2006 National Football League
League details
Dates4 February – 23 April 2006
Teams32
League champions
WinnersKerry (18th win)
CaptainDeclan O'Sullivan
ManagerJack O'Connor
League runners-up
Runners-upGalway
CaptainPádraic Joyce
ManagerPeter Ford
Other division winners
Division 2Louth
2005
2007

The 2006 National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz National Football League, was the 75th 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.[1][2][3][4]

Format

The top 16 teams are drawn into Divisions 1A and 1B. The other 16 teams are drawn into Divisions 2A and 2B. Each team plays all the other teams in its section once: either home or away. Teams earn 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw.

The top two teams in Divisions 2A and 2B progress to the Division 2 semi-finals and are promoted. The bottom two teams in Divisions 1A and 1B are relegated. The top two teams in Divisions 1A and 1B progress to the NFL semi-finals.

Division One

Division One (A) table

Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts Notes
Mayo 75115-957-77+1211Advanced to NFL semi-final
Kerry 74124-942-86+149
Tyrone 74125-814-71+139
Dublin 73137-677-62+57
Cork 73043-551-71-106
Fermanagh 73045-695-81-126
Offaly 72148-698-81-125Relegated to Division Two of the 2007 NFL
Monaghan 71154-777-78-103

Division One (B) table

Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts Notes
Laois 74214-924-70+2210Advanced to NFL semi-final
Galway 74127-735-65+149
Derry 74032-774-65+69
Down 74038-759-75-37
Kildare 72232-744-6806
Armagh 730410-736-79-46
Meath 73045-827-86-106Relegated to Division Two of the 2007 NFL
Wexford 71157-646-92-253

Semi-finals

Kerry1-15 0-10Laois

Final

Kerry2-11 0-11Galway
Referee: Eugene Murtagh

Division Two

Division Two (A) table

Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts Notes
Donegal 76106-1032-47+6813Advanced to NFL Division 2 semi-final; promoted to Division One
Limerick 75119-797-64+2111
Roscommon 75027-812-66+2810
Leitrim 72235-625-56+66
Longford 72239-8013-73-56
Clare 73044-678-63-86
Carlow 72059-625-88-144
London 70074-2911-104-960

Division Two (B) table

Team Pld W D L F A Diff Pts Notes
Louth 760110-925-63+4412Advanced to NFL Division 2 semi-final; promoted to Division One
Westmeath 75028-864-67+3110
Cavan 75023-888-69+410
Tipperary 74038-695-68+108
Sligo 73047-736-84-86
Antrim 72058-8211-86-134
Waterford 72054-5314-86-634
Wicklow 71069-674-87-52

Semi-finals

Donegal0-14 1-09Westmeath

Louth2-13 0-11Limerick
Referee: M. Hughes (Tyrone)

Final

Donegal0-17 3-08Louth
Referee: P. McGovern (Galway)

Final (Replay)

Donegal1–091–12 Louth
Doherty (1-3, 1pen, 2f) A. Sweeney (0-3,2f), Monaghan (0-1), Dunnion (0-1), Toye (0-1) Stanfield (1-2, 1f), Clarke (0-4, 1f), Hoey (0-2), O'Brien (0-1), Farrelly (0-1), Keenan (0-1), Grimes (0-1f)
GK1Paul Durcan
RCB2Raymond Sweeney
FB3Paddy Campbell
LCB4Karl Lacey
RHB5Damien Diver
CHB6Barry Monaghan
LHB7Barry Dunnion
MF8Brendan Boyle
MF9Neil Gallagher
RHF10Christy Toye (c)
CHF11Ciarán Bonner
LHF12Rory Kavanagh
RCF13Adrian Sweeney
FF14James Gallagher
LCF15Michael Doherty
Substitutes:
16Stephen McDermott for Boyle
17Michael Hegarty for James Gallagher
18Frank McGlynn for Monaghan
19Conall Dunne for Bonner
GK1Stuart Reynolds (O'Connells)
RCB2David Brennan (Mattock Rangers)
FB3Colin Goss ((St Patrick's))
LCB4Jamie Carr (Newtown Blues)
RHB5John O'Brien (Seán O'Mahony's)
CHB6Peter McGinnity (Dundalk Gaels)
LHB7John Neary (Geraldines)
MF8Martin Farrelly (St Joseph's) (c)
MF9Paddy Keenan (St Patrick's)
RHF10Christy Grimes (Mattock Rangers)
CHF11Mark Brennan (Mattock Rangers)
LHF12Mark Stanfield (Killeavy, Armagh)
RCF13JP Rooney (Naomh Máirtín)
FF14Aaron Hoey (St Bride's)
LCF15Darren Clarke (St Mary's)
Substitutes:
16Ronan Carroll (St Mary's) for Grimes

References

  1. "Final Teams". gaa.ie. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015.
  2. "Another National League Title for Kerry". Terrace Talk.
  3. "Sportsfile - Kerry v Galway - Allianz Football League Division 1 Final Photos | page 1". www.sportsfile.com.
  4. "Galway and Kerry to meet in the final". The Irish Times.
  5. "Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: :: 2006 League :: Semi-Final :: Kerry Vs Laois". www.terracetalk.com.
  6. "Donegal fight back to force replay". Irish Times. 24 April 2006.
  7. "Louth proving a force to be reckoned with". Irish Times. 1 May 2006.
  8. "Wee glee as brave". Irish Independent. 1 May 2006.


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