2018 National Football League (Ireland)

2018 National Football League

League details
Dates	27 January – 1 April 2018
Teams	32
League champions
Winners	Dublin (13th win)
Captain	Stephen Cluxton
Manager	Jim Gavin
League runners-up
Runners-up	Galway
Captain	Damien Comer
Manager	Kevin Walsh
Other division winners
Division 2	Roscommon
Division 3	Armagh
Division 4	Laois
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The 2018 National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz National Football League, was the 87th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for Gaelic Athletic Association county teams. Thirty-one county teams from the island of Ireland, plus London, compete. Kilkenny do not participate.

The first six rounds in all four divisions were scheduled to have been played before 24 March 2018, allowing the final round seven matches to be played on that date. Due to poor winter weather, some fixtures in Division 2 (round 6) and Division 4 (rounds 5 and 6) had not been played by that date. The GAA decided to proceed with the final round seven matches in the four divisions before the completion of the earlier rounds. This decision proved controversial - for instance, in the rescheduled Division 2 match between Louth and Meath which was played on 31 March 2018, Meath needed to win to avoid relegation while Louth had nothing to play for as they were already relegated irrespective of the result. Meath beat Louth by 1-12 to 0-07, thereby ensuring that Down were relegated.

Eir Sport and TG4 provide live TV coverage of the league on Saturday nights and Sunday afternoons respectively. The highlights programmes are RTÉ2's League Sunday on Sunday evenings and TG4's GAA 2018 on Monday evenings.

The league concluded on 1 April 2018 with Dublin defeating Galway in the division 1 final. It was their fifth Division 1 title in six years.

Format

League structure

The 2018 National Football League consists of four divisions of eight teams. Each team plays every other team in its division once, usually four home and three away or three home and four away. Two points are awarded for a win and one point for a draw.

Teams by Province and Division
Province	Division 1	Division 2	Division 3	Division 4	Total
Connacht	2	1	1	1	5
Leinster	2	2	4	3	11
Munster	1	3	0	2	6
Ulster	3	2	3	1	9
Britain	0	0	0	1	1
Total	8	8	8	8	32

Tie-breaker

If only two teams are level on league points -

• The team that won the head-to-head match is ranked first
• If this game was a draw, score difference (total scored minus total conceded in all games) is used to rank the teams
• If score difference is identical, total scored is used to rank the teams
• If still identical, a play-off is required

If three or more teams are level on league points, score difference is used to rank the teams.

Finals, promotions and relegations

Division 1

The top two teams in Division 1 contest the National Football League final. The bottom two teams are relegated to Division 2.

Division 2, Division 3 & Division 4

The top two teams in Divisions 2, 3 and 4 are promoted and contest the finals of their respective divisions. The bottom two teams in Divisions 2 and 3 are relegated.

Division 1

Division 1 table

Possible problem: 875 total for != 873 total against

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Galway	7	6	1	0	106	83	+23	13	Advance to Division 1 Final
2	Dublin	7	5	1	1	131	99	+32	11
3	Monaghan	7	5	0	2	106	100	+6	10
4	Tyrone	7	4	0	3	114	98	+16	8
5	Kerry	7	3	0	4	114	127	−13	6
6	Mayo	7	2	1	4	94	110	−16	5
7	Donegal	7	1	1	5	109	126	−17	3	Relegation to Division 2
8	Kildare	7	0	0	7	101	130	−29	0

Updated to match(es) played on 25 March 2018. Source: GAA.ie
Rules for classification: 1) League points 2) Where only two teams are level, the winner of the game between the two teams is ranked first 3) Scoring Difference 4) Highest Total Score For 5) A Play-Off.

Division 1 Rounds 1 to 7

Round 1

Dublin v Kildare

Saturday, 27 January	Dublin	2-17(23) – 2-10(16)	Kildare	Croke Park, Dublin
7:00pm	Brian Fenton 1-3 Dean Rock 1-2 (0-2f), Colm Basquel 0-3, Brian Howard, Ciarán Kilkenny, Niall Scully 0-2 each, John Small, Bernard Brogan, Kevin McManamon 0-1 each	Report	Daniel Flynn 1-2, Luke Flynn 1-0, Eamonn Callaghan 0-3f, Kevin Felly 0-2f, Mark Donnellan (0-1f), Paul Cribbin, Neil Flynn (0-1f) 0-1 each	Referee: Conor Lane (Cork) Man of the Match: Brian Fenton (Raheny)

Kerry v Donegal

Sunday, 28 January	Kerry	2-18 (24) – 3-14 (23)	Donegal	Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney
2:00pm	Seán O'Shea 0-7 (0-4f), Paul Geaney 1-2 (0-1 pen), Stephen O'Brien 1-1, Barry John Keane 0-2, Gavin Crowley, Ronan Shanahan, Micheál Burns, David Clifford (0-1f), Daithi Casey, Killian Spillane 0-1 each	Report	Paddy McBrearty 0-10 (0-8f), Odhran MacNiallais 1-2, Tony McCleneghan and Darach O'Connor 1-0 each, Jamie Brennan and Stephen McBrearty 0-1 each	Referee: Paddy Neilan (Roscommon) Man of the Match: Paddy McBrearty (Kilcar)

