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1970–71 National Football League
League details
DatesOctober 1970 – 20 June 1971
League champions
WinnersKerry (9th win)
CaptainDonie O'Sullivan
League runners-up
Runners-upMayo

The 1970–71 National Football League was the 40th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

Kerry beat Mayo in the final.[1][2][3][4]

Format

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1970-71 saw the introduction of a new format.

Divisions

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  • Division One: 16 teams. Split into two groups of 8.
  • Division Two: 16 teams. Split into two groups of 8.

Round-robin format

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Each team played every other team in its division (or group where the division is split) once, either home or away.

Points awarded

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

Titles

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Knockout stage structure

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In the semi-Finals, the match-ups were as follows:

  • Quarter-final 1: First-placed team in Division One (A) v Second-placed team in Division One (B)
  • Quarter-final 2: Second-placed team in Division One (A) v First-placed team in Division One (B)

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

Separation of teams on equal points

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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.[5]

Group stage

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Division One

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Results

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Division One (A) play-offs
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2 May 1971 For 1st Place Kerry 0-15 — 1-8 Dublin Croke Park, Dublin[6]
Division One (B) play-offs
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25 April 1971 For 2nd Place Derry 1-7 — 1-6 Antrim Dungannon

Tables

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Group A
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Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Kerry 7 5 1 1 11 Qualified for Knockout Stage
Dublin 7 5 1 1 11
Offaly 7 4 2 1 10
Cork 7 4 0 3 8
Kildare 7 3 1 3 7
Galway 7 3 1 3 7
Longford 7 1 0 6 2 Relegated to Division Two of the 1971–72 NFL
Roscommon 7 0 0 7 0

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Division two

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Tables

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Group A
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Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Tipperary 7 7 0 0 14 Qualified for Knockout Stage; promoted to Division One of the 1971–72 NFL
Waterford 7 5 1 1 13
Limerick 7 5 0 2 10
Kilkenny 7 4 0 3 8
Wexford 7 2 1 4 5
Clare 7 2 1 4 5
Wicklow 7 1 1 5 3
Carlow 7 0 0 7 0
Group B
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Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Laois 7 6 1 0 13 Qualified for Knockout Stage; promoted to Division One of the 1971–72 NFL
Fermanagh 7 6 0 1 12
Armagh 7 5 0 2 10
Westmeath 7 4 0 3 8
Monaghan 7 3 1 3 7
Tyrone 7 2 0 5 4
Donegal 7 1 0 6 2
Leitrim 7 0 0 7 0

Knockout stage

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Division One

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16 May 1971 Semi-Final Kerry 1-11 — 1-10 Derry Croke Park, Dublin
24 May 1971 Semi-Final Dublin 0-8 — 1-9 Mayo Croke Park, Dublin
20 June 1971 Final Kerry 0-11 — 0-8 Mayo Croke Park, Dublin
Mick O'Dwyer 0-6; Brendan Lynch 0-3; Donie O'Sullivan, Mick Gleeson 0-1 each J Corcoran 0-7 (7f); T Fitzgerald 0-1 Attendance: 25,000[8]
Referee: Paul Kelly (Dublin)[9]

Division two

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25 April 1971 Semi-Final Tipperary 2-9 — 0-13 Fermanagh Croke Park, Dublin[10]
25 April 1971 Semi-Final Waterford 1-9 — 0-6 Laois Nowlan Park, Kilkenny[11]
16 May 1971 Final Tipperary 0-10 — 1-6 Waterford Clonmel

References

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  1. ^ GAA Final Teams
  2. ^ "1971". Mayo GAA Blog.
  3. ^ "Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: :: 1971 League :: Semi-final :: Kerry Vs Derry". www.terracetalk.com.
  4. ^ "20.06.1971 National Football League Final [D727] - Images | Irish Photo Archive". irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com.
  5. ^ "Derry back in top four", Irish Press, 26/04/1971, p. 13
  6. ^ "Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: 1971 League". www.terracetalk.com.
  7. ^ "League tables tidied up", Irish Press, 26/04/1971, p. 13
  8. ^ "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
  9. ^ "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002,ISBN 9781903464151
  10. ^ "Tipperary Footballers are still undefeated", Irish Press, 26/04/1971, p. 12
  11. ^ "Waterford earn place in Division Two final", Irish Press, 26/04/1971, p. 12
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