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1987–88 National Football League (Ireland)


The 1987–88 National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Royal Liver National Football League, was the 57th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

1987–88 National Football League
League details
DatesOctober 1987 – 22 May 1988
League champions
WinnersMeath (5th win)
CaptainMick Lyons
ManagerSeán Boylan
League runners-up
Runners-upDublin
CaptainBarney Rock
ManagerGerry McCaul

Meath won the league, beating Dublin in a replayed final.[1][2][3]

Format

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Divisions

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  • Division One: 8 teams
  • Division Two: 8 teams
  • Division Three: 16 teams. Split into two regional groups of 8 (North and South)

Round-robin format

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Each team played every other team in its division (or group where the division is split) once, either home or away.

Points awarded

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2 points were awarded for a win and 1 for a draw.

Titles

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Teams in all three divisions competed for the National Football League title.

Knockout stage qualifiers

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  • Division One: top 4 teams
  • Division Two: top 2 teams
  • Division Three (North): group winners
  • Division Three (South): group winners

Knockout phase structure

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In the quarter-finals, the match-ups were as follows:

  • Quarter-final 1: First-placed team in Division One v First-placed team in Division Three (South)
  • Quarter-final 2: Second-placed team in Division One v First-placed team in Division Three (North)
  • Quarter-final 3: Third-placed team in Division One v Second-placed team in Division Two
  • Quarter-final 4: Fourth-placed team in Division One v First-placed team in Division Two

The semi-final match-ups are:

  • Semi-final 1: Winner Quarter-final 1 v Winner Quarter-final 4
  • Semi-final 2: Winner Quarter-final 2 v Winner Quarter-final 3

The final match-up is: Winner Semi-final 1 v Winner Semi-final 2.

Promotion and relegation

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  • Division One: bottom 2 teams demoted to Division Two
  • Division Two: top 2 teams promoted to Division One. Bottom 2 teams demoted to Division Three.
  • Division Three (North): group winners promoted to Division Two.
  • Division Three (South): group winners promoted to Division Two.

Separation of teams on equal points

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In the event that teams finish on equal points, then a play-off will be used to determine group placings if necessary, i.e. where to decide relegation places or quarter-finalists.

League Phase Results and Tables

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Division One

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Division One (A) play-offs

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13 March 1988 For 5th Place Armagh 2-8 — 0-6 Mayo Carrick-on-Shannon [4]
20 March 1988 For 6th Place Kerry 0-14 — 0-10 Mayo Cusack Park, Ennis[5]

Table

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TeamPldWDLPtsStatus
Dublin752012Advance to quarter-finals
Meath742110
Monaghan74129
Derry73046
Armagh72145
Kerry72145
Mayo72145Relegated to Division Two of the 1988–89 NFL
Cork71244

Division Two

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TeamPldWDLPtsStatus
Down751111Advance to quarter-finals; promoted to Division One of the 1988–89 NFL
Donegal751111
Galway73319
Kildare74129
Roscommon73046
Cavan72145
Clare71244Relegated to Division Three of the 1988–89 NFL
Laois70161

Division Three

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Division Three (South)

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Promotion play-offs

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13 March 1988 Semi-Final Longford 1-15 — 0-7 Wexford O'Moore Park, Portlaoise[6]
13 March 1988 Semi-Final Limerick 2-9 — 0-10 Tipperary Cusack Park, Ennis[7]
20 March 1988 Final Longford 0-8 — 0-7 Limerick O'Moore Park, Portlaoise[8]

Division Three (North) table

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TeamPldWDLPtsStatus
Louth761013Advance to quarter-finals; promoted to Division Two of the 1988–89 NFL
Antrim742110
Tyrone74129
Fermanagh73046
Leitrim73046
Offaly72336
Westmeath72054
Sligo71062

Division Three (South) table

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TeamPldWDLPtsStatus
Longford750210Advance to quarter-finals; promoted to Division Two of the 1988–89 NFL
Limerick750210
Tipperary750210
Wexford750210
Wicklow73046
Carlow72054
Waterford72054
Kilkenny71062

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Knockout stage

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Quarter-final

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Monaghan1-5 – 0-6Donegal
Meath1-9 – 0-8Louth
Flynn (1-2), Stafford (0-5, 3f, 1'45), Gillic (0-1), O'Rourke (0-1)Dawe (0-4, 2f, 1sl), C. O'Hanlon (0-1), D. McDonnell (0-1), J. McDonnell (0-1), Culhane (0-1)
GK1Mickey McQuillan
RCB2Robbie O'Malley
FB3Mick Lyons
LCB4Terry Ferguson
RHB5Kevin Foley
CHB6Liam Harnan
LHB7Martin O'Connell
MF8Liam Hayes
MF9Gerry McEntee
RHF10David Beggy
CHF11P.J. Gillic
LHF12Brendan Reilly
RCF13Colm O'Rourke
FF14Brian Stafford
LCF15Bernard Flynn
Substitutes:
16Frank Foley for Harnan
17Mattie McCabe for Beggy
GK1Niall O'Donnell (Clan na Gael)
RCB2Pat Matthews (Oliver Plunketts)
FB3David Mulligan (St Joseph's)
LCB4Stephen Melia (John Mitchels)
RHB5Dessie Callaghan (Newtown Blues)
CHB6Martin McCann (Dundalk Young Irelands)
LHB7Peter Fitzpatrick (Clan na Gael) (c)
MF8Séamus O'Hanlon (Clan na Gael)
MF9Gerry Curran (Clan na Gael)
RHF10Eugene Judge (Newtown Blues)
CHF11Paul Reneghan (Geraldines)
LHF12Davy McDonnell (Dundalk Gaels)
RCF13Jimmy McDonnell (Civil Service, Dublin)
FF14Richie Culhane (Newtown Blues)
LCF15Kevin Dawe (Dreadnots)
Substitutes:
16Cathal O'Hanlon (Clan na Gael) for Judge
Down2-13 – 1-16Derry
Down2-6 – 0-10Derry
Dublin0-10 – 0-4Longford

Semi-final

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Dublin4-12 – 1-8Monaghan
Meath0-13 – 1-9Down

Final

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Meath0-11 – 1-8Dublin
Meath2-13 – 0-11Dublin

References

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  1. ^ GAA Final Teams Archived 2015-07-17 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Moran, Sean. "No love lost in 1988". The Irish Times.
  3. ^ "NFL Final 1988 | Inpho Photography". inpho.ie.
  4. ^ "How they stand", Cork Examiner, 14 March 1988, p. 19
  5. ^ "Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: 1988 League". www.terracetalk.com.
  6. ^ "Backs shine as Longford press ahead", Irish Independent, 14 March 1988, p. 10
  7. ^ "Limerick stay in the race", Cork Examiner, 14 March 1988, p.14
  8. ^ "GAA Results", Irish Independent, 21 March 1988, p.13
  9. ^ "GAA Scoreboard", Irish Independent 29/02/1988, p. 15
  10. ^ "Battling Louth give Meath a real fright", Irish Independent, 14 March 1988, p. 10
  11. ^ "GAA Results", Irish Independent, 21 March 1988, p. 13
  12. ^ a b "GAA Results", Irish Press 4 April 1988, p. 11
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