1991–92 National Football League (Ireland)

The 1991–92 National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Royal Liver Assurance National Football League, was the 61st staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

1991–92 National Football League
League details
DatesOctober 1991 – 3 May 1992
League champions
WinnersDerry (2nd win)
CaptainHenry Downey
ManagerEamonn Coleman
League runners-up
Runners-upTyrone

Derry defeated Tyrone in the final.[1][2][3]

Format

1991-92 saw a change in format, with a change in the number of divisions from three to two. The format proved unpopular and lasted for just one year. One of the main reasons that it became unpopular was that it guaranteed teams five games, whereas the previous format guaranteed seven.[4]

Divisions
  • Division One: 18 teams. Split into three groups of 6 teams each.
  • Division Two: 14 teams. Split into two groups of 7 teams each.

Round-robin format

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

Points awarded

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

Titles

Teams in both divisions competed for the National Football League title.

Knockout stage qualifiers
  • Division One (A): top 2 teams
  • Division One (B): top 2 teams
  • Division One (C): top 2 teams
  • Division Two (A): top team
  • Division Two (B): top team

Promotion and relegation

There was no promotion or relegation, as the GAA decided to move to a "mixed ability" system on a one-off basis for 1992-93. This was to facilitate the re-structuring of the league into four divisions.[5]

Group stage

Group A play-off
22 March 1992 For 2nd Place Dublin 2-8 — 0-8 Galway Croke Park, Dublin[6]

Group C play-offs
22 March 1992 For 3rd Place Meath 1-11 — 0-9 Kildare Croke Park, Dublin
29 March 1992 For 2nd Place Meath 0-13 — 2-6 Kerry Croke Park, Dublin

Group A Table
Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Tyrone 54018Advance to quarter-finals
Dublin 53026
Galway 53026
Cork 52125
Armagh 51133
Mayo 51042

Group B Table
Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Donegal 54018Advance to quarter-finals
Roscommon 54018
Wicklow 53026
Longford 51133
Antrim 51133
Leitrim 51042

Group C Table
Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Derry 550010Advance to quarter-finals
Meath 52125
Kerry 52125
Kildare 52125
Down 50414
Offaly 50141

Group B play-off
22 March 1992 For 1st Place Cavan 0-10 — 0-7 Monaghan Navan

Group A Table
Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Clare 650110Advance to quarter-finals
Tipperary 650110
Wexford 63218
Limerick 63036
Waterford 62044
Carlow 61143
Kilkenny 60060

Group B Table
Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Cavan 650110Advance to quarter final
Monaghan 650110
Fermanagh 63127
Laois 63036
Sligo 62135
Louth 61052
Westmeath 61052

Knockout stages

Finals
Derry1-10 – 1-8Tyrone

References
  1. "GAA Final Teams". Archived from the original on 17 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  2. "GAA Archive 1992". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  3. Photos of final
  4. "New League system to get the boot", Irish Independent, 23 January 1992, p. 16
  5. "End of experiment", Irish Independent, 30 July 1993
  6. "Jack the Lad for Dubs", Irish Independent, 23 March 1992, p. 23
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