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1970–71 National Football League (Ireland)

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Winners
  
Kerry (9th win)

Runners-up
  
Mayo

Captain
  
Donie O'Sullivan

Dates
  
October 1970 – 20 June 1971

The 1970–71 National Football League was the 40th staging of the National Football League (NFL), an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland.

Contents

Kerry beat Mayo in the final.

Format

1970-71 saw the introduction of a new format.

Divisions

  • Division One: 16 teams. Split into two groups of 8.
  • Division Two: 16 teams. Split into two groups of 8.

    • 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 Division One competed for the National Football League title.
  • Teams in Division Two competed for the National Football League Division Two title.

    • Knockout stage structure

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

  • Quarter-final 1: First-placed team in Division One (A) v Second-placed team in Division One (B)
  • Quarter-final 2: Second-placed team in Division One (A) v First-placed team in Division One (B)

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

    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.

    Results

    Division One (A) Play-Offs
    Division One (B) Play-Offs

    Tables

    Group A

    Tables

    Group A
    Group B

    References

    1970–71 National Football League (Ireland) Wikipedia
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