1999–2000 National Football League (Ireland)

1999-2000 National Football League

League details
Dates	1 November 1999 - 20 May 2000
Teams	33
League champions
Winners	Derry (5th win)
Captain	Anthony Tohill
Manager	Eamonn Coleman
League runners-up
Runners-up	Meath
Captain	Graham Geraghty
Manager	Seán Boylan
Other division winners
Division 2	Louth
← 1998-99 2000-01 →

The 1999-2000 National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Church & General National Football League, was the 69th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland. Derry beat Meath in the final after a replay.

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 2A and 2B progressed to the Division 2 semi-finals and were promoted to Division 1. The bottom two teams in Divisions 1A and 1B were relegated. The top two teams in Divisions 1A and 1B progressed to the NFL semi-finals.

Tie-breaker

If two or more teams are level on points, scoring average 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
20pxKerry	7	5	0	2	9-95	6-63	41	10
Roscommon	7	5	0	2	6-71	6-61	10	10
20pxDublin	7	5	0	2	6-73	3-80	2	10
Galway	7	4	1	2	5-92	9-65	15	9
20pxDonegal	7	2	1	4	3-73	3-81	-8	5
Tyrone	7	2	1	4	5-73	4-86	-10	5
20pxArmagh	7	1	2	4	4-58	6-75	-23	4
Cork	7	1	1	5	6-57	7-81	-27	3

Division 1A Rounds 1 to 7

30/10/99 Round 1	Cork	0-7 - 0-19	Kerry 20px	Pairc Ui Rinn, Cork

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31/10/99 Round 1	Galway	1-15 - 1-8	Roscommon	Dunlo GAA Grounds, Ballinasloe

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31/10/99 Round 1	Tyrone	1-13 - 0-9	Dublin 20px	Healy Park, Omagh

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31/10/99 Round 1	Armagh 20px	0-9 - 0-10	Donegal 20px	Athletic Grounds, Armagh

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14/11/99 Round 2	Donegal 20px	0-7 - 0-14	Galway	MacCumhail Park, Ballybofey

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14/11/99 Round 2	Dublin 20px	0-14 - 0-6	Armagh 20px	Parnell Park, Dublin

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14/11/99 Round 2	Kerry 20px	2-19 - 1-8	Tyrone	Austin Stack Park, Tralee

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14/11/99 Round 2	Roscommon	1-12 - 3-4	Cork	Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon

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28/11/99 Round 3	Cork	0-7 - 2-12	Donegal 20px	Pairc Ui Chaoimh, Cork

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28/11/99 Round 3	Dublin 20px	1-8 - 0-9	Kerry 20px	Parnell Park, Dublin

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05/12/99 Round 3	Tyrone	0-11 - 2-8	Roscommon	O'Neill Park, Dungannon

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12/12/99 Round 3	Armagh 20px	2-7 - 1-10	Galway	St. Oliver Plunkett Park, Crossmaglen

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13/02/00 Round 4	Kerry 20px	3-16 - 2-8	Armagh 20px	Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney

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13/02/00 Round 4	Roscommon	1-10 - 0-6	Dublin 20px	Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon

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13/02/00 Round 4	Galway	1-9 - 2-9	Cork	St Jarlath's Park, Tuam

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13/02/00 Round 4	Donegal 20px	0-10 - 0-10	Tyrone	MacCumhail Park, Ballybofey

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05/03/00 Round 5	Kerry 20px	1-8 - 0-9	Roscommon	Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney

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05/03/00 Round 5	Tyrone	1-11 - 0-15	Galway	Healy Park, Omagh

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05/03/00 Round 5	Dublin 20px	1-11 - 0-11	Donegal 20px	Parnell Park, Dublin

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05/03/00 Round 5	Armagh 20px	0-7 - 0-7	Cork	St. Oliver Plunkett Park, Crossmaglen

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18/03/00 Round 6	Galway	0-20 - 2-15	Dublin 20px	St Jarlath's Park, Tuam

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26/03/00 Round 6	Cork	0-12 - 1-12	Tyrone	Pairc Ui Chaoimh, Cork

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26/03/00 Round 6	Donegal 20px	0-14 - 2-16	Kerry 20px	Fr Tierney Park, Ballyshannon

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26/03/00 Round 6	Roscommon	1-10 - 0-8	Armagh 20px	Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon

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09/04/00 Round 7	Kerry 20px	1-8 - 2-9	Galway	Austin Stack Park, Tralee

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09/04/00 Round 7	Roscommon	0-14 - 1-9	Donegal 20px	Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon

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09/04/00 Round 7	Dublin 20px	2-10 - 1-11	Cork	Parnell Park, Dublin

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09/04/00 Round 7	Tyrone	1-8 - 0-13	Armagh 20px	O'Neill Park, Dungannon