Monaghan v Mayo

Sunday, 28 January	Monaghan	0-12 (12) – 0-13 (13)	Mayo	St Tiernach's Park, Clones
2:00pm	Conor McCarthy (0-2f) and Jack McCarron (0-2f) 0-3 each, Karl O'Connell, Niall Kearns, David Garland 0-2 each	Report	Evan Regan 0-5 (0-4f), Neil Douglas 0-4 (0-2f, 2 '45), Patrick Durcan 0-2, Eoin O'Donoghue and Andy Moran 0-1 each	Referee: David Gough (Meath) Man of the Match: Eoin O'Donoghue (Belmullet)

Galway v Tyrone

Sunday, 28 January	Galway	1-09 (12) – 0-08 (08)	Tyrone	St Jarlath's Park, Tuam
2:30pm	Damien Comer 1-2, Shane Walsh 0-4 (0-3f), Eamon Brannigan 0-2, Patrick Sweeney 0-1	Report	Peter Harte (0-1f) and Conor McAliskey (0-1f) 0-2 each, Tiernan McCann, Mattie Donnelly, Cathal McShane, Ronan O'Neill (0-1f) 0-1 each	Referee: Ciaran Branagan (Down)

Round 2

Mayo v Kerry

Saturday, 3 February	Mayo	2-09 (15) – 1-15 (18)	Kerry	MacHale Park, Castlebar
7:00pm	Diarmuid O'Connor 2-1 (1-0 pen), Jason Doherty 0-3f, Cillian O’Connor 0-2f, Barry Moran, Evan Regan (0-1f), Andy Moran (0-1f) 0-1 each	Report	Seán O'Shea 0-4 (1 '45), Gavin Crowley 1-0, Paul Geaney 0-3, Mícheál Burns and Barry John Keane 0-2, Paul Murphy, Barry O'Sullivan, David Clifford, Brendan O'Sullivan 0-1 each	Referee: Derek O'Mahoney (Tipperary) Man of the Match: Paul Murphy (Rathmore)

Tyrone v Dublin

Saturday, 3 February	Tyrone	1-11 (14) – 2-13 (19)	Dublin	Healy Park, Omagh
7:00pm	Lee Brennan 0-6 (0-3f), Cathal McShane 1-1, Conor McAliskey 0-2, Peter Harte and Niall Sludden 0-1 each	Report	Ciarán Kilkenny 1-2, Dean Rock 0-4f, Colm Basquel 0-3 (0-1f), Eoghan O'Gara 1-0, Kevin McManamon 0-2, James McCarthy and Brian Fenton 0-1 each	Referee: Maurice Deegan (Laois) Man of the Match: Ciarán Kilkenny (Castleknock)

Kildare v Monaghan

Sunday, 4 February	Kildare	0-12 (12) – 1-10 (13)	Monaghan	St Conleth's Park, Newbridge
2:00pm	Kevin Feely (0-3f), Paul Cribbin, Ben McCormack 0-3 each, Niall Kelly 0-2, Paddy Brophy 0-1	Report	Conor McCarthy 1-1 (0-1f), Dessie Ward and Jack McCarron (0-1f) 0-2 each, Rory Beggan (0-1f), Kieran Duffy, Darren Hughes, Niall Kearns (0-1f), Conor McManus (0-1f) 0-1 each	Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan)

Donegal v Galway

Sunday, 4 February	Donegal	0-14 (14) – 1-12 (15)	Galway	O'Donnell Park, Letterkenny
2:30pm	Paddy McBrearty 0-9 (0-6f), Stephen McBrearty 0-2, Ryan McHugh, Paul Brennan, Ciaran McGinley 0-1 each	Report	Shane Walsh 0-6 (0-4f), Eamonn Brannigan 1-0, Damien Comer 0-3, Johnny Heaney, Paul Conroy, Sean Armstrong 0-1 each	Referee: Padraig Hughes (Armagh)

Round 3

Dublin v Donegal

Saturday, February 10	Dublin	0-20 (20) – 0-15 (15)	Donegal	Croke Park, Dublin
7:00pm	Niall Scully and Colm Basquel (0-1f) 0-4 each, Brian Fenton, Ciarán Kilkenny, Paul Mannion (0-1f) 0-2 each, Eric Lowndes, Brian Howard, Paddy Andrews, Eoghan O'Gara, Ciaran Reddin, Paddy Small 0-1 each	Report	Paddy McBrearty 0-7 (0-3f), Ryan McHugh, Stephen McBrearty, Jamie Brennan 0-2 each, Mark McHugh and Ciarán Thompson 0-1 each	Attendance: 21,400 Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan) Man of the Match: Colm Basquel (Ballyboden St. Enda's)

Galway v Mayo

Sunday, February 11	Galway	1-13 (16) – 0-11 (11)	Mayo	Pearse Stadium, Salthill
2:00pm		Report		Attendance: 9,850 Referee: Anthony Nolan (Wicklow)

Kildare v Tyrone

Sunday, February 11	Kildare	0-18 (18)– 1-16 (19)	Tyrone	St Conleth's Park, Newbridge
2:00pm		Report		Referee: Paddy Neilan (Roscommon)

Monaghan v Kerry

Sunday, February 18	Monaghan	1-13 (16) – 0-14 (14)	Kerry	Páirc Grattan, Inniskeen
2:30pm		Report		Referee: Cormac Reilly (Meath)

