1990–91 National Football League (Ireland)

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1990–91 National Football League
League details
Dates October 1990 – 5 May 1991
League champions
Winners Dublin (7th win)
Captain Tommy Carr
Manager Paddy Cullen
League runners-up
Runners-up Kildare
Manager Mick O'Dwyer

The 1990–91 National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Royal Liver Assurance National Football League, was the 60th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

Dublin defeated Kildare in the final.[1][2][3]

Format

1990-91 was the final season of this league structure. The league was re-formatted for 1991-92. [4]

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: first 4 teams
  • Division Two: first 2 teams
  • Division Three (North): first team
  • Division Three (South): first team

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

Owing to the re-structure of the league, promotion and relegation did not take place in the same manner as it did under the same structure in other years.

  • Division One: No relegation. All 8 teams placed in Division One of the 1991–92 NFL.
  • Division Two: top 7 teams placed in Division One of the 1991–92 NFL. Bottom team placed in Division Two of the 1991–92 NFL.
  • Division Three (North): group winners promoted to Division One of the 1991–92 NFL. Group runners up play-off for the third promotion slot from Division Three to Division One of the 1991–92 NFL. Remaining teams in the group placed in Division Two of the 1991–92 NFL.
  • Division Three (South): group winners promoted to Division One of the 1991–92 NFL. Group runners up play-off for the third promotion slot from Division Three to Division One of the 1991–92 NFL. Remaining teams in the group placed in Division Two of the 1991–92 NFL.

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 Tables and Results

Division One

Team Pld W D L Pts Status
20px Dublin 7 5 1 1 11 Advance to quarter-finals; placed in Division One of the 1991–92 NFL
20px Donegal 7 4 1 2 10
20px Kerry 7 4 0 3 8
Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon 7 4 0 3 8
20px Armagh 7 3 1 3 7 Placed in Division One of the 1991–92 NFL
20px Meath 7 2 2 3 6
20px Down 7 1 2 4 4
Colours of Cork.svg Cork 7 1 1 5 3

[5]

Division Two

Division Two Play-Offs

Table

Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone 7 5 1 1 11 Advance to quarter-finals; placed in Division One of the 1991–92 NFL
Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare 7 5 0 2 10
Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim 7 5 0 2 10 Placed in Division One of the 1991–92 NFL
20px Derry 7 4 1 2 9
Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo 7 3 2 2 8
20px Longford 7 1 1 5 3
20px Antrim 7 1 1 5 3
20px Cavan 7 1 0 6 2 Placed in Division Two of the 1991–92 NFL

Division Three

Division Three Promotion Play-Off

Division Three (North) Table

Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 7 7 0 0 14 Advance to quarter-finals; placed in Division One of the 1991–92 NFL
Colours of Galway.svg Galway 7 5 1 1 11 Placed in Division One of the 1991–92 NFL
20px Louth 7 4 0 3 8 Placed in Division Two of the 1991–92 NFL
Colours of Laois.svg Laois 7 3 0 4 6
20px Fermanagh 7 3 0 4 6
Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan 7 3 0 4 6
20px Westmeath 7 1 1 5 3
Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo 7 1 0 6 2

Division Three (South) Table

Team Pld W D L Pts Status
20px Wicklow 7 6 1 0 13 Advance to quarter-finals; placed in Division One of the 1991–92 NFL
Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford 7 5 0 2 10 Placed in Division Two of the 1991–92 NFL
20px Tipperary 7 4 0 3 8
20px Limerick 7 4 0 3 8
20px Carlow 7 3 0 4 6
20px Waterford 7 3 0 4 6
20px Clare 7 2 1 4 5
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny 7 0 0 7 0

Knockout Stages

Quarter-Finals

14 April 1991
Dublin 2-10 – 0-11 Wicklow

14 April 1991
Donegal 1-16 – 0-16 Offaly
Breffni Park, Cavan [9]
Attendance: 5,000

14 April 1991
Kildare 1-7 – 0-9 Kerry

14 April 1991
Roscommon 1-9 – 0-11 Tyrone
Breffni Park, Cavan [11]
Attendance: 5,000


Semi-Finals

21 April 1991
Dublin 1-18 – 0-11 Roscommon

21 April 1991
Kildare 0-14 – 1-10 Donegal

Final

5 May 1991
Final
Dublin 1-9 – 0-10 Kildare
Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 50,000

References

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  1. ↑ GAA Final Teams
  2. ↑ GAA Archive 1991
  3. ↑ Photos of final
  4. ↑ "New League system to get the boot", Irish Independent, 23 January 1992, p. 16
  5. ↑ "Tables", Irish Press, 11/03/1991, p. 62
  6. ↑ "Results", Irish Press, 1 April 1991, p. 14
  7. ↑ "Galway win dull encounter", Irish Press, 1 April 1991, p. 53
  8. ↑ "Dubs stroll through Garden", Irish Independent, 15 April 1991, p. 26
  9. ↑ "Roscommon make Tyrone pay heavy price for squandermania", Irish Independent, 15 April 1991, p. 26
  10. ↑ http://www.terracetalk.com/kerry-football/year/1991/League
  11. ↑ "Roscommon make Tyrone pay heavy price for squandermania", Irish Independent, 15 April 1991, p. 26
  12. ↑ "Cullen's deadly destroyers", Irish Independent, 22 April 1991, p. 25
  13. ↑ "Micko's men march on", Irish Independent, 22 April 1991, p. 25
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