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1967–68 National Football League
League details
DatesOctober 1967 – May 1968
League champions
WinnersDown (3rd win)
CaptainJoe Lennon
League runners-up
Runners-upKildare
CaptainPa 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.

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 and 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.

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

Antrim v Meath
19 November 1967 Round 2 Antrim 0-7 — 1-15 Meath Casement Park,
Down v Louth
19 November 1967 Round 2 Down 3-10 — 1-5 Louth Newcastle,
Down v Meath
28 January 1968 Round 3 Down 1-10 — 0-13 Meath Newry,

Division One (A) play-offs

Down v Meath
4 February 1968 For 1st Place Down 2-10 — 1-8 Meath Navan

Division One (B) regulation games

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

Division One inter-group play-offs

Westmeath v Meath
11 February 1968 Semi-final Westmeath 3-5 — 4-11 Meath Croke Park, Dublin
Down v Dublin
11 February 1968 Semi-final Down 3-7 — 2-4 Dublin Croke Park, Dublin
Down v Meath
7 April 1968 Final Down 1-11 — 2-7 Meath Croke Park, Dublin

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 D L Pts Status
Westmeath 3 3 0 0 6
Dublin 3 2 0 1 4
Armagh 3 1 0 2 2
Monaghan 3 0 0 3 0

Division Two

Division Two (A) play-offs

Donegal v Sligo
25 February 1968 For 1st Place Donegal 3-9 — 2-6 Sligo Irvinestown

Division Two (B) play-offs

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

Division Two inter-group play-offs

Sligo v Derry
10 March 1968 Semi-final Sligo 1-13 — 1-12 Derry Irvinestown
Cavan v Donegal
10 March 1968 Semi-final Cavan 2-7 — 1-9 Donegal Carrick-on-Shannon
Sligo v Cavan
31 March 1968 Final Sligo 2-8 — 1-7 Cavan Carrick-on-Shannon

Division Two (A) table

Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Donegal 3 2 0 1 4
Sligo 3 2 0 1 4 Qualified for Knockout Phase
Fermanagh 3 1 0 2 2
Leitrim 3 1 0 2 2

Division Two (B) table

Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Derry 3 2 0 1 4
Cavan 3 2 0 1 4
Tyrone 3 1 0 2 2
Longford 3 1 0 2 2

Division Three

Division Three (B) regulation games

Limerick v Cork
4 February 1968 Round Limerick 2-6 — 0-6 Cork Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
Cork v Tipperary
11 February 1968 Round Cork 3-8 — 2-4 Tipperary Cork Athletic Grounds
Limerick v Tipperary
3 March 1968 Round 3 Limerick 2-9 — 0-5 Tipperary Gaelic Grounds, Limerick

Division Three (B) play-offs

Kerry v Limerick
10 March 1968 For 1st Place Kerry 3-9 — 1-9 Limerick Austin Stack Park, Tralee
Cork v Limerick
18 March 1968 For 2nd Place Cork 3-14 — 2-3 Limerick Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

Division Three inter-group play-offs

Galway v Cork
24 March 1968 Semi-final Galway 2-13 — 2-8 Cork Semple Stadium, Thurles
Mayo v Kerry
24 March 1968 Semi-final Mayo 2-11 — 0-10 Kerry Semple Stadium, Thurles
Galway v Mayo
7 April 1968 Final Galway 2-11 — 2-5 Mayo Tuam
Attendance: 25,000

Division Three (A) table

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

Division Three (B) table

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

Division Four

Division Four (A) regulation games

Offaly v Carlow
4 February 1968 Round Offaly 2-18 — 0-4 Carlow Tullamore,

Division Four (B) regulation games

Kildare v Waterford
19 November 1967 Round Kildare 1-11 — 2-2 Waterford Naas,
Wexford v Waterford
26 November 1967 Round Wexford 1-6 — 0-4 Waterford ,
Wexford v Kilkenny
11 February 1968 Round Wexford 3-5 — 1-3 Kilkenny Enniscorthy,

Division Four inter-group play-offs

Kildare v Laois
10 March 1968 Semi-final Kildare 0-7 — 0-4 Laois Carlow
Offaly v Wexford
10 March 1968 Semi-final Offaly 1-15 — 0-3 Wexford Carlow
Kildare v Offaly
31 March 1968 Final Kildare 2-8 — 1-8 Offaly Croke Park, Dublin

Division Four (A) table

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

Division Four (B) table

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

Knockout Phase Results

Semi-final

Down2-10 – 1-8Galway
Croke Park, Dublin
Kildare1-12 – 2-9Sligo
Croke Park, Dublin
Kildare3-13 – 1-10Sligo
Croke Park, Dublin

Final

Down2-14 – 2-11Kildare
Croke Park, DublinAttendance: 47,661Referee: Mick Loftus, Mayo

References

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