Round 4

Mayo v Dublin

Saturday, February 24	Mayo	0-12 (12) – 2-10 (16)	Dublin	MacHale Park, Castlebar
7:00pm	Jason Doherty and Conor Loftus 0-3f each, Kevin McLoughlin 0-2, Rob Hennelly (0-1f), Lee Keegan, Stephen Coen, Andy Moran 0-1 each	Report	Dean Rock 0-6 (0-4f), Paul Mannion 1-1, Niall Scully 1-0, Ciarán Kilkenny 0-2, Brian Fenton 0-1	Referee: Paddy Neilan (Roscommon) Man of the Match: Dean Rock (Ballymun Kickhams)

Monaghan v Tyrone

Saturday, February 24	Monaghan	0-15 (15) – 0-14 (14)	Tyrone	St Mary's Park, Castleblayney
7:00pm

Donegal v Kildare

Sunday, February 25	Donegal	1-15 (18) – 3-07 (16)	Kildare	Fr Tierney Park, Ballyshannon
2:00pm		Report

Kerry v Galway

Sunday, February 25	Kerry	0-14 (14) – 1-14 (17)	Galway	Austin Stack Park, Tralee
2:30pm		Report

Round 5

Tyrone v Donegal

Saturday, March 10	Tyrone	2-13 (19) – 1-10 (13)	Donegal	Healy Park, Omagh
7:00 pm	Lee Brennan 0-5 (0-4f), Niall Sludden and Mark Bradley 1-1 each, Conor McAliskey 0-3f, Niall Morgan (0-1f), Cathal McShane, Peter Harte 0-1 each	Report	Odhran Mac Niallais 1-2, Michael Murphy 0-3f, Eoghan Bán Gallagher, Eamonn Doherty, Hugh McFadden, Mark McHugh, Stephen McBrearty 0-1 each	Attendance: 5,850 Referee: David Coldrick (Meath)

Galway v Monaghan

Sunday, March 11	Galway	0-17 (17) – 1-10 (13)	Monaghan	Pearse Stadium, Salthill
12:30pm	Barry McHugh 0-5f, Damien Comer 0-3, Johnny Heaney, Paul Conroy, Adrian Varley 0-2 each, Shane Walsh, Eamonn Brannigan, Sean Armstrong (0-1f) 0-1 each	Report	Kieran Hughes 1-3, Conor McManus 0-4 (0-3f), Jack McCarron 0-2 (0-1f), Rory Beggan (1 '45) 0-1	Referee: Barry Cassidy (Derry) Man of the Match: Sean Armstrong (Salthill-Knocknacarra)

Kildare v Mayo

Sunday, March 11	Kildare	1-12 (15) – 1-19 (22)	Mayo	St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge
2:00pm		Report	Aidan O'Shea 1-1, Cillian O'Connor 0-4 (0-3f), Andy Moran 0-3, Rob Hennelly (0-2f), Diarmuid O'Connor, Adam Gallagher, Conor Loftus (0-1f) 0-2 each, Eoin O'Donoghue, Kevin McLoughlin, Jason Doherty 0-1 each	Referee: Martin McNally (Monaghan) Man of the Match: Jason Doherty (Burrishoole)

Dublin v Kerry

Sunday, March 11	Dublin	2-17 (23) – 0-11 (11)	Kerry	Croke Park, Dublin
4:00pm	Ciarán Kilkenny 1-3, Niall Scully 1-1, Dean Rock 0-4 (0-3f), Paddy Andrews 0-3, Colm Basquel 0-2, Jonny Cooper, Paddy Small, Philly McMahon, Cormac Costello 0-1 each	Report	David Clifford 0-4 (0-2f), Micheál Burns and Kevin McCarthy 0-2 each, Sean O'Shea, Paul Geaney, Michael Geaney 0-1 each	Attendance: 24,026 Referee: Ciaran Branagan (Down) Man of the Match: Ciaran Kilkenny

Round 6

Kerry v Kildare

Saturday, March 17	Kerry	0-19 (19) – 0-14 (14)	Kildare	Austin Stack Park, Tralee
7:00 pm		Report		Referee: David Coldrick

Mayo v Tyrone

Sunday, March 18	Mayo	0-8 (08) – 2-14 (20)	Tyrone	MacHale Park, Castlebar
2:00 pm	Conor Loftus 0-5 (0-4f), Tom Parsons, Fergal Boland, Neil Douglas 0-1 each	Report	Lee Brennan 1-3 (0-2f), Matthew Donnelly 0-4, Connor McAliskey 0-3f, Conal McCann 1-0, Conor Meyler, Frank Burns, Niall Sludden, Declan McClure 0-1 each	Referee: Maurice Deegan (Laois) Man of the Match: Mattie Donnelly (Trillick)

Galway v Dublin

Sunday, March 18	Galway	0-13 (13) – 0-13 (13)	Dublin	Pearse Stadium, Salthill
2:00 pm	Barry McHugh 0-5 (0-3f, 1 '45), Peter Cooke and Johnny Heaney 0-2 each, Gary O'Donnell, Adrian Varley, Shane Walsh, Damien Comer 0-1 each	Report	Ciarán Kilkenny 0-5, Dean Rock (0-2f) and Cormac Costello (0-2f) 0-2 each, Jonny Cooper, Paddy Andrews, Paddy Small (0-1f), Conor McHugh (0-1f) 0-1 each	Attendance: 10,050 Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan)

