1978–79 National Football League (Ireland)

The 1978–79 National Football League was the 48th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

1978–79 National Football League
League details
DatesOctober 1978 – 13 May 1979
League champions
WinnersRoscommon (1st win)
CaptainDanny Murray
ManagerTom Heneghan
League runners-up
Runners-upCork

Roscommon won their first and only NFL title with a win over Cork in the final.[1][2][3][4]

Format

Knockout stage qualifiers
  • Division One (North): top 3 teams
  • Division One (South): top 3 teams
  • Division Two (North): winners
  • Division Two (South): winners

Group stage

Table
Team Pld W D L Pts Notes
Cork 54109Qualified for Knockout Stages
Kerry 54018
Kildare 53026
Galway 51224
Dublin 51133
Laois 50050

[5]

Division Two (North) Final
4 March 1979 Final Armagh 3-2 — 0-8 Sligo Breffni Park, Cavan
Referee: P. Collins, Westmeath

Division Two (South) Final
25 March 1979 Final Offaly 2-8 — 1-7 Wexford Athy

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals
Offaly3-12 – 1-4Tyrone
Roscommon1-12 – 1-11Kerry
Kildare0-11 – 0-7Down
Attendance: 12,654
Cork1-8 – 0-7Armagh
Attendance: 12,654
Referee: K. Campbell Meath

Semi-finals
Roscommon1-14 – 0-13Offaly
Cork2-9 – 0-4Kildare

Finals
Roscommon0-15 – 1-3Cork
Attendance: 29,245[9]
Referee: Hugh Duggan (Armagh)[10]

References
  1. GAA Final Teams
  2. GAA Archive 1979
  3. "059 Dubs 1978 | a whole new world". Archived from the original on 19 December 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  4. Photo of Danny Murray with cup
  5. "How They Stand", Irish Independent, 11/12/1978, p. 16
  6. "Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: 1979 League".
  7. "Missed chances so costly for Armagh", Irish Independent, 8 April 1979, p. 14
  8. Puirseal, Padraig, "Roscommon are spot on", Irish Press, 15 April 1979, p. 16
  9. "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
  10. "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151


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