2003 National Football League (Ireland)
# 2003 National Football League (Ireland)

The 2003 National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz National Football League, was the 72nd staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland. Tyrone beat Laois 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 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tyrone | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5-87 | 0-82 | 20 | 10 |
| Armagh | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 6-79 | 5-64 | 18 | 8 |
| Cork | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10-70 | 4-74 | 14 | 8 |
| Kerry | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7-79 | 8-68 | 8 | 8 |
| Galway | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5-83 | 6-76 | 4 | 7 |
| Dublin | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1-80 | 4-85 | -14 | 7 |
| Roscommon | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4-70 | 5-81 | -14 | 6 |
| Donegal | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4-61 | 10-79 | -36 | 2 |

### Division 1A Rounds 1 to 7

| 01/02/03 Round 1 | Cork | 4-8 - 1-9 | Kerry | Páirc Uí Rinn |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 02/02/03 Round 1 | Roscommon | 0-11 - 0-10 | Tyrone | Roscommon |
| 02/02/03 Round 1 | Dublin | 0-7 - 1-15 | Armagh | Croke Park |
| 02/02/03 Round 1 | Galway | 1-16 - 1-8 | Donegal | Tuam |
| 02/02/03 Round 1 | | Report | | Tuam |
| 09/02/03 Round 2 | Donegal | 0-9 - 1-10 | Dublin | Ballyshannon |
| 09/02/03 Round 2 | Kerry | 2-11 - 0-4 | Roscommon | Tralee |
| 09/02/03 Round 2 | Armagh | 0-9 - 1-3 | Cork | Crossmaglen |
| 09/02/03 Round 2 | Tyrone | 1-13 - 0-11 | Galway | Pomeroy |
| 16/02/03 Round 3 | Roscommon | 1-12 - 1-11 | Cork | Roscommon |
| 16/02/03 Round 3 | Galway | 1-13 - 0-9 | Kerry | Galway |
| 16/02/03 Round 3 | Donegal | 1-6 - 2-9 | Armagh | Ballybofey |
| 16/02/03 Round 3 | Dublin | 0-12 - 0-11 | Tyrone | Parnell Park |
| 01/03/03 Round 4 | Cork | 1-10 - 1-9 | Galway | Páirc Uí Rinn |
| 02/03/03 Round 4 | Armagh | 0-14 - 0-9 | Roscommon | Crossmaglen |
| 02/03/03 Round 4 | Kerry | 2-11 - 0-14 | Dublin | Killarney |
| 02/03/03 Round 4 | Tyrone | 1-14 - 0-10 | Donegal | Coalisland |
| 09/03/03 Round 5 | Galway | 0-8 - 2-10 | Roscommon | Ballinasloe |
| 09/03/03 Round 5 | Tyrone | 1-9 - 0-10 | Armagh | Omagh |
| 09/03/03 Round 5 | Donegal | 0-8 - 1-12 | Kerry | Ballyshannon |
| 09/03/03 Round 5 | Dublin | 0-8 - 0-16 | Cork | Parnell Park |
| 23/03/03 Round 6 | Kerry | 0-14 - 1-13 | Tyrone | Killarney |
| 23/03/03 Round 6 | Armagh | 1-14 - 1-17 | Galway | Crossmaglen |
| 23/03/03 Round 6 | Roscommon | 0-14 - 0-17 | Dublin | Roscommon |
| 23/03/03 Round 6 | Cork | 3-8 - 0-10 | Donegal | Páirc Uí Rinn |
| 06/04/03 Round 7 | Donegal | 2-10 - 1-10 | Roscommon | Ballybofey |
| 06/04/03 Round 7 | Tyrone | 1-17 - 0-14 | Cork | Dungannon |
| 06/04/03 Round 7 | Kerry | 1-13 - 2-8 | Armagh | Tralee |
| 06/04/03 Round 7 | Dublin | 0-12 - 1-9 | Galway | Parnell Park |