Monaghan v Donegal

Sunday, March 18	Monaghan	1-16 (19) – 1-10 (13)	Donegal	St Tiernach's Park, Clones
2:00pm		Report

Round 7

Donegal v Mayo

Sunday, March 25	Donegal	0-13 (13) – 0-13 (13)	Mayo	MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey
3:00pm	Paddy McBrearty 0-4 (0-2f), Eoghan Bán Gallagher, Jamie Brennan, Michael Murphy (0-1f) 0-2 each, Frank McGlynn, Ciarán Thompson, Odhran MacNiallais 0-1 each	Report	Conor Loftus 0-6 (0-5f), Andy Moran 0-3, Kevin McLoughlin 0-2, Eoin O'Donghue and Joason Doherty 0-1 each	Attendance: 11,250 Referee: Anthony Nolan (Wicklow) Man of the Match: Eoghan Ban Gallagher (Killybegs)

Dublin v Monaghan

Sunday, March 25	Dublin	0-17 (17) – 2-12 (18)	Monaghan	Croke Park, Dublin
3:00pm	Dean Rock 0-7 (0-5f), Philly McMahon, Brian Fenton, Brian Howard 0-2 each, David Byrne, John Small, Niall Scully, Colm Basquel 0-1 each	Report	Vincent Corey and Jack McCarron 1-1 each, Conor McCarthy 0-3 (0-2f), Conor McManus 0-2 (0-1f), Karl O'Connell, Dessie Mone, Ryan McAnespie, Kieran Hughes, Fintan Kelly 0-1 each	Attendance: 22,085 Referee: David Gough (Meath) Man of the Match: Drew Wylie (Ballybay)

Kildare v Galway

Sunday, March 25	Kildare	0-10 (10) – 0-16 (16)	Galway	St Conleth's Park, Newbridge
3:00pm		Report

Tyrone v Kerry

Sunday, March 25	Tyrone	1-16 (19) – 0-14 (14)	Kerry	Healy Park, Omagh
3:00pm		Report

Division 1 Final

Sunday, April 1 4:00 pm Final	Dublin	0-18 – 0-14	Galway	Croke Park Attendance: 36,572 Referee: A Nolan (Wicklow) Man of the Match: Ciaran Kilkenny (Castleknock)
	Dean Rock 0-7 (0-5f, 1 '45), Paul Mannion 0-3, Ciaran Kilkenny and Colm Basquel 0-2, Philly McMahon, John Small, Niall Scully, Eric Lowndes 0-1 each	Report [1]	Barry McHugh 0-6 (0-5f), Damien Comer 0-3, Johnny Heaney and Shane Walsh (0-1f) 0-2 each, Paul Conroy 0-1

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Division 2

Division 2 table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Roscommon	7	5	1	1	126	105	+21	11	Advance to Division 2 Final
2	Cavan	7	5	1	1	122	99	+23	11
3	Clare	7	3	2	2	101	111	−10	8
4	Tipperary	7	3	1	3	128	106	+22	7
5	Meath	7	3	1	3	126	112	+14	7
6	Cork	7	3	0	4	111	108	+3	6
7	Down	7	3	0	4	100	106	−6	6	Relegation to Division 3
8	Louth	7	0	0	7	76	143	−67	0

Updated to match(es) played on 25 March 2018. Source: GAA.ie
Rules for classification: 1) League points 2) Where only two teams are involved, the outcome of the meeting of the two teams in the competition 3) Scoring Difference 4) Highest Total Score For 5) A Play-Off.

Division 2 Rounds 1 to 7

Round 1

Clare v Cavan

Saturday, January 27	Clare	1-12 – 2-09	Cavan	Cusack Park, Ennis
2:00pm		Report		Referee: Anthony Nolan (Wicklow)

Cork v Tipperary

Saturday, January 27	Cork	1-16 – 3-16	Tipperary	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
5:00pm		Report		Referee: Padraig O'Sullivan (Kerry)

Louth v Down

Sunday, January 28	Louth	0-11 – 1-14	Down	Gaelic Grounds, Drogheda
2:00pm		Report		Referee: Cormac Reilly (Meath)

Roscommon v Meath

Sunday, January 28	Roscommon	2-12 – 2-12	Meath	Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon
2:30pm		Report		Referee: Barry Cassidy (Derry)

Round 2

Cavan v Louth

Saturday, February 3	Cavan	3-17 – 0-13	Louth	Breffni Park, Cavan
7:00pm				Referee: Jerome Henry (Mayo)

Down v Cork

Sunday, February 4	Down	0-10 – 1-13	Cork	Páirc Esler, Newry
1:30pm		Report		Referee: Fergal Kelly (Longford)

Meath v Clare

Sunday, February 4	Meath	0-21 – 0-07	Clare	Páirc Tailteann, Navan
2:00pm		Report		Referee: Sean Hurson (Tyrone)

Tipperary v Roscommon

Sunday, February 4	Tipperary	3-09 – 1-17	Roscommon	Semple Stadium, Thurles
2:00pm		Report		Referee: Noel Mooney (Cavan)

Round 3

Clare v Tipperary

Sunday, February 11	Clare	0-11 – 0-11	Tipperary	Cusack Park, Ennis
2:00pm

Cork v Louth

Sunday, February 11	Cork	2-11 – 0-10	Louth	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
2:00pm

Roscommon v Down

Sunday, February 11	Roscommon	0-07 – 0-12	Down	Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon
2:00pm

