1971-72_National_Football_League_(Ireland)

1971–72 National Football League (Ireland)

1971–72 National Football League (Ireland)

Gaelic football competition

The 1971–72 National Football League was the 41st staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

Quick Facts League details, Dates ...

Kerry beat Mayo in the final for the second year in a row.[1][2][3][4][5]

Format

Divisions

  • Division One: 16 teams. Split into two groups of 8.
  • Division Two: 16 teams. Split into two groups of 8.

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

Knockout stage structure

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.

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).[6]

Division One

Tables

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Division two

Tables

Group A

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Group B Table

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Knockout stage

Division One

9 April 1972 Semi-Final Kerry 0-17 — 0-13 Derry Croke Park, Dublin
16 April 1972 Semi-Final Mayo 2-10 — 0-16 Offaly Croke Park, Dublin
30 April 1972 Semi-Final Replay Mayo 1-11 — 0-8 Offaly Croke Park, Dublin
14 May 1972 Final Kerry 2-11 — 1-9 Mayo Croke Park, Dublin
Liam Higgins 1-4; Mick Gleeson 1-0; Mick O'Connell 0-3; Donal Kavanagh 0-2; Mick O'Dwyer, Jackie Walsh 0-1 each W McGee 1-1; T O’Malley, J Corcoran 0-3 each, S Kilbride, J Higgins 0-1 each Attendance: 32,883[7]
Referee: P O'Tiarnain (Cavan)[8]

Division two

9 April 1972 Semi-Final Roscommon 3-5 — 0-8 Cavan Croke Park, Dublin[9]
16 April 1972 Semi-Final Longford 0-16 — 3-5 Westmeath Pearse Park, Longford[10]
30 April 1972 Final Longford 0-9 — 0-6 Roscommon Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon[11]

References

  1. [1]
    GAA Final Teams
  2. [2]
    Mayo GAA Blog
  3. [3]
    "Terrace Talk".
  4. [4]
    20.06.1971 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE FINAL - Irish Photo Archive
  5. [5]
    Irish Photo Archive
  6. [6]
    "Monaghan pipped", Irish Independent, 28/02/1972, p. 13
  7. [7]
    "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
  8. [8]
    "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
  9. [9]
    "Second-half goals enough for Roscommon", Irish Independent, 10/04/1972, p. 10
  10. [10]
    "Score margin doesn't flatter Longford", Irish Independent, 17/04/1972, p. 12
  11. [11]
    "Longford's unique success", Irish Press, 01/05/1972, p. 22
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