1983–84 National Football League (Ireland)

1983–84 National Football League
League details
Dates October 1983 – 29 April 1984
League champions
Winners Kerry (15th win)
Captain Diarmuid O'Donoghue
Manager Mick O'Dwyer
League runners-up
Runners-up Galway

The 1983–84 National Football League was the 53rd staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

Kerry defeated Galway in the final, Mikey Sheehy scoring 1-5.[1][2][3]

Format

Four divisions of 8 teams: each team plays all the other teams in its division once, earning 2 points for a win and 1 for a draw. Tie-breakers are played to separate teams (if necessary for promotion, relegation or knockout places).

The top two teams in Divisions 2, 3 and 4 are promoted. The bottom two teams in Divisions 1, 2 and 3 are relegated.

The NFL title is awarded after a knockout stage. Eight teams progress to the quarter-finals:

Results

Division One

Play-Off

Table

Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Kerry 7 3 4 0 10 Qualified for knockout stage
Down 7 3 2 2 8
Meath 7 3 22 8
Cork 7 3 1 3 7
Armagh 7 3 1 3 7
Offaly 7 3 4 4 6
Kildare 7 2 2 3 6 Relegated to Division Two of the 1984–85 NFL
Dublin 7 1 2 4 4

Division Two

Play-Off

Table

Team Pld W D L Pts Notes
Galway 7 7 0 0 14 Qualified for Knockout Phase and promoted to Division One of the 1984–85 NFL
Tyrone 7 4 0 3 8
Roscommon 7 4 0 3 8
Mayo 7 4 03 8
Wexford 7 3 1 3 7
Louth 7 3 0 4 6
Cavan 7 21 4 5 Relegated to Division Three of the 1983–84 NFL
Derry 7 0 0 7 0

[7]

Division Three

Table

Team Pld W D L Pts Notes
Monaghan 7 6 0 1 12 Qualified for Knockout Phase and promoted to Division Two of the 1984–85 NFL
Donegal 7 5 0 2 10 Promoted to Division Two of the 1984–85 NFL
Wicklow 7 4 12 9
Antrim 7 3 2 2 8
Clare 7 3 0 4 6
Laois 7 2 1 4 5
Carlow 7 11 5 3 Relegated to Division Four of the 1984–85 NFL
Westmeath 7 1 1 5 3

[8]

Division Four

Table

Team Pld W D L Pts Notes
Longford 7 7 0 0 14 Qualified for Knockout Phase and promoted to Division Three of the 1984–85 NFL
Leitrim 7 6 0 1 12 Promoted to Division Three of the 1984–85 NFL
Limerick 7 4 03 8
Fermanagh 7 4 0 3 8
Waterford 7 30 4 6
Sligo 7 3 0 4 6
Tipperary 7 1 0 6 2
Kilkenny 7 0 0 7 0

[9]

Knockout Phase

Quarter-Finals

4 March 1984
Kerry 2-11 2-5 Longford
Pearse Park, Longford[10]

11 March 1984
Galway 1-7 0-7 Cork

11 March 1984
Meath 1-12 1-7 Monaghan

11 March 1984
Down 2-8 0-6 Tyrone

Semi-Finals

1 April 1984
Kerry 0-12 1-6 Down

1 April 1984
Galway 1-10 0-13 Meath

15 April 1984
replay
Galway 0-10 0-9 Meath
Croke Park, Dublin [16]
Attendance: 13,777

Finals

29 April 1984
Kerry 1-11 0-11 Galway
Mikey Sheehy 1-5; Jack O'Shea 0-3; Tommy Doyle, Eoin Liston, Willie Maher 0-1 each
Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
Referee: Paddy Collins (Westmeath) [17]

References

  1. GAA Final Teams
  2. Terrace Talk 1984
  3. GAA Archive 1983
  4. "Cork find extra time necessary", Irish Independent, 27/02/1984, p. 10
  5. "Dashing Dunne saves Offaly from demotion", Irish Independent, 27/02/1984, p. 10
  6. "Roscommon meet Tyrone in play-off", Irish Independent, 27/02/1984, p. 10
  7. "Your GAA facts", Irish Independent, 20/02/1984, p. 12
  8. "Your GAA facts", Irish Independent, 20/02/1984, p. 12
  9. "Your GAA facts", Irish Independent, 20/02/1984, p. 12
  10. http://www.terracetalk.com/kerry-football/year/1984/League
  11. "Results in brief", Irish Press, 12/03/1984
  12. "Results in brief", Irish Press, 12/03/1984
  13. "Results in brief", Irish Press, 12/03/1984
  14. http://www.terracetalk.com/kerry-football/game/448/1984-Kerry-Vs-Down
  15. "Results at a glance", Irish Press, 01/04/1984, p. 14
  16. "Galway grab glory", Irish Press, 15/04/1984, p. 16
  17. "For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrisson, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151

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