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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
20pxDerry	7	5	2	0	5-77	2-56	30	12
20pxMeath	7	3	2	2	7-77	6-78	2	8
Sligo	7	4	0	3	8-63	5-71	1	8
20pxFermanagh	7	4	0	3	2-78	6-76	-10	8
Mayo	7	3	0	4	5-65	3-66	5	6
20pxClare	7	2	2	3	4-64	3-68	-1	6
Kildare	7	1	2	4	4-70	7-72	-11	4
20pxDown	7	1	2	4	5-64	8-71	-16	4

Division 1B Rounds 1 to 7

31/10/99 Round 1	Meath 20px	0-13 - 0-11	Clare 20px	Pairc Tailteann, Navan

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31/10/99 Round 1	Fermanagh 20px	1-14 - 0-13	Sligo	Brewster Park, Enniskillen

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31/10/99 Round 1	Down 20px	0-10 - 1-10	Kildare	Pairc Esler, Newry

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31/10/99 Round 1	Derry 20px	0-10 - 0-6	Mayo	Celtic Park, Derry

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14/11/99 Round 2	Kildare	1-10 - 2-7	Derry 20px	St Conleth's Park, Newbridge

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14/11/99 Round 2	Sligo	3-11 - 2-13	Meath 20px	Markievicz Park, Sligo

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14/11/99 Round 2	Mayo	1-15 - 0-9	Fermanagh 20px	Crossmolina Deel Rovers GAA Ground, Crossmolina

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14/11/99 Round 2	Clare 20px	1-10 - 1-10	Down 20px	Kilmihil GAA Pitch, Kilmihil

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28/11/99 Round 3	Down 20px	0-10 - 2-6	Sligo	Pairc Esler, Newry

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28/11/99 Round 3	Derry 20px	0-7 - 0-4	Clare 20px	Celtic Park, Derry

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12/12/99 Round 3	Fermanagh 20px	0-14 - 0-7	Meath 20px	Brewster Park, Enniskillen

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19/12/99 Round 3	Mayo	1-10 - 0-10	Kildare	MacHale Park, Castlebar

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13/02/00 Round 4	Meath 20px	1-12 - 2-9	Down 20px	Pairc Tailteann, Navan

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13/02/00 Round 4	Kildare	1-9 - 0-13	Fermanagh 20px	St Conleth's Park, Newbridge

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13/02/00 Round 4	Clare 20px	0-13 - 0-9	Mayo	Kilmihil GAA Pitch, Kilmihil

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13/02/00 Round 4	Sligo	0-9 - 0-10	Derry 20px	Markievicz Park, Sligo

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05/03/00 Round 5	Mayo	0-7 - 1-7	Sligo	Fr O'Hara Park, Charlestown

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05/03/00 Round 5	Kildare	0-13 - 1-10	Clare 20px	St Conleth's Park, Newbridge

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05/03/00 Round 5	Derry 20px	0-13 - 1-10	Meath 20px	Celtic Park, Derry

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05/03/00 Round 5	Fermanagh 20px	0-9 - 1-11	Down 20px	Brewster Park, Enniskilen

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25/03/00 Round 6	Meath 20px	1-10 - 1-9	Mayo	Pairc Tailteann, Navan

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25/03/00 Round 6	Clare 20px	1-6 - 1-9	Fermanagh 20px	Kilmihil GAA Pitch, Kilmihil

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25/03/00 Round 6	Down 20px	0-7 - 1-15	Derry 20px	St Patrick's Park, Newcastle

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26/03/00 Round 6	Sligo	1-10 - 1-7	Kildare	Markievicz Park, Sligo

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09/04/00 Round 7	Kildare	0-11 - 2-12	Meath 20px	St Conleth's Park, Newbridge

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09/04/00 Round 7	Derry 20px	2-15 - 0-10	Fermanagh 20px	Celtic Park, Derry

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09/04/00 Round 7	Mayo	2-9 - 1-7	Down 20px	St Stephen's Park, Ballina

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09/04/00 Round 7	Clare 20px	1-10 - 1-7	Sligo	Cusack Park, Ennis

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Division 1 Semi-finals

23/04/00 Semi-final	Meath 20px	4-11 - 1-18	Meath 20px	Semple Stadium, Thurles

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23/04/00 Semi-final	Derry 20px	0-15 - 0-08	Roscommon	St Tiernach's Park, Clones

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Division 1 Final

07/05/00 Final	Derry 20px	1-12 - 1-12	Meath 20px	Croke Park, Dublin Attendance: 25,743 Referee: Michael Curley (Galway)

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07/05/00 Final replay	Derry 20px	1-08 - 0-09	Meath 20px	St Tiernach's Park, Clones Referee: Paddy Russell (Tipperary)

