1973–74 National Football League (Ireland)

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
Kerry 7 5 1 1 131 75 1.747 11 Qualify for Knockout stage
Roscommon 7 4 2 1 95 70 1.357 10
Offaly 7 4 1 2 101 62 1.629 9
Galway 7 4 1 2 103 73 1.411 9
Cork 7 4 1 2 98 82 1.195 9
Wicklow 6 2 1 4 72 116 0.621 5
Longford 6 1 1 5 61 120 0.508 3 Relegated to Division Two of the 1974–75 NFL
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
Sligo 7 6 1 0 95 60 1.583 13 Qualify for Knockout stage
Tyrone 7 4 2 1 87 65 1.338 10
Derry 7 4 0 3 81 63 1.286 8
Mayo 7 3 1 3 87 88 0.989 7
Down 7 3 0 4 69 71 0.972 6 Relegated to Division Two of the 1974–75 NFL
Fermanagh 7 3 0 4 64 75 0.853 6
Cavan 7 2 0 5 64 83 0.771 4
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
Dublin 7 6 0 1 121 63 1.747 12 Qualify for Knockout Stage; Promoted to Division One of the 1975–75 NFL
Kildare 7 5 1 1 125 65 1.923 11
Waterford 7 5 0 2 121 77 1.571 10 Move to Division Three of the 1974–75 NFL
Clare 7 4 1 2 97 82 1.183 9
Wexford 7 3 0 4 78 94 0.830 6
Limerick 6 2 0 5 79 106 0.745 4
Carlow 6 2 0 5 94 116 0.810 4
Kilkenny 7 0 0 7 44 156 0.282 0

Group B

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