1995–96 National Football League (Ireland)

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1995–96 National Football League
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League details
Dates12 November 1995 – 5 May 1996
Teams33
League champions
WinnersDerry (4th win)
CaptainHenry Downey
ManagerBrian Mullins
League runners-up
Runners-upDonegal
CaptainNoel Hegarty
ManagerP. J. McGowan
Other division winners
Division 2Cork
Division 3Mayo
Division 4Wicklow

The 1995–96 National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Church & General National Football League, was the 65th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

Derry defeated Donegal in the final for the second year in a row.[1][2][3]

Format[]

The teams are in four divisions, three of 8 teams and one of 9. Each team plays all the other teams in its division once: either home or away. Teams earn 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. The top two teams in Divisions 2, 3 and 4 are promoted, while the bottom two teams in Divisions 1, 2 and 3 are relegated.[4]

Eight teams contest the NFL quarter-finals:

  • The top 4 teams in Division 1
  • The top 2 teams in Division 2
  • The first-placed team in Division 3
  • The first-placed team in Division 4

League Phase[]

Division One[]

Play-Offs[]

31 March 1996 For 6th Place Kildare 2-12 — 0-11 Laois Croke Park[5]

Table[]

Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Colours of Donegal.svg Donegal 7 3 3 1 9 Advance to quarter-finals
Colours of Meath.svg Meath 7 4 1 2 9
Colours of Derry.svg Derry 7 4 1 2 9
Colours of Kerry.svg Kerry 7 3 2 2 8
Colours of Tyrone.svg Tyrone 7 3 1 3 7
Colours of Kildare.svg Kildare 7 2 2 3 6
Colours of Laois.svg Laois 7 3 0 4 6 Relegated to Division Two of the 1996–97 NFL
Colours of Clare.svg Clare 7 1 0 6 2

Division 2[]

Table[]

Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Colours of Cork.svg Cork 7 6 0 1 12 Promoted to Division One of the 1996–97 NFL and advance to quarter-finals
Colours of Cavan.svg Cavan 7 5 0 2 10
Colours of Armagh.svg Armagh 7 4 0 3 8
Colours of Leitrim.svg Leitrim 7 4 0 3 8
Colours of Dublin.svg Dublin 7 4 0 3 8
Colours of Louth.svg Louth 7 3 0 4 6
Colours of Westmeath.svg Westmeath 7 1 0 6 2 Relegated to Division Three of the 1996–97 NFL
Colours of Down.svg Down 7 1 0 6 2

Division 3[]

Play-Offs[]

31 March 1996 For 6th Place Antrim 3-6 — 0-6 Fermanagh St Tiernach's Park, Clones[6]

Table[]

Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Colours of Mayo.svg Mayo 7 7 0 0 14 Promoted to Division Two of the 1996–97 NFL and advance to quarter-finals
Colours of Monaghan.svg Monaghan 7 6 0 1 12 Promoted to Division Two of the 1996–97 NFL
Colours of Roscommon.svg Roscommon 7 4 1 2 9
Colours of Galway.svg Galway 7 2 1 4 5
Colours of Wexford.svg Wexford 7 2 1 4 5
Colours of Antrim.svg Antrim 7 2 0 5 4
Colours of Fermanagh.svg Fermanagh 7 2 0 5 4 Relegated to Division Four of the 1996–97 NFL
Colours of Sligo.svg Sligo 7 1 1 5 3

Division 4[]

Table[]

Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Colours of Wicklow.svg Wicklow 8 7 1 0 15 Promoted to Division Three of the 1996–97 NFL and advance to quarter-finals
Colours of Longford.svg Longford 8 6 1 1 13 Promoted to Division Three of the 1996–97 NFL
Colours of Offaly.svg Offaly 8 5 1 2 11
Colours of Carlow.svg Carlow 8 4 1 3 9
Colours of Limerick.svg Limerick 8 4 0 4 8
Colours of Tipperary.svg Tipperary 8 4 0 4 8
Colours of Waterford.svg Waterford 8 2 0 6 4
Colours of London.svg London 8 1 0 7 2
Colours of Kilkenny.svg Kilkenny 8 1 0 7 2

Knockout Phase[]

Quarter-Finals[]

Donegal2-12 – 1-8Wicklow
Attendance: 11,004
Mayo2-10 – 1-10Meath
Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon[8]
Cork2-14 – 0-18
AET		Kerry
Attendance: 9,432
Derry0-12 – 0-11Cavan

Semi-Finals[]

Donegal0-10 – 0-9Cork
Derry1-12 – 0-7Mayo

Final[]

Derry1-16 – 1-9Donegal
Attendance: 24,298[11]
Referee: Michael Curley (Galway)[12]

References[]

  1. ^ "GAA Final Teams". Archived from the original on 2015-07-17. Retrieved 2015-07-21.
  2. ^ GAA Archive 1996[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Photo of final
  4. ^ Gaelic Games website
  5. ^ "Kildare's net profit means Laois go down", Irish Independent Sports Supplement, 1 April 1996, p. 5
  6. ^ "Antrim avoid the drop", Irish Independent Sports Supplement, 1 April 1996, p. 5
  7. ^ "Wicklow are punished by Donegal aces", Irish Independent Sports Supplement, 1 April 1996, p. 5
  8. ^ "Mayo rock Meath", Irish Independent Sports Supplement, 1 April 1996, p. 4
  9. ^ "Cork's late reminder", Irish Independent Sports Supplement, 1 April 1996, p. 5
  10. ^ "'Old Guard' see Derry through", Irish Independent Sports Supplement, 1 April 1996, p. 4
  11. ^ "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
  12. ^ "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
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