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Gaelic football competition
The 1971–72 National Football League was the 41st staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland .
Kerry successfully defended the Mayo title in the final for the second consecutive season.
Format
Divisions
Division One: 16 teams. Split into two groups of 8.
Division Two: 16 teams. Split into two groups of 8. 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
Knockout stage structure
In the Semi-Finals, the match-ups were as follows:
Quarter-final 1 : First-placed team in Division One (A) v Second-placed team in Division One (B)Quarter-final 2 : Second-placed team in Division One (A) v First-placed team in Division One (B)The final match-up is: Winner Semi-final 1 v Winner Semi-final 2.
Separation of teams on equal points
In the event that teams finish on equal points, then teams were separated according to points average(goals scored divided by goals conceded).
Division One
Tables
Group A
Team
Pld
W
D
L
F
A
Aver
Pts
Notes
Offaly
7
7
0
0
116
65
1.785
14 Qualify for Knockout Stage
Kerry
7
5
0
2
114
80
1.425
10
Dublin
7
3
2
2
82
73
1.123
8
Cork
7
3
1
3
73
74
0.986
7
Galway
7
2
2
3
91
80
1.138
6
Kildare
7
2
1
4
85
107
0.794
5
Waterford
7
1
2
4
51
95
0.537
4 Relegated to Division Two of the 1972–73 NFL
Tipperary
7
1
0
6
59
97
0.608
2
Group B
Team
Pld
W
D
L
F
A
Aver
Pts
Notes
Derry
7
7
0
0
108
53
2.038
14 Qualify for Knockout Stage
Mayo
7
5
0
2
87
83
1.048
10
Sligo
7
4
0
3
75
79
0.949
8
Laois
7
3
1
3
78
83
0.940
7
Meath
7
3
0
4
80
83
0.964
6
Fermanagh
7
2
1
4
88
96
0.917
5
Antrim
7
2
0
5
74
93
0.796
4 Relegated to Division Two of the 1972–73 NFL
Down
7
1
0
6
71
91
0.780
2
Division two
Tables
Group A
Team
Pld
W
D
L
F
A
Aver
Pts
Notes
Longford
7
7
0
0
106
58
1.828
14 Qualify for Knockout Stage; promoted to Division One of the 1972–73 NFL
Roscommon
7
6
0
1
123
52
2.365
12
Carlow
7
4
0
3
99
84
1.179
8
Clare
7
3
1
3
70
81
0.864
7
Limerick
7
3
0
4
84
96
0.875
6
Wexford
7
2
1
4
83
93
0.892
5
Wicklow
7
1
0
6
65
104
0.625
2
Kilkenny
7
1
0
6
68
130
0.523
2
Group B Table
Team
Pld
W
D
L
F
A
Aver
Pts
Notes
Cavan
7
6
0
1
97
47
2.064
12 Qualify for Knockout Stage; promoted to Division One of the 1972–73 NFL
Westmeath
7
5
0
2
109
81
1.346
10
Monaghan
7
4
2
1
76
60
1.267
10
Tyrone
7
4
0
3
60
61
0.984
8
Louth
7
3
1
3
76
75
1.013
7
Armagh
7
2
0
5
72
89
0.809
4
Donegal
7
1
1
5
64
99
0.646
3
Leitrim
7
1
0
6
73
115
0.635
2
Knockout stage
Division One
Kerry v Derry
Mayo v Offaly
Mayo v Offaly
Kerry v Mayo
14 May 1972 Final Kerry 2-11 — 1-9 Mayo Croke Park , Dublin Liam Higgins 1-4; Mick Gleeson 1-0; Mick O'Connell 0-3; Donal Kavanagh 0-2; Mick O'Dwyer, Jackie Walsh 0-1 each
W McGee 1-1; T O’Malley, J Corcoran 0-3 each, S Kilbride, J Higgins 0-1 each
Attendance: 32,883
Division two
Roscommon v Cavan
Longford v Westmeath
Longford v Roscommon
References
GAA Final Teams
Mayo GAA Blog
"Terrace Talk" .20.06.1971 NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE FINAL - Irish Photo Archive
Irish Photo Archive
ISBN 9781903464151
ISBN 9781903464151
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