2008 National Football League (Ireland)

The 2008 National Football League was the Gaelic football league contested by 33 GAA counties' football teams, 32 from Ireland and one (London) from England.

2008 National Football League

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League details
Dates	2 February – 27 April 2008
Teams	32
League champions
Winners	Derry (6th win)
Captain	Kevin McCloy
Manager	Paddy Crozier
League runners-up
Runners-up	Kerry
Captain	Tomás Ó Sé
Manager	Pat O'Shea
Other division winners
Division 2	Westmeath
Division 3	Wexford
Division 4	Offaly
← 2007 2009 →

Derry won their sixth title.^[1][2]

Format

The 2008 format of the National Football League is a new system consisting of four separate divisions. There are eight teams in the top three divisions and nine in Division Four. Placings are decided by:

1. Points (2 for a win, 1 for a draw, 0 for a loss)
2. Score difference
3. Total scored
4. Head-to-head result between tied teams

The top two in each division play a final match to decide the division champions. The top two in divisions 2, 3 and 4 are promoted, whilst the bottom two in 1, 2 and 3 are relegated.

Division One

Table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts	Notes
Derry	7	5	0	2	5-65	5-55	+23	10	Advanced to NFL final
Kerry	7	5	0	2	2-81	1-62	+12	10
Galway	7	5	0	2	8-79	7-61	+6	10
Donegal	7	4	0	3	5-74	4-64	-2	8
Tyrone	7	3	1	3	2-77	2-67	-3	7
Mayo	7	2	1	4	5-92	10-62	0	5
Kildare	7	1	2	4	6-58	4-69	-18	4	Relegated to Division Two for 2009
Laois	7	0	2	5	5-78	5-96	-18	2

Matches

Donegal v Kerry

2 February 2008 (2008-02-02)	Donegal	1–08 (11) – (10) 1–07	Kerry	Ballybofey
				Venue: MacCumhaill Park
		Report

Mayo v Donegal

17 February 2008 (2008-02-17)	Mayo	0–16 (16) – (17) 2–11	Donegal	Castlebar
		Report

Donegal v Galway

15 March 2008 (2008-03-15)	Donegal	1–12 (15) – (14) 1–11	Galway	Ballybofey
				Venue: MacCumhaill Park
		Report

Tyrone v Donegal

30 March 2008 (2008-03-30)	Tyrone	0–11 (11) – (9) 0–09	Donegal	Edendork
		Report

Donegal v Laois

6 April 2008 (2008-04-06)	Donegal	1–14 (17) – (14) 2–08	Laois	Ballyshannon
				Venue: Fr Tierney Park
		Report

Donegal v Derry

13 April 2008 (2008-04-13)	Donegal	0–10 (10) – (15) 0–15	Derry	Letterkenny
				Venue: O'Donnell Park
		Report

Final

27 April 2008
Final

Derry	2–13 – 2–9	Kerry

Parnell Park, Donnycarney

Referee: Maurice Deegan (Laois)

Division Two

Table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts	Notes
Dublin	7	5	1	1	7-69	6-51	+21	11	Advanced to final and promoted to Division One for 2009
Westmeath	7	5	0	2	5-69	2-55	+23	10
Monaghan	7	4	1	2	5-87	4-70	+20	9
Armagh	7	3	1	3	10-82	8-67	+21	7
Cork	7	3	1	3	2-59	0-60	+5	7
Meath	7	3	1	3	5-61	4-66	-2	7
Roscommon	7	1	1	5	4-69	11-116	-68	3	Relegated to Division Three for 2009
Cavan	7	1	0	6	2-74	5-85	-20	2

Final

27 April 2008
Final

Westmeath	0–15 – 0–10	Dublin

Páirc Tailteann, Navan^[3]

Division Three

Table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts	Notes
Fermanagh	7	6	1	0	8-80	4-75	+17	13	Advanced to final and promoted to Division Two for 2009
Wexford	7	5	2	0	9-80	4-71	+24	12
Down	7	4	0	3	7-89	10-73	+7	8
Louth	7	3	0	4	8-89	6-85	+10	6
Longford	7	3	0	4	8-78	9-84	-9	6
Limerick	7	2	1	4	8-69	8-78	-9	5
Leitrim	7	2	0	5	7-60	10-71	-20	4	Relegated to Division Four for 2009
Sligo	7	1	0	6	2-78	6-86	-20	2

Final

27 April 2008
Final

Wexford	3–15 – 0–20	Fermanagh

Parnell Park, Donnycarney

Division Four

Table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Diff	Pts	Notes
Offaly	8	6	1	1	18-114	6-63	+87	13	Advanced to final and promoted to Division Three for 2009
Tipperary	8	6	0	2	9-102	5-64	+50	12
Antrim	8	5	1	2	7-111	3-57	+66	11
Waterford	8	5	0	3	8-88	3-77	+26	10
Wicklow	8	4	0	4	10-106	5-81	+40	8
Clare	8	4	0	4	8-82	6-83	+5	8
Carlow	8	4	0	4	8-79	10-94	-21	8
London	8	1	0	7	8-51	20-159	-144	2
Kilkenny	8	0	0	8	3-60	21-115	-109	0

Final

27 April 2008
Final

Offaly	2–13 – 0–12	Tipperary

O'Moore Park, Portlaoise^[4]