1973–74 National Football League (Ireland)

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1973–74 National Football League
League details
DatesOctober 1973 – 12 May 1974
League champions
WinnersKerry (12th win)
CaptainPaudie O'Donoghue
ManagerJohnny Culloty
League runners-up
Runners-upRoscommon

The 1973–74 National Football League was the 43rd staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

Kerry beat Roscommon in the final to complete a four-in-a-row.[1][2][3]

Format[]

Rob Robin system as usual.

Division One[]

Tables[]

Group A[]

Team Pld W D L F A Aver Pts Status
Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry 7 5 1 1 131 75 1.747 11 Qualify for Knockout stage
Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon 7 4 2 1 95 70 1.357 10
Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 7 4 1 2 101 62 1.629 9
Colours of Galway.svg Galway 7 4 1 2 103 73 1.411 9
Colours of Cork.svg Cork 7 4 1 2 98 82 1.195 9
Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow 6 2 1 4 72 116 0.621 5
Colours of Longford.svg Longford 6 1 1 5 61 120 0.508 3 Relegated to Division Two of the 1974–75 NFL
Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary 7 0 0 7 55 118 0.466 0 Relegated to Division Three of the 1974–75 NFL

Group B[]

Team Pld W D L F A Aver Pts Status
Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo 7 6 1 0 95 60 1.583 13 Qualify for Knockout stage
Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone 7 4 2 1 87 65 1.338 10
Colours of Derry.svg Derry 7 4 0 3 81 63 1.286 8
Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo 7 3 1 3 87 88 0.989 7
Colours of Down.svg Down 7 3 0 4 69 71 0.972 6 Relegated to Division Two of the 1974–75 NFL
Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh 7 3 0 4 64 75 0.853 6
Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan 7 2 0 5 64 83 0.771 4
Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath 7 1 0 6 60 102 0.588 2 Relegated to Division Three of the 1974–75 NFL

Division two[]

Tables[]

Group A[]

Team Pld W D L F A Aver Pts Status
Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 7 6 0 1 121 63 1.747 12 Qualify for Knockout Stage; Promoted to Division One of the 1975–75 NFL
Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare 7 5 1 1 125 65 1.923 11
Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford 7 5 0 2 121 77 1.571 10 Move to Division Three of the 1974–75 NFL
Colours of Clare.svg Clare 7 4 1 2 97 82 1.183 9
Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford 7 3 0 4 78 94 0.830 6
Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick 6 2 0 5 79 106 0.745 4
Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow 6 2 0 5 94 116 0.810 4
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny 7 0 0 7 44 156 0.282 0

Group B[]

Team Pld W D L F A Aver Pts Status
Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 7 6 0 1 98 63 1.556 12 Qualify for Knockout Stage; Promoted to Division One of the 1975–75 NFL
Colours of Meath.svg Meath 7 5 1 1 117 63 1.857 11
Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal 7 4 2 1 105 76 1.382 10 Move to Division Three of the 1974–75 NFL
Colours of Laois.svg Laois 7 4 2 1 98 85 1.153 10
Colours of Louth.svg Louth 7 2 2 3 98 91 1.077 6
Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan 7 1 1 5 66 123 0.537 3
Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim 7 1 1 5 50 96 0.521 3
Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh 7 0 1 6 66 101 0.653 1

Knockout Stages[]

Division One[]

7 April 1974 Semi-Final Kerry 2-14 — 0-12 Tyrone Croke Park, Dublin[4]
28 April 1974 Semi-Final Roscommon 0-12 — 0-12 Sligo Croke Park, Dublin
5 May 1974 Semi-Final Replay Roscommon 0-16 — 0-10 Sligo McHale Park, Castlebar
12 May 1974 Final Kerry 1-6 — 0-9 Roscommon Croke Park, Dublin
26 May 1974 Final Replay Kerry 0-14 — 0-8 Roscommon Croke Park, Dublin

Division two[]

21 April 1974 Semi-Final Kildare 3-15 — 3-8 Meath Croke Park, Dublin
21 April 1974 Semi-Final Dublin 1-13 — 1-8 Antrim Croke Park, Dublin
5 May 1974 Final Kildare 3-13 — 2-9 Dublin Croke Park, Dublin[5]

References[]

  1. ^ GAA Final Teams
  2. ^ "Terrace Talk".
  3. ^ Kennelly Archive
  4. ^ "Tyrone crushed by Kerry might", Irish Independent, 08 April 1974
  5. ^ "Kildare success", Irish Press, 6 May 1974, p. 16
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