### Division 1B Table

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

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Laois | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 6-90 | 9-62 | 19 | 12 |
| Fermanagh | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8-67 | 2-74 | 11 | 10 |
| Cavan | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12-81 | 7-82 | 14 | 9 |
| Mayo | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4-73 | 4-78 | -5 | 6 |
| Meath | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2-79 | 5-84 | -14 | 6 |
| Down | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5-77 | 5-85 | -8 | 5 |
| Sligo | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5-72 | 7-72 | -6 | 4 |
| Kildare | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5-76 | 8-78 | -11 | 4 |

### Division 1B Rounds 1 to 7

| 02/02/03 Round 1 | Mayo | 2-8 - 1-10 | Sligo | Castlebar |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 02/02/03 Round 1 | Kildare | 2-10 - 3-10 | Cavan | Newbridge |
| 02/02/03 Round 1 | Meath | 0-7 - 0-11 | Laois | Navan |
| 02/02/03 Round 1 | Fermanagh | 0-6 - 0-8 | Down | Enniskillen |
| 09/02/03 Round 2 | Laois | 1-14 - 1-11 | Fermanagh | Portlaoise |
| 09/02/03 Round 2 | Cavan | 1-16 - 0-7 | Meath | Cavan |
| 09/02/03 Round 2 | Sligo | 1-10 - 1-11 | Kildare | Sligo |
| 09/02/03 Round 2 | Down | 0-12 - 1-11 | Mayo | Newry |
| 16/02/03 Round 3 | Mayo | 1-8 - 1-9 | Laois | Ballinrobe |
| 16/02/03 Round 3 | Meath | 0-13 - 0-12 | Kildare | Navan |
| 16/02/03 Round 3 | Fermanagh | 1-11 - 1-9 | Cavan | Enniskillen |
| 16/02/03 Round 3 | Down | 1-10 - 1-11 | Sligo | Newry |
| 02/03/03 Round 4 | Laois | 0-17 - 2-11 | Down | Portlaoise |
| 02/03/03 Round 4 | Cavan | 1-10 - 0-11 | Mayo | Cavan |
| 02/03/03 Round 4 | Sligo | 1-9 - 0-13 | Meath | Sligo |
| 02/03/03 Round 4 | Kildare | 0-9 - 2-8 | Fermanagh | Newbridge |
| 09/03/03 Round 5 | Mayo | 0-12 - 0-9 | Kildare | Ballina |
| 09/03/03 Round 5 | Fermanagh | 3-9 - 0-12 | Meath | Enniskillen |
| 09/03/03 Round 5 | Down | 1-10 - 1-13 | Cavan | Newry |
| 09/03/03 Round 5 | Laois | 1-8 - 0-5 | Sligo | Portlaoise |
| 23/03/03 Round 6 | Cavan | 4-11 - 2-17 | Laois | Cavan |
| 23/03/03 Round 6 | Kildare | 1-16 - 1-11 | Down | Newbridge |
| 23/03/03 Round 6 | Meath | 1-16 - 0-12 | Mayo | Navan |
| 23/03/03 Round 6 | Sligo | 0-11 - 1-10 | Fermanagh | Sligo |
| 06/04/03 Round 7 | Laois | 1-14 - 1-9 | Kildare | Portlaoise |
| 06/04/03 Round 7 | Cavan | 1-12 - 1-16 | Sligo | Cavan |
| 06/04/03 Round 7 | Down | 0-15 - 1-11 | Meath | Newcastle |
| 06/04/03 Round 7 | Mayo | 0-11 - 0-12 | Fermanagh | Charlestown |

### Division 1 Semi-finals

| 20/04/03 Semi-final | Tyrone | 4-11 - 1-11 | Fermanagh | Croke Park |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 20/04/03 Semi-final | Laois | 1-11 - 0-11 | Armagh | Croke Park |

### Division 1 Final

| 04/05/03 Final | Tyrone | 0-21 - 1-08 | Laois | Croke Park |
| - | - | - | - | - |

## 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 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Limerick | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11-89 | 4-66 | 44 | 12 |
| Westmeath | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6-98 | 6-54 | 44 | 12 |
| Offaly | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10-79 | 9-54 | 28 | 9 |
| Louth | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9-83 | 6-71 | 21 | 8 |
| Antrim | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8-80 | 7-77 | 6 | 7 |
| Leitrim | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10-63 | 6-68 | 7 | 6 |
| Wicklow | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4-59 | 11-96 | -58 | 2 |
| London | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3-46 | 12-111 | -92 | 0 |

