2003 National Football League (Ireland)

The 2003 National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Allianz National Football League, was the 72nd staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland. Tyrone beat Laois in the final.

2003 National Football League

League details
Dates	February - 4 May 2003
Teams	32
League champions
Winners	Tyrone (2nd win)
Captain	Peter Canavan
Manager	Mickey Harte
League runners-up
Runners-up	Laois
Captain	Ian Fitzgerald
Manager	Mick O'Dwyer
Other division winners
Division 2	Westmeath
← 2002 2004 →

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
Tyrone	7	5	0	2	5-87	0-82	20	10
Armagh	7	4	0	3	6-79	5-64	18	8
Cork	7	4	0	3	10-70	4-74	14	8
Kerry	7	4	0	3	7-79	8-68	8	8
Galway	7	3	1	3	5-83	6-76	4	7
Dublin	7	3	1	3	1-80	4-85	-14	7
Roscommon	7	3	0	4	4-70	5-81	-14	6
Donegal	7	1	0	6	4-61	10-79	-36	2

Division 1A Rounds 1 to 7

01/02/03 Round 1	Cork	4-8 - 1-9	Kerry	Páirc Uí Rinn

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02/02/03 Round 1	Roscommon	0-11 - 0-10	Tyrone	Roscommon

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02/02/03 Round 1	Dublin	0-7 - 1-15	Armagh	Croke Park

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02/02/03 Round 1	Galway	1-16 - 1-8	Donegal	Tuam
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09/02/03 Round 2	Donegal	0-9 - 1-10	Dublin	Ballyshannon

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09/02/03 Round 2	Kerry	2-11 - 0-4	Roscommon	Tralee

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09/02/03 Round 2	Armagh	0-9 - 1-3	Cork	Crossmaglen

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09/02/03 Round 2	Tyrone	1-13 - 0-11	Galway	Pomeroy

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16/02/03 Round 3	Roscommon	1-12 - 1-11	Cork	Roscommon

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16/02/03 Round 3	Galway	1-13 - 0-9	Kerry	Galway

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16/02/03 Round 3	Donegal	1-6 - 2-9	Armagh	Ballybofey

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16/02/03 Round 3	Dublin	0-12 - 0-11	Tyrone	Parnell Park

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01/03/03 Round 4	Cork	1-10 - 1-9	Galway	Páirc Uí Rinn

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02/03/03 Round 4	Armagh	0-14 - 0-9	Roscommon	Crossmaglen

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02/03/03 Round 4	Kerry	2-11 - 0-14	Dublin	Killarney

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02/03/03 Round 4	Tyrone	1-14 - 0-10	Donegal	Coalisland

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09/03/03 Round 5	Galway	0-8 - 2-10	Roscommon	Ballinasloe

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09/03/03 Round 5	Tyrone	1-9 - 0-10	Armagh	Omagh

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09/03/03 Round 5	Donegal	0-8 - 1-12	Kerry	Ballyshannon

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09/03/03 Round 5	Dublin	0-8 - 0-16	Cork	Parnell Park

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23/03/03 Round 6	Kerry	0-14 - 1-13	Tyrone	Killarney

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23/03/03 Round 6	Armagh	1-14 - 1-17	Galway	Crossmaglen

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23/03/03 Round 6	Roscommon	0-14 - 0-17	Dublin	Roscommon

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23/03/03 Round 6	Cork	3-8 - 0-10	Donegal	Páirc Uí Rinn

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06/04/03 Round 7	Donegal	2-10 - 1-10	Roscommon	Ballybofey

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06/04/03 Round 7	Tyrone	1-17 - 0-14	Cork	Dungannon

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06/04/03 Round 7	Kerry	1-13 - 2-8	Armagh	Tralee

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06/04/03 Round 7	Dublin	0-12 - 1-9	Galway	Parnell Park

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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
Laois	7	5	2	0	6-90	9-62	19	12
Fermanagh	7	5	0	2	8-67	2-74	11	10
Cavan	7	4	1	2	12-81	7-82	14	9
Mayo	7	3	0	4	4-73	4-78	-5	6
Meath	7	3	0	4	2-79	5-84	-14	6
Down	7	2	1	4	5-77	5-85	-8	5
Sligo	7	2	0	5	5-72	7-72	-6	4
Kildare	7	2	0	5	5-76	8-78	-11	4

Division 1B Rounds 1 to 7

02/02/03 Round 1	Mayo	2-8 - 1-10	Sligo	Castlebar

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02/02/03 Round 1	Kildare	2-10 - 3-10	Cavan	Newbridge

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02/02/03 Round 1	Meath	0-7 - 0-11	Laois	Navan

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02/02/03 Round 1	Fermanagh	0-6 - 0-8	Down	Enniskillen

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09/02/03 Round 2	Laois	1-14 - 1-11	Fermanagh	Portlaoise

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09/02/03 Round 2	Cavan	1-16 - 0-7	Meath	Cavan

