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1971–72 National Football League (Ireland)

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Winners
  
Kerry (10th win)

Runners-up
  
Mayo

Division 2
  
Longford

Captain
  
Mick Gleeson

Captain
  
Ray Prendergast

Dates
  
October 1971 – 14 May 1972

The 1971–72 National Football League was the 41st 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 for the second year in a row.

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 teams were separated according to points average(goals scored divided by goals conceded).

    References

    1971–72 National Football League (Ireland) Wikipedia
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