1973–74 National Football League (Ireland)
Appearance
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League details | |
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Dates | October 1973 – 12 May 1974 |
League champions | |
Winners | Kerry (12th win) |
Captain | Paudie O'Donoghue |
Manager | Johnny Culloty |
League runners-up | |
Runners-up | Roscommon |
← 1972–73 1974–75 → |
The 1973–74 National Football League was the 43rd staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.
Kerry beat Roscommon in the final to complete a four-in-a-row.[1][2][3]
Format
[edit]Rob Robin system as usual.
Division One
[edit]Tables
[edit]Group A
[edit]Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Aver | Pts | Status |
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7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 131 | 75 | 1.747 | 11 | Qualify for Knockout stage |
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7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 95 | 70 | 1.357 | 10 | |
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7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 101 | 62 | 1.629 | 9 | |
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7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 103 | 73 | 1.411 | 9 | |
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7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 98 | 82 | 1.195 | 9 | |
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6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 72 | 116 | 0.621 | 5 | |
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6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 61 | 120 | 0.508 | 3 | Relegated to Division Two of the 1974–75 NFL |
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7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 55 | 118 | 0.466 | 0 | Relegated to Division Three of the 1974–75 NFL |
Group B
[edit]Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Aver | Pts | Status |
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7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 95 | 60 | 1.583 | 13 | Qualify for Knockout stage |
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7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 87 | 65 | 1.338 | 10 | |
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7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 81 | 63 | 1.286 | 8 | |
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7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 87 | 88 | 0.989 | 7 | |
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7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 69 | 71 | 0.972 | 6 | Relegated to Division Two of the 1974–75 NFL |
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7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 64 | 75 | 0.853 | 6 | |
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7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 64 | 83 | 0.771 | 4 | |
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7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 60 | 102 | 0.588 | 2 | Relegated to Division Three of the 1974–75 NFL |
Division two
[edit]Tables
[edit]Group A
[edit]Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Aver | Pts | Status |
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7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 121 | 63 | 1.747 | 12 | Qualify for Knockout Stage; Promoted to Division One of the 1975–75 NFL |
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7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 125 | 65 | 1.923 | 11 | |
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7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 121 | 77 | 1.571 | 10 | Move to Division Three of the 1974–75 NFL |
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7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 97 | 82 | 1.183 | 9 | |
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7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 78 | 94 | 0.830 | 6 | |
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6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 79 | 106 | 0.745 | 4 | |
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6 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 94 | 116 | 0.810 | 4 | |
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7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 44 | 156 | 0.282 | 0 |
Group B
[edit]Team | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Aver | Pts | Status |
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7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 98 | 63 | 1.556 | 12 | Qualify for Knockout Stage; Promoted to Division One of the 1975–75 NFL |
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7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 117 | 63 | 1.857 | 11 | |
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7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 105 | 76 | 1.382 | 10 | Move to Division Three of the 1974–75 NFL |
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7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 98 | 85 | 1.153 | 10 | |
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7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 98 | 91 | 1.077 | 6 | |
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7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 66 | 123 | 0.537 | 3 | |
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7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 50 | 96 | 0.521 | 3 | |
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7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 66 | 101 | 0.653 | 1 |
Knockout stages
[edit]Division One
[edit]7 April 1974 Semi-final | Kerry | 2-14 — 0-12 | Tyrone | Croke Park, Dublin[4] |
28 April 1974 Semi-final | Roscommon | 0-12 — 0-12 | Sligo | Croke Park, Dublin |
5 May 1974 Semi-final Replay | Roscommon | 0-16 — 0-10 | Sligo | McHale Park, Castlebar |
12 May 1974 Final | Kerry | 1-6 — 0-9 | Roscommon | Croke Park, Dublin |
26 May 1974 Final replay | Kerry | 0-14 — 0-8 | Roscommon | Croke Park, Dublin |
Division two
[edit]21 April 1974 Semi-final | Kildare | 3-15 — 3-8 | Meath | Croke Park, Dublin |
21 April 1974 Semi-final | Dublin | 1-13 — 1-8 | Antrim | Croke Park, Dublin |
5 May 1974 Final | Kildare | 3-13 — 2-9 | Dublin | Croke Park, Dublin[5] |
References
[edit]- ^ GAA Final Teams
- ^ "Terrace Talk".
- ^ Kennelly Archive
- ^ "Tyrone crushed by Kerry might", Irish Independent, 08 April 1974
- ^ "Kildare success", Irish Press, 6 May 1974, p. 16