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09/02/03 Round 2	Sligo	1-10 - 1-11	Kildare	Sligo

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09/02/03 Round 2	Down	0-12 - 1-11	Mayo	Newry

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16/02/03 Round 3	Mayo	1-8 - 1-9	Laois	Ballinrobe

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16/02/03 Round 3	Meath	0-13 - 0-12	Kildare	Navan

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16/02/03 Round 3	Fermanagh	1-11 - 1-9	Cavan	Enniskillen

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16/02/03 Round 3	Down	1-10 - 1-11	Sligo	Newry

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02/03/03 Round 4	Laois	0-17 - 2-11	Down	Portlaoise

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02/03/03 Round 4	Cavan	1-10 - 0-11	Mayo	Cavan

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02/03/03 Round 4	Sligo	1-9 - 0-13	Meath	Sligo

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02/03/03 Round 4	Kildare	0-9 - 2-8	Fermanagh	Newbridge

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09/03/03 Round 5	Mayo	0-12 - 0-9	Kildare	Ballina

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09/03/03 Round 5	Fermanagh	3-9 - 0-12	Meath	Enniskillen

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09/03/03 Round 5	Down	1-10 - 1-13	Cavan	Newry

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09/03/03 Round 5	Laois	1-8 - 0-5	Sligo	Portlaoise

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23/03/03 Round 6	Cavan	4-11 - 2-17	Laois	Cavan

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23/03/03 Round 6	Kildare	1-16 - 1-11	Down	Newbridge

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23/03/03 Round 6	Meath	1-16 - 0-12	Mayo	Navan

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23/03/03 Round 6	Sligo	0-11 - 1-10	Fermanagh	Sligo

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06/04/03 Round 7	Laois	1-14 - 1-9	Kildare	Portlaoise

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06/04/03 Round 7	Cavan	1-12 - 1-16	Sligo	Cavan

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06/04/03 Round 7	Down	0-15 - 1-11	Meath	Newcastle

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06/04/03 Round 7	Mayo	0-11 - 0-12	Fermanagh	Charlestown

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Division 1 Semi-finals

20/04/03 Semi-final	Tyrone	4-11 - 1-11	Fermanagh	Croke Park

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20/04/03 Semi-final	Laois	1-11 - 0-11	Armagh	Croke Park

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Division 1 Final

04/05/03 Final	Tyrone	0-21 - 1-08	Laois	Croke Park

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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
Limerick	7	6	0	1	11-89	4-66	44	12
Westmeath	7	6	0	1	6-98	6-54	44	12
Offaly	7	4	1	2	10-79	9-54	28	9
Louth	7	4	0	3	9-83	6-71	21	8
Antrim	7	3	1	3	8-80	7-77	6	7
Leitrim	7	3	0	4	10-63	6-68	7	6
Wicklow	7	1	0	6	4-59	11-96	-58	2
London	7	0	0	7	3-46	12-111	-92	0

Division 2A Rounds 1 to 7

01/02/03 Round 1	Antrim	2-15 - 0-8	London	Casement Park

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02/02/03 Round 1	Louth	2-10 - 2-12	Offaly	Drogheda

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02/02/03 Round 1	Leitrim	1-10 - 1-11	Limerick	Cloone

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02/02/03 Round 1	Wicklow	0-5 - 2-16	Westmeath	Aughrim

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08/02/03 Round 2	London	1-4 - 0-16	Louth	Ruislip

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09/02/03 Round 2	Offaly	2-13 - 1-7	Wicklow	Tullamore

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09/02/03 Round 2	Westmeath	0-8 - 0-5	Leitrim	Mullingar

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09/02/03 Round 2	Limerick	2-13 - 1-11	Antrim	Limerick

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15/02/03 Round 3	Wicklow	0-8 - 2-13	Louth	Aughrim

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16/02/03 Round 3	Limerick	2-20 - 0-4	London	Limerick

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16/02/03 Round 3	Antrim	2-7 - 0-15	Westmeath	Casement Park

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16/02/03 Round 3	Leitrim	2-6 - 1-8	Offaly	Carrick-on-Shannon

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02/03/03 Round 4	Louth	1-11 - 2-7	Leitrim	Ardee

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02/03/03 Round 4	Offaly	1-9 - 1-9	Antrim	Tullamore

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02/03/03 Round 4	Westmeath	0-12 - 0-9	Limerick	Mullingar

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02/03/03 Round 4	London	0-9 - 0-12	Wicklow	Ruislip

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09/03/03 Round 5	Westmeath	3-19 - 1-7	London	Rochfortbridge

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09/03/03 Round 5	Limerick	2-5 - 1-7	Offaly	Kilmallock

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09/03/03 Round 5	Leitrim	1-14 - 1-7	Wicklow	Carrick-on-Shannon

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09/03/03 Round 5	Antrim	0-8 - 1-13	Louth	Casement Park

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23/03/03 Round 6	Wicklow	2-10 - 1-14	Antrim	Aughrim

