1976–77 National Football League (Ireland)

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1976–77 National Football League
League details
DatesOctober 1976 – 17 April 1977
Teams32
League champions
WinnersKerry (13th win)
CaptainJohn O'Keeffe
ManagerMick O'Dwyer
League runners-up
Runners-upDublin
CaptainTony Hanahoe
ManagerTony Hanahoe (player-manager)

The 1976–77 National Football League was the 46th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

Kerry narrowly beat Dublin in the final.[1][2][3]

Format

All 32 counties of Ireland compete: 12 in Division 1 and 20 in Division 2.

Division 1 is composed of two groups of 6 teams (North and South). Each team plays the other teams in its group once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw.

  • The first-placed team in each group advances to the NFL semi-finals.
  • The second-placed team in each group advances to the NFL quarter-finals.
  • The last-placed team is relegated.

Division 2 is composed of two groups of 10 teams (North and South). Each of these is further divided into two groups of 5. The top two in each group play semi-finals and finals, with the North champions and the South champions advancing to the NFL quarter-finals and being promoted.

Group stage

Division One (North)

Play-offs

6 February 1977 For 1st Place Mayo 1-9 — 1-6 Roscommon Tuam
13 March 1977 For 5th Place Antrim 2-7 — 0-10 Sligo Clones

Table

Team Pld W D L Pts Notes
Mayo 5 4 0 1 8 Qualified for Knockout Stages
Roscommon 5 4 0 1 8
Tyrone 5 3 0 2 6
Derry 5 2 0 3 4
Antrim 5 1 0 4 2
Sligo 5 1 0 4 2 Relegated to Division Two of the 1977–78 NFL

[4]

Division One (South)

Play-offs

13 March 1977 For 5th Place Galway 0-16 — 2-6 Meath O'Connor Park, Tullamore

Table

Team Pld W D L Pts Notes
Kerry 5 4 1 0 9 Qualified for Knockout Stages
Dublin 5 3 1 1 7
Cork 5 2 2 1 6
Kildare 5 2 0 3 4
Galway 5 0 2 3 2
Meath 5 0 2 3 2 Relegated to Division Two of the 1977–78 NFL

Division Two (North)

Group B Play-offs

16 January 1977 For 1st Place Cavan 2-10 — 1-5 Leitrim Pearse Park, Longford
30 January 1977 For 2nd Place Donegal 0-14 — 1-9
AET		 Leitrim Sligo[5]

Inter-Group Play-offs

6 February 1977 Semi-Final Cavan 0-12 — 0-9 Armagh Ballybay
6 February 1977 Semi-Final Donegal 1-8 — 0-8 Down Dungannon
6 March 1977 Final Cavan 0-12 — 0-9 Donegal Irvinestown

Group A Table

Team Pld W D L Pts Notes
Armagh 4 3 1 0 7
Down 4 3 1 0 7
Monaghan 4 2 0 2 4
Westmeath 4 1 0 3 2
Louth 4 0 0 4 0

Group B Table

Team Pld W D L Pts Notes
Cavan 4 3 0 1 6 Qualified for Knockout Stages; promoted to Division One of the 1977–78 NFL
Donegal 4 3 0 1 6
Leitrim 4 3 0 1 6
Fermanagh 4 1 0 3 2
Longford 4 0 0 4 0

Division Two (South)

Inter-Group Play-offs

6 February 1977 Semi-Final Laois 2-9 — 2-8 Waterford Carlow
6 February 1977 Semi-Final Offaly 4-14 — 2-2 Wicklow Croke Park, Dublin
6 March 1977 Final Offaly 2-13 — 0-9 Laois Croke Park, Dublin

Group A Table

Team Pld W D L Pts Notes
Offaly 4 3 1 0 7 Qualified for Knockout Stages; promoted to Division One of the 1977–78 NFL
Laois 4 2 1 1 5
Clare 4 2 0 2 4
Tipperary 4 2 0 2 4
Limerick 4 0 0 4 0

Group B Table

Team Pld W D L Pts Notes
Waterford 4 3 1 0 7
Wicklow 4 2 1 1 5
Carlow 4 2 0 2 4
Wexford 4 1 2 1 4
Kilkenny 4 0 0 4 0

Knockout stage

Quarter-Finals

Roscommon1-4 – 0-5Offaly
Dublin2-12 – 1-7Cavan

Semi-Finals

Mayo0-5 – 2-12Dublin
Kerry2-13 – 0-8Roscommon

Finals

Kerry1-8 – 1-6Dublin
Attendance: 43,456[7]
Referee: JJ Landers (Waterford)[8]

References

  1. ^ GAA Final Teams
  2. ^ Terrace Talk 1977
  3. ^ [1]
  4. ^ "GAA Results and Tables", Irish Independent, 6 December 1976, p. 11
  5. ^ "Leitrim crash in extra time", Irish Independent, 31 January 1977, p. 11
  6. ^ http://www.terracetalk.com/kerry-football/year/1977/League
  7. ^ "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
  8. ^ "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
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