2014 Allianz NFL fixture list

[Croí na hÉireann]

Saturday, February 1st (7pm)

Division 1: Derry v Tyrone; Dublin v Kerry
Division 2: Down v Monaghan
Division 3: Cavan v Fermanagh

Sunday, February 2nd (2pm)

Division 1: Cork v Westmeath; Kildare v Mayo
Division 2: Laois v Donegal; Louth v Armagh; Meath v Galway
Division 3: Longford v Roscommon; Sligo v Limerick; Wexford v Offaly
Division 4: Carlow v Tipperary; Leitrim v Antrim; Waterford v Clare; Wicklow v London

Friday, February 7th (8pm)

Division 2: Armagh v Down

Saturday, February 8th (7pm)

Division 3: Fermanagh v Sligo

Sunday, February 9th (2pm)

Division 1: Cork v Kildare; Kerry v Derry; Tyrone v Mayo; Westmeath v Dublin
Division 2: Galway v Donegal; Louth v Laois; Monaghan v Meath
Division 3: Limerick v Longford; Offaly v Cavan; Roscommon v Wexford
Division 4: Antrim v Wicklow; Clare v Leitrim; London v Carlow; Tipperary v Waterford

Sunday, February 16th (2pm)

Division 4: London v Clare

Saturday, March 1st (7pm)

Division 1: Dublin v Cork
Division 2: Down v Louth; Laois v Galway; Meath v Armagh

Sunday, March 2nd (2pm)

Division 1: Derry v Westmeath; Kildare v Tyrone; Mayo v Kerry
Division 2: Donegal v Monaghan
Division 3: Longford v Fermanagh; Roscommon v Limerick; Sligo v Offaly; Wexford v Cavan
Division 4: Antrim v Waterford; Clare v Wicklow; Leitrim v Carlow; London v Tipperary

Friday, March 7th (8pm)

Division 1: Dublin v Kildare

Saturday, March 8th (7pm)

Division 1: Armagh v Laois
Division 3: Cavan v Sligo

Sunday, March 9th (2pm)

Division 1: Cork v Derry; Kerry v Tyrone; Westmeath v Mayo
Division 2: Donegal v Meath; Galway v Down; Monaghan v Louth
Division 3: Fermanagh v Roscommon; Limerick v Wexford; Offaly v Longford
Division 4: Carlow v Antrim; Tipperary v Clare; Waterford v London; Wicklow v Leitrim

Saturday, March 15th (7pm)

Division 2: Armagh v Monaghan; Laois v Meath

Sunday, March 16th (2pm)

Division 1: Derry v Dublin; Kildare v Kerry; Mayo v Cork; Tyrone v Westmeath
Division 2: Down v Donegal; Louth v Galway
Division 3: Limerick v Fermanagh; Longford v Cavan; Roscommon v Offaly; Wexford v Sligo
Division 4: Carlow v Wicklow; Tipperary v Antrim; Waterford v Leitrim

Saturday, March 29th (7pm)

Division 1: Dublin v Mayo
Division 2: Meath v Down
Division 3: Cavan v Roscommon

Sunday, March 30th (2pm)

Division 1: Cork v Tyrone; Derry v Kildare; Westmeath v Kerry
Division 2: Donegal v Louth; Galway v Armagh; Monaghan v Laois
Division 3: Fermanagh v Wexford; Offaly v Limerick; Sligo v Longford
Division 4: Antrim v London; Clare v Carlow; Leitrim v Tipperary; Wicklow v Waterford

Sunday, April 6th (3pm)

Division 1: Kerry v Cork; Kildare v Westmeath; Mayo v Derry; Tyrone v Dublin
Division 2: Armagh v Donegal; Laois v Down; Louth v Meath; Monaghan v Galway
Division 3: Fermanagh v Offaly; Limerick v Cavan; Roscommon v Sligo; Wexford v Longford

Division 4: Antrim v Clare; London v Leitrim; Tipperary v Wicklow; Waterford v Carlow

Must be a Longford man who makes out these fixtures. By this time next year Westmeath will have had four away games in 2014, 2013, 2010, 2009, and 2008. That's 5 seasons out of a possible 7 (since the current format has been in operation that we have 4 league games away from home. A tough task just got even tougher. 

[Plain of the Herbs]

Sunday afternoon matches now going to be at 2pm, when generally they used be at 2.30pm?

Time was when Sunday matches would go to 3.30pm once the clocks went back.  Then one year 'Plain Daft' in the paper protested that the hour created difficulty for the thousands of supporters returning home after long away trips.  What he really meant was that the hour was causing him difficulty meeting his deadline.  As if he was going to come up with a more imaginative match report in the space of 60 minutes.

