1981–82 National Football League (Ireland)
The 1981–82 National Football League was the 51st staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.
| League details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | October 1981 – 24 May 1982 |
| League champions | |
| Winners | Kerry (14th win) |
| Captain | Jimmy Deenihan |
| Manager | Mick O'Dwyer |
| League runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Cork |
| Captain | Dinny Allen |
← 1980–81 1982–83 → | |
Format
Titles
Teams in all four divisions competed for one league title.
Divisions
- Division One: 8 teams
- Division Two: 8 teams
- Division Three: 8 teams
- Division Four: 8 teams
Round-robin format
Each team played every other team in its division once, either home or away.
Points awarded
2 points were awarded for a win and 1 for a draw.
Knockout stage qualifiers
- Division One: top 4 teams[3]
- Division Two: top 2 teams
- Division Three: top team
- Division Four: top team
Knockout phase structure
In the Preliminary quarter-finals, the match-ups were as follows
- Preliminary Quarter-final 1: Fourth-placed team in Division One v First-placed team in Division Four
- Preliminary Quarter-final 2: Second-placed team in Division Two v First-placed team in Division Three
In the quarter-finals, the match-ups were as follows
- Quarter-final 1: Winner Preliminary Quarter-final 1 v First-placed team in Division Two
- Quarter-final 2: Winner Preliminary Quarter-final 2 v Third-placed team in Division One
The semi-final match-ups are:
- Semi-final 1: First-placed team in Division One v Winner Quarter-final 1
- Semi-final 2: Second-placed team in Division One v Winner Quarter-final 2
Separation of teams on equal points
In the event that teams finish on equal points, then a play-off will be used to determine group placings if necessary, i.e. where to decide relegation places or quarter-finalists.
Group stage
Regulation games
| 18 October 1981 | Cork | 2-9 — 0-9 | Mayo | Pairc Ui Chaoimh, Cork |
| 18 October 1981 | Offaly | 1-11 — 0-12 | Dublin | Croke Park[4] |
Play-offs
| 14 March 1982 For 2nd Place | Cork | 1-11 — 0-8 | Offaly | Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork[7] |
Table
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Armagh |
7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | Qualified for Knockout Stages |
 Cork |
7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
 Offaly |
7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
 Kerry |
7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 8 | |
 Dublin |
7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
 Mayo |
7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
 Galway |
7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | Relegated to Division Two of the 1982–83 NFL |
 Roscommon |
7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
Table
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derry |
7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | Qualified for Knockout Stage; Promoted to Division One of the 1982–83 NFL |
 Down |
7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | |
| Meath |
7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | |
 Tyrone |
7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
 Kildare |
7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
 Cavan |
7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
 Fermanagh |
7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | Relegated to Division Three of the 1982–83 NFL |
 Monaghan |
7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
Table
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wicklow |
7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 12 | Qualified for Knockout Stage; Promoted to Division Two of the 1982–83 NFL |
 Antrim |
7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | Promoted to Division Two of the 1982–83 NFL |
| Laois |
7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
 Wexford |
7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| Donegal |
7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| Louth |
7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| Tipperary |
7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | Relegated to Division Four of the 1982–83 NFL |
| Westmeath |
7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
Division Four
| 7 March 1982 For 2nd Place | Longford | 1-8 — 0-9 | Sligo | Carrick-on-Shannon[9] |
Knockout stages
References
- "Final Teams". gaa.ie. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015.
- "Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: :: 1982 League :: Final :: Kerry Vs Cork". www.terracetalk.com.
- "League play-offs cause confusion", Cork Examiner, 10 March 1982, p. 15
- "Results at a glance", Irish Press, 19 October 1981, p. 14
- "Kerry suffer first defeat", Cork Examiner, 23 November 1981, p. 14
- "Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: 1982 League". www.terracetalk.com.
- "Confident Cork hold whiphand", Irish Independent, 15 March 1982, p. 11
- "GAA Results in Brief", Irish Independent, 01/03/1982, p. 9
- "GAA Results", Irish Independent, 8 March 1982, p. 11
- "Handy for Down as Wicklows defence concedes chances".
- "GAA Results", Irish Press, 22 March 1982, p. 13
- "Goalkeeping error costs Down dearly", Cork Examiner, 5 April 1982, p. 16
- "GAA Results", Irish Press, 12 April 1982, p. 13
- "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
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