1977–78 National Football League (Ireland)

The 1977–78 National Football League was the 47th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

1977–78 National Football League
League details
DatesOctober 1977 – 23 April 1978
League champions
WinnersDublin (5th win)
CaptainTony Hanahoe
ManagerTony Hanahoe
League runners-up
Runners-upMayo
CaptainJohn P Keane[1]
ManagerJohnny Carey

Dublin beat Mayo in the final.[2][3][4]

Format

Group stage

Division One (North)

Table

Team Pld W D L Pts Notes
Mayo 54109Qualified for Knockout Stages
Cavan 53026
Roscommon 52125
Tyrone 52125
Antrim 51133
Derry 51042Relegated to Division Two of the 1978–79 NFL

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Division One (South)

Table

Team Pld W D L Pts Notes
Dublin 550010Qualified for Knockout Stages
Kildare 53117
Cork 52034
Galway 52034
Kerry 51133
Offaly 51042Relegated to Division Two of the 1978–79 NFL

Division Two (North)

Group A Play-offs

22 January 1978 For 1st PlaceArmagh2-9 2-7DownCastleblaney
29 January 1978 For 2nd PlaceDown1-11 0-5LouthCastleblaney

Group B Play-offs

22 January 1978 For 1st PlaceDonegal0-13 0-10FermanaghBallybofey

Inter-Group Play-offs

5 February 1978 Semi-FinalArmagh2-7 0-7FermanaghOmagh
5 February 1978 Semi-FinalDown3-9 1-6DonegalDungannon
19 February 1978 FinalDown2-7 1-3ArmaghCastleblaney

Group A Table

Team Pld W D L Pts Notes
Armagh 43016
Down 43016Qualified for Knockout Stages; promoted to Division One of the 1978–79 NFL
Louth 43016
Westmeath 41032
Antrim 40040

Group B Table

Team Pld W D L Pts Notes
Donegal 43016
Fermanagh 43016
Leitrim 42024
Sligo 42024
Longford 40040

Division Two (South)

Group A Play-offs

22 January 1978 For 1st PlaceLaois4-8 1-12MeathTullamore

Group B Play-offs

29 January 1978 Wicklow3-5 2-7CarlowAthy

Inter-Group Play-offs

5 February 1978 Semi-FinalWexford3-10 1-7MeathNewbridge
5 February 1978 Semi-FinalLaois4-16 1-7WicklowAthy
5 March 1978 FinalLaois1-12 1-6WexfordCarlow

Group A Table

Team Pld W D L Pts Notes
Laois 43016Qualified for Knockout Stages; promoted to Division One of the 1978–79 NFL
Meath 43016
Tipperary 42024
Clare 42024
Limerick 40040

Group B Table

Team Pld W D L Pts Notes
Wexford 44008
Carlow 43016
Wicklow 42024
Waterford 41032
Kilkenny 40040

Knockout stage

Quarter-Finals

LaoisW LCavan

DownD DKildare

Down1-15 1-11
a.e.t.
Kildare

Semi-Finals

Dublin0-12 0-7Laois

Down0-8 0-10Mayo

Final

Dublin2-18 2-13Mayo
Attendance: 39,623[6]
Referee: Jimmy Dennigan (Cork)[7]
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References

  1. "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
  2. GAA Final Teams
  3. Mayo Archive 1978
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-12-19. Retrieved 2015-07-19.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "GAA Results and Tables", Irish Independent, 5 December 1977, p. 11
  6. "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
  7. "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
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