[Rossfan]

2013: Dublin 4 home games not including the one when Kildare moved the game to Croker or the Semi Final and Final
2014: Dublin 4 home games.

It's a wonder they don't get all 7 in Croker 

[heffo]

2013: Dublin 4 home games not including the one when Kildare moved the game to Croker or the Semi Final and Final
2014: Dublin 4 home games.

Dublin had four away games in 2010 & 2012

[Stall the Bailer]

2013: Dublin 4 home games not including the one when Kildare moved the game to Croker or the Semi Final and Final
2014: Dublin 4 home games.

Dublin had four away games in 2010 & 2012

Is that not way it supposed to be?
One year 4 home next year 4 away.
So take Dublin.
2010 4 away
2011 4 home
2012 4 away
2013 4 home (5 at home inc. Kildare)
2014 4 away home

[rodney trotter]

Don't think so, the last few years Cavan have had more away games then home, and same again this year.

[Hound]

2013: Dublin 4 home games not including the one when Kildare moved the game to Croker or the Semi Final and Final
2014: Dublin 4 home games.

Dublin had four away games in 2010 & 2012

Isn't that the usual system - 4 home then 4 away in consecutive years? That why I was highlighting it.

No its runs on a two year system, and this is the start of a cycle, so last year is completely irrelevant (2013 was paired with 2012).
So everyone who has 4 home games in 2014 will have 3 home games in 2015. And if you play a team at home in 2014, you will play that team away in 2015.

So the Dubs had 4 away games in 2012 and 3 in 2013 (or would have had but for Kildare's change of venue)
And the Dubs will have 3 away in 2014 and 4 away in 2015.

Relegation and promotion can change things however, as you effectively take over another team's fixtures. 

[heffo]

2013: Dublin 4 home games not including the one when Kildare moved the game to Croker or the Semi Final and Final
2014: Dublin 4 home games.

Dublin had four away games in 2010 & 2012

Isn't that the usual system - 4 home then 4 away in consecutive years? That why I was highlighting it.

Dublin had 4 away two years in a row around 2009/10

[mayo.mick]

2013: Dublin 4 home games not including the one when Kildare moved the game to Croker or the Semi Final and Final
2014: Dublin 4 home games.

Dublin had four away games in 2010 & 2012

Mayo Away Games

2010 4 away + league final
2011 3 away
2012 4 away + league semi + final
2013 3 away + league semi
2014 4 away +

[BennyCake]

So everyone who has 4 home games in 2014 will have 3 home games in 2015. And if you play a team at home in 2014, you will play that team away in 2015.

So how come Armagh had to travel to Laois two years in a row, in 2012 and 2013?

[Canalman]

So everyone who has 4 home games in 2014 will have 3 home games in 2015. And if you play a team at home in 2014, you will play that team away in 2015.

So how come Armagh had to travel to Laois two years in a row, in 2012 and 2013?

Presume it was because of the relegation issue Hound already mentioned.

[drici]

Armagh were away to Laois in Roinn 1 in 2012.
Both teams were relegated.
Armagh took Tyrone's place in Roinn 2 in 2013 and Laois took Kildare's place.
Tyrone had been at home to Kildare in 2012 so Armagh ended up being away again to Laois in 2013.

[BennyCake]

Armagh were away to Laois in Roinn 1 in 2012.
Both teams were relegated.
Armagh took Tyrone's place in Roinn 2 in 2013 and Laois took Kildare's place.
Tyrone had been at home to Kildare in 2012 so Armagh ended up being away again to Laois in 2013.

Fair enough. So why do Armagh have 4 home games again next year?

[Aristo 60]

On a slightly different theme Down have:

1 Friday
3 Saturdays
3 Sundays

Cork have:

1 Saturday
6 Sundays

Is this of any relevance to me or you or anyone. I just don't know 

[drici]

Armagh were away to Laois in Roinn 1 in 2012.
Both teams were relegated.
Armagh took Tyrone's place in Roinn 2 in 2013 and Laois took Kildare's place.
Tyrone had been at home to Kildare in 2012 so Armagh ended up being away again to Laois in 2013.

Fair enough. So why do Armagh have 4 home games again next year?

Now that is interesting.
Doing straight swapsies with the other teams that remained in Roinn 2.
Home to Louth in 2013 - Away to Louth in 2014
Away to Laois in 2013 - Home to Laois in 2014
Home to Galway in 2013 - Away to Galway in 2014.

Of the teams that left Roinn 2.
Promoted:
Derry had 4 Home games in 2013.
Westmeath had 3 Home games in 2013.
Derry were at Home to Westmeath.
Relegated:
Wexford had 4 Homes games in 2013.
Longford had 3 Home games in 2013.
Wexford were at Home to Longford.
The answer must lie in here somewhere.

Or else that's just the way things were going.