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1974–75 National Football League
League details
DatesOctober 1974 – 18 May 1975
League champions
WinnersMeath (4th win)
CaptainRonan Giles
ManagerMicheál O'Brien
League runners-up
Runners-upDublin
CaptainSeán Doherty
ManagerKevin Heffernan

The 1974–75 National Football League was the 44th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

Meath won a surprise victory over Dublin in the final.[1][2][3]

Format

Divisions

  • Division One: 12 teams. Split into two groups of 6.
  • Division Two: 6 teams
  • Division Three: 14 teams. Split into two groups of 7.

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 (A): top 2 teams
  • Division One (B): top 2 teams
  • Division Two: group winners
  • Division Three: Division winners. Determined by a play-off between the two group winners

Knockout phase structure

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

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

The semi-final match-ups are:

  • Semi-final 1: First Placed team in Division One (A) v Winner Quarter-final 1
  • Semi-final 2: First Placed team in Division One (B) v Winner Quarter-final 2

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

Promotion and Relegation

  • Division One: 1 relegation place. Bottom teams in Division One (A) and Division One (B) play-off
  • Division Two: group winners promoted to Division One. Bottom team demoted to Division Three.
  • Division Three: 1 promotion place. Group winners of Division Three (A) and Division Three (B) play-off

Separation of teams on equal points

In the event that teams finish on equal points, then teams were separated according to points average(goals scored divided by goals conceded).[4]

Group stage

Division One

Results

Division One Relegation Play-Off
27 April 1975 Kildare 3-5 — 2-6 Wicklow Croke Park, Dublin[5]

Tables

Division Two

Table

Team Pld W D L F A Aver Pts Notes
Meath 5 4 0 1 61 44 1.386 8 Advanced to Knockout stage and promoted to Division One of the 1975–76 NFL
Down 5 4 0 1 48 37 1.297 8
Cavan 5 2 1 2 45 42 1.071 5
Antrim 5 2 0 3 53 49 1.082 4
Fermanagh 5 1 1 3 41 55 0.745 3
Longford 5 0 2 3 43 64 0.672 2 Relegated to Division Three of the 1975–76 NFL

Division Three

Results

Division Three Promotion Play-Off
16 March 1975 Monaghan 1-5 — 0-5 Clare O'Moore Park, Portlaoise[6]

Tables

Group A
Team Pld W D L F A Aver Pts Notes
Monaghan 6 5 0 1 78 40 1.950 10 Advanced to Knockout stage and promoted to Division Two of the 1975–76 NFL
Louth 6 5 0 1 90 54 1.667 10
Armagh 6 4 0 2 75 55 1.364 8
Donegal 6 2 1 3 67 62 1.081 5
Westmeath 6 2 0 4 47 75 0.627 4
Laois 6 1 1 4 56 71 0.789 3
Leitrim 6 1 0 5 45 101 0.446 2
Group B
Team Pld W D L F A Aver Pts Notes
Clare 6 6 0 0 73 29 2.517 12
Tipperary 6 5 0 1 102 62 1.645 10
Wexford 6 3 0 3 82 67 1.224 6
Limerick 6 3 0 3 78 74 1.054 6
Waterford 6 3 0 3 64 64 1.000 6
Carlow 6 1 0 5 58 81 0.716 2
Kilkenny 6 0 0 6 44 124 0.355 0

Knockout stage

Quarter-Finals

Meath0-11 –0-6Kerry
Tyrone1-9 –1-7Monaghan

Semi-Finals

Meath4-6 –0-8Mayo
Dublin3-12 –1-7Tyrone
Attendance: 22,487

Finals

Meath0-16 – 1-9Dublin
Attendance: 40,853[11]
Referee: Harry O'Reilly (Louth)[12]

References

  1. ^ GAA Final Teams
  2. ^ [1]
  3. ^ "The boylan leinster breakthrough - 25 years ago"
  4. ^ "National Football League placings clarified", Irish Press, 03/03/1975, p. 14
  5. ^ "Vital goal by Carew", Irish Independent, 28/04/1975, p. 10
  6. ^ "GAA in brief", Irish Independent, 17/03/1975, p. 8
  7. ^ http://www.terracetalk.com/kerry-football/year/1975/League
  8. ^ "Tyrone earn semi-final with Dublin", Irish Independent, 24/03/1975, p.8
  9. ^ http://mayogaablog.com/?page_id=1189
  10. ^ "Dublin stroll to National Football League final", Irish Independent, 05/05/1975, p.8
  11. ^ "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
  12. ^ "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
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