1974–75 National Football League (Ireland)

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search
1974–75 National Football League
League details
Dates October 1974 – 18 May 1975
League champions
Winners Meath (4th win)
Captain Ronan Giles
Manager Micheál O'Brien
League runners-up
Runners-up Dublin
Captain Seán Doherty
Manager Kevin Heffernan

The 1974–75 National Football League was the 44th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

Meath won a surprise victory over Dublin in the final.[1][2][3]

Format

Divisions

  • Division One: 12 teams. Split into two groups of 6.
  • Division Two: 6 teams
  • Division Three: 14 teams. Split into two groups of 7.

Round-Robin Format

Each team played every other team in its division (or group where the division is split) once, either home or away.

Points awarded

2 points were awarded for a win and 1 for a draw.

Titles

Teams in all three divisions competed for the National Football League title.

Knockout stage qualifiers

  • Division One (A): top 2 teams
  • Division One (B): top 2 teams
  • Division Two: group winners
  • Division Three: Division winners. Determined by a play-off between the two group winners

Knockout phase structure

In the Quarter-Finals, the match-ups were as follows:

  • Quarter-final 1: Second-placed team in Division One (A) v First-placed team in Division Two
  • Quarter-final 2: Second-placed team in Division One (B) v First-placed team in Division Three

The semi-final match-ups are:

  • Semi-final 1: First Placed team in Division One (A) v Winner Quarter-final 1
  • Semi-final 2: First Placed team in Division One (B) v Winner Quarter-final 2

The final match-up is: Winner Semi-final 1 v Winner Semi-final 2.

Promotion and Relegation

  • Division One: 1 relegation place. Bottom teams in Division One (A) and Division One (B) play-off
  • Division Two: group winners promoted to Division One. Bottom team demoted to Division Three.
  • Division Three: 1 promotion place. Group winners of Division Three (A) and Division Three (B) play-off

Separation of teams on equal points

In the event that teams finish on equal points, then teams were separated according to points average(goals scored divided by goals conceded).[4]

Group Stage

Division One

Division One Relegation Play-Off

Group A Table

Team Pld W D L F A Aver Pts Notes
Dublin 5 3 1 1 66 41 1.610 7 Advanced to Knockout stage
Kerry 5 3 1 1 59 40 1.475 7
Cork 5 3 0 2 59 50 1.180 6
Roscommon 5 3 0 2 51 55 0.927 6
Offaly 5 1 0 4 36 55 0.655 2
Kildare 5 1 0 4 43 73 0.589 2

Group B Table

Team Pld W D L F A Aver Pts Notes
Mayo 5 5 0 0 71 33 2.152 10 Advanced to Knockout stage
Tyrone 5 4 0 1 59 37 1.595 8
Derry 5 3 0 2 76 38 2.000 6
Galway 5 2 0 3 53 58 0.914 4
Sligo 5 1 0 4 47 76 0.618 2
Wicklow 5 0 0 5 29 93 0.312 0 Relegated to Division Two of the 1975–76 NFL

Division Two

Table

Team Pld W D L F A Aver Pts Notes
Meath 5 4 0 1 61 44 1.386 8 Advanced to Knockout stage and promoted to Division One of the 1975–76 NFL
Down 5 4 0 1 48 37 1.297 8
Cavan 5 2 1 2 45 42 1.071 5
Antrim 5 2 0 3 53 49 1.082 4
Fermanagh 5 1 1 3 41 55 0.745 3
Longford 5 0 2 3 43 64 0.672 2 Relegated to Division Three of the 1975–76 NFL

Division Three

Division Three Promotion Play-Off

Group A Table

Team Pld W D L F A Aver Pts Notes
Monaghan 6 5 0 1 78 40 1.950 10 Advanced to Knockout stage and promoted to Division Two of the 1975–76 NFL
Louth 6 5 0 1 90 54 1.667 10
Armagh 6 4 0 2 75 55 1.364 8
Donegal 6 2 1 3 67 62 1.081 5
Westmeath 6 2 0 4 47 75 0.627 4
Laois 6 1 1 4 56 71 0.789 3
Leitrim 6 1 0 5 45 101 0.446 2

Group B Table

Team Pld W D L F A Aver Pts Notes
Clare 6 6 0 0 73 29 2.517 12
Tipperary 6 5 0 1 102 62 1.645 10
Wexford 6 3 0 3 82 67 1.224 6
Limerick 6 3 0 3 78 74 1.054 6
Waterford 6 3 0 3 64 64 1.000 6
Carlow 6 1 0 5 58 81 0.716 2
Kilkenny 6 0 0 6 44 124 0.355 0

Knockout stage

Quarter-Finals

23 March 1975
Meath 0-11 –0-6 Kerry

23 March 1975
Tyrone 1-9 –1-7 Monaghan

Semi-Finals

27 April 1975
Meath 4-6 –0-8 Mayo

4 May 1975
Dublin 3-12 –1-7 Tyrone
Croke Park, Dublin[10]
Attendance: 22,487

Finals

18 May 1975
Final
Meath 0-16 – 1-9 Dublin
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 40,853[11]
Referee: Harry O'Reilly (Louth)[12]

References

  1. ↑ GAA Final Teams
  2. ↑ [1]
  3. ↑ "The boylan leinster breakthrough - 25 years ago"
  4. ↑ "National Football League placings clarified", Irish Press, 03/03/1975, p. 14
  5. ↑ "Vital goal by Carew", Irish Independent, 28/04/1975, p. 10
  6. ↑ "GAA in brief", Irish Independent, 17/03/1975, p. 8
  7. ↑ http://www.terracetalk.com/kerry-football/year/1975/League
  8. ↑ "Tyrone earn semi-final with Dublin", Irish Independent, 24/03/1975, p.8
  9. ↑ http://mayogaablog.com/?page_id=1189
  10. ↑ "Dublin stroll to National Football League final", Irish Independent, 05/05/1975, p.8
  11. ↑ "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
  12. ↑ "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
Retrieved from "https://infogalactic.com/w/index.php?title=1974–75_National_Football_League_(Ireland)&oldid=697419519"