League details | |
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Dates | October 1970 β 20 June 1971 |
League champions | |
Winners | Kerry (9th win) |
Captain | Donie O'Sullivan |
League runners-up | |
Runners-up | Mayo |
The 1970β71 National Football League was the 40th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.
Kerry beat Mayo in the final. [1] [2] [3] [4]
1970-71 saw the introduction of a new format.
Each team played every other team in its division (or group where the division is split) once, either home or away.
2 points were awarded for a win and 1 for a draw.
In the semi-Finals, the match-ups were as follows:
The final match-up is: Winner Semi-final 1 v Winner Semi-final 2.
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. [5]
2 May 1971 For 1st Place | Kerry | 0-15 — 1-8 | Dublin | Croke Park, Dublin [6] |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
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7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | Qualified for Knockout Stage |
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7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
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7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | |
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7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
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7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
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7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
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7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | Relegated to Division Two of the 1971β72 NFL |
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7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
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7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | Qualified for Knockout Stage; promoted to Division One of the 1971β72 NFL |
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7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | |
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7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | |
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7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
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7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
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7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
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7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | |
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7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
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7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | Qualified for Knockout Stage; promoted to Division One of the 1971β72 NFL |
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7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | |
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7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | |
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7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
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7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
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7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | |
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7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
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7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
16 May 1971 Semi-Final | Kerry | 1-11 — 1-10 | Derry | Croke Park, Dublin |
24 May 1971 Semi-Final | Dublin | 0-8 — 1-9 | Mayo | Croke Park, Dublin |
20 June 1971 Final | Kerry | 0-11 — 0-8 | Mayo | Croke Park, Dublin |
Mick O'Dwyer 0-6; Brendan Lynch 0-3; Donie O'Sullivan, Mick Gleeson 0-1 each | J Corcoran 0-7 (7f); T Fitzgerald 0-1 | Attendance: 25,000
[8] Referee: Paul Kelly (Dublin) [9] |
25 April 1971 Semi-Final | Tipperary | 2-9 — 0-13 | Fermanagh | Croke Park, Dublin [10] |
25 April 1971 Semi-Final | Waterford | 1-9 — 0-6 | Laois | Nowlan Park, Kilkenny [11] |
League details | |
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Dates | October 1970 β 20 June 1971 |
League champions | |
Winners | Kerry (9th win) |
Captain | Donie O'Sullivan |
League runners-up | |
Runners-up | Mayo |
The 1970β71 National Football League was the 40th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.
Kerry beat Mayo in the final. [1] [2] [3] [4]
1970-71 saw the introduction of a new format.
Each team played every other team in its division (or group where the division is split) once, either home or away.
2 points were awarded for a win and 1 for a draw.
In the semi-Finals, the match-ups were as follows:
The final match-up is: Winner Semi-final 1 v Winner Semi-final 2.
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. [5]
2 May 1971 For 1st Place | Kerry | 0-15 — 1-8 | Dublin | Croke Park, Dublin [6] |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
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7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | Qualified for Knockout Stage |
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7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
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7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | |
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7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
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7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
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7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
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7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | Relegated to Division Two of the 1971β72 NFL |
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7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | Qualified for Knockout Stage; promoted to Division One of the 1971β72 NFL |
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7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | |
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7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | |
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7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
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7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
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7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
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7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | |
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7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
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7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 13 | Qualified for Knockout Stage; promoted to Division One of the 1971β72 NFL |
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7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | |
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7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | |
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7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
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7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
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7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | |
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7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | |
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7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
16 May 1971 Semi-Final | Kerry | 1-11 — 1-10 | Derry | Croke Park, Dublin |
24 May 1971 Semi-Final | Dublin | 0-8 — 1-9 | Mayo | Croke Park, Dublin |
20 June 1971 Final | Kerry | 0-11 — 0-8 | Mayo | Croke Park, Dublin |
Mick O'Dwyer 0-6; Brendan Lynch 0-3; Donie O'Sullivan, Mick Gleeson 0-1 each | J Corcoran 0-7 (7f); T Fitzgerald 0-1 | Attendance: 25,000
[8] Referee: Paul Kelly (Dublin) [9] |
25 April 1971 Semi-Final | Tipperary | 2-9 — 0-13 | Fermanagh | Croke Park, Dublin [10] |
25 April 1971 Semi-Final | Waterford | 1-9 — 0-6 | Laois | Nowlan Park, Kilkenny [11] |