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1999–2000 National Football League (Ireland)

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Teams
  
33

Captain
  
Anthony Tohill

Runners-up
  
Meath

Winners
  
Derry (5th win)

Manager
  
Eamonn Coleman

Dates
  
1 November 1999 - 20 May 2000

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.

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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 1A Table

  Compete in Division 1 semi-finals   Automatic relegation to Division 2A

Division 1B Table

  Compete in Division 1 semi-finals   Automatic relegation to Division 2B

Division 2A Table

  Compete in Division 2 semi-finals and automatic promotion to Division 1A

Division 2B Table

  Compete in Division 2 semi-finals and automatic promotion to Division 1B

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)

    • References

    1999–2000 National Football League (Ireland) Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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