1973–74 National Football League (Ireland)

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1973–74 National Football League
League details
Dates	October 1973 – 12 May 1974
League champions
Winners	Kerry (12th win)
Captain	Paudie O'Donoghue
Manager	Johnny Culloty
League runners-up
Runners-up	Roscommon
← 1972–73 1974–75 →

The 1973–74 National Football League was the 43rd staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

Kerry beat Roscommon in the final to complete a four-in-a-row.

Format

Rob Robin system as usual.

Division One

Tables

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Aver	Pts	Status
Kerry	7	5	1	1	131	75	1.747	11	Qualify for Knockout stage
Roscommon	7	4	2	1	95	70	1.357	10	Qualify for Knockout stage
Offaly	7	4	1	2	101	62	1.629	9
Galway	7	4	1	2	103	73	1.411	9
Cork	7	4	1	2	98	82	1.195	9
Wicklow	6	2	1	4	72	116	0.621	5
Longford	6	1	1	5	61	120	0.508	3	Relegated to Division Two of the 1974–75 NFL
Tipperary	7	0	0	7	55	118	0.466	0	Relegated to Division Three of the 1974–75 NFL

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Aver	Pts	Status
Sligo	7	6	1	0	95	60	1.583	13	Qualify for Knockout stage
Tyrone	7	4	2	1	87	65	1.338	10	Qualify for Knockout stage
Derry	7	4	0	3	81	63	1.286	8
Mayo	7	3	1	3	87	88	0.989	7
Down	7	3	0	4	69	71	0.972	6	Relegated to Division Two of the 1974–75 NFL
Fermanagh	7	3	0	4	64	75	0.853	6
Cavan	7	2	0	5	64	83	0.771	4
Westmeath	7	1	0	6	60	102	0.588	2	Relegated to Division Three of the 1974–75 NFL

Division two

Tables

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Aver	Pts	Status
Dublin	7	6	0	1	121	63	1.747	12	Qualify for Knockout Stage; Promoted to Division One of the 1975–75 NFL
Kildare	7	5	1	1	125	65	1.923	11
Waterford	7	5	0	2	121	77	1.571	10	Move to Division Three of the 1974–75 NFL
Clare	7	4	1	2	97	82	1.183	9
Wexford	7	3	0	4	78	94	0.830	6
Limerick	6	2	0	5	79	106	0.745	4
Carlow	6	2	0	5	94	116	0.810	4
Kilkenny	7	0	0	7	44	156	0.282	0

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Aver	Pts	Status
Antrim	7	6	0	1	98	63	1.556	12	Qualify for Knockout Stage; Promoted to Division One of the 1975–75 NFL
Meath	7	5	1	1	117	63	1.857	11
Donegal	7	4	2	1	105	76	1.382	10	Move to Division Three of the 1974–75 NFL
Laois	7	4	2	1	98	85	1.153	10
Louth	7	2	2	3	98	91	1.077	6
Monaghan	7	1	1	5	66	123	0.537	3
Leitrim	7	1	1	5	50	96	0.521	3
Armagh	7	0	1	6	66	101	0.653	1

Knockout stages

Division One

Kerry v Tyrone

7 April 1974 Semi-final

Kerry

2-14 — 0-12

Tyrone

Croke Park, Dublin

Roscommon v Sligo

28 April 1974 Semi-final

Roscommon

0-12 — 0-12

Sligo

Croke Park, Dublin

Roscommon v Sligo

5 May 1974 Semi-final Replay

Roscommon

0-16 — 0-10

Sligo

McHale Park, Castlebar

Kerry v Roscommon

12 May 1974 Final

Kerry

1-6 — 0-9

Roscommon

Croke Park, Dublin

Kerry v Roscommon

26 May 1974 Final replay

Kerry

0-14 — 0-8

Roscommon

Croke Park, Dublin

Division two

Kildare v Meath

21 April 1974 Semi-final

Kildare

3-15 — 3-8

Meath

Croke Park, Dublin

Dublin v Antrim

21 April 1974 Semi-final

Dublin

1-13 — 1-8

Antrim

Croke Park, Dublin

Kildare v Dublin

5 May 1974 Final

Kildare

3-13 — 2-9

Dublin

Croke Park, Dublin

References

GAA Final Teams
"Terrace Talk".
Kennelly Archive
"Tyrone crushed by Kerry might", Irish Independent, 08 April 1974
"Kildare success", Irish Press, 6 May 1974, p. 16

v t e Kerry – 1974 National Football League Champions (12th title)
1 P. O'Mahony 2 D. O'Sullivan 3 P. O'Donoghue 4 D. Crowley 5 P. Ó Sé 6 P. Lynch 7 G. O'Keeffe 8 J. Long 9 J. O'Keeffe 10 É. O'Donoghue 11 M. O'Sullivan 12 G. Power 13 J. Egan 14 S. Mac Gearailt 15 M. Sheehy Manager J. Culloty

Kerry – 1974 National Football League Champions (12th title)

Manager: J. Culloty

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