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2000–01 National Football League
League details
Dates5 November 2000 – 29 April 2001
Teams33
League champions
WinnersMayo (11th win)
CaptainNoel Connelly
ManagerPat Holmes
League runners-up
Runners-upGalway
CaptainGary Fahey
ManagerJohn O'Mahony
Other division winners
Division 2Westmeath
1999–2000 2002

The 2000–01 Irish National Football League (NFL), known for sponsorship reasons as the Church & General National Football League, was the 70th staging of the National Football League, an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

Mayo beat Galway in the final. In Division 2 Westmeath beat Cork final.

Format

Teams play in two divisions.

Results

Division 1

Division 1A Table

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

Team Pld W D L F A Average Pts
Galway 7 5 1 1 4-86 4-66 1.256 11
Roscommon 7 4 1 2 4-75 5-73 0.988 9
Tyrone 7 4 0 3 5-67 2-53 1.389 8
Offaly 7 3 2 2 4-69 2-69 1.080 8
Dublin 7 3 0 4 3-60 4-66 0.884 6
Donegal 7 2 1 4 3-75 2-80 0.977 5
Kerry 7 2 0 5 6-64 7-86 0.766 4
Louth 7 1 1 5 3-57 7-65 0.767 3

Division 1B Table

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

Team Pld W D L F A Average Pts
Mayo 7 5 2 0 5-88 5-57 1.430 12
Sligo 7 4 1 2 5-70 6-59 1.104 9
Derry 7 3 2 2 8-70 6-76 1.000 8
Cavan 7 3 1 3 10-65 8-70 1.012 7
Fermanagh 7 3 1 3 8-57 7-68 0.900 7
Clare 7 2 1 4 6-64 6-75 0.882 5
Laois 7 2 1 4 3-72 7-73 0.861 5
Meath 7 1 1 5 7-66 7-74 0.916 3

Finals

Mayo0-13 – 0-12Galway
J Gill 0-3 (2f); N Connelly, R Loftus (2f), M Sheridan (f, '45') 0-2 each; C McManamon, D McDonagh, S Carolan, M McNicholas 0-1 each J. Donnellan 0-4 (2f); P Joyce 0-3 (2f); D Savage, M Donnellan 0-2 each; S Walsh 0-1
Croke Park, DublinAttendance: 22,623Referee: Niall Barrett (Cork)

References

  1. GAA Final Teams
  2. GAA Archive 2001
  3. "2001: When Mayo beat Galway in the NFL final"
  4. "GAA forced to open all Croker stiles for NFL finals"
Westmeath – 2001 National Football League Div 2 Champions (1st title)
Subs used
M. Flanagan
R. O'Connell
Manager
L. Dempsey
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