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2000–01 National Football League (Ireland)

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2000–01 National Football League
League details
Dates5 November 2000 – 29 April 2001
Teams33
League champions
WinnersMayo (11th win)
CaptainNoel Connelly
ManagerPat Holmes
League runners-up
Runners-upGalway
CaptainGary Fahey
ManagerJohn O'Mahony
Other division winners
Division 2Westmeath
2002

The 2000–01 National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Church & General National Football League, was the 70th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

Mayo beat Galway in the final.[1][2][3] In Division 2 Westmeath beat Cork final.

Format

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2 Divisions note due to Foot and Mouth there were some fixtures some Leinster and Ulster teams also London had to withdraw from later games meaning that in 2002 moving complete game to 1 year.

Results

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Division 1

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Division 1A Table

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

Team Pld W D L F A Average Pts
Galway 7 5 1 1 4-86 4-66 1.256 11
Roscommon 7 4 1 2 4-75 5-73 0.988 9
Tyrone 7 4 0 3 5-67 2-53 1.389 8
Offaly 7 3 2 2 4-69 2-69 1.080 8
Dublin 7 3 0 4 3-60 4-66 0.884 6
Donegal 7 2 1 4 3-75 2-80 0.977 5
Kerry 7 2 0 5 6-64 7-86 0.766 4
Louth 7 1 1 5 3-57 7-65 0.767 3

Division 1B Table

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

Team Pld W D L F A Average Pts
Mayo 7 5 2 0 5-88 5-57 1.430 12
Sligo 7 4 1 2 5-70 6-59 1.104 9
Derry 7 3 2 2 8-70 6-76 1.000 8
Cavan 7 3 1 3 10-65 8-70 1.012 7
Fermanagh 7 3 1 3 8-57 7-68 0.900 7
Clare 7 2 1 4 6-64 6-75 0.882 5
Laois 7 2 1 4 3-72 7-73 0.861 5
Meath 7 1 1 5 7-66 7-74 0.916 3

Finals

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Mayo0-13 – 0-12Galway
J Gill 0-3 (2f); N Connelly, R Loftus (2f), M Sheridan (f, '45') 0-2 each; C McManamon, D McDonagh, S Carolan, M McNicholas 0-1 each J. Donnellan 0-4 (2f); P Joyce 0-3 (2f); D Savage, M Donnellan 0-2 each; S Walsh 0-1
Attendance: 22,623[4]
Referee: Niall Barrett (Cork)

References

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