | Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon |
| 07/03/04 Round 4 | Monaghan | 0-15 - 0-9 | London | St Tiernach's Park, Clones |
| 07/03/04 Round 4 | Roscommon | 0-11 - 0-12 | Donegal | Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon |
| 14/03/04 Round 5 | London | 1-6 - 1-14 | Donegal | Emerald GAA Grounds, Ruislip |
| 14/03/04 Round 5 | Roscommon | 0-12 - 1-4 | Monaghan | Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon |
| 14/03/04 Round 5 | Clare | 0-10 - 2-7 | Carlow | Cusack Park, Ennis |
| 14/03/04 Round 5 | Leitrim | 0-4 - 2-10 | Offaly | Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon |
| 21/03/04 Round 6 | Offaly | 1-13 - 1-6 | Roscommon | O'Connor Park, Tullamore |
| 21/03/04 Round 6 | Donegal | 0-12 - 2-4 | Clare | MacCumhail Park, Ballybofey |
| 21/03/04 Round 6 | Carlow | 0-12 - 1-10 | London | Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow |
| 21/03/04 Round 6 | Monaghan | 0-8 - 0-8 | Leitrim | St Tiernach's Park, Clones |
| 04/04/04 Round 7 | Donegal | 3-15 - 0-5 | Carlow | Fr Tierney Park, Ballyshannon |
| 04/04/04 Round 7 | Offaly | 3-8 - 0-12 | Monaghan | O'Connor Park, Tullamore |
| 04/04/04 Round 7 | Clare | 1-20 - 2-6 | London | Cusack Park, Ennis |
| 04/04/04 Round 7 | Roscommon | 0-11 - 0-5 | Leitrim | 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 |
| 01/02/04 Round 1 | Kildare | 1-14 - 0-12 | Derry | St Conleth's Park, Newbridge |
| 01/02/04 Round 1 | Louth | 1-7 - 1-9 | Antrim | Páirc na nGael, Dundalk |
| 01/02/04 Round 1 | Waterford | 0-8 - 1-16 | Wicklow | Walsh Park, Waterford |
| 08/02/04 Round 2 | Antrim | 1-8 - 1-10 | Kildare | Casement Park, Belfast |
| 08/02/04 Round 2 | Wicklow | 1-5 - 0-8 | Down | Aughrim County Ground, Aughrim |
| 08/02/04 Round 2 | Derry | 0-21 - 1-7 | Louth | Celtic Park, Derry |
| 08/02/04 Round 2 | Tipperary | 0-17 - 1-8 | Waterford | Clonmel GAA Ground, Clonmel |
| 15/02/04 Round 3 | Waterford | 3-8 - 1-16 | Antrim | Walsh Park, Waterford |
| 15/02/04 Round 3 | Down | 2-10 - 2-6 | Derry | St Patrick's Park, Newcastle |
| 15/02/04 Round 3 | Louth | 1-8 - 1-11 | Wicklow | St Mary's GAA Park, Ardee |
| 15/02/04 Round 3 | Kildare | 0-13 - 0-8 | Tipperary | St Conleth's Park, Newbridge |
| 07/03/04 Round 4 | Derry | 5-17 - 0-4 | Waterford | Dean McGlinchey Park, Ballinascreen |
| 07/03/04 Round 4 | Antrim | 1-9 - 1-9 | Down | Casement Park, Belfast |
| 07/03/04 Round 4 | Tipperary | 0-16 - 1-10 | Louth | Clonmel GAA Ground, Clonmel |
| 07/03/04 Round 4 | Wicklow | 0-11 - 0-13 | Kildare | Aughrim County Ground, Aughrim |
| 14/03/04 Round 5 | Down | 3-15 - 1-9 | Waterford | Páirc Esler, Newry |
| 14/03/04 Round 5 | Derry | 3-13 - 1-8 | Antrim | Celtic Park, Derry |
| 14/03/04 Round 5 | Kildare | 0-15 - 1-11 | Louth | St Conleth's Park, Newbridge |
| 14/03/04 Round 5 | Tipperary | 0-7 - 0-12 | Wicklow | Clonmel GAA Ground, Clonmel |
| 21/03/04 Round 6 | Louth | 1-12 - 3-15 | Down | Drogheda Park, Drogheda |
| 21/03/04 Round 6 | Antrim | 1-11 - 2-15 | Tipperary | Casement Park, Belfast |
| 21/03/04 Round 6 | Wicklow | 1-6 - 0-7 | Derry | Aughrim County Ground, Aughrim |
| 21/03/04 Round 6 | Waterford | 0-6 - 3-22 | Kildare | Walsh Park, Waterford |
| 04/04/04 Round 7 | Louth | 1-17 - 1-13 | Waterford | Drogheda Park, Drogheda |
| 04/04/04 Round 7 | Tipperary | 3-13 - 1-14 | Derry | Semple Stadium, Thurles |
| 04/04/04 Round 7 | Down | 1-10 - 0-13 | Kildare | St Patrick's Park, Newcastle |
| 04/04/04 Round 7 | Antrim | 1-9 - 1-7 | Wicklow | Casement Park, Belfast |

### Division 2 Semi-finals

| 18/04/04 Semi-final | Down | 2-05 - 0-10 | Donegal | St Tiernach's Park, Clones |
| 18/04/04 Semi-final | Offaly | 1-16 - 1-08 | Kildare | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise Referee: M Daly (Mayo) |

### Division 2 Final

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

## 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)