The 1969–70 National Football League was the 39th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland .
Mayo beat Down in the final.[1] [2] [3] [4] The funeral of J. J. Cribbin , who scored two goals and a point in the final, occurred exactly fifty years later.[5] [6] [7]
Format [ ]
Round-Robin Format [ ]
Division Two (B) and Division Three (A): Played as a double round-robin.[8]
All other groups: Single Round-Robin. Each team played every other team in its division (or group where the division is split) once, either home or away.
Titles [ ]
Teams in all four divisions competed for the National Football League title.
Teams that did not qualify for the inter-divisional play-offs completed for the Supplementary League Title. There was a severe lack of interest in this league, with considerable delays in organising fixtures in the Southern section.[9] When the final was eventually played, fewer than 100 people attended.[10]
League Phase [ ]
Division One [ ]
Inter-Group Play-Offs [ ]
Division Two [ ]
Inter-Group Play-Offs [ ]
Division Three [ ]
Inter-Group Play-Offs [ ]
Division Four [ ]
Group A Play-Offs [ ]
Kildare v Roscommon
1 February 1970 For 2nd place Kildare 2-12 — 1-4 Roscommon Athy [22]
Inter-Group Play-Offs [ ]
Wexford v Limerick
22 March 1970 Semi-Final Wexford 2-8 — 1-3 Limerick Clonmel [24]
Kildare v Wexford
5 April 1970 Final Kildare 2-8 — 0-4 Wexford Dr. Cullen Park , Carlow [25]
Supplementary League [ ]
A: Longford ,
B: Kilkenny , Waterford , Carlow
Group A Regulation Games [ ]
Antrim v Fermanagh
29 March 1970 Antrim 3-8 — 1-5 Fermanagh [28]
Group B Regulation Games [ ]
Cork v Carlow
19 April 1970 Cork 0-17 — 2-6 Carlow Dr. Cullen Park , Carlow [32]
Supplementary League Final [ ]
Knockout Phase [ ]
Semi-Finals [ ]
Finals [ ]
References [ ]
^ GAA Final Teams
^ GAA Archive 1970 [permanent dead link ]
^ Mayo GAA Blog
^ "Mayo’s 1970 National Football League win remembered" - Mayo News
^ "Death has taken place of Milltown PP Canon JJ Cribben, former Mayo footballer" . MidWest Radio . 9 May 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2020 .
^ Rooney, Declan (8 May 2020). "Mayo mourns death of League winner Fr JJ Cribbin" . Irish Examiner . Retrieved 8 May 2020 .
^ "Mayo GAA mourn death of former footballer Fr JJ Cribbin" . Hogan Stand . 10 May 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2020 .
^ "League Tables", Irish Press, 18 November 1969, p. 16
^ Croke, Andy, "Lack of interest hits new league", Sunday Independent, 26 April 1970, p. 15
^ "Cork footballers too good for Antrim", Cork Examiner, 29 June 1970, p. 11
^ "Down and Westmeath finish all square", Irish Independent, 2 March 1970, p. 9
^ "National Football and Hurling League Special", Irish Press, 9 March 1970, p. 15
^ "National Football and Hurling League Special", Irish Press, 9 March 1970, p. 15
^ "Results at a Glance", Irish Press, 23 March 1970, p. 14
^ "Down scrape in", Irish Independent, 6 April 1970, p. 10
^ National Football and Hurling League Special", Irish Press, 9 March 1970, p. 15
^ National Football and Hurling League Special", Irish Press, 9 March 1970, p. 15
^ "Sligo miss made sure for Derry", Irish Press, 23 March 1970, p. 19
^ "Kerry go out in style", Irish Independent, 3 March 1970, p. 9
^ "Brilliant Mayo outclass poor Clare side at Galway", Irish Press, 23 March 1970, p. 19
^ "Mayo pull through", Irish Independent, 13 April 1970, p. 11
^ "Kildare knock out Roscommon", Irish Independent, 2 February 1970, p. 38
^ "National Football and Hurling League Special", Irish Press, 9 March 1970, p. 15
^ "Wexford in Final", Irish Press, 23 March 1970, p. 19
^ Cogley, Mitchel, "Easy for Kildare", Irish Press, 6 April 1970, p. 11
^ "G.A.A. in brief", Irish Press, 16 March 1970, p. 11
^ "Dolan's effort was in vain", Irish Press, 23 March 1970, p. 19
^ "Fermanagh go down in League tie", Anglo Celt, 3 April 1970, p. 13
^ "Early goals paved way for Antrim", Irish Press, 6 April 1970, p. 15
^ "Dual win for Antrim", Irish Independent, 13 April 1970, p. 12
^ "G.A.A. in brief", Irish Press, 16 March 1970, p. 11
^ "Results at a glance", Irish Press, 20 April 1970, p. 14
^ "Tipperary footballers well on top", Cork Examiner, 22 April 1970, p. 14
^ "Cork footballers too good for Antrim", Cork Examiner, 29 June 1970, p. 11
^ "Down cover supreme as Kildare go out of race", Irish Independent, 13/04/1970, p.11
^ "Results at a glance", Irish Press, 20/04/1970, p.14
^ "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