1974–75 National Football League (Ireland)
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.
| 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 |
← 1973–74 1975–76 → | |
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 Relegation Play-Off
| 27 April 1975 | Kildare | 3-5 — 2-6 | Wicklow | Croke Park, Dublin[5] |
Tables
Group A
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Group B
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Table
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Aver | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meath | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 44 | 1.386 | 8 | Advanced to Knockout stage and promoted to Division One of the 1975–76 NFL |
| Down | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 37 | 1.297 | 8 | |
| Cavan | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 45 | 42 | 1.071 | 5 | |
| Antrim | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 53 | 49 | 1.082 | 4 | |
| Fermanagh | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 41 | 55 | 0.745 | 3 | |
| Longford | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 43 | 64 | 0.672 | 2 | Relegated to Division Three of the 1975–76 NFL |
Division Three Promotion Play-Off
| 16 March 1975 | Monaghan | 1-5 — 0-5 | Clare | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise[6] |
Knockout stage
References
- GAA Final Teams
- "The boylan leinster breakthrough - 25 years ago"
- "National Football League placings clarified", Irish Press, 03/03/1975, p. 14
- "Vital goal by Carew", Irish Independent, 28/04/1975, p. 10
- "GAA in brief", Irish Independent, 17/03/1975, p. 8
- http://www.terracetalk.com/kerry-football/year/1975/League
- "Tyrone earn semi-final with Dublin", Irish Independent, 24/03/1975, p.8
- http://mayogaablog.com/?page_id=1189
- "Dublin stroll to National Football League final", Irish Independent, 05/05/1975, p.8
- "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
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