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23/03/03 Round 6	Offaly	1-13 - 1-10	Westmeath	Tullamore

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23/03/03 Round 6	Louth	1-12 - 1-14	Limerick	Ardee

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23/03/03 Round 6	London	1-7 - 3-12	Leitrim	Ruislip

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05/04/03 Round 7	Offaly	2-17 - 0-7	London	Tullamore

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06/04/03 Round 7	Limerick	3-17 - 0-10	Wicklow	Kilmallock

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06/04/03 Round 7	Antrim	1-16 - 1-9	Leitrim	Casement Park

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06/04/03 Round 7	Westmeath	0-18 - 2-8	Louth	Mullingar

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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
Longford	7	6	0	1	15-82	3-75	43	12
Wexford	7	6	0	1	6-79	7-57	19	12
Derry	7	5	1	1	15-92	8-59	54	11
Monaghan	7	4	0	3	5-86	11-65	3	8
Carlow	7	3	0	4	5-75	12-75	-21	6
Clare	7	2	0	5	5-86	9-76	-2	4
Waterford	7	1	0	6	7-54	6-110	-53	2
Tipperary	7	0	1	6	8-57	10-94	-43	1

Division 2B Rounds 1 to 7

02/02/03 Round 1	Tipperary	1-6 - 1-12	Clare	Ardfinnan

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02/02/03 Round 1	Wexford	0-15 - 1-8	Waterford	Enniscorthy

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02/02/03 Round 1	Carlow	0-12 - 3-13	Longford	Carlow

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09/02/03 Round 1	Longford	1-6 - 1-12	Wexford	Longford

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09/02/03 Round 2	Monaghan	1-12 - 0-5	Carlow	Clones

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09/02/03 Round 2	Waterford	1-11 - 1-7	Tipperary	Dungarvan

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09/02/03 Round 2	Clare	1-10 - 1-14	Derry	Ennis

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15/02/03 Round 2	Wexford	2-12 - 2-8	Monaghan	Wexford

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16/02/03 Round 3	Longford	3-13 - 0-8	Waterford	Longford

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16/02/03 Round 3	Carlow	3-6 - 0-14	Clare	Carlow

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16/02/03 Round 3	Derry	1-13 - 2-10	Tipperary	Derry

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23/02/03 Round 3	Derry	4-15 - 0-7	Monaghan	Ballinascreen

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02/03/03 Round 4	Waterford	2-5 - 1-15	Derry	Dungarvan

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02/03/03 Round 4	Tipperary	1-8 - 1-14	Carlow	Ardfinnan

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02/03/03 Round 4	Monaghan	0-10 - 1-9	Longford	Clones

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02/03/03 Round 4	Clare	0-5 - 0-10	Wexford	Ennis

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09/03/03 Round 5	Longford	2-11 - 0-12	Clare	Longford

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09/03/03 Round 5	Wexford	1-14 - 0-7	Tipperary	Wexford

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09/03/03 Round 5	Carlow	1-8 - 5-13	Derry	Carlow

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09/03/03 Round 5	Monaghan	0-18 - 1-6	Waterford	Clones

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23/03/03 Round 6	Derry	3-12 - 1-7	Wexford	Derry

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23/03/03 Round 6	Tipperary	2-11 - 4-18	Longford	Nenagh

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23/03/03 Round 6	Clare	2-10 - 1-19	Monaghan	Ennis

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23/03/03 Round 6	Waterford	1-6 - 0-19	Carlow	Dungarvan

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06/04/03 Round 7	Clare	1-23 - 1-10	Waterford	Ennis

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06/04/03 Round 7	Longford	1-12 - 0-10	Derry	Ballymahon

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06/04/03 Round 7	Monaghan	1-12 - 1-8	Tipperary	Clones

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06/04/03 Round 7	Wexford	1-9 - 0-11	Carlow	Wexford

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Division 2 Semi-finals

20/04/03 Semi-final	Westmeath	1-16 - 2-12	Longford	Roscommon

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20/04/03 Semi-final	Limerick	2-13 - 0-07	Wexford	O'Moore Park

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Division 2 Final

04/05/03 Final	Westmeath	1-16 - 2-12	Limerick	Croke Park

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Statistics

• All scores correct as of 6 March 2016

Scoring

• Widest winning margin: 22
  • Limerick 2-20 - 0-4 London (Division 2a)
• Most goals in a match: 6
  • Carlow 1-8 - 5-13 Derry (Division 2b)
  • Tipperary 2-11 - 4-18 Longford (Division 2b)
  • Cavan 4-11 - 2-17 Laois (Division 1b)
• Most points in a match: 33
  • Clare 1-23 - 1-10 Waterford (Division 2b)
• Most goals by one team in a match: 5
  • Carlow 1-8 - 5-13 Derry (Division 2b)
• Highest aggregate score: 47 points
  • Tipperary 2-11 - 4-18 Longford (Division 2b)
• Lowest aggregate score: 13 points
  • Westmeath 0-8 - 0-5 Leitrim (Division 2a)