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,[1] while Kerry took Division Two.
| League details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 3 February - 28 April 2002 |
| Teams | 32 |
| League champions | |
| Winners | Tyrone (1st win) |
| Captain | Peter Canavan |
| Manager | Eugene McKenna & Art McRory |
| League runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Cavan |
| Captain | Anthony Forde |
| Manager | Mattie Kerrigan |
| Other division winners | |
| Division 2 | Kerry |
← 2000–01 2003 → | |
Format edit
League structure edit
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 edit
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 edit
If two or more teams are level on points, points difference was used to rank the teams.
Division 1 edit
Division 1A Table edit
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 edit
| 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 |
| Report |
| 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 edit
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 edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
| 28/04/02 Final |
Tyrone
|
0-16 - 0-07 | Cavan
|
Clones |
Division 2 edit
Division 2A Table edit
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 edit
| 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 edit
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 edit
| 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 edit
| 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 edit
| 28/04/02 Final |
Kerry
|
1-09 - 1-05 | Laois
|
Gaelic Grounds |
Statistics edit
- All scores correct as of 6 March 2016[2]
Scoring edit
- Widest winning margin: 24
- Most goals in a match: 6
- Most points in a match: 34
- Most goals by one team in a match: 4
- Highest aggregate score: 43 points
- Lowest aggregate score: 15 points
References edit
- ^ Sean Moran (29 April 2002). "Tyrone's superiority is total". The Irish Times. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ "Results Archive". Hogan Stand. 6 March 2016. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.