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1969–70 National Football League (Ireland)
Gaelic football competition From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 1969–70 National Football League was the 39th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.
Mayo beat Down in the final.[1][2][3][4] The funeral of J. J. Cribbin, who scored two goals and a point in the final, occurred exactly fifty years later.[5][6][7]
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Format
Round-robin format
- Division Two (B) and Division Three (A): Played as a double round-robin.[8]
- All other groups: Single Round-Robin. Each team played every other team in its division (or group where the division is split) once, either home or away.
Titles
Teams in all four divisions competed for the National Football League title.
Teams that did not qualify for the inter-divisional play-offs completed for the Supplementary League Title. There was a severe lack of interest in this league, with considerable delays in organising fixtures in the Southern section.[9] When the final was eventually played, fewer than 100 people attended.[10]
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League Phase
Division One
Inter-group play-offs
| 1 March 1970 Semi-final | Down | 2-7 — 2-7 | Westmeath | Croke Park, Dublin[11] |
| 8 March 1970 Semi-final Replay | Down | 1-13 — 1-7 | Westmeath | Páirc Tailteann, Navan[12] |
| 8 March 1970 Semi-final | Louth | 1-12 — 1-12 | Dublin | Croke Park, Dublin[13] |
| 22 March 1970 Semi-final Replay | Louth | 0-10 — 0-8 | Dublin | Páirc Tailteann, Navan[14] |
| 5 April 1970 Final | Down | 0-9 — 0-7 | Louth | Croke Park, Dublin[15] |
Division Two
Inter-group play-offs
| 8 March 1970 Semi-final | Sligo | 0-6 — 0-5 | Cavan | Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon[17] |
| 22 March 1970 Final | Derry | 0-11 — 0-7 | Sligo | Ballyshannon[18] |
Division Three
Inter-group play-offs
| 1 March 1970 Semi-final | Kerry | 3-9 — 0-10 | Galway | Croke Park, Dublin[19] |
| Attendance: 13,158 |
| 22 March 1970 Semi-final | Mayo | 3-11 — 0-5 | Clare | Pearse Stadium, Salthill[20] |
| 12 April 1970 Final | Mayo | 0-10 — 1-5 | Kerry | Pearse Stadium, Salthill[21] |
Division Four
Group A play-offs
Inter-group play-offs
| 8 March 1970 Semi-final | Kildare | 2-7 — 0-5 | Wicklow | Croke Park, Dublin[23] |
| 5 April 1970 Final | Kildare | 2-8 — 0-4 | Wexford | Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow[25] |
Supplementary League
A: Longford, B: Kilkenny, Waterford, Carlow
Group A Regulation Games
| 15 March 1970 | Armagh | 1-15 — 1-5 | Leitrim | Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon[26] |
| 22 March 1970 | Fermanagh | 2-11 — 1-9 | Leitrim | Irvinestown[27] |
| 5 April 1970 | Antrim | 5-8 — 0-5 | Leitrim | Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon[29] |
| 12 April 1970 | Antrim | 6-7 — 1-6 | Armagh | Casement Park, Belfast[30] |
Group B Regulation Games
| 19 April 1970 | Cork | 0-17 — 2-6 | Carlow | Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow[32] |
| 21 April 1970 | Tipperary | 4-10 — 1-6 | Kilkenny | Nowlan Park, Kilkenny[33] |
Supplementary League Final
| 27 June 1970 | Cork | 2-6 — 0-8 | Antrim | Croke Park, Dublin[34] |
| Referee: P Kelly (Dublin) |
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Knockout Phase
Semi-finals
Attendance: 11,101
Finals
References
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