1974–75 National Football League (Ireland)

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

Results

Division One Relegation Play-Off

Tables

Division two

Table

Team Pld W D L F A Aver Pts Notes
Meath 540161441.3868Advanced to Knockout stage and promoted to Division One of the 1975–76 NFL
Down 540148371.2978
Cavan 521245421.0715
Antrim 520353491.0824
Fermanagh 511341550.7453
Longford 502343640.6722Relegated to Division Three of the 1975–76 NFL

Division Three

Results

Division Three Promotion Play-Off

Tables

Group A
Team Pld W D L F A Aver Pts Notes
Monaghan 650178401.95010Advanced to Knockout stage and promoted to Division Two of the 1975–76 NFL
Louth 650190541.66710
Armagh 640275551.3648
Donegal 621367621.0815
Westmeath 620447750.6274
Laois 611456710.7893
Leitrim 6105451010.4462
Group B
Team Pld W D L F A Aver Pts Notes
Clare 660073292.51712
Tipperary 6501102621.64510
Wexford 630382671.2246
Limerick 630378741.0546
Waterford 630364641.0006
Carlow 610558810.7162
Kilkenny 6006441240.3550

Knockout stage

Quarter-Finals

Meath 0-11 –0-6 Kerry
Tyrone 1-9 –1-7 Monaghan

Semi-Finals

Meath 4-6 –0-8 Mayo
Dublin 3-12 –1-7 Tyrone
Attendance: 22,487

Finals

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

References

  1. ↑ GAA Final Teams
  2. ↑
  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
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