1991–92 National Football League (Ireland)

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1991–92 National Football League
League details
DatesOctober 1991 – 3 May 1992
League champions
WinnersDerry (2nd win)
CaptainHenry Downey
ManagerEamonn Coleman
League runners-up
Runners-upTyrone


The 1991–92 National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Royal Liver Assurance National Football League, was the 61st staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

Derry defeated Tyrone in the final.[1][2][3]

Format[edit]

1991-92 saw a change in format, with a change in the number of divisions from three to two. The format proved unpopular and lasted for just one year. One of the main reasons that it became unpopular was that it guaranteed teams five games, whereas the previous format guaranteed seven.[4]

Divisions[edit]

  • Division One: 18 teams. Split into three groups of 6 teams each.
  • Division Two: 14 teams. Split into two groups of 7 teams each.

Round-robin format[edit]

Each team played every other team in its division (or group where the division is split) once, either home or away.

Points awarded[edit]

2 points were awarded for a win and 1 for a draw.

Titles[edit]

Teams in both divisions competed for the National Football League title.

Knockout stage qualifiers[edit]

  • Division One (A): top 2 teams
  • Division One (B): top 2 teams
  • Division One (C): top 2 teams
  • Division Two (A): top team
  • Division Two (B): top team

Promotion and relegation[edit]

There was no promotion or relegation, as the GAA decided to move to a "mixed ability" system on a one-off basis for 1992-93. This was to facilitate the re-structuring of the league into four divisions.[5]

Group stage[edit]

Division One[edit]

Group A play-off[edit]

22 March 1992 For 2nd Place Dublin 2-8 — 0-8 Galway Croke Park, Dublin[6]

Group C play-offs[edit]

22 March 1992 For 3rd Place Meath 1-11 — 0-9 Kildare Croke Park, Dublin
29 March 1992 For 2nd Place Meath 0-13 — 2-6 Kerry Croke Park, Dublin

Group A Table[edit]

Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Tyrone 5 4 0 1 8 Advance to quarter-finals
Dublin 5 3 0 2 6
Galway 5 3 0 2 6
Cork 5 2 1 2 5
Armagh 5 1 1 3 3
Mayo 5 1 0 4 2

Group B Table[edit]

Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Donegal 5 4 0 1 8 Advance to quarter-finals
Roscommon 5 4 0 1 8
Wicklow 5 3 0 2 6
Longford 5 1 1 3 3
Antrim 5 1 1 3 3
Leitrim 5 1 0 4 2

Group C Table[edit]

Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Derry 5 5 0 0 10 Advance to quarter-finals
Meath 5 2 1 2 5
Kerry 5 2 1 2 5
Kildare 5 2 1 2 5
Down 5 0 4 1 4
Offaly 5 0 1 4 1

Division Two[edit]

Group B play-off[edit]

22 March 1992 For 1st Place Cavan 0-10 — 0-7 Monaghan Navan

Group A Table[edit]

Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Clare 6 5 0 1 10 Advance to quarter-finals
Tipperary 6 5 0 1 10
Wexford 6 3 2 1 8
Limerick 6 3 0 3 6
Waterford 6 2 0 4 4
Carlow 6 1 1 4 3
Kilkenny 6 0 0 6 0

Group B Table[edit]

Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Cavan 6 5 0 1 10 Advance to quarter final
Monaghan 6 5 0 1 10
Fermanagh 6 3 1 2 7
Laois 6 3 0 3 6
Sligo 6 2 1 3 5
Louth 6 1 0 5 2
Westmeath 6 1 0 5 2

Knockout stages[edit]

Quarter-finals[edit]

Semi-finals[edit]

Finals[edit]

Derry1-10 – 1-8Tyrone

References[edit]

  1. ^ "GAA Final Teams". Archived from the original on 17 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  2. ^ "GAA Archive 1992". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  3. ^ Photos of final
  4. ^ "New League system to get the boot", Irish Independent, 23 January 1992, p. 16
  5. ^ "End of experiment", Irish Independent, 30 July 1993
  6. ^ "Jack the Lad for Dubs", Irish Independent, 23 March 1992, p. 23

External links[edit]

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