2002 National Football League (Ireland)

The 2002 National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz National Football League, was the 71st staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland. 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.

2002 National Football League

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

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
Roscommon	7	5	1	1	9-90	9-92	-2	11
Kerry	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

10/02/02 Round 1	Galway	0-9 - 1-8	Tyrone	Ballinasloe

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10/02/02 Round 1	Dublin	2-10 - 0-14	Donegal	Parnell Park

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17/02/02 Round 1	Offaly	0-13 - 0-16	Donegal	Tullamore

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17/02/02 Round 1	Westmeath	0-13 - 3-12	Galway	Mullingar

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17/02/02 Round 2	Tyrone	0-18 - 2-10	Dublin	Dungannon

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17/02/02 Round 2	Cork	0-10 - 1-9	Roscommon	Páirc Uí Chaoimh

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23/02/02 Round 2	Offaly	1-7 - 0-10	Dublin	Tullamore

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24/02/02 Round 2	Tyrone	3-20 - 0-14	Roscommon	Omagh

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24/02/02 Round 3	Westmeath	1-14 - 1-6	Cork	Mullingar

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24/02/02 Round 3	Donegal	0-7 - 0-9	Galway	Ballybofey

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03/03/02 Round 3	Roscommon	1-15 - 2-11	Offaly	Roscommon

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03/03/02 Round 3	Galway	1-8 - 1-11	Cork	Tuam

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03/03/02 Round 4	Dublin	3-13 - 1-16	Westmeath	Parnell Park

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03/03/02 Round 4	Donegal	1-10 - 0-11	Tyrone	Ballybofey

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10/03/02 Round 4	Cork	1-13 - 0-10	Dublin	Páirc Uí Chaoimh

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10/03/02 Round 4	Westmeath	0-7 - 1-6	Donegal	Mullingar

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10/03/02 Round 5	Offaly	1-4 - 1-11	Tyrone	Tullamore

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16/03/02 Round 5	Roscommon	3-11 - 3-11	Galway	Roscommon

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18/03/02 Round 5	Cork	1-11 - 2-11	Offaly	Páirc Uí Chaoimh

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18/03/02 Round 5	Roscommon	0-16 - 0-12	Westmeath	Roscommon

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24/03/02 Round 6	Tyrone	2-15 - 2-8	Westmeath	Pomeroy

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24/03/02 Round 6	Galway	1-13 - 0-15	Offaly	Ballinasloe

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24/03/02 Round 6	Donegal	1-12 - 0-9	Cork	Ballyshannon

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24/03/02 Round 6	Dublin	0-16 - 2-12	Roscommon	Parnell Park

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31/03/02 Round 7	Roscommon	2-13 - 1-12	Donegal	Roscommon

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31/03/02 Round 7	Offaly	1-11 - 0-12	Westmeath	Tullamore

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31/03/02 Round 7	Cork	2-13 - 1-15	Tyrone	Páirc Uí Chaoimh

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31/03/02 Round 7	Galway	1-12 - 1-12	Dublin	Tuam

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Division 1B Table

  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

03/02/02 Round 1	Down	1-17 - 1-13	Fermanagh	Newry

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10/02/02 Round 1	Fermanagh	1-14 - 1-8	Clare	Enniskillen

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10/02/02 Round 1	Derry	1-10 - 1-15	Cavan	Glen

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10/02/02 Round 1	Kildare	0-12 - 0-12	Sligo	Newbridge

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10/02/02 Round 2	Mayo	0-10 - 0-5	Down	Ballina

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17/02/02 Round 2	Kildare	1-15 - 1-11	Derry	Newbridge

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17/02/02 Round 2	Clare	1-6 - 2-19	Mayo	Ennis

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17/02/02 Round 2	Cavan	0-16 - 0-14	Fermanagh	Cavan

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17/02/02 Round 3	Sligo	0-11 - 0-10	Down	Sligo

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24/02/02 Round 3	Cavan	1-9 - 1-12	Kildare	Cavan

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24/02/02 Round 3	Sligo	0-10 - 0-11	Mayo	Sligo

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24/02/02 Round 3	Clare	2-5 - 0-7	Derry	Ennis

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03/03/02 Round 4	Mayo	2-14 - 2-12	Cavan	Ballinrobe

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03/03/02 Round 4	Down	2-11 - 0-9	Clare	Newry

