1983–84 National Football League
League details
DatesOctober 1983 – 29 April 1984
League champions
WinnersKerry (15th win)
CaptainDiarmuid O'Donoghue
ManagerMick O'Dwyer
League runners-up
Runners-upGalway

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:

  • Teams placed 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th in Division 1
  • Teams placed 1st and 2nd in Division 2
  • Teams placed 1st in Division 3 and 4

Results

Division One

Play-Off

26 February 1984 For 4th Place Cork 0-20 4-4
a.e.t
Armagh Athlone[4]
Referee: P Kavanagh, Meath
26 February 1984 For 6th Place Offaly 0-10 1-7 Kildare Carlow[5]
Referee: P Collins, Westmeath

Table

Team Pld W D L Pts Status
Kerry 734010Qualified for knockout stage
Down 73228
Meath 73228
Cork 73137
Armagh 73137
Offaly 73446
Kildare 72236Relegated to Division Two of the 1984–85 NFL
Dublin 71244

Division Two

Play-Off

26 February 1984 For 3rd Place Roscommon 1-11 1-7 Mayo McHale Park, Castlebar[6]
Referee: T Moran, Leitrim
4 March 1984 For 2nd Place Tyrone 1-6 0-8 Roscommon Breffni Park, Cavan

Table

Team Pld W D L Pts Notes
Galway 770014Qualified for Knockout Phase and promoted to Division One of the 1984–85 NFL
Tyrone 74038
Roscommon 74038
Mayo 74038
Wexford 73137
Louth 73046
Cavan 72145Relegated to Division Three of the 1983–84 NFL
Derry 70070

[7]

Division Three

Table

Team Pld W D L Pts Notes
Monaghan 760112Qualified for Knockout Phase and promoted to Division Two of the 1984–85 NFL
Donegal 750210Promoted to Division Two of the 1984–85 NFL
Wicklow 74129
Antrim 73228
Clare 73046
Laois 72145
Carlow 71153Relegated to Division Four of the 1984–85 NFL
Westmeath 71153

[8]

Division Four

Table

Team Pld W D L Pts Notes
Longford 770014Qualified for Knockout Phase and promoted to Division Three of the 1984–85 NFL
Leitrim 760112Promoted to Division Three of the 1984–85 NFL
Limerick 74038
Fermanagh 74038
Waterford 73046
Sligo 73046
Tipperary 71062
Kilkenny 70070

[9]

Knockout Phase

Quarter-finals

Kerry2-11 2-5Longford

Galway1-7 0-7Cork

Meath1-12 1-7Monaghan

Down2-8 0-6Tyrone

Semi-finals

Kerry0-12 1-6Down

Galway1-10 0-13Meath

Galway0-10 0-9Meath
Attendance: 13,777

Finals

Kerry1-11 0-11Galway
Mikey Sheehy 1-5; Jack O'Shea 0-3; Tommy Doyle, Eoin Liston, Willie Maher 0-1 each
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. "Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: 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. "Terrace Talk :: Kerry Football :: :: 1984 League :: Semi-final :: 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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