1976–77 National Football League (Ireland)

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1976–77 National Football League
Final 1976–77 National Football League (Ireland).jpg
League details
DatesOctober 1976 – 17 April 1977
Teams32
League champions
WinnersKerry (13th win)
CaptainJohn O'Keeffe
ManagerMick O'Dwyer
League runners-up
Runners-upDublin
CaptainTony Hanahoe
ManagerTony Hanahoe (player-manager)

The 1976–77 National Football League was the 46th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

Kerry narrowly beat Dublin in the final.[1][2][3]

Format[]

All 32 counties of Ireland compete: 12 in Division 1 and 20 in Division 2.

Division 1 is composed of two groups of 6 teams (North and South). Each team plays the other teams in its group once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw.

  • The first-placed team in each group advances to the NFL semi-finals.
  • The second-placed team in each group advances to the NFL quarter-finals.
  • The last-placed team is relegated.

Division 2 is composed of two groups of 10 teams (North and South). Each of these is further divided into two groups of 5. The top two in each group play semi-finals and finals, with the North champions and the South champions advancing to the NFL quarter-finals and being promoted.

Group stage[]

Division One (North)[]

Play-offs[]

6 February 1977 For 1st Place Mayo 1-9 — 1-6 Roscommon Tuam
13 March 1977 For 5th Place Antrim 2-7 — 0-10 Sligo Clones

Table[]

Team Pld W D L Pts Notes
Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo 5 4 0 1 8 Qualified for Knockout Stages
Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon 5 4 0 1 8
Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone 5 3 0 2 6
Colours of Derry.svg Derry 5 2 0 3 4
Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 5 1 0 4 2
Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo 5 1 0 4 2 Relegated to Division Two of the 1977–78 NFL

[4]

Division One (South)[]

Play-offs[]

13 March 1977 For 5th Place Galway 0-16 — 2-6 Meath O'Connor Park, Tullamore

Table[]

Team Pld W D L Pts Notes
Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry 5 4 1 0 9 Qualified for Knockout Stages
Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 5 3 1 1 7
Colours of Cork.svg Cork 5 2 2 1 6
Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare 5 2 0 3 4
Colours of Galway.svg Galway 5 0 2 3 2
Colours of Meath.svg Meath 5 0 2 3 2 Relegated to Division Two of the 1977–78 NFL

Division Two (North)[]

Group B Play-offs[]

16 January 1977 For 1st Place Cavan 2-10 — 1-5 Leitrim Pearse Park, Longford
30 January 1977 For 2nd Place Donegal 0-14 — 1-9
AET		 Leitrim Sligo[5]

Inter-Group Play-offs[]

6 February 1977 Semi-Final Cavan 0-12 — 0-9 Armagh Ballybay
6 February 1977 Semi-Final Donegal 1-8 — 0-8 Down Dungannon
6 March 1977 Final Cavan 0-12 — 0-9 Donegal Irvinestown

Group A Table[]

Team Pld W D L Pts Notes
Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh 4 3 1 0 7
Colours of Down.svg Down 4 3 1 0 7
Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan 4 2 0 2 4
Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath 4 1 0 3 2
Colours of Louth.svg Louth 4 0 0 4 0

Group B Table[]

Team Pld W D L Pts Notes
Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan 4 3 0 1 6 Qualified for Knockout Stages; promoted to Division One of the 1977–78 NFL
Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal 4 3 0 1 6
Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim 4 3 0 1 6
Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh 4 1 0 3 2
Colours of Longford.svg Longford 4 0 0 4 0

Division Two (South)[]

Inter-Group Play-offs[]

6 February 1977 Semi-Final Laois 2-9 — 2-8 Waterford Carlow
6 February 1977 Semi-Final Offaly 4-14 — 2-2 Wicklow Croke Park, Dublin
6 March 1977 Final Offaly 2-13 — 0-9 Laois Croke Park, Dublin

Group A Table[]

Team Pld W D L Pts Notes
Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 4 3 1 0 7 Qualified for Knockout Stages; promoted to Division One of the 1977–78 NFL
Colours of Laois.svg Laois 4 2 1 1 5
Colours of Clare.svg Clare 4 2 0 2 4
Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary 4 2 0 2 4
Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick 4 0 0 4 0

Group B Table[]

Team Pld W D L Pts Notes
Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford 4 3 1 0 7
Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow 4 2 1 1 5
Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow 4 2 0 2 4
Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford 4 1 2 1 4
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny 4 0 0 4 0

Knockout stage[]

Quarter-Finals[]

Roscommon1-4 – 0-5Offaly
Dublin2-12 – 1-7Cavan

Semi-Finals[]

Mayo0-5 – 2-12Dublin
Kerry2-13 – 0-8Roscommon

Finals[]

Kerry1-8 – 1-6Dublin
Attendance: 43,456[7]
Referee: JJ Landers (Waterford)[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Final Teams". gaa.ie. Archived from the original on 2021-07-09.
  2. ^ "Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: :: 1977 League :: Final :: Kerry Vs Dublin". www.terracetalk.com.
  3. ^ "'Hanno's Heroes', All-Ireland Semi-Final, 1977". dublincitypubliclibraries.com. 16 May 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-12-20. Retrieved 2015-07-18.
  4. ^ "GAA Results and Tables", Irish Independent, 6 December 1976, p. 11
  5. ^ "Leitrim crash in extra time", Irish Independent, 31 January 1977, p. 11
  6. ^ "Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: 1977 League". www.terracetalk.com.
  7. ^ a b "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
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