1969–70 National Football League (Ireland)
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.
| League details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | October 1969 – 10 May 1970 |
| League champions | |
| Winners | Mayo (10th win) |
| Captain | Johnny Carey |
| League runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Down |
| Captain | Tom O'Hare |
← 1968–69 1970–71 → | |
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]
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]
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
Inter-Group Play-Offs
| 8 March 1970 Semi-Final | Kildare | 2-7 — 0-5 | Wicklow | Croke Park, Dublin[23] |
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] |
| 29 March 1970 | Antrim | 3-8 — 1-5 | Fermanagh | [28] |
| 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
| 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) |
Knockout Phase
Semi-Finals
| Down | 1-11 – 2-3 | Kildare |
|---|---|---|
Attendance: 11,101
| Mayo | 1-11 – 2-7 | Derry |
|---|---|---|
Finals
| Mayo | 4-7 – 0-10 | Down |
|---|---|---|
| J. J. Cribbin 2-1; J Corcoran 0-4; T Fitzgerald, J Gibbons 1-0 each; W McGee, J Langan 0-1 each |
References
- GAA Final Teams
- GAA Archive 1970
- Mayo GAA Blog
- "Mayo’s 1970 National Football League win remembered" - Mayo News
- "Death has taken place of Milltown PP Canon JJ Cribben, former Mayo footballer". MidWest Radio. 9 May 2020. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
- Rooney, Declan (8 May 2020). "Mayo mourns death of League winner Fr JJ Cribbin". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- "Mayo GAA mourn death of former footballer Fr JJ Cribbin". Hogan Stand. 10 May 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- "League Tables", Irish Press, 18 November 1969, p. 16
- Croke, Andy, "Lack of interest hits new league", Sunday Independent, 26 April 1970, p. 15
- "Cork footballers too good for Antrim", Cork Examiner, 29 June 1970, p. 11
- "Down and Westmeath finish all square", Irish Independent, 2 March 1970, p. 9
- "National Football and Hurling League Special", Irish Press, 9 March 1970, p. 15
- "National Football and Hurling League Special", Irish Press, 9 March 1970, p. 15
- "Results at a Glance", Irish Press, 23 March 1970, p. 14
- "Down scrape in", Irish Independent, 6 April 1970, p. 10
- National Football and Hurling League Special", Irish Press, 9 March 1970, p. 15
- National Football and Hurling League Special", Irish Press, 9 March 1970, p. 15
- "Sligo miss made sure for Derry", Irish Press, 23 March 1970, p. 19
- "Kerry go out in style", Irish Independent, 3 March 1970, p. 9
- "Brilliant Mayo outclass poor Clare side at Galway", Irish Press, 23 March 1970, p. 19
- "Mayo pull through", Irish Independent, 13 April 1970, p. 11
- "Kildare knock out Roscommon", Irish Independent, 2 February 1970, p. 38
- "National Football and Hurling League Special", Irish Press, 9 March 1970, p. 15
- "Wexford in Final", Irish Press, 23 March 1970, p. 19
- Cogley, Mitchel, "Easy for Kildare", Irish Press, 6 April 1970, p. 11
- "G.A.A. in brief", Irish Press, 16 March 1970, p. 11
- "Dolan's effort was in vain", Irish Press, 23 March 1970, p. 19
- "Fermanagh go down in League tie", Anglo Celt, 3 April 1970, p. 13
- "Early goals paved way for Antrim", Irish Press, 6 April 1970, p. 15
- "Dual win for Antrim", Irish Independent, 13 April 1970, p. 12
- "G.A.A. in brief", Irish Press, 16 March 1970, p. 11
- "Results at a glance", Irish Press, 20 April 1970, p. 14
- "Tipperary footballers well on top", Cork Examiner, 22 April 1970, p. 14
- "Cork footballers too good for Antrim", Cork Examiner, 29 June 1970, p. 11
- "Down cover supreme as Kildare go out of race", Irish Independent, 13/04/1970, p.11
- "Results at a glance", Irish Press, 20/04/1970, p.14
- "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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