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1973–74 National Football League
League details
DatesOctober 1973 – 12 May 1974
League champions
WinnersKerry (12th win)
CaptainPaudie O'Donoghue
ManagerJohnny Culloty
League runners-up
Runners-upRoscommon

The 1973–74 National Football League was the 43rd staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

Kerry beat Roscommon in the final to complete a four-in-a-row.[1][2][3]

Format

Division One

Knockout stage

7 April 1974 Semi-Final Kerry 2-14 — 0-12 Tyrone Croke Park,Dublin[4]
28 April 1974 Semi-Final Roscommon 0-12 — 0-12 Sligo Croke Park,Dublin
5 May 1974 Semi-Final Replay Roscommon 0-16 — 0-10 Sligo McHale Park,Castlebar
12 May 1974 Final Kerry 1-6 — 0-9 Roscommon Croke Park,Dublin
26 May 1974 Final Replay Kerry 0-14 — 0-8 Roscommon Croke Park,Dublin

Final Standings

Group A

Team Pld W D L F A Aver Pts Status
Kerry 7 5 1 1 131 75 1.747 11 National Football League Champions
Roscommon 7 4 2 1 95 70 1.357 10 National Football League Runners-up
Offaly 7 4 1 2 101 62 1.629 9
Galway 7 4 1 2 103 73 1.411 9
Cork 7 4 1 2 98 82 1.195 9
Wicklow 6 2 1 4 72 116 0.621 5
Longford 6 1 1 5 61 120 0.508 3 Relegated to Division Two of the 1974–75 NFL
Tipperary 7 0 0 7 55 118 0.466 0 Relegated to Division Three of the 1974–75 NFL

Group B

Team Pld W D L F A Aver Pts Status
Sligo 7 6 1 0 95 60 1.583 13 National Football league semi-finalists
Tyrone 7 4 2 1 87 65 1.338 10
Derry 7 4 0 3 81 63 1.286 8
Mayo 7 3 1 3 87 88 0.989 7
Down 7 3 0 4 69 71 0.972 6 Relegated to Division Two of the 1974–75 NFL
Fermanagh 7 3 0 4 64 75 0.853 6
Cavan 7 2 0 5 64 83 0.771 4
Westmeath 7 1 0 6 60 102 0.588 2 Relegated to Division Three of the 1974–75 NFL

Division Two

Knockout stage

21 April 1974 Semi-Final Kildare 3-15 — 3-8 Meath Croke Park,Dublin
21 April 1974 Semi-Final Dublin 1-13 — 1-8 Antrim Croke Park,Dublin
5 May 1974 Final Kildare 3-13 — 2-9 Dublin Croke Park,Dublin[5]

Final standings

Group A

Team Pld W D L F A Aver Pts Status
Dublin 7 6 0 1 121 63 1.747 12 Division Two Runners-up; Promoted to Division One of the 1975–75 NFL
Kildare 7 5 1 1 125 65 1.923 11 Division Two Champions; Promoted to Division One of the 1975–75 NFL
Waterford 7 5 0 2 121 77 1.571 10 Move to Division Three of the 1974–75 NFL
Clare 7 4 1 2 97 82 1.183 9
Wexford 7 3 0 4 78 94 0.830 6
Limerick 6 2 0 5 79 106 0.745 4
Carlow 6 2 0 5 94 116 0.810 4
Kilkenny 7 0 0 7 44 156 0.282 0

Group B

Team Pld W D L F A Aver Pts Status
Antrim 7 6 0 1 98 63 1.556 12 Division Two Semi-Finalists; Move to Division Two of the 1974–75 NFL
Meath 7 5 1 1 117 63 1.857 11
Donegal 7 4 2 1 105 76 1.382 10 Move to Division Three of the 1974–75 NFL
Laois 7 4 2 1 98 85 1.153 10
Louth 7 2 2 3 98 91 1.077 6
Monaghan 7 1 1 5 66 123 0.537 3
Leitrim 7 1 1 5 50 96 0.521 3
Armagh 7 0 1 6 66 101 0.653 1

References

  1. ^ GAA Final Teams
  2. ^ [1]
  3. ^ Kennelly Archive
  4. ^ "Tyrone crushed by Kerry might", Irish Independent, 08 April 1974
  5. ^ "Kildare success", Irish Press, 6 May 1974, p. 16
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