1967–68 National Football League (Ireland)

1967–68 National Football League
League details
Dates	October 1967 – May 1968
League champions
Winners	Down (3rd win)
Captain	Joe Lennon
League runners-up
Runners-up	Kildare
Captain	Pa Connolly
← 1966–67 1968–69 →

The 1967–68 National Football League was the 37th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

Down defeated Kildare in the final.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Format

Divisions

Division One: 8 teams. Split into two groups of 4.
Division Two: 8 teams. Split into two groups of 4.
Division Three: 8 teams. Split into two groups of 4.
Division Four: 8 teams. Split into two groups of 4.

The top 2 in each group progressed to the Division Semi-Finals. The winners of the Division Finals played off in the NFL semi-finals.

Round-Robin Format

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

Division One (A) was to be played as a double round-robin, but this was abandoned.^[4]

Points awarded

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

Titles

Teams in all four divisions competed for the National Football League title.

League Phase Results and Tables

Division One

Division One (A) Regulation Games

19 November 1967 Round 2	Antrim	0-7 — 1-15	Meath	Casement Park,^[5]

19 November 1967 Round 2	Down	3-10 — 1-5	Louth	Newcastle,^[6]

28 January 1968 Round 3	Down	1-10 — 0-13	Meath	Newry,^[7]

Division One (A) Play-Offs

4 February 1968 For 1st Place	Down	2-10 — 1-8	Meath	Navan^[8]

Division One (B) Regulation Games

12 November 1967 Round 3	Dublin	1-9 — 0-6	Armagh	Croke Park,^[9]

Division One Inter-Group Play-Offs

11 February 1968 Semi-Final	Westmeath	3-5 — 4-11	Meath	Croke Park, Dublin

11 February 1968 Semi-Final	Down	3-7 — 2-4	Dublin	Croke Park, Dublin

7 April 1968 Final	Down	1-11 — 2-7	Meath	Croke Park, Dublin^[10]

Division One (A) Table

Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	Status
Down	3	2	1	0	5	Qualified for Knockout Phase
Meath	3	2	1	0	5
Louth	3	1	0	2	2
Antrim	3	0	0	3	0

Division One (B) Table

Team	Pld	W	L	Pts
Westmeath	3	3	0	6
Dublin	3	2	1	4
Armagh	3	1	2	2
Monaghan	3	0	3	0

Division Two

Division Two (A) Play-Offs

25 February 1968 For 1st Place	Donegal	3-9 — 2-6	Sligo	Irvinestown^[11]

Division Two (B) Play-Offs

18 February 1968 For 1st Place	Derry	2-11 — 0-12	Cavan	Irvinestown^[12]

Division Two Inter-Group Play-Offs

10 March 1968 Semi-Final	Sligo	1-13 — 1-12	Derry	Irvinestown^[13]

10 March 1968 Semi-Final	Cavan	2-7 — 1-9	Donegal	Carrick-on-Shannon^[14]

31 March 1968 Final	Sligo	2-8 — 1-7	Cavan	Carrick-on-Shannon

Division Two (A) Table

Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	Status
Donegal	3	2	1	4
Sligo	3	2	1	4	Qualified for Knockout Phase
Fermanagh	3	1	2	2
Leitrim	3	1	2	2

Division Two (B) Table

Team	Pld	W	L	Pts
Derry	3	2	1	4
Cavan	3	2	1	4
Tyrone	3	1	2	2
Longford	3	1	2	2

Division Three

Division Three (B) Regulation Games

4 February 1968 Round	Limerick	2-6 — 0-6	Cork	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick^[15]

11 February 1968 Round	Cork	3-8 — 2-4	Tipperary	Cork Athletic Grounds^[16]

3 March 1968 Round 3	Limerick	2-9 — 0-5	Tipperary	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick^[17]

Division Three (B) Play-Offs

10 March 1968 For 1st Place	Kerry	3-9 — 1-9	Limerick	Austin Stack Park, Tralee^[18]

18 March 1968 For 2nd Place	Cork	3-14 — 2-3	Limerick	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork^[19]

Division Three Inter-Group Play-Offs

24 March 1968 Semi-Final	Galway	2-13 — 2-8	Cork	Semple Stadium, Thurles^[20]

24 March 1968 Semi-Final	Mayo	2-11 — 0-10	Kerry	Semple Stadium, Thurles^[21]

7 April 1968 Final	Galway	2-11 — 2-5	Mayo	Tuam^[22]
				Attendance: 25,000

Division Three (A) Table

Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	Status
Galway	3	3	0	6	Qualified for Knockout Phase
Mayo	3	2	1	4
Roscommon	3	1	2	2
Clare	3	0	3	0

