1981–82 National Football League (Ireland)

The 1981–82 National Football League was the 51st staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

1981–82 National Football League
League details
DatesOctober 1981 – 24 May 1982
League champions
WinnersKerry (14th win)
CaptainJimmy Deenihan
ManagerMick O'Dwyer
League runners-up
Runners-upCork
CaptainDinny Allen

Kerry defeated Cork in the final after a replay.[1][2]

Format

Titles

Teams in all four divisions competed for one league title.

Divisions
  • Division One: 8 teams
  • Division Two: 8 teams
  • Division Three: 8 teams
  • Division Four: 8 teams

Round-Robin Format

Each team played every other team in its division once, either home or away.

Points awarded

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

Knockout stage qualifiers
  • Division One: top 4 teams[3]
  • Division Two: top 2 teams
  • Division Three: top team
  • Division Four: top team

Knockout phase structure

In the Preliminary Quarter-Finals, the match-ups were as follows

  • Preliminary Quarter-final 1: Fourth-placed team in Division One v First-placed team in Division Four
  • Preliminary Quarter-final 2: Second-placed team in Division Two v First-placed team in Division Three

In the Quarter-Finals, the match-ups were as follows

  • Quarter-final 1: Winner Preliminary Quarter-final 1 v First-placed team in Division Two
  • Quarter-final 2: Winner Preliminary Quarter-final 2 v Third-placed team in Division One

The semi-final match-ups are:

  • Semi-final 1: First-placed team in Division One v Winner Quarter-final 1
  • Semi-final 2: Second-placed team in Division One v Winner Quarter-final 2

Separation of teams on equal points

In the event that teams finish on equal points, then a play-off will be used to determine group placings if necessary, i.e. where to decide relegation places or quarter-finalists.

Group stage

Regulation games
18 October 1981 Cork 2-9 — 0-9 Mayo Pairc Ui Chaoimh, Cork
18 October 1981 Offaly 1-11 — 0-12 Dublin Croke Park[4]
22 November 1981 Roscommon 0-9 — 0-6 Kerry Dr Hyde Park, Roscommon[5]
Attendance: 1,500
Referee: P.J. McGrath, Mayo

Play-Offs
7 March 1982 For 3rd Place Cork 2-9 — 1-5 Kerry Killarney[6][7]
14 March 1982 For 2nd Place Cork 1-11 — 0-8 Offaly Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork[8]

Table
Team Pld W D L Pts Notes
Armagh 742110Qualified for Knockout Stages
Cork 74038
Offaly 74038
Kerry 74038
Dublin 73137
Mayo 73137
Galway 72145Relegated to Division Two of the 1982–83 NFL
Roscommon 71153

[9]

Play-Offs
7 March 1982 For 2nd Place Down 0-11 — 0-8 Meath Dundalk[10]

Table
Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Derry 751111Qualified for Knockout Stage; Promoted to Division One of the 1982–83 NFL
Down 742110
Meath 742110
Tyrone 72327
Kildare 72236
Cavan 73046
Fermanagh 71153Relegated to Division Three of the 1982–83 NFL
Monaghan 71153

[11]

Table
Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Wicklow 760112Qualified for Knockout Stage; Promoted to Division Two of the 1982–83 NFL
Antrim 751111Promoted to Division Two of the 1982–83 NFL
Laois 73137
Wexford 73137
Donegal 73046
Louth 73046
Tipperary 72155Relegated to Division Four of the 1982–83 NFL
Westmeath 71062

[12]

Division Four
7 March 1982 For 2nd Place Longford 1-8 — 0-9 Sligo Carrick-on-Shannon[13]

Table
Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Clare 770014Qualified for Knockout Stage; Promoted to Division Three of the 1982–83 NFL
Longford 750210Promoted to Division Three of the 1982–83 NFL
Sligo 750210
Waterford 73046
Carlow 72236
Limerick 72145
Leitrim 71153
Kilkenny 71062

[14]

Knockout Stages

Preliminary Quarter-Finals
Kerry4-6 – 1-3Clare
Down3-8 – 0-9Wicklow
Attendance: 2,553

Quarter-Finals
Kerry1-11 – 0-5Derry
Offaly1-9 – 0-12Down
Offaly3-8 – 1-10Down

Semi-Finals
Kerry3-14 – 1-5Armagh
Cork1-15 – 1-10Offaly

Final
Kerry0-11 – 0-11Cork
Attendance: 30,000[21]
Referee: Seamus Aldridge (Kildare)[22]
Kerry1-9 – 0-8Cork
Attendance: 25,000[23]
Referee: Seamus Aldridge (Kildare)[24]

References
  1. GAA Final Teams
  2. Terrace Talk 1982
  3. "League play-offs cause confusion", Cork Examiner, 10 March 1982, p. 15
  4. "Results at a glance", Irish Press, 19 October 1981, p. 14
  5. "Kerry suffer first defeat", Cork Examiner, 23 November 1981, p. 14
  6. http://www.terracetalk.com/kerry-football/year/1982/League
  7. "League play-offs cause confusion", Cork Examiner, 10 March 1982, p. 15
  8. "Confident Cork hold whiphand", Irish Independent, 15 March 1982, p. 11
  9. "GAA Results in Brief", Irish Independent, 01/03/1982, p. 9
  10. "GAA Results", Irish Independent, 8 March 1982, p. 11
  11. "GAA Results in Brief", Irish Independent, 01/03/1982, p. 9
  12. "GAA Results in Brief", Irish Independent, 01/03/1982, p. 9
  13. "GAA Results", Irish Independent, 8 March 1982, p. 11
  14. "GAA Results in Brief", Irish Independent, 01/03/1982, p. 9
  15. "Handy for Down as Wicklows defence concedes chances".
  16. "GAA Results", Irish Press, 22 March 1982, p. 13
  17. "GAA Results", Irish Press, 22 March 1982, p. 13
  18. "Goalkeeping error costs Down dearly", Cork Examiner, 5 April 1982, p. 16
  19. "GAA Results", Irish Press, 12 April 1982, p. 13
  20. "GAA Results", Irish Press, 12 April 1982, p. 13
  21. "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
  22. "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
  23. "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
  24. "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
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