1975–76 National Football League (Ireland)

The 1975–76 National Football League was the 45th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

1975–76 National Football League
League details
DatesOctober 1975 – 2 May 1976
League champions
WinnersDublin (4th win)
CaptainTony Hanahoe
ManagerKevin Heffernan
League runners-up
Runners-upDerry
CaptainPeter Stevenson

Dublin defeated Derry in the final.[1][2]

Format

Group stage

Group A play-offs
7 March 1976 For 2nd place Cork 2-7 — 1-5 Kerry Pairc Ui Chaoimh[3]
Referee: J Landers (Waterford)

Group B play-offs
7 March 1976 For 1st place Derry 2-11 — 2-6 Galway Croke Park[4]
Referee: M Meally (Kilkenny)

Inter-group relegation play-off
7 March 1976 Mayo 3-13 — 2-7 Offaly Roscommon[5]
Referee: J Martin (Roscommon)

Table
Team Pld W D L Pts Notes
Antrim 550010Advanced to Knockout stage and promoted to Division One of the 1976–77 NFL
Down 54018
Cavan 53026
Fermanagh 52034
Monaghan 51042
Wicklow 50050Relegated to Division Three of the 1976–77 NFL

Inter-group play-offs
7 March 1976 Final Armagh 1-6 — 0-9 Clare Croke Park[8]
Referee: P Kelly (Dublin)
14 March 1976 Final replay Armagh 1-7 — 1-6 Clare Croke Park[9]
Referee: P Kelly (Dublin)

Group A Table
Team Pld W D L Pts Notes
Armagh 660012Advanced to Knockout stage and promoted to Division Two of the 1976–77 NFL
Donegal 650110
Laois 63036
Leitrim 63036
Longford 62044
Louth 62044
Westmeath 60060

[10]

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals
Galway0-12 – 1-5Antrim
Referee: R Barry (Meath)[11]
Cork3-8 – 0-11Armagh
Referee: Seamus Aldridge (Kildare)[12]

Semi-finals
Dublin1-11 – 0-12Galway
Attendance: 18,734[13]
Referee: F Halbert (Cork)
Derry1-7 – 1-6Cork
Attendance: 7,659[14]
Referee: R Barry (Meath)

Final
Dublin2-10 – 0-15Derry
Attendance: 33,845[15]
Referee: John Moloney (Tipperary)[16]

References
  1. GAA Final Teams
  2. "026 1976 Team". dublincitypubliclibraries.com. Dublin City Council. Archived from the original on 6 August 2015. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
  3. O'Brien, Peadar, "Rampant Corkmen conquer Kingdom", Irish Press, 08 March 1976, p. 10
  4. Puirseal, Padraig, "Glory day for Derry - at last", Irish Press, 08 March 1976, p. 10
  5. Fortune,Michael "Mayo - just like that!", Irish Press, 08 March 1976, p. 10
  6. "GAA Results and Tables", Irish Independent, 02/02/1976, p. 8
  7. "GAA Results and Tables", Irish Independent, 02/02/1976, p. 8
  8. Puirseal, Padraig"Clare, Armagh to try again after rousing tie", Irish Press, 08 March 1976, p. 10
  9. "G.A.A. Scores", Irish Press, 15 March 1976, p. 10
  10. "GAA Results and Tables", Irish Independent, 02/02/1976, p. 8
  11. Kenealy, Con,"Antrim fall victims to dull Galway", Irish Independent, 22 March 1976, p. 11
  12. Kenealy, Con,"Armagh perish on Cork rock", Irish Independent, 22 March 1976, p. 11
  13. O'Brien, Peadar,"Great fightback by mighty Dublin", Irish Press, 5 April 1976, p. 10
  14. Carroll, Donal,"Derry Qualify", Irish Independent, 12 April 1976, p. 8
  15. "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
  16. "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
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