### Division 2A Rounds 1 to 7

| 01/02/03 Round 1 | Antrim | 2-15 - 0-8 | London | Casement Park |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 02/02/03 Round 1 | Louth | 2-10 - 2-12 | Offaly | Drogheda |
| 02/02/03 Round 1 | Leitrim | 1-10 - 1-11 | Limerick | Cloone |
| 02/02/03 Round 1 | Wicklow | 0-5 - 2-16 | Westmeath | Aughrim |
| 08/02/03 Round 2 | London | 1-4 - 0-16 | Louth | Ruislip |
| 09/02/03 Round 2 | Offaly | 2-13 - 1-7 | Wicklow | Tullamore |
| 09/02/03 Round 2 | Westmeath | 0-8 - 0-5 | Leitrim | Mullingar |
| 09/02/03 Round 2 | Limerick | 2-13 - 1-11 | Antrim | Limerick |
| 15/02/03 Round 3 | Wicklow | 0-8 - 2-13 | Louth | Aughrim |
| 16/02/03 Round 3 | Limerick | 2-20 - 0-4 | London | Limerick |
| 16/02/03 Round 3 | Antrim | 2-7 - 0-15 | Westmeath | Casement Park |
| 16/02/03 Round 3 | Leitrim | 2-6 - 1-8 | Offaly | Carrick-on-Shannon |
| 02/03/03 Round 4 | Louth | 1-11 - 2-7 | Leitrim | Ardee |
| 02/03/03 Round 4 | Offaly | 1-9 - 1-9 | Antrim | Tullamore |
| 02/03/03 Round 4 | Westmeath | 0-12 - 0-9 | Limerick | Mullingar |
| 02/03/03 Round 4 | London | 0-9 - 0-12 | Wicklow | Ruislip |
| 09/03/03 Round 5 | Westmeath | 3-19 - 1-7 | London | Rochfortbridge |
| 09/03/03 Round 5 | Limerick | 2-5 - 1-7 | Offaly | Kilmallock |
| 09/03/03 Round 5 | Leitrim | 1-14 - 1-7 | Wicklow | Carrick-on-Shannon |
| 09/03/03 Round 5 | Antrim | 0-8 - 1-13 | Louth | Casement Park |
| 23/03/03 Round 6 | Wicklow | 2-10 - 1-14 | Antrim | Aughrim |
| 23/03/03 Round 6 | Offaly | 1-13 - 1-10 | Westmeath | Tullamore |
| 23/03/03 Round 6 | Louth | 1-12 - 1-14 | Limerick | Ardee |
| 23/03/03 Round 6 | London | 1-7 - 3-12 | Leitrim | Ruislip |
| 05/04/03 Round 7 | Offaly | 2-17 - 0-7 | London | Tullamore |
| 06/04/03 Round 7 | Limerick | 3-17 - 0-10 | Wicklow | Kilmallock |
| 06/04/03 Round 7 | Antrim | 1-16 - 1-9 | Leitrim | Casement Park |
| 06/04/03 Round 7 | Westmeath | 0-18 - 2-8 | Louth | Mullingar |

### Division 2B Table

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

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Diff | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Longford | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 15-82 | 3-75 | 43 | 12 |
| Wexford | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6-79 | 7-57 | 19 | 12 |
| Derry | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15-92 | 8-59 | 54 | 11 |
| Monaghan | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 5-86 | 11-65 | 3 | 8 |
| Carlow | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5-75 | 12-75 | -21 | 6 |
| Clare | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5-86 | 9-76 | -2 | 4 |
| Waterford | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7-54 | 6-110 | -53 | 2 |
| Tipperary | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8-57 | 10-94 | -43 | 1 |

