1987–88 National Football League (Ireland)

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1987–88 National Football League
1987–88 National Football League Final.JPG
League details
Dates October 1987 – 22 May 1988
League champions
Winners Meath (5th win)
Captain Mick Lyons
Manager Seán Boylan
League runners-up
Runners-up Dublin
Captain Barney Rock
Manager Gerry McCaul

The 1987–88 National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Royal Liver National Football League, was the 57th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

Meath won the league, beating Dublin in a replayed final.[1][2][3]

Format

Divisions

  • Division One: 8 teams
  • Division Two: 8 teams
  • Division Three: 16 teams. Split into two regional groups of 8 (North and South)

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: top 4 teams
  • Division Two: top 2 teams
  • Division Three (North): group winners
  • Division Three (South): group winners

Knockout phase structure

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

  • Quarter-final 1: First-placed team in Division One v First-placed team in Division Three (South)
  • Quarter-final 2: Second-placed team in Division One v First-placed team in Division Three (North)
  • Quarter-final 3: Third-placed team in Division One v Second-placed team in Division Two
  • Quarter-final 4: Fourth-placed team in Division One v First-placed team in Division Two

The semi-final match-ups are:

  • Semi-final 1: Winner Quarter-final 1 v Winner Quarter-final 4
  • Semi-final 2: Winner Quarter-final 2 v Winner Quarter-final 3

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

Promotion and Relegation

  • Division One: bottom 2 teams demoted to Division Two
  • Division Two: top 2 teams promoted to Division One. Bottom 2 teams demoted to Division Three.
  • Division Three (North): group winners promoted to Division Two.
  • Division Three (South): group winners promoted to Division Two.

Separation of teams on equal points

In the event that teams finish on equal points, then a play-off will be used to determine group placings if necessary, i.e. where to decide relegation places or quarter-finalists.

League Phase Results and Tables

Division One

Division One (A) Play-Offs

Table

Team Pld W D L Pts Status
20px Dublin 7 5 2 0 12 Advance to quarter-finals
20px Meath 7 4 2 1 10
Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan 7 4 1 2 9
20px Derry 7 3 0 4 6
20px Armagh 7 2 1 4 5
20px Kerry 7 2 1 4 5
Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo 7 2 1 4 5 Relegated to Division Two of the 1988–89 NFL
Colours of Cork.svg Cork 7 1 2 4 4

Division Two

Team Pld W D L Pts Status
20px Down 7 5 1 1 11 Advance to quarter-finals; promoted to Division One of the 1988–89 NFL
20px Donegal 7 5 1 1 11
Colours of Galway.svg Galway 7 3 3 1 9
Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare 7 4 1 2 9
Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon 7 3 0 4 6
20px Cavan 7 2 1 4 5
20px Clare 7 1 2 4 4 Relegated to Division Three of the 1988–89 NFL
Colours of Laois.svg Laois 7 0 1 6 1

Division Three

Division Three (South)

Promotion Play-Offs

Division Three (North) Table

Team Pld W D L Pts Status
20px Louth 7 6 1 0 13 Advance to quarter-finals; promoted to Division Two of the 1988–89 NFL
20px Antrim 7 4 2 1 10
Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone 7 4 1 2 9
20px Fermanagh 7 3 0 4 6
Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim 7 3 0 4 6
Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 7 2 3 3 6
20px Westmeath 7 2 0 5 4
Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo 7 1 0 6 2

Division Three (South) Table

Team Pld W D L Pts Status
20px Longford 7 5 0 2 10 Advance to quarter-finals; promoted to Division Two of the 1988–89 NFL
20px Limerick 7 5 0 2 10
20px Tipperary 7 5 0 2 10
Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford 7 5 0 2 10
20px Wicklow 7 3 0 4 6
20px Carlow 7 2 0 5 4
20px Waterford 7 2 0 5 4
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny 7 1 0 6 2

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Knockout Stage

Quarter-Final

13 March 1988
Monaghan 1-5 – 0-6 Donegal

13 March 1988
Meath 1-9 – 0-8 Louth

20 March 1988
Down 2-13 – 1-16 Derry

27 March 1988
Replay
Down 2-6 – 0-10 Derry

27 March 1988
Dublin 0-10 – 0-4 Longford

Semi-Final

3 April 1988
Dublin 4-12 – 1-8 Monaghan

3 April 1988
Meath 0-13 – 1-9 Down

Final

17 April 1988
Meath 0-11 – 1-8 Dublin

22 May 1988
Replay
Meath 2-13 – 0-11 Dublin

References

  1. ↑ GAA Final Teams
  2. ↑ "No love lost in 1988" - The Irish Times
  3. ↑ NFL Final inpho photography
  4. ↑ "How they stand", Cork Examiner, 14 March 1988, p. 19
  5. ↑ http://www.terracetalk.com/kerry-football/year/1988/League
  6. ↑ "Backs shine as Longford press ahead", Irish Independent, 14 March 1988, p. 10
  7. ↑ "Limerick stay in the race", Cork Examiner, 14 March 1988, p.14
  8. ↑ "GAA Results", Irish Independent, 21 March 1988, p.13
  9. ↑ "GAA Scoreboard", Irish Independent 29/02/1988, p. 15
  10. ↑ "Battling Louth give Meath a real fright", Irish Independent, 14 March 1988, p. 10
  11. ↑ "GAA Results", Irish Independent, 21 March 1988, p. 13
  12. ↑ "GAA Results", Irish Press 4 April 1988, p. 11
  13. ↑ "GAA Results", Irish Press 4 April 1988, p. 11
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