1993–94 National Football League (Ireland)

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1993–94 National Football League
League details
DatesOctober 1993 – 1 May 1994
League champions
WinnersMeath (7th win)
CaptainRobbie O'Malley
ManagerSeán Boylan
League runners-up
Runners-upArmagh
CaptainGer Houlahan
Manager

The 1993–94 National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Church & General National Football League, was the 63rd staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

Meath defeated Armagh in the final.[1][2][3]

Format[]

The 1993/94 format of the National Football League was a system of four divisions of eight teams. Each team played every other team in its division once, either home or away. 2 points were awarded for a win and 1 for a draw.

The top two teams in divisions 2, 3 and 4 were promoted, while the bottom two teams in divisions 1, 2 and 3 were relegated.

Eight teams contested the NFL quarter-finals:

  • The top four teams in Division 1
  • The top two teams in Division 2
  • The winners of Division 3
  • The winners of Division 4

League Phase[]

Division One[]

Play-Offs[]

20 March 1994 For 3rd Place Donegal 1-8 — 0-10 Down Breffni Park[4]
Attendance: 5,000
27 March 1994 For 4th Place Down 2-12 — 0-11 Kerry Croke Park, Dublin[5]

Table[]

Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Colours of Derry.svg Derry 7 6 0 1 12 Advance to quarter-finals
Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 7 4 2 1 10
Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal 7 4 0 3 8
Colours of Down.svg Down 7 3 2 2 8
Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry 7 4 0 3 8
Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare 7 2 1 4 5
Colours of Clare.svg Clare 7 1 1 5 3 Relegated
Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo 7 1 0 6 2

[6]

Division Two[]

Table[]

Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Colours of Meath.svg Meath 7 5 0 2 10 Promoted to Division One of the 1994–95 NFL and advance to quarter-finals
Colours of Laois.svg Laois 7 4 2 1 10
Colours of Louth.svg Louth 7 4 1 2 9
Colours of Cork.svg Cork 7 4 0 3 8
Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim 7 4 0 3 8
Colours of Galway.svg Galway 7 3 1 3 7
Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon 7 2 0 5 4 Relegated
Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh 7 0 0 7 0

Division Three[]

Play-Offs[]

20 March 1994 For 3rd Place Tyrone 2-10 — 2-6 Cavan Brewster Park, Enniskillen[7]
27 March 1994 For 2nd Place Tyrone 2-10 — 0-10 Wexford Croke Park[8]

Table[]

Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh 7 5 1 1 11 Promoted to Division Two of the 1994–95 NFL and advance to Knockout Phase
Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone 7 3 2 2 8 Promoted to Division Two of the 1994–95 NFL
Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford 7 4 0 3 8
Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan 7 4 0 3 8
Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 7 3 1 3 7
Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary 7 3 1 3 7
Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan 7 1 2 4 4 Relegated
Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 7 0 3 4 3

Division Four[]

Play-Offs[]

20 March 1994 For 1st Place Westmeath 2-10 — 2-8 Longford Pearse Park, Longford[9]
Attendance: 3,000

Table[]

Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath 8 6 1 1 13 Promoted to Division Three of the 1994–95 NFL and advance to Knockout Phase
Colours of Longford.svg Longford 8 6 1 1 13 Promoted to Division Three of the 1994–95 NFL
Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow 8 6 0 2 12
Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo 8 3 2 3 8
Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow 8 4 0 4 8
Colours of London.svg London 8 2 2 4 6
Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford 8 3 1 4 7
Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick 8 2 1 5 5
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny 8 0 0 8 0

Knockout Phase[]

Quarter-Finals[]

Armagh2-13 – 1-9Dublin
Laois0-8 – 0-7Donegal
Meath0-13 – 1-9Down
Westmeath3-6 – 0-11Derry

Semi-Finals[]

Meath0-15 – 0-11Westmeath
Attendance: 33,153[12]
Armagh3-11 – 1-9Laois
Attendance: 33,153[12]

Final[]

Meath2-11 – 0-8Armagh
Referee: Thomas McDermott (Cavan)[12]

References[]

  1. ^ "GAA Final Teams". Archived from the original on 2015-07-17. Retrieved 2015-07-20.
  2. ^ "GAA Archive 1994". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2015-07-20.
  3. ^ "National Football League Final 1/5/1994 | Inpho Photography". inpho.ie.
  4. ^ "Tense climax comes to Boyle", Irish Independent Sports Supplement, 21 March 1994, p. 5
  5. ^ "Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: 1994 League". www.terracetalk.com.
  6. ^ "Gaelic Games Scoreboard", Irish Independent, 14/03/1994, p. 24
  7. ^ "Tyrone conquer Cavan", Irish Independent Sports Supplement, 21 March 1994, p. 5
  8. ^ "Cush promotes tireless Tyrone", Irish Independent Sports Supplement, 28 March 1994, p. 5
  9. ^ "Westmeath's day of glory", Irish Independent Sports Supplement, 21 March 1994, p. 5
  10. ^ "Giles has final say for Meath", Irish Independent, 04/04/1994, p. 24
  11. ^ "Westmeath dream ends", Irish Independent, 18 April 1994, p. 31
  12. ^ a b c "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
  13. ^ "Orchard ripe for title", Irish Independent, 18 April 1994, p. 31

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