The 1992–93 National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Royal Liver Assurance National Football League, was the 62nd 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 1992 – 9 May 1993 |
| League champions | |
| Winners | Dublin (8th win) |
| Captain | John O'Leary |
| Manager | Pat O'Neill |
| League runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Donegal |
| Captain | Anthony Molloy |
| Manager | Brian McEniff |
← 1991–92 1993–94 → | |
Dublin defeated Donegal in the final after a replay, getting some revenge after losing the 1992 All-Ireland Final. Both finals were ill-tempered games, with two red cards in the first game and one in the second.[1][2][3][4][5]
Format
editThis was a one-off format for the National Football League. In order to re-format the league into four divisions, the 1992-93 league consisted of four "mixed ability" groups of eight teams each. The experimental format threw up some of the most unusual pairings in league history, and was credited with boosting attendances by as much as 60 per cent.[6]
Divisions
editThere was one division comprising 32 teams, split into four groups of eight teams each.
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 four groups competed for the National Football League title.
Knockout stage qualifiers
edit- Group A: top 2 teams
- Group B: top 2 teams
- Group C: top 2 teams
- Group D: top 2 teams
Promotion and relegation
editTeams qualified for the four divisions of the 1993-94 National Football League based on their position in their group.
- Division One: teams placed first and second in each group
- Division Two: teams placed third and fourth in each group
- Division Three: teams placed fifth and sixth in each group
- Division Four: teams placed seventh and eight in each group
League Tables
editGroup A
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dublin | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | Advance to Quarter-final and enter Division One of 1993–94 NFL |
 Derry | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | |
 Galway | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | Enter Division Two of 1993–94 NFL |
| Louth | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |
 Wexford | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | Enter Division Three of 1993–94 NFL |
 Antrim | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | |
 Sligo | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | Enter Division Four of 1993–94 NFL |
 Limerick | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
Group B
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Donegal | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | Advance to Quarter-final and enter Division One of 1993–94 NFL |
 Kildare | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | |
| Cork | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | Enter Division Two of 1993–94 NFL |
| Leitrim | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | |
 Cavan | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | Enter Division Three of 1993–94 NFL |
 Tipperary | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | |
| Longford | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | Enter Division Four of 1993–94 NFL |
 Carlow | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Group C
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerry | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | Advance to Quarter-final and enter Division One of 1993–94 NFL |
 Mayo | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
| Fermanagh | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | Enter Division Two of 1993–94 NFL |
| Laois | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
 Tyrone | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | Enter Division Three of 1993–94 NFL |
 Armagh | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| Wicklow | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | Enter Division Four of 1993–94 NFL |
 Kilkenny | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Group D
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Clare | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | Advance to Quarter-final and enter Division One of 1993–94 NFL |
| Meath | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | |
 Down | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | Enter Division Two of 1993–94 NFL |
 Monaghan | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
 Offaly | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | Enter Division Three of 1993–94 NFL |
| Roscommon | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| Westmeath | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | Enter Division Four of 1993–94 NFL |
| Waterford | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Knockout stages
editQuarter-finals
editSemi-finals
editFinals
editReferences
edit- ^ "GAA Final Teams". Archived from the original on 17 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ^ GAA Archive 1993[permanent dead link]
- ^ Photos of final
- ^ Here’s how the Dubs won their last football league title…20 years ago - The42
- ^ "Match Report - 192/1993 NFL".
- ^ "End of experiment", Irish Independent, 30 July 1993
- ^ "Gaelic Games Scoreboard", Irish Independent, 15/03/1993, p. 36
- ^ "Gaelic Games Scoreboard", Irish Independent, 15/03/1993, p. 36
- ^ "Gaelic Games Scoreboard", Irish Independent, 15/03/1993, p. 36
- ^ "Peter's saving grace", Irish Independent Sports Supplement, 5 April 1993, p. 5
- ^ "Derry toppled", Irish Independent Sports Supplement, 12 April 1993, p. 4
- ^ "Lilies wilt under blue barrage", Irish Independent Sports Supplement, 12 April 1993, p. 5
- ^ "Battling Banner are the best in the west", Irish Independent Sports Supplement, 12 April 1993, p. 5
- ^ "Dubs' goal leaves Kerry blue", Irish Independent Sports Supplement, 19 April 1993, p. 1
- ^ "Donegal flair rocks Clare", Irish Independent Sports Supplement, 19 April 1993, p. 4
- ^ "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
- ^ "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
- ^ "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
External links
edit- 1993 GAA Division One League Semi-finals (feat Donegal v Clare) on YouTube
- McNulty, Chris (11 July 2018). "Declan Bonner looks to silence Hill 16 again as Donegal face stiffest test yet". Retrieved 11 July 2018.