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.
| League details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | October 1974 – 18 May 1975 |
| League champions | |
| Winners | Meath (4th win) |
| Captain | Ronan Giles |
| Manager | Micheál O'Brien |
| League runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Dublin |
| Captain | Seán Doherty |
| Manager | Kevin Heffernan |
← 1973–74 1975–76 → | |
Meath won a surprise victory over Dublin in the final.[1][2][3]
Format
editDivisions
edit- 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
editEach team played every other team in its division (or group where the division is split) once, either home or away.
Points awarded
edit2 points were awarded for a win and 1 for a draw.
Titles
editTeams in all three divisions competed for the National Football League title.
Knockout stage qualifiers
edit- 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
editIn 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
edit- 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
editIn 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
editDivision One
editResults
editDivision One relegation play-off
edit| 27 April 1975 | Kildare | 3-5 — 2-6 | Wicklow | Croke Park, Dublin[5] |
Tables
editGroup Aedit
| Group Bedit
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Division Two
editTable
edit| 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
editResults
editDivision Three promotion play-off
edit| 16 March 1975 | Monaghan | 1-5 — 0-5 | Clare | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise[6] |
Tables
editGroup A
edit| 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
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Aver | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clare | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 29 | 2.517 | 12 | |
| Tipperary | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 102 | 62 | 1.645 | 10 | |
| Wexford | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 82 | 67 | 1.224 | 6 | |
| Limerick | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 78 | 74 | 1.054 | 6 | |
| Waterford | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 64 | 64 | 1.000 | 6 | |
| Carlow | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 58 | 81 | 0.716 | 2 | |
| Kilkenny | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 44 | 124 | 0.355 | 0 |
Knockout stage
editQuarter-finals
editSemi-finals
editFinals
editReferences
edit- ^ 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