1973–74 National Football League
League details
DatesOctober 1973 – 12 May 1974
League champions
WinnersKerry (12th win)
CaptainPaudie O'Donoghue
ManagerJohnny Culloty
League runners-up
Runners-upRoscommon

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

Rob Robin system as usual.

Division One

Tables

Group A

Team Pld W D L F A Aver Pts Status
Kerry 7511131751.74711Qualify for Knockout stage
Roscommon 742195701.35710
Offaly 7412101621.6299
Galway 7412103731.4119
Cork 741298821.1959
Wicklow 6214721160.6215
Longford 6115611200.5083Relegated to Division Two of the 1974–75 NFL
Tipperary 7007551180.4660Relegated to Division Three of the 1974–75 NFL

Group B

Team Pld W D L F A Aver Pts Status
Sligo 761095601.58313Qualify for Knockout stage
Tyrone 742187651.33810
Derry 740381631.2868
Mayo 731387880.9897
Down 730469710.9726Relegated to Division Two of the 1974–75 NFL
Fermanagh 730464750.8536
Cavan 720564830.7714
Westmeath 7106601020.5882Relegated to Division Three of the 1974–75 NFL

Division two

Tables

Group A

Team Pld W D L F A Aver Pts Status
Dublin 7601121631.74712Qualify for Knockout Stage; Promoted to Division One of the 1975–75 NFL
Kildare 7511125651.92311
Waterford 7502121771.57110Move to Division Three of the 1974–75 NFL
Clare 741297821.1839
Wexford 730478940.8306
Limerick 6205791060.7454
Carlow 6205941160.8104
Kilkenny 7007441560.2820

Group B

Team Pld W D L F A Aver Pts Status
Antrim 760198631.55612Qualify for Knockout Stage; Promoted to Division One of the 1975–75 NFL
Meath 7511117631.85711
Donegal 7421105761.38210Move to Division Three of the 1974–75 NFL
Laois 742198851.15310
Louth 722398911.0776
Monaghan 7115661230.5373
Leitrim 711550960.5213
Armagh 7016661010.6531

Knockout stages

Division One

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

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

  1. GAA Final Teams
  2. "Terrace Talk".
  3. Kennelly Archive
  4. "Tyrone crushed by Kerry might", Irish Independent, 08 April 1974
  5. "Kildare success", Irish Press, 6 May 1974, p. 16
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