League details | |
---|---|
Dates | October 1974 β 18 May 1975 |
League champions | |
Winners | Meath (4th win) |
Captain | Ronan Giles |
Manager | MicheΓ‘l O'Brien |
League runners-up | |
Runners-up | Dublin |
Captain | SeΓ‘n Doherty |
Manager | Kevin Heffernan |
The 1974β75 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.
Meath won a surprise victory over Dublin in the final. [1] [2] [3]
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.
Teams in all three divisions competed for the National Football League title.
In the quarter-finals, the match-ups were as follows:
The semi-final match-ups are:
The final match-up is: Winner Semi-final 1 v Winner Semi-final 2.
In the event that teams finish on equal points, then teams were separated according to points average(goals scored divided by goals conceded). [4]
27 April 1975 | Kildare | 3-5 — 2-6 | Wicklow | Croke Park, Dublin [5] |
Group A
|
Group B
|
|
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 1975β76 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 1975β76 NFL |
16 March 1975 | Monaghan | 1-5 — 0-5 | Clare | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise [6] |
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 1975β76 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 |
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 |
League details | |
---|---|
Dates | October 1974 β 18 May 1975 |
League champions | |
Winners | Meath (4th win) |
Captain | Ronan Giles |
Manager | MicheΓ‘l O'Brien |
League runners-up | |
Runners-up | Dublin |
Captain | SeΓ‘n Doherty |
Manager | Kevin Heffernan |
The 1974β75 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.
Meath won a surprise victory over Dublin in the final. [1] [2] [3]
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.
Teams in all three divisions competed for the National Football League title.
In the quarter-finals, the match-ups were as follows:
The semi-final match-ups are:
The final match-up is: Winner Semi-final 1 v Winner Semi-final 2.
In the event that teams finish on equal points, then teams were separated according to points average(goals scored divided by goals conceded). [4]
27 April 1975 | Kildare | 3-5 — 2-6 | Wicklow | Croke Park, Dublin [5] |
Group A
|
Group B
|
|
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 1975β76 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 1975β76 NFL |
16 March 1975 | Monaghan | 1-5 — 0-5 | Clare | O'Moore Park, Portlaoise [6] |
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 1975β76 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 |
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 |