1969–70 National Football League (Ireland)

The 1969–70 National Football League was the 39th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

1969–70 National Football League
League details
DatesOctober 1969 – 10 May 1970
League champions
WinnersMayo (10th win)
CaptainJohnny Carey
League runners-up
Runners-upDown
CaptainTom O'Hare

Mayo beat Down in the final.[1][2][3][4] The funeral of J. J. Cribbin, who scored two goals and a point in the final, occurred exactly fifty years later.[5][6][7]

Format

Round-Robin Format
  • Division Two (B) and Division Three (A): Played as a double round-robin.[8]
  • All other groups: Single Round-Robin. Each team played every other team in its division (or group where the division is split) once, either home or away.

Titles

Teams in all four divisions competed for the National Football League title.

Teams that did not qualify for the inter-divisional play-offs completed for the Supplementary League Title. There was a severe lack of interest in this league, with considerable delays in organising fixtures in the Southern section.[9] When the final was eventually played, fewer than 100 people attended.[10]

League Phase

Inter-Group Play-Offs
1 March 1970 Semi-Final Down 2-7 — 2-7 Westmeath Croke Park, Dublin[11]
8 March 1970 Semi-Final Replay Down 1-13 — 1-7 Westmeath Páirc Tailteann, Navan[12]
8 March 1970 Semi-Final Louth 1-12 — 1-12 Dublin Croke Park, Dublin[13]
22 March 1970 Semi-Final Replay Louth 0-10 — 0-8 Dublin Páirc Tailteann, Navan[14]
5 April 1970 Final Down 0-9 — 0-7 Louth Croke Park, Dublin[15]

Inter-Group Play-Offs
8 March 1970 Semi-Final Derry 4-13 — 0-5 Donegal Dungannon[16]
8 March 1970 Semi-Final Sligo 0-6 — 0-5 Cavan Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon[17]
22 March 1970 Final Derry 0-11 — 0-7 Sligo Ballyshannon[18]

Inter-Group Play-Offs
1 March 1970 Semi-Final Kerry 3-9 — 0-10 Galway Croke Park, Dublin[19]
Attendance: 13,158
22 March 1970 Semi-Final Mayo 3-11 — 0-5 Clare Pearse Stadium, Salthill[20]
12 April 1970 Final Mayo 0-10 — 1-5 Kerry Pearse Stadium, Salthill[21]

Group A Play-Offs
1 February 1970 For 2nd place Kildare 2-12 — 1-4 Roscommon Athy[22]

Inter-Group Play-Offs
8 March 1970 Semi-Final Kildare 2-7 — 0-5 Wicklow Croke Park, Dublin[23]
22 March 1970 Semi-Final Wexford 2-8 — 1-3 Limerick Clonmel[24]
5 April 1970 Final Kildare 2-8 — 0-4 Wexford Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow[25]

Supplementary League

A: Longford, B: Kilkenny, Waterford, Carlow

Group A Regulation Games
15 March 1970 Armagh 1-15 — 1-5 Leitrim Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon[26]
22 March 1970 Fermanagh 2-11 — 1-9 Leitrim Irvinestown[27]
29 March 1970 Antrim 3-8 — 1-5 Fermanagh [28]
5 April 1970 Antrim 5-8 — 0-5 Leitrim Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon[29]
12 April 1970 Antrim 6-7 — 1-6 Armagh Casement Park, Belfast[30]

Group B Regulation Games
15 March 1970 Cork 2-5 — 0-6 Tipperary Fermoy[31]
19 April 1970 Cork 0-17 — 2-6 Carlow Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow[32]
21 April 1970 Tipperary 4-10 — 1-6 Kilkenny Nowlan Park, Kilkenny[33]

Supplementary League Final
27 June 1970 Cork 2-6 — 0-8 Antrim Croke Park, Dublin[34]
Referee: P Kelly (Dublin)

Knockout Phase

Semi-Finals
Down1-11 – 2-3Kildare
Attendance: 11,101
Mayo1-11 – 2-7Derry

Finals
Mayo4-7 – 0-10Down
J. J. Cribbin 2-1; J Corcoran 0-4; T Fitzgerald, J Gibbons 1-0 each; W McGee, J Langan 0-1 each
Attendance: 32,042[37]
Referee: John Moloney (Tipperary)[38]

References
  1. GAA Final Teams
  2. GAA Archive 1970
  3. Mayo GAA Blog
  4. "Mayo’s 1970 National Football League win remembered" - Mayo News
  5. "Death has taken place of Milltown PP Canon JJ Cribben, former Mayo footballer". MidWest Radio. 9 May 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  6. Rooney, Declan (8 May 2020). "Mayo mourns death of League winner Fr JJ Cribbin". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  7. "Mayo GAA mourn death of former footballer Fr JJ Cribbin". Hogan Stand. 10 May 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  8. "League Tables", Irish Press, 18 November 1969, p. 16
  9. Croke, Andy, "Lack of interest hits new league", Sunday Independent, 26 April 1970, p. 15
  10. "Cork footballers too good for Antrim", Cork Examiner, 29 June 1970, p. 11
  11. "Down and Westmeath finish all square", Irish Independent, 2 March 1970, p. 9
  12. "National Football and Hurling League Special", Irish Press, 9 March 1970, p. 15
  13. "National Football and Hurling League Special", Irish Press, 9 March 1970, p. 15
  14. "Results at a Glance", Irish Press, 23 March 1970, p. 14
  15. "Down scrape in", Irish Independent, 6 April 1970, p. 10
  16. National Football and Hurling League Special", Irish Press, 9 March 1970, p. 15
  17. National Football and Hurling League Special", Irish Press, 9 March 1970, p. 15
  18. "Sligo miss made sure for Derry", Irish Press, 23 March 1970, p. 19
  19. "Kerry go out in style", Irish Independent, 3 March 1970, p. 9
  20. "Brilliant Mayo outclass poor Clare side at Galway", Irish Press, 23 March 1970, p. 19
  21. "Mayo pull through", Irish Independent, 13 April 1970, p. 11
  22. "Kildare knock out Roscommon", Irish Independent, 2 February 1970, p. 38
  23. "National Football and Hurling League Special", Irish Press, 9 March 1970, p. 15
  24. "Wexford in Final", Irish Press, 23 March 1970, p. 19
  25. Cogley, Mitchel, "Easy for Kildare", Irish Press, 6 April 1970, p. 11
  26. "G.A.A. in brief", Irish Press, 16 March 1970, p. 11
  27. "Dolan's effort was in vain", Irish Press, 23 March 1970, p. 19
  28. "Fermanagh go down in League tie", Anglo Celt, 3 April 1970, p. 13
  29. "Early goals paved way for Antrim", Irish Press, 6 April 1970, p. 15
  30. "Dual win for Antrim", Irish Independent, 13 April 1970, p. 12
  31. "G.A.A. in brief", Irish Press, 16 March 1970, p. 11
  32. "Results at a glance", Irish Press, 20 April 1970, p. 14
  33. "Tipperary footballers well on top", Cork Examiner, 22 April 1970, p. 14
  34. "Cork footballers too good for Antrim", Cork Examiner, 29 June 1970, p. 11
  35. "Down cover supreme as Kildare go out of race", Irish Independent, 13/04/1970, p.11
  36. "Results at a glance", Irish Press, 20/04/1970, p.14
  37. "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
  38. "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002,ISBN 9781903464151
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