Division Three (B) Table

Team	Pld	W	L	Pts
Kerry	3	2	1	4
Cork	3	2	1	4
Limerick	3	2	1	4
Tipperary	3	0	3	0

Division Four

Division Four (A) Regulation Games

4 February 1968 Round	Offaly	2-18 — 0-4	Carlow	Tullamore,^[23]

Division Four (B) Regulation Games

19 November 1967 Round	Kildare	1-11 — 2-2	Waterford	Naas,^[24]

26 November 1967 Round	Wexford	1-6 — 0-4	Waterford	,^[25]

11 February 1968 Round	Wexford	3-5 — 1-3	Kilkenny	Enniscorthy,^[26]

Division Four Inter-Group Play-Offs

10 March 1968 Semi-Final	Kildare	0-7 — 0-4	Laois	Carlow^[27]

10 March 1968 Semi-Final	Offaly	1-15 — 0-3	Wexford	Carlow

31 March 1968 Final	Kildare	2-8 — 1-8	Offaly	Croke Park, Dublin ^[28]

Division Four (A) Table

Team	Pld	W	L	Pts
Offaly	3	3	0	6
Laois	3	2	1	4
Carlow	3	1	2	2
Wicklow	3	0	3	0

Division Four (B) Table

Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	Status
Kildare	3	3	0	6	Qualified for Knockout Phase
Wexford	3	2	1	4
Waterford	3	1	2	2
Kilkenny	3	0	3	0

Knockout Phase Results

Semi-Final

Down v Galway

28 April 1968

Down	2-10 – 1-8	Galway

Croke Park, Dublin^[29]

Kildare v Sligo

21 April 1968

Kildare	1-12 – 2-9	Sligo

Croke Park, Dublin^[30]

Kildare v Sligo

5 May 1968
Replay

Kildare	3-13 – 1-10	Sligo

Croke Park, Dublin^[31]

Final

Down v Kildare

27 May 1968
Final

Down	2-14 – 2-11	Kildare

Croke Park, Dublin
Attendance: 47,661^[32]
Referee: Mick Loftus, Mayo ^[33]

References

↑ GAA Final Teams
↑ GAA Archive 1968
↑ Down-Kildare on Twitter
↑ "Sunday's game will decide the winners", Irish Independent, 24/01/1968, p.14
↑ "G.A.A. facts", The Irish Press, 20 November 1967, p. 16,
↑ "G.A.A. facts", The Irish Press, 20 November 1967, p. 16,
↑ "Meath,Down Share Points", The Irish Press, 29/01/1968, p. 13,
↑ "Down attack dominant", Irish Independent, 05/02/1968, p. 12
↑ "G.A.A. facts", The Irish Press, 13 November 1967, p. 16,
↑ "Memorable League win for Down", Cork Examiner, 08/04/1968, p. 10
↑ "Donegal's two goal blast stumps Sligo", Irish Press, 26/02/1968, p. 16
↑ "Honours for Derry", Irish Independent, 19/02/1968, p. 11
↑ "O'Connell lets Sligo off hook", Irish Independent, 11/03/1968, p. 12
↑ "Cavan-Sligo Div II Final", Irish Independent, 11/03/1968, p. 12
↑ "Shock win for superbly fit Limerick", Cork Examiner, 05/02/1968, p. 8
↑ "Cork footballers give improved display", Cork Examiner, 12/02/1968, p. 11
↑ "Limerick footballers always in command", Irish Press, 04/03/1968, p. 12
↑ http://www.terracetalk.com/kerry-football/year/1968/League
↑ "Cork end Limerick hopes", Irish Independent, 19/03/1968, p. 16
↑ "Results at a glance", Irish Press, 25/03/1968, p. 16
↑ "Results at a glance", Irish Press, 25/03/1968, p. 16
↑ "Sparkling display by Galway side leaves Mayo in the shade", Irish Press, 08/04/1968, p. 18
↑ "Group honours for Offaly", Irish Independent, 05/02/1968, p. 12,
↑ "Kildare did not impress in league win", The Cork Examiner, 20/11/1967, p. 10,
↑ "GAA Results", The Cork Examiner, 27/11/1967, p. 11,
↑ "Wexford Win", Irish Press, 12/02/1968, p. 14,
↑ "Kildare hard-run by sturdy Laois", Irish Independent, 11/03/1968, p. 13
↑ "Kildare eliminate Offaly", Irish Independent, 01/04/1968, p. 11
↑ "Down pounce and Galway are crushed", Irish Press, 29/04/1968
↑ "Kildare and Sligo must meet again", Cork Examiner, 22/04/1968, p. 11
↑ "Storming Finish puts Kildare in National League final", Cork Examiner, 06/05/1968, p. 10
↑ "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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