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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
Offaly	7	7	0	0	9-76	4-58	33	14
20pxLouth	7	6	0	1	12-99	7-72	42	12
20pxWicklow	7	5	0	2	8-74	2-68	24	10
20pxAntrim	7	4	0	3	6-72	2-70	14	8
Leitrim	7	3	0	4	7-78	8-78	-3	6
20pxWestmeath	7	2	0	5	5-74	8-66	-1	4
20pxLimerick	7	1	0	6	4-65	11-86	-42	2
20pxLondon	7	0	0	7	4-54	13-94	-67	0

Division 2A Rounds 1 to 7

31/10/99 Round 1	Offaly	1-16 - 2-11	Louth 20px	O'Connor Park, Tullamore

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31/10/99 Round 1	Limerick 20px	0-10 - 1-12	Westmeath 20px	Kevin Long Park, Feenagh

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31/10/99 Round 1	London 20px	0-11 - 1-11	Wicklow 20px	Emerald GAA Grounds, Ruislip

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31/10/99 Round 1	Leitrim	0-7 - 2-11	Antrim 20px	Casement Park, Belfast

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14/11/99 Round 2	Westmeath 20px	3-18 - 0-3	London 20px	Cusack Park, Mullingar

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14/11/99 Round 2	Leitrim	1-19 - 1-8	Limerick 20px	Pairc Sean Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon

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14/11/99 Round 2	Louth 20px	1-15 - 0-11	Antrim 20px	Drogheda Park, Drogheda

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14/11/99 Round 2	Wicklow 20px	0-8 - 0-10	Offaly	Aughrim County Ground, Aughrim

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28/11/99 Round 3	Limerick 20px	1-9 - 3-14	Louth 20px	FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock

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28/11/99 Round 3	London 20px	1-9 - 2-13	Leitrim	Emerald GAA Grounds, Ruislip

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28/11/99 Round 3	Offaly	0-9 - 0-4	Antrim 20px	O'Connor Park, Tullamore

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05/12/99 Round 3	Wicklow 20px	3-11 - 0-5	Westmeath 20px	Aughrim County Ground, Aughrim

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13/02/00 Round 4	Antrim 20px	2-14 - 0-10	Limerick 20px	Casement Park, Belfast

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13/02/00 Round 4	Louth 20px	1-19 - 2-8	London 20px	Drogheda Park, Drogheda

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13/02/00 Round 4	Leitrim	0-13 - 1-13	Wicklow 20px	Pairc Sean Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon

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13/02/00 Round 4	Westmeath 20px	0-8 - 1-7	Offaly	Cusack Park, Mullingar

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04/03/00 Round 5	London 20px	0-7 - 1-11	Antrim 20px	Emerald GAA Grounds, Ruislip

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05/03/00 Round 5	Offaly	2-9 - 0-11	Limerick 20px	O'Connor Park, Tullamore

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05/03/00 Round 5	Wicklow 20px	1-7 - 0-12	Louth 20px	Aughrim County Ground, Aughrim

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05/03/00 Round 5	Westmeath 20px	0-11 - 1-9	Leitrim	Cusack Park, Mullingar

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25/03/00 Round 6	Leitrim	1-9 - 1-12	Offaly	Pairc Sean Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon

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25/03/00 Round 6	Antrim 20px	1-9 - 0-15	Wicklow 20px	Casement Park, Belfast

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25/03/00 Round 6	Limerick 20px	1-9 - 0-9	London 20px	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick

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26/03/00 Round 6	Louth 20px	3-14 - 0-13	Westmeath 20px	Drogheda Park, Drogheda

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09/04/00 Round 7	Westmeath 20px	1-7 - 0-12	Antrim 20px	St Lomans GAA Pitch, Mullingar

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09/04/00 Round 7	Wicklow 20px	2-9 - 1-8	Limerick 20px	Aughrim County Ground, Aughrim

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09/04/00 Round 7	Leitrim	2-8 - 2-14	Louth 20px	Pairc Sean Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon

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09/04/00 Round 7	London 20px	1-7 - 4-13	Offaly	Emerald GAA Grounds, 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
Laois	7	7	0	0	6-87	2-57	42	14
20pxCavan	7	4	0	3	10-86	8-68	24	8
Monaghan	7	4	0	3	6-78	7-64	11	8
20pxLongford	7	4	0	3	8-74	4-87	-1	8
Wexford	7	3	0	4	8-76	12-68	-4	6
20pxTipperary	7	2	0	5	10-47	3-82	-14	4
20pxWaterford	7	2	0	5	4-71	11-70	-20	4
20pxCarlow	7	2	0	5	7-60	12-83	-38	4

Division 2B Rounds 1 to 7

31/10/99 Round 1	Wexford	4-13 - 1-4	Waterford 20px	St Patrick's Park, Enniscorthy

