| League details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | October 1967 – May 1968 |
| League champions | |
| Winners | Down (3rd win) |
| Captain | Joe Lennon |
| League runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Kildare |
| Captain | Pa Connolly |
← 1966–67 1968–69 → | |
The 1967–68 National Football League was the 37th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.
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
Single Round-Robin. Each team played every other team in its division (or group where the division is split) once, either home or away.
Division One (A) was to be played as a double round-robin, but this was abandoned.[4]
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.
League Phase Results and Tables
Division One
Division One (A) regulation games
| 19 November 1967 Round 2 | Antrim | 0-7 — 1-15 | Meath | Casement Park,[5] |
Division One (A) play-offs
Division One (B) regulation games
| 12 November 1967 Round 3 | Dublin | 1-9 — 0-6 | Armagh | Croke Park,[9] |
Division One inter-group play-offs
| 11 February 1968 Semi-final | Westmeath | 3-5 — 4-11 | Meath | Croke Park, Dublin |
| 11 February 1968 Semi-final | Down | 3-7 — 2-4 | Dublin | Croke Park, Dublin |
| 7 April 1968 Final | Down | 1-11 — 2-7 | Meath | Croke Park, Dublin[10] |
Division Two
Division Two (A) play-offs
| 25 February 1968 For 1st Place | Donegal | 3-9 — 2-6 | Sligo | Irvinestown[11] |
Division Two (B) play-offs
| 18 February 1968 For 1st Place | Derry | 2-11 — 0-12 | Cavan | Irvinestown[12] |
Division Two inter-group play-offs
| 10 March 1968 Semi-final | Sligo | 1-13 — 1-12 | Derry | Irvinestown[13] |
| 10 March 1968 Semi-final | Cavan | 2-7 — 1-9 | Donegal | Carrick-on-Shannon[14] |
| 31 March 1968 Final | Sligo | 2-8 — 1-7 | Cavan | Carrick-on-Shannon |
Division Three
Division Three (B) regulation games
| 4 February 1968 Round | Limerick | 2-6 — 0-6 | Cork | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick[15] |
| 11 February 1968 Round | Cork | 3-8 — 2-4 | Tipperary | Cork Athletic Grounds[16] |
| 3 March 1968 Round 3 | Limerick | 2-9 — 0-5 | Tipperary | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick[17] |
Division Three (B) play-offs
| 10 March 1968 For 1st Place | Kerry | 3-9 — 1-9 | Limerick | Austin Stack Park, Tralee[18] |
| 18 March 1968 For 2nd Place | Cork | 3-14 — 2-3 | Limerick | Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork[19] |
Division Three inter-group play-offs
| 24 March 1968 Semi-final | Galway | 2-13 — 2-8 | Cork | Semple Stadium, Thurles[20] |
| 24 March 1968 Semi-final | Mayo | 2-11 — 0-10 | Kerry | Semple Stadium, Thurles[21] |
Division Four
Division Four (A) regulation games
Division Four (B) regulation games
| 11 February 1968 Round | Wexford | 3-5 — 1-3 | Kilkenny | Enniscorthy,[26] |
Division Four inter-group play-offs
| 31 March 1968 Final | Kildare | 2-8 — 1-8 | Offaly | Croke Park, Dublin[28] |
Knockout Phase Results
Semi-final
Final
References
- ↑ GAA Final Teams
- ↑ GAA Archive 1968
- ↑ Down-Kildare on Twitter
- ↑ "Sunday's game will decide the winners", Irish Independent, 24/01/1968, p.14
- ↑ "G.A.A. facts", The Irish Press, 20 November 1967, p. 16,
- ↑ "G.A.A. facts", The Irish Press, 20 November 1967, p. 16,
- ↑ "Meath,Down Share Points", The Irish Press, 29/01/1968, p. 13,
- ↑ "Down attack dominant", Irish Independent, 05/02/1968, p. 12
- ↑ "G.A.A. facts", The Irish Press, 13 November 1967, p. 16,
- ↑ "Memorable League win for Down", Cork Examiner, 08/04/1968, p. 10
- ↑ "Donegal's two goal blast stumps Sligo", Irish Press, 26/02/1968, p. 16
- ↑ "Honours for Derry", Irish Independent, 19/02/1968, p. 11
- ↑ "O'Connell lets Sligo off hook", Irish Independent, 11/03/1968, p. 12
- ↑ "Cavan-Sligo Div II Final", Irish Independent, 11/03/1968, p. 12
- ↑ "Shock win for superbly fit Limerick", Cork Examiner, 05/02/1968, p. 8
- ↑ "Cork footballers give improved display", Cork Examiner, 12/02/1968, p. 11
- ↑ "Limerick footballers always in command", Irish Press, 04/03/1968, p. 12
- ↑ "Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: 1968 League".
- ↑ "Cork end Limerick hopes", Irish Independent, 19/03/1968, p. 16
- ↑ "Results at a glance", Irish Press, 25/03/1968, p. 16
- ↑ "Results at a glance", Irish Press, 25/03/1968, p. 16
- ↑ "Sparkling display by Galway side leaves Mayo in the shade", Irish Press, 08/04/1968, p. 18
- ↑ "Group honours for Offaly", Irish Independent, 05/02/1968, p. 12,
- ↑ "Kildare did not impress in league win", The Cork Examiner, 20/11/1967, p. 10,
- ↑ "GAA Results", The Cork Examiner, 27/11/1967, p. 11,
- ↑ "Wexford Win", Irish Press, 12/02/1968, p. 14,
- ↑ "Kildare hard-run by sturdy Laois", Irish Independent, 11/03/1968, p. 13
- ↑ "Kildare eliminate Offaly", Irish Independent, 01/04/1968, p. 11
- ↑ "Down pounce and Galway are crushed", Irish Press, 29/04/1968
- ↑ "Kildare and Sligo must meet again", Cork Examiner, 22/04/1968, p. 11
- ↑ "Storming Finish puts Kildare in National League final", Cork Examiner, 06/05/1968, p. 10
- ↑ "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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