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KERRY’S decisive win against Tyrone denied Donegal a place in the Division One final on a day which ended with no Ulster teams making divisional deciders.

The Kingdom beat Tyrone on a 1-21 to 2-11 score line, which meant that the Munster men finished level on points with Donegal, Monaghan and Mayo.

But their scoring difference bettered that of Donegal by three points and that sent them into the final.

They will be joined there by Dublin, who overcame a strong challenge from Monaghan, who also could have made the final, but a goal from Jack McCaffrey late on was a sucker punch as they went down 1-15 to 2-15.

Donegal fell to a 1-12 to 0-13 defeat to Mayo.

Cavan's 1-13 to 0-10 defeat by already-relegated Roscommon also sent them down.

If Division One was dramatic, Divisions Two and Three were heartbreaking. Three Ulster sides were in danger of making the drop and ultimately Derry and Fermanagh have.

Down grabbed a 1-10 to 0-13 draw with Cork, and Derry beat Fermanagh 0-13 to 2-8 to leave Clare, Down and Derry on five points, with Fermanagh condemned. The Mourne men’s superior scoring difference keeps them up.

In Division Three, Armagh led their promotion shoot-out with Tipperary until well into injury time, knowing that even a draw would suffice.

But a Michael Quinlivan goal, with almost the last kick of the game, sent Tipp through to the final against Louth next Saturday, the game finishing 0-16 to 3-8. 

Antrim’s hearts were also broken late on at Corrigan Park as a Longford equaliser seven minutes into stoppage time drew the game 1-13 to 0-16 to send the Saffrons back to Division Four.

Final League Table Positions

Allianz Football League Div 1


                         P     W D L     For     AG     Diff     Pts


1. Dublin            7     4 3 0     6-109     4-72     43     11


2. Kerry             7     3 2 2     6-103     7-87     13     8


3. Donegal         7     3 2 2     5-90     7-74       10     8


4. Monaghan      7     3 2 2     7-79     5-82       3     8


5. Mayo             7     4 0 3     3-90     4-90       -3     8


6. Tyrone           7     3 1 3     3-87     4-81        3     7


7. Cavan            7     1 2 4     4-72    2-101     -23     4


8. Roscommon   7     1 0 6     6-85     7-128     -46     2

Allianz Football League Div 2


                        P     W D L     For       AG     Diff     Pts


1. Galway         7     5 1 1     12-99       6-86     31     11


2. Kildare          7     5 0 2     11-102     3-94     32     10


3. Meath           7     4 1 2     11-107     5-90     35     9


4. Cork             7     2 3 2      4-90        6-86     -2     7


5. Clare            7     2 1 4      9-77        6-99     -13     5


6. Down            7     2 1 4      3-85       10-82     -18     5


7. Derry             7     2 1 4     8-78       11-103     -34     5


8. Fermanagh    7     2 0 5     1-86        12-84     -31     4

Allianz Football League Div 3


                     P     W D L     For     AG     Diff     Pts


1. Tipperary     7     5 0 2     12-96     5-98     19     10


2. Louth           7     5 0 2     7-88     4-89       8     10


3. Armagh        7     4 1 2     15-103  9-76     45     9


4. Sligo            7     3 1 3     8-87     8-89     -2       7


5. Offaly          7     3 0 4     7-97     18-90     -26    6


6. Longford      7     2 1 4     4-94     10-82     -6       5


7. Antrim         7     2 1 4     4-78       6-91     -19     5


8. Laois           7     2 0 5     10-76     7-104     -19    4

Allianz Football League Div 4


                         P     W D L     For         AG     Diff     Pts


1. Westmeath     7      6 1 0     14-128     6-74     78     13


2. Wexford          7      5 0 2     3-83       6-92     -18     10


3. Carlow            7      4 1 2     10-90     7-73     26       9


4. Limerick          7     4 0 3     6-81       4-86     1         8


5. Leitrim            7     4 0 3     7-98        8-90     5        8


6. Waterford        7     2 0 5     7-77        9-76     -5        4


7. Wicklow          7     1 0 6     3-82        8-101     -34     2


8. London           7     1 0 6     6-72        8-119     -53      2

Next Allianz Football League fixtures

Saturday April 8 2017

Allianz Football League Div 3 Final


Louth v Tipperary

Allianz Football League Div 4 Final


Westmeath v Wexford

Sunday April 9 2017

Allianz Football League Div 1 Final


Dublin v Kerry

Allianz Football League Div 2 Final


Galway v Kildare

Results

Saturday April 1 

Allianz Football League Div 4


Leitrim 1-13 Waterford 2-8

Sunday April 2

Allianz Football League Div 1


Kerry 1-21 Tyrone 2-11


Mayo 1-12 Donegal 0-13 


Monaghan 1-15 Dublin 2-15 


Roscommon 1-13 Cavan 1-10 

Allianz Football League Div 2


Clare 1-12 Meath 3-19 


Cork 1-10 Down 0-13 


Fermanagh 0-13 Derry 2-8 


Galway 0-14 Kildare 0-13 

Allianz Football League Div 3


Antrim 1-13 Longford 0-16 


Armagh 0-16 Tipperary 3-8 


Louth 1-11 Sligo 0-17 


Offaly 3-15 Laois 4-11 

Allianz Football League Div 4


Carlow 2-14 Wexford 1-7 


Limerick 2-13 Wicklow 2-9 


Westmeath 3-26 London 1-9