1987–88 National Football League (Ireland)

1987–88 National Football League
League details
Dates October 1987 – 22 May 1988
League champions
Winners Meath (5th win)
Captain Mick Lyons
Manager Seán Boylan
League runners-up
Runners-up Dublin
Captain Barney Rock
Manager Gerry McCaul

The 1987–88 National Football League, known for sponsorship reasons as the Royal Liver National Football League, was the 57th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

Meath won the league, beating Dublin in a replayed final.[1][2][3]

Format

Divisions

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 all three divisions competed for the National Football League title.

Knockout stage qualifiers

Knockout phase structure

In the Quarter-Finals, the match-ups were as follows:

The semi-final match-ups are:

The final match-up is: Winner Semi-final 1 v Winner Semi-final 2.

Promotion and Relegation

Separation of teams on equal points

In the event that teams finish on equal points, then a play-off will be used to determine group placings if necessary, i.e. where to decide relegation places or quarter-finalists.

League Phase Results and Tables

Division One

Division One (A) Play-Offs

Table

Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Dublin 7 5 2 0 12 Advance to quarter-finals
Meath 7 4 2 1 10
Monaghan 7 4 12 9
Derry 7 3 04 6
Armagh 7 2 1 4 5
Kerry 7 2 1 4 5
Mayo 7 21 4 5 Relegated to Division Two of the 1988–89 NFL
Cork 7 1 2 4 4

Division Two

Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Down 7 5 1 1 11 Advance to quarter-finals; promoted to Division One of the 1988–89 NFL
Donegal 7 5 1 1 11
Galway 7 3 31 9
Kildare 7 4 12 9
Roscommon 7 3 04 6
Cavan 7 2 14 5
Clare 7 12 4 4 Relegated to Division Three of the 1988–89 NFL
Laois 7 01 6 1

Division Three (South)

Promotion Play-Offs

Division Three (North) Table

Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Louth 7 6 1 0 13 Advance to quarter-finals; promoted to Division Two of the 1988–89 NFL
Antrim 7 4 2 1 10
Tyrone 7 4 12 9
Fermanagh 7 3 0 4 6
Leitrim 7 3 0 4 6
Offaly 7 2 3 3 6
Westmeath 7 20 5 4
Sligo 7 1 0 6 2

Division Three (South) Table

Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Longford 7 5 0 2 10 Advance to quarter-finals; promoted to Division Two of the 1988–89 NFL
Limerick 7 5 0 2 10
Tipperary 7 5 02 10
Wexford 7 5 0 2 10
Wicklow 7 3 0 4 6
Carlow 7 2 0 5 4
Waterford 7 20 5 4
Kilkenny 7 1 0 6 2

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Knockout Stage

Quarter-Final

13 March 1988
Monaghan 1-5 0-6 Donegal

13 March 1988
Meath 1-9 0-8 Louth

20 March 1988
Down 2-13 1-16 Derry

27 March 1988
Replay
Down 2-6 0-10 Derry

27 March 1988
Dublin 0-10 0-4 Longford

Semi-Final

3 April 1988
Dublin 4-12 1-8 Monaghan

3 April 1988
Meath 0-13 1-9 Down

Final

17 April 1988
Meath 0-11 1-8 Dublin

22 May 1988
Replay
Meath 2-13 0-11 Dublin

References

  1. GAA Final Teams Archived 2015-07-17 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. "No love lost in 1988" - The Irish Times
  3. NFL Final inpho photography
  4. "How they stand", Cork Examiner, 14 March 1988, p. 19
  5. http://www.terracetalk.com/kerry-football/year/1988/League
  6. "Backs shine as Longford press ahead", Irish Independent, 14 March 1988, p. 10
  7. "Limerick stay in the race", Cork Examiner, 14 March 1988, p.14
  8. "GAA Results", Irish Independent, 21 March 1988, p.13
  9. "GAA Scoreboard", Irish Independent 29/02/1988, p. 15
  10. "Battling Louth give Meath a real fright", Irish Independent, 14 March 1988, p. 10
  11. "GAA Results", Irish Independent, 21 March 1988, p. 13
  12. "GAA Results", Irish Press 4 April 1988, p. 11
  13. "GAA Results", Irish Press 4 April 1988, p. 11
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