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03/03/02 Round 4	Fermanagh	1-13 - 1-9	Kildare	Enniskillen

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03/03/02 Round 4	Derry	1-10 - 0-14	Sligo	Derry

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10/03/02 Round 5	Kildare	0-7 - 4-5	Mayo	Newbridge

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10/03/02 Round 5	Sligo	3-11 - 1-9	Clare	Sligo

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10/03/02 Round 5	Cavan	0-14 - 1-8	Down	Cavan

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10/03/02 Round 5	Derry	0-9 - 0-9	Fermanagh	Derry

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23/03/02 Round 6	Clare	0-7 - 1-12	Cavan	Milltown-Malbay

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24/03/02 Round 6	Fermanagh	2-9 - 0-11	Sligo	Enniskillen

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24/03/02 Round 6	Down	1-10 - 1-17	Kildare	Newry

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24/03/02 Round 6	Mayo	0-16 - 2-8	Derry	Crossmolina

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31/03/02 Round 7	Sligo	0-11 - 1-10	Cavan	Sligo

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31/03/02 Round 7	Kildare	2-12 - 2-6	Clare	Newbridge

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31/03/02 Round 7	Fermanagh	2-9 - 1-9	Mayo	Enniskillen

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31/03/02 Round 7	Derry	1-17 - 1-9	Down	Ballinascreen

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Division 1 Semi-finals

14/04/02 Semi-final	Roscommon	3-12 - 5-13	Cavan	Mullingar

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14/04/02 Semi-final	Mayo	0-11 - 3-12	Tyrone	Enniskillen

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Division 1 Final

28/04/02 Final	Tyrone	0-16 - 0-07	Cavan	Clones

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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
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

03/02/02 Round 1	Kerry	1-15 - 0-12	Wicklow	Killarney

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03/02/02 Round 1	Armagh	1-14 - 0-13	Louth	Armagh

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03/02/02 Round 1	London	0-5 - 1-19	Antrim	Ruislip

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10/02/02 Round 1	Louth	2-19 - 0-1	London	Drogheda

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10/02/02 Round 2	Antrim	1-11 - 2-11	Limerick	Casement Park

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10/02/02 Round 2	Wicklow	0-13 - 2-10	Armagh	Aughrim

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10/02/02 Round 2	Leitrim	0-9 - 2-12	Kerry	Carrick-on-Shannon

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17/02/02 Round 2	Armagh	3-16 - 0-9	Leitrim	Carrick-on-Shannon

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17/02/02 Round 3	Louth	2-18 - 0-12	Wicklow	Drogheda

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17/02/02 Round 3	Kerry	0-14 - 0-7	Antrim	Tralee

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17/02/02 Round 3	London	0-10 - 3-22	Limerick	Ruislip

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24/02/02 Round 3	Limerick	2-16 - 2-10	Leitrim	Kilmallock

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03/03/02 Round 4	Limerick	2-12 - 0-16	Kerry	Limerick

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03/03/02 Round 4	Wicklow	2-21 - 1-1	London	Aughrim

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03/03/02 Round 4	Antrim	1-11 - 3-12	Armagh	Casement Park

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03/03/02 Round 4	Leitrim	0-13 - 1-10	Louth	Cloone

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10/03/02 Round 5	London	0-4 - 4-13	Kerry	Ruislip

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10/03/02 Round 5	Armagh	2-19 - 2-6	Limerick	Carrickcruppen

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10/03/02 Round 5	Louth	1-9 - 1-10	Antrim	Dundalk

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10/03/02 Round 5	Wicklow	0-9 - 2-5	Leitrim	Aughrim

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23/03/02 Round 6	Limerick	0-8 - 0-12	Louth	Kilmallock

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24/03/02 Round 6	Kerry	2-10 - 2-9	Armagh	Tralee

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24/03/02 Round 6	Leitrim	1-16 - 0-8	London	Carrick-on-Shannon

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24/03/02 Round 6	Antrim	0-13 - 1-8	Wicklow	Casement Park

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31/03/02 Round 7	Louth	1-18 - 2-12	Kerry	Ardee

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31/03/02 Round 7	Leitrim	1-11 - 0-7	Antrim	Cloone

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31/03/02 Round 7	Wicklow	0-6 - 0-13	Limerick	Aughrim

