1972–73 National Football League (Ireland)

The 1972–73 National Football League was the 42nd staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

Kerry beat Offaly in the final to complete a three-in-a-row, captain Brendan Lynch scoring 2-3.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Format

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

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

Teams in Division One competed for the National Football League title.
Teams in Division Two competed for the National Football League Division Two title.

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

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

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

Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	Status
Offaly	7	6	1	12	Qualify for Knockout Stage
Kerry	7	5	2	10	Qualify for Knockout Stage
Galway	7	5	2	10
Longford	7	4	3	7
Cork	7	3	4	7
Roscommon	6	2	4	4
Dublin	6	1	5	4	Relegated to Division Two of the 1973–74 NFL
Kildare	7	1	6	2	Relegated to Division Two of the 1973–74 NFL

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	Status
Derry	7	6	0	1	12	Qualify for Knockout Stage
Sligo	7	5	0	2	10	Qualify for Knockout Stage
Fermanagh	7	4	1	2	9
Cavan	7	3	1	3	7
Mayo	7	3	1	3	7
Westmeath	7	2	1	4	5
Meath	7	2	0	5	4	Relegated to Division Two of the 1973–74 NFL
Laois	7	1	0	6	2	Relegated to Division Two of the 1973–74 NFL

8 April 1973 Semi-Final	Kerry	0-11 — 2-5	Derry	Croke Park, Dublin^[5]

29 April 1973 Semi-Final Replay	Kerry	w/o — scr.	Derry	Croke Park, Dublin^[6]

15 April 1973 Semi-Final	Offaly	0-11 — 0-6	Sligo	Croke Park, Dublin

6 May 1973 Final	Kerry	2-12 — 0-14	Offaly	Croke Park, Dublin
	Brendan Lynch 2-3; Mick O'Dwyer 0-5; Mickey O'Sullivan 0-2; Eamonn O'Donoghue, Donie O'Sullivan 0-1 each			Attendance: 25,303^[7] Referee: John Moloney (Tipperary)^[8]

8 April 1973 Semi-Final	Tyrone	1-10 — 3-3	Wicklow	Croke Park, Dublin^[9]

15 April 1973 Semi-Final	Down	0-9 — 0-8	Tipperary	Croke Park, Dublin

6 May 1973 Final	Tyrone	1-13 — 0-15	Down	Croke Park, Dublin^[10]

↑ "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
↑ GAA Final Teams
↑ Mayo GAA Blog
↑ Terrace Talk 1973
↑ http://www.terracetalk.com/kerry-football/year/1973/League
↑ "Derry won't play", Irish Press, 28 April 1973
↑ "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
↑ "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
↑ Cork Examiner, 9 April 1973, p. 12
↑ "First senior triumph for Tyrone", Cork Examiner, 7 May 1973

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