### Division 2B Rounds 1 to 7

| 02/02/03 Round 1 | Tipperary | 1-6 - 1-12 | Clare | Ardfinnan |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 02/02/03 Round 1 | Wexford | 0-15 - 1-8 | Waterford | Enniscorthy |
| 02/02/03 Round 1 | Carlow | 0-12 - 3-13 | Longford | Carlow |
| 09/02/03 Round 1 | Longford | 1-6 - 1-12 | Wexford | Longford |
| 09/02/03 Round 2 | Monaghan | 1-12 - 0-5 | Carlow | Clones |
| 09/02/03 Round 2 | Waterford | 1-11 - 1-7 | Tipperary | Dungarvan |
| 09/02/03 Round 2 | Clare | 1-10 - 1-14 | Derry | Ennis |
| 15/02/03 Round 2 | Wexford | 2-12 - 2-8 | Monaghan | Wexford |
| 16/02/03 Round 3 | Longford | 3-13 - 0-8 | Waterford | Longford |
| 16/02/03 Round 3 | Carlow | 3-6 - 0-14 | Clare | Carlow |
| 16/02/03 Round 3 | Derry | 1-13 - 2-10 | Tipperary | Derry |
| 23/02/03 Round 3 | Derry | 4-15 - 0-7 | Monaghan | Ballinascreen |
| 02/03/03 Round 4 | Waterford | 2-5 - 1-15 | Derry | Dungarvan |
| 02/03/03 Round 4 | Tipperary | 1-8 - 1-14 | Carlow | Ardfinnan |
| 02/03/03 Round 4 | Monaghan | 0-10 - 1-9 | Longford | Clones |
| 02/03/03 Round 4 | Clare | 0-5 - 0-10 | Wexford | Ennis |
| 09/03/03 Round 5 | Longford | 2-11 - 0-12 | Clare | Longford |
| 09/03/03 Round 5 | Wexford | 1-14 - 0-7 | Tipperary | Wexford |
| 09/03/03 Round 5 | Carlow | 1-8 - 5-13 | Derry | Carlow |
| 09/03/03 Round 5 | Monaghan | 0-18 - 1-6 | Waterford | Clones |
| 23/03/03 Round 6 | Derry | 3-12 - 1-7 | Wexford | Derry |
| 23/03/03 Round 6 | Tipperary | 2-11 - 4-18 | Longford | Nenagh |
| 23/03/03 Round 6 | Clare | 2-10 - 1-19 | Monaghan | Ennis |
| 23/03/03 Round 6 | Waterford | 1-6 - 0-19 | Carlow | Dungarvan |
| 06/04/03 Round 7 | Clare | 1-23 - 1-10 | Waterford | Ennis |
| 06/04/03 Round 7 | Longford | 1-12 - 0-10 | Derry | Ballymahon |
| 06/04/03 Round 7 | Monaghan | 1-12 - 1-8 | Tipperary | Clones |
| 06/04/03 Round 7 | Wexford | 1-9 - 0-11 | Carlow | Wexford |

### Division 2 Semi-finals

| 20/04/03 Semi-final | Westmeath | 1-16 - 2-12 | Longford | Roscommon |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 20/04/03 Semi-final | Limerick | 2-13 - 0-07 | Wexford | O'Moore Park |

### Division 2 Final

| 04/05/03 Final | Westmeath | 1-16 - 2-12 | Limerick | Croke Park |
| - | - | - | - | - |

## Statistics

* All scores correct as of 6 March 2016

### Scoring

* Widest winning margin: 22
   * Limerick 2-20 - 0-4 London (Division 2a)
* Most goals in a match: 6
   * Carlow 1-8 - 5-13 Derry (Division 2b)
   * Tipperary 2-11 - 4-18 Longford (Division 2b)
   * Cavan 4-11 - 2-17 Laois (Division 1b)
* Most points in a match: 33
   * Clare 1-23 - 1-10 Waterford (Division 2b)
* Most goals by one team in a match: 5
   * Carlow 1-8 - 5-13 Derry (Division 2b)
* Highest aggregate score: 47 points
   * Tipperary 2-11 - 4-18 Longford (Division 2b)
* Lowest aggregate score: 13 points
   * Westmeath 0-8 - 0-5 Leitrim (Division 2a)
