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1968–69 National Football League
League details
DatesOctober 1968 – 29 June 1969
League champions
WinnersKerry (8th win)
CaptainJohnny Culloty
League runners-up
Runners-upNew York
CaptainMickey Moynihan
1967–68 1969–70


The 1968–69 National Football League was the 38th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

Kerry beat Offaly in the home final, and then New York in the two-legged 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. The winners of the Division Finals played off in the NFL semi-finals.

Round-robin format

  • Division Three (A): Played as a double round-robin.
  • All other groups: Single Round-Robin. 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 four divisions competed for the National Football League title.

Promotion and relegation

None. All divisions had equal status.

Knockout-phase results and tables

Division One

Division One (A) regulation games

Down v Meath
16 February 1969 Round 2 Down 1-7 — 0-7 Meath Navan
Down v Antrim
9 March 1969 Round 3 Down 1-7 — 0-6 Antrim Newcastle

Division One (B) play-offs

Dublin v Westmeath
9 March 1969 For 1st Place Dublin 0-7 — 0-3 Westmeath Raheny

Division One inter-group play-offs

Westmeath v Down
16 March 1969 Semi-final Westmeath 0-13 — 1-8 Down Carrickmacross
Dublin v Meath
16 March 1969 Semi-final Dublin 1-10 — 0-9 Meath Drogheda
Westmeath v Dublin
30 March 1969 Final Westmeath 1-8 — 1-6 Dublin Navan

Division One (A) table

Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Down 3 2 1 0 5
Meath 3 2 1 1 4
Antrim 3 1 0 2 2
Louth 3 0 1 2 1

Division One (B) table

Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Dublin 3 2 0 1 4
Westmeath 3 2 0 1 4 Qualified for knockout phase
Monaghan 3 1 1 1 3
Armagh 3 0 1 2 1

Division Two

Division Two (A) play-offs

Sligo v Donegal
2 March 1969 For 1st Place Sligo 0-12 — 0-7 Donegal Sligo

Division Two inter-group play-offs

Donegal v Derry
9 March 1969 Semi-final Donegal 2-10 — 1-7 Derry Dungannon
Cavan v Sligo
23 March 1969 Semi-final Cavan 2-10 — 1-3 Sligo Carrick-on-Shannon
Donegal v Cavan
30 March 1969 Final Donegal 0-10 — 1-6 Cavan Dungannon

Division Two (A) table

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

Division Two (B) table

Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Derry 3 2 1 0 5
Cavan 3 1 1 1 3
Tyrone 3 1 0 2 2
Longford 3 1 0 2 2

Division Three

Division Three (A) regulation games

Clare v Mayo
9 March 1969 Round 5 Clare 1-7 — 0-4 Mayo Kilrush
Galway v Roscommon
9 March 1969 Round 5 Galway 1-5 — 0-7 Roscommon Ballinasloe
Mayo v Roscommon
23 March 1969 Round 6 Mayo 0-6 — 2-9 Roscommon Crossmolina
Clare v Galway
23 March 1969 Round 6 Clare 0-4 — 0-13 Galway Milltown Malbay

Division Three (A) play-offs

Mayo v Roscommon
30 March 1969 For 2nd Place Mayo 2-7 — 0-8 Roscommon Ballinasloe

Division Three inter-group play-offs

Cork v Galway
30 March 1969 Semi-final Cork 3-8 — 1-8 Galway Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
Kerry v Mayo
13 April 1969 Semi-final Kerry 0-11 — 0-11 Mayo Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
Attendance: 4,000
Kerry v Mayo
20 April 1969 Semi-final Replay Kerry 2-9 — 1-5 Mayo Galway
Kerry v Cork
27 April 1969 Final Kerry 2-5 — 0-9 Cork Cork Athletic Grounds

Division Three (A) table

Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Galway 6 5 0 1 10
Mayo 6 3 0 3 6
Roscommon 6 3 0 3 6
Clare 6 1 0 5 2

