1977–78 National Football League (Ireland)
| League details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | October 1977 – 23 April 1978 |
| League champions | |
| Winners | Dublin (5th win) |
| Captain | Tony Hanahoe |
| Manager | Tony Hanahoe |
| League runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Mayo |
| Captain | John P Keane[1] |
| Manager | Johnny Carey |
← 1976–77 1978–79 → | |
The 1977–78 National Football League was the 47th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.
Dublin beat Mayo in the final.[2][3][4]
Format
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Group stage
Division One (North)
Table
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mayo
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | Qualified for Knockout Stages |
 Cavan
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
 Roscommon
|
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
 Tyrone
|
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
 Antrim
|
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
 Derry
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | Relegated to Division Two of the 1978–79 NFL |
Division One (South)
Table
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dublin
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | Qualified for Knockout Stages |
 Kildare
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| Cork
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
 Galway
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
 Kerry
|
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |
 Offaly
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | Relegated to Division Two of the 1978–79 NFL |
Division Two (North)
Group A Play-offs
| 22 January 1978 For 1st Place | Armagh | 2-9 — 2-7 | Down | Castleblaney |
| 29 January 1978 For 2nd Place | Down | 1-11 — 0-5 | Louth | Castleblaney |
Group B Play-offs
| 22 January 1978 For 1st Place | Donegal | 0-13 — 0-10 | Fermanagh | Ballybofey |
Inter-Group Play-offs
| 19 February 1978 Final | Down | 2-7 — 1-3 | Armagh | Castleblaney |
Group A Table
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Armagh
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
 Down
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | Qualified for Knockout Stages; promoted to Division One of the 1978–79 NFL |
| Louth
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| Westmeath
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
 Antrim
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Group B Table
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donegal
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
 Fermanagh
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| Leitrim
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
 Sligo
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| Longford
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Division Two (South)
Group A Play-offs
Group B Play-offs
Inter-Group Play-offs
Group A Table
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laois
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | Qualified for Knockout Stages; promoted to Division One of the 1978–79 NFL |
| Meath
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| Tipperary
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
 Clare
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| Limerick
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Group B Table
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Wexford
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
 Carlow
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | |
| Wicklow
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| Waterford
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | |
 Kilkenny
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Knockout stage
Quarter-Finals
Semi-Finals
Final
References
- ^ "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
- ^ GAA Final Teams
- ^ Mayo Archive 1978
- ^ [1]
- ^ "GAA Results and Tables", Irish Independent, 5 December 1977, p. 11
- ^ "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