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31/03/02 Round 7	London	0-5 - 4-17	Armagh	Ruislip

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Division 2B Table

  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

03/02/02 Round 1	Waterford	1-5 - 0-10	Wexford	Dungarvan

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03/02/02 Round 1	Laois	0-10 - 1-7	Tipperary	Portarlington

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10/02/02 Round 1	Wexford	2-10 - 2-9	Longford	Enniscorthy

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10/02/02 Round 1	Tipperary	1-17 - 1-10	Waterford	Ardfinnan

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10/02/02 Round 2	Carlow	1-7 - 0-11	Monaghan	Carlow

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10/02/02 Round 2	Meath	0-9 - 0-12	Laois	Navan

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17/02/02 Round 2	Laois	2-16 - 1-11	Carlow	Portarlington

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17/02/02 Round 2	Waterford	1-12 - 4-13	Longford	Dungarvan

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17/02/02 Round 3	Tipperary	1-7 - 0-14	Meath	Ardfinnan

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17/02/02 Round 3	Monaghan	1-6 - 1-8	Wexford	Ballybay

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23/02/02 Round 3	Longford	1-14 - 0-8	Carlow	Keenagh

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24/02/02 Round 3	Monaghan	3-7 - 2-10	Meath	Scotstown

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03/03/02 Round 4	Meath	3-11 - 0-6	Waterford	Navan

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03/03/02 Round 4	Wexford	2-19 - 2-12	Laois	New Ross

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03/03/02 Round 4	Longford	1-12 - 0-11	Monaghan	Longford

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03/03/02 Round 4	Carlow	0-12 - 1-11	Tipperary	Carlow

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10/03/02 Round 5	Meath	2-14 - 0-6	Carlow	Navan

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10/03/02 Round 5	Laois	1-14 - 1-11	Longford	Portarlington

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10/03/02 Round 5	Waterford	0-8 - 0-8	Monaghan	Dungarvan

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10/03/02 Round 5	Tipperary	0-3 - 3-10	Wexford	Ardfinnan

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24/03/02 Round 6	Wexford	1-9 - 2-7	Meath	Wexford

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24/03/02 Round 6	Monaghan	1-11 - 2-16	Laois	Clontibret

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24/03/02 Round 6	Longford	1-11 - 1-12	Tipperary	Longford

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24/03/02 Round 6	Carlow	0-12 - 0-11	Waterford	Carlow

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31/03/02 Round 7	Carlow	2-10 - 0-11	Wexford	Carlow

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31/03/02 Round 7	Tipperary	2-18 - 1-13	Monaghan	Ardfinnan

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31/03/02 Round 7	Waterford	1-12 - 2-12	Laois	Dungarvan

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31/03/02 Round 7	Meath	1-11 - 1-7	Longford	Navan

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Division 2 Semi-finals

14/04/02 Semi-final	Kerry	0-11 - 0-08	Meath	Gaelic Grounds

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14/04/02 Semi-final	Armagh	0-08 - 0-12	Laois	Longford

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Division 2 Final

28/04/02 Final	Kerry	1-09 - 1-05	Laois	Gaelic Grounds

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Statistics

• All scores correct as of 6 March 2016[2]

Scoring

• Widest winning margin: 24
  • Louth 2-19 - 0-1 London (Division 2a)
  • London 0-5 - 4-17 Armagh (Division 2a)
• Most goals in a match: 6
  • Roscommon 3-11 - 3-11 Galway (Division 1a)
• Most points in a match: 34
  • Tyrone 3-20 - 0-14 Roscommon (Division 1a)
• Most goals by one team in a match: 4
  • Waterford 1-12 - 4-13 Longford (Division 2b)
  • London 0-5 - 4-17 Armagh (Division 2a)
  • London 0-4 - 4-13 Kerry (Division 2a)
  • Kildare 0-7 - 4-5 Mayo (Division 1b)
• Highest aggregate score: 43 points
  • Tyrone 3-20 - 0-14 Roscommon (Division 1a)
  • Wexford 2-19 - 2-12 Laois (Division 2b)
• Lowest aggregate score: 15 points
  • Mayo 0-10 - 0-5 Down (Division 1b)

References

1. "2001: When Mayo beat Galway in the NFL final". Mayo News. 6 March 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
2. "Results Archive". Hogan Stand. 6 March 2016. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.