Cavan v Meath

Sunday, February 18	Cavan	2-14 – 1-12	Meath	Breffni Park, Cavan
7:00pm				Referee: Niall Cullen (Fermanagh)

Round 4

Tipperary v Meath

Saturday, February 24	Tipperary	2-15 – 1-10	Meath	Semple Stadium, Thurles
7:00pm

Cork v Cavan

Sunday, February 25	Cork	0-11 – 0-14	Cavan	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
1:00pm

Down v Clare

Sunday, February 25	Down	1-10 – 1-12	Clare	Páirc Esler, Newry
2:00pm

Louth v Roscommon

Sunday, February 25	Louth	0-12 – 1-21	Roscommon	Gaelic Grounds, Drogheda
2:00pm

Round 5

Cavan v Down

Saturday, March 10	Cavan	0-17 – 0-14	Down	Breffni Park, Cavan
7:00pm

Tipperary v Louth

Sunday, March 11	Tipperary	2-17 – 0-09	Louth	Semple Stadium, Thurles
12:30pm

Clare v Roscommon

Sunday, March 11	Clare	2-12 – 2-19	Roscommon	Cusack Park, Ennis
2:00pm

Meath v Cork

Sunday, March 11	Meath	1-15 – 2-16	Cork	Páirc Tailteann, Navan
3:00pm

Round 6

Cork v Clare

Saturday, March 17	Cork	0-12 – 0-14	Clare	Páirc Uí Rinn, Cork
7:00pm

Roscommon v Cavan

Sunday, March 18	Roscommon	0-15 – 0-13	Cavan	Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon
2:00pm

Down v Tipperary

Saturday, March 31	Down	2-11 – 1-11	Tipperary	Páirc Esler, Newry
3:00 pm

Louth v Meath

Saturday, March 31	Louth	0-7 – 1-12	Meath	Gaelic Grounds, Drogheda
3:00 pm		Report		Referee: Noel Mooney (Cavan)

Round 7

Cavan v Tipperary

Sunday, March 25	Cavan	0-17 – 2-10	Tipperary	Breffni Park, Cavan
3:00pm

Clare v Louth

Sunday, March 25	Clare	3-12 – 1-11	Louth	Cusack Park, Ennis
3:00pm

Meath v Down

Sunday, March 25	Meath	4-14 – 1-14	Down	Páirc Tailteann, Navan
3:00pm

Roscommon v Cork

Sunday, March 25	Roscommon	0-17 – 1-11	Cork	Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon
3:00pm

Division 2 Final

Sunday, April 1 2:00 pm Final	Roscommon	4-16 – 4-12	Cavan	Croke Park Referee: Sean Hurson (Tyrone) Man of the Match: Conor Devaney (Kilbride)
	Cathal Cregg 2-1, Niall Kilroy 1-1, Diarmiud Murtagh 0-4 (0-2f), David Murray 1-0, Conor Devaney and Donie Smith 0-3 each, Ciaran Murtagh (0-1f), Niall McInerney, Enda Smith, Ian Kilbride 0-1 each	Report [2]	Dara McVeety 1-3, Seanie Johnston 0-4 (0-2f), Enda Flanagan, Martin Reilly (1-0 pen), Conor Bradley 1-0 each, Raymond Galligan (1 '45), Padraig Faulkner, Ciaran Brady, Gearoid McKiernan (0-1f), Caoimhin O’Reilly (0-1f) 0-1 each

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Division 3

Division 3 table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Armagh	7	5	1	1	114	81	+33	11	Advance to Division 3 Final
2	Fermanagh	7	5	1	1	97	78	+19	11
3	Longford	7	4	1	2	120	94	+26	9
4	Westmeath	7	4	0	3	119	124	−5	8
5	Sligo	7	2	2	3	96	116	−20	6
6	Offaly	7	2	1	4	97	118	−21	5
7	Derry	7	2	0	5	122	126	−4	4	Relegation to Division 4
8	Wexford	7	1	0	6	91	119	−28	2

Updated to match(es) played on 28 February 2018. Source: GAA.ie
Rules for classification: 1) League points 2) Where only two teams are involved, the outcome of the meeting of the two teams in the competition 3) Scoring Difference 4) Highest Total Score For 5) A Play-Off.

Division 3 Rounds 1 to 7

Round 1

Armagh v Sligo

Sunday, January 28	Armagh	2-17 – 0-09	Sligo	Athletic Grounds, Armagh
2:00pm		Report		Referee: Brendan Cawley (Kildare)

Derry v Westmeath

Sunday, January 28	Derry	2-14 – 2-17	Westmeath	Celtic Park, Derry
2:30pm		Report		Referee: James Molloy (Galway)

Fermanagh v Wexford

Sunday, January 28	Fermanagh	3-07 – 2-05	Wexford	Brewster Park, Enniskillen
2:00pm		Report		Referee: Liam Devenney (Mayo)

Offaly v Longford

Sunday, January 28	Offaly	1-13 – 3-18	Longford	O'Connor Park, Tullamore
2:30pm		Report		Referee: Niall Mc Kenna (Monaghan)

Round 2

Fermanagh v Offaly

Sunday, February 4	Fermanagh	2-11 – 1-06	Offaly	Brewster Park, Enniskillen
2:00pm		Report		Referee: Eamon O'Grady (Leitrim)

