1995–96 National Football League (Ireland)
The 1995–96 National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Church & General National Football League, was the 65th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.
League details | |
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Dates | 12 November 1995 – 5 May 1996 |
Teams | 33 |
League champions | |
Winners | Derry (4th win) |
Captain | Henry Downey |
Manager | Brian Mullins |
League runners-up | |
Runners-up | Donegal |
Captain | Noel Hegarty |
Manager | P. J. McGowan |
Other division winners | |
Division 2 | Cork |
Division 3 | Mayo |
Division 4 | Wicklow |
← 1994–95 1996–97 → |
Derry defeated Donegal in the final for the second year in a row.[1][2][3]
Format
The teams are in four divisions, three of 8 teams and one of 9. Each team plays all the other teams in its division once: either home or away. Teams earn 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. The top two teams in Divisions 2, 3 and 4 are promoted, while the bottom two teams in Divisions 1, 2 and 3 are relegated.[4]
Eight teams contest the NFL quarter-finals:
- The top 4 teams in Division 1
- The top 2 teams in Division 2
- The first-placed team in Division 3
- The first-placed team in Division 4
League Phase
Division One
Play-Offs
31 March 1996 For 6th Place | Kildare | 2-12 — 0-11 | Laois | Croke Park[5] |
Table
Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | Advance to quarter-finals | |
7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | ||
7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | ||
7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | ||
7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | ||
7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | Relegated to Division Two of the 1996–97 NFL | |
7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
Division 2
Table
Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | Promoted to Division One of the 1996–97 NFL and advance to quarter-finals | |
7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 10 | ||
7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | ||
7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | ||
7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | ||
7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | ||
7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | Relegated to Division Three of the 1996–97 NFL | |
7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
Division 3
Play-Offs
31 March 1996 For 6th Place | Antrim | 3-6 — 0-6 | Fermanagh | St Tiernach's Park, Clones[6] |
Table
Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | Promoted to Division Two of the 1996–97 NFL and advance to quarter-finals | |
7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | Promoted to Division Two of the 1996–97 NFL | |
7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | ||
7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||
7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | ||
7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | ||
7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | Relegated to Division Four of the 1996–97 NFL | |
7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
Division 4
Table
Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 15 | Promoted to Division Three of the 1996–97 NFL and advance to quarter-finals | |
8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 13 | Promoted to Division Three of the 1996–97 NFL | |
8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | ||
8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | ||
8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | ||
8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | ||
8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | ||
8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | ||
8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
Knockout Phase
Quarter-Finals
Donegal | 2-12 – 1-8 | Wicklow |
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Attendance: 11,004
Mayo | 2-10 – 1-10 | Meath |
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Cork | 2-14 – 0-18 AET | Kerry |
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Attendance: 9,432
Derry | 0-12 – 0-11 | Cavan |
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Final
Derry | 1-16 – 1-9 | Donegal |
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References
- "GAA Final Teams". Archived from the original on 2015-07-17. Retrieved 2015-07-21.
- GAA Archive 1996
- Photo of final
- Gaelic Games website
- "Kildare's net profit means Laois go down", Irish Independent Sports Supplement, 1 April 1996, p. 5
- "Antrim avoid the drop", Irish Independent Sports Supplement, 1 April 1996, p. 5
- "Wicklow are punished by Donegal aces", Irish Independent Sports Supplement, 1 April 1996, p. 5
- "Mayo rock Meath", Irish Independent Sports Supplement, 1 April 1996, p. 4
- "Cork's late reminder", Irish Independent Sports Supplement, 1 April 1996, p. 5
- "'Old Guard' see Derry through", Irish Independent Sports Supplement, 1 April 1996, p. 4
- "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
- "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
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