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31/10/99 Round 1	Carlow 20px	2-12 - 2-10	Longford 20px	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow

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31/10/99 Round 1	Laois	1-12 - 1-4	Tipperary 20px	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise

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31/10/99 Round 1	Cavan 20px	1-9 - 1-16	Monaghan	Breffni Park, Cavan

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14/11/99 Round 2	Tipperary 20px	2-11 - 0-10	Carlow 20px	Ardfinnan GAA Ground, Ardfinnan

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14/11/99 Round 2	Waterford 20px	2-9 - 2-11	Cavan 20px	O'Neill Park, Dungannon

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14/11/99 Round 2	Longford 20px	1-11 - 0-11	Wexford	Pearse Park, Longford

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14/11/99 Round 2	Monaghan	0-11 - 0-12	Laois	Pairc Mhuire, Scotstown

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28/11/99 Round 3	Carlow 20px	2-7 - 2-6	Monaghan	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow

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28/11/99 Round 3	Wexford	1-11 - 2-6	Tipperary 20px	O'Kennedy Park, New Ross

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28/11/99 Round 3	Waterford 20px	0-14 - 2-6	Longford 20px	Fraher Field, Dungarvan

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28/11/99 Round 3	Cavan 20px	0-5 - 1-10	Laois	Breffni Park, Cavan

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13/02/00 Round 4	Longford 20px	2-11 - 0-16	Cavan 20px	Pearse Park, Longford

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13/02/00 Round 4	Laois	1-13 - 0-7	Carlow 20px	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise

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13/02/00 Round 4	Monaghan	1-10 - 1-9	Wexford	Pairc Mhuire, Scotstown

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13/02/00 Round 4	Tipperary 20px	1-9 - 0-11	Waterford 20px	Clonmel GAA Ground, Clonmel

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04/03/00 Round 5	Waterford 20px	0-9 - 1-13	Monaghan	Fraher Field, Dungarvan

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05/03/00 Round 5	Cavan 20px	3-15 - 1-8	Carlow 20px	Breffni Park, Cavan

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05/03/00 Round 5	Wexford	1-7 - 1-14	Laois	Pairc Ui Shiochain, Gorey

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05/03/00 Round 5	Longford 20px	0-12 - 1-7	Tipperary 20px	Pearse Park, Longford

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25/03/00 Round 6	Carlow 20px	2-8 - 1-15	Wexford	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow

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25/03/00 Round 6	Tipperary 20px	1-4 - 0-15	Cavan 20px	Pairc Shaleain, Templemore

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26/03/00 Round 6	Laois	1-10 - 0-11	Waterford 20px	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise

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26/03/00 Round 6	Monaghan	0-11 - 1-12	Longford 20px	Pairc Mhuire, Scotstown

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09/04/00 Round 7	Longford 20px	0-12 - 1-16	Laois	Pearse Park, Longford

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09/04/00 Round 7	Tipperary 20px	2-6 - 1-11	Monaghan	Sean Treacy Park, Tipperary

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09/04/00 Round 7	Waterford 20px	1-13 - 0-8	Carlow 20px	Fraher Field, Dungarvan

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09/04/00 Round 7	Wexford	0-10 - 4-15	Cavan 20px	O'Kennedy Park, New Ross

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Division 2 Semi-finals

23/04/00 Semi-final	Offaly	1-11 - 0-10	Cavan 20px	Cusack Park, Mullingar

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23/04/00 Semi-final	Louth 20px	0-13 - 1-08	Laois	Cusack Park, Mullingar

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Division 2 Final

07/05/00 Final	Louth 20px	1-13 - 0-13	Offaly	Croke Park, Dublin

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Statistics

• All scores correct as of 12 March 2016

Scoring

• Widest winning margin: 24
  • Westmeath 20px 3-18 - 0-3 London 20px (Division 2a)
• Most goals in a match: 5
  • Wexford 4-13 - 1-4 Waterford 20px (Division 2b)
  • London 20px 1-7 - 4-13 Offaly (Division 2a)
  • Kerry 20px 3-16 - 2-8 Armagh 20px (Division 1a)
  • Sligo 3-11 - 2-13 Meath 20px (Division 1b)
• Most points in a match: 35
  • Galway 0-20 - 2-15 Dublin 20px (Division 1a)
• Most goals by one team in a match: 4
  • Wexford 4-13 - 1-4 Waterford 20px (Division 2b)
  • Wexford 0-10 - 4-15 Cavan 20px (Division 2b)
  • London 20px 1-7 - 4-13 Offaly (Division 2a)
• Highest aggregate score: 41 points
  • Galway 0-20 - 2-15 Dublin 20px (Division 1a)
• Lowest aggregate score: 11 points
  • Derry 20px 0-7 - 0-4 Clare 20px (Division 1b)