Longford v Derry

Sunday, February 4	Longford	1-13 – 1-06	Derry	Pearse Park, Longford
2:00pm		Report		Referee: Paul Faloon (Down)

Sligo v Wexford

Sunday, February 4	Sligo	1-16 – 1-13	Wexford	Markievicz Park, Sligo
2:00pm		Report		Referee: Sean Laverty (Antrim)

Westmeath v Armagh

Sunday, February 4	Westmeath	1-11 – 2-17	Armagh	Cusack Park, Mullingar
2:30pm		Report		Referee: Martin McNally (Monaghan)

Round 3

Armagh v Longford

Sunday, February 11	Armagh	1-11 – 1-10	Longford	Athletic Grounds, Armagh
2:00pm

Wexford v Westmeath

Sunday, February 11	Wexford	1-10 – 0-16	Westmeath	Wexford Park, Wexford
2:00pm

Derry v Offaly

Sunday, February 18	Derry	1-15 – 0-13	Offaly	Celtic Park, Derry
2:30 pm

Sligo v Fermanagh

Sunday, February 18	Sligo	0-08 – 0-13	Fermanagh	Markievicz Park, Sligo
2:00 pm

Round 4

Fermanagh v Derry

Saturday, February 24	Fermanagh	1-16 – 3-08	Derry	Brewster Park, Enniskillen
7:00 pm				Referee: Padraig Hughes (Armagh)

Westmeath v Sligo

Sunday, February 25	Westmeath	0-20 – 0-14	Sligo	Cusack Park, Mullingar
2:00pm

Longford v Wexford

Sunday, February 25	Longford	1-12 – 0-09	Wexford	Pearse Park, Longford
2:30pm

Offaly v Armagh

Sunday, February 25	Offaly	1-09 – 1-15	Armagh	O'Connor Park, Tullamore
2:30pm

Round 5

Wexford v Offaly

Saturday, March 10	Wexford	1-10 – 1-13	Offaly	Wexford Park, Wexford
3:00pm

Armagh v Derry

Saturday, March 10	Armagh	1-15 – 0-14	Derry	Athletic Grounds, Armagh
7:00pm

Sligo v Longford

Sunday, March 11	Sligo	0-18 – 2-12	Longford	Markievicz Park, Sligo
2:00pm

Westmeath v Fermanagh

Sunday, March 11	Westmeath	0-14 – 1-09	Fermanagh	Cusack Park, Mullingar
3:00pm

Round 6

Derry v Wexford

Sunday, March 18	Derry	2-20 – 3-08	Wexford	Celtic Park, Derry
1:00 pm				Referee: Eamonn O'Grady

Fermanagh v Armagh

Sunday, March 18	Fermanagh	0-07 – 0-07	Armagh	Brewster Park, Enniskillen
2:00pm

Longford v Westmeath

Sunday, March 18	Longford	1-16 – 1-12	Westmeath	Pearse Park, Longford
2:00pm

Offaly v Sligo

Monday, March 19	Offaly	0-08 – 0-08	Sligo	O'Connor Park, Tullamore
2:00pm				Referee: J Molloy

Round 7

Longford v Fermanagh

Sunday, March 25	Longford	1-09 – 1-10	Fermanagh	Pearse Park, Longford
3:00 pm

Sligo v Derry

Sunday, March 25	Sligo	3-11 – 2-12	Derry	Markievicz Park, Sligo
3:00 pm				Referee: Patrick Maguire (Longford)

Westmeath v Offaly

Sunday, March 25	Westmeath	1-14 – 1-20	Offaly	Cusack Park, Mullingar
3:00 pm

Wexford v Armagh

Sunday, March 25	Wexford	0-12 – 1-08	Armagh	Wexford Park, Wexford
1:00 pm

Division 3 Final

Saturday, March 31 5.00 pm Final	Armagh	1-16 – 0-17	Fermanagh	Croke Park Referee: James Molloy (Galway) Man of the Match: Andrew Murnin (St Paul's Lurgan)
	Andrew Murnin 1-3, Niall Grimley 0-4 (0-3f), Patrick Burns, Aidan Forker, Ryan McShane 0-2 each, Niall Rowland, Gregory McCabe, Ben Crealey 0-1 each	Report	Seamus Quigley 0-9f, Conall Jones 0-3, Ryan Jones 0-2, Barry Mulrone, Declan McCusker, Tomas Corrigan 0-1 each

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Division 4

Division 4 table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Laois	6	6	0	0	106	75	+31	12	Advance to Division 4 Final
2	Carlow	7	6	0	1	115	81	+34	12
3	Antrim	6	4	1	1	90	67	+23	9
4	London	7	2	1	4	93	97	−4	5
5	Leitrim	6	2	0	4	74	79	−5	4
6	Limerick	6	1	1	4	76	104	−28	3
7	Waterford	6	1	1	4	85	99	−14	3
8	Wicklow	6	0	2	4	66	103	−37	2

Updated to match(es) played on 24 February 2018. Source: GAA.ie
Rules for classification: 1) League points 2) Where only two teams are involved, the outcome of the meeting of the two teams in the competition 3) Scoring Difference 4) Highest Total Score For 5) A Play-Off.

• Three games (Laois v Antrim, Waterford v Leitrim and Wicklow v Limerick) were postponed due to poor weather. The CCCC decided to cancel them as the results were irrelevant to determining the league finalists. Several managers and the Gaelic Players Association criticised the decision as undermining the integrity of the division, arguing that Division 1 games would not be cancelled in the same fashion.

