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Gaelic football competition
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
Down v Antrim
Division One (B) play-offs
Dublin v Westmeath
Division One inter-group play-offs
Westmeath v Down
Dublin v Meath
Westmeath v Dublin
Division One (A) table
Division One (B) table
Division Two
Division Two (A) play-offs
Sligo v Donegal
Division Two inter-group play-offs
Donegal v Derry
Cavan v Sligo
Donegal v Cavan
Division Two (A) table
Division Two (B) table
Division Three
Division Three (A) regulation games
Clare v Mayo
Galway v Roscommon
Mayo v Roscommon
Clare v Galway
Division Three (A) play-offs
Mayo v Roscommon
Division Three inter-group play-offs
Cork v Galway
Kerry v Mayo
Kerry v Mayo
Kerry v Cork
Division Three (A) table
Division Three (B) table
Division Four
Division Four (B) play-offs
Kildare v Waterford
Division Four inter-group play-offs
Offaly v Waterford
Kildare v Laois
Kildare v Laois
Offaly v Kildare
Offaly v Kildare
Knockout-phase results
Semi-finals
20 April 1969 Croke Park , Dublin
11 May 1969 Croke Park , Dublin
Finals
18 May 1969 Home Final
Kerry 3-11 – 0-8 Offaly
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 , Dublin Attendance: 35,936Referee: Mick Loftus , Mayo
22 June 1969 Final, first leg
Kerry 0-12 – 0-12 New York
Mick O'Dwyer 0-6; Brendan Lynch 0-4; Eamonn O'Donoghue, Pat Moynihan 0-1 each
Gaelic Park , New York City Attendance: 10,000Referee: Paul Kelly (Dublin)
29 June 1969 Final, second leg
Kerry 2-21 – 2-12 New 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 City Referee: Paul Kelly (Dublin)
Kerry win 39–30 on aggregate.
References
GAA Final Teams
GAA Archive 1969
Terrace Talk 1969
"Kerry Defeats New York In Gaelic Football Finale" - NYT
"Dublin in fine form", Irish Press, 10/03/1969, p. 16
"GAA facts", Irish Press, 17/03/1969, p. 13
"GAA facts", Irish Press, 17/03/1969, p. 13
"Results at a glance", Irish Press, 31/03/1969, p. 12
"GAA in brief", Irish Press, 03/03/1969, p. 12
"Donegal dash Kerry's National League hopes", Irish Independent, 10/03/1969, p. 15
"Cavan oust Sligo: now meet Donegal", Irish Independent, 24/03/1969, p. 13
"Results at a glance", Irish Press, 31/03/1969, p. 12
"Chambers' goal made Clare safe", Irish Independent, 10/03/1969, p. 15
"Galway win with late Keenan point", Irish Independent, 10/03/1969, p. 15
"Roscommon reap decisive success from switches", Irish Independent, 24/03/1969, p. 12
"Galway had to fight", Irish Independent, 24/03/1969, p. 12
"GAA in brief", Irish Independent, 31/03/1969, p. 16
"GAA in brief", Irish Independent, 31/03/1969, p. 16
"Mick O'Connell saves Kerry with a late point", Cork Examiner, 14/04/1969, p. 10
"GAA Results at a glance", Irish Press, 21/04/1969, p. 13
"GAA facts at a glance", Irish Press, 28/04/1969, p. 15
"Easy for Kildare", Irish Independent, 10/03/1969, p. 15
"Kildare sparkle", Irish Independent, 24/03/1969, p. 12
"Kildare-Offaly tie ends level", Irish Independent, 31/03/1969, p. 16
"GAA Results at a glance", Irish Press, 21/04/1969, p. 13
"Kerry for league final", Irish Independent, 12/05/1969, p. 12
"For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
"For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
"For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
"For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
"For The Record, A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals", Tom Morrison, Collins Press, 2002, ISBN 9781903464151
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