1990–91 National Football League (Ireland)

The 1990–91 National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Royal Liver Assurance National Football League, was the 60th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

1990–91 National Football League
League details
DatesOctober 1990 – 5 May 1991
League champions
WinnersDublin (7th win)
CaptainTommy Carr
ManagerPaddy Cullen
League runners-up
Runners-upKildare
ManagerMick O'Dwyer

Dublin defeated Kildare in the final.[1][2][3]

Format

1990-91 was the final season of this league structure. The league was re-formatted for 1991-92. [4]

Divisions
  • Division One: 8 teams
  • Division Two: 8 teams
  • Division Three: 16 teams. Split into two regional groups of 8 (North and South)

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: first 4 teams
  • Division Two: first 2 teams
  • Division Three (North): first team
  • Division Three (South): first team

Knockout phase structure

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

  • Quarter-final 1: First-placed team in Division One v First-placed team in Division Three (South)
  • Quarter-final 2: Second-placed team in Division One v First-placed team in Division Three (North)
  • Quarter-final 3: Third-placed team in Division One v Second-placed team in Division Two
  • Quarter-final 4: Fourth-placed team in Division One v First-placed team in Division Two

The semi-final match-ups are

  • Semi-final 1: Winner Quarter-final 1 v Winner Quarter-final 4
  • Semi-final 2: Winner Quarter-final 2 v Winner Quarter-final 3

The final match-up is: Winner Semi-final 1 v Winner Semi-final 2.

Promotion and Relegation

Owing to the re-structure of the league, promotion and relegation did not take place in the same manner as it did under the same structure in other years.

  • Division One: No relegation. All 8 teams placed in Division One of the 1991–92 NFL.
  • Division Two: top 7 teams placed in Division One of the 1991–92 NFL. Bottom team placed in Division Two of the 1991–92 NFL.
  • Division Three (North): group winners promoted to Division One of the 1991–92 NFL. Group runners up play-off for the third promotion slot from Division Three to Division One of the 1991–92 NFL. Remaining teams in the group placed in Division Two of the 1991–92 NFL.
  • Division Three (South): group winners promoted to Division One of the 1991–92 NFL. Group runners up play-off for the third promotion slot from Division Three to Division One of the 1991–92 NFL. Remaining teams in the group placed in Division Two of the 1991–92 NFL.

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.

League Phase Tables and Results

Division One
Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Dublin 751111Advance to quarter-finals; placed in Division One of the 1991–92 NFL
Donegal 741210
Kerry 74038
Roscommon 74038
Armagh 73137Placed in Division One of the 1991–92 NFL
Meath 72236
Down 71244
Cork 71153

[5]

Division Two Play-Offs
31 March 1991 For 2nd Place Kildare 3-11 — 2-8 Leitrim Navan [6]

Table
Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Tyrone 751111Advance to quarter-finals; placed in Division One of the 1991–92 NFL
Kildare 750210
Leitrim 750210Placed in Division One of the 1991–92 NFL
Derry 74129
Mayo 73228
Longford 71153
Antrim 71153
Cavan 71062Placed in Division Two of the 1991–92 NFL

Division Three Promotion Play-Off
31 March 1991 Galway 1-13 — 0-10 Wexford Navan [7]

Division Three (North) Table
Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Offaly 770014Advance to quarter-finals; placed in Division One of the 1991–92 NFL
Galway 751111Placed in Division One of the 1991–92 NFL
Louth 74038Placed in Division Two of the 1991–92 NFL
Laois 73046
Fermanagh 73046
Monaghan 73046
Westmeath 71153
Sligo 71062

Division Three (South) Table
Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Wicklow 761013Advance to quarter-finals; placed in Division One of the 1991–92 NFL
Wexford 750210Placed in Division Two of the 1991–92 NFL
Tipperary 74038
Limerick 74038
Carlow 73046
Waterford 73046
Clare 72145
Kilkenny 70070

Knockout Stages

Quarter-Finals
Dublin2-10 – 0-11Wicklow
Donegal1-16 – 0-16Offaly
Attendance: 5,000
Kildare1-7 – 0-9Kerry
Roscommon1-9 – 0-11Tyrone
Attendance: 5,000

Semi-Finals
Dublin1-18 – 0-11Roscommon
Kildare0-14 – 1-10Donegal

Final
Dublin1-9 – 0-10Kildare
Attendance: 50,000
Referee: Damian Campbell Tempo Maguires Co.Fermanagh

References
  1. "GAA Final Teams". Archived from the original on 2015-07-17. Retrieved 2015-07-20.
  2. GAA Archive 1991
  3. Photos of final
  4. "New League system to get the boot", Irish Independent, 23 January 1992, p. 16
  5. "Tables", Irish Press, 11/03/1991, p. 62
  6. "Results", Irish Press, 1 April 1991, p. 14
  7. "Galway win dull encounter", Irish Press, 1 April 1991, p. 53
  8. "Dubs stroll through Garden", Irish Independent, 15 April 1991, p. 26
  9. "Roscommon make Tyrone pay heavy price for squandermania", Irish Independent, 15 April 1991, p. 26
  10. http://www.terracetalk.com/kerry-football/year/1991/League
  11. "Roscommon make Tyrone pay heavy price for squandermania", Irish Independent, 15 April 1991, p. 26
  12. "Cullen's deadly destroyers", Irish Independent, 22 April 1991, p. 25
  13. "Micko's men march on", Irish Independent, 22 April 1991, p. 25
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