Division 4 Rounds 1 to 7

Round 1

London v Carlow

Saturday, January 27	London	2-9 – 2-14	Carlow	McGovern Park, Ruislip
1:00pm	Liam Gavaghan 1-4 (0-4f), Eoin Murray 1-0 pen, Adrian Moyles (0-1f) and Killian Butler 0-2 each, Ryan Elliot 0-1	Report	Paul Broderick 0-6 (0-5f), Jordan Morrissey and Eoghan Ruth 1-1 each, Darragh Foley 0-2f, Daniel St. Ledger, Ciaran Moran, Sean Murphy, Gary Kelly 0-1 each	Referee: James Bermingham (Cork)

Laois v Limerick

Saturday, January 27	Laois	2-12 – 0-09	Limerick	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
7:00pm	Gary Walsh 1-6 (0-4f), Paul Kingston 1-0, Eoin Lowry 0-3, Daniel O'Reilly 0-2, Aaron Dowling 0-1	Report	Jamie Lee 0-4 (0-1f), Sean O'Dea, Jim Liston, Seamus O'Carroll, Sean McSweeney, Kieran Daly 0-1 each	Referee: Patrick Maguire (Longford) Man of the Match: Gary Walsh (Ballylinan)

Antrim v Leitrim

Sunday, January 28	Antrim	0-15 – 0-05	Leitrim	Corrigan Park, Belfast
2:00pm		Report		Referee: Barry Tiernan (Dublin)

Wicklow v Waterford

Sunday, January 28	Wicklow	0-12 – 0-12	Waterford	Joule Park, Aughrim
2:30pm		Report		Referee: Seamus Mulhare (Laois)

Round 2

London v Wicklow

Sunday, February 4	London	1-16 – 0-10	Wicklow	McGovern Park, Ruislip
1:00pm		Report		Referee: Alan Kissane (Waterford)

Leitrim v Laois

Sunday, February 4	Leitrim	3-10 – 3-16	Laois	Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon
2:00pm	Keith Beirne 0-8 (0-4f), Darragh Rooney 2-1 (1-0 pen), Ryan O'Rourke 1-0, Brendan Gallagher 0-1	Report	Gary Walsh 1-8 (0-6f), Eoin Lowry 1-1 (1-0 pen), Trevor Collins 1-0, Evan O'Carroll 0-3, Paul Kingston and Ross Munnelly 0-2 each	Referee: Barry Judge (Sligo) Man of the Match: John O'Loughlin (St. Brigid's)

Limerick v Carlow

Sunday, February 4	Limerick	0-13 – 2-11	Carlow	Newcastlewest, Limerick
2:00pm	Jamie Lee 0-4 (0-2f), Danny Neville 0-2, Garrett Noonan, Sean O'Dea, Jim Liston, Darragh Treacy, Peter Nash, Seamus O'Carroll, Josh Ryan (0-1f) 0-1 each	Report	Paul Broderick 1-6 (0-5f), John Murphy 1-0, Daniel St. Ledger, Ciaran Moran, Brendan Murphy, Sean Murphy, Darragh Foley (0-1f) 0-1 each	Referee: John Gilmartin (Sligo) Man of the Match: Brendan Murphy (Rathvilly)

Waterford v Antrim

Sunday, February 4	Waterford	0-10 – 2-12	Antrim	Fraher Field, Dungarvan
2:00pm		Report		Referee: Sean Lonergan (Tipperary)

Round 3

Carlow v Leitrim

Saturday, February 10	Carlow	2-11 – 0-5	Leitrim	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
5:00pm	John Murphy 2-0 (1-0 pen), Brendan Murphy 0-5, Paul Broderick 0-4 (0-3f), Darragh Foley (0-1f) and Darragh O'Brien 0-1 each	Report	Keith Beirne 0-2f, Damien Moran, Darragh Rooney, Noel Plunkett 0-1 each	Referee: Alan Kissane (Waterford) Man of the Match: Brendan Murphy (Rathvilly)

Laois v Waterford

Saturday, February 10	Laois	0-18 – 1-11	Waterford	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
7:00pm	Gary Walsh 0-10 (0-8f), Kieran Lillis, Ross Munnelly (0-1f), Donie Kingston 0-2 each, Alan Farrell and Paul Kingston 0-1 each	Report	JJ Hutchinson 1-4 (0-1f), Jason Curry 0-4 (0-2f), Conor Murray, Paul Whyte, Donie Breathnach 0-1 each	Referee: James Bermingham (Cork) Man of the Match: Gary Walsh (Ballylinan)

London v Limerick

Sunday, February 11	London	2-8 – 2-8	Limerick	McGovern Park, Ruislip
1:00pm

Antrim v Wicklow

Sunday, February 11	Antrim	0-12 – 0-12	Wicklow	Corrigan Park, Belfast
2:00pm

Round 4

Waterford v Carlow

Saturday, February 24	Waterford	2-9 – 2-12	Carlow	Fraher Field, Dungarvan
7:00pm		Report		Referee: Brendan Cawley (Kildare) Man of the Match: Brendan Murphy (Rathvilly)

Leitrim v Limerick

Sunday, February 25	Leitrim	2-18 – 1-09	Limerick	Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon
2:00pm

