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FINAL STANDINGS
AFL Division 1

Team P W D L F A PD Pts
Dublin 7 5 1 1 8-105 5-73 41 11
Tyrone 7 5 0 2 6-87 4-85 8 10
Kildare 7 4 0 3 10-72 8-93 -15 8
Mayo 7 3 0 4 2-87 5-75 3 6
Cork 7 3 0 4 6-73 4-85 -6 6
Kerry 7 3 0 4 2-66 7-70 -19 6
Donegal 7 2 1 4 3-78 4-75 0 5
Down 7 2 0 5 6-72 6-84 -12 4

 

AFL Division 2

Team P W D L F A PD Pts
Derry 7 5 1 1 5-112 5-74 38 11
Westmeath 7 5 1 1 9-76 6-87 -2 11
Laois 7 4 1 2 5-94 6-75 16 9
Louth 7 3 1 3 9-87 7-89 4 7
Galway 7 3 1 3 6-88 5-96 -5 7
Armagh 7 2 2 3 8-89 7-94 -2 6
Wexford 7 2 1 4 8-74 11-87 -22 5
Longford 7 0 0 7 8-53 11-71 -27 0

 

AFL Division 3

Team P W D L F A PD Pts
Monaghan 7 5 0 2 10-85 6-63 34 10
Meath 7 5 0 2 9-84 3-90 12 10
Fermanagh 7 4 1 2 5-93 7-69 18 9
Roscommon 7 4 1 2 5-75 8-61 5 9
Cavan 7 3 1 3 6-77 7-71 3 7
Sligo 7 2 1 4 7-69 4-91 -13 5
Antrim 7 1 2 4 5-76 10-86 -25 4
Wicklow 7 0 2 5 6-66 8-94 -34 2


 

AFL Division 4

Team P W D L F A PD Pts
Limerick 7 6 0 1 2-72 2-65 7 12
Offaly 7 5 0 2 10-71 4-68 21 10
Tipperary 7 4 0 3 6-88 6-72 16 8
Clare 7 4 0 3 4-84 7-65 10 8
Leitrim 7 3 0 4 7-80 7-77 3 6
Waterford 7 3 0 4 8-66 5-81 -6 6
Carlow 7 2 0 5 2-78 5-89 -20 4
London 7 1 0 6 5-60 8-82 -31 2