Division Three (B) table

Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Kerry 3 3 0 0 6 Qualified for knockout phase
Cork 3 2 0 1 4
Tipperary 3 1 0 2 2
Limerick 3 0 0 3 0

Division Four

Division Four (B) play-offs

Kildare v Waterford
9 March 1969 For 1st Place Kildare 6-11 — 0-3 Waterford Newbridge

Division Four inter-group play-offs

Offaly v Waterford
16 March 1969 Semi-final Offaly 2-12 — 2-3 Waterford Tullamore
Kildare v Laois
16 March 1969 Semi-final Kildare 2-7 — 0-13 Laois Tullamore
Kildare v Laois
23 March 1969 Semi-final Replay Kildare 1-17 — 1-6 Laois Carlow
Offaly v Kildare
30 March 1969 Final Offaly 1-8 — 1-8 Kildare O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
Offaly v Kildare
13 April 1969 Final replay Offaly 0-8 — 1-2 Kildare O'Moore Park, Portlaoise

Division Four (A) table

Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Offaly 3 2 1 0 5 Qualified for knockout phase
Laois 3 1 1 1 3
Wicklow 3 1 0 2 2
Carlow 3 1 0 2 2

Division Four (B) table

Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Kildare 3 2 1 0 5
Waterford 3 2 1 0 5
Wexford 3 1 0 2 2
Kilkenny 3 0 0 3 0

Knockout-phase results

Semi-finals

Offaly2-13 – 1-3Donegal
Croke Park, Dublin
Kerry2-12 – 2-8Westmeath
Croke Park, Dublin

Finals

Kerry3-11 – 0-8Offaly
Mick O'Dwyer 2-2; Dom O'Donnell 1-0; Brendan Lynch 0-3; Mick O'Connell, DJ Crowley, Eamonn O'Donoghue 0-2 each
Croke Park, DublinAttendance: 35,936Referee: Mick Loftus, Mayo
Kerry0-12 – 0-12New York
Mick O'Dwyer 0-6; Brendan Lynch 0-4; Eamonn O'Donoghue, Pat Moynihan 0-1 each
Gaelic Park, New York CityAttendance: 10,000Referee: Paul Kelly (Dublin)
Kerry2-21 – 2-12New York
Mick O'Connell 0-9; Brendan Lynch 1-3; Mick O'Dwyer 0-5; Tom Prendergast 1-1; Eamonn O'Donoghue 0-2; DJ Crowley 0-1
Gaelic Park, New York CityReferee: Paul Kelly (Dublin)

Kerry win 39–30 on aggregate.

References

  1. GAA Final Teams
  2. GAA Archive 1969
  3. Terrace Talk 1969
  4. "Kerry Defeats New York In Gaelic Football Finale" - NYT
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  11. "Cavan oust Sligo: now meet Donegal", Irish Independent, 24/03/1969, p. 13
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  14. "Galway win with late Keenan point", Irish Independent, 10/03/1969, p. 15
  15. "Roscommon reap decisive success from switches", Irish Independent, 24/03/1969, p. 12
  16. "Galway had to fight", Irish Independent, 24/03/1969, p. 12
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  19. "Mick O'Connell saves Kerry with a late point", Cork Examiner, 14/04/1969, p. 10
  20. "GAA Results at a glance", Irish Press, 21/04/1969, p. 13
  21. "GAA facts at a glance", Irish Press, 28/04/1969, p. 15
  22. "Easy for Kildare", Irish Independent, 10/03/1969, p. 15
  23. "Kildare sparkle", Irish Independent, 24/03/1969, p. 12
  24. "Kildare-Offaly tie ends level", Irish Independent, 31/03/1969, p. 16
  25. "GAA Results at a glance", Irish Press, 21/04/1969, p. 13
  26. "Kerry for league final", Irish Independent, 12/05/1969, p. 12
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