Wicklow v Laois

Sunday, February 25	Wicklow	0-10 – 1-16	Laois	Joule Park, Aughrim
2:00pm

London v Antrim

Sunday, February 25	London	0-13 – 0-17	Antrim	McGovern Park, Ruislip
2:30pm

Round 5

Carlow v Wicklow

Saturday, March 10	Carlow	1-17 – 0-12	Wicklow	Netwatch Cullen Park, Carlow
7:00pm		Report

Limerick v Waterford

Saturday, March 10	Limerick	2-10 – 2-09	Waterford	Kilmallock, Limerick
7:00pm

Laois v Antrim

Not played

Laois

Cancelled by the CCCC

Antrim

O'Moore Park, Portlaoise

London v Leitrim

Sunday, April 1	London	W/O vs SCR	Leitrim	McGovern Park, Ruislip
		Report

Round 6

London v Laois

Sunday, March 11	London	2-9 – 0-17	Laois	McGovern Park, Ruislip
1:00pm

Antrim v Carlow

Sunday, March 18	Antrim	0-12 – 1-12	Carlow	Fr. McGuigan Park, Ahogill
2:00pm		Report

Waterford v Leitrim

Not played	Waterford	Cancelled by the CCCC	Leitrim	Fraher Field, Dungarvan
2:00pm

Wicklow v Limerick

Not Played	Wicklow	Cancelled by the CCCC	Limerick	Joule Park, Aughrim
2:00pm

Round 7

Carlow v Laois

Sunday, March 25	Carlow	0-08 – 1-06	Laois	Netwatch Cullen Park, Carlow
1:00pm

Leitrim v Wicklow

Sunday, March 25	Leitrim	2-15 – 0-10	Wicklow	Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon
1:00pm

Limerick v Antrim

Sunday, March 25	Limerick	0-12 – 1-13	Antrim	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
1:00pm

London v Waterford

Sunday, March 25	London	1-14 – 1-16	Waterford	McGovern Park, Ruislip
1:00pm

Division 4 Final

Saturday, March 31 3:00 pm	Laois	0-15 – 0-11	Carlow	Croke Park Referee: Martin McNally (Monaghan) Man of the Match: Graham Brody (Portlaoise)
	Donie Kingston 0-5 (0-2f), Ross Munnelly 0-4 (0-2f), Eoin Lowry 0-3 (0-1f), John O'Louglin, Kieran Lillis, Alan Farrell 0-1 each	Report	Sean Gannon and Darragh Foley (0-1f) 0-3 each, Paul Broderick 0-2, Shane Redmond, Brendan Murphy, Sean Murphy 0-1 each

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League statistics

• All scores correct as of 3 April 2018

Top scorer: Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Gary Walsh	Laois	4-41	53	6	8.8
2	Paul Broderick	Carlow	2-46	52	8	6.5
3	Seamus Quigley	Fermanagh	4-37	49	7	7
4	Conor Sweeney	Tipperary	3-31	40	6	6.7
5	John Heslin	Westmeath	1-36	39	6	6.5
6	Keith Beirne	Leitrim	3-28	37	5	7.4
7	Lee Brennan	Tyrone	2-30	36	7	5.1
	Diarmuid Murtagh	Roscommon	3-27	36	8	4.5
9	Dean Rock	Dublin	1-32	35	8	4.4
10	Patrick McBrearty	Donegal	0-34	34	5	6.8
11	Nigel Dunne	Offaly	0-32	32	7	4.6
	Colm O'Neill	Cork	2-26	32	7	4.6
13	Mark Collins	Cork	1-28	31	7	4.4
	Donie Smith	Roscommon	1-28	31	8	3.9
	Robbie Smyth	Longford	2-25	31	7	4.4
16	Barry McHugh	Galway	1-27	30	5	6

Top Scorer: Single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Keith Beirne	Leitrim	2-08	14	Limerick
2	Jason Curry	Waterford	1-09	12	London
3	Gary Walsh	Laois	0-11	11	London
	Seamus Quigley	Fermanagh	1-08	11	Derry
	Gary Walsh	Laois	1-08	11	Leitrim
	Liam McGrath	Tipperary	2-05	11	Cork
7	Patrick McBrearty	Donegal	0-10	10	Kerry
	Gary Walsh	Laois	0-10	10	Waterford
	Paul Broderick	Carlow	1-07	10	Wicklow
	Liam Gavaghan	London	1-07	10	Wicklow
	John Heslin	Westmeath	1-07	10	Derry
	Conor Sweeney	Tipperary	2-04	10	Roscommon

Scoring events

• Widest winning margin: 14
  • Armagh 2-17 – 0-09 Sligo (Division 3)
  • Meath 0-21 – 0-07 Clare (Division 2)
  • Tipperary 2-17 – 0-09 Louth (Division 2)
• Most goals in a match: 8
  • Cavan 4-12 – 4-16 Roscommon (Division 2 final)
• Most points in a match: 35
  • Dublin 0-20 – 0-15 Donegal (Division 1)
• Most goals by one team in a match: 4
  • Cavan 4-12 – 4-16 Roscommon (Division 2 final)
  • Meath 4-14 – 1-14 Down (Division 2)
• Highest aggregate score: 52 points
  • Cavan 4-12 – 4-16 Roscommon (Division 2 final)
• Lowest aggregate score: 14 points
  • Fermanagh 0-07 – 0-07 Armagh (Division 3)

External links

• Full Fixtures and Results