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 [ ]
Tables [ ]
Group A [ ]
Team
Pld
W
D
L
F
A
Aver
Pts
Notes
Dublin
5
3
1
1
66
41
1.610
7
Advanced to Knockout stage
Kerry
5
3
1
1
59
40
1.475
7
Cork
5
3
0
2
59
50
1.180
6
Roscommon
5
3
0
2
51
55
0.927
6
Offaly
5
1
0
4
36
55
0.655
2
Kildare
5
1
0
4
43
73
0.589
2
Group B [ ]
Team
Pld
W
D
L
F
A
Aver
Pts
Notes
Mayo
5
5
0
0
71
33
2.152
10
Advanced to Knockout stage
Tyrone
5
4
0
1
59
37
1.595
8
Derry
5
3
0
2
76
38
2.000
6
Galway
5
2
0
3
53
58
0.914
4
Sligo
5
1
0
4
47
76
0.618
2
Wicklow
5
0
0
5
29
93
0.312
0
Relegated to Division Two of the 1975–76 NFL
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 [ ]
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 [ ]
Knockout stage [ ]
Quarter-Finals [ ]
Semi-Finals [ ]
Finals [ ]
References [ ]
^ GAA Final Teams
^ "Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: :: 1974 League :: Final :: Kerry Vs Roscommon" . www.terracetalk.com .
^ "The boylan leinster breakthrough - 25 years ago - HoganStand" . www.hoganstand.com .
^ "National Football League placings clarified", Irish Press, 03/03/1975, p. 14
^ "Vital goal by Carew", Irish Independent, 28/04/1975, p. 10
^ "GAA in brief", Irish Independent, 17/03/1975, p. 8
^ "Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: 1975 League" . www.terracetalk.com .
^ "Tyrone earn semi-final with Dublin", Irish Independent, 24/03/1975, p.8
^ "1975" .
^ "Dublin stroll to National Football League final", Irish Independent, 05/05/1975, p.8
^ a b "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151